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#186625
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Why I hate "The Incredibles"
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186625/action/topic#186625
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Are they? Incredibles wasn't quite as successful as their other films. Besides, the only reason they made Toy Story II was because it was under contract with Disney. Pixar likes to do new stuff.

"I'm having a helluva time trying to find picutres of Elastigirl in her "Golden Age" costume, by the way. Pretty hot. Any help would be appreciated."

Will this do?

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/5320/incredibles7wk.jpg
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#186598
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Scientific Innacuracies in Sci-Fi
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186598/action/topic#186598
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"why don't they fall through the floor of the ship? How do they breath if they can't even manipulate air enough to make themselves heard?"

You see a lot of this in any ghost/alternatge dimension episode. I've seen it in SG-1 as well. In fact, my wife and I recently saw "Just Live Heaven" (good movie), and same thing - she walked through walls and furniture, but remained on top of the floor of a second story apartment. (And when she got in a truck, it rocked ever so slightly from her weight.)

Here's one I've wondered about. In "Innerspace", how does Dennis Quaid drink the alcohol, or the shrunken bad guys breath? The body works by elements and particles being a particular size, as so to pass through membranes or join other chemicals.
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#186519
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laserdisc quality
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186519/action/topic#186519
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"I've spent alot of money on one set of the CLV Thx discs and they had white specks on a good portion of the the film.I heard they are called dropout.The second set I bought, though not as bad still have alot. I know some one who has an ld player and I tried them on theirs and they did the same thing but the guy I ordered them from says he watched them before he sent them and they didn't do that. The laserdiscs look so much better than the vhs but the specks are really distracting."

It's kinda funny, because I saw these on my original transfer. When the X0 transfer came through, we thought they'd be gone - turns out they were worse, only in better definition. It is precisely this sort of thing that is being removed, frame by frame. Be patient, and enjoy the films for now.

(For what it's worth, having watched ANH corrected for this, it's hard to go back to the LDs myself.)
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#186498
Topic
BSG
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186498/action/topic#186498
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I'm beginning to think it's not so much "seeing" each other, but having such a strong emotional bond that they've somehow become "imprinted" upon each other. Six in this episode has much different feelings as the one Gaius sees, so they can't be the same person/aura/spirit/whatever. Likewise the Gaius that Six sees. Each has created a persona of the other that they knew up to the last time they saw each other.

Either way, I'm extremely impressed with how this is all going.
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#186494
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Wally George
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186494/action/topic#186494
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My friend used to love to watch this guy. He came to mind recently, so I did a few searches. He's dead now.

Anyone else remember this guy?

http://www.variety.com/graphics/photos/mugg/george_wally.jpg

A short video segment

Wiki

Evocation: I first became acquainted with The Wally George Show when I was in High School, on UHF's KDOC Channel 56 Los Angeles {a station which preserves timeless favorites}, which was re-airing episodes of Dark Shadows at the time, when I saw a commercial for the program, airing at 11pm on Saturday nights, so I decided to tune in. His demeanor was amusing, yelling and insulting guests was his shtick, and even though he addressed what was to be the subject of the show, he always turned it into a verbal shouting match with an audience of mostly drunken supporters shouting "Wally! Wally!", hardly letting the guest get a word in edge-wise, and when they did, they were often called "idiots", "morons", or if female, the ubiquitous "bimbo" was often used, which was also repeated by the belligerent and inebriated crowd. He was typified as the raucous Conservative with the American flag, an enlarged photo of The Challenger, and John Wayne on the rickety baby-blue cubicle-like backdrop enfolding around his desk, upon which was always that apple-boysenberry juice in his mug. It was not a show for serious consideration, but purely for entertainment purposes. His co-host included a yes-man named "David Kennedy" who actually did interject relatively cohesive commentary from time to time.

Of note, his guests have included billboard-queen "Angelyne", Racist Tom Metzger and son, Rick Dees {a long-standing "feud" resulted in which one day as a guest George 'broke' a prop chair over his back, as well as having a pie-throwing episode}, fellow Conservative-loudmouth poseur Morton Downey Jr. {who owes his momentary fame to George, and whom he also had an ongoing "feud" with}, some regulars who appeared with various agendas and cardboard props which were frequently torn from their hands, ripped to pieces and thrown over George's shoulders, members of Heavy Metal band "Dagahoggit" {said to mean "castration by teeth"}, Rebel-Rebel, The Mentors, and Radio Werewolf, along with a slew of strippers, male and female wrestlers {most times actually becoming involved in staged mud-wrestling}, and even a Wally George impersonator at one point {the 'real' Wally George was predictably removed by the resident 'security guards' therein}.

During his tenure, George cameoed in several films including "A Nightmare of Elm Street 5", "Repossessed" {a hilarious parody of 'The Exorcist' starring Leslie Nielson & Linda Blair}, "Club Fed", and "Grunt: The Wrestling Movie", among others. He also eventually wrote a book entitled "The Father of Combat Television", and was even featured as the subject on E!'s "True Hollywood Story" at one time, which has slipped into obscurity.

Also of note, his estranged daughter happens to be actress Rebecca Demornay {Risky Business, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle}, who wanted little to nothing to do with her father.

Eventually, George began playing re-runs of his show which included daily monologues in which one could perceive his increasing physical deterioration, yet he persisted almost until his last days. He occasionally had guests on, mostly consisting of sponsors. He also hosted a radio show for a time, which was much more of the same, for it went on for several hours. Within the last month, a message came up asking viewers to pray for him in his failing health. And now it seems that most traces of his show have been seemingly wiped out, even on the web, which began with the abrupt removal of Hot Seat from the airwaves altogether, without so much as a word of warning.

Through all of this Wally George was essentially a performer, and with that in mind, one could overlook the sometimes absurd antics and attempted 'seriousness' he tried to assert during some commentaries. Love him, hate him, or indifferent about him, he sure was amusing, And for that amusement, the program is missed.

He is survived by daughters Rebecca Demornay, Holly George, and a questionable young ex-wife often shown as part of the crew.
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#186454
Topic
Why I hate "The Incredibles"
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186454/action/topic#186454
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Because ribs can be broken while giving chest compressions.

I remember back in '90, my car caught on fire. It was a volkswagon, and the battery is under the back seat. While reaching into the back, I apparently pressed the seat springs down far enough to make contact with the battery terminals. I, of course, was unaware of this, and walked away from the car. Minutes later, a maintanence man for my apartment complex saw smoke coming from inside my car. He grabbed a fire extinguisher, broke open one of my windows, and put out the fire (the whole interior was covered with yellow chemical retardent powder.)

Anyways, the manager called my apartment, and when I got back to the car, the fire department and police were there. One of the officers was talking to the maintenance guy, and then he came over to talk to me. He had to ask me if I wanted to press charges against the maintenance worker for breaking my window.

While I understand the basic necessity of asking the question, I was completely floored nonetheless. Of course, I DIDN'T press charges, but it was at that point I understood why the maintenance guy looked so concerned when the cop was talking to him. As for myself, I was grateful to him that all I had to replace was a broken window, rather than an entire car.