chyron8472

Possessed said:

This is murrica and we stand for this song that was written during a war that was going on many years after our country was founded!

No. It’s not just a song. It’s the National Anthem of the United States of America. Its words have meaning. Its symbolism has meaning. It is not just a song. To rob it of its symbolism is to say that respect for one’s country is pointless and holds no value. It’s to say that the people who work and fight to give us the freedoms that we have were doing so without need nor purpose, and we do not honor them because who gives a crap.

But to show protest of injustice by sitting during the anthem is a legitimate form of protest, and is not inherently disrespectful toward the country itself so long as the purpose of protest is made plain.

DuracellEnergizer said:

I see Warb got banned.

He was getting rather testy in the Electric Boogaloo thread, but did he really say anything warranting a ban?

The ban is not (currently) permanent.

After watching the first part/episode, the crew apparently has several years of history together, and yet they often interact as though it’s the maiden voyage; The captain asks questions of the first officer in a manner that sometimes is unclear whether the captain is testing the first officer or is just legitimately uninformed; The first 12 minutes are extremely dialogue heavy with very little relevance to the story; and the first officer and science officer needlessly bicker. In previous Treks, while crewmates might disagree, there was a clear chain of command or at the very least respect, but this crew seems to lack that. At best, the first officer seems the captain’s pupil, and the crewmates bicker just because.

Oddly enough, the best part about the pilot is the Klingons, not the Starfleet crew.

And while yes, I agree that the title sequence feels like it could be in a medical drama, I didn’t think it was generally bad, just didn’t have the feeling of exploring “Space, the final frontier…”

The truth of the matter is, the Kelvin Timeline felt much more like Prime Universe Trek than this does.

Just watched Ep1 of Discovery, and I already have serious reservations about this show. I’m not completely turned off, but it very much does not feel like Trek.

Aaand… with this latest bout of protests and the argument here, I’ve come down off the fence on the side with Frink and Co., with a caveat. I understand that the anthem and what it stands for are held sacred by some, but it is both nowhere akin to WBC nor up to us to judge how someone feels they best may protest (so long as it’s peaceful, which obviously WBC is not).

I once was annoyed at Kaepernick for simply bringing attention to himself—only himself and not the cause for which he protested—but having this kind of coordinated group effort of protest does actually get the point across. And so now I’m okay with it. I’m sad that it’s potentially a mainstream thing, and certainly once it’s gone from protest to popular it will have lost its purpose only to devolve back into disrespect, but again I agree with those who serve who say they fought so people have the right to sit.

ray_afraid said:

I’ve mentioned this before, but the only letdown in BOTW so far is Zelda herself.
In BOTW she’s just dull and boring.

I couldn’t disagree more.

TV’s Frink said:

chyron8472 said:

You’re saying I should post in here identically what I already previously posted in there for each one movie that I watch?

You posted it here, then you posted it there just seven minutes later.

JEDIT: nvm, two different fanedits. Argh.

Is that a yes, a no, or a no meaning yes?

You’re saying I should post in here identically what I already previously posted in there for each one movie that I watch?

Also, if I’m a lair, I wouldn’t mind being Cat’s Lair.

Star Wars: Heir to the Force, by DigMod

Makes me wish there was a mashup between this and Hal’s TFA edit. Moving the reveal til later and keeping Ren’s helmet on until the climax I think helps the character.

Rise of the Rebellion: A Rogue One Edit

I like the name “Rogue One” better than “Rise of the Rebellion”, but otherwise this is a really good edit. It really helps the flow and tone of the film to feel more like Star Wars.

Well, nevermind. Apparently when I ran it through Handbrake, it converted the audio to Prologic II. The source audio sounds fine.

I’m not sure why it goofs up just the fanfare and the title music, though.

nightstalkerpoet said:

I think part of the problem most of us have with this is the fact that he looks a lot like the thing being cooked in Men in Black 3.

That’s a blobfish.

What source? I’m watching the spleen version.

JEDIT: Okay, wait. I did run it through Handbrake on the “Roku 1080p” preset before adding it to Plex. Said preset creates two tracks. The second “AAC 5.1” track sounds fine, but the first “AAC Stereo” is the one that sounds off. Not sure why that is.

I just started watching Heir, with headphones in, and I immediately notice that the Fox Fanfare is coming entirely out of the right channel; and the theme during the title crawl feels a bit off with more instruments (especially the melody) coming out of the right channel than the left. I feel like at least the main melody should be coming from both channels.

As soon as the crawl ends, the direction of the sound noticeably shifts to the center and the sound during the movie is fine.

In response to another gif or meme. I used it because I stole the Thread Necromancer image and used it elsewhere.

I love this music. Now I want Samus Returns more than ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zZXFM9vjUg

No. I watched one last night, and another this morning. And a third yesterday afternoon.

Wonder Woman (2009)

I actually liked this better than the 2017 live action film.

Wonder Woman (2017)

Fantastic. Feels like a Marvel movie, tbh.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: The Essential Edition (fanedit by Q2).

The first (and only) time I watched the theatrical edition, I recall being annoyed about the climax (especially the collapsing temple scene) being super duper sci-fi instead of metaphysical or religious. This time it didn’t bother me, so maybe the theatrical version’s climax was just the icing on a turd cake.

This movie was very good, actually. Except, during the scene where Indy and Co. are in the truck, there are several single frames accidentally inserted in odd places and it breaks my “doesn’t feel like a fan edit” rule.

Unless the real reason behind the rudeness is “If you’re good at something, never do it for free.”

Hal 9000 said:

The Killing Ball?

Kill Ball: Vol. 3

But seriously, Max Rebo isn’t very realistic-looking.

Especially when his trunk waggles back and forth when he laughs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmpN_gai2yI&t=3m07s

Death Sticks Edition
Go Home and Rethink Your Life Edition

My Pocket Nova: Starkiller is Magic

Burning Core Edition
Dark Energy Edition
Phantom Energy Edition
Pocket Nova Edition