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#134318
Topic
BSG
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/134318/action/topic#134318
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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
THE CYLONS WERE HUMAN CREATED IN THE ORIGINAL SERIES, BUT THAT WAS ONLY TOUCHED UPON IN THE FIRST FEW EPISODES. ONE OF THE BEST EPISODES WAS THE ONE WHERE STARBUCK HAD BEEN SHOT DOWN. THE GALACTICA CREW THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD, SO THEY LEFT HIM MAROONED ON A PLANET. STARBUCK REPROGRAMS A CYLON FOR COMPANY. STARBUCK DOES NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE GALACTICA.
Just to confirm, I've seen only 1 or 2 of the 1980 series, but every episode of the original.
It had to have been during BSG: 1980.

I do, however, remember a scene from an original Galactica episode where Boxie asks Apollo about the Cylons. We learn that the Cylon robots were created by a race of reptilians, also called Cylons. When the race died off, the robots remained and eventually became known as Cylons.
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#134034
Topic
Shot in the Dark
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/134034/action/topic#134034
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Yes, for some reason I was.

I'd get an error about something being full. Wish I could remember the whole message.
Something was full and the error was on Line 5.

Edit: I just saw it.

ERROR INFORMATION:
Error Executing Database Query. [Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver][SQLServer]Could not allocate space for object 'messages' in database 'originaltrilogy_com' because the 'PRIMARY' filegroup is full.
The error occurred on line 5.
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#133978
Topic
Shot in the Dark
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/133978/action/topic#133978
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Can I post now??

Amazon.com $52.47

Edit: Hey, I can post again. Huzzah!!

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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
THAT'S A SET THAT I NEED TO GET.




Contains:
The Pink Panther (1964)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)

Bonus disc:
"The Pink Panther Story" behind-the-scenes documentary
"Behind the Feline: The Cartoon Phenomenon" documentary
Collection of award-winning original cartoons: "The Pink Phink," "Pink, Plunk, Plink," "Psychedelic Pink," "Pinkfinger," "The Ant and the Aardvark," "The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation"

The missing Pink Panther movies?
Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
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#133639
Topic
BSG
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/133639/action/topic#133639
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Thoughts on last night's episode?
*insert Ben Stein monotonal voice
Anyone?
Anyone?

When hearing the commercials, where an unfamiliar male voice is saying "You take the captain, I'll get the son." I first thought they had a second cylon in the mix.

There was a comment made about the type of gun Boomer and the other guy had...about it being an old military issue, I just have this strange feeling we're going to see something about that come up again. There was no reason to point it out unless they mean to do something with it in a later episode.

I found the scene in the brig with Baltar amusing..."There's no chip in your brain, you're just crazy."

And the map, where they are "on Earth" looking at the constellations, I thought that was an interesting way to do that. I didn't think of that as being the way. I thought perhaps they'd find a place to put the arrow, and that would give them a general direction (like the arrowhead from the first Ewoks movie).
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#133661
Topic
Piracy not to blame in decline of moviegoers
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/133661/action/topic#133661
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My thoughts on the decline:
There is no one factor that is causing the decline. As with everything, its a number of things working together:

1. Lack of Creativity. Its been said here already. Comic book movies, rehashes of the same old stories done before. Not much need to go into it.

2. I don't think anyone has mentioned anything about perceived political bias.
They do not like the politics of the actors involved (ex. like someone choosing not to see a movie with Martin Sheen or Susan Sarandon) or they do not like the way the movie attempts to influence them (Fahrenheit 9/11 or Day After Tomorrow).
This all boils down to people believing that Hollywood has lost touch with the rest of American society.

3. Certain aspects of the economy that make it more difficult to attend the movies. A family of 4 will end up paying $30-$40 for tickets and if anyone wants food, that's probably another $20-$30.
Not terribly affordable.

4. Availability of home theater systems and fast turnout/features of DVDs.

5. Not as many "family" movies.
How many of you would take 8-10 year old kids to see something like Stealth, Dukes of Hazzard or The Cave?
Likewise, would you sit through Sky High or another Pokemon movie?
There are less movies that bridge that gap.
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#133562
Topic
Military laser brings 'Star Wars' reality closer
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/133562/action/topic#133562
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Originally posted by: booah
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So I repeat, what does being friends with England have to do with anything.


The article seems to have originated in England, which is kind of strange. Unless it was actually a US news story that got picked up in the UK.
It is a CNN article, citing a Reuters article in London, talking about a Pentagon development program.
So, the story hops the pond twice, going from US to England and back to the US.
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#133525
Topic
Shot in the Dark
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/133525/action/topic#133525
Time
Quote
Originally posted by: Warbler
Well, I'd be offended at any attempt at a remake of the original classic Star Wars. If there are going to do it, they should do it right and use the right music(and not use Aston Kutcher or Paris Hilton). Oh, and Ric please don't give Lucas any more ideas. He may just do it!
I agree.

If Lucas decided to do that, my will would include having my corpse fit with a magnetic rod so that my spinning could generate some power.
My gift for the future.
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#132798
Topic
If you could have one of the following?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/132798/action/topic#132798
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Originally posted by: dpk5e7
The only thing I have against the holodeck choice is that it is essentially a big video game. Nothing against video games, of course, but I'd rather have one of the choices on that list that involves interacting in real life. In other words, it's one thing to see what live was/could be like, but it's an entirely different thing to actually be living in what life was/could be like.

My 2 cents.
I see exactly what you mean. Historic records could be flawed, causing the holodeck to be incorrect.
To use a Star Trek example, its like A Piece of the Action or The Royale.
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#132777
Topic
If you could have one of the following?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/132777/action/topic#132777
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dpk5e7, yes you can.

There is a 1983 automatic DeLorean on a lot within 2 miles of my house. If I had a place to put it, I'd own it already.
That right there is why I would NOT say the Time Machine. I actually have a remote shot at "owning" one.

I have to agree with Sessler. The Holodeck means virtually infinite possibilities. Experience the past or imagine the future.
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#132013
Topic
It's... the Monty Python Thread
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/132013/action/topic#132013
Time
'Self-Defense Against Fruit'.
What if 'es got a pointed stick!!

Spectrum :

Presenter: Good evening. Tonight 'Spectrum' looks at one of the major problems in the world today - that old vexed question of what is going on. Is there still time to confront it, let alone solve it, or is it too late? What are the figures, what are the facts, what do people mean when they talk about things? Alexander Hardacre of the Economic Affairs Bureau.
Cut to equally intense pundit in front of a graph with three different coloured columns with percentages at the top. He talks with great authority.
Hardacre: In this graph, this column represents 23% of the population. This column represents 28% of the population, and this column represents 43% of the population.
Cut back to presenter.
Presenter: Telling figures indeed, but what do they mean to you, what do they mean to me, what do they mean to the average man in the street? With me now is Professor Tiddles of Leeds University...
Pull out to reveal bearded professor sitting next to presenter.
Presenter: ... Professor, you've spent many years researching into things, what do you think?
Professor: I think it's too early to tell.
Cut to presenter, he talks even faster now.
Presenter: 'Too early to tell' ... too early to say... it means the same thing. The word 'say' is the same as the word 'tell'. They're not spelt the same, but they mean the same. It's an identical situation, we have with 'ship' and 'boat' (holds up signs saying 'ship' and 'boat') but not the same as we have with 'bow' and 'bough' (holds up signs), they're spelt differently, mean different things but sound the same. (he holds up signs saying 'so there') But the real question remains. What is the solution, if any, to this problem? What can we do? What am I saying? Why am I sitting in this chair? Why am I on this programme? And what am I going to say next? Here to answer this is a professional cricketer.
Cut to cricketer.
Cricketer: I can say nothing at this point.
Cut back to presenter.
Presenter: Well, you were wrong... Professor?
Pull out to reveal professor still next to him.
Professor: Hello.
Cut to close-up of presenter.
Presenter: Hello. So... where do we stand? Where do we stand? Where do we sit? Where do we come? Where do we go? What do we do? What do we say? What do we eat? What do we drink? What do we think? What do we do?
Mix to stock film of London-Brighton train journey in two minutes. After a few seconds the train goes into a tunnel. Blackness. Loud crash.
Post
#131770
Topic
Hot button Topic: Video Games and Violence
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/131770/action/topic#131770
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Originally posted by: Skipper
keep this in mind.

how old are most of you?

the problem here is 11-15 year olds playing M and AO games. The problem is that they might not know any better. I mean if you are 18 or older the idea is that you are mature and responsible enough to be playing games like that.

which of course makes the whole video-games promote violence in children a moot point. Your 12 year old kid SHOULD NOT BE PLAYING GTA. WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU? PARENTS ARE CLEARLY AT FAULT FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DAMN RATING, OR EVEN WORSE SIMPLY IGNORING IT.

I am completely serious here. Everyone at my little brother's school from like grade 6, possibly 5+ have played this game. If not at their home, at somebody elses. They think that the only way to have fun in a game is if there is something to kill. I am serious, I have tried playing racing games, adventure games, rpgs, etc etc with my brother and his friends and they think its boring. "so who am I supposed to kill?" "what do you mean I can't bblow your car up?". those are actual quotes. SHIT!

Heck, they think watching R rated movies is a moot point. "what's wrong with it?" What are parents teaching kids by bypassing authority. Kids aren't allowed into R movies and they aren't allowed to rent them, so their parents rent it for them. And God help the poor movie clerk who asks the age of the person watching it. I do note that not one politician has said that it's parent's fault. That would undoubtly lose him/her a ton of support.
I agree. My parents were quite, let's say picky, about what I did. At 11 or 12 , I wasn't even aware of Doom or Wolfenstein (the games of that time period). By 16, I had seen both and I think I was a fairly avid Warcraft 2 person.

I work at a library, and I watch as 10 year olds come in, wanting codes for GTA: San Andreas or they enjoy their 50 cent Candyshop. You have no idea how tempted I have been to send notes home with some kids, asking their parents if they have ANY idea what their kids come to the library to do. But then I worry about what the parents might say...
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#131222
Topic
Hot button Topic: Video Games and Violence
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/131222/action/topic#131222
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A few months ago, I started a couple threads about a couple topics we had discussed here on the boards in random threads. The more successful of these topics was on gun-control.

I am dead bored here at work, so I thought I'd try starting another one.

There really is one thread rule:
Be respectful. If you disagree with someone's point of view, don't go into a tirade of 4-letter words that would make George Carlin blush. Present your thoughts in an intelligence, cool-headed manner.

Now, on to the topic.
One website I have bookmarked is called Computer Hope.com. I haven't visited lately, but today, in my boredom, I stopped by and saw they had a monthly poll.

Do you think games provoke violence?

I thought for a moment about how I felt. I'm not sure how I fit into their poll, and I didn't see any additional area to elaborate. So, I thought perhaps I could start the discussion here.

So, do you think video games provoke violence?

My views:
I'm not even 100% sure how I feel about this. I, myself, cannot recall ever having felt compelled to violence by a video game, so I don't know what goes through the minds of people as they play these games.

I think the trouble is a growing desensitization from generation-to-generation.
People want to push the envelope. Then someone decides to push it farther. Eventually, you get to the point where what was extreme 5 years ago is tame by todays standards.
(To use a completely unrelated example, look at clothing in the last 120 years. Watch Mary Poppins. For a woman to expose even her lower leg was not tolerated. Or, watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. There's a scene where Dick van Dyke has on one of those classic full swimsuits. Where one of those to the beach nowadays and you'll probably get laughed at. But consider how things have progressed. Women now wear shorts that make men's boxers look long and we have the *shudder* speedo.)

I believe that some games, as they push farther to the extremes, are slowly desensitizing kids. As they become desensitized, the kids are able to do more things without fully understanding the consequences of their actions. They don't understand that shooting a person can kill them.
(Anyone seen commercials for that new demolision derby-type game? They actually have minigames where your goal is to throw a man out of a car. I would not be surprised if we see some poor dimwit get in an accident just to see how far he gets thrown, not understanding the dangers involved.)

Now, do I think we need to ban these kinds of games? No, we shouldn't.

I think the main trouble is a lack of parental supervision.
When I was young, I had to get permission for just about anything I did. My parents wanted to know where I was, where I was going, when I'd be home.

I have no doubt that 90% of parents would be absolutely appauled by the violence and other activities in thse games, but they are not even aware their kids are playing them, or they haven't paid enough attention to the games to see it.
(I believe the same is true with the lyrics in a lot of today's music, but that could be another topic for another day.)