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#93018
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Looking for small lots of double-sided DVD-Rs...
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I've been thinking about getting myself a Tivo-style device for a while now. When I saw that HH Gregg had the Toshiba RD-XS32(?) DVD burner/DVR for $397, I jumped at the chance and bought one.
I like it very much. I've had it about a week.
Highly recommend it too.

Anyways, in the past I've told you guys about what some of the SW-related stuff I have on tape. Now that I have a burner, I can tranfer it to disk.

I have the following I want to burn:
- From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of the Saga (mid-80s documentary)
- From Jedi to Jedi (2000 documentary about ILM hosted by Samuel L. Jackson)
- Nova: Special Effects (early-to-mid 80s documentary that talks about the work done by ILM primarily on RotJ and Temple of Doom)
- Exposure: Star Wars edition (2000+ Sci-Fi Channel show hosted by Kevin Smith showing a number of short-films inspired by Star Wars, including George Lucas in Love)

Now, my problem is that all total, this is going to be at least 4 hours, if not more. A single-sided DVD will not hold this much at a decent viewing quality. I want to stick to 1 disk because I have a really nice AOL mailing case I want to use. Made up a cover for it and everything.

Now, the burner isn't dual-layer, so I cannot use those. But, a double-sided DVD-R would work fine.

I've done some looking, and I've found a couple places online that sell them...in 40-packs for over $300!!
I also found some auctions on EBay for smaller numbers, but they are still fairly expensive.

Does anyone know of any retail outlets or reputable online dealers that might happen to sell either singles or a 5 pack of them??
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#92536
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From Sci-Fi Wire: Raimi Mulls Evil Dead 4
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Raimi Mulls Evil Dead 4
Read it for yourself if you don't believe me.

Sam Raimi, writer and director of the Evil Dead films, told SCI FI Wire that he eventually wants to helm a fourth movie in the franchise if one comes to pass. "I would want to direct Evil Dead 4 if we get around to making Evil Dead 4," Raimi said in an interview. "That particular one I want to tell. It's not that I don't want someone else to tell it, but it's a story that I wrote, and I'm halfway into it, and I feel like ... I'd rather finish it."

The Evil Dead films center on Ash (Bruce Campbell), a dim-witted city slicker who finds himself enmeshed in a battle with demonic creatures. The first low-budget Evil Dead became a cult hit in 1981 and put Raimi on the Hollywood radar, long before he gained widespread fame for his hits, including the Spider-Man films.

It's clear Raimi still has a warm spot in his heart for the Evil Dead movies. He said that he would like as many people from the first films as possible to return for the fourth installment. "Definitely [producer] Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell and myself," Raimi said. "I'd love [makeup artist] Tom Sullivan to be involved. It would be crazy to make that without him. I'd love to get as many of them that would be in it as possible."

Raimi is also producing a big-budget remake of the original film, for which he is seeking a new director. But he said he's not worried the remake will harm the prospects of making another sequel. "I think a new director could bring things to them that I couldn't, and I think that would be really excited to see that happen," Raimi said. "I don't feel pictures, even if they are remakes, [are] ever going to take away from the original. The original of any movie is what it is, and if the remake is good, it's good, too. So I don't feel protective in that way about the movies that I've made, just the stories that I'm involved with and want to finish telling."

Still, Raimi said he doesn't know when he will return to the Evil Dead series as a director. "I'd like to one day," he said. "I can't promise that I will, but that is something I'd really like to do, and I'd like to pursue that. My brother [Ivan Raimi, a physician and Sam's frequent behind-the-scenes collaborator] and I have written down some ideas, but I think that's what we'll do. When the time comes, when we're done with the Spider-Man films, we'll sit down and write the script."
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#92519
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NFL
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92519/action/topic#92519
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In the 70s, the Cuyahoga River caught fire. Its not something Clevelanders (that were here) are proud of.

The river and Lake Erie are better now, but the reputation remains. We have a micro-brewery in the area that offers a 'Burning River Ale'.
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#92474
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NFL SuperBowl
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92474/action/topic#92474
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Danny Kaye plays 2 roles as twins:
1. A nightclub dancer/singer that witnesses a murder and ends up dead. His body gets dumped in a lake at Prospect Park.
2. A nerdy bookworm who is mysteriously drawn to Prospect Park during a trip to the deli (Pint of Prospect Park), where he meets the ghost of his brother.

Kaye does some split-second transitions from one personality to the other when the "ghost" inhabits the nerd's body, and its the kind of thing only Kaye could do.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038260/
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#92468
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Sequels that should never be...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92468/action/topic#92468
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Originally posted by: TheSessler
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Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
I think they should do what they did post-Dalton: take a hiatus of about 6 years, then revive the franchise. However, it appears that they plan to revive the franchise with a Casino Royale remake, casting a much younger Bond, which wouldn't be a bad thing either.


Its only a remake if you consider the 1954 made-for-TV flick as a true James Bond film.
I've seen parts of that.

Had Peter Lorre in it if I recall.

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#92466
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Battlestar Galactica
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92466/action/topic#92466
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I've read reviews of the series where the viewer complains about the fact that the camera doesn't always follow the action very well, as if it was being shot by an amateur with a high-quality camcorder.

I actually think it adds, rather than subtracts from the show. It adds a human element to the scenes that are entirely CG.
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#92463
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NFL SuperBowl
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92463/action/topic#92463
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Most famous pro football venue??

As for saying "What's Ebbet's", I wouldn't dare.

Watch the Danny Kaye film Wonderman. In the deli, he starts asking for a pint of Prospect Park and the owner jokes that they are all out of Prospect Park, but he could get a quart of Ebbet's Field if he wants it.

I cannot disagree with Madison Square Garden.
...
Although, technically, you could consider the Colliseum in Rome a sports venue. That could be more famous.
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#92450
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NFL SuperBowl
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92450/action/topic#92450
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Forget temperate...

I'm tempted to start a petition for Super Bowl 50 to be played in the most famous football venue on Earth.
Lambeau.

Then they can do a quick pass through some of the other cold-weather cities (without domes).
Cleveland, Chicago, ummmm.
Who else doesn't have a dome?

When it starts to get cold, and the snow starts to blow, so many people talk about how its the perfect weather for football.
If that was true, wouldn't it be great to play the biggest game of the year in the fricken cold!!!
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#92251
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NFL
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92251/action/topic#92251
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Well, Philly never had a river burn (to my knowledge), so we may be a little beyond being cursed.

There's a radio talk-show host proclaiming that all people from Cleveland are going to heaven...because we've already experienced hell.

On top of the sports, the city is in general decline. Unemployment is up. Kids are dumb. The unions have a firm grip on the city.

You want to know how this city tries to encourage growth??
Property tax abatements (among the properties not paying taxes are Gund Arena, Jacob's Field, Cleveland Browns Stadium, probably the Rock Hall of Fame).

What pays for the public schools?
Property taxes.

The city tries to get people to come with lower taxes, but the people stay away because of the bad schools.

I'm sorry, I'm getting off topic.
Needless to say, I think Cleveland may have it worse off.
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#91946
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Enterprise
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91946/action/topic#91946
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Shatner could play a relative of Kirk's, like Brent Spiner did.

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On other topics, Shatner talked a bit about Boston Legal, the new show he's starring in this fall. He revealed that Rene Auberjonois from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine has been written into the show with a recurring role. Also, Shatner spoke about his discussions with Paramount regarding a possible appearance on Star Trek: Enterprise. "I came up with a story, and I met with everybody ... So I said, here's the story, and they said, 'Great story!' And I said, 'Here's how much money I want.' They said, 'Great story!' And that's where it's at now — I want too much money for it."


startrek.com article- James Doohan's last public appearance
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#91939
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Forget bluray and hd-dvd, check out hvd
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91939/action/topic#91939
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*thinks for a second to remember that IBM commercial...

(narrated by Avery Brooks)
Long ago, everything was measured in kilobytes, then came megabytes and gigabytes.
Then terabytes, picabytes and exabytes.
Soon we will arrive at yottabytes.
How big is that?
10 to the 24 power. 1 billion trillion bytes (??).

How many Libraries of Congress per second can your software handle.

I've got the commercial on my computer at home, downloaded it back before adcritic.com became a pay site.
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#91920
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Enterprise
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91920/action/topic#91920
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I read an article at st.com stating that Shatner was interested in having a part on the show, but when they asked how much he'd want, he gave them a figure and they said no way.

BTW: Those of you that said that DS9 episode: In the Pale Moonlight was one of your favorites, it was on Spike TV yesterday at noon.
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#91847
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ROTS Pictures (SPOILERS!!!!)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91847/action/topic#91847
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
I know GL is absolutely intent on selling new toys, but why the heck didn't we see the "debut" of the X-wings, in all their shiny new splendor and glory in this film. After all, they're pretty old and battered by the time of ANH. Instead of these W-wings or whatever they're bound to be called, the story would be better serviced by the "old and battered" technology in the OT being "brand spanking new" in the PT.
Perhaps Lucas wanted to actually preserve some of the EU canon which talked about when the X-Wing was designed (about the designers from Incom that delivered the design and prototype to the Rebellion).