timdiggerm

I could be wrong, but I think the 2006 GOUT DVD was the first official home release lacking that.

Maybe, though there's also the chance that they wanted to show she's not perfect.

Did they (the game's writers) treat him that way because he's gay, or did they treat him that way and he's gay? The first one is a problem, the second one is realistic.

It's like someone read the older Mormon threads and thought "I could make a new one just as good" then tried and did a bad job!

There's big and then there's BIG, no? I didn't mean that the Blockade Runner had to be the biggest ship ever, but it would help if the SD was clearly bigger than anything previously seen.

Bingo, I really had to squeeze my eyes tightly shut after seeing that. Horrifying.

IDEA:

No large spaceships in the prequels.

When that Star Destroyer cruises over the camera at the beginning of EP4 following a familiar ship (including the Blockade Runner in ROTS was a good idea), it should be the absolute biggest thing we've ever seen, to make us recognize the insane power of the Empire.

doubleofive said:

Then the screen is filled with something flying overhead. Is it an entire Star Destroyer? No, its just a huge tower of something bigger.

It's a shame you haven't heard of perspective.

I kid.

Trying to replicate the beginning of ANH ... doesn't make much sense to me. It's supposed to be something bigger.

Take note, ROTJ fan-editors.

Shakespeare's Star Wars

Oh gosh

Ronster said:

Anyway now that's out the way...

Lando says "What about those..."

Oh never mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6s8kpo9IDg

doubleofive said:

 

Of course they used the same physical model.

 

But modified you can clearly see the space between the Radar on top and the Deflector shield is different...

There is a reason they did not use the model for the SSD I think because it was lit from inside with fluroscants and the bridge perhaps would not of stood up so well to the camera on that model.. They had no Macro cameras or ice cube cameras in those days so the standard bridge stood in for it but was modified clearly.

Uh...how was it modified? That gap you're seeing is visible because it's a different angle.

Those objections everyone just raised?

I agree.

Bingowings said:

(four times if you include Yoda in the PT).

I'm almost afraid to ask...

what?

Bingowings said:

Did you see it in motion Tim?

It's really eerie and doesn't feel like someone spinning the prop around on a pole like the original did.

I did, and although I agree the eerie movement is great, it doesn't change the fact that the old arm post was better.

Thanks for the comparison, 005!

Sadly, I think the original droid's arm positions were a lot more menacing than these droopy things.

Consultor said:

mrbenja0618 said:

Bingowings said:

He got cancelled after 5 seasons, now he's just comics.

I see what you did there.

I didn't. Please, tell me. I'm curious.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_(1999_TV_series)

bttfbrasilfan said:

Harmy said:

I'll be meeting Puggo in person tomorrow! Ain't that cool? :-)

Awesome! But, wait... where are you to meet him? Puggo lives in Czech Republic too?

I believe he is visiting the Czech Republic.

After re-reading my post, I think I'm really asking if I should read ASoIaF.

So much for a Dune thread?

Ryan McAvoy said:

The most mind-blowing release of an old film back into cinemas in recent years...???

Answer... 1985's 'Back To The Future' in stunning Digital 2D for it's 25th Anniversary. The remastered picture quality was so sharp, you almost needed 3D glasses just to make the image all blurry and dark, so that your view wasn't obscurred by tears of joy.

If you release SW in crystal clear Digital/70mm film 2D, on today's big-ass screens with a thundering soundtrack who needs Stereoscopy?

Digital, huh? I saw it on October 23rd (they gave me a free poster!) and it was almost certainly projected from 35mm - I think I remember the characteristic wiggle and shake.

But it was worth the money to see that movie on the big screen.

Gaffer Tape said:

seamlessly

For some values of seamlessly

Clearly I just prefer world-shrinkage or whatever.

Gaffer Tape said:

timdiggerm said:

There are certainly parts of TOS that should not be held as canon by anyone. "United Earth Space Probe Agency", anyone?

I don't know about that.  Like the individual assignment patches, they still reference it in Enterprise, so apparently they were trying to make that fit in to everything else.

Yeah, you can retcon all you want, but the universe makes a little more sense if you recognize that they were still figuring stuff out and it doesn't count.

There are certainly parts of TOS that should not be held as canon by anyone. "United Earth Space Probe Agency", anyone?

I have, for some time, been bad at reading. After devouring literature throughout my childhood, college and/or the internet ruined me, and I've been an inconsistent reader, at best, ever since (although I had no trouble zipping through Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy). I'm currently working on Undaunted Courage, and finding myself surprised at how good it is, but I'm also considering the next book. I'm actually hoping that having something next on the readlist (I just made that up. Like a playlist?) will encourage me to finish the current tome.

So, here's the thing: Thanks to all the Star Trek threads, I've been thinking about re-reading Dune. I read it ages and ages ago, but don't remember it terribly well. Thanks to getting lost in fan-wikis multiple times and all the hype, I've been thinking about trying out A Song of Ice and Fire. I've never read that.

Opinions?

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Cloaking_device#Improvements_in_cloaking_technology

Deep Space Nine. Once you get to the Dominion War stuff, it gets really good (the amputation episode, the recovery from the amputation episode), but without skimping on silly fun stuff (Nog's trading games). Basic premise includes some well-done real-world parallels (Bajorans ~ various oppressed peoples who turn to terrorism), including a look at the good and bad of religion. The good guys aren't always good, the bad guys aren't always bad, but it's not like everyone's in the grey or something. The characters are wonderfully acted and all around enjoyable, and Miles O'Brien is one of main characters. Not every episode is amazing and the early seasons are not as good at the later ones, but overall it's a great show.

Welllll

Actually, wait, in a case where there's only one pad, maybe not?