Lord Liaden Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 It would go a long way if they would just Stop. Making. Shit! generally. But what I find interesting, as someone who works in the performing arts, is how the relative approaches of movies and television have reversed over the decades. For a long time in the past, when a few networks dominated television, movies were seen as the prestige medium, where work that was more challenging and artistically satisfying was done. Television and the people who worked in it were considered mass-media entertainment, not aiming to break new ground or challenge anyone's thinking. But over time the film producers' obsession with box-office "blockbusters" has led them more and more to make movies aimed at the widest possible demographic -- dare I say, the lowest common denominator. OTOH the plethora of alternative television networks and streaming services has fragmented their viewing public, so each producer has to increasingly take chances and push boundaries to find their own niche among the audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 Storm Area 51 Gathering Draws Only About 100 People Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 Storm in a tea cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 10 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: It would go a long way if they would just Stop. Making. Shit! generally. But what I find interesting, as someone who works in the performing arts, is how the relative approaches of movies and television have reversed over the decades. For a long time in the past, when a few networks dominated television, movies were seen as the prestige medium, where work that was more challenging and artistically satisfying was done. Television and the people who worked in it were considered mass-media entertainment, not aiming to break new ground or challenge anyone's thinking. But over time the film producers' obsession with box-office "blockbusters" has led them more and more to make movies aimed at the widest possible demographic -- dare I say, the lowest common denominator. OTOH the plethora of alternative television networks and streaming services has fragmented their viewing public, so each producer has to increasingly take chances and push boundaries to find their own niche among the audience. Yeah, it's an interesting switch. I can understand it, as multiple seasons allow for longer stories, whereas movies made of books, for example, used to always be heavily abridged. I worry about how the TV thing will last. I like a lot of newer shows, but I worry that Game of Thrones might reveal something to look out for. I feel like, even had the books been done, the people in charge just wanted to get it over with. I hope that doesn't turn into a common thing. On the flip side, I suspect that these sorts of TV series are putting pressure to produce book series that are not as serialized book by book, and will likely create a lot of pressure to actually plot further ahead than many writers have in the past. To avoid problems like Game of Thrones, or, even earlier in the process, Heroes, which clearly they either had no plan after the first season, or couldn't stand up to pressure. Or Lost, which just felt like it was made up as it went along. Babylon 5, if made now, actually wouldn't have half the problems they faced then. Early outlier on the long form TV show. Sorry, got babbling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 On 9/21/2019 at 3:50 AM, wcw43921 said: Storm Area 51 Gathering Draws Only About 100 People The memes on this have been brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bazza Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 Shouldn't that have been posted to the US politics thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 Aron Eisenberg, who played Nog on Deep Space Nine, has passed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 6 hours ago, tkdguy said: Aron Eisenberg, who played Nog on Deep Space Nine, has passed away. Damn. 50 is way too young (Says a guy getting there) I adored the character development of Nog. They took what was at best a 'dead end kid' character from a previously joke species, and developed his storyline into an amazing immigrant experience where he took what was best from the culture of his heritage and used it to make his way into the culture of his choice. Aron Eisenberg has said of Nog, "The thing that I thought they did so well with Nog was that they didn't make him perfect. He joined Starfleet with the determination and the tenacity to succeed, but he didn't always make the right decision, but he always kept trying again. And I always felt that Nog was one of the most Human characters on that show." Ternaugh, Pattern Ghost and tkdguy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 In Spain, Franco the dictator will be exhumed and moved to another burial site. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49807372 In France, long lost artwork found in French kitchen (worth 6 million euros) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49807958 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 Man, I'm lucky if I can find the vegetable peeler in my kitchen. Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 You probably don't even have kids who carry random items out of the kitchen and lose them in inexplicable places elsewhere around the house, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 Unfortunately, you are wrong. Profoundly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 In that case ... instead of "vegetable peeler", you need "for all x, x" in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Former French president Jacques Chirac has died at the age of 86 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49838146 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Meet the Publishers of Blaft, South India's Renegade Pulp Fiction Press Ranxerox, pinecone and Hermit 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 All the new features coming to Alexa, including a new voice, frustration mode, and Samuel L. Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Cygnia said: All the new features coming to Alexa, including a new voice, frustration mode, and Samuel L. Jackson "Alexa, dim the M'F' lights" "If you want the M"F" lights dim, why'd you turn them up? Dim your own d" M"F" lights!"...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 I read about this one. Apparently you can choose a low-profanity mode for the Samuel Jackson voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Nerfing Samuel Jackson ought to be impossible under natural law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 DoorDash announces data breach affecting 4.9 million people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 22 hours ago, pinecone said: "Alexa, dim the M'F' lights" "If you want the M"F" lights dim, why'd you turn them up? Dim your own d" M"F" lights!"...lol Wasn't that the premise of some commercials a while back? I remember one with Rebel Wilson saying something like "Do it yourself," then the regular Alexa voice comes on and says, "Thanks, Rebel, but I'll take it from here." Personally, I'd rather have the voice of Catherine Zeta-Jones or Salma Hayek on my Alexa machine--if I ever get one. And if either of those voices were programmed to respond by saying "Yes, Master" to my requests--that would be really great. I've said too much, haven't I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 I was actually hoping you would elaborate further... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 When does Eliza Dushku's version come out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 I'd like mine to sound like Patrick Warburton. That'll work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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