Old Man Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 On this week’s episode of The Trouble with Tribble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 I was merely commenting on Old Man's post that it might turn up on Wikipedia. Meanwhile I just found out that the Tour de France has been postponed to the end of August but is still going ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 The Troubles with Tribbles was the worst episode. Ok, 3rd worst, I just cant give Spock's Brain, and the Hippie episode anything, even when taking a shot at DT. (nobody in their right mind would choose a ship full of hippies over tribbles) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 Man Made His Wife Choose Between Her Rescue Dogs And Him – She Picked The Dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Cygnia said: Man Made His Wife Choose Between Her Rescue Dogs And Him – She Picked The Dogs Yeah, I tell my dad all the time, with his current wife, between him and all the cats, he'll be the first out the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 5 hours ago, Badger said: Yeah, I tell my dad all the time, with his current wife, between him and all the cats, he'll be the first out the door. That's because he hasn't learned to sit in the doorway. Lawnmower Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 AMC & NATO go ballistic at Universal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Bazza said: AMC & NATO go ballistic at Universal The question is - just how inflated are direct-to-stream sales right now due to everyone stuck at home with no theater option? ScottishFox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 Melting Ice Has Uncovered Hundreds of Ancient Viking Artifacts and a Previously Unknown Trade Route in Norway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Starlord said: The question is - just how inflated are direct-to-stream sales right now due to everyone stuck at home with no theater option? Very. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Bazza said: AMC & NATO go ballistic at Universal Here I was wondering what the defunct American Motors Company and the not-yet-defunct North Atlantic Treaty Organization were launching at Universal ... and I wasn't sure what "Universal" was in this context. I'm sure it could be turned into some kind of action movie, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 Continuing on... What AMC does or doesn’t do doesn’t affect me one iota as an Aussie, but consider this. If a group of 10 people watch a movie every Sat & Sun, then over 4 weekends a theatre will sell 80 tickets, 10 on the first Sat session. Assuming the same group all go to Starlord’s house for PVOD then 8 tickets will be sold. Somehow, I think Universal would prefer a bigger box office, ergo sell 80 tickets. Even the first Sat session selling 10 tickets is more than a month of PVOD. Universal may be shooting themselves in the foot. ScottishFox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 'Hero cat' alerts owner to burning slow cooker in the middle of the night wcw43921 and Lawnmower Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 The US patent office has ruled that AIs cannot be listed as inventors https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21241251/artificial-intelligence-inventor-united-states-patent-trademark-office-intellectual-property Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 NASA's streaming a preview of the SpaceX Crew Dragon launch tomorrow (5/1). Launch is currently scheduled for 5/27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 On 4/29/2020 at 6:47 AM, Bazza said: Continuing on... What AMC does or doesn’t do doesn’t affect me one iota as an Aussie, but consider this. If a group of 10 people watch a movie every Sat & Sun, then over 4 weekends a theatre will sell 80 tickets, 10 on the first Sat session. Assuming the same group all go to Starlord’s house for PVOD then 8 tickets will be sold. Somehow, I think Universal would prefer a bigger box office, ergo sell 80 tickets. Even the first Sat session selling 10 tickets is more than a month of PVOD. Universal may be shooting themselves in the foot. What Universal will need to survive, much less thrive, is a permanent change in movie going habits as a result of the lockdown. Which actually seems pretty likely. The lockdown has enabled a degree of work-from-home that makes it finally practical and productive in areas where it previously wasn't. Cube farms and bad office coffee may become things of the past. It's reasonable to think some habits will remain when the country returns to normal. Takeout instead of going to the restaurant, for example. Think of PVOD as takeout for the multiplex. And the multiplex will not be doing so hot regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 On 4/29/2020 at 9:47 AM, Bazza said: If a group of 10 people watch a movie every Sat & Sun, then over 4 weekends a theatre will sell 80 tickets, 10 on the first Sat session. Assuming the same group all go to Starlord’s house for PVOD then 8 tickets will be sold. What? Nobody told me about this!! What drinks am I serving? Do I do veggie trays and dip? Do I get a 10' party sub? Should I make my famous cheeseball? Michael Hopcroft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 As of today, May 1st, sports betting is now legal in Colorado. Talk about bad timing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 One thing Universal can do is the same thing all the studios need to do -- make more attractive movies, whether you're making them for home or for the multiplex. I've sat in enough near-empty auditoriums to know that weekday screenings are not making money for the studios or the theaters unless it's an Avengers-level blockbuster. It takes a dedicated moviegoer to go at those times. Now if Disney did something like that, that would make AMC and NATO sweat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Starlord said: What? Nobody told me about this!! What drinks am I serving? Do I do veggie trays and dip? Do I get a 10' party sub? Should I make my famous cheeseball? A 10' sub, I'm there. What are the rest of you going to eat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Starlord said: What? Nobody told me about this!! What drinks am I serving? Do I do veggie trays and dip? Do I get a 10' party sub? Should I make my famous cheeseball? Popcorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Pariah said: As of today, May 1st, sports betting is now legal in Colorado. Talk about bad timing.... they can bet on what date the sports return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 NASCAR is starting up again. If you consider it a "sport". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Less so than golf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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