"Hundreds of years" of immunization? If you mean immunization via vaccines… well a couple hundred, sure. That technically would make "hundred" a plural. If you mean immunization by exposure to an infected individual and contracting the disease, then that's been going on since the dawn of our species.
Nostalgic? Sure. It still looks like crap and VCR recordings always have. Maybe I should dig a VCR out of my own closet to revisit it. It'd be a bit much of a drive to borrow one from my parents. They are still using one anyway. Hmmm… I wonder if they still have those Super 8 home movies. Eh… I think the projector broke anyway.
My mind didn't explode, but my eyes are bleeding from trying to make out any details in that crappy video.
"While there is some evidence that hormones have made their way into the water supply, there isn't any proof that it's in high enough concentrations to affect animals or people."
Even if it's not in high enough concentrations to affect anything/anyone at this time, how long before it will be? And not just with birth control meds, but any medication. It's been well known for a few years now that anti-depressants like Prozac are already in the water supply. Medication usage is continuing unabated, even accelerating. This is a very real problem, but given the tendency of our government and the people in general to discount anything they can't see for themselves, I'm highly skeptical it will be addressed in a timely manner.
Even if it's not in high enough concentrations to affect anything/anyone at this time, how long before it will be? And not just with birth control meds, but any medication. It's been well known for a few years now that anti-depressants like Prozac are already in the water supply. Medication usage is continuing unabated, even accelerating. This is a very real problem, but given the tendency of our government and the people in general to discount anything they can't see for themselves, I'm highly skeptical it will be addressed in a timely manner.
It's NBC. They WILL screw it up, though I won't be able to resist giving it a looksie if/when it airs. It's possible I won't be disappointed, but that's largely because my expectations are already set pretty low.
This reminds me of when the patent was expiring on Claritin. As I understood it, the pharmaceutical company ended up pushing to make it available OTC without a prescription, and in the meanwhile introduced Clarinex as an "improved" drug with a new patent and available by prescription only. They were taking advantage of a number of variables: the new product, Clarinex, has a new patent, thus giving them a lock on the formula for 20 years; the public generally perceives prescription meds as being more effective and thus more desirable; depending on one's insurance, it may be financially to one's benefit to get a prescription drug vs one over-the-counter; and by pushing Claritin and thus the generics out from behind-the-counter to out-front, they denied their competitors the opportunity to compete for insurance-reimbursed purchases. And all this manipulation to maximize income from a new product (Clarinex) that apparently has no actual improved benefit over the old (Claritin).
Any word on the patented replacement yet? I'm betting on Lexadeluxe. Or maybe Celeluxe.
Don't forget Futurama. Strong DVD sales and viewing numbers when in re-runs on Comedy Central are what led to the show's eventual revival.
When we first started dating, my wife was not into science fiction at all. She thought it was a bunch of weird shit for kids and dorks. I talked her into giving Firefly a chance, and she loved it. Ever since, she's been a lot more open-minded with science fiction.
The shoe-fitting fluoroscopy devices were outlawed in 33 states by 1970, and the remaining 17 states regulated it to the point that it wasn't practical to use them anymore. The last known one in use was finally removed in 1981 when someone pointed out to the store managers that it was illegal to operate one in that state.
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The problem with most "junk" foods isn't that they have sugar, but the kind of sugar used. High fructose corn syrup is cheap, but it's also the worst shit you can put in your body.
It's not that simple. While it may well be true of some genre shows, it's certainly not for all of them. What would Eureka be without Carter and Fargo? Same could be said for Battlestar Galactica, Farscape, Firefly, and many others. You change the characters or even the people in those roles, and you have a different show.
Agreed 100%. I was just thinking this weekend how a show like Twilight Zone is long overdue. Surely many of today's best sci-fi writers would jump at the chance to contribute.
You also make an especially great point also about people waiting for DVD releases. Take Lost, for example. If you didn't catch it from the start and came along, say, middle of season 3, you'd be lost yourself. More so later on. I was in that boat and only really decided to give it a shot it after the series ended and grabbed it on Blu-Ray.
You also make an especially great point also about people waiting for DVD releases. Take Lost, for example. If you didn't catch it from the start and came along, say, middle of season 3, you'd be lost yourself. More so later on. I was in that boat and only really decided to give it a shot it after the series ended and grabbed it on Blu-Ray.
I'm dreadfully confused. I thought SyFy wasn't renewing Eureka and this would be the last season. If so, then how can this upcoming episode be the season finale but not the series finale?
They should just hand Peter Dinklage an Emmy the moment he's casted in any show. The guy is sheer awesomeness.
The show doesn't even take place on Earth. It's another planet or an alternate reality. I'm pretty sure it's not populated by the British, so whatever accent they have is their own, even if it just happens to sound like a Jersey/British blend.
Thanks to the recent invention of bullet-proof skin, the "palm the bullet" technique might prove to be not so ludicrous.
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I had the laserdisc set when the Special Editions first came out, and I recall scrutinizing the "originals" to see how the scene went down. The footage itself was very unclear on the matter, but there was definitely a muffled sound that I was convinced was Greedo's blaster going off a fraction of a second before Han fired.
Actually… the 3D version is next. It's due out next year.
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Huh? Are you talking about the 2004 DVD box set? That's not "pure". Not by a long shot.
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