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more about #twiki gargravarr: What pisses me off is when they use Apple hardware ('cos it looks cool), but match it to some other machine/interface. Or is the fact this bothers me... more » Trystero: Another good example of practical effects being used to fake CGI occurs during "Escape from New York." The film-makers couldn't afford render the vect... more » HowardRoarkLaughed: The greatest computers/robots EVER were featured in the 1978 classic "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". more » Eriamjh: Vector Graphics are so awesome! I forgot that War Games used them. I thought this article was going to be about just about every TV show that shows ... more » salthegeek: That end-tital card was awesomely retro. ( like mid- 90's ) more » vesperblogs: Hey, great video report! I almost felt that it came from NPR Radio instead of your guys. You should do many more of these. Very entertaining and infor... more » reddingofish: I liked the computers on Time Tunnel. They had thousands of blinking lights and people who walked around looking at them and flipping switches. more » neorandomizer: what about Colossus the Forbin Project that is an oldie but goodie. more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: Who can forget Lawnmower man's birthcry being the sound of every phone in the world ringing in unison after projecting himself into the mainframe comp... more » tamahome: Robert Vaughn as the computer Proteus in Demon Seed, ftw. [www.youtube.com] more » AmishJohn: Shouldn't an 'AE 35 Repair Tech' wear a red suit? more » lightninglouie: One of the things that always pissed me off about Hyams' 2010 (there are many) was that he used clunky Reagan era VDTs for the displays, instead of th... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Max Headroom always confused me... How did a cyberpunk icon speaking out against the evils of big corporations end up becoming the spokesperson for C... more » FrankN.Stein: of course you blissfully ignored that nowadays Val Kilmer + red light = KITT but then - Max Headroom is in the CGI-character-poll because....? (becaus... more » Roklimber: Riiiiiight.... Next, you'll be telling me that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Invisible Pink Unicorn don't exist. Nice try, smart pants, but I... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: "...wearing a suit made of fiberglass." Yes. That is true. more » Pope John Peeps II: In many ways, he's a stranger in a strange land in his own time automatic loss of all possible respect for the author, and 100 points. more » ctaylor: Am I going to be the only one that misses Twiki? /cry more » -
#technology
The Binary Snowjob - A History Of Cinematic Computers That Never Were
You've been deceived. All those computer interfaces you saw in the movies? They were made without CGI! Watch our video "The Binary Snowjob" to discover the terrible truth about computers that never were. -
#buckrogers
Buck Rogers' Future Looks Glowing
The Buck Rogers revival officially kicks off in May with the release of the first issue of Dynamite's new Buck comic. But what kind of 25th century should we expect? The hero's new writer explains. More »
