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    Image of salthegeek salthegeek
    01:02 PM

    In reply to The Binary Snowjob - A History Of Cinematic Computers That Never Were
    That end-tital card was awesomely retro. ( like mid- 90's )
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    Image of Emmett Plant Emmett Plant
    01:05 PM

    @salthegeek: Thanks! It's got a very PTEN/Universal Action Pack feel to it, which I like.
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    12:21 PM

    In reply to The Binary Snowjob - A History Of Cinematic Computers That Never Were
    I liked the computers on Time Tunnel. They had thousands of blinking lights and people who walked around looking at them and flipping switches.
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    Image of Starwatcher Starwatcher
    11:43 AM

    In reply to Does CGI Ruin Movies?
    My main complaint about CGI is that hyperrealism = less realism. That may sound paradoxical, but reality is messy and has gravitas, and CGI just doesn't quite look right. It's too visually crisp for reality. That may be an imperfection in the tech; maybe it just hasn't quite nailed reality yet, but I think it's more than that and unfortunately I can't quite put my finger on what it is.
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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    10:49 AM

    In reply to The Binary Snowjob - A History Of Cinematic Computers That Never Were
    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 computer and becoming pure energy.

    WHHHAAAAA????

    I love fake technology. And though this isn't exactly in the same vein, every time I heard about cells being bombarded with "slightly greasy solar atoms" while rewatching The Fifth Element, I can't help but laugh a little.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    09:57 AM

    In reply to The Binary Snowjob - A History Of Cinematic Computers That Never Were
    Shouldn't an 'AE 35 Repair Tech' wear a red suit?
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    09:34 AM

    In reply to The Binary Snowjob - A History Of Cinematic Computers That Never Were
    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 the elegant cel animation Kubrick utilized in 2001. (The characters are using friggin' flatscreens and tablet computers in that movie!) It only adds injury to insult that the graphics in 2010 look as if they were designed by a fifth grade computer science class as part of a lesson in BASIC.

    This, on the other hand, is just plain cool (and just the thing to add deep space anomie to your desktop):

    [www.halproject.com]
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    Image of Emmett Plant Emmett Plant
    09:39 AM

    @lightninglouie: I think that all things considered, I'm annoyed most by the idea that Dr. Chandrasegarampillai should be played by a white guy from Chicago.

    My wife has that HAL thing going on with her iMac downstairs; Her monitor is pretty much the only light there after bedtime. Walking past it to get something from the fridge is a harrowing experience.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    09:41 AM

    @lightninglouie: "...a fifth grade computer science class as part of a lesson in BASIC."

    Me and my school's PET computer resemble this remark.
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    09:58 AM

    @Emmett Plant: Try that with Khatchurian's Adagio cued up on the speakers, and you'll feel like you're on a 28 month expedition to Jupiter...
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    Image of Emmett Plant Emmett Plant
    10:01 AM

    @lightninglouie: "What's in the fridge?" "Something wonderful."
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    10:03 AM

    @lightninglouie: I think it was more that the designs were heavily influenced by Alien, Blade Runner etc
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    Image of joetato joetato
    10:04 AM

    @lightninglouie: In Russia software uses YOU! ;-D Probably a nod to the rugged simplicity that the Soviet era was known for. They favored utility and strength over looks for a lot of tech. Maybe/maybe not. I could be way off. Just my two cents.
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    10:16 AM

    @joetato: Uh, no, even the monitors on the Discovery are suddenly supersized (though they're running a video feed of the animations done for 2001, versus clunky PC graphics). Again, Hyams probably felt that having real monitors on the sets would look more realistic, though the effect dates the movie horribly, while 2001's graphics, while simpler, resemble modern day hi-def screens.
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    11:25 AM

    @lightninglouie: I don't think the guys that made the 2010 movie ever watched the first movie or read any of the books. They just wanted to make a space movie with Roy Scheider.
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    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    09:23 AM

    In reply to The Binary Snowjob - A History Of Cinematic Computers That Never Were
    Max Headroom always confused me... How did a cyberpunk icon speaking out against the evils of big corporations end up becoming the spokesperson for Coca-Cola?
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    11:27 AM

    @Anekanta - Go Play!: You have to see Max's show on HBO. Forget about the futuristic TV show. His talk show was a hoot.
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    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    11:51 AM

    @reddingofish: I didn't even know about that--how long ago was it?
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    12:25 PM

    @Anekanta - Go Play!: It was in the eighties. I didn't have cable at the time but I would go watch it at a friend's house. It was nothing like the later show. We were very disappointed when they made him a guy that got sucked into a computer. The talk show said that he was created in a car crash involving a cell phone or something. I can't remember parts of the eighties that well.
    Here is a link to the IMDB site.
    [www.imdb.com]
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    Edited by reddingofish at 12/11/09 12:27 PM reddingofish was starred reddingofish was unstarred
    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    09:22 AM

    In reply to The Binary Snowjob - A History Of Cinematic Computers That Never Were
    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 don't buy into any of that. Do you think I'm a fool?
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    09:20 AM

    In reply to The Binary Snowjob - A History Of Cinematic Computers That Never Were
    "...wearing a suit made of fiberglass." Yes. That is true.
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    07:50 AM

    In reply to A Device That Lets You Type With Your Mind
    Hmmm, Didn't I first hear of this in "The Tommyknockers" by Stephen King.
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    02:24 AM

    In reply to A Device That Lets You Type With Your Mind
    Funded in part by the Society of One-Handed IMers... dedicated to abolishing sticky keyboards everywhere since 1998.
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    12/10/09

    In reply to Robots, Streetwear, and Gay Skeletor: An Interview with Mishka NYC
    shit yeah, Zardoz FTW!
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    Image of Cyriaque Lamar Cyriaque Lamar
    12/10/09

    @Bootknife-Jackson: I forgot to mention this in the piece, but they actually released some Zardoz inspired designs a few years back. Totally blew my head.
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    12/10/09

    @Cyriaque Lamar: WOAH! oh man! i'm totally buying that!

    i just noticed, you have a Zardoz head too! +2 to you!
     Reply
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/10/09

    In reply to Your Future Automotive Awesomeness: Fiction vs. Reality
    Maglev cars that drive themselves would be great, thanks. But no talking.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Jonn Jonn
    12/10/09

    In reply to What If Moviemakers Swapped Franchises?
    Cons: Abrams' inability to not have a happy ending

    I like how people complain Joss Whedon has to make his characters miserable, and completely the opposite about Abrams.

    Christopher Nolan's GI Joe
    [words]

    I detect some subtext. Some repressed dislike. I'm not sure what it is, but...
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/10/09

    In reply to 5 Designers Reveal Secrets Of James Cameron's Avatar
    I'm starting to feel like that "South Park" episode -- not the recent one making fun of this, but an old one.

    The one where the SP kids get lost in the jungle and they're all "screw you, hippies, nature is gross and things try to kill you" and there's a big cheer when they get found by the bulldozers.

    I'm all "screw the noble savage cat-smurfs, and the traitor to his race and planet. This place is full of vicious shit that kills everything, nuke it from orbit and ship the unobtanium back to Earth."

    I'm having a grumpy week, plus I'm beyond tired of the hype and the constant ads and product placement in TV shows. And Cameron is an egotistical jerk.

    I never saw Titanic. (The boat sank. Get over it.) I might see this eventually, but not till after New Year's.

    Bah humbug.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/10/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Savage Catsmurf is their Official New Name. Your check is in the mail.
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    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/10/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Hee. Would that it were so!
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