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    Image of lorq lorq
    07:25 AM

    In reply to Sci-Fi Rewind: Memories of 'Starstuff'
    As someone who was a kid in the Philly area in the '80s, thanks.
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    12/19/09

    In reply to Sci-Fi Rewind: Memories of 'Starstuff'
    I turned 31 today and for some reason this post really put into perspective how far we've come in my lifetime. (And how far we have yet to go.) We've gone from computers that take up most of that kid's desk to ones that fit in the palm of your hand. From bytes on a floppy disk to gigabytes on a thumb drive.

    But the post also shows things we haven't been able to achieve. Yes, we have people living on a space station. But space travel hasn't become ubiquitous enough that everyday people can afford to do so. Sorry to be so dramatic but that video sorta enhanced my feelings of nostalgia.
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    Edited by EdificeComplex at 12/19/09 7:24 PM EdificeComplex was starred EdificeComplex was unstarred
    Image of Emmett Plant Emmett Plant
    12/19/09

    @EdificeComplex: Even stranger, when Ingrid wanted to show Chris something, it was a disc slipped into a computer. The disc itself was a vinyl record.

    I turn 33 on Monday, and I produced that video on equipment here at my house with software that costs under a thousand bucks. When I started in public access TV, an editing machine with much less power would have cost over two million.

    I still marvel at the fact that I can go into a store and purchase hard drives that hold *gigabytes* of data for fractions of a thousand dollars; My first hard drive was 40MB, and it cost a big pile of cash.
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    Image of cletar cletar
    12/19/09

    @Emmett Plant: I goggle at the capacity of hard drives, too. Having done AV stuff back in school in the early 80s, I can empathize with the giant clunky equipment that show was produced with. I'm still amazed that you can get a video camera that you can put in your pocket.
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    12/19/09

    @Emmett Plant: In college for the most part we had to build physical 3D models of our architectural designs. Now I can layout an entire building in SketchUp in a third of the time. And make changes on the fly. Not to mention being able to put everything from construction documents to renderings to computer models on a USB drive and taking it to a client for presentation. I used to have to use multiple ZIP disks to hold all of that info.
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    Image of Emmett Plant Emmett Plant
    05:34 AM

    @cletar: Not only that, but the video camera in your pocket records on digital media instead of being dropped to magnetic tape. It boasts resolutions far exceeding the NTSC standard, has on-board editing capabilities including transitions, and costs under $200.
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    Image of cletar cletar
    12/19/09

    In reply to Sci-Fi Rewind: Memories of 'Starstuff'
    Was there anything in 1980 that doesn't look kind of embarrassing now? Aside from The Empire Strikes Back?
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    Image of jbq jbq
    04:59 AM

    @cletar: Blade Runner, Terminator, Aliens, Raiders of the Lost Ark - I could go on... But point well made.
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    Image of fodder650 fodder650
    07:13 AM

    @jbq: Well Raiders hasnt aged as evenly as those others. The effects used almost look like they came out of the time period in the movie.
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    Image of Daveinva Daveinva
    07:28 AM

    @cletar: You want great 80's sci-fi? Wargames, D.A.R.Y.L., Brainstorm...

    God, all those movies have aged worse than Estelle Getty's corpse in a tanning bed.
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    Image of Yellowphant Yellowphant
    10:37 AM

    @cletar: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.
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    Image of cletar cletar
    10:53 AM

    @Yellowphant: well, yes, there was that.
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    Image of jbq jbq
    11:15 AM

    @fodder650: I don't know, I think it's still great. I seem to have less problems accepting animatronics and obviously fake animated effects than piss-poor CG equivalents (Prequels + that Fridge-nuking movie).
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    Image of joetato joetato
    12/18/09

    In reply to Spoiler Filled Stills From Iron Man 2: What's Happening To Tony?
    I'm guessing the veins are either part of a dream sequence where Tony is freaking out about the Man/Machine identity, or nanobots in the bloodstream.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    12/18/09

    In reply to Worst Science Fiction TV Shows Of The Decade
    I keep hearing from people that Heroes is not exactly that terrible this season. I'm not sure who to believe, as I can see how the staff has been scarred by the previous badness.
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    Image of CSX321 CSX321
    12/18/09

    @Lassus: It's not as bad as last season, but it's still bad. I don't know why, but I've watched every episode. I guess so I can feel better when it ends.
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    Image of OlavRokne OlavRokne
    12/18/09

    In reply to Worst Science Fiction TV Shows Of The Decade
    Stargate SG-1 was clearly worse than most of these. And it gets extra awfulness points for lasting as long as it did, and spawning increasingly irrelevant spin-offs.

    I know that someone will flame me for this opinion. However, the stilted dialogue, totally silly aliens and wooden acting put SG-1 in my list of most shameful SF series.
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    Image of PistachioWildebeest PistachioWildebeest
    12/18/09

    @OlavRokne: You are not alone.
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    Image of Xicer Xicer
    12/18/09

    @OlavRokne: Which season did you watch? I'm a huge fan of the first five but after it got moved to the Sci-Fi channel the quality dropped a bit. I can understand disliking seasons 9 and 10.
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    Image of Cliff_Roswell Cliff_Roswell
    12/18/09

    @OlavRokne: I have to agree.

    Plus, those bastards kicked "FarScape" off the air.

    THEN, they had the gall to actually HIRE both Ben "Crichton" Browder and Claudia "Aeryn Sun" Black! I mean, I can't feel too angry over it, was glad that they had work, but...for frell's sake!! There are principles, people! Rules!

    If your best friend breaks up with his girlfriend, you don't go after the girlfriend! That's rule number one! Don't poach!

    Frelling "Stargate" with their stupid gate thing and MacGyver and Devlin and Emmerich......
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    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    12/18/09

    @Cliff_Roswell: nah they didn't get Farscape kicked off that was just Sci Fi channel being stupid.

    Stargate has a proud history of hiring at least 1 actor from every sci fi show
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    Image of OlavRokne OlavRokne
    12/18/09

    @PistachioWildebeest:

    Wow. I actually thought I was alone in this, and was worried about coming out about my dislike of SG-1.

    Thank you!
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    Image of Mary Ratliff Mary Ratliff
    12/18/09

    @Cliff_Roswell: No show kicked Farscape off the air, and SG-1 certainly didn't. The timeslot formerly occupied by Farscape was filled with the Tremors TV series, mentioned upthread.
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    Image of Mary Ratliff Mary Ratliff
    12/18/09

    @Lincolnsbeard33: Probably more than one...since they shot in Vancouver for so long most of their actors are from the stable of sci-fi people up there. Tracing the guest stars around on IMDB from all their other show appearances used to be a a good way for me to kill a few hours.
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    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    12/19/09

    @Mary Ratliff: I can't think of anyone from Enterprise or Deep Space 9 though.

    But they have just about every other sci fi show.
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    Image of cljohnston108 cljohnston108
    12/19/09

    @OlavRokne: I just spent the last three months watching all 214 episodes (mostly on Hulu), so I would have to disagree.
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    Image of OlavRokne OlavRokne
    12/19/09

    @cljohnston108:

    Well, thank you for being so polite in your disagreement with me.

    I will respectfully remain adamant in my loathing of the show, but very grateful for the civility of this dialogue.
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    OlavRokne was starred OlavRokne was unstarred
    Image of OlavRokne OlavRokne
    12/19/09

    @Xicer: Several of my friends were huge SG-1 people, including various of the people with whom I lived over the decade that show was airing.

    To my constant annoyance, I sat through large portions of the series. Although, I think I missed the last couple of seasons of the show.
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    Image of redqueenmeg redqueenmeg
    12/18/09

    In reply to Worst Science Fiction TV Shows Of The Decade
    Enterprise? *ducks*

    Don't get me wrong, I love Trek, but I couldn't stick with this one. I remember being happy about my choice later on when I heard a radio ad for it that made it sound like they'd recycled a Dark Angel plot for an ep.

    Not that I watched Dark Angel, but I do seem to hear a lot of radio ads.
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    12/18/09

    In reply to Worst Science Fiction TV Shows Of The Decade
    I'm happy to say.. I've not seen any of these :)
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    12/18/09

    In reply to Worst Science Fiction TV Shows Of The Decade
    How do we see the list? I just see videos and pictures?
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    Edited by twophrasebark at 12/18/09 5:05 PM twophrasebark was starred twophrasebark was unstarred
    Image of Atomictao Atomictao
    12/18/09

    In reply to Worst Science Fiction TV Shows Of The Decade
    The one thing that Birds of Prey had going for it was that Dina Meyer was, to me, physically spot-on for Oracle.

    Also, the Huntress? Kinda easy on the eyes, and that didn't hurt.

    But yeah, the show never really got off the ground, and hotness only goes so far.
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    Edited by Atomictao at 12/18/09 5:06 PM Atomictao was starred Atomictao was unstarred
    Image of TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle
    12/18/09

    @Atomictao: Just ask Joss.
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    12/18/09

    In reply to Worst Science Fiction TV Shows Of The Decade
    Wasn't Andy Warhol on Mutant X?
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    Image of Torley Torley
    12/18/09

    @Wookie1972: Haha, that cracked me up because I totally get what you mean. Mutant X had a totally rockin' theme song too, a choice blend of classical orchestration + pulse-pounding electronics, with the same drum loop as a remix of Rob Zombie's "Dragula".
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    12/18/09

    In reply to Worst Science Fiction TV Shows Of The Decade
    Anyone else remember Freakylinks? I just recall it being a poor wannabe of the X-Files.
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    Image of Edot Achmejedidad Edot Achmejedidad
    12/18/09

    @EdificeComplex: I liked freakylinks because it was the first time the internet tricked me in real life.
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    Image of MonkeyT MonkeyT
    12/18/09

    @EdificeComplex: Gotta disagree. Freakylinks wasn't brilliant, but had a nice mix of characters and great subversive twists on many well-worn urban myths.
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    12/18/09

    @MonkeyT: The show never hit the mark for me. It seemed like it was trying too hard to capitalize on the success of the Blair Witch Project. Granted, it aired during the middle of my college years so I never really watched episodes on a consistent basis. If it ever hits DVD I may have to give it a second chance.
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    Image of JimBonJovi JimBonJovi
    12/18/09

    @EdificeComplex: Freakylinks seems to have had some cult love in it's corner.
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    12/18/09

    @JimBonJovi: I may have opened a can of worms I'm not entirely prepared to handle. But on the other hand it doesn't hurt to play Devil's Advocate now and then.
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    Image of MonkeyT MonkeyT
    12/18/09

    @EdificeComplex: The Chiller cable network is re-running it frequently (all eight-or-so episodes). When you watch it, think less of X-Files and more of Kolchak, The Night Stalker. This is more of a live action Scooby Doo style show without the talking dog.
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    12/18/09

    In reply to Exclusive Clip From Family Guy's Empire Strikes Back Has A New Lando
    Just watched it last night.

    Didn't laugh once, and I loved Blue Harvest.
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    12/17/09

    In reply to Exclusive Clip From Family Guy's Empire Strikes Back Has A New Lando
    The Gizmodo crosspost must let the spambots in here. Giz-stars, is it like that in all the Giz-posts?
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    Edited by Ruthless, If you let me at 12/17/09 8:20 PM Ruthless, If you let me was starred Ruthless, If you let me was unstarred
    Image of gd01skorpius gd01skorpius
    12/17/09

    In reply to Exclusive Clip From Family Guy's Empire Strikes Back Has A New Lando
    Jesus the illustraions are freakin' amazing!
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