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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/15/09

    In reply to This Week's Comics Filled By Art Books, Angel And New Superheroes
    There's a Fringe comic?
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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 PVIII PVIII
    04:52 PM

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Yeah. IMHO it was pretty terrible. The recent X-files comics weren't too shabby though.
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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/15/09

    In reply to This Week's Comics Filled By Art Books, Angel And New Superheroes
    And don't forget its Beast of Burden #4 week right? =D
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    Image of alixana alixana
    12/15/09

    In reply to This Week's Comics Filled By Art Books, Angel And New Superheroes
    I don't like comic adaptations of episodes of television shows. I want comics based on TV shows to explore things we don't see on screen. I already saw A Hole In The World. Comic adaptations of books can be fun, because they provide a visual to something that had only been in my head before, but adaptations of TV episodes feel like they're just asking for my money.
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    Motoki promoted this comment alixana was starred alixana was unstarred
    Image of Motoki Motoki
    12/15/09

    @alixana: I agree and I am sitting here wondering why, especially now after all this time, they are revisiting this particular episode?

    Are they adding anything extra to it, filling things in or just adapting the story exactly as aired to comic.

    If the latter I am wondering what the point is and why not just go get the DVD if someone wants to see that story again?
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    Image of alixana alixana
    12/15/09

    @Motoki: I'm not sure...they did Smile Time a while back, I think that was the first time I noticed an episode being adapted. I wavered back and forth about buying it because Smile Time was just hilarious. But then I decided that hello, I already knew the storyline, and if I wanted to see it again, I could do what you suggested and just pop the DVD in.
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    Image of Insomnia Bob Insomnia Bob
    12/15/09

    In reply to This Week's Comics Filled By Art Books, Angel And New Superheroes
    I would personally recommend "Murderer #1". A unique story, with an interesting protagonist.

    It's part of Top Cow's Pilot Season. Hopefully it'll get picked up. I for one want to read more.
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    Image of Gaucho85 Gaucho85
    12/15/09

    In reply to This Week's Comics Filled By Art Books, Angel And New Superheroes
    I think I'm missing something, what's this "Batman 80-page giant"?
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    tande04 promoted this comment Edited by Gaucho85 at 12/15/09 9:07 AM Gaucho85 was starred Gaucho85 was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    12/15/09

    @Gaucho85: [www.dccomics.com]

    The 80 page giant is a throw back to the old days that DC brings up now and again.

    [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Image of SJ_Edwards SJ_Edwards
    12/13/09

    In reply to Ranking The Creep Factor Of Human CGI: The Uncanny Valley Effect
    The first time I consciously started noticing, what I now know as the concept of the Uncanny Valley [en.wikipedia.org] , was after reading an article about the 1986 'Betty Blue' [en.wikipedia.org] actress, Beatrice Dalle, in which the interviewer described her as "looking like she had been designed by a committee of perverts".

    If her life story since [en.wikipedia.org] , is anything to go by, the future may turn out to be very, very, uncanny indeed ...
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    Image of dermot dermot
    12/12/09

    In reply to Ranking The Creep Factor Of Human CGI: The Uncanny Valley Effect
    I used to animate for Don Bluth. Don developed a distrust of his animators for some reason, and relied more and more heavily on live action reference. I guess you'd call it mo-cap, but the thing became increasingly pervasive.

    It reached the point on "Pebble and the Penguin" where we had live action actors acting out scenes for penguins.

    Penguin anatomy is not the same as human anatomy.

    Also, in live action, every frame is a keyframe.

    Suffice to say that animating is hard enough, without being handcuffed to a stack of photostat printouts (at great expense) of a man in a rubber suit, pretending to be a penguin.

    God, that was hell.

    I see the use of mocap for long shots, crowd scenes, and super real human action that often is unattainable by most animators - but the crapulence in the Zemeckis abominations like "Polar Express" fills me with the desire to stick forks in my eyes.

    It's not fun to watch.
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    it must be bunnies promoted this comment dermot was starred dermot was unstarred
    Image of SJ_Edwards SJ_Edwards
    12/13/09

    @dermot: You're in my top 100 most interesting io9 comments :)
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    Image of Sylocat Sylocat
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ranking The Creep Factor Of Human CGI: The Uncanny Valley Effect
    The Orville Redenbacher one made Cracked.com's list of "10 Awesome Ads (For Traumatizing Children)."

    One of their captions under a screenshot from the ad was "Hello, I'm an abomination against nature, and I'm here to give you a heart attack."
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    Image of Ronnoc Ronnoc
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ranking The Creep Factor Of Human CGI: The Uncanny Valley Effect
    What annoys me about the UV is that there is a nice little graph that goes along with it, and no one ever points out where in the valley whatever they are discussing belongs. (And I don't think we've hit the valley yet, personally.) If it's as unrealistic as an animated corpse, say that, don't just say 'UNCANNY VALLEY LOL!'
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    SJ_Edwards promoted this comment Ronnoc was starred Ronnoc was unstarred
    Image of kivel kivel
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ranking The Creep Factor Of Human CGI: The Uncanny Valley Effect
    i saw Orville Redenbacher (undead) and swore off the popcorn. It hit 12 on the 10 setting creepo meter
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    SJ_Edwards promoted this comment kivel was starred kivel was unstarred
    Image of it must be bunnies it must be bunnies
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ranking The Creep Factor Of Human CGI: The Uncanny Valley Effect
    The thing that bothered me the most about that Matrix Reloaded fight scene was how boring it was. I kept thinking how it should be exciting, only it wasn't.

    The real Hugo Weaving is far more effective than a bunch of fake Mr Smiths.
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    Image of firstanointed firstanointed
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ranking The Creep Factor Of Human CGI: The Uncanny Valley Effect
    That's one of the interesting things about Avatar's CGI vs the scary CGI depicted here. The Na'Vi don't look terribly creepy or unreal. They don't give me nightmares like Benjamin "Does This Composited CGI Old Baby Head Look Real To You?" Button.
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    Image of TotalFanGirl TotalFanGirl
    12/11/09

    @firstanointed: Funny you say that, because the Na'vi are part of what make me unsure about Avatar. They don't look the right amount of real compared to the amazing backgrounds that are Pandora. I guess that puts them in the uncanny valley for me.
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ranking The Creep Factor Of Human CGI: The Uncanny Valley Effect
    the Orville Redenbacher spots were done to test the tech for Benjamin Button...

    Zemeckis should have abandoned the method he (and others) uses because it's totally outclassed by what was used for BB and on Avatar...see Dr. Manhattan vs. Benjamin Button...

    a better kid is the one in A Series of Horrible Events - a bunch of shots are 100% CG and they looked great...

    better de-aging was done in Benjamin Button...but the X-Men 3 stuff was a good, if not entirely sucessful, attempt.

    The Beatle and Sunmaid don't really blong here as they are clearly stylized...

    there is a big difference between bad CG and badly done CG...
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    Image of im.thatoneguy2 im.thatoneguy2
    12/11/09

    @goldfarb: Also it's CG in X3 but it's not 3D so I don't know that it really counts.
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    goldfarb promoted this comment im.thatoneguy2 was starred im.thatoneguy2 was unstarred
    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    12/11/09

    @im.thatoneguy2: not sure I get what you mean...both were done with CG and heavy compositing...neither were in 3D
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    Image of im.thatoneguy2 im.thatoneguy2
    12/11/09

    @goldfarb: Yeah but I don't count a grid warp covering up a wrinkle as "CG" I count it as an extreme case of touch-up. When I think CGI I think of something like Button with a full CG head replacement.
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    Image of Kakkoii Kakkoii
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ranking The Creep Factor Of Human CGI: The Uncanny Valley Effect
    The uncanney valley doesn't effect me. The more realistic the better!
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    bluehinter promoted this comment Kakkoii was starred Kakkoii was unstarred
    Image of bluehinter bluehinter
    12/11/09

    @Kakkoii: Describe in single words, only the good things that come into your mind about your mother.
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    Image of Kakkoii Kakkoii
    12/11/09

    @bluehinter: This is relevant how O_o?

    Caring, Generous, Kind (when she's not stressed out haha)
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    Image of TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle
    12/11/09

    @bluehinter: Outstanding.
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    Image of Cribbage Left Cribbage Left
    12/11/09

    @Kakkoii: it's from Blade runner. like a verbal turing test.
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    bluehinter promoted this comment Cribbage Left was starred Cribbage Left was unstarred
    Image of Kakkoii Kakkoii
    12/11/09

    @Cribbage Left: Ah, great movie that was. Wish I could remember small details like that :( I have a really poor memory. Hopefully one day there will be a pill to fix my memory.
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    Image of TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle
    12/11/09

    @Kakkoii:

    [www.imdb.com]
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    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    12/11/09

    @bluehinter: You are so lucky you didn't just get shot in the face.
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    Image of Barnabus Barnabus
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ranking The Creep Factor Of Human CGI: The Uncanny Valley Effect
    Does that horrifying commercial with the roller-dancing babies count? Ye gods, when they all leap at the fence it's like something out of Silent Hill.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Barnabus was starred Barnabus was unstarred
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