Dynaman

We all know that Anime was often (nearly always?) butchered when brought to the US in the seventies and eighties - but this is what somebody in Japan did to the closing credits for Space 1999.  Made the worse by the English version only have music (and darn good music too) so there was no need to translate anything.  (and yup, not the record for thread necromancy but this one is old)

4 hours ago, jvmacross said:

First world problems....

https://screenrant.com/star-wars-disney-theme-parks-galaxys-edge-batuu-continuity-explained/

It's screenrant - meaningless stuff like this is what they exist for.

More interesting is Disney is actually starting to make good on that promise to invest in the parks.  Work on Dinoland (well replacing it) at Animal Kingdom, an update to Test Track at EPCOT, and a large new section around Big Thunder Mountain at MK.  OK, the last one has not been officially announced yet but should be soon.

4 hours ago, Big s said:

There sure are a lot of rereleases of old movies these days. I guess nobody has a new movie to put out there

Between Covid, an overall box office slump since, and the Strikes the movie output is way down.

Star Trek Phaser and Communicator set.

1 hour ago, Big s said:

So for those that think it might be good, it will suck

And vice versa.

That Grimm Variations looks worth a watch.

By slow paced I mean not full of herky jerky movement and camera sweeps.  WoT can get hectic but I never got motion sickness from the view.  ARMA 3 does not have bunny hopping and running around corners and instantly getting accurate shots off - Helldivers looks to be the same way even when things get hectic.

2 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

 

Have you played WORLD OF WARSHIPS? LOL. It's full of seniors older than this guy. The theme of WOWS is WWI and WWII warships (battleships, cruisers, etc) so obviously it attracts an older audience.

 

 

 

I used to play WoT since the slower pace doesn't make me seasick the way FPS games mostly do these days (same goes for WoW).  That was not the case 20 years ago.  ARMA 3 also works due to the pacing being more realistic then the average FPS but it is nearly impossible to find a game for that if not part of a clan of some sort.

This game also appears to have a slower pace, I may have to give it a try.

Edit - so the older guy may be good at this game due to the pacing being easier on our older people's motion sickness issues.

20 hours ago, Big s said:

So you’re say that Vader and the emperor were having fun time off screen 

Midichlorians baby!   

2 hours ago, Big s said:

There is no post Skywalker Saga. Whatever gets considered as Jedi good guy will just take the name regardless of bloodline. Rey Palpatine proved that one

Yes and no.  They could just as easily "revealed" that Rey was actually a Skywalker all along, but it is best to leave that mess be.

1 hour ago, Scyla said:

 

And didn’t Yoda state that there hasn’t been a Sith for over 1000 years in the prequels?

He said something to that effect but he was also flat out wrong.  Palpatine was right there under his nose long before and Palpatine's master was around before that...

My general rule is hoarding starts when space runs out.  Having just downsized houses I know what kind of stuff can accumulate and am trying to hold the line on filling up the current house with it.  In my case it is games and miniatures for gaming.

I knew a person whose house was so filled with stuff it was risky to walk from room to room.

Could be interesting, best part is knowing the parent's emotions are still there too.

The Pacific suffered from mashing two different books together to make the show.  It made it even harder to differentiate the characters, except SNAFU, he did a great job with the roll and it was one that was able to stand apart as a character.

The Pacific also managed to humanize the Japanese without Americanizing them.  The scene with the Japanese soldier in the water crying was intense.

Logic goes completely out the window in the world of Tron.  At best it is allegory.

21 hours ago, sh9000 said:

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-classic-collection

At least on the PC the originals are still available.  I do not like the idea of more "Supa Killa" heroes.  They show up and knock down any normal character ruining a multiplayer match.  For a story mode game they are fine.

23 hours ago, Thom said:

Finished watching Foundation season 2, and it was really good. No, I did not read the book series or know how/where it differs, but on its own it's a real good show.

I could do to see a lot fewer male butts, but...

From that one line I can easily say it has practically nothing to do with the books.

looks terrible, but perhaps fun.  A solid maybe for watching when it ends up streaming somewhere.

1 hour ago, TangledThorns said:

 

I recall they were planning on that during my family's trip to WDW back in 2022 and my son LOVED Splash Mountain too. Probably one of the easier renovations they ever did since it remains a southern themed ride.

It might be easy but not due to the theme.  They had to rip out and replace all the foliage and a large chunk of the animatronics (though from rumors the animatronics are mostly just gone).  The mechanical part of the ride is identical so they didn't spend anything on that.  Over at Mickey Views on youtube (young guy but he does a heck of a good job) I saw the new Tianna animatronic and that one is very impressive - so we are losing a bunch but at least one of the new ones is well done.

4 hours ago, azrael said:

🤦‍♂️ Really, which theater marketing staff member came up with that popcorn bucket lid?

And how many executives failed to say "Heck NO!" to it?

9 hours ago, 505thAirborne said:

As for episode 3 of MOTA, damn, it's amazing anyone in those bombers ever survived their missions. The below freezing temps, flak and swarms of BF-109's/FW-190's is that of your worst nightmares. 

For a while there the percentage chance of completing a 25 mission tour of duty was in the single digits.  P51 drop tanks (allowing them to stay all the way on long range missions) and even more so fighter airbases on the mainland changed the odds to be much better.

I had a good chuckle when I found out Carl did the voice for Combat Carl.  A very nice touch.  Going to miss him in future Mandalorian projects.

Hard to say which would be the scarier thought.  That someone thought that trailer would entice anyone to want to see Road House remake or that the trailer actually would entice someone to see the Road House remake.

5 hours ago, vladykins said:

Watched TOS which was fun as a kid but really cheesy on rewatches (even if I have the limited edition cylon head DVD pack). TNS was so much better for the first 2.5 seasons- but once it became Battletent:Galactica then it really lost its way. The cylons had a plan, but Moore and Eick didn't, unfortunately. 

True - if you are going to have a character have a big plan then you MUST have some idea what that big plan is before you start shooting the show.  

15 hours ago, Big s said:

I think you also have to think about it in terms of when the original came out. I’d definitely watch a bad episode over most shows that were on back in the day and especially when the show was in syndication. The show had the best looking effects that rivaled movies at the time

I remember it stopped being a must watch for me somewhere along the line after the first few episodes and I am not sure that I have seen them all to this day.  Yes the initial FX were great but after that there were very few new FX shots, mostly recycled shots over, and over, and over, and over, and over...