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Nessus posted:Apparently one of them represented OJ Simpson! Ah OK, thank you. I'm not from the US, so the OJ trial hype has passed me by completely.
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Grendels Dad posted:Ah OK, thank you. I'm not from the US, so the OJ trial hype has passed me by completely. Also, Bruce Jenner, who is married into the family, was an Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon in the 70s. Arguably, the family's biggest claim to fame is that Kim made a gently caress tape.
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Raptor1033 posted:Can anyone tell me if my old VHS copies are an unfucked version? I just don't know if they're originals or if they have the first set of revisions, the pack has a copyright date of 1995. Ok ,I know I have these somewhere, I gotta ask my parents. Thought the boxes are all messed up.
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I guess I don't quite understand why people are treating the VHS tapes like such a big deal. There's no way they look better than the non-anamorphic laserdisc rips present on the 2006 DVDs, on top of being bloody VHS (who even still has a VCR?) in the first place and will erode in quality as time goes on anyway.
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Mister Roboto posted:Holy poo poo, is this available ultra high-res anywhere? I want a poster print of this immediately!
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Mr. Funny Pants posted:Arguably, the family's biggest claim to fame is that Kim made a gently caress tape. Which no one would have cared about, except that Kim's name was in the tabloid press because she was hanging out in socialite circles with Paris Hilton. Who was famous because she made a sex tape...
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Grendels Dad posted:Ah OK, thank you. I'm not from the US, so the OJ trial hype has passed me by completely. I was pretty much oblivious to what an O.J. Simpson is (I'm a filthy European too) until I recently watched the ESPN 30 for 30 episode called "June 17, 1994". Watch it, learn poo poo, love it. It's actually one of the most captivating documentaries I've ever watched.
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It's basically a combination of all those things. Robert Kardashian, the father, was one of O.J. Simpson's lawyers. Bruce Jenner, Olympian gold medalist, married the mother. Kim was a friend of Paris Hilton, and was often photographed next to her inside and outside of clubs, and things of that nature. Then she had a sex tape with Brandy's brother. All this was enough to get a reality show on E!, where, to be honest, people get them for less. Then, the show is a highly structured, heavily scripted "reality" show, which hooks people in as a guilty pleasure. Each episode has conflict, and the characters (because that's what they are, characters) are flamboyant and as interesting as soap opera characters. Also, the mother, Kris Jenner, is a genuine genius when it comes to business and marketing, and has built a name for the family off of basically nothing. Appearances deals, fragrances, and endorsement deals were made all over the drat place. Hence, fame. (Do I lose my nerd card for knowing all this? Or get a new stamp on it?)
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Nate RFB posted:I guess I don't quite understand why people are treating the VHS tapes like such a big deal. There's no way they look better than the non-anamorphic laserdisc rips present on the 2006 DVDs, on top of being bloody VHS (who even still has a VCR?) in the first place and will erode in quality as time goes on anyway. Correct. Has anyone here actually watched a VHS on an HDTV? It looks awful. My wife LOVES the 1963 version of the Incredible Journey and it has never been released on DVD since it was remade as Homeward Bound in the early 90s. I ripped a copy since the VCR is no longer part of my setup but the quality is just awful. It reminds me of those films (yes, actual reel to reel films) from the 60s that we had to watch in health class.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:You know she's a terrible author when the death she writes for a Gears of War character is better than the one she wrote for Mara loving Jade. I so didn't mean to read that, I'm playing the game now. Though, it's not too much of a surprise because, well, the second I saw the hobo beard, spoilered to protect the identity I knew said character was hosed.
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thrawn527 posted:It's basically a combination of all those things. Robert Kardashian, the father, was one of O.J. Simpson's lawyers. Bruce Jenner, Olympian gold medalist, married the mother. Kim was a friend of Paris Hilton, and was often photographed next to her inside and outside of clubs, and things of that nature. Then she had a sex tape with Brandy's brother. All this was enough to get a reality show on E!, where, to be honest, people get them for less. Then, the show is a highly structured, heavily scripted "reality" show, which hooks people in as a guilty pleasure. Each episode has conflict, and the characters (because that's what they are, characters) are flamboyant and as interesting as soap opera characters. Also, the mother, Kris Jenner, is a genuine genius when it comes to business and marketing, and has built a name for the family off of basically nothing. Appearances deals, fragrances, and endorsement deals were made all over the drat place. You know far too much about the real world to be a true nerd  I would make fun of you for never knowing the touch of a woman either, but I recall you mentioning having a wife in previous posts, so can't do that!I did know that her dad was one of OJ's lawyers, but I forgot it was Brandy's brother she made the sex tape with. I think the lesson we can all learn here is that if you're an attractive woman (And already rich), sex tapes lead to fame and more money.
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How well did that work out for poor Laurence Fishburne's daugher?
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Phylodox posted:How well did that work out for poor Laurence Fishburne's daugher?  she made a sex tape, what?
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thrawn527 posted:I believe that was actual porn, not a personal sex tape. Which generally doesn't work out quite as well for your career. I think you also have to be friends with Paris Hilton. That woman has the Midas Touch, if you replace "gold" with "D-List Celebrity Status".
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Nate RFB posted:I guess I don't quite understand why people are treating the VHS tapes like such a big deal. There's no way they look better than the non-anamorphic laserdisc rips present on the 2006 DVDs, on top of being bloody VHS (who even still has a VCR?) in the first place and will erode in quality as time goes on anyway. As lovely as they look, they're the versions many of us grew up on. I have the old full screen fuzzy looking 1980s VHS trilogy (the one before the THX release). It looks like poo poo compared to the DVDs or Blurays, but I watched those tapes so drat much that it's ingrained in my memory. The laserdiscs rips that were added as bonus features to the DVDs in 2006 look better, but they're still non-anamorphic chopped up 480p transfers, so the difference is negligable at best. The fan re-edits of the movies are the best we have so far.
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thrawn527 posted:(Do I lose my nerd card for knowing all this? Or get a new stamp on it?)  I'm considering banishing you to the Unknown Regions again.
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I just happened to hear The Force Theme from Yoda's speech in Empire and it brought back all those wonderful memories of a mystical Star Wars universe. I miss those feelings... 
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Thwomp posted:I just happened to hear The Force Theme from Yoda's speech in Empire and it brought back all those wonderful memories of a mystical Star Wars universe. It's really sad how hard Lucas is bent on overriding ESB and how hard the rest of the EU is bent on overriding the entirety of the OT.
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thrawn527 posted:I may banish myself for knowing as much as I know about the Kardashians. Knowing all that is probably a Scout achievement today. Feel free to sew a little pop culture-badge onto your uniform shirt.
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This is the strangest derail. What would Keeping up with the calrissians be like? Would it be Lando trying a new business venture every week, only to have them 1. taken over by the empire 2. lost in a card game 3. turn a profit.
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VanSandman posted:This is the strangest derail. 3.1: used to hunt down Jedi
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thrawn527 posted:I believe that was actual porn, not a personal sex tape. Which generally doesn't work out quite as well for your career.
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VanSandman posted:This is the strangest derail. Lots of cape shopping. I'd imagine Lobot would be his alcoholic drama creating best friend.
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thrawn527 posted:I believe that was actual porn, not a personal sex tape. Which generally doesn't work out quite as well for your career. Yeah, if it's "leaked" then it's a poor innocent  being victimized.If it's flat out porn, heh, what a skank, who cares about her.
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Mister Roboto posted:I don't even know how I should feel about this.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:I don't even know how I should feel about this. That depends. Is it Bruce Wayne or Anakin in the suite?
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Jigoku San posted:That depends. Is it Bruce Wayne or Anakin in the suite? Jean-Paul Valley. 
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Timby posted:Jean-Paul Valley. In that case it's still the 90s and Star Wars is still cool, guys!
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Jigoku San posted:That depends. Is it Bruce Wayne or Anakin in the suite? I feel really bad about myself cause I didn't think Batman when I first saw that picture, I thought it was some weird Samurai mashup.
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Epi Lepi posted:I feel really bad about myself cause I didn't think Batman when I first saw that picture, I thought it was some weird Samurai mashup. Darth Vader is a weird Samurai mashup.
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OK well the blu rays have been out for a week and the fans have spoken. Lucas! We're not gonna take your mangling of our films any lon-quote:Star Wars is the bestselling catalog Blu-ray Disc of all time, including 515,000 units sold in North America in its first week alone. ...Oh.
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George Lucas: "I'm sorry, naysayers, but I can't hear you over the sound of all these cash registers chiming."
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It was a difficult decision, but I bought them. I don't own any other copies of the movies so I had to, right? 
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Gianthogweed posted:As lovely as they look, they're the versions many of us grew up on. I have the old full screen fuzzy looking 1980s VHS trilogy (the one before the THX release). It looks like poo poo compared to the DVDs or Blurays, but I watched those tapes so drat much that it's ingrained in my memory. Maybe I picked the wrong fan-edit and Revisited is a lot better, I guess?
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Epi Lepi posted:I feel really bad about myself cause I didn't think Batman when I first saw that picture, I thought it was some weird Samurai mashup. Someone actually made Samurai Vader armour.    The circle is now complete. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 14:12 on Sep 23, 2011 |
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