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evobatman posted:Goldbergs will be about events that happened in 1981, but have props that came out in 1989. It's a bit jarring, but since it's always described as "1980-something", it works OK. That really is the best way to do a nostalgia based sitcom. You can have characters advance and grow without forcing your show to cram 5 seasons in 2 real time years. So what if certain things are anachronistic, sitcoms aren't really known for accuracy, since everything mostly returns to status quo by the start of the next episode. The only other nostalgia based show I can think of offhand is The Wonder Years, but that one was a drama, so it was expected to take place in a specific time.
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Der Kyhe posted:70's Show was funny but really 2 seasons too long. When they started to screentest replacements for Topher Grace in one-off episodes involving "new guys in the gang" it was too late. ...And like with Scrubs, the last season is just sad. I kinda like the last season of Scrubs. It was nowhere near as good as earlier seasons but I like that they tried to do something different with a completely new cast of characters rather than trying to continue with the originals. The first few episodes aren't good where they are trying to transition but once Zach Braff leaves the show for good I kind of liked the dynamics of the new kids. Plus they didn't lean heavy into "here is a brand new character that is basically filling the same archetype as a beloved character that just left the show" that many shows end up doing. The main issue is that the show runners thought that Season 8 was going to be the last so they wrote a good finale....only to have the network decide that they would order another season. Networks chasing the almighty dollar regardless of quality is the primary reason why shows (especially sitcoms) jump the shark.
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Archer is possibly taking the cake for gleeful anachronism. It's almost Fallout-esque at times.
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muscles like this! posted:There was a short lived "That 80s Show" which, IIRC, wasn't a spin off or anything like that. Mostly notable for how quickly it failed and how it stared pre-Sunny Glenn Howerton. It was terrible. At least the characters in That 70s Show were mostly well done. That 80s Show seemed to me just a bunch of stereotype 80s personalities and one prop gag after the other. I think I watched the first two episodes and gave up on it. "Look! I have a cellular telephone!" "Hey! A compact disc player!"
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That 70s Show is also notorious for all but showing a joint or bong being used and also showing weed as ultimately harmless and leading to good music timed That 80s Show couldn't do that because the 80's drug was crack and uhhh
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Krispy Wafer posted:The Goldbergs is unique in that the creator has actual videotape footage of many of the events in the show. It’s neat seeing the real people the actors are playing. Kind of like that the end of Schindler’s List but without all the crying. Sometimes they'll even pull those people in to play other characters on the show. That's pretty neat.
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I've noticed that mobile phones seem to be uniquely effective at ageing TV and movies.
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Wheat Loaf posted:I've noticed that mobile phones seem to be uniquely effective at ageing TV and movies. I just binged season 1 of True Detective and it loving owned but that was one of my favorite things - it takes place between 1995 and 2012 and they never really shy away from the changing technology changing the way their investigations work while at the same time not really hitting the viewer over the head with it, "HEY HE HAS A CELL PHONE NOW, IF HE HAD THAT IN '95 HE COULD'VE AVOIDED X Y AND Z" style. Plus it takes place in the middle-of-nowhere rural Louisiana, so even when we start catching up to modern technology there's still tension at the end because they don't have any phone service out at the Resident Evil 7 mansion.
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Wheat Loaf posted:I've noticed that mobile phones seem to be uniquely effective at ageing TV and movies. Frasier is a trip for this because it starts with only the ultra wealthy Niles having a huge flip phone to Frasier having a car phone integrated into the car itself, to the weird early aughts twist phones and finally Frasier has this awkward wired hands free earphone thing
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food court bailiff posted:I just binged season 1 of True Detective and it loving owned but that was one of my favorite things - it takes place between 1995 and 2012 and they never really shy away from the changing technology changing the way their investigations work while at the same time not really hitting the viewer over the head with it, "HEY HE HAS A CELL PHONE NOW, IF HE HAD THAT IN '95 HE COULD'VE AVOIDED X Y AND Z" style. WOW WHAT A MANSION
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Punkin Spunkin posted:https://www.avclub.com/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-rugrats-now-has-a-porn-par-1822597339 Everyday, gods light, straying etc.
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Wheat Loaf posted:I've noticed that mobile phones seem to be uniquely effective at ageing TV and movies. Computer screens are great too, especially with things like 4:3 LCDs which have a pretty narrow window of popularity.
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evobatman posted:Goldbergs will be about events that happened in 1981, but have props that came out in 1989. It's a bit jarring, but since it's always described as "1980-something", it works OK. Á annan veg, an Icelandic comedy that was later remade as Prince Avalanche by David Gordon Green, starts out with a big titlecard that literally says "1980something".
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Iron Crowned posted:That really is the best way to do a nostalgia based sitcom. You can have characters advance and grow without forcing your show to cram 5 seasons in 2 real time years. So what if certain things are anachronistic, sitcoms aren't really known for accuracy, since everything mostly returns to status quo by the start of the next episode. Stranger Things springs to mind. That's fairly good for anachronism, apart from the music.
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I always thought stranger things came off as pretty fugazi but then I talk to people old enough to actually remember the 80s and they say it checks out pretty well 
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Punkin Spunkin posted:https://www.avclub.com/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-rugrats-now-has-a-porn-par-1822597339 TBF that porno is probably way less gross than the porn that the Rugrats animators drew themselves.
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Wheat Loaf posted:I've noticed that mobile phones seem to be uniquely effective at ageing TV and movies. smh if you're not still packing one of these babies 
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I was going to laugh at the price but then remembered the latest iPhones were going for $1000 or some poo poo.
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Garrand posted:I was going to laugh at the price but then remembered the latest iPhones were going for $1000 or some poo poo. Considering inflation the iPhones are probably (marginally) cheaper.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Considering inflation the iPhones are probably (marginally) cheaper. Yeah, but you can replace the battery in the bag phone.
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ryonguy posted:Yeah, but you can replace the battery in the bag phone. Also it doubles as a weapon.
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Whorelord posted:lol no that's I'm Alan Partridge Literally a perfect show. That and Garth Marenghi are blessed that they were so shortrun imo
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EmmyOk posted:Literally a perfect show. That and Garth Marenghi are blessed that they were so shortrun imo I wish Darkplace was available on Netflix or Hulu or somewhere, I've been meaning to rewatch it.
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Erebus posted:smh if you're not still packing one of these babies Given the advances in battery technology since those days, if I had a modern phone with a modern battery pack that size, I wonder how long it would last. Of course, you'd also carry around the risk of it exploding like a small nuke if you dropped it.
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Punkin Spunkin posted:I always thought stranger things came off as pretty fugazi but then I talk to people old enough to actually remember the 80s and they say it checks out pretty well No, Fugazi came around in '88
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Gorilla Salad posted:Given the advances in battery technology since those days, if I had a modern phone with a modern battery pack that size, I wonder how long it would last. I got curious: Nokia Mobira Talkman Weight (g) 5500 Say the battery weighs 4.5kg One iPhone 7 battery weighs 28g and gives 350mins of fairy heavy use So... 937 hours of use - or over a solid month of heavy use. Hold on, I have a kickstarter idea....
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spog posted:I got curious: Is it for a charity that deprograms people who buy apple products?
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Punkin Spunkin posted:I always thought stranger things came off as pretty fugazi but then I talk to people old enough to actually remember the 80s and they say it checks out pretty well I was about the same age as the main kid characters in 1983 and it matches my recollection rather well.
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RBA Starblade posted:I wish Darkplace was available on Netflix or Hulu or somewhere, I've been meaning to rewatch it. I've no idea how straightforward the mechanism is for getting into it outside the UK, but Channel 4 has the series online
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Darkplace was on Seeso in America but that's collapsed, so who knows where it went.
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Computer screens are great too, especially with things like 4:3 LCDs which have a pretty narrow window of popularity. Star Trek Enterprise was dated before it ever debuted.  Who doesn't love sci-fi settings covered with ghosting displays that can't actually display black?
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Punkin Spunkin posted:https://www.avclub.com/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-rugrats-now-has-a-porn-par-1822597339 haha, I'm actually facebook friends with the lady playing the "Lil" parody...for non-pornographic reasons actually. She likes to post cute puppy memes. muscles like this! posted:Darkplace was on Seeso in America but that's collapsed, so who knows where it went. I've seen them on Youtube, but no idea if that counts as 
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Doggles posted:Star Trek Enterprise was dated before it ever debuted. Enterprise's issue was its art direction sucked major major rear end. They attempted some concept of "oh its star trek but like old and like a submarine!" without looking at what the originals looked like and working backwards from that. Yes the original series is pretty cheesy now with big buttons and cardboard computers but they didn't even try.
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Talking about Enterprise, I'm sort of reminded of some show about 10 years ago called "Defying Gravity" and there was an episode about how the astronauts on a potentially life-or-death mission had to do essentially a promotional video for a candy bar because the candy company paid a lot of money to NASA to do the spot. I like to imagine that being in Enterprise, though. Archer and crew have to have little 'sponsored by' signs on the bridge so that every time they open hailing frequencies the aliens they're talking to see a 'not-Coke' logo in the background. They have to do occasional promotional things from deep space for commercials to be aired back home. Etc.
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Imagine aliens being confused and enraged by Earth advertisements in their communications, and let alone what happens when the Ferengi get involved. And that's when they've had enough and decide the only way forward is fully automated luxury gay space communism.
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I don't think they have money in Star Trek. Though they still ate meat on Enterprise.
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Doggles posted:Star Trek Enterprise was dated before it ever debuted. Or any show which has those transparent displays set up.   Sure, it looks cool as hell, by god help you if you try to actually use one in an environment with any sort of background light or movement. The military uses similar stuff, which everyone has seen in war movies:  But I'm pretty sure no one was using them for typing and they were set up to avoid issues or glare and cluttered, moving backgrounds.
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Mu Zeta posted:I don't think they have money in Star Trek. Though they still ate meat on Enterprise. Assuming you're talking about the ship and not the show, why would they not eat meat for any reason other than not liking it? Replicators remove any cruelty from production. Sure, PETA of the 23rd Century would still be protesting that cows had been bred 80 years earlier to get the template for that perfect cut of Kobe beef you just ate, but they'd be even more fringe than they are today.
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