Author Topic: The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre (Read 548044 times)

sneakypete · « **Reply #900 on:** April 14, 2017, 06:25:33 pm »

Quote from: kevindavis on April 06, 2017, 09:52:42 pm

I think sooner.. Also, I hope the UN isn't running things..

@kevindavis

I am late to this discussion and have no idea what has been established as fact for dramatic purposes on the show,but I do know some of the absolutely astounding advancements that have been made in just the last 100 years,and I also understand that each new discovery is due to knowledge gained from and piggy-backing off of previous discoveries,and these things tend to happen VERY quickly compared to earlier time frames. Put plainly,"we" know more,and when you know more making new discoveries is easier because your mind has been opened to new possibilities as well as expanded by understanding new technology and knowledge.

Never mind 200 years,if any of us alive today were to come out of a cryogenic tank a mere 100 years from now we would be the intellectual equivalent of Neanderthals.

Providing of course we don't blow our selves up first,or inflict mob rule via democracy over the whole planet. Democracies HATE new technology because democracies ARE government by mob rule,and mobs don't like it when someone is smarter and more ambitious than they are,and their punishments for individual achievements can be ruthless.

sneakypete · « **Reply #901 on:** April 14, 2017, 06:31:09 pm »

Quote from: kevindavis on April 06, 2017, 09:52:42 pm

I think sooner.. Also, I hope the UN isn't running things..

@kevindavis

If the UN ends up running things there will be NO technological advancements,only retreats as they try to be tribesmen from Borneo the equivalent of MIT grads,and concentrate on leveling all playing fields so nobody fails. If nobody fails,by definition nobody succeeds.

sneakypete · « **Reply #902 on:** April 14, 2017, 06:34:37 pm »

@Machiavelli

Quote

Under Gilead’s police state, households are composed of high-status Wives; domestic Marthas; and the titular Handmaids, fertile women who are forced to bear children through ritualized sexual encounters with the household’s male “Commander.”

We're all going to be Mormons?

sneakypete · « **Reply #903 on:** April 14, 2017, 06:37:03 pm »

Quote from: Ghost Bear on April 14, 2017, 01:23:10 pm

Mystery Science Theater 3000 returns: Watch the first trailer

In the not too distant future — April 14, to be exact — Mystery Science Theater 3000, the beloved cult TV show, will make its triumphant return to Netflix for a 12 14-episode run.

@Ghost Bear

I have been getting old episodes for free by pulling them in off my HD antenna. One of the local broadcast stations airs them.

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #904 on:** April 14, 2017, 06:40:33 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on April 14, 2017, 06:37:03 pm

@Ghost Bear

I have been getting old episodes for free by pulling them in off my HD antenna. One of the local broadcast stations airs them.

Well that's cool. I've been thinking of getting an HD antenna just to see what it can pick up. Supposedly, there should be a good selection of stations to choose from in my area.

sneakypete · « **Reply #905 on:** April 14, 2017, 06:46:08 pm »

Quote from: Ghost Bear on April 14, 2017, 06:40:33 pm

Well that's cool. I've been thinking of getting an HD antenna just to see what it can pick up. Supposedly, there should be a good selection of stations to choose from in my area.

@Ghost Bear

I have bought 3 RCA HDTV antennas from Amazon for 46 bucks each. One for my home,one for my workshop,and one as a gift for a sick friend that can't afford cable or sat service.

With my old pre-sat/pre-hd antenna I pulled in 5 stations,if the weather was right. With the new HD antenna,I pull in 39 channels at the house,and 43 at the shop. It is an antenna rated to pick up stations up to 50 miles away,and the channels closest to me are 54 miles away. I get more channels in the shop because the antenna is mounted higher.

BTW,the RCA antenna is Made in America,and the price has increased to around 65 bucks each in the last 2 years. Still a hell of a bargain for what you get,though.

BTW-2, when you buy one,go to this web site to find out where your closest stations are located,and get a compass azimuth so you know where to point it for the best reception.

http://www.tvfool.com/

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #906 on:** April 14, 2017, 06:54:01 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on April 14, 2017, 06:46:08 pm

@Ghost Bear

I have bought 3 RCA HDTV antennas from Amazon for 46 bucks each. One for my home,one for my workshop,and one as a gift for a sick friend that can't afford cable or sat service.

With my old pre-sat/pre-hd antenna I pulled in 5 stations,if the weather was right. With the new HD antenna,I pull in 39 channels at the house,and 43 at the shop. It is an antenna rated to pick up stations up to 50 miles away,and the channels closest to me are 54 miles away. I get more channels in the shop because the antenna is mounted higher.

BTW,the RCA antenna is Made in America,and the price has increased to around 65 bucks each in the last 2 years. Still a hell of a bargain for what you get,though.

BTW-2, when you buy one,go to this web site to find out where your closest stations are located,and get a compass azimuth so you know where to point it for the best reception.

http://www.tvfool.com/

Are you using an indoor or outdoor antenna? Have you tried both, by any chance?

I've seen the TVFool website, that's what's leading me to consider trying it... it shows a really good selection of channels within reach of our home.

truth_seeker · « **Reply #907 on:** April 14, 2017, 07:26:33 pm »

This type is found on the internet for about $70 however I got one at Fry's Electronics for about $16.

The higher the antenna, the better. Amplification and rotating help, too. This $16 version has it all.

sneakypete · « **Reply #908 on:** April 14, 2017, 07:31:44 pm »

Quote from: Ghost Bear on April 14, 2017, 06:54:01 pm

Are you using an indoor or outdoor antenna? Have you tried both, by any chance?

I've seen the TVFool website, that's what's leading me to consider trying it... it shows a really good selection of channels within reach of our home.

@Ghost Bear

I use only outside antennas. Indoor antennas are only for foolish people who live under the dictatorship of Homeowners Associations.

The HD antenna of today is VERY tiny and lightweight compared to the tv antennas we grew up with. I think the RCA's I bought weigh less than 4 lbs each.

I bought the steel poles that come in 8 foot sections that can be pounded into the ground to create a really good ground to protect your house from lightening strikes at the house. I used 2 sections and my antenna is aproximately 14 feet off the ground. Once I got it pointed to where it needed to be pointed,I drill a hold through the coupling and installed a bolt and a nut to keep the wind from turning it.

Being a little anal about fire,I also ran a copper wire from the antenna into a copper ground spike driven 2 feet into the ground.

BTW,here is the exact antenna I bought,and the good news is the price has dropped back down to 44 bucks!

http://www.amazon.com/RCA-Compact-Outdoor-Antenna-Range/dp/B0024R4B5C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492212728&sr=8-2&keywords=rca+hd+antenna

sneakypete · « **Reply #909 on:** April 14, 2017, 07:35:20 pm »

Quote from: truth_seeker on April 14, 2017, 07:26:33 pm

This type is found on the internet for about $70 however I got one at Fry's Electronics for about $16.

That looks an awful lot like the first antenna I bought. The motor shorted out and damn near burnt my house down. That ended powered antennas for me.

I guess it all depends on where you live,but for me,all the stations I get are within the "reception cone" of my antenna,so I have no reason to turn it.

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #910 on:** April 14, 2017, 07:36:32 pm »

@sneakypete and @truth_seeker , thank you both for the info!

bigheadfred · « **Reply #911 on:** April 14, 2017, 08:12:08 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on April 14, 2017, 06:34:37 pm

@Machiavelli

We're all going to be Mormons?

Resistance is futile.

Thanks for the info on the antennas and tv link. Being where I am we don't have that many channels. Around 12. One spanish and 4 PBS.

sneakypete · « **Reply #912 on:** April 14, 2017, 08:32:48 pm »

Quote from: bigheadfred on April 14, 2017, 08:12:08 pm

Resistance is futile.

Thanks for the info on the antennas and tv link. Being where I am we don't have that many channels. Around 12. One spanish and 4 PBS.

If you are within 60 miles of any broadcast towers,the RCA will pull them in for you with a picture so sharp you won't believe it.

TVFOOL will tell the tale on the closest stations.

I also have a ROKU 3 and a channel master tuner/TIVO with a 1 TB hard drive build it and a portable 1TB hard drive plugged into the back,and recently dropped the Direct TV sat dish in favor of Direct TV streaming videos.

Add them all up,and I know get over 2000 channels,and am paying $35 per month for most of them. If I want a pay channel movie or event not already on one of my Direct tv or free streaming sources,I just pay a one time fee of a few bucks to view it.

BTW,I was paying around 70 bucks per month for direct tv with no contract,including HBO,Showtime,and Cinemax. I now get over 100 streaming channels from Direst TV,plus HBO,Showtime,and Cinemas for 35 bucks.

Granted,most of the channels and shows are crap that would be torture to watch,but even if I just limit viewing to killer stuff I seriously want to watch,there just aren't that many hours in the day even if I could go without sleep.

bigheadfred · « **Reply #913 on:** April 14, 2017, 09:55:02 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on April 14, 2017, 08:32:48 pm

If you are within 60 miles of any broadcast towers,the RCA will pull them in for you with a picture so sharp you won't believe it.

TVFOOL will tell the tale on the closest stations.

I also have a ROKU 3 and a channel master tuner/TIVO with a 1 TB hard drive build it and a portable 1TB hard drive plugged into the back,and recently dropped the Direct TV sat dish in favor of Direct TV streaming videos.

Add them all up,and I know get over 2000 channels,and am paying $35 per month for most of them. If I want a pay channel movie or event not already on one of my Direct tv or free streaming sources,I just pay a one time fee of a few bucks to view it.

BTW,I was paying around 70 bucks per month for direct tv with no contract,including HBO,Showtime,and Cinemax. I now get over 100 streaming channels from Direst TV,plus HBO,Showtime,and Cinemas for 35 bucks.

Granted,most of the channels and shows are crap that would be torture to watch,but even if I just limit viewing to killer stuff I seriously want to watch,there just aren't that many hours in the day even if I could go without sleep.

I looked on the link and 12 stations is about it. Where I am at there aren't that many people or broadcasts period. Our internet-Cableone-is $80/month. I have 3 rokus on 3 tvs and we are paying for Netflix and Amazon Prime. So we are in the $100/month for that total. I tend to watch documentaries on Youtube via the roku. Redbox for the newer movies. I've been considering going with Centurylink for the internet. About 1/2 the price but I'm getting some fast service from the one I have now. But it has a data cap. I'm going to investigate free e-books.

geronl · « **Reply #914 on:** April 15, 2017, 02:41:14 am »

Am I the only one who thinks the new Star Wars: Last Jedi trailer is horribly frustrating, incoherent and uninformative?

sneakypete · « **Reply #915 on:** April 15, 2017, 06:59:45 am »

Quote from: bigheadfred on April 14, 2017, 09:55:02 pm

I've been considering going with Centurylink for the internet. About 1/2 the price but I'm getting some fast service from the one I have now. But it has a data cap.

@bigheadfred

I've had Century Link ever since I've had a internet connection,and have never had any problems with it. If mine has a date cap,I'm not aware of it. Actually,I've had Century Link a lot longer than that. I already had it when I bought my first computer.

truth_seeker · « **Reply #916 on:** April 15, 2017, 02:13:21 pm »

I am about 35 miles from Mt. Wilson, which supplies most of the greater Lost Angeles OTA signals (over the air, antenna style).

I made a list yesterday, of only the channels that are a) English, and b) not shopping or religion.

That list comes to about 35 channels. Including the other categories, it is over 100. For some stations, I get both the Los Angeles and San Diego signals.

My brother-in-law lives in Murrieta, and Saddleback Mountain blocks him, and OTA is out the of the question. He has been trying to cut the cable, too.

For him, there are several new networks over the internet, which he can select from, including SlingTV, YouTube TV, DirectTV Now, and others. They range from $25-45 monthly and provide over 20 network channels each, in place of about $100 for cable.

geronl · « **Reply #917 on:** April 15, 2017, 02:30:51 pm »

Quote from: truth_seeker on April 15, 2017, 02:13:21 pm

For him, there are several new networks over the internet, which he can select from, including SlingTV, YouTube TV, DirectTV Now, and others. They range from $25-45 monthly and provide over 20 network channels each, in place of about $100 for cable.

and now Google TV

sneakypete · « **Reply #918 on:** April 15, 2017, 02:39:45 pm »

Quote from: truth_seeker on April 15, 2017, 02:13:21 pm

I am about 35 miles from Mt. Wilson, which supplies most of the greater Lost Angeles OTA signals (over the air, antenna style).

I made a list yesterday, of only the channels that are a) English, and b) not shopping or religion.

That list comes to about 35 channels. Including the other categories, it is over 100. For some stations, I get both the Los Angeles and San Diego signals.

My brother-in-law lives in Murrieta, and Saddleback Mountain blocks him, and OTA is out the of the question. He has been trying to cut the cable, too.

For him, there are several new networks over the internet, which he can select from, including SlingTV, YouTube TV, DirectTV Now, and others. They range from $25-45 monthly and provide over 20 network channels each, in place of about $100 for cable.

Tell him to buy a ROKU and stream tv shows from it. If he has a internet connection,the ROKU will give him over 1,000 channels to chose from,most of them free.

I have two ROKU 3's. One in my shop and one in the house.

geronl · « **Reply #919 on:** April 15, 2017, 02:47:58 pm »

or get them hooked on online subtitled Korean dramas.

truth_seeker · « **Reply #920 on:** April 15, 2017, 03:20:11 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on April 15, 2017, 02:39:45 pm

Tell him to buy a ROKU and stream tv shows from it. If he has a internet connection,the ROKU will give him over 1,000 channels to chose from,most of them free.

I have two ROKU 3's. One in my shop and one in the house.

He has a Roku. But like me, he also has family that want old fashioned current local news. I now get that by antenna, but he can't.

But the streaming packages like SlingTV will soon have something for him that will work, I predict.

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #921 on:** April 15, 2017, 07:23:52 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00pppnY8jZo

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #922 on:** April 15, 2017, 07:25:26 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on April 14, 2017, 06:31:09 pm

@kevindavis

If the UN ends up running things there will be NO technological advancements,only retreats as they try to be tribesmen from Borneo the equivalent of MIT grads,and concentrate on leveling all playing fields so nobody fails. If nobody fails,by definition nobody succeeds.

@sneakypete

You are right..

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #923 on:** April 15, 2017, 07:27:42 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Jly-WFVaE

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #924 on:** April 15, 2017, 07:31:34 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC5_mB5K2XE

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #925 on:** April 15, 2017, 07:31:38 pm »

New season of Dr Who starting tonight with a new companion in Peter Capaldi's last season as the Doctor. Also a Dr Who spin off premiering after Dr Who (Class).

From what I'm reading this season of Dr Who is a lead in to "Class".

Sanguine · « **Reply #926 on:** April 15, 2017, 07:44:04 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on April 15, 2017, 07:31:38 pm

New season of Dr Who starting tonight with a new companion in Peter Capaldi's last season as the Doctor. Also a Dr Who spin off premiering after Dr Who (Class).

From what I'm reading this season of Dr Who is a lead in to "Class".

Just started watching Dr. Who. There's, I think, 10 seasons on Amazon Prime. Pretty good so far.

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #927 on:** April 15, 2017, 08:02:10 pm »

Quote from: Sanguine on April 15, 2017, 07:44:04 pm

Just started watching Dr. Who. There's, I think, 10 seasons on Amazon Prime. Pretty good so far.

Only 40 more years to go.

The show almost didn't make it. The day the show first premiered just happened to be the day that JFK was assassinated and nobody watched it. Then the first actor who played the first Dr (William Hartnell) began having trouble remembering his lines due to arteriosclerosis.which gave the show the means to continue for 50 years.

sneakypete · « **Reply #928 on:** April 15, 2017, 08:15:30 pm »

Quote from: geronl on April 15, 2017, 02:47:58 pm

or get them hooked on online subtitled Korean dramas.

@geronl

Well,I get the Chicago "Super station" as a streaming channel on my Channel Master,and I also get it,BBC news,and several other news channels on my ROKU.

geronl · « **Reply #929 on:** April 16, 2017, 12:05:58 am »

Quote from: sneakypete on April 15, 2017, 08:15:30 pm

@geronl

Well,I get the Chicago "Super station" as a streaming channel on my Channel Master,and I also get it,BBC news,and several other news channels on my ROKU.

Some K-dramas are actually very good, though. Many aren't. I watch them anyways. lol.

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #930 on:** April 16, 2017, 07:46:56 pm »

As I'm watching Babylon 5 on go90, season one surely sucks..

Machiavelli · « **Reply #931 on:** April 16, 2017, 09:55:19 pm »

Quote from: kevindavis on April 16, 2017, 07:46:56 pm

As I'm watching Babylon 5 on go90, season one surely sucks..

I didn't care for Babylon 5 overall. I thought it was wildly overrated. But I did appreciate the fact that JMS had the whole thing planned out and didn't just make it up as he went along. And he ended it after 5 seasons.

I thought that "The Coming of Shadows" was quite good.

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #932 on:** April 17, 2017, 08:33:46 am »

Quote from: kevindavis on April 16, 2017, 07:46:56 pm

As I'm watching Babylon 5 on go90, season one surely sucks..

Everyone says that. But if you can make it to the end of Season 1 it starts picking up from there.

The Season 1 episodes to pay closest attention to are Episode 13 (Signs and Portents), Episodes 18 & 19 (A Voice in the Wilderness parts 1 & 2), Episode 20 (Babylon Squared), and Episode 22 (Chrysalis). There are other good episodes among those, but those are the ones really critical to the plot going onward.

From Season 2 on, there are fewer and fewer "filler" episodes and more "wham" episodes.

geronl · « **Reply #933 on:** April 17, 2017, 09:38:15 am »

Dr Who was just an average intro episode.

Machiavelli · « **Reply #934 on:** April 17, 2017, 03:27:24 pm »

Mark Hamill says 'it's possible' Luke goes to dark side in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'

Michael Rothman
ABC News
April 14, 2017

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Today, the first teaser for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" dropped and the thing that stuck out for fans was Luke Skywalker's quote at the end that the "Jedi must end." ...

As for if Luke would ever turn to the dark side, [Hamill] said, "It's possible, anything's possible." ...

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Cripplecreek · « **Reply #935 on:** April 17, 2017, 03:48:31 pm »

Quote from: geronl on April 17, 2017, 09:38:15 am

Dr Who was just an average intro episode.

I'm not thrilled with the new companion.

The "Class" spinoff looks OK but I could have done without the gay thing so quickly. I also noticed the doctor was stopped dead by the name C. Oswald on the wall directory. He doesn't remember her but there is definitely something there.

ABX · « **Reply #936 on:** April 17, 2017, 03:59:24 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on April 17, 2017, 03:48:31 pm

I'm not thrilled with the new companion.

The "Class" spinoff looks OK but I could have done without the gay thing so quickly. I also noticed the doctor was stopped dead by the name C. Oswald on the wall directory. He doesn't remember her but there is definitely something there.

And the brief musical notes near the end playing Clara's theme. They are keeping that line running for some reason.

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #937 on:** April 17, 2017, 04:29:16 pm »

Quote from: AbaraXas on April 17, 2017, 03:59:24 pm

And the brief musical notes near the end playing Clara's theme. They are keeping that line running for some reason.

Yeah. I have a feeling that Jenna Coleman will show up for the occasional single show to check up on the doctor.

She is effectively immortal as long as she doesn't return to the moment of her death and she's running around with Ashildr who is another immortal created by the Dr.

ABX · « **Reply #938 on:** April 17, 2017, 04:46:04 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on April 17, 2017, 04:29:16 pm

Yeah. I have a feeling that Jenna Coleman will show up for the occasional single show to check up on the doctor.

She is effectively immortal as long as she doesn't return to the moment of her death and she's running around with Ashildr who is another immortal created by the Dr.

Not to mention she was scattered along all of the Doctor's time-stream to guide him, not just his past (Wibbly Wobbly) so it would only make sense that he is always running into clues, even if he doesn't recognize them because he wiped his memory.

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #939 on:** April 19, 2017, 10:02:51 pm »

Well, I'm going to be watching The Expanse live tonight for the first time since it aired.

Sanguine · « **Reply #940 on:** April 19, 2017, 10:07:22 pm »

Quote from: kevindavis on April 19, 2017, 10:02:51 pm

Well, I'm going to be watching The Expanse live tonight for the first time since it aired.

I'll have to catch it tomorrow. Don't tell me what happens.

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #941 on:** April 19, 2017, 10:10:12 pm »

Quote from: kevindavis on April 19, 2017, 10:02:51 pm

Well, I'm going to be watching The Expanse live tonight for the first time since it aired.

Apparently someone has regained control of the Nauvoo. Sounds like they're using it for Ganymede rescues.

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #942 on:** April 19, 2017, 10:14:26 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on April 19, 2017, 10:10:12 pm

Apparently someone has regained control of the Nauvoo. Sounds like they're using it for Ganymede rescues.

Just Damn..

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #943 on:** April 19, 2017, 10:16:30 pm »

@JBG0005

Only 5 minutes into the show wow. #TheExpanse

sneakypete · « **Reply #944 on:** April 19, 2017, 10:43:59 pm »

Quote from: geronl on April 17, 2017, 09:38:15 am

Dr Who was just an average intro episode.

@geronl

What channel are you seeing it on? I get two different PBS channels,and can't find it on either.

sneakypete · « **Reply #945 on:** April 19, 2017, 10:45:32 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on April 17, 2017, 04:29:16 pm

Yeah. I have a feeling that Jenna Coleman will show up for the occasional single show to check up on the doctor.

@Cripplecreek

Ahhhh,Jenna Coleman!

Yummy!

geronl · « **Reply #946 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:56:00 am »

Quote from: sneakypete on April 19, 2017, 10:43:59 pm

@geronl

What channel are you seeing it on? I get two different PBS channels,and can't find it on either.

I caught it online at a legally questionable website....

InHeavenThereIsNoBeer · « **Reply #947 on:** April 20, 2017, 09:22:44 am »

Quote from: geronl on April 20, 2017, 12:56:00 am

I caught it online at a legally questionable website....

BBC America?

www.bbca.com

sneakypete · « **Reply #948 on:** April 20, 2017, 09:25:36 am »

Quote from: geronl on April 20, 2017, 12:56:00 am

I caught it online at a legally questionable website....

@geronl

Thanks

uglybiker · « **Reply #949 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:53:21 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoTt1qtvFUY