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Sunflower
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Aug 30 2009, 4:08pm
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I appreciate your replies both to us and to JIm very much. That clears up everything. I am not against 3D per se, but right now I have serious doubts about it in its current incarnation. First, I am skeptical of the technology as it stands right now because it seems to be little more than a gimmick being forced on people to wring more dollars out of the filmgoing audience in tough economic times. I am very irrititated that there is not a choice between 2D and 3D for practically ALL the children's films and blockbusters out there this summer (oh, it shows on one "token" 2D screening but that's only 2 or 3 showings a week, in all the theaters in my town) and those 3D shows are a full $4 more than regular ticket price. I have no financial problem with it, being single, but for a family pinching pennies these days it could be a problem. Concessions cost enough! As I have repeatedly said, 3 or 4 yrs ago I watched Beowulf in 3D for only $1.50 more than regular ticket price and loved it. IMO, a 3D film should not cost any more regular ticket price than that. Anything more is gouging and unfair. The price will have to come down considerably for me to be favorable to it. Secondly, don't get me wrong, but I don't think the technolgy has evolved yet to a point where I am impressed with it. It's great at first, but after the first half-hour it is a huge distraction. And not all films are suitable for 3D--at least in its current incarnation. Something like Beowulf or action films are great, but as it stands now, films like dramas or romantic comedies are not suitable. I know for a fact that if LOTR were put into 3D right now, the intrusion of 3D in the quieter scenes, such as Bag End, Rivendell, the Golden Hall, and the Arwen scenes it would be huge irritating distraction and would take me completely out of the story. Face it, in the end 3D is going to have to look more like seamless 2D for me to be impressed. And the glasses will have to go. They are completely unecessary. At the current rate of development, how long do you think it may be before 3D gets to this point? Jim may be able to answer this. Thirdly, some of us are concerned that fascination with 3D technology is being undertaken at the expense of important things like sotry, character and emotion, still the most important things in a picture. Most 3D blockbusters this summer have been sorely lacking in these things. Buchanicus and I had an extended discussion of "District 9" and Avatar in the "Avatar" thread over in OT, which has now fallen to the 2nd page down there. Based on what you saw, I sincererely hope that Mr. Cameron has a great story with the kind of unforgettable characters that we will fall in love with, that he has peopled his past films with. I have faith that he can accomplish this..I hope. Lastly, I am very interested to learn that apparently there are huge vision/eyesight issues for older 3D viewers. The population of the US and many other countries is rapidly aging and reading some comments on here, I am finding out that the technology is not suitable for middle-aged and older viewers. Before the technolgy can become completely acessable to the entire filmgoing population, it will have to be cleaned up to the point where these issues are resolved. And Hollywood has got to stop concentrating on the younger and "four quandrant" family audiences--people under 50, and face the fact that demographically, they can't continue to make the huge sums of money they want without reaching out to this audience. Such antiquated things as dramas and sophisticated (NOT snarky) romantic comedies will have to come back if Hollywood is to survive. And films for women too. IMO the film industry in the end is NOT going to live and die on the blockbuster. The studio heads have GOT to get past this "huge and instant profit" metality and open themselves up to more "middle-range" films. District 9 has shown a path to how this can be successfully done, and at a fraction of the cost. (Now THERE's a film that would have been great in 3-D!) How will 3D accomadate this? (This is a 30-something woman speaking.) And lastly: in a nutshell, someone has to convince me WHY we need this technology so much. Sorry Film preservationsits and historians working in film libraries in Hollywood are finding out, with alarm, that analog film prints from decades ago are in remarkable great shape, whereas the first digital prints from the 80's and early '90's are already fading. I am concerned that digital technolgy may not last as long as traditional film prints..has any thought been given to longevity and preservation issues, or are film-makers been to dazzled by the wonder of the present? Oh--and I guess I'm very lucky to have an IMAX theater in my town! There are less than 500 worldwide? Albany, NY is VERY fortunate then!
(This post was edited by Sunflower on Aug 30 2009, 4:15pm)
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Time
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Please let those 3D 'Hobbit' rumors rest in peace
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MrCere
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Aug 28 2009, 9:50am
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Good.
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Buchanicus
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Aug 28 2009, 10:26am
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agree
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Mitrandir
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Aug 28 2009, 10:59am
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LOL Love the graphic!!!
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debo
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Aug 28 2009, 11:26am
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How do I say "YAY" in 3D?
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Earl
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Aug 28 2009, 11:39am
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Is it just me...
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Parker
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Aug 28 2009, 11:52am
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Good good! Consistency till death!
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xxxyyy
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Aug 28 2009, 12:21pm
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I love consistancy, too. And LotR was in 2D. But...
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Patty
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Aug 28 2009, 12:26pm
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Del Toro Said Exactly... Nothing.
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jimdorey
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Aug 28 2009, 1:01pm
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a possible interpret.
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Mithrandír
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Aug 28 2009, 1:25pm
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Double-speak
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Gwynhyffar
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Aug 28 2009, 1:41pm
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How are 3D scripts different from 2D scripts?
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squire
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Aug 28 2009, 2:19pm
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Clearing up misconceptions
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jimdorey
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Aug 28 2009, 2:30pm
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Perhaps
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Tim
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Aug 28 2009, 2:39pm
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He
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jimdorey
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Aug 28 2009, 2:53pm
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Mislead or sidestep...
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Tim
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Aug 28 2009, 7:12pm
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T
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Ceres_the_Dwarf_(planet)
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Aug 30 2009, 6:36pm
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Hmm..
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Radagast_the_Brown
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Aug 30 2009, 7:17pm
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Regardless-
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Guillermo
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Aug 30 2009, 7:55pm
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WM3-D .......Love it!
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farmer maggot
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Aug 30 2009, 8:15pm
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Nice one G.
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Ataahua
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Aug 30 2009, 8:30pm
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LOL //
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Magpie
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Aug 30 2009, 8:39pm
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LOL!
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Sunflower
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Aug 30 2009, 9:37pm
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Okay, I get the absurdity...
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Ceres_the_Dwarf_(planet)
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Aug 30 2009, 8:43pm
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Period. Full stop!
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grammaboodawg
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Aug 31 2009, 1:18am
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G's Not a Crook!
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Tim
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Aug 31 2009, 1:19am
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Sounds pretty clear to me....
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Donry
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Aug 31 2009, 3:54pm
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LOL!
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Sep 4 2009, 2:57pm
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[no subject]
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mordor89
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Sep 19 2009, 6:55pm
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I'd just like to say...
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Buchanicus
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Aug 28 2009, 9:17pm
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I saw the Avatar trailer on a 2D screen...
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Snaga
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Aug 28 2009, 11:13pm
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Maybe augmented reality is a part of the answer to future 3D reality, if you don't want to wear those glasses?
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Theodred
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Aug 30 2009, 7:38pm
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Didn't look that impressive to me
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shadowdog
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Aug 31 2009, 4:32pm
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Why on a screen?
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Theodred
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Aug 31 2009, 8:51pm
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this here is the very reason
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weathertop
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Aug 31 2009, 9:07pm
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That will probably also change in the future,
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Theodred
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Aug 31 2009, 9:27pm
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Want!
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Ainu Laire
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Sep 1 2009, 9:19am
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Wow, flashback to Fahrenheit 451.
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Ataahua
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Aug 31 2009, 9:28pm
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No.
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Sep 1 2009, 4:00am
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I have to disagree with you I'm afraid.
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Theodred
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Sep 1 2009, 9:06pm
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Then call it a hybrid?
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Sep 1 2009, 10:36pm
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yes
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Mithrandír
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Aug 28 2009, 3:15pm
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Well said
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Tim
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Aug 28 2009, 2:33pm
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How do you punish your anonymous sources when they're wrong?
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N.E. Brigand
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Aug 28 2009, 3:08pm
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Sources aren't responsible when the situation changes.
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Elizabeth
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Aug 28 2009, 9:39pm
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Acountability
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Tim
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Aug 28 2009, 9:50pm
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Did the situation change?
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N.E. Brigand
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Aug 28 2009, 10:29pm
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As I recall, he said he wanted to...
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Elizabeth
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Aug 29 2009, 8:07am
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Well reasoned...
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jimdorey
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Aug 29 2009, 3:26pm
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Oh, well-
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Guillermo
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Aug 30 2009, 6:01am
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Thank you!
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Elizabeth
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Aug 30 2009, 7:17am
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Thankyou...
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Radagast_the_Brown
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Aug 30 2009, 7:25am
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Thank you
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Peredhil lover
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Aug 30 2009, 10:44am
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Thank you for giving us the most definitive reply possible on this!
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farmer maggot
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Aug 30 2009, 10:59am
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I believe Jim-
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Guillermo
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Aug 30 2009, 11:10am
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That clears that up...
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CuChulainn
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Aug 30 2009, 11:54am
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Well yeah Jim ain't the Devil
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Tim
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Aug 30 2009, 3:58pm
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Add me to the "thank you's"
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Sunflower
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Aug 30 2009, 4:08pm
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Good questions....
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Tim
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Aug 30 2009, 4:16pm
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1's and 0's
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Tim
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Aug 31 2009, 1:54am
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Read anything from your old 5" floppies lately, or some Wordstar files from college?
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squire
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Aug 31 2009, 3:03am
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oh, no man fer sure dvd's ain't going to be around long
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Tim
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Aug 31 2009, 5:19am
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Well...
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Sunflower
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Aug 31 2009, 6:53am
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One last thing
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Sunflower
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Aug 31 2009, 7:32am
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Thank you for the comments and added extras!
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farmer maggot
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Aug 30 2009, 5:56pm
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Aha!
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Curious
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Aug 30 2009, 9:30pm
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*huge smile*
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grammaboodawg
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Aug 31 2009, 1:40am
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Thank you, sir!
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Ainu Laire
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Aug 30 2009, 12:29pm
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Thanks
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Magpie
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Aug 30 2009, 12:50pm
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Woot Guillermo to the rescue!
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Tim
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Aug 30 2009, 3:44pm
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Doubts About No 3D Weren't Unreasonable
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Ceres_the_Dwarf_(planet)
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Aug 30 2009, 4:11pm
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That's not what was being claimed
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Tim
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Aug 30 2009, 4:51pm
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PJ
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jimdorey
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Aug 29 2009, 3:13pm
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So did the situation change this time too?
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N.E. Brigand
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Aug 30 2009, 7:40am
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hehe...
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Magpie
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Aug 30 2009, 12:52pm
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GdT is the co-screenwriter as well as the director
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Aug 28 2009, 3:23pm
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With all respect, are you kidding?
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MrCere
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Aug 28 2009, 11:19pm
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*stands up in the audience and says "yeah" to what MrCere just said*
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Tim
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Aug 28 2009, 11:43pm
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Well said! *applause*
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Peredhil lover
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Aug 29 2009, 7:35am
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I don't know
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jimdorey
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Aug 29 2009, 3:17pm
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PERIOD! Full Stop! Well done, sir :) //
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grammaboodawg
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Aug 29 2009, 4:41pm
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Yeah he did say no
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Tim
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Aug 28 2009, 1:58pm
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Amazing
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Garfeimao
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Aug 28 2009, 4:19pm
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Just a thought here because both views may be 'right'
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farmer maggot
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Aug 28 2009, 4:22pm
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Good!
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Compa_Mighty
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Aug 28 2009, 4:50pm
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Those malicious Interwebs
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lumpkin
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Aug 29 2009, 3:05am
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lumpkin!!!!!
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grammaboodawg
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Aug 29 2009, 4:48pm
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Hi Lumpkin!
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Patty
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Aug 29 2009, 6:40pm
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