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Bracing For Disappointment
#11
RE: Bracing For Disappointment
(April 27, 2019 at 7:04 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I read the first one with interest, but the rest are victims of their own success.

Dune Messiah was ok but the rest were bloody hard work, and too long.
Prison library's must be full of Frank Herbert novels.
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.
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#12
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(April 27, 2019 at 9:26 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(April 27, 2019 at 8:41 pm)Shell B Wrote: The fact that it's lengthy and fiction is a complete turn-off for him. There's not a single hacker.

Tell him about the mentats.  Popcorn

He knows. He's read half of it. He slogs through it.
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#13
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I read it while going from San Diego to Korea (5501 miles/¿ k.) at 12 kts. (13.2 MPH, √♫ kph)
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#14
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I kept wanting to read the first book, but I just never got around to it.
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#15
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I watched a bunch of trailers before the new Avengers movie. Hollywood is overlooking a niche market. They should just produce a bunch of trailers, bundle them up, and show those in the theater. That would be more exciting than most of the movies out there. And they wouldn't have to charge an arm and a leg for you to watch them. And second run theaters would have tons more content that people would want to watch. And later they could release the trailers on Bluray and DVD to the home market, and run them in syndication. That might actually get more people back in the theaters, getting them all hot and bothered about the idea of seeing a movie.
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#16
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There used to be a TV show called "Trailer Park". The host was dressed like trailer trash and made fun of the movie clips. Too close to reality, it only lasted two seasons.
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#17
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Film Industry Motto (unofficial):

Yesterday's Classic Is Tomorrow's Remake

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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#18
RE: Bracing For Disappointment
(April 28, 2019 at 5:22 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Film Industry Motto (unofficial):

Yesterday's Classic Is Tomorrow's Remake

Boru

"Originality Might Cost Money!"
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#19
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I keep forgetting that there were separate books. My copy is one big tome. I have the same problem with Lord of the Rings.
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#20
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I saw the title and thought, "Boru's poor wife is going to be disappointed again??"
Dying to live, living to die.
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