Disney now owns Fox Television but NOT Fox News

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Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:18 pm

heydaralon wrote: By the time the prequels xame out, CGI was old news, and they almost felt drowned out in a sea of scifi movies. They didnt have the soul for lack of a better word, that the old ones had. Combined with Lucas’ large creative control in the writing, you had this absurd hammy dialogue which was unbearable. Hayden Christianson is not a bad actor, bit holy shit his lines in those movie are cringeworthy.
There's probably nowhere to go with technology at this point, it's all off the shelf these days, but ILM was more than just tech, they had style, they invented a new look, a new sound, a new feel, and it did have soul, back in 1977. It's just stale now, they're coasting along on nostalgia, they're dining out on a fan base which is aging, at some point, somebody has to break out, if they want a cash cow of their very own.

Star Wars now, is like where the flying saucers of the 1950's was, for us as kids in the 70's. We still liked flying saucers n' shit, we watched a lot of movies from the 50's back then, that is, until we saw Star Wars, and at that point, flying saucers n' shit, died an instant death.
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Re: Disney now owns Fox News

Post by heydaralon » Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:31 pm

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heydaralon wrote: By the time the prequels xame out, CGI was old news, and they almost felt drowned out in a sea of scifi movies. They didnt have the soul for lack of a better word, that the old ones had. Combined with Lucas’ large creative control in the writing, you had this absurd hammy dialogue which was unbearable. Hayden Christianson is not a bad actor, bit holy shit his lines in those movie are cringeworthy.
There's probably nowhere to go with technology at this point, it's all off the shelf these days, but ILM was more than just tech, they had style, they invented a new look, a new sound, a new feel, and it did have soul, back in 1977. It's just stale now, they're coasting along on nostalgia, they're dining out on a fan base which is aging, at some point, somebody has to break out, if they want a cash cow of their very own.
Very true. To me the prequels didnt feel like star wars. The force awakens did, but it was a detrment because it felt like that movie was just a ripoff of a new hope. Rogue one wasnt horrible as far as scifi goes, but they just dont feel loke star wars anymore. Im not sure why. Im not losing much sleep about it, as Im not a huge Star Wars fan, but something needs to change. I camt put my finger on what it is though...
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Re: Disney now owns Fox News

Post by Martin Hash » Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:38 pm

Calculus Man wrote:
Martin Hash wrote:
GrumpyCatFace wrote:Just because I can’t believe there’s no thread for this yet.

Let the memes go forth.
The Right just lost its biggest MSM stick, and did nothing about it.
No, they didn't. Fake news. And on your very own website. For shame, sir.
You should have provided a link. I had to search around to see that Murdoch kept Fox News.

Grumps, you need to change the title of this thread.
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Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:41 pm

heydaralon wrote:Very true. To me the prequels didnt feel like star wars.
I found them to be unwatchable, I couldn't even get through 10 minutes of it.

I watched the one that came out last year, that one was good, Rogue One, but it wasn't because it was that great a movie, it was just retro Star Wars, it was all nostalgia for 1977.
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Re: Disney now owns Fox News

Post by Calculus Man » Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:43 pm

Martin Hash wrote:
Calculus Man wrote:
Martin Hash wrote: The Right just lost its biggest MSM stick, and did nothing about it.
No, they didn't. Fake news. And on your very own website. For shame, sir.
You should have provided a link. I had to search around to see that Murdoch kept Fox News.

Grumps, you need to change the title of this thread.
Chastise the fucking OP. False AND no link. At least I was right.

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Re: Disney now owns Fox News

Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:00 pm

Fox Broadcast also held on to NCAA football, NFL football, and the World Series, so they didn't let ESPN get the crown jewels.
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Re: Disney now owns Fox News

Post by Fife » Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:35 pm

Smitty-48 wrote:Fox Broadcast also held on to NCAA football, NFL football, and the World Series, so they didn't let ESPN get the crown jewels.
College football is 24K. The World Series is still bankable. The NFL is going to get shed, buh-bye.

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Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:47 pm

Fife wrote:
Smitty-48 wrote:Fox Broadcast also held on to NCAA football, NFL football, and the World Series, so they didn't let ESPN get the crown jewels.
College football is 24K. The World Series is still bankable. The NFL is going to get shed, buh-bye.
I shed the NFL a long time ago, Michael Vick killed it for me; turned away in disgust, and never came back.
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Re: Disney now owns Fox News

Post by heydaralon » Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:58 pm

Calculus Man wrote:
Martin Hash wrote:
Calculus Man wrote:
No, they didn't. Fake news. And on your very own website. For shame, sir.
You should have provided a link. I had to search around to see that Murdoch kept Fox News.

Grumps, you need to change the title of this thread.
Chastise the fucking OP. False AND no link. At least I was right.
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Re: Disney now owns Fox News

Post by SuburbanFarmer » Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:48 pm

Calculus Man wrote:
GrumpyCatFace wrote:Just because I can’t believe there’s no thread for this yet.

Let the memes go forth.
The purchase does not include Fox News.

From BBC:

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Seriously, dude. It's obvious that you didn't even read any of the articles about this. Your little condescending cynic shtick would be kinda cute if you weren't constantly stating falsehoods.
No I didn’t read any articles. I saw “Disney buying FOX”. Ain’t nobody got time to delve into the details like dat.

I do not constantly state falsehoods, that’s a bit harsh.
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