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Discussion in 'Community' started by Darth Guy, Nov 23, 2012.

  1. Boba_Fett_2001

    Boba_Fett_2001 Chosen One star 8

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    Rach, Netflix doesn't count because it still comes from the internet instead of a cable provider. DUH.
     
  2. Jabba-wocky

    Jabba-wocky Chosen One star 10

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    Yes, also it is relying on robots instead of human beings to pick movies for you. Would you let a robot decorate your house? Will a robot pick out your wedding dress on the day of your marriage? Should a robot choose which classics of literature our children read in school? Then why are you listening to robots on this point of artistic discretion?
     
  3. GrandAdmiralJello

    GrandAdmiralJello Comms Admin ❉ Moderator Communitatis Litterarumque star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    Big talk, coming from a robot.
     
  4. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    How is a robot picking the movie? The person is still going through a selection and picking which movie/show he/she will watch. The movies are presented in a different medium, but there'still a selection for people to go through and choose.

    Why am I allowing myself to be trolled by this fool? :p
     
  5. Jabba-wocky

    Jabba-wocky Chosen One star 10

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    That is not true, harpuah. I know from firsthand experience because Even insisted that I try it. Besides it being awful and never having the movies I required, there were these "recommendations" that kept popping up. But there was no flesh and blood that interacted with me. These things came from wires and gears and electricity. It was a robot presuming to "recommend" a film. Do not try to deny it.
     
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  6. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    Blech, Blockbuster was almost always awful. New releases were frequently out of stock (happens with Netflix but rarely), apathetic underpaid employees were behind the counter, and people would hold up the lines applying for the cards ('cause they were required IIRC) and asking about the aforementioned out-of-stock movies. Plus the late fees (later known as "restocking fees") until Blockbuster was declining and got desperate.

    Also, I have gotten wocky to approve of Netflix streaming on Blu-ray players before because it's on "real" televisions.
     
  7. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    Well... I guess you could say the same thing about movie posters hanging on video store walls. Right?
     
  8. Jabba-wocky

    Jabba-wocky Chosen One star 10

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    No, because movie posters are generic. They were not put up specifically for me. Whereas Netflix tried to claim it was "based on my preferences." As if the depths of a human mind could be plumbed by their calculators and microchips.

    EDIT: Also I should clarify that in regards to Even's earlier point, watching things on a real TV is much superior to anything else. This whole business with Netflix is something of a separate point.
     
  9. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    I watch netflix on my real TV.

    So, anyway.... enough of the wocky show, already... I miss my old school pacman game Thing was loud, though.

    [​IMG]
     
  10. GrandAdmiralJello

    GrandAdmiralJello Comms Admin ❉ Moderator Communitatis Litterarumque star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    Well, I guess I should have never watched Lost, Wocky, since I saw it through the demonic robot wizardry of Netflix.
     
  11. Havac

    Havac Former Moderator star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I only trust robots to pick my movies. That's why when I go to the video rental store, I lay out some possibilities on the floor and get whichever one my Roomba runs into first.
     
  12. Jabba-wocky

    Jabba-wocky Chosen One star 10

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    I thought you were using DVDs that your friends had bought and rented. And even if you weren't, you very well could have.
     
  13. GrandAdmiralJello

    GrandAdmiralJello Comms Admin ❉ Moderator Communitatis Litterarumque star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    Roombas are only meant to be DJs, Havac.
     
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  14. tom

    tom Chosen One star 8

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    Mar 14, 2004
    what quality of the experience would have been different?
     
  15. tom

    tom Chosen One star 8

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    i had the frogger one (not pictured). for a significant amount of time it was my favorite thing ever.
     
  16. Jabba-wocky

    Jabba-wocky Chosen One star 10

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    Mainly, he could have watched it on a real TV. As I said, if one is already doing that somehow, then Netflix is not as bad. But you should ignore the robotic recommendations and also I would have reservations about continuing to patronize a company that wants to expand that business model.
     
  17. jp-30

    jp-30 Manager Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I had the DK one!
     
  18. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    I played mine almost constantly... drove people nuts... it was loud and kind of obnoxious. I loved it. :p


     
  19. Violent Violet Menace

    Violent Violet Menace Manager Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    This sounds like an Ender rant.
     
  20. Lowbacca_1977

    Lowbacca_1977 Chosen One star 7

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    I'm pretty sure Jabba-wocky is mostly right in here. Things will be very eye-opening when I have my blu-ray player (presuming it works) this coming week.
     
  21. Boba_Fett_2001

    Boba_Fett_2001 Chosen One star 8

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    I find it very hypocritical that Wocky appears to be anti-robot but in my thread he listed I, Robot as one of his favourite films.
     
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  22. AaylaSecurOWNED

    AaylaSecurOWNED Jedi Master star 6

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    May 19, 2005
    I miss dial tone and busy signals and I miss not having caller ID and not having to deal with people who call back every missed call from an unknown number or call back when the caller's still in the middle of leaving a voicemail.
     
  23. tom

    tom Chosen One star 8

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    i remember those things took like 9 c batteries. i would try to get every bit of life out of those batteries that i could, turning the game off and on hoping to be able to play for even a few seconds. then one day the batteries exploded everywhere and my frogger game was ruined. :(
     
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  24. CT-867-5309

    CT-867-5309 Chosen One star 7

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    This is more nostalgia than obsolete technology, but I miss the adverts from my favorite VHS tapes. Mostly because I watched these things hundreds of times.

    This Pizza Hut commercial from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:


    This Diet Coke commercial from The Last Crusade:


    This Pizza Hut commercial from The Land Before Time:


    And the promo for "From Star Wars to Jedi" that was on each movie of the trilogy.
     
  25. DarthLowBudget

    DarthLowBudget Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    My biggest qualm with Netflix is actually that movies and even tv shows were not shot to be viewed on a small computer screen or a device. It fundamentally alters the way you experience a movie.