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1,141 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2017-01-28 14:50:53
Informant wrote:Okay, so...
Obama tried to legitimize the oppression in Cuba, and ended the US policy which allowed Cuban refugees to stay in the US and become citizens. Now they would be shipped back to Cuba like other immigrants. This seems to fly in the face of not just liberal immigration views, but you'd think that liberals would be upset about not allowing refugees in. Even more so than the Syrian refugees, because we are pretty much the only hope for the Cubans who flee their country on dinky rafts. Cuba hasn't gone through a big change where everyone is free and happy now.
It would seem that Obama's decision to end the refugee policy was a political tantrum, because too many Cuban-Americans pissed him off during the election and Cubans tend to be more conservative once they get here. You'd think that all of the celebrities who are upset about Trump's refugee policies would have been equally upset about Obama's... Except, they weren't. Nobody cared when we turned our backs on the people fleeing Cuba. Nobody cared about sending them back after their attempt to flee.
So, I have a hard time buying all of this outrage over how uncaring and how un-American Trump's policies are. The fact is, none of these people really care about refugees or humanity. They care about their fad issues. Hating Trump and supporting Muslim immigrants is in style this season. The red carpet at the Oscars this year is probably going to be all about how well people can match their politics to their shoes. They won't want to over-accessorize with jewels, because it would take away from the flare of their pseudo-intellectual outfits.
I can't stand people who pretend to care, or who pretend to be offended, or pretend to be outraged. I hate fakeness.
My understanding is Cuban refugees are now treated like any other refugees. They are still able to apply for asylum, we *basically* just don't automatically grant them it anymore because we are now treating Cuba different.
I don't take any issue with the change in our relations with Cuban. As a country, I don't see them as a threat to U.S. national security and the move was made with the thought that we could better influence them by having relations than the approach that didn't seem to change much.
I really wouldn't put Syrian refugees and Cuban refugees in the same categories. I've seen a lot of photos of dead Syrians, what is going on there seems far more serious.
1,142 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2017-01-20 13:11:38
1,143 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2017-01-12 18:18:37
Transmodiar wrote:It's back on Hulu, by the way.
It never left 
1,144 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2017-01-11 17:07:22
Good news. Thanks for posting.
1,145 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2017-01-06 15:57:27
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/remote- … 201953719/
Podcast with a fox exec. 15:38 Talks about unknown status of x-files.
1,146 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-30 10:49:35
Transmodiar wrote:Just looked at "Rules of the Game" for some research and a popup made it very clear it will not be available after December 31.
Ugh, looks like you are right.
1,147 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-29 17:00:00
Travelers on netflix from what I've seen so far is definitely worth watching.
1,148 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-29 11:24:26
I think the verdict was the ones released by Universal Home Video (starting in 2005 with the dual dimension season 1 & 2 release... ending in a release of all seasons individually in recent years) had the best quality. The quality I believe was said to be the same for the DVD re-releases of seasons in recent years as it was in the original releases.
The Mill Creek release in October of this year was lower quality (at a more affordable price). The file sizes are more compressed than they are on the Universal Home Video releases.
As an FYI, it doesn't appear that Sliders is leaving Netflix, but I guess we will know on Jan. 1. It is no longer listed in the "leaving netflix" articles that have come out lately.
1,149 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-22 18:42:46
Informant wrote:If the person who makes that discovery is easily duped into selling a multi-billion, or even multi-trillion dollar idea after decades of seeing this storyline play out in film and television, they don't deserve to see their invention out in the world.
You know the Google guys tried to sell their tech for $1m?
1,150 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-20 23:06:17
The more recent 'Leaving Netflix' articles don't have Sliders listed as departing, so hopefully it is in good shape on that front.
1,151 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-20 18:53:25
Yep. No x-files for a while. Very nice.
1,152 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-07 15:01:38
Yea. There's an arrogance there that didn't shift.
1,153 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-06 22:01:36
Surf Dance Chris wrote:(And still charge so little and do well)
They actually had to do a 1.5b debt financing to help pay for the original content they plan to produce, and I don't think they are profitable since starting to do a lot of original programming.
Some more info in this article: http://www.lawyerherald.com/articles/31 … -costs.htm
Either way, like anything, they are banking on being able to eventually turn the corner.
1,154 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-06 13:59:14
I think there's a decent chance this still gets re-added.
If they did re-add, I'd really like a better quality than what's on there, and the two episodes that are missing added. I find it much easier to watch on netflix than using the dvds, since I like to just marathon it on in the background on continuous play.
1,155 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-06 13:57:13
Grizzlor wrote:Nice to hear it's still on track, and the delay is in fact Gillian's schedule. Quite ironic that she's the one with the gigs now, and not David!
Is that being reported anywhere? Because I'm not seeing anything.
If you're referring to something from those SEO sites that do long roundups on its status, that's not really legitimate, and is just old news. There are a number of them that come up when you search X-Files.
1,156 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-01 22:51:27
ireactions wrote:Ah, sorry. Well, I stand by my position. There's too much money to throw away here. Negotiations may stall, actors may wander, but THE X-FILES is coming back unless Gillian responds to my tweet to tell me otherwise.
I certainly hope cooler heads prevail, but at the very least, 2017 seems out of the question, and if we get a season 11, it's conceivable it wouldn't be until 2019.
1,157 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-12-01 18:59:14
That's an older quote. At the time, it looked like things were in motion.
The site is just an SEO play.
1,158 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-11-30 21:16:10
Gillian has been booking stuff like crazy, so I take this pretty seriously.
1,159 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-11-30 16:07:28
Looks like negotiations for season 11 have hit a snag, and its not clear what may happen.
https://thexcastblog.wordpress.com/2016 … 11-glitch/
Sad, since both sides were originally pretty bullish on it.
1,160 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-11-17 01:00:24
Welcome (back)!
Yes, there's still folks out there supporting it / engaging with it.
1,161 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-11-17 00:58:29
Interesting to see this come to fruition. Christopher Leone gave an interview about it a couple of weeks ago and said some stuff on twitter, so I had expected this. Interesting FOX choose someone else to be the no. 1 guy but still cool Christopher was able to pull this off. It seemed like he worked hard for it.
1,162 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-11-14 22:02:27
Grizzlor, you're a legend 
1,163 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-11-13 17:08:41
Anyone remember the movie 13th Floor? It's free on some cable providers now through one of the studio/content owners on-demand channels, and I watched it this weekend. Pretty good, and has some Sliders-like elements.
1,164 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-11-07 22:40:44
Informant wrote:I didn't! Actually, I've been having some pretty bad back pain and haven't been able to sit and do any writing/editing/reading work. I came to open a tab and remind myself to read it, saw your other post and replied to that without mentioning that I hadn't been able to read your pages yet.
I'm working on figuring out a way to be able to do some work, but I haven't found a tolerable way to sit yet.
Not sure if this will help you at all but you may want to check this out: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FA5SGG/re … amp;btkr=1
There's also a cheaper version here https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Over-Back-P … 0425087417
1,165 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-11-06 22:32:02
Informant wrote:The interesting example was the email about the kid, but given her history, I would have to make sure that it wasn't part of some longer email chain about ways to improve her public image or whatever.
I believe this is the full thread (starts at the bottom): https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUME … lp00000618
1,166 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-11-06 21:06:40
1,167 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-11-06 17:09:16
Informant wrote: I've never seen a sign that she cares about any other human being on Earth. Please do correct me if I'm wrong about that.
I had a family member who fell into her at an event. She was nice about it. I had a friend who worked in DC (as a lowly intern). She was always nice to him. I have another friend/acquaintance who is part of her core team. I really don't think he'd be involved if she was that god awful.
There's also this: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwHLajWWgAQy-XK.jpg:large
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 4:39 PM
To: Verveer, Melanne S
Subject: Noori All
Do you recall Noori Ali(?), the ten year old Yemeni girl who got herself divorced? I met her at the Glamour awards last year. There was a CNN story last few days about how unhappy she is, still living at home, not attending school and quite angry that her life is not better. Is there any way we can help her? Could we get her to the US for counselling and education?
Here's her requesting a human rights report on women in Afghanistan. And saying things like please and thank you to a subordinate (this isn't common of all high ranking folks in my experience). https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/703
You may also want to check this out (though the author is admittedly biased):
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 … in-08.html
Most of all—and you hear this all the time from people who’ve worked for her—Hillary Clinton is uncommonly warm and thoughtful. She surprises with birthday cakes. She calls when a grandparent passes away. She once rearranged her entire campaign schedule so a staffer could attend her daughter’s preschool graduation. Her husband charms by talking to you; Hillary does it by listening to you—not in a head-nodding, politician way; in a real person way.
This same story has repeated itself throughout Clinton’s career: those who initially view her as distrustful and divisive from afar find her genuine and cooperative in person. It was the case with voters in New York, Republicans in the Senate, Obama people in the White House, and heads of state all over the world. There’s a reason being America’s chief diplomat was the specific job Obama asked Hillary to do—she has the perfect personality for it.
1,168 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-27 21:30:21
Informant wrote:I did watch season 1 of 12 Monkeys. It was good, but I had a hard time finding time to keep up with it. I've heard good things about The Expanse and Black Mirror. I will need to watch those.
Thanks for the suggestions!
Yea, finding the time is the most difficult part with these 45-minute episodes. They can be so detailed that they work best on binges, but then it can be exhausting trying to binge.
The Black Mirror is best for one-offs though, since its pure anthology.
1,169 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-27 14:24:21
Informant wrote:
Yup, I'm done. Maybe I can use this time to try out some other shows that I've been thinking of testing. Has anyone seen The Magicians? Is that any good? Or I could start watching This Is Us. People say nice things about that one.
Have you checked out The Expanse, 12 Monkeys or Black Mirror? There's not a lot out there I enjoy but the first two are solid and I've liked what I've seen of Black Mirror.
1,170 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-25 18:40:48
For anyone interested, looks like the X Files origins books are coming out soon.
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/25/x- … y-excerpts
1,171 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-23 20:05:47
Slider_Quinn21 wrote:The Walking Dead is straight terrible.
I tried watching the pilot, but didn't get the appeal either. I just assumed I was missing something; after all, it is wildly popular and there are intelligent folks that like it.
1,172 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-21 22:36:02
Happy 1-year anniversary of BTTF Day!
Great video on mashable about the film and the clocktower scene: http://mashable.com/2016/10/21/art-of-t … locktower/
1,173 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-15 19:38:30
I really enjoyed the second episode. It was cool going back in time like that, and they did a very good job at making it feel real.
1,174 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-13 08:39:58
Slider_Quinn21 wrote:Anyone else watching?
I saw the premiere. Enjoyed it.
1,175 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-12 22:44:13
Well, the wonderful folks at Mill Creek decided to give us episodes half the file size of the old season 1 dvd. It doesnt look half as bad but is a downgrade.
Of course, the price is fantastic.
1,176 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-11 09:33:08
Grizzlor wrote:Furthermore, transferring VHS to DVD is not that hard or time consuming, unless you're also doing editing and/or re-mastering of some kind.
I've done transfers, it still takes time. Here's straight from the horse's mouth if you like:
By all means, feel free to post about it wherever you'd like. It took me about three hours to find the VHS cassette, dub it to DVD in real time, burn a copy of that DVD for you, create a label for the disk and an insert for the case, and get it all wrapped up and shipped off to you. After PayPal fees and postage, I'll net probably about six bucks. If anyone else would like a copy, it'll take me less than half an hour to burn another copy and get it ready for shipping. If I can make a few extra bucks off of it, that would be great.
Always nice to see good people who will do things out of sheer goodwill.
1,177 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-10 15:09:36
Mission to Mars is currently on Cinemax on demand, for those interested. 
1,178 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-10 08:10:44
ireactions wrote: He said that he didn't really define it as the right one slid or the wrong one slid -- he said that he liked to write stories by opening doors and possibliities without rigidly and narrowly declaring what the future would be.
Thats what the ep interview essentially indicates when you look at all of his statements on it.. which is why it doesnt settle the question for everyone.
However in an old online chat he said he definitely knew which arturo slid - he wouldnt say - and that there are clues in subsequent episodes if you look closely.
In the dragoncon video he says it was designed to have the wrong arturo sliding.
As far as i'm concerned, our professor without a doubt isnt the one who died on the show.
1,179 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-09 11:07:58
All I was trying to say is we now have video of him indicating the wrong professor slid.
And, it is more strongly worded for anyone unconvinced ( I have run into this when pointing ppl to the ep interview).
Not trying to diminsh what we've already gotten.
Moving on.
1,180 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-09 09:56:24
ireactions wrote:Matt is pointing out that we have had Tracy Torme's confirmation that the wrong Arturo slid since 2009.
Thanks. I'm aware of the ep interview.. that's why I said video evidence. But i'd also add tracy's statement is much more definitive than the ep interview.
1,181 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-09 09:40:17
Transmodiar wrote:So now = 1997? Time to buy me some tech stocks! 
I don't really get the joke but the video hasnt been released until now. Nobody ever ordered.
1,182 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-08 00:33:55
I was wrong on this. Apparently this "Hour with Tracy Torme" event took place the day after the Sliders panel. So this is different.
We now have video evidence the wrong professor slid.
1,183 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-07 11:44:18
CW premiered Frequency last night. It's available on demand and streaming
1,184 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-04 18:55:19
I'll be checking this out.
1,185 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-03 19:39:27
Got this in the mail today! I haven't had a chance to watch more than a few minutes of it but the packaging was better than the original Universal Home Entertainment release, and for only 7 bucks when you figure in the S&H. Eric really went above and beyond, I encourage everyone to get a copy if you're interested in seeing the discussion.
1,186 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-01 08:41:19
And to assist, maybe cut out that toy podcast 
1,187 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-10-01 06:11:46
1,188 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-30 21:58:34
Here's an online chat he also did at DragonCon that year.
http://www.earth62.net/transcripts/torme28jun97.htm
1,189 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-30 18:20:42
choanata wrote:Hi guys! Thank you for all the kind words. Yeah, the editing issues on the last few episodes kind of broke me. It was just something I dreaded having to fix. And with the Rewatch podcast humming along, there was a lot less pressure to continue. I knew you would all have something to listen to in our absence. Throw in the fact that Dan got a new job working nights, so things were looking dim for Sliderscast.
But after a little break from podcasting, I started getting the itch again. So I started up a toy news podcast with another friend of Dan and me. And I upgraded my recording software. And I think I got a little better at podcasting, and definitely got better at editing. And after a while I talked to Dan about starting to record again. So we've been working on scheduling...and last night we recorded Double Cross! It should go up before the weekend is through, if not sooner. It's one of my favorite episodes, and was so much fun recording. We have a new guest on who specially requested to cover this episode with us, and he's a huge Sliders fan too. So all in all, we probably can't manage a weekly release schedule, but maybe monthly or semi-weekly. It's always been my goal to finish the whole series, but I'm only doing that with Dan as my co-host, so if it takes a while, so be it.
Great news!!
1,190 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-30 00:06:49
Transmodiar wrote:Are you saying he is the one that converted your VHS to DVD and is now selling it, or that he did the transfer when you requested he make the panel available on DVD?
Sorry, I was confusing in how I worded that. The VHS was his. He did the transfer work etc etc. Definitely did it out of kindness.
1,191 Topic by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-29 22:37:41
10 bucks on DVD http://www.trektrak.com/videos.htm - Search "An Hour with Tracy Tormé" to find the item.
Here's some photos
http://www.trektrak.com/1997/fr-97sa1.htm
The guy who runs Trektrak was kind enough to transfer the vhs to DVD for me; spent a lot of time doing it and is basically giving away the dvd for free when you factor in postage and labor. So if there are any people interested in seeing this hour long event, I encourage you to order the DVD as well.
1,192 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-26 08:47:19
I've seen a little of Portlandia - it definitely has some good social satire but is obviously region specific.
1,193 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-23 17:35:02
Informant wrote:Recently, Quinn Mallory accidentally stumbled upon yet another remarkable invention. As he excitedly attempted to show his friends, the device went crazy and turned Remmy, Wade and the Professor into children!
With their newfound youth, the trio attended the Emmy Awards and performed for the audience...
https://youtu.be/dj6icFSWB4k?t=1m6s
Funny stuff. Damn, Remmy can dance.
1,194 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-20 13:51:03
pilight wrote:ireactions wrote:On the Season 3 monsters in general -- I always figured Quinn and Arturo would whip up some inventive solutions with something of Torme's sense of humour -- such as where the key elements to defeating the zombies, animal-human hybrids, vampires, scarab and robots could be a stick of butter, a jar of aspirin, a tin of peanuts, an insulin kit, cough syrup and a case of golf balls. I've been thinking about this a lot.
Yes, what Sliders really needed was to be more like Macgyver
I always felt I learned about penicillin from the Fever episode. Seriously. And I think its more what JRD wanted Sliders to be. So it could inspire young people around science, etc.
1,195 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-20 13:50:01
1,196 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-18 14:23:44
There's a ghostbusters one as well on netflix. I did see the Chaos on the Bridge one you mentioned, and it was good to see tracy in it.
1,197 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-15 18:40:53
I've been listening to old stuff lately. The casual nature is good contrast to what we get from Rewatch Podcast, so depending on what you're in the mood for you have both styles to choose from.
I really enjoyed Aaron and Ian's guest appearances as well, plus episode 14.1 or whatever it was in which Ib did a tremendous breakdown of one of the episodes that opened my eyes to things I never was aware of. It just took everything deeper.
Sliderscast is great, so I hope it comes back, too.
1,198 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-15 09:54:03
Grizzlor wrote:If Jerry needed the money, he could get booked easily to smaller conventions around the country, no problem. Trust me. Casper Van Dien does a million of them, and he is basically only known for one cheesy sci-fi film that bombed at the box office.
Well smaller ones sure. The thing is there are different ways Conventions pay special guests. Either a fee (and travel of course) or perhaps some small travel costs and the invitation to sell their autographs and meet and greet. If the convention is going to pay a fee of any significant they have to believe it will help drive people to the convention. That's fine for small conventions who don't really have headliners but it starts not to make sense for bigger ones if the person isn't going to really move the needle enough. John Rhys Davies is more attractive to a convention than Jerry is in that respect.
Jerry was at WonderCon last year - but I'm pretty sure the project he was working on paid for him to be there. It was in LA too, so not much of a big deal traveling or scheduling wise.
1,199 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-14 18:23:48
Grizzlor wrote:I've asked promoters before, they haven't been interested.
I think although there's overlap, the convention crowd is a different type of audience than who the core slider fans are, and certainly different than the typical sliders audience.
The Sci-Fi Channel market research supports this.
http://www.earthprime.com/wp-content/up … liders.pdf
Target Audience
Primary target is sci-fi susceptibles who are Sliders fans. Having held a steady 5.5 rating on FOX,
if we can tap into even a fraction of these viewers and alert them to the fact that SFC will be
running all-new exclusive eps of the show, our ratings will be proportionally excellent.
According to our research department, loyal Sliders fans are primarily urban Males & Females
(50/50) 18-49, who are likely to be highly educated homeowners with families, and probably
have slightly higher-than-average income. Many of them are professionals, or in managerial
positions. They enjoy classic rock radio, sports, travel, and apparently read Cosmo more
than any other magazine. They tend to be "techy", owning and enjoying video games,
computers, expensive audio-video equipment, etc., yet they don't tend to read magazines
devoted to these pursuits.
They are a mainstream television audience who appreciate quality science fiction but would not
classify themselves as "sci-ti fans". These are people who will be interested in thought-provoking
television drama. They are not into sci-ti that's too "out there". More interested in becoming
involved in stories revolving around people, where the action emerges naturally out of the
relationships between the characters, not to fulfill a special effects quota. These people are
probably not terribly impressed by gratuitous SFX at the expense of good storytelling.
People who enjoy working as part of a team. The ensemble cast is a tightly-knit unit, almost a
family, trying to survive among an infinity of parallel earths.
They are not teenagers.
1,200 Reply by RussianCabbie_Lotteryfan 2016-09-12 23:22:50
Slider_Quinn21 wrote:I loved every episode. Even some of the slower, weirder ones were really really cool. I'm hoping they can keep up the momentum with that many episodes.
I'm convinced that we'll have that "memory" tech soon, and it's gonna mess with me 
yea, I wonder if they can maintain the quality at 13 episodes..
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