There's a great new term being used in the movie business, reboot the franchise. Basically it means that you take a tired and possibly stale property with a fantastic premise and give it a fresh new face and a new start. It's not really a new idea, the makers of the James Bond series have done it four or five times in the last 30 years, but it is starting to get popular in the genre of Science Fiction. The problem is that diehard SF fans are a tough crowd to please but with the recent successes of Christopher Nolan's Batman movies the SF fanboys are beginning to see the light.
The forthcoming "reboot" of the original Star Trek series is looking extremely promising...the casting of Zachary Quinto as Spock is nothing short of amazing, IMHO. Talk about a movie/tv property with legions of rabid fans....if he screws this up J.J. Abrams will be washing cars for a living.
Which would you rather have? A well written, directed and cast "reboot" of an awesome movie property or another lame money grab sequel like the last Indiana Jones movie.....
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Derailed
I've given myself a few hours to stew over last night's debate. I even refrained from watching the post-debate "analysis" so I wouldn't taint my own opinions about each candidates performance.
I'm sorry Senator McCain but you just come across as mad and/or mean. Personally, this moment is my favorite from all of this year's debates.
That look, that's either blind anger because he thinks Obama is lying OR he's dumbfounded because he has no understanding of his opponent's position. Either way, that look will end up defining the failure of John McCain's campaign.
Then there is the anger that McCain showed, which probably wouldn't have been as evident if Obama hadn't been so cool and collected. But Obama's demeanor just put a huge focus on McCain's infantile responses, gestures and creepy mannerisms.
Sorry Senator, George Bush stole your one and only chance back in 2000.
I'm sorry Senator McCain but you just come across as mad and/or mean. Personally, this moment is my favorite from all of this year's debates.
That look, that's either blind anger because he thinks Obama is lying OR he's dumbfounded because he has no understanding of his opponent's position. Either way, that look will end up defining the failure of John McCain's campaign.
Then there is the anger that McCain showed, which probably wouldn't have been as evident if Obama hadn't been so cool and collected. But Obama's demeanor just put a huge focus on McCain's infantile responses, gestures and creepy mannerisms.
Sorry Senator, George Bush stole your one and only chance back in 2000.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Mad as hell
Keith Olbermann is mad as hell! Here's another scathing, and accurate, commentary on the way John McCain is handling the angry rabble that constitutes his supporters.
This whole situation over the George Wallace reference is actually quite funny. McCain's people have seized on and mutated a legitimate comment about the "lynch mob mentality" of the recent McCain rallies into a claim of reverse discrimination. McCain wants to flail about and talk about how offended he is that he was likened to a infamous segregationist and a racist in order to distract everyone from the TRUTH of the actual statement. His supports are a bunch of ignorant, old fools and bigots that have no respect for Obama has a man or a candidate.
I agree with Olbermann on this one....for shame John McCain. I really hope this becomes a topic for tonight's debate so that Obama can slam him over it.
This whole situation over the George Wallace reference is actually quite funny. McCain's people have seized on and mutated a legitimate comment about the "lynch mob mentality" of the recent McCain rallies into a claim of reverse discrimination. McCain wants to flail about and talk about how offended he is that he was likened to a infamous segregationist and a racist in order to distract everyone from the TRUTH of the actual statement. His supports are a bunch of ignorant, old fools and bigots that have no respect for Obama has a man or a candidate.
I agree with Olbermann on this one....for shame John McCain. I really hope this becomes a topic for tonight's debate so that Obama can slam him over it.
The new guy
During tonight's debate you're going to see a completely different John McCain! Here's a preview of his new ideas and the new direction he's taking.
More proof
Yet more proof that moving to far to either side only courts extremists and alienates the majority. The forced resignation of a man who's father was one of the most intelligent and fair-minded conservatives of the last generation. His crime? Supporting Obama on the grounds that McCain can't divorce himself or his policies from the gross failure that is the Bush Administration.
Maybe this is finally the entree that this country needs to break the stagnation of the two party system. The crazies that are left clinging to the GOP can have their witch hunts and those of us that are moderates with a slight right lean can have our own party...a middle ground between the fundamentalists and the hippies.
Maybe this is finally the entree that this country needs to break the stagnation of the two party system. The crazies that are left clinging to the GOP can have their witch hunts and those of us that are moderates with a slight right lean can have our own party...a middle ground between the fundamentalists and the hippies.
Quality is nice but....
How long does Apple expect to be competitive in the current market place with it's outrageous prices? I give Apple credit for engineering an amazing laptop that is beautifully crafted but their pricing is just insane. The rest of the laptop market as moved WAY cheaper in the last two years because the volume of laptop sales has surged....this has reduced prices for everyone BUT Apple.
The dangled the Mac Mini into the market place to try and draw in more customers with limited success. If Apple was able to compromise some of its design and quality requirements and make a laptop in the $700 range I think their sales would rise markedly. This could have the effect of making their production costs lessen across their entire range. I think they just like having this "elitist" cache.
The dangled the Mac Mini into the market place to try and draw in more customers with limited success. If Apple was able to compromise some of its design and quality requirements and make a laptop in the $700 range I think their sales would rise markedly. This could have the effect of making their production costs lessen across their entire range. I think they just like having this "elitist" cache.
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