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Posted: Sep 30th 2010 5:03AM DustbinK said
Co-producer: Speed Weed.
Awesome name.
Awesome name.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 5:11AM KrazyCalvin said
@DustbinK Lol... I thought the same thing. That guy must have had a hard time breaking into the business with his original name Meth Marijuana
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Posted: Sep 30th 2010 12:07PM Solar Jetman said
@DustbinK
Speed Weed is the alpha release of SpeedTree.
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Speed Weed is the alpha release of SpeedTree.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 5:08AM Titus8705 said
Woah! Pause the game! Rose escaped!?
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 5:10AM Altar IbnLaAhad said
HAhaha, hilarious... That police officer looks like the main character from Flashforward :/
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 7:16AM Gibbeynator said
@Altar IbnLaAhad
According to IMDb, it isn't. But he's got some actor siblings, including one who's Voldemort.
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According to IMDb, it isn't. But he's got some actor siblings, including one who's Voldemort.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 9:49AM InDurdenWeTrust said
@Altar IbnLaAhad
Isn't he the gay hotel attendant from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?
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Isn't he the gay hotel attendant from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 10:48AM Punchdrunkbrian said
@Altar IbnLaAhad Wait, so you're telling me that you're comparing the cop in SVU, a show that's been on for several years, to a character in FlashForward, a short lived, and poorly executed, show from last season? Did you just get a TV last January or something?
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Posted: Sep 30th 2010 11:57AM Altar IbnLaAhad said
@Punchdrunkbrian
Don't be so narrow minded, maybe it's the fact that the show doesn't air in England? Not everyone lives in America.
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Don't be so narrow minded, maybe it's the fact that the show doesn't air in England? Not everyone lives in America.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 5:12AM Nytemare said
Sigh.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 5:23AM MrVee PSN Vampah said
I hate in TV shows there always button bashing and doing hardley anything on screen.
Also when people use PC's on TV they never ever ever use a mouse its like
"can you bring up that video file, cut it edit it, chop this file into it, send it to frank that creat copys onto this CD?"
"NOOO PROBLEM"
*Random Keyboard Bashing for about 5 seconds*
and the worst times are when they actualy have a mouse moving and clicking on screen when there hands are CLEARLY doing this:
vciohvndsivhnidsnvls shnivdsn klv dsvndsivn ds vdsvhneasvn edks
Also when people use PC's on TV they never ever ever use a mouse its like
"can you bring up that video file, cut it edit it, chop this file into it, send it to frank that creat copys onto this CD?"
"NOOO PROBLEM"
*Random Keyboard Bashing for about 5 seconds*
and the worst times are when they actualy have a mouse moving and clicking on screen when there hands are CLEARLY doing this:
vciohvndsivhnidsnvls shnivdsn klv dsvndsivn ds vdsvhneasvn edks
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 7:15AM IslandLife said
@MrVee PSN Vampah
The absolute worst is when the computer guy shows the cops a really fuzzy, black & white, low-res photo of a face or car licence plate associated with a crime and the cops say: "can you blow that up so we can see it better?" The computer guy magnifies the object onscreen and somehow, magically the fuzzy, low-res object becomes unpixelated, high-res and perfectly visible.
Funny, 'cause when I try this on my computer all I get is a mess of pixels.
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The absolute worst is when the computer guy shows the cops a really fuzzy, black & white, low-res photo of a face or car licence plate associated with a crime and the cops say: "can you blow that up so we can see it better?" The computer guy magnifies the object onscreen and somehow, magically the fuzzy, low-res object becomes unpixelated, high-res and perfectly visible.
Funny, 'cause when I try this on my computer all I get is a mess of pixels.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 7:19AM ClarkyAC said
@Playace
But it's not the editors fault :p, usually us "Geeks" are looking through all the rough footage thinking.. Really?
What bugs me though is the amazing abilities of what editing on screen can do ..
"Heres that digital recording you asked for"
"Magnify that rice bowl!"
*tap* *tap*
"Get close in to that grain of rice"
*tap* *tap*
"Sharpen the image"
*tap* *tap*
"I knew it.. He wrote Dante's epic poem on a single grain of rice"
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But it's not the editors fault :p, usually us "Geeks" are looking through all the rough footage thinking.. Really?
What bugs me though is the amazing abilities of what editing on screen can do ..
"Heres that digital recording you asked for"
"Magnify that rice bowl!"
*tap* *tap*
"Get close in to that grain of rice"
*tap* *tap*
"Sharpen the image"
*tap* *tap*
"I knew it.. He wrote Dante's epic poem on a single grain of rice"
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 8:17AM ThatStuffsLethal said
@MrVee PSN Vampah
I love when a character is talking on their cellphone while its clearly on the home screen.
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I love when a character is talking on their cellphone while its clearly on the home screen.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 9:14AM MrVee PSN Vampah said
@darester
ROFL
"If i zoom in on the reflection on her EYE!"?
* hidfidsnssic feis fejwsfjewosf *Enter key**
WHAT THE FUZZ? ROFL
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ROFL
"If i zoom in on the reflection on her EYE!"?
* hidfidsnssic feis fejwsfjewosf *Enter key**
WHAT THE FUZZ? ROFL
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 9:17AM MrVee PSN Vampah said
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 9:37AM Hoagie said
@IslandLife
Yes, I really hate that. Then I look around the room and realize I'm the only one outraged and then feel like a huge geek.
However I felt a bit better during an episode of SVU that starred Robin Williams... He was on trial and the prosecution brought in a blown up picture they had of him in a crowd (used to help identify him at the crime scene). Robin's character asked the computer forensics expert on the stand to explain how it was that a small blurry photo was able to be blown up to look as clear and detailed as it was and how it supposedly was able to identify him. The computer guy says "The software program uses an algorithm to predict the most likely..." Robin's character interrupts and says, "In other words, it -guesses-?"
Good stuff.
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Yes, I really hate that. Then I look around the room and realize I'm the only one outraged and then feel like a huge geek.
However I felt a bit better during an episode of SVU that starred Robin Williams... He was on trial and the prosecution brought in a blown up picture they had of him in a crowd (used to help identify him at the crime scene). Robin's character asked the computer forensics expert on the stand to explain how it was that a small blurry photo was able to be blown up to look as clear and detailed as it was and how it supposedly was able to identify him. The computer guy says "The software program uses an algorithm to predict the most likely..." Robin's character interrupts and says, "In other words, it -guesses-?"
Good stuff.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 9:41AM Vcize said
@IslandLife
Some show I was watching recently finally called other shows out on this. I think it was Castle, can't remember for sure. They were at the computer and one of the FBI agents asked the tech to blow up and image and then make it clear, and he said something like...
"This is the FBI, not a bad television drama"
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Some show I was watching recently finally called other shows out on this. I think it was Castle, can't remember for sure. They were at the computer and one of the FBI agents asked the tech to blow up and image and then make it clear, and he said something like...
"This is the FBI, not a bad television drama"
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 11:02AM Bushman311 said
@Vcize
Bit of a side note, but Adobe came out with a lens that lets you refocus an image after it's taken:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/adobe-shows-off-plenoptic-lenses-that-let-you-refocus-an-image-a/
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Bit of a side note, but Adobe came out with a lens that lets you refocus an image after it's taken:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/adobe-shows-off-plenoptic-lenses-that-let-you-refocus-an-image-a/
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 2:45PM BananaBoat said
@MrVee PSN Vampah - My favorite was this one episode of a show where the detective/cop/whatever asked the technician if he could pan a piece of video...taken on a fixed security camera. Not only did he pan it way to the left (as if the camera had pivoted that way) but he also super zoomed in and turned blurry into ultra sharp with the random clack of a few buttons.
TV detectives: Not encumbered by fixed position, low resolution security cameras. Anyone that watches the local news for ten minutes would find out that security camera footage is grainy and awful, but the truth needn't get in the way of a good story.
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TV detectives: Not encumbered by fixed position, low resolution security cameras. Anyone that watches the local news for ten minutes would find out that security camera footage is grainy and awful, but the truth needn't get in the way of a good story.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 5:25AM SpiderPrime said
I wish they didn't cancel normal Law and Order! Anthony Anderson was awesome on that show!
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 7:49AM xHotPotatox said
@SpiderPrime
The show had been on for 20 seasons which is pretty impressive. Ratings were slipping for the show and giving NBC's decision making lately its not much of a surprise that the show got canceled. Its just a shame that they didn't give one of their best shows a proper conclusion with a final season or a TV movie or something. Now we're left with the over-dramatic SVU and the LA version of the show and everyone knows(or at least should know) NYC >>>> LA
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The show had been on for 20 seasons which is pretty impressive. Ratings were slipping for the show and giving NBC's decision making lately its not much of a surprise that the show got canceled. Its just a shame that they didn't give one of their best shows a proper conclusion with a final season or a TV movie or something. Now we're left with the over-dramatic SVU and the LA version of the show and everyone knows(or at least should know) NYC >>>> LA
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 5:25AM leGUIGUI said
I don't think it's stereotype, I think it's more a case of extreme case. Law and Order generally inspire itself from real case and there was recently a report of parent neglecting their kid for videogame. I think that's what inspired that story.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 5:50AM Dustin F said
@leGUIGUI
Well, true, they base a lot of their shows and real stories.
but they drastically overstate many details, and sometimes in story-breaking and unrealistic ways.
Not that I'm upset about it, but Law and Order is incredibly unrealistic and has been for ages. I used to really enjoy the show, because it originally was much more dry and realistic. Oh well. Popularity comes with dumbing down.
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Well, true, they base a lot of their shows and real stories.
but they drastically overstate many details, and sometimes in story-breaking and unrealistic ways.
Not that I'm upset about it, but Law and Order is incredibly unrealistic and has been for ages. I used to really enjoy the show, because it originally was much more dry and realistic. Oh well. Popularity comes with dumbing down.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 8:01AM Zepinephrine said
@leGUIGUI
Yup, that's L&O all right. I'm not going to get upset about the show stereotyping anybody. In fact there are actually people like that out there. What I found most interesting about the clip was when the gamer said 'where did you come from?', the cop replies ' The real world. Join us'. Very ironic coming from a tv show and i imagine very satisfying for the rubes glued to their tvs. They should make a L&O in which they bust in on somebody watching L&O.
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Yup, that's L&O all right. I'm not going to get upset about the show stereotyping anybody. In fact there are actually people like that out there. What I found most interesting about the clip was when the gamer said 'where did you come from?', the cop replies ' The real world. Join us'. Very ironic coming from a tv show and i imagine very satisfying for the rubes glued to their tvs. They should make a L&O in which they bust in on somebody watching L&O.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 9:21AM Crayola Q Pants ESQ said
@Zepinephrine
Replace Ice-T with Xzibit on SVU and your reality could come true dawg
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Replace Ice-T with Xzibit on SVU and your reality could come true dawg
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 11:47AM gatotsu911 said
@leGUIGUI
All stereotypes have some basis in reality.
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All stereotypes have some basis in reality.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 5:34AM Abdo said
BD Wong!
...
What's up with that haircut?
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What's up with that haircut?
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 6:02AM Onomah said
What a crappy looking game
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 7:18AM Gibbeynator said
@Onomah They always are. Still, they probably don't have the budget to make 20 seconds of Uncharted 2.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2010 6:06AM Otimus said
SVU used to be so much better than this. IN the early seasons, they even had an extremely pro-gaming episode, with the Chief gettin' real good at a game and helpin' a kid!
I blame CSI for ruining it for all crime shows. Now everything has to be all glitzed up and show them using PC's that don't exist.
I blame CSI for ruining it for all crime shows. Now everything has to be all glitzed up and show them using PC's that don't exist.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 6:07AM wocyob said
ha i was kind of getting into that
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 6:25AM mike260 said
I'd like to act all outraged, but if we're honest who doesn't have a stepchild or two locked up under the stairs for quick rape-breaks between levels of EverEarth?
At least the video-game didn't sound all like "bleep-bleep beepity-boop". Now *that* would've been offensive.
At least the video-game didn't sound all like "bleep-bleep beepity-boop". Now *that* would've been offensive.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 9:25AM Crayola Q Pants ESQ said
@Premature ejaculation man
There's a monocle character? Awesome!
(ahah, I see what you did there. Sneaky middle easterners and their dastardly character set)
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There's a monocle character? Awesome!
(ahah, I see what you did there. Sneaky middle easterners and their dastardly character set)
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 7:44AM ouenwoof said
I guess you could that they're as bad at enhancing the truth...
*sunglasses*
As we are at enhancing blurry photos.
*sunglasses*
As we are at enhancing blurry photos.
Posted: Sep 30th 2010 4:55PM King Johngie the Fourth said
@ouenwoof
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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