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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 06:07:05 AM
Quote from: lester1/2jr on August 04, 2026, 04:32:07 PMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAC994TScoQ

^ I watched this documentary, if you want to call it that, about an outrageous conspiracy theory asserting that certain mirrors made before 1880, with a different sort of process than they use now, somehow reflect memories of Tartaria, an alleged lost empire that was destroyed by mud floods. There's no way it's true: No one anywhere has any record of any society in this nondescript central Asian location that allegedly produced some form of modern electricity or something. Even if there were, why would a mirror take a picture of it?

The concept itself is fun, though. 4.25 /5
The concept is fun - I was on the hook. However, after 2m30s, I stopped watching. I have no idea what the rest of it is like, but the images were assembled/edited by AI and I'm pretty sure the voice is AI too.  :bluesad: (Some of the line readings and transitions are wholly inorganic.) The images don't really make sense w/ the narration (as often is the case w/ AI) so at best it's a fun audio-drama - but there are several great spooky audio-dramas I've listened to that are created and voiced by humans - I don't need more AI in my life.  :thumbdown:
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Thought Thread Part...
Last post by LilCerberus - August 04, 2026, 11:00:12 PM
I've always been told the concept of the sterile dystopia run by a faceless "Corporation" isn't really feasible, but I'm beginning to have my doubts.....
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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Allhallowsday - August 04, 2026, 09:22:50 PM

^ ?


PARIS AFTER DARK 

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Bad Movies / Re: 2026 Box Office Disappoint...
Last post by M.10rda - August 04, 2026, 09:08:36 PM
I liked MOTU too, once it was free - just wasn't about to help underwrite Jared Leto's ongoing crime spree. I suspect SUPERGIRL's underperformance is a real shame - however I didn't buy a ticket to that one, either, so I have to take some of the blame. (Busy month...)
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Bad Movies / Re: 2026 Box Office Disappoint...
Last post by WingedSerpent - August 04, 2026, 07:11:25 PM
I actually liked He-Man and Supergirl
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: WingedSerpent's thoughts, ...
Last post by WingedSerpent - August 04, 2026, 07:07:33 PM
Artificial Intelligence slop  has something with another thing that has A.I as initials-American Idol

In the beginning, it was fun to see all the slop they had. Because it was so awful it was funny.

But later on, what came out just got boring, samey  and not very memorable.
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Television / Re: What TV Shows Are you Watc...
Last post by indianasmith - August 04, 2026, 06:16:46 PM
Watched the first two episodes of STUART FAILS TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE on HBO Max. 
Stuart, the hapless comic store owner from BIG BANG THEORY teams up with Burt, the geologist, to try and fix the broken multiverse after a machine created by Sheldon, Howard, and Leonard (who are never seen) from BBT goes awry and creates a variety of dystopian worlds.  It's silly, but it's fun, and Burt was probably my favorite recurring minor character on the show.
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Statements About So...
Last post by indianasmith - August 04, 2026, 06:12:02 PM
Back to school tomorrow.  Summer was fun while it lasted.
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by indianasmith - August 04, 2026, 06:10:12 PM
FORBIDDEN FREAKS (2019, I think)
   This looked like a pretty cool low budget horror film; turned out it was a montage of clips from Full Moon movies from back in the 1990's.  I wound up watching it largely for the sake of nostalgia; Full Moon was my go-to studio for bad movies for the better part of a decade!  Sure could have used some connecting narrative or narration, though.  It just segued from one movie to another without explanation. 2.5/5
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by lester1/2jr - August 04, 2026, 04:32:07 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAC994TScoQ

^ I watched this documentary, if you want to call it that, about an outrageous conspiracy theory asserting that certain mirrors made before 1880, with a different sort of process than they use now, somehow reflect memories of Tartaria, an alleged lost empire that was destroyed by mud floods. There's no way it's true: No one anywhere has any record of any society in this nondescript central Asian location that allegedly produced some form of modern electricity or something. Even if there were, why would a mirror take a picture of it?

The concept itself is fun, though. 4.25 /5