When I first read the **lissener **comment I thought: he’s drunk. We’ve probably all been there. Let’s offer him a kudo for the apology.
This thread is the most fucking hilarious thing I’ve ever read, anywhere. Ever. Airman, King of Soup, lieu, et al., take a bow.
Hear, hear! It’s getting to be downright Pavlovian.
Still, a mouthwatering prospect.
Anybody care enough about the carpet to put down a drop cloth?
Or should I just shoot him where he stands?
You rang?
Oh, we just can’t have nice things.
Thanks, couldn’t remember the name. But I will echo the question: that’s a girl? Did he undergo some adolescent sex-change op?
Can we also pit J.K. Rowling for the oh-so-obvious naming of the villian ‘Draco’?
No. It’s sort of a theme in her books to use names that are almost-but-not-quite what they are representing (like Star Wars, you know?).
I think more Ian Fleming but yes, that is the idea.
Last time I was disgusted.
This time I was amused.
But since Lissener got busted
The sports bargoers can really see the players’ red shoes.
Okay, so it doesn’t scan.
For the humor impaired, I was talking about Hermione.
Blonde?
As far as this is concerned, you’re comparing two entirely different mediums that, in fact, complement each other very well. (Or, for that matter, playing GoW and Asteroids on a 360. Vast difference, both fun.) The guys doing radio play-by-play and color are generally much better than their Tv counterparts. They don’t have the visual aspect, nor the shiny, flashing graphics and logos. They need to be good enough to accurately portray what is happening in a way that allows the person to visualize what is going on.
But no matter how good they are, you still can’t beat showing the action. And showing it in HD? Seems to be comparable to listening to a transistor radio and 7.2 surround.
The best thing to do if at all possible is try to sync the radio broadcast to the TV broadcast and mute the TV. I would say it rivals listening to the radio broadcast while at the stadium.
GoW?
You wish. He won’t until January 2009.
Can one be sufficiently drunk to not care?
You’re right. My husband installs HD systems in sports bars. He hates sports so it’s particularly grueling for him, but he does a good job. I hate most sports too, but there really is an incredible difference. You can clearly see the texture of the grass, or the player’s uniforms. If someone doesn’t SEE the difference then they’re probably looking at a bad installation/setup. Something’s wrong, because there is a specific, very visible, difference between regular TV and HDTV. It would be like not being able to tell the difference between black&white and color, it’s that pronounced.
Whether sports “deserve” HD is not for me (or anyone else) to say. Lots of things get shown on HD that other people aren’t interested in. Personally, I’d like to see more skating, one of the few sports I like, in HD. All of the awards shows, but especially the Oscars (which are now), should always be shown in HD. The designers, if not the actresses with bad makeup artists, should demand it.
Off topic, but with the advent of HDTV and these huge t.v.'s, I think the NFL should ban players from performing one-nostril blow-outs.