• Re: The Mandalorian and Grogu was a huge flop!

    From The True Doctor@3:633/10 to All on Wed Jun 3 16:29:26 2026
    On 03/06/2026 11:51, Nomen Nescio wrote:
    Disney fucks SF franchise again!
    I expect they will not do another Star Wars movie.


    Why would anyone want to watch The Mandalorian and Grogu when most
    people have never watched the television series (which is behind a pay
    wall) and don't have a clue who any of the characters are or the backstory?

    Where's Luke Skywalker? Why couldn't Disney make a series or movie about
    him?

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Wed Jun 3 20:01:12 2026

    The True Doctor wrote:

    Why would anyone want to watch The Mandalorian and Grogu
    when most people have never watched the television series
    (which is behind a pay wall) and don't have a clue who any
    of the characters are or the backstory?

    Out of interest, do you like anything on the TV? Anything at
    all?

    Oh, and there's no such thing as a paywall when you torrent!

    Where's Luke Skywalker? Why couldn't Disney make a series or
    movie about him?

    The haters will moan anyway... because Disney made it.

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Wed Jun 3 20:00:10 2026

    Nomen Nescio wrote:

    Disney fucks SF franchise again!

    I thought the movie was quite good actually.

    Not the sort of thing I'd go and watch again, but entertaining
    enough for the fans of the series.

    I expect they will not do another Star Wars movie.

    Well... until "Star Wars: Starfighter" is released next
    year!

    I bet you can't wait...

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  • From The True Doctor@3:633/10 to All on Wed Jun 3 20:24:38 2026
    On 03/06/2026 20:01, Blueshirt wrote:

    The True Doctor wrote:

    Why would anyone want to watch The Mandalorian and Grogu
    when most people have never watched the television series
    (which is behind a pay wall) and don't have a clue who any
    of the characters are or the backstory?

    Out of interest, do you like anything on the TV? Anything at
    all?

    Yes. The Eurovision Song Contest has been the best show all year.

    Oh, and there's no such thing as a paywall when you torrent!


    I've got better things to do than waste my time torrenting shitty Woke
    Wars spin off series.

    Where's Luke Skywalker? Why couldn't Disney make a series or
    movie about him?

    The haters will moan anyway... because Disney made it.

    Where is Luke Skywalker? People want to see Luke Skywalker.

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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Wed Jun 3 15:57:03 2026
    Verily, in article <10vpv1o$3u80q$1@dont-email.me>, did agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM deliver unto us this message:
    On 03/06/2026 20:01, Blueshirt wrote:
    [quoted text muted]
    (which is behind a pay wall) and don't have a clue who any
    of the characters are or the backstory?

    Out of interest, do you like anything on the TV? Anything at
    all?

    Yes. The Eurovision Song Contest has been the best show all year.


    Weren't they caterwauling and yowling to the point that you preferred
    AI?

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  • From The True Doctor@3:633/10 to All on Wed Jun 3 21:09:37 2026
    On 03/06/2026 20:57, The True Melissa wrote:
    Verily, in article <10vpv1o$3u80q$1@dont-email.me>, did agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM deliver unto us this message:
    On 03/06/2026 20:01, Blueshirt wrote:
    [quoted text muted]
    (which is behind a pay wall) and don't have a clue who any
    of the characters are or the backstory?

    Out of interest, do you like anything on the TV? Anything at
    all?

    Yes. The Eurovision Song Contest has been the best show all year.


    Weren't they caterwauling and yowling to the point that you preferred
    AI?


    No. That was the UK pop chart. Most of the singers in the Eurovision
    were far better than the dog music in the UK top 40.

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  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Thu Jun 4 10:45:23 2026
    On 2026-06-03 19:01:12 +0000, Blueshirt said:
    The True Doctor wrote:

    Why would anyone want to watch The Mandalorian and Grogu
    when most people have never watched the television series
    (which is behind a pay wall) and don't have a clue who any
    of the characters are or the backstory?

    Out of interest, do you like anything on the TV? Anything at
    all?

    Oh, and there's no such thing as a paywall when you torrent!

    Where's Luke Skywalker? Why couldn't Disney make a series or
    movie about him?

    The haters will moan anyway... because Disney made it.

    Luke died in the last of Disney's silly "Sequel Trilogy" movies, so it
    would be difficult to make a movie about him. A movie / series could be
    made about a younger Luke, between the Trilogies or his early life on Tatooine, but that would require re-casting a younger actor to play the character, which is rarely successful.

    There have also been rumours that Disney plans to push their silly
    "Sequel Trilogy" out as "alternate universe" versions and make new
    Episodes 7, 8, and 9 where Luke, Han, etc. don't die. That would be
    even worse stupidity than the current situation and create an even
    bigger mess of the franchise.


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  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Thu Jun 4 10:47:21 2026
    On 2026-06-03 19:57:03 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article <10vpv1o$3u80q$1@dont-email.me>, did agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM deliver unto us this message:
    On 03/06/2026 20:01, Blueshirt wrote:
    [quoted text muted]
    (which is behind a pay wall) and don't have a clue who any
    of the characters are or the backstory?

    Out of interest, do you like anything on the TV? Anything at
    all?

    Yes. The Eurovision Song Contest has been the best show all year.


    Weren't they caterwauling and yowling to the point that you preferred
    AI?

    The Eurovision Song Contest is a rbuuish show, made even worse by
    allowing non-European countries to enter - Australia being this yer's
    example. There's a similar stupidity with "Britain's Got Talent" where
    people from other countries are allowed to enter. :-\


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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Thu Jun 4 07:54:43 2026
    Your Name wrote:

    On 2026-06-03 19:01:12 +0000, Blueshirt said:
    The True Doctor wrote:

    Where's Luke Skywalker? Why couldn't Disney make a
    series or movie about him?

    The haters will moan anyway... because Disney made it.

    Luke died in the last of Disney's silly "Sequel Trilogy"
    movies, so it would be difficult to make a movie about him. A
    movie / series could be made about a younger Luke, between the
    Trilogies or his early life on Tatooine, but that would
    require re-casting a younger actor to play the character,
    which is rarely successful.

    Luke Skywalker was in episodes of "The Mandalorian" and "The
    Book of Boba Fett"... he rescued Grogu in the former and was
    training him in the latter. Mark Hamill returned and they used
    his voice and de-aged his face for the role. So the character
    could be used if set around this period in the same way.

    Obviously those appearances by Luke Skywalker were before "The
    Last Jedi".

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Thu Jun 4 08:05:21 2026
    Your Name wrote:

    On 2026-06-03 19:57:03 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article <10vpv1o$3u80q$1@dont-email.me>, did agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM deliver unto us this message:

    The Eurovision Song Contest has been the best show
    all year.

    Weren't they caterwauling and yowling to the point that you
    preferred AI?

    The Eurovision Song Contest is a rbuuish show, made even worse
    by allowing non-European countries to enter - Australia being
    this yer's example.

    Israel being another non-European country in it... but they have
    been in it for years.

    There's a similar stupidity with "Britain's Got Talent" where
    people from other countries are allowed to enter.

    Any time I have caught clips of that show it seemed to be the
    perfect example of untalented individuals and groups of people
    showing off... exhibitionists, freaks and misfits. With the
    people who really did have talent being in the minority.
    Although those individuals probably won the competition once the
    wheat and chaff had been separated.

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Thu Jun 4 08:33:38 2026
    The True Doctor wrote:

    On 03/06/2026 20:01, Blueshirt wrote:

    Out of interest, do you like anything on the TV?
    Anything at all?

    Yes. The Eurovision Song Contest has been the best
    show all year.

    You need to get out more!

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Thu Jun 4 08:42:39 2026
    The True Doctor wrote:

    On 03/06/2026 20:57, The True Melissa wrote:
    Verily, in article <10vpv1o$3u80q$1@dont-email.me>, did agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM deliver unto us this message:

    The Eurovision Song Contest has been the best show
    all year.

    Weren't they caterwauling and yowling to the point that
    you preferred AI?

    No. That was the UK pop chart. Most of the singers in the
    Eurovision were far better than the dog music in the UK top 40.

    FWIW, all modern pop music seems like caterwauling and yowling
    to me... the Eurovision Freak Contest does what it says on the
    tin.

    Bring back Johnny Logan!!!

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Thu Jun 4 13:55:57 2026
    Daniel70 wrote:

    On 4/06/2026 8:47 am, Your Name wrote:

    The Eurovision Song Contest is a rbuuish show, made
    even worse by allowing non-European countries to enter
    - Australia being this yer's example.

    Australia has been part of Eurovision for a few years.

    WHY??

    They paid the organisers a lot of money!

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  • From Etheromania@3:633/10 to All on Thu Jun 4 18:56:14 2026

    The True Doctor <agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM> posted:

    On 03/06/2026 11:51, Nomen Nescio wrote:
    Disney fucks SF franchise again!
    I expect they will not do another Star Wars movie.


    Why would anyone want to watch The Mandalorian and Grogu when most
    people have never watched the television series (which is behind a pay
    wall) and don't have a clue who any of the characters are or the backstory?

    Where's Luke Skywalker? Why couldn't Disney make a series or movie about him?

    Hahah they wanted to but by far the best thing they've managed to produce since getting the IP.
    It's almost a smart move but they should have at least made season 1 of Mando easily available to people who don't have Disney+

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  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Fri Jun 5 18:14:07 2026
    On 2026-06-04 07:54:43 +0000, Blueshirt said:
    Your Name wrote:
    On 2026-06-03 19:01:12 +0000, Blueshirt said:
    The True Doctor wrote:

    Where's Luke Skywalker? Why couldn't Disney make a
    series or movie about him?

    The haters will moan anyway... because Disney made it.

    Luke died in the last of Disney's silly "Sequel Trilogy" movies, so it
    would be difficult to make a movie about him. A movie / series could be
    made about a younger Luke, between the Trilogies or his early life on
    Tatooine, but that would require re-casting a younger actor to play the
    character, which is rarely successful.

    Luke Skywalker was in episodes of "The Mandalorian" and "The Book of
    Boba Fett"... he rescued Grogu in the former and was training him in
    the latter. Mark Hamill returned and they used his voice and de-aged
    his face for the role. So the character could be used if set around
    this period in the same way.

    Obviously those appearances by Luke Skywalker were before "The Last Jedi".

    They do "de-age" actor occasionally, but it always looks awful.
    "De-aging" also only works if the actor is still young enough to do the physical demands of the role, although they can onverlay the digital
    face onto a younger actor.



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  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Fri Jun 5 18:17:09 2026
    On 2026-06-04 08:05:21 +0000, Blueshirt said:
    Your Name wrote:
    On 2026-06-03 19:57:03 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article <10vpv1o$3u80q$1@dont-email.me>, did
    agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM deliver unto us this message:

    The Eurovision Song Contest has been the best show all year.

    Weren't they caterwauling and yowling to the point that you preferred AI? >>
    The Eurovision Song Contest is a rbuuish show, made even worse by
    allowing non-European countries to enter - Australia being this yer's
    example.

    Israel being another non-European country in it... but they have been
    in it for years.

    There's a similar stupidity with "Britain's Got Talent" where people
    from other countries are allowed to enter.

    Any time I have caught clips of that show it seemed to be the perfect example of untalented individuals and groups of people showing off... exhibitionists, freaks and misfits. With the people who really did have talent being in the minority. Although those individuals probably won
    the competition once the wheat and chaff had been separated.

    Sort of. The real garbage "acts" are usually (but not always) chucked
    out at the audition stage by the judges ... but none of these types of
    shows are about actual talent. They're simply "popularity" contests - whichever idiot with the most votes, wins.


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  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Fri Jun 5 18:20:37 2026
    On 2026-06-04 08:42:39 +0000, Blueshirt said:
    The True Doctor wrote:
    On 03/06/2026 20:57, The True Melissa wrote:
    Verily, in article <10vpv1o$3u80q$1@dont-email.me>, did
    agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM deliver unto us this message:

    The Eurovision Song Contest has been the best show all year.

    Weren't they caterwauling and yowling to the point that you preferred AI? >>
    No. That was the UK pop chart. Most of the singers in the
    Eurovision were far better than the dog music in the UK top 40.

    FWIW, all modern pop music seems like caterwauling and yowling to me...

    That would definitely be the definition for rap "music" ... aka c-rap music.


    the Eurovision Freak Contest does what it says on the tin.

    Bring back Johnny Logan!!!

    There are extremely few "modern" songs (you can go back to the era of now-oldies like the Spice Girls or even further) that are not about the singer's love life ... as if anyone cares. :-\


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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Fri Jun 5 11:20:51 2026

    Your Name wrote:

    On 2026-06-04 07:54:43 +0000, Blueshirt said:

    Luke Skywalker was in episodes of "The Mandalorian" and "The
    Book of Boba Fett"... he rescued Grogu in the former and
    was training him in the latter. Mark Hamill returned and
    they used his voice and de-aged his face for the role. So
    the character could be used if set around this period in
    the same way.

    Obviously those appearances by Luke Skywalker were before
    "The Last Jedi".

    They do "de-age" actor occasionally, but it always looks
    awful. "De-aging" also only works if the actor is still young
    enough to do the physical demands of the role, although they
    can onverlay the digital face onto a younger actor.

    I think they might have done that for the Jedi training scenes,
    as I don't think Mark Hamill was the guy doing the action whilst
    training Grogu. It worked for me anyway... Luke was back!

    Of course digital character faces are nothing new for the Star
    Wars universe, as Grand Moff Tarkin appeared in "Rogue One". So
    expect to see more of that sort of thing when modern films want
    to revisit certain characters.

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