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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 10, 2023 19:50:39 GMT -5
Don't forget to back a project from on of our own. Crimebuster has a project that's coming close to the deadline.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2023 13:40:37 GMT -5
Business idea for when I become a billionaire: a streaming service that streams ONLY 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s stuff. Nothing modern.
I am happy to buy DVDs such as UFO, The Six Million Dollar Man, Miami Vice, etc. But sometimes I wish we could get classic stuff on streaming. I know some stuff is - The A-Team was on Netflix a few years ago - but it’d be great to have a vintage streaming service.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 11, 2023 13:52:31 GMT -5
Business idea for when I become a billionaire: a streaming service that streams ONLY 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s stuff. Nothing modern. I am happy to buy DVDs such as UFO, The Six Million Dollar Man, Miami Vice, etc. But sometimes I wish we could get classic stuff on streaming. I know some stuff is - The A-Team was on Netflix a few years ago - but it’d be great to have a vintage streaming service. Good idea. In the meantime, you can watch all the UFO and Space: 1999 episodes on Youtube! The ads are a bit annoying, but it was the same thing when we watched the shows originally!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2023 13:53:05 GMT -5
I can't believe Titanic is back in the cinemas again, and that I've been asked to see it tonight even though it's been in my blu-ray library for years.
But I love cinema popcorn so.....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2023 13:56:13 GMT -5
Business idea for when I become a billionaire: a streaming service that streams ONLY 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s stuff. Nothing modern. I am happy to buy DVDs such as UFO, The Six Million Dollar Man, Miami Vice, etc. But sometimes I wish we could get classic stuff on streaming. I know some stuff is - The A-Team was on Netflix a few years ago - but it’d be great to have a vintage streaming service. Good idea. In the meantime, you can watch all the UFO and Space: 1999 episodes on Youtube! The ads are a bit annoying, but it was the same thing when we watched the shows originally! I tend to avoid AdTube because of its excessive ads. When a 6-minute WWE video (or a 10-minute DC video) has 3 or more ads in, I’m done. TV doesn’t have that many ads. And I really have no desire for today’s crappy ads. Seems like AdTube just wants to drive you to their premium service. But thanks. ;-) (I have those two shows on DVD, anyway)
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Post by Cei-U! on Feb 11, 2023 16:50:18 GMT -5
Good idea. In the meantime, you can watch all the UFO and Space: 1999 episodes on Youtube! The ads are a bit annoying, but it was the same thing when we watched the shows originally! I tend to avoid AdTube because of its excessive ads. When a 6-minute WWE video (or a 10-minute DC video) has 3 or more ads in, I’m done. TV doesn’t have that many ads. And I really have no desire for today’s crappy ads. Seems like AdTube just wants to drive you to their premium service. But thanks. ;-) (I have those two shows on DVD, anyway) I use AdBlock Plus (it's free to download) and it eliminates all ads on YouTube except for the ones YouTubers themselves do in their videos (like for Skillshare, Squarespace, MagellanTV, etc.).
Cei-U! I summon the word to the wise!
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Post by codystarbuck on Feb 11, 2023 17:34:44 GMT -5
I can't believe Titanic is back in the cinemas again, and that I've been asked to see it tonight even though it's been in my blu-ray library for years.
But I love cinema popcorn so.....
Here's the only way to hear the theme....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2023 6:54:06 GMT -5
I don’t believe the optics of car accident advertising on a bus is a good one:
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2023 7:57:32 GMT -5
I don’t believe the optics of car accident advertising on a bus is a good one: My guess is that while the optics may not be good, the advertising revenue is necessary to maintain the public service for some communities since tax revenues and fares usually fall way short of actually paying the costs of providing public transport. -M
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2023 8:00:44 GMT -5
That’s probably true. There was a local news article here recently about how councils are heavily subsidising bus routes, especially in rural areas.
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Post by impulse on Feb 13, 2023 9:43:06 GMT -5
Don't forget to back a project from on of our own. Crimebuster has a project that's coming close to the deadline. That is such a cool art style! Man, I wish I could support the arts right now. Money is tight and we have a lot of large one-off expenses at the moment, but that is super cool. Is it only available through this or will it be orderable in the future?
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Post by impulse on Feb 13, 2023 9:45:41 GMT -5
Business idea for when I become a billionaire: a streaming service that streams ONLY 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s stuff. Nothing modern. I am happy to buy DVDs such as UFO, The Six Million Dollar Man, Miami Vice, etc. But sometimes I wish we could get classic stuff on streaming. I know some stuff is - The A-Team was on Netflix a few years ago - but it’d be great to have a vintage streaming service. Honestly, if you (or someone) could actually sort out the rights issues and actually have a fairly comprehensive collection without holes, I bet there is definitely a significant enough niche market to support something like that. But sorting out the rights issues, yikes.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 13, 2023 13:45:51 GMT -5
It's in French, but a channel called Prise 2 ("Second Take") pretty much does that over here: it focuses on classic TV series. Six Million Dollar Man, Wonder Woman, Adam-12, Beauty and the Beast, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, the Flying Nun, the Incredible Hulk, Charlie's Angels, Colombo... Lots and lots of stuff. All we need now is for someone to take the concept to the streaming world. Find business partners with deep pockets, driver1980, and I might be one of your early subscribers!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2023 13:47:45 GMT -5
It's in French, but a channel called Prise 2 ("Second Take") pretty much does that over here: it focuses on classic TV series. Six Million Dollar Man, Wonder Woman, Adam-12, Beauty and the Beast, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, the Flying Nun, the Incredible Hulk, Charlie's Angels, Colombo... Lots and lots of stuff. All we need now is for someone to take the concept to the streaming world. Find business partners with deep pockets, driver1980 , and I might be one of your early subscribers! Cool. Let’s get to it. Right now, a UK channel called Talking Pictures TV is fulfilling people’s needs for vintage drama. There’s been shows such as The Champions, The Lone Ranger, The Saint, Van Der Valk, etc, etc.
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Post by codystarbuck on Feb 13, 2023 21:54:30 GMT -5
Anyone else waiting to hear that the US has downed: the Goodyear Blimp; a strange aircraft piloted by a mustachioed figure, who was herd to yell "Muttley, you dundering blockhead, stop that snickering and get us out of here!" and a dog house, with a funny looking pilot, who seemed to utter something like "Curse you, Red Baron!"
Or is it just me?
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