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a friend of mine was in it and he said the same, also they have crazy prices on the stuff that was on screen, he said there was a virtual boy there and it was 500 Euro just because it was in an episode.
The one they paid $80 for?
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DamoElDiablo wrote: »And this is everything that is wrong with TV these days. :mad:
For every 'Breaking Bad', we get dozens of these shows scripted and made, and shown on repeat ad-infinitum.
At the risk of sounding like my Grandad, or Ciderman even...years ago you had to be someone to get on tv. You had to have a certain something, charisma, style, acting ability, singing ability, dancing ability, presence, something....anything. You had to earn your place, & rightly so.
Today though, when we have a world where Chum Lee is a tv star, it really is a "I don't want to live on this planet" thing sometimes. All these 'reality' stars, 'celebs', & just in general, people who may as well be literally be plucked off the street & made famous. I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY!!!
Or even worse, if that's imaginable, 'socialites'. People who generally come from privileged backgrounds, who do nothing....absolutely nothing, other than frequent expensive nightclubs...are famous for this. Christ almighty, I'm not a conspiracy theorist but ffs, all this stuff lends credence to claims that there's something put into the water to dumb us down
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At the risk of sounding like my Grandad, or Ciderman even...years ago you had to be someone to get on tv. You had to have a certain something, charisma, style, acting ability, singing ability, dancing ability, presence, something....anything. You had to earn your place, & rightly so.
Today though, when we have a world where Chum Lee is a tv star, it really is a "I don't want to live on this planet" thing sometimes. All these 'reality' stars, 'celebs', & just in general, people who may as well be literally be plucked off the street & made famous. I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY!!!
Or even worse, if that's imaginable, 'socialites'. People who generally come from privileged backgrounds, who do nothing....absolutely nothing, other than frequent expensive nightclubs...are famous for this. Christ almighty, I'm not a conspiracy theorist but ffs, all this stuff lends credence to claims that there's something put into the water to dumb us down
What's more worrisome/laughable/whatever way you want to take it - is the fact there is an audience for these types of programmes. There must be an awful lot of people out there that like watching that type of stuff and creating the demand for it.
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What's more worrisome/laughable/whatever way you want to take it - is the fact there is an audience for these types of programmes. There must be an awful lot of people out there that like watching that type of stuff and creating the demand for it.
Oh without doubt, the people are certainly getting what they want. The numbers for reality tv shows must be massive0 -
What's more worrisome/laughable/whatever way you want to take it - is the fact there is an audience for these types of programmes. There must be an awful lot of people out there that like watching that type of stuff and creating the demand for it.
haha I watch all these shows! I know they are fake, but i watch them all the same, I know they over value stuff, i know its all fake and scripted, but i like to watch it mainly to learn about the stuff they find. eg the historical info on the stuff on pawn stars.
I really like Comic Book Men and probably after that one of my favorites is Toy Hunter, its a good nostalgic trip watching him find thundercats, he-man mask, transformers etc.. I generally watch the ones that have old games\Comics\Toys. I listen to Kevins Smiths podcasts all the time which is why i like Comic Book Men as its all the guys from the "tell em steve dave" pod.
Im under no illusion any of it is real, its TV fluff, but i find it interesting enough learning about the stuff on the shows. In fact when it comes to Comic Book Men, if you listen to the tell em steve dave podcast at the start of the second season they had a new producer who was telling them what to say on the show, scripting everything, they ended up getting the guy fired because he wouldnt let them talk about what they wanted.0 -
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What's more worrisome/laughable/whatever way you want to take it - is the fact there is an audience for these types of programmes. There must be an awful lot of people out there that like watching that type of stuff and creating the demand for it.
Like my mother years ago when Big Brother was a new enough thing (year 2000 or so) caught her watching E4 in the morning when they were all asleep.
Me: Ermmmm... ok I don't understand why you watch this tripe in general but why now? They're all asleep...
Mam: Yeah but what if they wake up? I want to see what happens...
I love my Mother and all but jesus christ she watches some ****e on TV.0 -
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Mad increase on the amount of gun shows too.
Reminds me of this;
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I posted a while back about official headsets for the Wii U in PC world for under €6 bucks. Avoid them, apparently they are coming back faulty O_o
On my set anything about 5khz and over came out a distorted raspy clipping mess. Returned mine yesterday. They were called 'project sustain' or something but officially licensed. Rubbish but looked really nice 0 -
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urbanledge wrote: »So it looks like the cheap E2 and Astro on AO deal was pulled.
The E2 was deffo not sold anyway,I'd say he was offered propper money for it!
What do you think an E2 is worth?Not that Id sell mine but you never know !!!!
TBH I dont even rember what I paid for it.lol
not even a year ago.Need to ease off the wacky backy:p
I think you paid €150/€200ish about a year ago. If you're moving it on, I'll give you the €300 for it...... 0 -
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urbanledge wrote: »So it looks like the cheap E2 and Astro on AO deal was pulled.
The E2 was deffo not sold anyway,I'd say he was offered propper money for it!
What do you think an E2 is worth?Not that Id sell mine but you never know !!!!
TBH I dont even rember what I paid for it.lol
not even a year ago.Need to ease off the wacky backy:p
Fairly sure you paid €1000 delivered?
Yep, I realize how stalkerish that sounds! I just have a weird memory when it comes to prices on videogame items. Can tell you what I spent on pretty much everything I own, it's bizarre
As for a resale price? It's a tough one because the market is so limited in Ireland. I would have thought an E2 would be worth up to €1200. And I'd say there are definitely people out there who have been on waiting lists for ages who would pay that for one.
Finding someone who would pay that in Ireland though would be a struggle. Or would it?
There was a time when I couldn't get a cab anywhere and I'd have offered that amount AND a kidney 0 -
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Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 34760
MUSHA for £15.00!
/About to hit buy it now
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Musha-aleste-sega-mega-drive-case-rare-jap-Free-postage-/261387496565?hash=item3cdbe8ac75
God damn it, it's just the case
Oh well, might be handy for anyone here who has a cart only version.0 -
Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 34760
Anyone see you can finally get Atari Jaguar scart cables for a cheap price?
Before this, the only thing you could get was an official cable - for a small fortune.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Atari-Jaguar-High-Quality-RGB-Scart-Lead-TV-AV-Video-Cable-Stereo-Sound-/251393709151?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item3a883b945f
Rather annoyingly, I bought an official cable a couple of years ago and the console has sat up in an attic ever since. If only I'd known!
No excuse not to get that Jaguar RGB'd up now Ciderdude
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Anyone see you can finally get Atari Jaguar scart cables for a cheap price?
Before this, the only thing you could get was an official cable - for a small fortune.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Atari-Jaguar-High-Quality-RGB-Scart-Lead-TV-AV-Video-Cable-Stereo-Sound-/251393709151?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item3a883b945f
Rather annoyingly, I bought an official cable a couple of years ago and the console has sat up in an attic ever since. If only I'd known!
No excuse not to get that Jaguar RGB'd up now Ciderdude
It'd be perfect for gorgeous sessions of Tempest 2000 but not sure if a certain Doom clone would look any better.
I'll have a look and probably pick one up.
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Not to mention you also get to witness AVP in it's full glory, I'm sure Retr0 would love that
Hence the Doom clone reference , remembering the unpleasantness on the Retrogamer forum site, a fanboy didn't appreciate Retr0s candid comments about how dreadful the Jaguar killer app really is.0 -
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Hence the Doom clone reference , remembering the unpleasantness on the Retrogamer forum site, a fanboy didn't appreciate Retr0s candid comments about how dreadful the Jaguar killer app really is.
Ahhh, silly me, I read your post a bit too quickly - thought you were literally referencing the Jag Doom port
I've never really played that AVP game. Have been on the lookout for a decently priced copy for a good while.
Retr0 has lowered my expectations of it so much that I'll probably end up thinking it's great.0 -
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Ahhh, silly me, I read your post a bit too quickly - thought you were literally referencing the Jag Doom port
I've never really played that AVP game. Have been on the lookout for a decently priced copy for a good while.
Retr0 has lowered my expectations of it so much that I'll probably end up thinking it's great.
Next Beers in mine I'll introduce you, and you'll hate me for it.
It's a hateful mess.
Two word review
Sh1t Sandwich.0 -
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