eDeevo Posted June 10, 2005 Posted June 10, 2005 Sometimes I think too much & the voices in my head yell at me to be quiet... It wouldn't be so bad, but there are seven of them... Life is Good. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted June 10, 2005 Governor Posted June 10, 2005 Only seven? What about the rest of them Quote
eDeevo Posted June 10, 2005 Posted June 10, 2005 Only seven? What about the rest of them They're silent parties... :-D Life is Good. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted June 10, 2005 Governor Posted June 10, 2005 Then how do they contribute if they're silent? Quote
eDeevo Posted June 10, 2005 Posted June 10, 2005 Then how do they contribute if they're silent? They don't really, that's why I didn't mention them all ;) Although they do take up considerable space... Life is Good. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted June 10, 2005 Governor Posted June 10, 2005 Don't they get bored in there? What's there for them to do if they don't say anything? Quote
ApophisV Posted June 10, 2005 Posted June 10, 2005 Well, phes, now tell us what your problem is! (you know, the american TV series) Mine is... umm.... they always come out here VERY VERY late (well, translation takes time!). Besides this I have the much more important problem of not having television here at my flat! :/ Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted June 10, 2005 Governor Posted June 10, 2005 Just about every American Sci Fi Tv series (set in space) have aliens on the other side of the galaxy (who have never been or heard of Earth before) which speak English in American accents. Ok, I can understand why they speak English - for simplicity sakes. But can't they create a fake accent or something? Quote
xwingyoda Posted June 10, 2005 Posted June 10, 2005 Sometimes they do Phes ;) Just some quick references: Men in Black, Mars attack, the Simpsons, Futurama (just to name a few). And for your question: lazyness leads to these ridiculous non aliens voices :D Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted June 11, 2005 Governor Posted June 11, 2005 I did specify American TV series, so therefore Men in Black and Mars Attacks don't count because they're movies. Simpsons and Futurama are made by the same people so that only counts as one! Star Trek: The Next Generation actually made an effort with alien accents and languages. But that all went down the gurgler after Gene Roddenberry kicked the bucket. From then on it became like any other American Sci Fi series. But laziness! I get the impression (from chatting) its more likely that Amercians think their accent is the original accent, so therefore (from their perspective) they don't think they have one, but everyone else does! So when it comes to making these TV series, they even realise that their accent is going to be noticable in other parts of the world. Quote
Sarg_Kulo Posted July 13, 2005 Author Posted July 13, 2005 Bump. This thread was reducing spam. You can't just let it die :'( Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted July 13, 2005 Governor Posted July 13, 2005 I had SPAM Lite in sandwiches the other day. In fact I might have some more right now. Quote
Sarg_Kulo Posted July 14, 2005 Author Posted July 14, 2005 I had SPAM Lite in sandwiches the other day. In fact I might have some more right now. LOL. I laft hard at that one :D Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted July 14, 2005 Governor Posted July 14, 2005 SPAM Lite is very good in sandwhiches with honey mustard... Quote
Hobbes Posted July 14, 2005 Posted July 14, 2005 SPAM Lite is very good in sandwhiches with honey mustard... I looooove honey mustard... :') As for American SciFi-series: in Star Trek the aliens actually do speak a different language. The space ships, stations and those communicator thingies use a special translation technique that lets everybody hear each other in their own language - hence English for earthlings. That was shown in one episode in DS9 once where that translator didn't know the language of the newly arrived aliens yet and had to adopt. Until then you heard the original language of the aliens... How this works? Probably the same way the communicator knows who you're "calling" so only that person hears you saying their name before they answer... :| Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted July 15, 2005 Governor Posted July 15, 2005 As for American SciFi-series: in Star Trek the aliens actually do speak a different language. Star Trek was fairly good at this till about the mid 90's, especially when it came to the Kingons speaking their Klinghazie. But as time went out this occurred less and less, and the Klingons almost always spoke Englih. After Gene Roddenberry kicked the bucket things started to go down hill with Star Trek. Brannon and Bragga are incompetent fools whose dimwittery has caused the demise Star Trek. Now we have no Star Trek until further notice thanks to them. The space ships, stations and those communicator thingies use a special translation technique that lets everybody hear each other in their own language - hence English for earthlings. That was shown in one episode in DS9 once where that translator didn't know the language of the newly arrived aliens yet and had to adopt. Until then you heard the original language of the aliens... Its called the Universal Translator and that just a cop out! Ok so it allows everybody hear each other in the own language but everyone's voice is also perfectly in sync with their lips as well. The speech should look like the poor dubbing in those older Asain movies. How this works? Probably the same way the communicator knows who you're "calling" so only that person hears you saying their name before they answer... :| This is an example of "fan interpretation". This is where the fans/viewers come up with explainations for unexplained phenomenon in TV series and movies. In other words fans are compensating for the laziness of the writer(s) who should be doing a better job to explain this and not leave so many holes in their story. Quote
Sarg_Kulo Posted July 15, 2005 Author Posted July 15, 2005 Is this thread possible to stay on topic? Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted July 15, 2005 Governor Posted July 15, 2005 Technically this thread doesn't have a set topic therefore everything is on topic. Quote
xwingyoda Posted July 15, 2005 Posted July 15, 2005 What is black gold I wonder ???? For me its coffee !!!!! Quote
Hobbes Posted July 15, 2005 Posted July 15, 2005 What is black gold I wonder ???? For me its coffee !!!!! Definitely! But only when made with this: Come to think of it... *dashingintokitchentomakecoffee* Don't go to bed without one :-D Quote
xwingyoda Posted July 15, 2005 Posted July 15, 2005 No, no , no noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (Vader Style !!!). Thre essence of true coffee can ONLY be obtained by a Nespresso System coffee machine !!!!!! This baby is the definte coffee maker: For normal espresso such as this: Just pick a color: And you are all set for a real treat !!!! Its definitly coffee heaven !!!!!!! Quote
Hobbes Posted July 15, 2005 Posted July 15, 2005 They're ok. My girlfriend used to have a Nespresso in her office. But we both like a "cafe crema" better. We're not espresso drinkers, we're coffee drinkers... well, she is. I have coffee in my veins, so my well-being depends on that black gold ;) Quote
xwingyoda Posted July 15, 2005 Posted July 15, 2005 "ok" arghhhhhhh, thats pure blasphemy :P !!!!!!! The true essence of coffee lies in a short espresso and not in a vulgar latte !!!!!!!!!! Are you saying Hobbes that you love your coffee the US way - bitter dark water (no offense my US friends but I do not consider that as being coffee *wacko* ). Do you know Nespresso have new Longo capsules specially for people drinking big cups !!!!!! Put some milk in the designed vapor shooter (don't know what irs called) and you have your perfect "cafe crema" ;) Quote
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