The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[dragoner]

I never went back to Texas, though I found one of the jocks later became chief of police, fitting I thought. I was a little punk rocker on a motorcycle, kind of sealed the deal with me being an outcast.

 

[Ryujin]

I never went back to Texas, though I found one of the jocks later became chief of police, fitting I thought. I was a little punk rocker on a motorcycle, kind of sealed the deal with me being an outcast.

I was the poor kid of divorced parents, in suburbia, before it became a stereotype. I did most of my clothes shopping at army surplus stores. For several years this earned me a great deal of derision, from the "cool kids." Guess what became trendy in my last two years, in high school.

 

[dragoner]

I was the poor kid of divorced parents, in suburbia, before it became a stereotype. I did most of my clothes shopping at army surplus stores. For several years this earned me a great deal of derision, from the "cool kids." Guess what became trendy in my last two years, in high school.

Similar sort of deal, I bought an old honda motorcycle from a neighbor, and they threw in an old leather jacket, this was for work after school, washing dishes.

 

[Gradine]

"Look, I'm not calling people liars, I just want to be able to  imply that they're lying without being called dismissive, is that too much to ask?"

 

[Jacob Lewis]

The "largest bundle" is $25. For 28 items. A lot of those products cost more than that by themselves. You can have them for less than $1 each.

But please tell us more about your woes and the greediness of a corporation trying to get you to donate more for charity!

 

[Aeson]

While I do wish Humble Bundle donated more for my purchase, at least they're doing something.

 

[Bagpuss]

I don't mind the brown dwarves, elves and hobbits in the Rings of Power, but does it have to be so obviously tokenism? There is one black dwarf, one black elf, one black hobbit, but whenever you see the wide shots of the community they come from it's as white as snow. I loved Sophia Nomvete as Disa and her interaction with Durin. Lenny Henry is great in dramas even if I grew up knowing him as a comedian. But seriously, if you want to make it believable the community as a whole could do with being a bit more diverse, not just your plot relevant characters. I guess it depends on the diversity of the pool of extras you can call on. You don't mind spending extra to fly your main cast out to wherever you're filming but the extras you source locally.

I think the most jarring shot was the elves returning across the sea. Look at the lovely balanced symmetry of the shot, art director must be so pleased. Oops we have no PoC, quick you go stand there you look a little tanned.

Also when did the male elves start cutting their hair short? Did they not have a wig budget after spending on everything else.

 

[el-remmen]

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

I don't mind the brown dwarves, elves and hobbits in the Rings of Power, but does it have to be so obviously tokenism? There is one black dwarf, one black elf, one black hobbit,

Do they recognize it in the dialogue? Or just have a token actor with no reference to it whatsoever?

I guess it depends on the diversity of the pool of extras you can call on. You don't mind spending extra to fly your main cast out to wherever you're filming but the extras you source locally.

Maybe it is because it was filmed in NZ? A quick Google search shows that, according to University of New Zealand :
"In 2018, the New Zealand population included:

• 70.2% European (3,297,860 people)
• 16.5% Māori (775,840 people)
• 15.1% Asian (707,600 people)
• 8.1% Pacific peoples (381,640 people)
• 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) (70,330 people). "

So, the big complaint would be the lack of hiring of Maori rather than African-Americans. It would be interesting to know the local reactions...

I think the most jarring shot was the elves returning across the sea. Look at the lovely balanced symmetry of the shot, art director must be so pleased. Oops we have no PoC, quick you go stand there you look a little tanned.

Honestly, I fail to see whom you're refering to. They look all white to me.

Also when did the male elves start cutting their hair short?

Yes, it's quite strange. It's not the hardest special effect to include.

 

[Ryujin]

Honestly, I fail to see whom you're refering to. They look all white to me.

I think the reference is to the one person who is clearly out of symmetry with everyone else and who doesn't look quite as pasty as the rest of the cast.