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  • Apple loses $500 million bidding war for J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot

    doctwelve said:
    the monk said:
    doctwelve said:
    ...... JJ is hardly box office gold. 
    Star Trek. Star Wars. Are you sure?
    Yeah, pretty sure. Established franchises. His Mission Impossible was the lowest box office of the series. Lost did well but he's had a lot of misses: Fringe, Alcatraz, Person of Interest. I think he's over-rated. Not worth $500 million. I'd love to see Apple entice someone like Luc Besson instead. 
    Okay, Batman, X-Men are established franchises. That didn’t prevent Dawn of Justice and Dark Phoenix to be “below expectations.” Surely, you’re not saying any bad script and direction will result in box office gold as long as it’s part of a big franchise? Does he get a little tiny bit of credit?
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  • Apple loses $500 million bidding war for J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot

    doctwelve said:
    ...... JJ is hardly box office gold. 
    Star Trek. Star Wars. Are you sure?
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  • Man jailed for not unlocking iPhone adds fuel to device search warrant debate

    Many times, this is how we get our freedoms. It’s usually someone else, or other people, who take the sacrifice for us.
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  • Tim Cook previews 'For All Mankind' from 'Battlestar Galactica' creator Ronald D. Moore

    fly8 said:
    It better be spectacular! For me, it was a slap in the face to announce it on the eve of the 50th anniversary of when we, the USA, did place men on the moon!! Yes, of course we did it for all man kind, but it was America that made it happen. Tim is old enough to remember the event personally. I'm surprised he didn't have the foresight to see the poor taste.

    Now, OTOH, a series showing what could have been accomplished had the space race continued does sound like fun! Would we have had a base on the moon the last 30 years? Humans on Mars over a decade ago?
    I get your feelings, as my dad was of NASA. However, to me, after watching the trailer, this alternative reality seems to be a commentary on the United States today, as we are years away from losing as our status as the world’s largest economy because we’ve overreached ourselves (interpret that in any political context you want). It seems to say we are smart and talented enough to solve any of our problems, and that’s the real story. The space race is just a backdrop. I’m really looking forward to this one.
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  • 'Sign in with Apple' mandatory for all apps with third-party sign-in options

    Glad Apple is looking after their users, as users aren’t very good in looking out for themselves when it comes to privacy.
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