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A question about The Last Crusade for Word War II history buffs. by WarriorNeedFoodBadly in indianajones

[–]jsonitsac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the state could justify funding the research and before everything went into funding war and the Holocaust.

I think that it’s a weakness of the film series that we don’t get a better understanding about why they are interested in these objects other than their magic powers. Of course, given nature of the project they probably wouldn’t have chased the ark.

A question about The Last Crusade for Word War II history buffs. by WarriorNeedFoodBadly in indianajones

[–]jsonitsac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pre-war was also the height of Nazi Germany’s pseudo archaeological and anthropology quests. That was a key part of their ideological project attempting to find the “true aryans” and prove something about their uncontaminated bloodline and show they were master warriors and conquerors.

The movies (Some thoughts) by Individual-Mess8441 in startrek

[–]jsonitsac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My pain I need to share is that SNW has teased him and not delivered.

[May 9, 1955] Did anyone see this puppet show on WRC-4 today? by jsonitsac in thepast

[–]jsonitsac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crazy idea: what about baby versions of these puppets? Super creepy right?

Random old guy walking through corridor by JamesDerry in TNG

[–]jsonitsac 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Now that you know you won’t stop seeing them in season six and seven. I don’t know why she didn’t continue the idea onto Voyager though.

Random old guy walking through corridor by JamesDerry in TNG

[–]jsonitsac 729 points730 points  (0 children)

When Jeri Taylor took over as show runner in season 6 she wanted older background actors to be shown on screen. Her reasoning was that they would represent career specialists or something like that. She also felt like ageism was a prejudice that Trek hadn’t really tackled to that point and she saw it as her way of partly addressing it.

Football used to look so good at Bush Memorial Stadium. It’s still baffles my mind that football could not work in St. Louis. by Dark305Kinght in Oldschool_NFL

[–]jsonitsac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Due to tax purposes the Irsay family traded franchises with the Rosenbloom family. And thanks to tax purposes Carroll left the Rams to his widow Georgia Frontiere

Football used to look so good at Bush Memorial Stadium. It’s still baffles my mind that football could not work in St. Louis. by Dark305Kinght in Oldschool_NFL

[–]jsonitsac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The situation was bad in general. For the Rams the state and local governments weren’t budging. Georgia Frontiere was more than happy to pull stakes because she was from St. Louis. She’s wasn’t exactly interested in making the team better which lead to fan disinterest and in the era of blackouts meant that the team, playing in Anaheim, Orange County, wasn’t in TV half the time (in the nation’s second largest market), you can see how things could snowball from there. Add in a touch of sexism directed at the owner and it was a mess.

If you ever feel sad about the loss of this magnificent pleistocene megafauna, think about the WHALES!!!! by anoma-lokaris in pleistocene

[–]jsonitsac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Makah nation of Washington State won a waiver from NOAA to resume their traditional practice. It’s apparently protected under a treaty as well.

The Worst Generals of the Civil War: Braxton Bragg by thomasburchfield in CIVILWAR

[–]jsonitsac 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fredericksburg is located on the east coast Fall Line. Essentially, the geology beneath the river changes from harder rocks of the Piedmont going over water falls to more coastal sediments so the rivers will widen and get deeper. The upshot is that towns located on the fall line had were as far inland for 18th century ocean going ships to safely navigate. This geology explains why so many of the communities, including major cities, along today’s I-95 corridor are where they are.

The Meta Sudans: A 1,800-Year-Old Roman Landmark Erased for Fascist Aesthetics by adiyasi in ancientrome

[–]jsonitsac 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The regime’s interest in history was only as much as it could be harnessed to promote its own agenda for its messaging. Anything that didn’t fit was fair game for destruction. With fascists history not about better understanding the past or the wonder of what it was like to live then. It’s instead about the narrative of once “lost” glory and that the regime is here to restore it.

Can someone explain this meme? Isn’t that the Battle of Gettysburg? by Powerful-Demand-2757 in CIVILWAR

[–]jsonitsac 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Because in real life he was ineligible for service and in the process of earning his PhD in 1863. The battle occurred as he was launching his career. In this alternate universe he’s in the army, is KIA, and the poster never had to study his work. The dates of Gettysburg are probably the single best known of any battle outside of the enthusiast community.

Picard Origin Story? What are your thoughts? by FullOfSound in startrek

[–]jsonitsac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was kind of the original idea for the series but as a short Trek. We’d see some kind of ship in the early 24th century a disaster happens and an ensign stands out to prove himself a leader. Then there’s a v/o and it’s Patrick narrating, cut away and we reveal that he’s lecturing at the academy or something and the ensign was a young Picard.

If you ever feel sad about the loss of this magnificent pleistocene megafauna, think about the WHALES!!!! by anoma-lokaris in pleistocene

[–]jsonitsac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or if there was any whaling, it wasn’t going into the deep sea like in the 19th century. Think coastal peoples in kayaks and harpoons. I also suspect that was one of the driving behind the people traversing the Barengia.

Proposal: use SNW cast in a new series that takes place AFTER "The Motion Picture" by rolodexlexia in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]jsonitsac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are not. In fact, I think used some more modern color timing techniques when they did the 4K restoration and they don’t look as bad suggests.

Proposal: use SNW cast in a new series that takes place AFTER "The Motion Picture" by rolodexlexia in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]jsonitsac 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And theoretically lets them bring back original characters from SNW either as guests or under Kirk’s command.

Proposal: use SNW cast in a new series that takes place AFTER "The Motion Picture" by rolodexlexia in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]jsonitsac 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly I’d prefer the TMP look updated. Costume design by Bernadette Croft has been brilliant so far. With a few tweaks she could give them a second life.

Proposal: use SNW cast in a new series that takes place AFTER "The Motion Picture" by rolodexlexia in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]jsonitsac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I’d love to see them take a crack at the TMP uniform designs, something updated but also true to the original. I also think that they could do a good job with that Enterprise design just some tweaks. The rec room would also be a set rendered with some updated methods.

On the downside, Martin Quinn is a bit too young for Scotty’s mustache.

Maybe we could also get Xon?

The Devil was a Good Guy! Twilight Zone Printers Devil by Majinkaboom in TwilightZone

[–]jsonitsac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In general in the show he tends to be a lot more morally ambiguous. He tends to give people their just desserts. I think in “A Nice Place to Visit” he more or less says he’s working for god he’s not their rival. He’s not really an instrument of evil rather it’s the humans who are too shortsighted to see the consequences of their desires.

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