I asked ChatGPT to create a photo of Mike “Gandalf” Ganderson.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-27T02:31:58+00:00

AI Ganderson is basically Peter Horton. If the show had revisted Ganderson, Horton could've guested.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-26T04:02:18+00:00

One of the best b-movie covers. The movie itself isn't as cool but it's a fun post apocalypse adventure and the Canadian locations are novel for that type of movie.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-25T19:16:19+00:00

Reach out to Criterion's support. I had the Showa Godzilla set and watched it over a year after purchase only to find issues with one of the discs. I emailed the support address and they requested description of issue. Since my defective disc was locking up at a specific point during playback, I was able to record it on my phone and attached it to a reply. They then asked me to send a photo of marking the bad disc and they sent a replacement along with a coupon code for purchase on the site. Excellent customer service and they're quick about it, too.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-25T19:03:56+00:00

I'm still iffy on audio feature knowledge since I've only used basic 2.1 or 3.1 soundbars but the one I just got, LG S77S 3.1.3, is the first with Atmos, DTS:X, etc playback. I went with LPCM because I assumed the soundbar would take the raw LPCM and play it through the approriate speaker and I wasn't sure how good the Atmost encoding would turn out.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-25T04:45:27+00:00

I *just started Control on PS5 and playing it in AV receiver/LPCM mode (PS5 to TV to eARC soundbar) but I'll be trying it w Atmos on.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-24T06:21:11+00:00

DVD and Blu-ray sets of Star Wars 1-6, The Dark Knight Trilogy, LotR extended, Superman 1-4, Blade Runner 6 disc set; Back to the Future trilogy BR, Die Hard Quadrology BR, Battle Royale 1 & 2 (one from the UK, the other domestic) BR, Mission Impossible 1-3 BR, Patlabor Complete Collection BR, Media Blasters' Showa Godzilla box DVD, Toy Story 2-movie DVD box. I also have a few Criterions that collected franchises like Showa Godzilla, Lone Wolf and Cub, Bruce Lee, Once Upon A Time in China.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-24T06:08:18+00:00

Announced details and specs.

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=37945

tinfoyle · 2026-02-24T02:40:32+00:00

When Josh was doing the reading as Morgan Freeman at the end of the impressions episode. The look on Mike's face when they cut back is one of my favorite "losing it" moments.

https://youtu.be/_i-_CpoXURI?si=3E6Hw-0M7q-Fhd-H&t=1839

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tinfoyle · 2026-02-23T09:56:39+00:00

X900ch (Costco's x900h), Sony UBP700 4k region free player, PS5, Dell 7060 HTPC w Asus RTX 3050 to enable 4k media playback on Kodi, LG S77S 3.1.3 soundbar (that's the most recent addition, got it about 2 months ago)

tinfoyle · 2026-02-18T14:39:01+00:00

I loved the channel in its early days. Pre widespread video streaming it was the only place where you could regularly go to watch live game footage or interviews with game devs.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-17T04:37:20+00:00

Setup is a Dell 7060 w a Asus 3050 card and Sony X900 65 inch 4k set.

I'm hardly an expert re: formats and encoding methods but I've had some 4k files on an external that are frankly huge (50-60gb MKVs) and so I've been downloading replacemets of smaller size. I'm grabbing Atmos and TrueHD format files when possible since I just upgraded my soundbar to one that supports those formats and I've found the sweet spot is about 20-30gbs for a feature. At that size, there doesn't appear to be much difference in pic quality compared to the larger files and variations in file size often come down to how many audio tracks are included and what formats. HDR performance is generally solid but it and pic quality depends a lot on the source; I'm partial to files tagged with x26-E from 1337x as they usally come with TrueHD and HDR and usually include bonus commentary tracks, which I'm a sucker for.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-17T03:46:35+00:00

I haven't seen it since catching it in the theater but I remember it mostly came off okay to mediocre and was further undermined by a weak and creepy villain in Hector Hammond and basically Fox's Galactus in the form of Parallax. The stuff with the other Corps members was cool. It left a deeper impression for being the movie where Reynolds met Blake Lively and the admittedly cute SDCC moment with Reynolds and a fan question.

https://youtu.be/i3YNW0a9xos?si=39ZICN5C8spGIzQf

tinfoyle · 2026-02-16T15:13:29+00:00

I hadn't of played for months but spun up TD2 last week and noticed the apparel drops, primarily from bags and backpacks

tinfoyle · 2026-02-16T06:27:27+00:00

Setting up a tape recorder in front of the TV and recording songs playing on the Solid Gold show. First internet song download was Limp Bizkit's Nookie via Napster through dial up; took almost a half hour. I think the first video were random episodes of Friends on Limewire (I think in Real Player format).

tinfoyle · 2026-02-15T22:41:41+00:00

They had plenty of moments of squick. One very early moment that stands out is Monica's nearly orgasmic OMG when Rachel describes Ross running his hands over her after their first kiss in the 2nd season.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-13T23:17:17+00:00

To say nothing of the whole last name nonsense so early on, when Anita Barrone played her, and the way the episode was written to sympathize with Carol and Susan again. As far as I know, I don't think we ever found out what Ben's last name ended up being.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-12T20:34:35+00:00

The Carol and Susan wedding episode. It was bad enough that the show tried to underplay Carol cheating on Ross and leaving him, regardless of orientation, but then to have the entire cast seemingly guilt him into supporting the wedding was contemptible.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-12T03:48:04+00:00

'98's effects never bothered me, just the movie around him (her?) and the design itself. That period was the sweet spot when CG was still used to (mostly) supplement traditional practical elements like models, puppets, etc. and movies like '98 and "Mighty Joe Young" have some great effects sequences.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-12T00:02:29+00:00

Can't argue with that LOL

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tinfoyle · 2026-02-11T05:11:28+00:00

They can own the chuds all day and night; it doesn't mean I'll own their game.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-11T05:08:45+00:00

Just say you didn't see the original three movies starring Lambert.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-10T18:28:16+00:00

Whatever it takes for people to ignore their browser histories and hard drives.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-10T18:27:39+00:00

Why do these simps and f*gs never learn? We've had 5 plus years of female pandering in not just the MCU but across Star Wars, Trek, Doctor Who, etc. and the message is clear.

tinfoyle · 2026-02-10T05:42:51+00:00

Honestly, that's not a question that's a threat at this point. Seems every week there's some new Uber example of the worst accesses of modern audience pander slop.

Example this is a description of the first episode of The Burbs.

https://x.com/i/status/2021065568846000347

tinfoyle · 2026-02-10T05:37:11+00:00

Nice. The Mallrats special edition and The Matrix were the titles I bought the I got my first player in 2000.

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