ENTER: Media/TV AV Contest: Comebacks - Page 2

Owain Taggart · January 8 2013, 09:26 AM

Thanks, Jinx. I totally forgot about the no sci-fi fantasy part of it and just zoned in on the returning franchise. Thanks for keeping it in!

Starkers · January 8 2013, 10:10 AM

The Return of the Man from UNCLE

JiNX-01 · January 8 2013, 05:41 PM

Still plenty of time to play ... I'll put the voting thread up around midnight Jan. 11.

Zion Ravescene · January 8 2013, 07:20 PM

Kai "the spy" · January 9 2013, 02:51 AM

Four years between DaD and CR, with the box office hit that DaD was leaving absolutely no doubt of Bonds return, is that really "dropping out of sight" as JiNX-01 put it? I'd say GoldenEye was much more of a comeback, since LtK wasn't well-liked by the audience and didn't really make any money, and with the end of the Cold War, people seriously doubted there'd be another Bond movie. So, even though CR was a big hit, GoldenEye was way more of a comeback sensation.

Zion Ravescene · January 9 2013, 08:15 AM

Kai "the spy wrote:

Four years between DaD and CR, with the box office hit that DaD was leaving absolutely no doubt of Bonds return, is that really "dropping out of sight" as JiNX-01 put it? I'd say GoldenEye was much more of a comeback, since LtK wasn't well-liked by the audience and didn't really make any money, and with the end of the Cold War, people seriously doubted there'd be another Bond movie. So, even though CR was a big hit, GoldenEye was way more of a comeback sensation.

39 years since the previous Casino Royale?

Kai "the spy" · January 9 2013, 01:50 PM

Yeah, well, if the topic were "remakes", I'd be all for it, but, as I understand it, the main topic is the "return of a franchise". Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to get your entry disqualified. It's just that I considered CR while choosing my entry, and I decided against it because of the reasons above. But as to not just sound complaining, I chose to give a possible alternative. But the choice, of course, is yours.

On another matter, is the closing quotation marks missing from my user name?

the G-man · January 9 2013, 06:47 PM

JiNX-01 wrote:

Muppets are real to their target audience.

Really?

Even making the spurious assumption that their target audience is kids only, I'd say most children are capable of understanding the characters aren't real.

auntiehill · January 9 2013, 09:07 PM

Please, people. Whoever runs the contest makes the call. Just deal.

JiNX-01 · January 9 2013, 10:16 PM

Kai "the spy wrote:

Yeah, well, if the topic were "remakes", I'd be all for it, but, as I understand it, the main topic is the "return of a franchise". Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to get your entry disqualified. It's just that I considered CR while choosing my entry, and I decided against it because of the reasons above. But as to not just sound complaining, I chose to give a possible alternative. But the choice, of course, is yours.

On another matter, is the closing quotation marks missing from my user name?

The parameter is TV shows and films OR film franchises.
So if Casino Royale was done years ago and turns up again years later it meets the remake or revival standard.

JiNX-01 · January 9 2013, 10:42 PM

the G-man wrote:

JiNX-01 wrote:

Muppets are real to their target audience.

Really?

Even making the spurious assumption that their target audience is kids only, I'd say most children are capable of understanding the characters aren't real.

Children under the age of five are in capable of distinguishing between fantasy and reality. And since the target audience is pre-school age children, I stand by decision.

I've checked and it appears that 3-5 year-old children are the main audience of Sesame Street.

Since it's kind of up in the air, I'll still allow the Muppets.

So I would guess that the three-year-olds might see Muppets as real. Children ages 4-5 might see Muppets as unreal, depending on their parents' tutelege.

Kai "the spy" · January 10 2013, 02:40 AM

JiNX-01 wrote:

Kai "the spy wrote:

Yeah, well, if the topic were "remakes", I'd be all for it, but, as I understand it, the main topic is the "return of a franchise". Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to get your entry disqualified. It's just that I considered CR while choosing my entry, and I decided against it because of the reasons above. But as to not just sound complaining, I chose to give a possible alternative. But the choice, of course, is yours.

On another matter, is the closing quotation marks missing from my user name?

The parameter is TV shows and films OR film franchises.
So if Casino Royale was done years ago and turns up again years later it meets the remake or revival standard.

Right, then.

the G-man · January 10 2013, 03:28 AM

JiNX-01 wrote:

Children under the age of five are in capable of distinguishing between fantasy and reality. And since the target audience is pre-school age children...

So pretty much any fantasy Disney cartoon or Saturday morning TV show could be allowed (assuming it was a remake of course)?

I've checked and it appears that 3-5 year-old children are the main audience of Sesame Street.

With the possible exception of Kermit, those aren't the Sesame Street muppets. They are the characters from "The Muppet Show," which was targeted at all ages.

Since it's kind of up in the air, I'll still allow the Muppets.

Which is your right. However, I think the reasoning is faulty.

JiNX-01 · January 10 2013, 07:27 PM

OK, I'm putting an end to this. SF&F are admissible.

Anyone who wants to submit new entries, feel free.

JiNX-01 · January 11 2013, 05:54 AM

Recap: Voting thread goes up tomorrow night.

Aragorn

Ar-Pharazon

auntiehill

JiNX-01

Kai "the spy"

od0_ital

Owain Taggart

Shanndee

Starkers

Zion Ravescene

January 8 2013, 09:26 AM	#16
Owain Taggart Commodore	Re: ENTER: Media/TV AV Contest: Comebacks Thanks, Jinx. I totally forgot about the no sci-fi fantasy part of it and just zoned in on the returning franchise. Thanks for keeping it in!

January 8 2013, 10:10 AM	#17
Starkers Admiral Location: Behind enemy lines...	Re: ENTER: Media/TV AV Contest: Comebacks The Return of the Man from UNCLE __________________ Werewolves on the Moon Now with Byzantium review The Devils of Amber Street

January 8 2013, 05:41 PM	#18
JiNX-01 Asst. Chief Engineer NX01 Location: Under Cmdr. Tucker	Re: ENTER: Media/TV AV Contest: Comebacks Still plenty of time to play ... I'll put the voting thread up around midnight Jan. 11. __________________ I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. -- Neil Armstrong 1930-2012 --

January 8 2013, 07:20 PM	#19
Zion Ravescene Admiral	Re: ENTER: Media/TV AV Contest: Comebacks __________________ All that can be is said.

January 9 2013, 02:51 AM	#20
Kai "the spy" Fleet Captain Location: Germany	Re: ENTER: Media/TV AV Contest: Comebacks Four years between DaD and CR, with the box office hit that DaD was leaving absolutely no doubt of Bonds return, is that really "dropping out of sight" as JiNX-01 put it? I'd say GoldenEye was much more of a comeback, since LtK wasn't well-liked by the audience and didn't really make any money, and with the end of the Cold War, people seriously doubted there'd be another Bond movie. So, even though CR was a big hit, GoldenEye was way more of a comeback sensation. __________________ Chicks dig red trunks! Kickstarter\| World of Fiction / Graphic Novel / Book One by Team WoF

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January 9 2013, 01:50 PM	#22
Kai "the spy" Fleet Captain Location: Germany	Re: ENTER: Media/TV AV Contest: Comebacks Yeah, well, if the topic were "remakes", I'd be all for it, but, as I understand it, the main topic is the "return of a franchise". Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to get your entry disqualified. It's just that I considered CR while choosing my entry, and I decided against it because of the reasons above. But as to not just sound complaining, I chose to give a possible alternative. But the choice, of course, is yours. On another matter, is the closing quotation marks missing from my user name? __________________ Chicks dig red trunks! Kickstarter\| World of Fiction / Graphic Novel / Book One by Team WoF

January 9 2013, 09:07 PM	#24
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: Hmph	Re: ENTER: Media/TV AV Contest: Comebacks Please, people. Whoever runs the contest makes the call. Just deal.

January 10 2013, 07:27 PM	#29
JiNX-01 Asst. Chief Engineer NX01 Location: Under Cmdr. Tucker	Re: ENTER: Media/TV AV Contest: Comebacks OK, I'm putting an end to this. SF&F are admissible. Anyone who wants to submit new entries, feel free. __________________ I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. -- Neil Armstrong 1930-2012 -- Last edited by JiNX-01; January 10 2013 at 11:00 PM.

January 11 2013, 05:54 AM	#30
JiNX-01 Asst. Chief Engineer NX01 Location: Under Cmdr. Tucker	Re: ENTER: Media/TV AV Contest: Comebacks Recap: Voting thread goes up tomorrow night. Aragorn Ar-Pharazon auntiehill JiNX-01 Kai "the spy" od0_ital Owain Taggart Shanndee Starkers Zion Ravescene __________________ I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. -- Neil Armstrong 1930-2012 -- Last edited by JiNX-01; January 11 2013 at 10:44 PM.