MA in the movies? - Page 2

Tiny Turtle · 12-06-2004, 04:24 AM

Personally I think it's a very nice homage to include a reference like that. Then there's the aspect of whether or not they asked for permission before doing it, of course. Do you want to be associated with mad scientists creating mutant monsters in the tropics?

drfish · 12-06-2004, 04:57 AM

I agreed with Tiny, the FarCry sighting must be included! If I hadn't seen DL's screen-shot first, I would have fallen out of my chair when I saw it in the game!

Jim Sachs · 12-06-2004, 11:54 AM

OK, we'll include it.

iMark · 12-06-2004, 03:16 PM

I was flipping among the channels one night, and the Home Shopping Network was selling a 30" High Definition LCD TV, and there was the Aquarium running full screen on it, most likely being fed from a desktop computer.

fishbowl · 12-06-2004, 10:51 PM

Originally posted by iMark
I was flipping among the channels one night, and the Home Shopping Network was selling a 30" High Definition LCD TV, and there was the Aquarium running full screen on it, most likely being fed from a desktop computer.

Jim, I can verify that iMark did indeed see this, as I also saw them displaying this lcd with your Marine Aquarium running on it full screen. It was running from a PC (absolutely positive) because they were showing the desktop and promoting how clear the fonts where. This lcd had the capabilty of running 2 inputs simultaneously in split screen mode. They also viewed the SSA running in split screen mode. I believe it was the standard version and not the widescreen, but don't quote me on that!

I believe it was this lcd: http://www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default....attr=&ocm=sekw

JimO'Connor · 12-07-2004, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by Tiny Turtle
The latest issue of the Swedish edition of Mac World had a note and a link (along with a pic of Monstro) on GA. Perhaps I should scan it (along with a translating caption)?

/Tiny Switcher

Need to move this to the Mac GA thread, but I'd love to see what they wrote.

Tiny Turtle · 12-07-2004, 09:51 AM

Jim O',
I don't see why we need to start a whole new thread in the Mac forum. Why not here? (M/M can of course move it should they deem it necessary.)

The small blurb about it was found in a column dubbed "Sex snabba" which translates into "Six fast ones" (yes, both six and sex are called "sex" in Swedish). The short text says:
"Goldfish Aquarium – a freshwater aquarium with pretty goldfish" + the link.

/Tiny Monstro

JimO'Connor · 12-07-2004, 01:06 PM

Thanks Tiny!

patscarr · 12-27-2004, 06:07 AM

Yes, in Bridget Jones 2, it was the wide version that was shown.
Here's an actual screen capture from the flick.

Jim Sachs · 12-30-2004, 12:12 AM

Great shot, Pat. I wonder what I'm seeing in the background. Is it simply black, and we're seeing reflections in the monitor?

Socrates · 12-30-2004, 01:25 AM

Originally posted by patscarr
Yes, in Bridget Jones 2, it was the wide version that was shown.
Here's an actual screen capture from the flick.

Isn't that still in the theatre? How did you capture it?

patscarr · 12-30-2004, 02:12 AM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs
Great shot, Pat. I wonder what I'm seeing in the background. Is it simply black, and we're seeing reflections in the monitor?

Yes, I think you're right Jim.

Originally posted by Socrates
Isn't that still in the theatre? How did you capture it?

Tiny Turtle · 12-30-2004, 04:57 AM

PetTorrent?

Derrek · 12-30-2004, 02:00 PM

funny how no one says one negative word about watching pirated movies but if you were talking about using a 'warez' version of the aquarium it would be off with thier heads

feldon34 · 12-30-2004, 04:20 PM

I buy DVDs as soon as they're available of the movies I think I'll watch more than once.

Tiny Turtle · 01-03-2005, 02:57 AM

I NEVER download movies off the net. If I got started I probably could get hooked, but apart from the illegality, the (lack of) quality is a big turnoff.

Derrek,
Yup, very funny.

patscarr · 01-03-2005, 06:15 AM

Tiny, I am hooked. If there was a place on the net where you could download the latest movies, TV episodes, etc... while paying a low price, I would do it in a second.

Derrek, actually we have talked about how some of us used 'warez' versions of the aquarium in this thread, the How did you first find SereneScreen Aquarium? thread.

Tiny Turtle · 01-03-2005, 07:11 AM

Yeah, but would you pay full price?

"I like this food so much that I steal it, but if I could buy it at a low price I would do so..."

I know that I'm barking up my own tree as I use some pirated software, but at least I feel bad for it.

patscarr · 01-03-2005, 01:47 PM

A movie theatre ticket here in S. Korea is about $5 U.S. dollars.
I can rent the latest DVDs for about $2 U.S. dollars.
If someone offered the latest TV episodes at a buck apiece (well, maybe less than a buck) or movies for $2, they would make a fortune from all the people willing to pay that, me included. Everyone likes a bargain.

Jim Sachs · 06-24-2005, 06:02 PM

MA at Cannes:

http://www.serenescreen.com/appearances/cannes.php

12-06-2004, 04:24 AM	#21
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Personally I think it's a very nice homage to include a reference like that. Then there's the aspect of whether or not they asked for permission before doing it, of course. Do you want to be associated with mad scientists creating mutant monsters in the tropics? Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

12-06-2004, 04:57 AM	#22
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	I agreed with Tiny, the FarCry sighting must be included! If I hadn't seen DL's screen-shot first, I would have fallen out of my chair when I saw it in the game! I don't watch commercials.

12-06-2004, 11:54 AM	#23
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	OK, we'll include it. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-07-2004, 08:15 AM	#26
JimO'Connor Mac Development Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 678	Originally posted by Tiny Turtle The latest issue of the Swedish edition of Mac World had a note and a link (along with a pic of Monstro) on GA. Perhaps I should scan it (along with a translating caption)? /Tiny Switcher Need to move this to the Mac GA thread, but I'd love to see what they wrote. Jim O'Connor Order N Development

12-07-2004, 01:06 PM	#28
JimO'Connor Mac Development Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 678	Thanks Tiny! Jim O'Connor Order N Development

12-06-2004, 03:16 PM	#24
iMark Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MIssouri Posts: 105	I was flipping among the channels one night, and the Home Shopping Network was selling a 30" High Definition LCD TV, and there was the Aquarium running full screen on it, most likely being fed from a desktop computer.

12-06-2004, 10:51 PM	#25
fishbowl Cramped Quarters Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 223	Originally posted by iMark I was flipping among the channels one night, and the Home Shopping Network was selling a 30" High Definition LCD TV, and there was the Aquarium running full screen on it, most likely being fed from a desktop computer. Jim, I can verify that iMark did indeed see this, as I also saw them displaying this lcd with your Marine Aquarium running on it full screen. It was running from a PC (absolutely positive) because they were showing the desktop and promoting how clear the fonts where. This lcd had the capabilty of running 2 inputs simultaneously in split screen mode. They also viewed the SSA running in split screen mode. I believe it was the standard version and not the widescreen, but don't quote me on that! I believe it was this lcd: http://www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default....attr=&ocm=sekw

12-30-2004, 12:12 AM	#30
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	Great shot, Pat. I wonder what I'm seeing in the background. Is it simply black, and we're seeing reflections in the monitor? Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-30-2004, 01:25 AM	#31
Socrates Sage Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 1,529	Originally posted by patscarr Yes, in Bridget Jones 2, it was the wide version that was shown. Here's an actual screen capture from the flick. Isn't that still in the theatre? How did you capture it? Bat rays? We don't need no stinking bat rays!

12-30-2004, 02:12 AM	#32
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Originally posted by Jim Sachs Great shot, Pat. I wonder what I'm seeing in the background. Is it simply black, and we're seeing reflections in the monitor? Yes, I think you're right Jim. Originally posted by Socrates Isn't that still in the theatre? How did you capture it? Patrick

12-30-2004, 04:57 AM	#33
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	PetTorrent? Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

12-30-2004, 02:00 PM	#34
Derrek Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 186	funny how no one says one negative word about watching pirated movies but if you were talking about using a 'warez' version of the aquarium it would be off with thier heads

12-30-2004, 04:20 PM	#35
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	I buy DVDs as soon as they're available of the movies I think I'll watch more than once. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

01-03-2005, 02:57 AM	#36
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	I NEVER download movies off the net. If I got started I probably could get hooked, but apart from the illegality, the (lack of) quality is a big turnoff. Derrek, Yup, very funny. Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

01-03-2005, 06:15 AM	#37
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Tiny, I am hooked. If there was a place on the net where you could download the latest movies, TV episodes, etc... while paying a low price, I would do it in a second. Derrek, actually we have talked about how some of us used 'warez' versions of the aquarium in this thread, the How did you first find SereneScreen Aquarium? thread. Patrick

01-03-2005, 07:11 AM	#38
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Yeah, but would you pay full price? "I like this food so much that I steal it, but if I could buy it at a low price I would do so..." I know that I'm barking up my own tree as I use some pirated software, but at least I feel bad for it. Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

01-03-2005, 01:47 PM	#39
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	A movie theatre ticket here in S. Korea is about $5 U.S. dollars. I can rent the latest DVDs for about $2 U.S. dollars. If someone offered the latest TV episodes at a buck apiece (well, maybe less than a buck) or movies for $2, they would make a fortune from all the people willing to pay that, me included. Everyone likes a bargain. Patrick Last edited by patscarr; 01-03-2005 at 06:25 PM.

06-24-2005, 06:02 PM	#40
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	MA at Cannes: http://www.serenescreen.com/appearances/cannes.php Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium