Dawn ,'Beneath You'
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Bev, I have not seen TBDM for two reasons: 1) Movie theatres suck. 2) OK, I don't have a good #2.
Movie theatres are dead to me. The sound and rendering in them compares unfavorably to my home rig.
Setting aside my special circumstances, the drive to a theatre is a hassle.
Hey! I'm willing to send Joss and the cast whatever percentage of the gross that actually reaches their pocket. I am even willing to toss some money toward the (stylish, yet, you know ... classy ) Suits at Uni.
The sound and rendering in them compares unfavorably to my home rig.Wish I could say that too. Actually, I find the sound at most of my local theatres satisfying. Especially the loud and undistorted, and the soft and nigh hiss-free.
A properly equipped THX-compliant theater is usually pretty good, but that's 15-year-old tech now...
I have not yet met the home system that beats the cinemas around here. Of course, Tim hasn't invited us over yet.
Yes. I should have stated that as "theatres in my neck of Wisconsin suck."
Well it is Wisconsin....
Coming this fall,
Weremonkey of Wisconsin
A thrilling tale of post-yesteryear, whereupon our hero seeks the perfect theater and the perfect donut in the back woods of America's frozen zone...
O, No, you d'in't!
We shall not disrespect the Dairy State. Instead, we will shock the residents of CA and NY with the news that the vast majority of money in America resides in the Other 48.
the vast majority of money in America resides in the Other 48.
And they're evidently not spending it on anything important like good theatres.
The point being that "important" is a term that has various values by region.