I seem to remember that the cell phones on X Files were recognisable, because they seemed to be half a year ahead of what was available or popular. But certainly not flaunting it.
Yes! Ohmigod! Someone's blondie bear's a twenty-question genius!
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Boxed Set, Vol. III: "That Can't Be Good..."
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§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 7:17:41 am PDT #615 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kalshane - Aug 22, 2006 7:22:31 am PDT #616 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
(They also never said hello or goodbye in their calls. It was a thing.)
They also never identified themselves to each other on the phone. It was always "Mulder, it's me."
brenda m - Aug 22, 2006 7:23:17 am PDT #617 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Ah. I watched so little of it first run that that would've gone right by me.
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 7:26:12 am PDT #618 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did we mostly hear both sides of the phone conversations? I'm wondering if they avoided the stilted "So you're saying we're going to the creek near the house?" repetition thing.
Mostly wondering because I'm trying to think of well-written and informative one-sided phone conversations, but it occurs to me I just wouldn't notice them.
Kalshane - Aug 22, 2006 7:31:21 am PDT #619 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Did we mostly hear both sides of the phone conversations? I'm wondering if they avoided the stilted "So you're saying we're going to the creek near the house?" repetition thing.
I think we always heard both sides of the conversation, mostly by cutting back and forth, but sometimes we'd hear the other person's voice while whoever was on the screen was on the phone with them.
But I don't think you'd have wanted your name associated with the shoe-box size phone XF had in the early years.
The only time I recall a shoe-box size phone was as a sort of sight gag during the origin of the Lone Gunmen episode set in the 80s.
Betsy HP - Aug 22, 2006 8:07:46 am PDT #620 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
On the other hand, all the hip teenagers on Veronica Mars use Treos, the big clumsy ones. As IF.
Tom Scola - Aug 22, 2006 8:08:58 am PDT #621 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
They're Sidekicks, not Treos.
Sheryl - Aug 22, 2006 8:09:57 am PDT #622 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
I think Sci-Fi's rationalization(in as much as they have one) for showing wrestling is "Science fiction's audience is mainly young men. Wrestling's audience is mainly young men. Therefore wrestling belongs on the SciFi Channel!"
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 8:10:04 am PDT #623 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
all the hip teenagers on Veronica Mars use Treos, the big clumsy ones. As IF.
Didn't they have a big...no, that was The OC, IIRC. Sidekick, named, and used in the plot as if it was the only device that could fulfill those functions. Not sure if they had it used being more subtly.
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 8:12:24 am PDT #624 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They're Sidekicks, not Treos.
I'm really sure Veronica herself doesn't have one.
Now I feel a need to google.