tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post9073837309030770553..comments2023-04-27T06:14:51.777-07:00Comments on clickthing: The Big Wind Upmpclemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-70107180472560587222014-05-24T11:10:57.203-07:002014-05-24T11:10:57.203-07:00... and of course you have a Dial 35. I've bee...... and of course you have a Dial 35. I've been hoping one will show up in the thrifts. Don't wanna drop a Ulysses on one on Ebay. :PTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-2828480117985014552009-05-06T08:51:00.000-07:002009-05-06T08:51:00.000-07:00Re: the remake.
I agree that it will likely suck,...Re: the remake.<br /><br />I agree that it will likely suck, but at least they seem to be trying to keep with the spirit of the original, and supposedly it had Patrick McGoohan's blessing (before he went and left us for a great Welsh village in the sky.) He was so notoriously prickly that my inner fanboy just wants it not to suck. It remains to be seen... but I'm still excited. And I have hopes that the production team was informed by the success of the Dr. Who remake, which is great fun, even if the aliens aren't wearing obviously cheap rubber suits.<br /><br />Besides, it's got both <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001029/" REL="nofollow">Jesus</A> and <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005212/" REL="nofollow">Gandalf</A> in it... how bad can it be? (Famous last words.) It would be a crime if Grainer's theme music doesn't make it in there somewhere. Actually, it will be a crime if it's <I>not exactly like the original, even the "goofy" episodes</I>.<br /><br />Re: caffenol. Like film developer, this stuff can supposedly also be used for paper -- it's the same chemistry, after all. I still need to pick up some vitamin C which supposedly helps clear some of the fog from the film, and I'll need commercial fixer to stabilize the image. Those are the next purchases.<br /><br />Caffenol sounds perfect for pinhole photography. You can see from the <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/groups/33051635@N00/" REL="nofollow">Caffenol flickr group</A> that the results are kind of grainy and dreamy-looking. If you process paper in it, I would expect some of the tannins(?) from the coffee to soak into the fibers and present an interesting stain. You'll still need a fixer, though.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-52721599277471186702009-05-06T07:13:00.000-07:002009-05-06T07:13:00.000-07:00I'm expecting a full report on caffenol. I still ...I'm expecting a full report on caffenol. I still haven't given my homemade pinhole camera a shot (I mean the box camera one, not the converted 35mm one, which I've used to some limited success several times) and it would be awesome to be able to develop the enlarging-paper exposures in a home-brewed bath.Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-61954930652105399042009-05-06T00:22:00.000-07:002009-05-06T00:22:00.000-07:00In other news, my God, is that camera beautifulIn other news, my God, is that camera beautifulMike Speeglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648532407369443335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-89824701209794205002009-05-06T00:11:00.000-07:002009-05-06T00:11:00.000-07:00Rover terrified me as a child, especially the soun...Rover terrified me as a child, especially the sound he/it made when he/it was chasing some soon-to-be-suffocated escapee down. <br /><br />Great, now I am going to have nightmares.Mike Speeglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648532407369443335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-60810129665766618632009-05-05T22:32:00.000-07:002009-05-05T22:32:00.000-07:00I know nothing about cameras, but I like that thin...I know nothing about cameras, but I like that thing anyway. <br /><br />More toys than time, AMEN.Strikethruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797111328778577303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-22470312315903307172009-05-05T18:40:00.001-07:002009-05-05T18:40:00.001-07:00Whoa...they're remaking The Prisoner? Why didn't ...Whoa...they're remaking The Prisoner? Why didn't anyone tell me?<br /><br />Wonder if the original music will be in there...and if the Rover will be as unexplained and giant-bubblegum-bubble like as it was in the show.<br /><br />One can hope....<br /><br /><I>I am not a number! I am a free man!!</I>Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-9441502464058308152009-05-05T18:40:00.000-07:002009-05-05T18:40:00.000-07:00Thats funky!
I don't know about that "Prisoner" r...Thats funky!<br /><br />I don't know about that "Prisoner" remake/revisit/whatever. I personally think that attempting to remake it is like trying to capture lightning in a bottle. It will either try too hard to be just like the original, and miss the mark, or will miss the point entirely and turn it into a conventional "good guy vs bad guy" story.<br /><br />The only "Prisoner" redux I'd like to see would be based on the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattered_Visage" REL="nofollow">comic book</A> miniseries.<br /><br />Or perhaps <A HREF="http://www.mister8.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dorkin.jpg" REL="nofollow">this one</A>.<br /><br />Be seeing you.Olivanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153890530685124767noreply@blogger.com