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A $2 photo from a California junk shop is the ‘holy grail of Western Americana’

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Re: A $2 photo from a California junk shop is the ‘holy grail of Western Americana’

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Post by dalke »

lmm wrote: post #99
TeMPOraL wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm halfway through third season, so I may as well finish it before switching at this point. I don't really expect Andromeda to be in any way positively comparable to B5, though I do like the "restore the civilization" attitude of the protagonist :).

Sure, that makes sense, I was more meaning why you started it in the first place. I have Andromeda in my big pile of sci-fi series, but it's wayyy down the list.

Perhaps TeMPOraL finished binge watching Hercules and wanted to watch more of Kevin Sorbo's oeuvre.

(Edit after seeing T's responses - I was close!)

Re: A $2 photo from a California junk shop is the ‘holy grail of Western Americana’

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Post by TeMPOraL »

dalke wrote: post #101
lmm wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, that makes sense, I was more meaning why you started it in the first place. I have Andromeda in my big pile of sci-fi series, but it's wayyy down the list.

Perhaps TeMPOraL finished binge watching Hercules and wanted to watch more of Kevin Sorbo's oeuvre. (Edit after seeing T's responses - I was close!)

Haha, good one :D. No, I haven't watched Hercules at all, but binge-watching is indeed my preferred way of consuming TV series.

Re: A $2 photo from a California junk shop is the ‘holy grail of Western Americana’

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Post by briandear »

NullCharacter wrote: post #12

If you had bought this picture for $2 later to find out it's worth $5,000,000, would you feel an obligation to share some of the proceeds with the shop from which it was purchased?

No. That junk shop had every opportunity to evaluate their stock prior to sale. Not my problem.

Re: A $2 photo from a California junk shop is the ‘holy grail of Western Americana’

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Post by [deleted] »

clarkmoody wrote: post #54
sharkweek wrote: post #32

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My wife is a thrift store / garage sale junkie and it always goes one of two ways. 1) We end up with a junk piece of furniture that sits in our garage for months while she tries to either sell it for a few bucks or makes a run back to the thrift store to drop it off (majority of the time) or 2) She ends up finding a piece worth hundreds (sometimes thousands) that make it all worth it. She recently found a Paul McCobb…

> Kinda sounds a bit like venture capital... "But does it scale?" :-)

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Re: A $2 photo from a California junk shop is the ‘holy grail of Western Americana’

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Post by Cass »

dogma1138 wrote: post #27
lmkg wrote: post #24

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I might give them a tip if I'm a regular customer, but it's not as obligatory as tipping waiters. I think it is customary to tip the dealer when gambling, though.

Tipping is very dependent on the local customs, tipping a waiter in Germany for example (especially in the more rural areas, or traditional restaurants) will be somewhere between unexpected to outright insulting. Tipping dealers in UK casinos is actually forbidden by the 'Gaming Board' (gambling commission) to discourage "cheating" since they believe that if dealers might get a cut of the winnings they might be incli…

Wait, what? In Germany, you're expected to tip your waiter ten percent for good service. Not tipping is only done for terrible service. Including in rural and traditional areas.

Sourse: German in a rural and traditional area

Re: A $2 photo from a California junk shop is the ‘holy grail of Western Americana’

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Post by hkmurakami »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #58
clarkmoody wrote: post #54

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> Kinda sounds a bit like venture capital... "But does it scale?" :-)

If you want growth, you need to focus on buying perishable food items instead of furniture.

There is a ripe market for perishable food items with somewhat recognizable blemishes resembling religious figures.

Re: A $2 photo from a California junk shop is the ‘holy grail of Western Americana’

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Post by dogma1138 »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #100
lmm wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, that makes sense, I was more meaning why you started it in the first place. I have Andromeda in my big pile of sci-fi series, but it's wayyy down the list.

I was reading up on Gene Roddenberry, recalled that Andromeda is based on his scripts and decided to start watching on the spot. No comparing with other options happened - it sort of occured to me that I want to finally watch it, and I went with it.

It was based on some of his ideas that his wife had written down over the years but not on any complete works by him.

The first season was OK given it's budget but when the studio kicked out Wolfe it turned into utter garbage.

Like most syndicated show it pretty much was run into the ground by the networks, less story, more self confined episodes that can be picked up by the average Joe Dumb while flipping channels, and constant budget cuts.

They've spent like 75% of their CGI budget for the 1st season on the Andromeda model for the pilot episode which resulted in pretty much every space battle after it being a scene for scene recut of the 3rd episode from different angles.

I would not recommend that show to anyone.

Re: A $2 photo from a California junk shop is the ‘holy grail of Western Americana’

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Post by dogma1138 »

dalke wrote: post #91
TeMPOraL wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. But note that TNG is also one of the best if not the best sci-fi series ever made, science-wise, and it's responsible for bringing up a generation of scientists and engineers. This reflects rather sadly on the general state of science-fiction in TV, though. The demise of Iconians always felt far-fetched to me. They had a portal network spanning a galaxy that could even be used to stage invasions at unexpecti…

"one of the best if not the best sci-fi series ever made, science-wise" Ahem. Babylon 5. ;)

Babylon 5 (1st 4 seasons, season 5 well meh) while potentially one of the best "space" shows ever created is hardly science fiction, actual science plays very little role as plot devices it's more of a space opera than classic SciFi.

Re: A $2 photo from a California junk shop is the ‘holy grail of Western Americana’

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Post by TeMPOraL »

dogma1138 wrote: post #108
dalke wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"one of the best if not the best sci-fi series ever made, science-wise" Ahem. Babylon 5. ;)

Babylon 5 (1st 4 seasons, season 5 well meh) while potentially one of the best "space" shows ever created is hardly science fiction, actual science plays very little role as plot devices it's more of a space opera than classic SciFi.

I mentioned TNG as best science-wise, because after long holding the first place, it was defeated for me by Battlestar Galactica (reimagined), which I now consider as The Best Made Sci-Fi Series Ever. TNG may have had much greater impact on my life, but the new BSG is a work of art in ways TNG was not.

Re: A $2 photo from a California junk shop is the ‘holy grail of Western Americana’

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Post by TeMPOraL »

dogma1138 wrote: post #107
TeMPOraL wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was reading up on Gene Roddenberry, recalled that Andromeda is based on his scripts and decided to start watching on the spot. No comparing with other options happened - it sort of occured to me that I want to finally watch it, and I went with it.

It was based on some of his ideas that his wife had written down over the years but not on any complete works by him. The first season was OK given it's budget but when the studio kicked out Wolfe it turned into utter garbage. Like most syndicated show it pretty much was run into the ground by the networks, less story, more self confined episodes that can be picked up by the average Joe Dumb while flipping channels,…

Yeah, I would not recommend it either, but I had to see for myself. It feels like a wasted opportunity for a pretty good show.
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