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Re: Ted Turner has died

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Post by latexr »

> (…) founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news (…)

> (…) audacious vision to deliver news from around the world in real time, at all hours (…)

And thus marked the beginning of the end. 24-hour news, like social media, are a net negative for society. Networks have to keep making shit up to pad the never-ending run time, and they’re always bad news, making the world seem worse than it is and radicalising more people. It’s a version of doomscrolling where you don’t even have to scroll. It’s social media where only one a few people can post and their only goal is engagement.

Seems like he did good things in his life, and even here I don’t think he could’ve predicted (or even intended) the negative effects of this invention, but it doesn’t mean it should be celebrated (though this is on CNN’s website, so of course they will). I wonder if, like Nobel, he eventually realised the thing he created did more harm than good.

Re: Ted Turner has died

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Post by saghm »

dhosek wrote: post #176
lotsoweiners wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess it would need an internet connection to work but sounds fun.

I made a list that I kept on my phone of potential names (Provided below with the answers removed—I made the list three years ago so I know at least one of the living then are alive no more). Actors: Gary Burghoff Alan Alda Wayne Rogers Jamie Farr Loretta Switt Harry Morgan Mike Farrell David Ogden Stiers McLean Stevenson Lary Linville Cast of Gilligan’s Island Crocodile Dundee Musicians: Pete Best Stuart Sutcliffe F…

I'd be a bit surprised if anybody who knew who Stuart Sutcliffe is didn't know he was dead. He's not particularly well-known outside of people who have read about the history of the Beatles, and the fact that he died while they were still in their heyday is probably the only thing that people who know about him would be remember.

Re: Ted Turner has died

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Post by philipallstar »

Forgeties79 wrote: post #196
mc32 wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Eh regarding skin color people don’t care about realism these days. You have historical remakes with totally anachronistic ethnicities in them and “no one” cares. I mean sure, some people do, the same as some people used to complain about overrepresentation of caucasians in some old movies set in what was then called “the orient”. I think the only ones who put up a fight are the Japanese who don’t like their producti…

> Eh regarding skin color people don’t care about realism these days. You have historical remakes with totally anachronistic ethnicities in them and “no one” cares. This isn't exactly the same thing. Colorizing historical footage decides what the color is. A remake is an interpretation with nowhere near the same claim of accuracy and the audience 100% knows this. The social politics of this are incredibly important.

> The social politics of this are incredibly important.

Or they are incredibly transient, fashion-led and led either by the least intelligent people available, or those who stand to gain from them.

Re: Ted Turner has died

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Post by saghm »

parineum wrote: post #152
Supermancho wrote: post #97

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Although Ted Turner’s net worth at the time of his death in May 2026 was estimated between $2.2 billion and $2.8 billion, his politics were very progressive. > In 1996, Turner admitted, "For the 10 years I ran [the team], it was a disaster. ... As I relinquished control of the Braves and gave somebody else the responsibility, it did well." When's the last time you heard a billionaire say something like that? > "We're…

>> In 2002, Turner accused Israel of terror That's a funny thing to mark as "progressive" as I don't think that'd have been considered progressive until fairly recently. Plus, he walked it back. > In 2002, Turner accused Israel of terror: "The Palestinians are fighting with human suicide bombers, that's all they have. The Israelis ... they've got one of the most powerful military machines in the world. The Palestinia…

> I'm not sure I'd call him progressive. Thinking Iran should have nuclear weapons doesn't seem to make sense from any perspective unless you want them to use them.

Maybe the point is that the logic applies to literally every country having them, including the US, but that doesn't imply that starting a war to try to stop one of them from getting them will end up with a better situation.

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Post by nticompass »

Last night on AEW Dynamite [1], Tony Schiavone and Sting had some very nice things to say about Ted Turner. I didn't know he'd died until then. They both talked about how Ted started WCW and how he defended pro wrestling when certain execs wanted to cancel it.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bXSILHvWe0

Re: Ted Turner has died

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Post by DANmode »

echelon wrote: post #205
mekdoonggi wrote: post #42

Ted Turner owned the largest American Bison herd (~45k animals), supplying meat for his "Ted's Montana Grill" restaurants. I don't know much else about the man, but as a supporter of Bison I can commend that part of his legacy. An impressive vision and execution.

He's why Atlanta got the 1996 Olympics. He's responsible for rejuvenating Atlanta. It grew into a reasonable city after he built the TBS, CNN, and Turner Broadcasting empire. Without him, Atlanta may have been closer to a Charlotte in size, and definitely could not have pulled the Olympic games. He gave Atlanta a media presence and those that came after him turned it into a media production hub. He also created Capta…

> He may have created the Georgia Guidestones

Go on.

Re: Ted Turner has died

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Post by Forgeties79 »

philipallstar wrote: post #233
Forgeties79 wrote: post #196

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Eh regarding skin color people don’t care about realism these days. You have historical remakes with totally anachronistic ethnicities in them and “no one” cares. This isn't exactly the same thing. Colorizing historical footage decides what the color is. A remake is an interpretation with nowhere near the same claim of accuracy and the audience 100% knows this. The social politics of this are incredibly important.

> The social politics of this are incredibly important. Or they are incredibly transient, fashion-led and led either by the least intelligent people available, or those who stand to gain from them.

you’re welcome to your opinion as well

Re: Ted Turner has died

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Post by DANmode »

echelon wrote: post #205
mekdoonggi wrote: post #42

Ted Turner owned the largest American Bison herd (~45k animals), supplying meat for his "Ted's Montana Grill" restaurants. I don't know much else about the man, but as a supporter of Bison I can commend that part of his legacy. An impressive vision and execution.

He's why Atlanta got the 1996 Olympics. He's responsible for rejuvenating Atlanta. It grew into a reasonable city after he built the TBS, CNN, and Turner Broadcasting empire. Without him, Atlanta may have been closer to a Charlotte in size, and definitely could not have pulled the Olympic games. He gave Atlanta a media presence and those that came after him turned it into a media production hub. He also created Capta…

> reportedly recorded a secret message

https://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2015/jan/06/cnn-end-...

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/06/cnn-apocalypse...

Re: Ted Turner has died

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Post by xtiansimon »

gcanyon wrote: post #184
watersb wrote: post #146

I remember when Ted Turner bought a scrappy Atlanta TV station, Channel 17. The channels refer to specific radio frequency allocations. Anything below Channel 12 is "Very High Frequency", and anything above that is "Ultra High Frequency". The Channel number was basically arbitrary, but went up in frequency in numerical order, so Channel 5 had a higher frequency than Channel 17. The higher the frequency, the shorter t…

> 1970s latchkey kid I am now administering the secret '70s latchkey quiz: - Ricky, I want to be... - This is Jim Rockford... - Ladies, please don't... - Bingo, Bango, Bongo, and... - Missed it by... - We can rebuild...

1. ?

2. Rockford Files (with James Garner)

3. ?

4. ?

5. Get Smart (created my Mel Brooks)

6. the Six Million Dollar Man (with Lee Majors)

I watched a lot more movies than TV shows as a kid. I miss the time when my idea of a real-life villain was Turner for colorizing B&W movies. God speed. RIP

Re: Ted Turner has died

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Post by gcanyon »

dylan604 wrote: post #186
gcanyon wrote: post #184

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 1970s latchkey kid I am now administering the secret '70s latchkey quiz: - Ricky, I want to be... - This is Jim Rockford... - Ladies, please don't... - Bingo, Bango, Bongo, and... - Missed it by... - We can rebuild...

I got 4 out of 6 of them. How many of these were on Nick at Night so you wouldn't necessarily have to be a 70s latchkey kid?

Since I didn't watch Nick at Night I have no idea which of these were on it.
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