ix442@sdcc6.UUCP (Nidhal Guessoum{|ix}) (11/11/85)
I have just watched the " Fine Tuning " ( certainly not amazing ) episod, and here is my reaction : This is not only THE worst "amazing story " so far, but also one of the worst tv shows I ever saw. The story was a succession of cliches, the masks were terribly unattractive, although they ( of course ) were modeled on the human physiology, their language had absolutely no sign of higher intelligence (although they were able to travel 10 light-years), etc.. Could anyone believe that such supposedly highly intelligent creatures would waste their time watching such primitive tv shows ? Could anyone believe that NBC agreed to air this show, or did Spielberg have total carte blanche ? As for me, I am definetely washing my hands of this show, and removing my view of the NBC network as a quality network.. N.G. , Un. of Cal. San Diego
mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU (11/15/85)
> were modeled on the human physiology, their language > had absolutely no sign of higher intelligence (although > they were able to travel 10 light-years), etc.. > Could anyone believe that such supposedly highly > intelligent creatures would waste their time watching > such primitive tv shows ? Who said they were highly intelligent? You don't necessarily need any brains to USE advanced technology. Spielburg uses all sorts of high-tech equipment to make his movies and shows without showing any signs of any intelligence. Scott McEwan {ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!mcewan "A flash in front of my eyes ... I blink ... open my eyes to ... discover I am a dog in a pickup truck full of garbage ... no one but me sees the lid blow off the can ... it's 14 miles to the dump ... this is ... at last ... heaven."
barmar@mit-eddie.UUCP (Barry Margolin) (11/15/85)
In article <2285@sdcc6.UUCP> ix442@sdcc6.UUCP (Nidhal Guessoum{|ix}) writes: > Could anyone believe that such supposedly highly > intelligent creatures would waste their time watching > such primitive tv shows ? That is the whole point or the episode. Spielberg grew up on TV's "Golden Age", and he just wanted to remind everyone about those good ol' days, by showing a new set of viewers enjoying them for the first time. He drove the point home by including Milton Berle, the 50's "Mr. Televison". "Primitive" is in the eye of the viewer; in general, the quality of TV in the fifties is considered higher than modern TV, probably because not as many households had TV sets (they didn't have to aim for the lowest common denominator). -- Barry Margolin ARPA: barmar@MIT-Multics UUCP: ..!genrad!mit-eddie!barmar
msf@rayssd.UUCP (Michael S. Frank) (11/16/85)
> I have just watched the " Fine Tuning " ( certainly not > amazing ) episod, and here is my reaction : > This is not only THE worst "amazing story " so far, > but also one of the worst tv shows I ever saw. > The story was a succession of cliches, the masks were > terribly unattractive, although they ( of course ) > were modeled on the human physiology, their language > had absolutely no sign of higher intelligence (although > they were able to travel 10 light-years), etc.. > Could anyone believe that such supposedly highly > intelligent creatures would waste their time watching > such primitive tv shows ? COME ON! This was meant to be humorous all along! And it was! I think too many people are expection AS to be like TZ -that's not the idea. AS is supposed to be "happy ending" type stuff. By the way, that line about intelligence relating to traveling 10 light-years; Do you have to know how to build a car from scratch to drive it cross-country? -- ----------------------------- |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ |\----------------------------- |\| Michael Frank | \| allegra!rayssd!msf | -----------------------------
ix442@sdcc6.UUCP (Nidhal Guessoum{|ix}) (11/21/85)
In article <1482@rayssd.UUCP>, msf@rayssd.UUCP (Michael S. Frank) writes: > > they ( of course ) > > were modeled on the human physiology, their language > > had absolutely no sign of higher intelligence (although > > they were able to travel 10 light-years), etc.. > > Could anyone believe that such supposedly highly > > intelligent creatures would waste their time watching > > such primitive tv shows ? > > By the way, that line about intelligence relating to traveling 10 light-years; > Do you have to know how to build a car from scratch to drive it cross-country? > ----------------------------- In order for YOU to be able to drive a car cross-country, someone in YOUR civilization must know how to build it, or even if you suppose that somebody from somewhere brought it to you, you still have to learn its mechanics if you don't want to take that generous creature with you in your voyage. In either case, you have to be much more intelligent then what came across from those extra-terrestrials... N.G., U.C.S.D.