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Post by toddpolt on Dec 12, 2009 11:46:17 GMT -5
Not everyone, especially the experts, gets the future right.
"Computer games are the hula hoops of the 1980s. There already are indications that the mania for twitch games may be fading" - Author Michael Crichton, 1983 in Electronic Life
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Post by ani on Dec 12, 2009 11:49:16 GMT -5
The champagne will just taste sweeter-Willie Larry Randolph (2007)
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Dec 12, 2009 11:51:53 GMT -5
"Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr. Epstein" Dick Rowe
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Post by toddpolt on Dec 12, 2009 11:54:45 GMT -5
"Can't sing. Can't act. Balding. Can dance a little." - RKO screen test report on a young Fred Astaire
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Post by ani on Dec 12, 2009 11:58:40 GMT -5
It's a bit paraphrased but:
"It'll never work. It sounds like a bunch of f***ing Pet Sounds"-Mike Love on what would pretty much be regarded as one of the best pop albums ever.
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Post by Gopher Mod on Dec 12, 2009 12:05:38 GMT -5
Not everyone, especially the experts, gets the future right. "Computer games are the hula hoops of the 1980s. There already are indications that the mania for twitch games may be fading" - Author Michael Crichton, 1983 in Electronic Life Considering at the time the market was crashing all around for video games, I couldn't exactly blame Mr. Crichton for saying that. If it were 5 years later, he'd be looked at funny (for starters). |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Dec 12, 2009 12:19:33 GMT -5
Viewers will continue to follow Who wants to be a millionaire if it's on 6 days a week.
-ABC Executive.
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Post by toddpolt on Dec 12, 2009 12:22:22 GMT -5
Not everyone, especially the experts, gets the future right. "Computer games are the hula hoops of the 1980s. There already are indications that the mania for twitch games may be fading" - Author Michael Crichton, 1983 in Electronic Life Considering at the time the market was crashing all around for video games, I couldn't exactly blame Mr. Crichton for saying that. If it were 5 years later, he'd be looked at funny (for starters). You could defend all the statements posted already, but that doesn't stop them from looking (in retrospect) boneheaded. |
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Post by stealthamo on Dec 12, 2009 12:24:13 GMT -5
"It feels so good to finally be the the second round." - Tracy Mcgrady, 2003 Playoffs
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Post by toddpolt on Dec 12, 2009 12:34:32 GMT -5
"Don't give up your dayjob" - Grand Ole Opry manager's advice in 1954 to some guy named Elvis.
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Post by theryno665 on Dec 12, 2009 12:54:49 GMT -5
"[Insert Forecast Here]" - Every weatherman every day from the beginning of time
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Dec 12, 2009 13:01:29 GMT -5
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Post by AriadosMan on Dec 12, 2009 13:04:43 GMT -5
Not everyone, especially the experts, gets the future right. "Computer games are the hula hoops of the 1980s. There already are indications that the mania for twitch games may be fading" - Author Michael Crichton, 1983 in Electronic Life To Crichton's credit, the "twitch games" he was describing were first-wave arcade games, and there was a horrible videogame market crash in the early 80s. The games that revived the market were very different from the 1st gen stuff Atari and others put out. |
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Post by Dr. Mantis Toboggan on Dec 12, 2009 13:12:32 GMT -5
"You've got a good voice,but your lyrics need some work"-Woody Guthrie meeting a young Bob Dylan
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2009 13:35:59 GMT -5
IE: Every myth that the Mythbusters have "Busted".  |
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Post by mysterydriver on Dec 12, 2009 13:56:58 GMT -5
"Gone with the Wind is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history...I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper." ~ Gary Cooper
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?” ~ H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.
"Next summer is the season that will make me or break me. This is the big one, this is the best thing I've ever done." ~ Producer Mark Canton about Last Action Hero
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Post by AriadosMan on Dec 12, 2009 14:12:11 GMT -5
The Roman Empire will never fall takes the cake
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Post by Sigma: Current SRW Champ! on Dec 12, 2009 20:01:42 GMT -5
Viewers will continue to follow Who wants to be a millionaire if it's on 6 days a week. -ABC Executive. Well, to be honest, for a certain time, it worked. Unfortunately, what killed Primetime Millionaire was 2 simple things. The over abundance of Celebrity programs and 9/11. Why 9/11? Well, that was the catalyst for all of the celebrity shows that were on. At least half of the shows after 9/11 were Celebrity programs. Everybody wanted to donate to the charities of fallen lives and firemen that gave up their lives. For My Prediction. "I think Family Feud will be cancelled after one year without me." - Louie Anderson. Well, it's lasted 8 without Anderson, and doing well with John O'Hurley on a minimalist production budget. That's something to be proud of. |
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Post by SAJ Forth on Dec 12, 2009 20:08:06 GMT -5
“There is no need for any individual to have a computer in their home.” Ken Olson, President of Digital Equipment Corp, in 1977.
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Post by AriadosMan on Dec 12, 2009 20:10:44 GMT -5
Aren't the Millionaire failure and the Jay Leno Show spam thingy sort of similar?
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