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Sorry, sloppy writing. I should have said a high gain UHF multidirectional antenna (not HDTV). Yes, AntennaWeb tells me that I need UHF with one red, four blue, and five violet antenna types. Clearly I need lots of gain. I guess the size of your (antenna) matters.

I just ordered (from a sponsor site, AntennasDirect) a new antenna that is specific to HDTV. In other words, a high gain (13.7dB)UHF antenna (DB4). I hope it's not a hoax. The antenna I am using is a Home Depot combination VHF/UHF with no mention of gain. Is gain the right measure? Anybody...

I have an HD receiver (Samsung) but am having trouble getting stations reliably with my antenna (standard mast type). Is this the place to ask these questions? If so, I get good reception of 8 stations (in Phoenix) when the antenna is in an upstairs bedroom. I put it in the attic directly...

This is interesting. When I lived in Oregon, one of my friends was an engineer at the Trojan Nuclear Plant there. He told me that Michael Douglas came to film views of their control room, claiming that he was making a film that was "friendly" to the industry. When "China Syndrome" came out, my...

Good luck Ron! Another angle on the surround music swap: Does John Williams know what LucasFilm "intentionally" did to his sound track? If anybody would have some pull on this issue I would think it would be the person most invested with the music for this classic. If it were my...

Just a question: Has Ron or any other person with contacts at THX or the sound lab that did ANH asked the question again about possible fixing or replacing of the sound-switch error? Perhaps a friendly question from a friendly source might get a new answer? (If I remember correctly...

Yep, I can see that a "dark" ST would no longer be a ST. And there would be little audience. After all these years I had not realized how safe and comforting ST was . . . And no question why ST-IV was the most popular. Bhagi; I think your movie is "Star Troopers."

My own preference for science fiction are those stories that allow us to look at ourselves or our societies through the eyes of others from another planet or some radically different society (usually allowed by technology). Sometimes it's the advance of technology right here on Earth that makes...

Hey, thanks Sam. Can you be more specific about episodes and seasons? I can get individual disks from Netflix and see if I like it. I love that latin title too.

Good point Rex and you may be right about ST being about comfort because I was feeling rebellious about the comfort level of the recent shows and movies. I was trying to say that science fiction offers the ability to build a scenario with no inherent restrictions on morality, technology or...

Sam: sorry I didn't see that. I gave up on DS9 early. It seems there are two (or more) types of ST shows and movies: adventure and morality. This discussion has gotten me thinking about what made good ST and what didn't. Some of my favorite TOS were the political shows because they were...

And the allusions of TOS were subtle? I will never forget the racist two-sided colored men. At that time it was shocking. I still think a dark future ST would be interesting. A real break seems necessary to flagging interest.

Plot suggestion for new series of movies (and new direction for ST): ( Note: There is precedence in the TOS episodes where a ship captain makes over a planet along Roman lines; a ship captain makes over a planet along Nazi lines; Kirk splits into two characters where one is a warrior-captain...

Do I understand this right? I already have an HDTV-ready set but no tuner. If I buy a $300 tuner and use a rabbit-ear antenna I can get HD signals of up to 1080i quality right off the air? I live in Phoenix and all the local channels broadcast HD. This sounds too easy. Is there some limit to...

So what was cut from Malena? Good movie. Might tip me over to buy the SE . . . And what was cut from Like Water for Chocolate? Might double dip here. Very sensual flik.

There was no image of the ROTK Gift Set. Anybody know what the toys will be?

This one won't appear because nobody remembers it much less would think to produce it. But I would buy it. Uh, I don't know the name. Seriously, I have tried everywhere but nobody else saw it except me I think. It was about 1976/7 and it was a complete role-reversal comedy. The women were...

Hard to argue with you about Deli vs Children but I found CoLC to be visually fascinating but the plot very muddy. An occaisional rental. I just found a left over Deli on Amazon in VHS (yech) for $8. An expensive rent but a cheap way to see what so many here rave about.

Aarrrggghh. So I spend $67 + shipping + $15 for a movie I have never seen. I don't know about that, guys. From discussions here, I have not been impressed with the special content in other regions than R1. On the other hand, renting or buying the VHS is not likely either and Paramount has no...

Any news or rumors about the release or even progress on Jeunet and Caro's Delicatessen?

I am not surprised at the similarity of Maynard and Gilligan. I saw Bob Denver on a panel contest show and he was either in character or, um, how can I say this, um, he's a few feet short of a first down. Being a fan of his characters, I must admit it is probably the latter.

Please remind me of the bulls episode and why it might be "unexposed." One of the great things about this news is to finally have the opportunity to see all the episodes I have missed!

Stephen M: Amongst all this, you called Denon a "mid-fi" brand and I think suggested that Linn would be a "hi-fi" brand to consider. That got me interested. I might understand Denon being put in the "mid-fi" category because it is Japanese like Sony, Pioneer, etc. and those are often...

So, other than "bumps"(Oscar) and "grinds"(KateW), does anyone else have a final estimate of ROTK's domestic or intl. haul based on numbers so far and inside information (guessing)? PS: Oliphant is the rumored name Sam hears in the Shire. Mumakil is the proper name used much later. I think...

Anybody done any estimates of the final grosses of ROTK? It seems at this point (12/26) that it could reach $400M in the US. That would mean around $1.2B worldwide which would place it 2nd to Titanic. I am guessing based on the higher numbers than FOTR and TTT, but the week after Christmas is...

Anybody seen this? Release date 12/16/03 but maybe someone got an early copy? Anything worthwhile or just philisophical ramblings (see Amazon listing)?

I have read your comments for years now and you are a quite reasonable writer. However: The difference between social and political commentary is not an appropriate subject here so I won't argue. I have never posted any copy of any article (copywrited or not) on any bulletin board ever...

Disney and Gold had no choice. They were forced out by a BoD that is nominated and elected by Eisner. Now Eisner has no critics on a BoD that is supposed to be his watchdog. This is exactly what has caused most of the economic problems in our country in the last 30 years. Many BoDs have been...

Jason; I appologise for the tone of my replies since that must be the reason you are so reacting so angrily to my posts. I really did not mean to attack you or the quality of your review. I was sincere in my appreciation for your review and especially the effort it takes to so thoroughly...