What was different in the 1970s that helped independent films thrive?

Follow up: WiiU retail price

• Price at launch: $300
• Price adjusted for inflation: $336

Original Switch:

• Price at launch: $300
• Price adjusted for inflation: $316

Honestly, I think anything over $325 is too expensive for this. It’s just an iteration of the previous model. It will be interesting to see what happens after the early adopters grab the initial shipments (how much will price go down, will sales drop precipitously if price does not go down enough?).

https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/every-game-console-price-from-nes-to-switch/

(Also, how depressing is it that the price of things has doubled in just 20 years?)

Original Wii retail price - $250 at launch. Included Wii Sports and controller.

Most movies aren’t made for the big screen anymore anyway. The studios own the streaming channels, and that’s where the money is. Marvel movies are designed to stay in the theater for a few weeks, but the rest are destined for a shorter release window so they can go straight to streaming.

I’m partial to the Junior Vasquez remix of “Climb Every Mountain” myself.

https://youtu.be/Nj161Gf5OaQ

If this is true, Apple will have to tread very carefully here. 23&Me was forbidden by the FDA from telling you about health risks related to your actual DNA. Now Apple is going to make your health diagnosis based on a Magic 8 Ball?

Took them long enough.

There’s no winning in a merger that echoes Time-Warner-AOL.

Now that’s how you do a “camera bump”!

😂

I’m sure it will happen right after Elon lands on Mars.

Zaslav’d!

Good luck with that. I filled out the paperwork last year to have mine deleted and never got confirmation. Now that they’re bankrupt, I doubt there’s anyone on staff who could handle it.

Well if Google is forced to sell it off or spin Android off into its own company, we’ll see if it remains private.

The movies themselves are out of copyright, but I believe the characters themselves remain trademarks.

I think many of us are just desperate for answers because it is difficult to believe the people around you really are this stupid.

Spinning them off into their own independent companies would make more sense than a sale to another party.

Ah yes, “Kung Fu Panda 4” — the smash hit by which all other movies are measured.

Whoopsie! I guess that’s why Steve Jobs had a policy of not announcing things that weren’t ready to ship.

Very smart to put solar panels on each unit. I hope the residents will be allowed to plant some flowers, bushes, and trees to brighten up the area.

I’ll wait for Blake7.