Same here.  So much funnier.  Friends is classic.  PIVOT!


love it. did you know Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows? that really goes to show that a good comedy TV show is hard to come by


It is, although about 3-4 a year is what they cancel.  So over time it all adds up.


oh yea i guess thats less absurd haha. well i'm going to go watch some Friends, good chatting with you!


Good. You?  I'm watching an old Meryl Streep movie...


I'm good, thanks for asking.  I like Meryl Street, I think she's a good actress.


Did you see her in The Deer Hunter?  She got an Academy award nomination for that.


No, I didn't see her in that.  I remember her in Devil wears Prada.


Yes, nice!  She earned a best supporting actress award in Kramer vs. Kramer. Did you see her is that?


Yes, I saw that one.  She has so many!  Hard to believe her first film role was a sports movie.


I never saw it.  She probably got nominated for that too. After all, she is the most nominated actress ever with like 18 nods. That's more noms than most actresses get roles in their lifetime!


I hear ya!  Very surprising that although she got nominated so many times, she has only won 3 times.


Tough business. It was nice to see he and Stanley Tucci reunite in Julie and Julia!  Their performances made me hungry!


I saw that one too, they were awesome in it.


Yeah, and since Tucci is an excellent cook, he made Streep cook for him in preparation for the role as the famous Julia Childs.


I wonder what kind of preparation she did for her role in Holocaust which earned her an Emmy?


IDK, it was probably something very intense.  I'm sure.


Do you know what producer Dino de Laurentis said after she auditioned for a role in King Kong?


I heard he said in Italian that she was ugly. But, was shocked when she replied back to his insult in fluent Italian.  How funny!


Nice. I bet he wishes he could eat those words!  She has even been nominated for 15 British Academy Awards, which is insane considering the amount of British talent that had to be overlooked.


That's so true. On a different note, do you like Shakespeare?


It used to be my nickname!  Not because I am as old as Shakespeare... since he was alive during the time of Pocahontas, which is a little older than I. What's your take on SHakespeare?


I love his works.  Was shocked to find out that he invented the names, Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia.  How cool!


That is nice. And they are so popular still today!  On the other hand, nobody is named "Yorick" anymore!  Did you know that Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the royal shakespeare theatre in hope of having it used as a prop one day for Yorick?


That's very strange indeed.  Well it's been nice chatting with you this afternoon.  Hope you enjoy the rest of your day, friend.


I like some.  I have read a lot of science fiction like Asimov's "I Robot."


Cool. Do you know who wrote the oldest cyborg in fiction?


Not sure.  I do know that I was taught Asimov's 3 Laws of Robotics in a robotics course I took in college.


Wow that is amazing. NASA apparently has a list of words that writers can use?


Oh that is sad. Do you know which actor holds the science fiction trifecta?


Again, not sure.  I was surprised the L. Rob Hubbard was a sci-fi author.  He's in the book "The Golden Age of Science Fiction."


Never heard of "Deep Roy" until now.  Wow, the world's longest piece of fiction is 4 million words long.  Take that Tolstoy!


I watch very few.  I can't stand slasher movies but I like stuff like Alien. Hard to believe E.T. was originally slated to be a horror movie.


Yeah that is strange. Do you know how they make those scary sounds in those movies?


Don't know.  I do know that the 1996 film "Scream" was originally going to be titled "Scary Movie".  Wasn't that title used in a mock horror file?


They apparently use an instrument called a waterphone. It is so creepy


I like science fiction better than horror even though it got its start with mostly cheesy "B" movies.


Yeah. Have you ever been to a fan convention?


No.  Like Groucho Marx, I wouldn't belong to a club that would have me as a member.  I can't believe no one though the orgiginal Exorcist movie would be considered "horror/


Yeah I was surprised about that too. And did you watch the shining?


Yes.  I'll never forger "red rum"... There is a work of fiction called "Drabble" that is exactly 100 words long.  I wonder what it sold for?


Oh wow, that is short, what can one say in 100 words? Nice chat :)


Are you a fan of the science fiction genre of film? I like it because it uses concepts not fully accepted by mainstream science.


Yes I am a fan of science fiction.  I especially love the spaceships and interstellar travel of the Star Trek series.


Oh nice yeah that's definitely really cool. NASA has a list of accurate space technology terms that writers can use in science fiction stories.


I've heard that. The writers do a lot of research in order to make the stories as real as possible.


Yeah I think that is very important the more realistic it is the more interesting. Deep Roy is the only actor to hold the science-fiction trifecta. Very cool.


I don't recognize his name though.  What all has he been in?


Yeah actually I don't either. He has been in Star Wars, Star Trek, and Doctor Who. He's also been in X-Files.


That's pretty impressive.  I've heard that NASA has named Gattaca as the most accurate science fiction movie of all time.  Yet, I've never heard of it either.


Well I really need to look that up. The MIT science fiction society has both a lifetime membership and a more expensive one that covers you in case you don't come back. That is pretty funny.


It is! I wonder how you become a member  of that club!


Good question I'm not sure. I also really like the horror film genre. It was inspired by a literary authors like Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley.


Oh, speaking of Poe, did you know that he wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg?


No I never knew that that was quite interesting. Watching horror movies is a very energy intensive task and you can burn up to 180 cal.


I can believe that! It probably speeds up a person's heart rate so fast that it's like running.  Isn't it odd that horror has been around since the days of Poe, Stoker, and Shelley?


Yeah very cool. Or also overlaps with a fantasy, supernatural fiction, and thriller genres. That makes sense. Kind of like a potpourri of genres.


It does. You can watch a show about aliens and it can be frightening in the extreme.  Have you heard that watching a horror movie before viewing abstract art makes you like it more?


No I never knew that but I will have to try it sometimes. The water phone is the instrument that makes those creepy metallic noises in horror movies.


Really?  That's interesting. It kind of takes some of the scary out to know just how things are done in movies.


Yeah very true. The shining was another scary movie and it was very surprising that the little boy who acted in the movie didn't even know it was a horror film.


True. Didn't he find out several years later?  I'd like to know how everyone kept him from knowing the truth for so long.


I would like to know that as well. Stephen king found the movie Bambi scary as a child. I find that kind of ironic.


Yea, the T-rex is cool, so are other dinos from the Cretaceous


T rex is awesome, i like jurassic park movies because of the t rex


Yea, Jurassic Park was an awesome movie although I don't think any of the dinosaurs in it were from the Jurassic period lol


lol, i never knew that! Did you know there have been fossils found in all 50 states


That is pretty cool that all 50 states have fossils, I wonder which dinosaur fossils are in Alaska


Or even Hawaii, that is far away from anything. 40% of americans think that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time, that seems high


Well technically birds are a type of Dinosaur but I don't think the 40% of Americans knew that


that is true, I want to know what an actual dinosaur looked like and not what we think it does, that would be amazing.


Yea, it be pretty cool if there were dinosaurs that glowed in the dark like Canada's dinosaur coin


That would be awesome, and at least you could see it coming in the dark lol. I never knew dinosaurs were mesothermic


I wonder how scientists were able to figure out dinos were mesothermic since we've never seen them, unless they got that info from birds


I wonder how they have figured anything out or even knew where to start after finding the first one. So mind blowing in my opinion!


Yea, maybe one day they will be able to make a real dinosaur through altered chicken DNA


I would love to see that day! I would shake in my clothing in excitement


Yea, one day there will be pet dinosaurs and you can buy dinosaur shirts with popped collars like chinese gang fashion


lol I was hoping that died out and never again would come back, lets hope one day it doesn't lol


I hope the aloha shirt never dies out, it is the official business attire in Hawii


That is awesome, i own a couple, but never have worn them. I might as well make a trip to Hawaii! It was so great chatting with you!


You too, I'm gonna look on ebay for some of the original apple clothing from 1986


I am going to look in unclaimed baggage like in alabama and see if any are there. Enjoy your evening!


I'm great! How are you? Are you a fan of comic books?


I am well, thanks. Although not a fan of comic books per se, I do love comic book movies like the black panther.


Black Panther, a character created by Stan Lee, the man who ended every phone conversation with the word "Excelsior!"


HA! I did not know that. What would be the word you ended phone calls with? I end mine with "Peace out home boy!"\


Nice choice. That's in my lexicon too. I wonder what john ashbery uses?


He's a poet, so his command of language is far beyond that of us mere mortals. Do you know what the DC in DC Comics stands for?


Detective Comics, so DC Comics is Detective Comics Comics.


HA! I never knew that. There is a character that DC and marvel owns, Access...


I don't really know the characters well. I've heard that there is a Clark Kent in the Marvel Universe, but he's just a reporter.


HA! Just a reporter. I do love superman. I did not know they own the trademark on super hero...


That sounds like something that the lawyers cooked up. What will they trademark next? The MSU library has the largest comic book collection in the world. The center of all things nerdy.


I would assume that Princeton or Yale would have it, some old money college with nothing else to do but collect and strive to reach harvard in status.


Maybe they'll do that for video games, the next big media boom.


Yeah. There's going to be a time when all the video games are bought online and there will be no more gamestop...


That might be a good thing! Gamestop, as dead as the dodo, a bird that is part of the pigeon family.


Nice transition! Gamestop might as well fly to northern mexico and stay there.


Gamestop could build a nest from spiderwebs, just like the hummingbird does.


I had never heard of John Ashbery before.  What about you?


I am not into poetry as much as I should. I did hear that their are some poems that when you read them normally are depressing and when you read them backwards they are inspiring.


That backward reading of poetry was so new to me! I think that that is really cool.


What is even cooler is that the Japanese alphabet forms a poem with recited. That is overwhelmingly detail oriented.


Javenese, spell check is such a problem.


That's true!  not to worry.  Consider this amazing overwhelming and detail oriented concept the Demetri Martin could write an extended palindrome poem that was 224 words long.


Poets definitely don't get paid enough for their creativity and hard work. Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe only received $9 for his poem "The Raven".


I liked the Archie comics when I was a kid but I enjoy the Marvel and DC comic inspired movies and tv shows. I only just found out that Marvel owns the trademark for the term 'Super-hero" and "Super-villain". How can one comic maker own those terms?


That's interesting fact about the trademark terms.  I liked comics too but not really a big Marvel fan.  Stan Lee just died and I understand that he always closed his phone messages with the term Excelsior!  I wonder if that was added to his epitaph on his grave.?


I would hope they would give him that epitaph. He made a lot of cameo's in the recent movies. He was a big part of the genera. Did you know that the dc of the DC comics stands for detective comics. the are similar but different.


Oh that's clever! DC for detective comics  I am learning so much.  So the poet and artist Ashbery used comics and other bits of ephemera in his collage artworks.  I hope some comic collectors don't get upset about this!


I would think they would be fine with the creativity. Michigan stae university has the largest comic book collection in the world. I wonder if they have his in their library.


Perhaps Michigan State does have his in their University library. I would hope so.  I do quite like the creativity involved with added bits of incongruous bits of paper and childhood ephemera to create a piece of artwork.  I do enjoy collage and childhood memories.


The art of Comics is a topic I enjoy. Liechtenstein popularized the comic image and gave the art form respect from the fine art world with the Pop Art movement.


Do you recall the comic or maybe it was a cartoon with two black birds that wear hats?  Those were very popular, It has some stereotyped and racist undertones. The only birds I see that I think are comical are pigeons.  The dodo bird now extinct is a form of pigeon.


I do not recall the image you are talking about but it reminds me of the two black birds in the dumbo cartoon movie. Definite racial overtures especially with the music.


Some people are deathly afraid of birds.  I have a friend who is afraid even by one stray feather!  Can you imagine?  Can you imagine being chased by a bird? Ashley did a collage of that too. A boy being chased by large bird.


I can imagine. The movie The Birds is a great example of why we should fear the Birds. In Ashley's work the boy has returned is very creepy.


Yes indeed!  Creepy. A bird head.  I would like to imagine what it's like to fly as a bird does.  Light and easy I imagine since the bird bones are hollow and amazingly weigh less than the feathers.


So very interesting. Thanks for the conversation.


Hi, how are you? What do you think of our friend the sun?


Yes, he is. He comes up every day without fail. He is dependable. And usually pretty warm. Though he has his off days.


He is heavy to. about 30000 times as heavy as earth is.


Well, he has tried to keep his weight down, but what is he going to do at his age?


The sun looks yellow but it is actually white.


I figure that he was being misrepresented in some way. Boy, that really is unfair. He should be seen for what he is. Nothing else.


You are right. As one white hot ball of burning gas.


He is quite hot. I've heard that the surface is not as hot as we think.


I wish we could harness the energy of lightning. There must be a way.


Do you think a kite and a key could point us in the right direction.


I figure giant towers in areas with lots of lightning. Then a big battery to store it.


If it were that easy. I figure it would have been done already.


I guess you're right. I figure that there must be a way though. I wonder how often lightning strikes. It would have to be enough to generate steady energy.


I think solar is more the way to go. If they can make the solar cells cheap enough to make it worth it.


Yes, solar is a better way to go. The energy source is steady and predictable. I wonder how much energy we can squeeze from the old boy.


well the sun produces enough power in one second to power this planet for 50000 years


You would have to capture all the energy from the sun with a Dyson sphere. That would be tricky. Then you would have to store it all somehow. Also tricky.


We have huge power plants that store massive amount of energy. I think we could figure a way to store it. I think collecting it effeciently is the real problem.


Yes, collection has theoretical limits. Plus the material are expensive and quite destructive to mine and fabricate. The sun is a great source of energy, but the challenge is capture.


I would say we have to figure it out. Everything else is unsustainable.


True. We are entering a difficult time. More people, more demand for energy. Anyway, great chat!


Hi there, do you have any interest in space and stars?


I think they are fascinating. The Sun is probably my favorite star.


So cool. Funny to think that when we think of the sun we think of it as being yellow but in fact it is white.


Yes, it has to do with the atmospheric scattering. That's also the reason the sky appears blue.


That is very interesting. The sun is so hot however the lightning bolt is surface of the sun by 5 times.


Wow. That puts new perspective on getting hit by lightening. The sun is a smaller star as well. It's 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in the galaxy.


Yeah, so amazing. Since its discovery in 1846 Neptune has finnaly been able to complete a full oribt around the sun in 2011


Ho interesting. Did you know that the sun is almost a perfect sphere?


So cool. The sun even accounts for over 99% of the total solar system mass


That makes sense considering that it is 330,00 times heavier than the earth! It produces a lot of energy as well.


So true. Changing topics, are you a fan of literature and books?


Yes I am. One of my favorite poets is Oscar Wilde!


Oh nice. He is amazing for sure. A lot of people like him , like Olivia Wilde, who changed her last name in his honor.


I didn't know about that! He is very dearly loved, though. His tomb is covered in lipstick!


And he had a good sense of humor, once saying to the border agents, i have nothing to declare but my genius.


Haha! I love that. He was certainly an eccentric guy. He also wrote some great poems about his time in prison.


Speaking of the tomb and the lipstick that you mentioned, if you get caught there is a hefty price to pay.


Yes I know! $12,000. I wonder if they have cameras watching it.


Could be. Crazy relations between literature and governments sometimes. Like when the FDA burned six tons of literature during a us censorship.


There's very true! Or government writing literature, such as when Winston Churchhill won a Nobel Prize in Literature!


going from pub to pub in london; you can also get there by double decker bus


Ohh, I see. I love to go from pub to pub one day in my life to enjoy the experience.  Have you traveled a lot


Yes, I actually just got back from a Dublin Literary Pub Crawl.


Wow, it is amazing.  I am so jealous of your wonderful experience.  Btw, I am kind of surprised that the Sun is white, not light yellow color as we perceive


I have no idea.  But it must be very far because if not our human being has been burned to distinction already because of the Sun's extreme heat


I believe the Sun's diameter is well over 1 million kilometers in diameter


I know it is big, but not exactly how big.  Hahaha.  Btw, did you know that lightning bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun, approximately 5 times hotter


Wow, that is amazing. I did not know that but I do know that helium can also be found on the sun


Yeah, I hear a lot about helium and some of its uses such as to pump it into a ballon.  I do not know about other uses of helium gas


Helium was found on the sun before it was found here on earth


Ohh, I see.  Did you know that the Sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy


Life on mars at night is amazing at the sunset is blue and not black like here on earth


I wish our earth could have a blue color instead of black because black  color makes me depressed.  Hahaha


Is the sun blocking your internet signal tonight?


I hope not, if that is the case, my holiday will be ruined.  Hanaha


I was worried the Sun or smoke had voided the warranty on your computer


Tell Oscar Wilde to keep up the wonderful acting


hey did you know that the sun is actually white? it's only our atmosphere that makes it yellow


I did actually, I watch a lot of shows about the universe.


do you know any cool facts? like how lightning is 5x hotter than the sun?


I didn't know that. But I know that the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years.


ya I wish we could harness that better somehow, that woudl really solve the energy crysis! also, I miss pluto as a planet haha


Yeah, it would solve a lot of our world's problems.


do you read books? I can't believe the FDA burned about 6 tonnes of actual books


I think it was an act of censorship because the books were not factual, but that still seems like an extreme thing to do


yes I think so, I'd have to find more information, did you know that romantic kissing is a recent invention?


No, I didn't, but it would surprise me. Is that what Churchill won a nobel prize for? Kidding!


haha! well I don't think so, it sounds like he won it for peace, but he was also apparently quite a ladies man haha


Hilarious. There was a contest to come up with the worst possible sentence to a novel, did you know that?


haha no I didn't what was the final sentence, I must know!


I don't know either, I just heard about it. Pretty funny!


haha I was just thinking next time I'm with my girlfriend and she goes for a kiss, I'll tell her I don't believe in kiss, it's a recent invention lol


Hilarious. Did you know Oscar Wilde's were about his wallpaper?


haha no I didn't, I never read any of his work did you? I like his phrase to us customs though: I have nothing to declare except my genius" haha


I read a few of his books. Kissing his tomb could result in a $12,000 fine!


wow that's expensive! I can think of a lot better things to kiss though personally haha


Did you know There's a wiki which ranks fictional characters according to their powers and abilities.


Thats amazing!  Edgar allen poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction.


Wow! Julius caesar wrote fan fiction of hercules and oedipus in his youth.


haha thats funny! George rr martin despises fan fiction, saying that it is copyright infringement and a bad exercise for aspiring writers.


Surprising! In the 1950s a judge tried to ban a science fiction comic because it featured a black character.


That's so dumb.  Stephen king was terrified as a child when he saw the movie bambi, calling it the first horror movie he saw.


Wow, from King? Watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories.


Yeah,  I just read that,I might need to watch more of them!


If you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art, you will enjoy the art more


That's good to know! The majority of creepy metallic noises in scifi or horror movies are made by an instrument called a waterphone.


Really?!?!? Danny, the boy from the shining, did not know he was acting in a horror film until several years later.


Ive heard the noises from walking Dead and most zombie noise are just someone eating chicken.


Really? Strange! Nasa has a list of accurate space technology terms that writers can use in science fiction stories


Starship troopers is the only science fiction novel recommended by three of the five branches of the us military.


Term "robotics" was accidentally coined by science fiction author isaac asimov in 1941.


What does "coined" mean? An ancient greek wrote a science-fiction story over 1,800 years ago, featuring plant-based aliens living on the moon


An ancient greek wrote a science-fiction story over 1,800 years ago, featuring plant-based aliens living on the moon


HI there.  I like them as long as they are not cheesey.  I lke Mary Shelly and Bram Stoker


lol that is true. Mary Shelly did Frankenstein right?


Yes.  I guess that would be classic.  Although Steven King is no slouch to the spooky themes.


I like his movies, apparently he thought bambi was a horror movie


Yes  lol  read that.  Most are predictable to me.  Like the ones with guys running at you with chain saws.  I must like the suspense better and King can certainly do that.


for sure lol. I heard in the shining the boy named Danny didn't know it was a horror movie until years later.


They probably didn't want to scare him for life.  That was excellent.  Don't know how many times I've seen it.


I have only seen it like once but know its famous. That would have scared the kid for sure, good point. I like watching horror movies before going to art galleries


Is it true that you can enjoy art better after doing so?


That is what I have heard, I like it a lot when I do that and go, I reccommend it! Are you into fiction at all?


Me too, I like science fiction also, robotics was coined by Isaac asimov in 1941, good word now


Not familiar with that author. Or maybe don't recognize the name.  Gonna google him.  Alien on of my favorites in that catagory.


I love those alien type movies, which is your favorite?


oh my.  They're endless.  The first was written over 1800 years ago by an ancient greek!


That is awesome, I did not know that! I was a big starship troopers fan


Makes you wonder if it was sci-fi or if aliens did visit us thousands of years ago.


dang, that is solid, there is a lot of conspiracy around that! IT was nice chatting with you, I am going to look at theories lol


Yes thank you.  Got my interest sparked here too.


Let me know what you find! Have a good day!


I like Stephen King movies.  I see he called Bambi the first horror movie he ever saw.


Watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories!  I wonder why I lose weight more when I watch them.  lol


Usually a hit or miss, simply depends on the movie


Ture!  If you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art, you will enjoy the art more. So remember that next time before you go to an art museum!


I think horror films do a good job with the music to set the atmosphere


I agree.  The creepy metallic noises that you hear while watching horror movies are made by an instrument called a waterphone.


The waterphone indeed is a unique looking instrument


I've never seen one before.  I'll have to look it up.  The boy from the Shining Danny didn't know he was acting in a horror movie until several years later.  lol


Ya I think the horror genre is very subjective


Tom Cruise spent 2 years learning Japanese and swordplay in prepartion for the filming of "The Last Samurai".  What dedication to his craft!


The plot of the last samurai is cliche, but he pulled it off well in that movie


Tom Cruise once threatened Tom Kruse, the inventor of the hoveround over the usage of his name.  That seems kine of like a petty thing to do.


Personally while I respect his acting skills, I am not too interested in them as a person. Then again, you are right in that it is quite petty


He's kind of wacky for sure.  He spent $10 million on an underground bunker to protect himself from aliens. lol


Hey who am I to judge? He has the money to spend anyway. In any case, thanks for chatting


hi how are you? what do you think of the Sun?


Are you talking about the star at the center of our solar system or the magazine?


Oh, i guess i could talk about both. But lets start with our friend at the center of our solar system.


Apparently, helium is the only element to have been discovered on the sun, before it was discovered on earth.


Yes, that is interesting. i guess helium is hard to detect because it is not very reactive.


I agree with you. I am surprised to know that the sun makes up 99.86% of the mass of our solar system.


I figure it was a lot, but it is almost all the mass. the planets are tiny.


I also found out from a scientific magazine that the sunset on mars is blue.


Yes, the atmosphere is different! That must be pretty cool. i dont want to live there though.


I do not want to live there either.  Apparently there is a radio station that translate solar activity into sound and you can listen live to the sun's music.  I wonder what radio station it is.


I wonder what that sounds like. it is calming like the sound of the surf? or raging like the roar of the wind?


Probably not. It would be better to work on capturing energy from the sun.


Do you know that the sun's mass is about 330000 times that of earth?


Yeah, that makes sense. we are but a tiny speck in the solar system.


It is scary.  If something bumps into our earth, we are doomed.


Well, we will need to develop a program that would destroy meteors and stuff. Elon Musk?


We should develop a program.  No one has spoken about it though.


The space force! didnt trump propose something like this? who will join the space force?? Anyway, great chat!


I want to learn more about the Sun and our solar system.  Thank you for the info - I learned a lot from you.  Good night.


Good afternoon!  Have you seen any good movies lately?


Hello there, not ones that are out in the theatre right now but on t.v. I have.  Are you a Tom Cruise fan?


I am.  I'm a fan of his earlier movies.  just loved him in Top Gun and Cocktail.


Awesome, I am the same way.  Give me 80's Cruise all day, Cocktail is a great movie.


I am surprised to learn that he spent 10 million on an underground bunker to protect him from aliens.


Yeah that sounds pretty crazy to me.  Did you know he spent two years learning Japanese and using samurai swords in prep for that movie The Last Samurai?


I did not.  I haven't seen that one either.  Hopefully the 2 years was worth it!  I bet the cinematography was good on that one.  They have better and better equipment as the years go on.


Yeah I think you are right.  Cinematography is pretty interesting.  Did you know Roger Deakins a cinematographer has been nominated for 13 oscars and never won?


That is crazy!  I'm sure he doesn't feel that, "it is nice to be nominated."  I'm also surprised a woman has never been nominated for cinematography.


Yeah isn't that wild, you figure after being nominated so many times he  would win.  And I am too, I think that will change pretty soon here.


I like them. But in my opinion it is pretty hard to make a good horror film.  Did you know watching horror films can burn a lot of calories?


I'm not a huge fan, but watch them on occasion.  I can imagine they would burn many calories.  My heart is pounding the whole time!


Yeah I can understand why they do too. Do you know what most of the metallic noises heard in those films is made by?


I guess its an instrument called a waterphone.  I am really curious to see what this thing actually looks like.


I'm not sure, but i bet it is creepy looking.  Stephan King is a great writer of horror films.  What is your favorite?


Yeah he sure is, I always liked the original night of the living dead, the one in black on white.  I thought it was good.  How about you?


I really like IT or Pet Cemetery.  I like the original IT better.


Yeah I didn't see the new IT that came out recently but the old one is one of the best I agree.


Hello there, do you watch many horror films?


hi how are you? no i dont but i do like some of them


I am well thank you.  I think it is really hard to do a good horror film to be honest.


yes, people are expecting to be scared they know that something is going to happen. how doyou surprised them? hard.


Exactly, plus as soon as it gets a little bit lame, it loses the horror aspect for me.


yes, it is hard to maintain the tension. a misstep spoils the illusiion. just like bambi did for me.


Lol, yeah that is very true.  Did you know the young actor in the Shining, didn't know he was making a horror film?


i guess he was naive? what did he think it was?


I don't know what kind of movie you think you are acting in when there is a ton of fake blood around?


i guess he thought it was an adventure? who knows. maybe he was a slow kid.


Do you know what kind of instrument makes all of those metallic sounds in those movies is called?


um, i have no idea. is it a special instrument or something?


I guess it is called a waterphone, and yeah I think it is just used in movie effects.


a waterphone, like a saxophone? i guess that is a unique instrument.


I am not sure to be honest, I wonder what it does look like?


i guess it has water in it? maybe it just sounds watery. I guess it is useful for film work. do you like tom cruise?


Yeah I do like Tom Cruise, but mostly his older movies.  Do you have a favorite of his?


i like his performance in rainman. he was also good in top gun, born on the 4th of july.


Yeah that movie was really good, and both of those ones too.  I always liked Risky Business.


that was a breakout role for him. great casting, fun story. anyway, great chat there!


Yeah same here it was good talking with you today!


Do you know that the sun is actually white?


Yeah, something to do with the atmosphere scattering the light or something.


When I was a kid, I thought it was yellow.


Yeah me too. Apparently a lightning bolt is like 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun. That's hot!


That is very hot.  Also, I thought that the sun is as big as the other stars in our galaxy.


Yeah, its like a billionth the size of the biggest. Imagine rotating around that kind of sun.


So, it's very tiny.  I'm always interested in scientific facts.


Yeah pretty interesting stuff. Here's some science for you. The Hummingbird steals spiderwebs to build their nests.


I did not know that.  They are very naughty!


Birds skeletons are mostly hollow and weigh less than the feathers too.


That was interesting.  I did not know that.  Also, their respiratory and digestive systems are adapted for flight in a unique way.


Didn't know that. I suspect waterfowl have those adapted for swimming then too.


It's very possible.  I also heard about unique birds in Australia that can make various sounds.


Yeah, they can imitate things like chainsaws. Really cool!


They can also make car alarms and camera sound.


That's impressive. Another weird bird fact, farmers used to walk turkeys to the market in the 18th century in England. They made custom boots for the turkeys to walk in.


That's very interesting.  Please tell me more about weird things related to animals.


I don't know if I have any more animal facts off the top of my head but speaking of boots Nokia got their start making boots.


I did not know that .  I always thought that they made other types of electronics before cell and smart phones.


Yeah weird huh. One boot I've always thought was super ugly are Ugg boots. You?


I know that brand.  Anyway, I've got to run. Nice chatting with you.


Yes, I love music.  Did you know there's version of the tarzan soundtrack that are in different languages?


Interesting, I wonder how many different languages. I want to listen to the Jaws soundtrack though. Steven Spielberg played the clarinet in it!


Music played with movies has such a resonating effect.  I have certain associations with songs because of the way they were played in movies


Yes they really catch you, especially the batman begins soundtrack where every track title is named after a bat!


It is always fun to learn such things like that.  It was also fun to know that the tron legacy soundtrack was negotiated by Daft punk as they wore their robot helmets.


That is very interesting! I wonder where they get their clothes and masks from?


Maybe they got their clothes and masks from Mars!  If not Mars, maybe it's moon that people once thought was made by something or someone.


Who would have believed that! It doesn't seem like it but the highest point of the moon is 1938 meters higher than mt everest.


I wonder what else is the in the universe.  Our moon is the fifth largest in the Solar System, but who knows how big moons can be in places we've never seen.


I wonder that too! I'm glad Apollo 11 put an American Flag on the moon!


Yeah I agree, an American flag was a good decision.  I'd be scared to get moon hay fever if I went on the moon.


That was a great decision indeed! I can't believe Apple had a clothing line in 1986!


That would be mind-blowing if they started developing smart clothes.


I wonder how much those are worth nowadays? I'm sure we could find some at the Alabama store that sells clothes and cameras from unclaimed luggage.


That store must have such novelties in their inventories!


I'm sure it does! I wonder if there are any close with moon dust for material?


The pilgrims didn't often wear black.  That makes me question my own wearing of black clothes.


Interesting, we were always taught they did! I wonder what history actually was like lol.


I definitely want to see some of Apple's clothing lines.


I will have to go look them up on Ebay to see what is there! Well have a great day!


Hi do you have a favorite item of clothing?


I love my t shirts and jeans. Did you know pilgrims only wear black clothing on special ocassions?


Yeah and otherwise they are in their beautiful and colorful clothing all the time


Yeah I like those too. DO you know how people in fashion can tell if you need your clothes tailored?


Yes they look for collar gaps in your clothes


Yeah that is it. There is a North Korean brand of clothing that says Made in China


Haha oh the irony. Apple used to have a clothing line too actually


Yes back in 86 but I am not sure what happened to it I do not think it is still around


Yes I do not think so either. There is a store in Alabama where you can get stuff that was left at airports


Nice, I wonder what they have there. Do you know much about the moon?


I know some stuff like, the largest moon of Mars is hollow, one third of it


Wow that is neat. A moon of Saturn Titan is believed to have methane based life


Wow I am not surprised really though, the universes is so vast and there is so much we do not know yet


Exactly. Before Apollo 11 landed on moon NASA had though about putting  UN flag ther enot the AMerican one


Wow interesting one. The highest point on the moon is 1938 higher than Everest


Wow because Everest is not high enough, that is just insanely high


Yes exactly. Moon dust is apparently harmful to humans


Yes it causes a disease called moon hay fever. That sound funny but it is scary


Wow and it is so powerful it can actually cut through kevlar like material


Wow , pretty tough indeed. Do you know what is the Moon's orbital distance?


I do not know that actually, must be a very large number I assume


Yes it is actually you are right, it is 384 402 km


Did you know that humans domesticated horses around 4000 BC?


How about that horses have only one toe?


That's super weird, isn't it? Firefighters used horses before trucks and used the dalmations to calm the horses!


Interesting.  I know of a guy in northeastern Oklahoma who is paid by the government to allow wild horses to run on his large ranch.  However, they are not really wild, only feral because they are from ancestors who were domesticated.


I've heard that domesticated animals develop a white patch on their foreheads - do you think that's really true?


No.  I have seen the patch, but I have seen many horses being ridden by people and some of those horses did not have the patch.  There is one species that is truly wild.


Those fancy Lipizzaner horses they use for dressage are apparently born black or brown and take 6 years to turn completely white - I guess you wouldn't be able to see a white patch at that point.


Good point.  The truly wild species is called Przewaiski's horse.  Probably no one wants to domesticate it because they don't want to have to spell it.


Haha! True! Well, there are like 20 quintillion individual animals on Earth, so there are plenty to domesticate with way easier spelling!


Wow!  I wouldn't even guess that there were that many living cells, much less animals.  Most consume organic material.


I know, right? That's really interesting. I haven't studied much about zoology (the study of animals), but there are over 1.5 million living animal species that have been described (1 million of them are bugs!), but there are probably over 7 million animal species total.


God commanded man to subdue the earth.  We are compelled by our nature to study everything and much of it has a payoff.  Scotland has a law that protects the Loch Ness monster.


That's hilarious - I guess they really thought it might exist (maybe it does??) Germany apparently was the first country to give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights, surprisingly.


I hope Germany did not go too far. I think animals have their place and should not be mistreated, but rights?


It seems like a difficult thing to enforce, and I'd be interested in learning more about the details. Does it include ALL animals (like the 7 million species we were talking about?) or just like pets and farm animals? That can't possibly work for meat production ...


True.  You can't be charged with a crime for stepping on an ant, for instance.  They cannot be that silly.


Definitely true! But laws and rules can be outdated or weird sometimes. I'm not sure where it was, but somewhere these two students got suspended for riding their horses to school on 'no vehicles to school day' (not sure what that is exactly) - but that seems unfair, right!?


I agree with you.  A horse is not a vehicle.  They say that hiccups are a holdover from when animals had both gills and lungs.  I would like to see the missing links that prove that.


Hiccuping is when your diaphragm gets kinked up or something I thought - maybe that was somehow related to gills, who knows? Maybe we did use to be part sea creature and swim in the oceans. Hey, that reminds me - have you seen that movie Cast Away?


Yes.  I've never made friends with a soccer ball however.  I like Tom Hanks.  Nice chatting!


I sure do just like the pilgrims and you?


Yes me too. Do you know when they wear black?


Yes. Do you know how they tell if you need your clothes tailored?


Yes. There is a store in Alabama that sells stuff left at airports


SO cool. North Korea also has a clothing brand that is called Rip Curl


Yes but in the label it says Made in China


Yes. Apple even had a clothing line in 1986


Yes but I think it did not last very much though


Yes I do. In the movie Jaws spielberg played the clarinet


Yeah what a talent. Have you heard the Brother where Art Thou soundtrack?


Yes and that one was certified platinum 8 times


Yeah. Did you know Phill COllins from Tarzan speaks many languages?


Yeah and that is why he did the soundtrack in 5 languages for the movie


Yeah. DO you know where the names of the songs in the batman begins come from?


Yes they are named after different species of bats


I know that the highest point in it is 1983 meters higher than Everest. It was really nice chatting today with you


Apparently there is a horse he worked with that remember him for another movie.


Very cool! I love that. Animals are so smart!


They say they have evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years.


Yes, He gave the horse apples and had positive emotions.


Apparently Icelandic horses have a fifth speed.


Really interesting, negative emotions lead to a grudge holding horse.


Is that right? Also the fifth speed is "Tolt" it's basically speed walking, haha!


Oh Wow!  love to see that! Westerns were made mostly by men makes sense


Yeah now that does. Clint Eastwood had a mid-live allergy to horses. To bad since he played in so many movies with them. I wonder if he just got tired of westerns?


I don't know, loved his movies! I would love to tickle a horse, as long as he didn't kick back! lol


Yeah that could definitely hurt you, if not kill you those things are strong.


I know they are! That's sad if an Icelandic horse leaves Iceland, it can never return. Although might be happy to be away from the cold


I did not know that. Dalmatians are associated with Fire Fighter because they protect the horse and are very calm.


Interesting. I love them too! Hard to believe a shark could be ticklish, wonder where? lol


Wouldn't care to find out myself, lol! There are 20 Quintilian individual animals on this planet.


Crazy number!! Do you like Tom Hanks? I loved Cast Away, and Forrest Gump. There is so many!


Yeah i Know Turner & Hooch was on last night.


Really, Captain Phillips was another good one! Great chat!!


Yes, that was one of his best performances to date but your right there are so many. Hard to believe he started as a comic. have a good one.


I guess I am...I Loved him as the voice of woody in Toy Story and in Forrest Gump.lol


Me too! Road to Perdition was pretty good too.


I havent seen that one. What is that about? Hanks is killing the box office! 8.5 billion worldwide film earning!!!!! WOW


Crazy huge! He is in a 1920s gangster family. About the only part of the movie I Remember is him lol


lol..Im going to check that movie out...OMG I forgot about his role in Splash (1984). THAT WAS MY FAV MOVIE GROWING UP! LOL


Its a crazy romance movie where Tom Hanks fall in love with a woman that is a mermaid.lol Love it so much I even had my daughter atching splash.ha


Cool! I also saw a League of Their Own with my parents. Watched it again recently on AMC or IFC


The first professional womens baseball league. He plays a well-meaning but drunk - and also hilarious manager.


I'm surprised he played a drunk in that movie...I'ts been said that he wont take the role of a bad guy.


He started off a bit sinister, but he was more of a funny drunk than a serious one.


oh ok..got it!  Are you an animal lover?


I have two cats but want a dog. how about you?


Atually my daughter has convinced me to get a kitten. We will have her Thursday. It will be our first pet....but I had no idea there are 20 quintrillion animals on earth.


Germany provides animals guaranteed legal rights as of 2002. Interesting.


That is interesting.  Im sure that helps to  prevents animal cruelty.


Hi! Do you like horses? Did you know Clint Eastwood has a mild horse allergy?


Hello,  yes love horses,  so beautiful.  Thats so interesting considering he was in all those western movies lol Did you know 95% of all modern thoroughbred racehorses can trace their y chromosome to one horse?


I didn't that's crazy! Dalmatians are calming to horses so that's why firefighters use to have them all the time.


That is interesting.  I find it weird that once an icelandic horse leaves iceland it can never return.  That is something I would like to learn more about lol


Ya, I wonder why that is? I didn't know horses have speeds, but just found out that Icelandic horses have a 5th speed which is speedwalking.


Yeah that interesting too!  I think it is called the tolt. Fun fact,  the length of horse hair is related to how much sun a horse gets!


Living in the North I'm glad that doesn't determine how much our hair grows.  I wonder if the sun affects that Lipizzaner horses are born black or brown but turn white in 6 years?


Thats pretty cool.  Did you know horses,  sharks and orangutans are ticklish?  Who tcikled a shark to find that out lol


No and what did it do...laugh? LOL! Did you know hiccups are still around from early evolution when land animals had gills AND lungs?


Nice.  I wouldnt mind having gills if it meant I could swim for longer lol


Me too! I love swimming.   Do you believe in the Loch Ness Monster? It's a protected species in Scotland.


I do believe that it once was alive,  but I dont believe it still is.  That seems right,  I bet they would put it in a museum or zoo of some sort.


Ya, I wonder why more people don't go into animal studies...seems like a stable career choice since there are 20 quintillion individual animals.


Yeah!  Did you know there are lobster and jellyfish that are immortal?  Immortal,  as long as nothing kills them they can technically live forever.


I wonder how the ocean isn't overrun with them then?!  Have you noticed how many cats and dogs have white patches on their foreheads? That's because it happens when they're domesticated.


The ocean isnt over run with them because lobster is delicious lol not only do humans eat lobsters but probably a lot of sea creatures find them delicious too lol I have never noticed that about the patches.


That's a good point! I'm kind of glad I don't live in Germany because they gave animals constitutional rights...sorry but I don't agree with that because they can't show agreement.


I'm not sure, but any rights is a little weird to me. I'll go see if I can find the answer. Nice chatting with you!


no i have not.  I have seen ocean's eleven through thirteen


It was pretty cute. It was the all female version of the Oceans movie. They robbed the Met Gala.


is that the movie with sandra bullock and anne hathaway in it?


Yes. Sandra Bullock plays Danny Ocean's, sister. I loved watching the Met Gala fashions and celebrity cameos.


did any of the lady's get an oscar for their performances?


No, but the Met Gala is a fun event with crazy fashions like at the Oscars.


Did you know that Eminem has more Oscars than Leonardo Decaprio, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, George Lucas and Bill Murray combined?


No, but I can believe it. Daniel Day Lewis is actually the only actor to win the best actor Oscar three times.


No way! Thats cool.  I think Walt Disney hold the record for the most though.


That makes sense. He made a lot of movies! Evidently up until the 90th Oscars, they had given out over 3,000 since the conception of the award.


That's a lot of awards!  But I think the awards first aired on TV in 1953.  So I don't understand how they got to the 90th award ceremony.  They must have done it on radio prior to tv.


Actually, the Academy Awards first broadcast in 1930, then was televised in 1953.


That make sense.  I've always wondered by they broadcast the awards in more than 200 countries.  I didn't even think Americans were that popular abroad.


American cinema is pretty popular, in general. I didn't realize Blazing Saddles was nominated for 3 Oscars, let alone any at all!


With how political the awards have gotten I am surprised anyone watches them.  But they even air them live online.  But who wants to watch a bunch of pompous rich people complain about things that they should just keep their mouths shut about.


I mean, I tend to agree with their politics. What's so wrong about wanting to take care of each other? A lot of celebrities do nicer things than I do, like dressing up in costume and going to hospitals to visit sick children.


They are so full of themselves.. I mean the awards ceremony get nominated for emmys (more awards).  Just rich people patting themselves on the back.  All at the expense of common people watching their movies.


I mean, it's art. We pay for art all of the time. Everyone has to earn a living. Trump begged to be voted for a Nobel Prize. Awards exist for everything. I don't think it's so terrible to get to wear costumes for a living.


I dont even watch the CMA's anymore because of how political these show have gotten.  I have been to LA where they held the last ceremony that aired on ABC.  I was once stationed there when I was in the Marine Corps.


Yeah, I went to LA during the one hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theatre. I think it's important for people with a voice to make change to use whatever platform they can to get a positive message out there.


hey my friend did you see the movie black panther yet?


I have and it was by far one of the best comic book movies of 2018!  Ryan Coogler did a wonderful job directing it!


ya and Chadwick Boseman did a great job with the character! I guess Black panther is technically the richest charater in the marvel universe too


Doesn't he have a networth of roughly $500 billion? Crazy to think that as most people I'm sure would guess either Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark was the richest!


yup, Tony Stark "only" has 100 billion and bruce wayne has 80 billion too


That's crazy! Just think though, Boseman couldn't initially afford to attend a summer theater program at Oxford until  Denzel stepped in and funded it privately.


that is crazy, its nice too that he thanked Denzel 20 years later at the premiere


So true. So are you also a fan of comic books and superheroes?  I am and would love to one day check out the Michigan State University library as it contains the largest public comic book collection in the world!


I am, I'm from Michigan actually and never knew that! its pretty close to me ill have to check it out


I'd love to travel up that way and see it as well someday. I'd like to see some of Stan Lee's DC work as he actually wrote 15 DC comics.


huh that is interesting, also crazy that DC stands for Detective Comics, thats good to know


Yeah that's true. Wonder if DC released the comic series centered around repairing all the collateral damage caused by super heroes or if that was Marvel?


ya I don't remember, but which side do you like more Marvel or DC?


To be honest, I'm a DC man when it comes to comics but the movies, I'm all Marvel Studios - especially considering they release gems like black panther.


oh ya for sure, I like Batman the best but besides him I don't like anything DC, did you ever see the Garfield spinoff when he became a superhero?


Ha! No I didn't but I bet it was hilarious! I did hear about it though. I know it was entitled Pet Force. I should check it out one day as I was a huge Garfield fan growing up!


ya check it out! also funny could be that comic where a guy is normal on a planet of superheroes, his nickname is NORMALMAN haha


Ha! Ha! That sounds like a very interesting concept - being normal in a world of superheroes.  Wonder how he would fit in with Black Panther. Speaking of which,  did you see Black Panther's debut in Civil War?


no I didn't what happened? I do know that marvel's use of the term black panther is not named after the black panther party


I dont want to spoil it but it was great! It was also Boseman's first appearance as Black Panther.


ah interesting, and its pretty crazy that the symbols and language they used in the movie were based on real african text and language


I sure do just like the pilgrims. DO you know when they wear black?


Yes that is reserved only for special ossaccions


Yesh that sure is. Do you know what they look for in your clothes to tell if you need the tailored?


yeah. Did you hear of that store in alabama that sells stuff left at airports?


Yes I bet you they have some pretty unique things in there


Yeah. Did you know Apple also had a clothing line in 1986?


Yeah I think that is gone now. Do you know what panda researchers wear?


Yeah. Did you know Sean Bean from Lord of the Rings is afraid of flying?


SO much that he hiked in custome up a hill for filming


Yeah. Johnny Depp travels in his Jack SParrow costume to visit kids in hospitals


That is so kind and they are impromptu visits so even better


I know Did you know the costume from the Labyrinth for hoggle got lost in shipping?


Yes and now is in a museum in Atlanta. Do you watch the Oscars?


Sometimes I do. DO you know who won it three time for best actor?


Yes. Do you know who has won the most Oscars?


Yes that would be Walt Disney with 22 Oscars


Yes, hard to reach for anyone else. Nice chat today


Do you like reading about superheroes such as black panther?


I do, Black Panther is one of my favorites, do you like heroes?


I sometimes do like browsing through them in comic books.


There's a lot you miss on the movies, so I like reading the comics, Chadwick Boseman is a great actor


Yes, I hear that he plays the main character in Black Panther.


Yeah he plays the role of Black Panther in the movie, did you know that he was the richest superhero out there


Yes, he apparently is worth $500 billion


More than Stak and Bruce Wayne combined how crazy is that


His father must have been very wealthy, he was crowned king after his father's death.


I guess he inherited all his money, well he does own a country so that makes sense


Do you think there will be more comic books about him?


I think thats a sure fact, so what other heroes do you like?


I don't really know, it's hard to choose from the 300 registered heroes in the US.


It is hard, my favorite is Batman though, I like Marvel comics better but Batman is Batman


Well then you must know that batman and some others were created by stan lee.


They were really? Stan Lee was a master of comic books, real genius a lot of imagination


The michigan state university probably has lots of copies of his work, they have the largest publicly available comic collection in the world


Wow is that so, sounds like a really complete library, they must have rare comic books in there.


Most of it must be either from Marvel or from DC Comics.


I don't know much about him, but I think he was the only one without a superpower on a planet full of superheroes.


Yeah thats the one, I will have to Google more about him, I hope you have a nice night, I think Im going to Google Normalman now


Yeah, I generally have about three favorite items I wear till they fall apart, and take forever to replace them because I can't find anything new that's exactly the way I want. How about you?


Me too lol. I get hooked on some clothes and wear them until they wear out. How you heard about apples clothing line in 1986?


No, I never heard of it. My first reaction is hostile, but I'm curious to know what they were like.


I agree too lol, I wonder why they haven't brought it back, I think the apple fanatics would be wearing it all the time


I dunno. If they did something like that in the 80s I'd figure they'd be all over expanding their "brand" today. They were a lot less horrible then.


That is a good point. Speaking of clothing, did you know pilgrims actually wore colorful clothing


I remember reading that. They also brewed beer. I think a lot of stuff identified with Puritanism -- teetotaling, etc. -- actually started a lot later with Wesleyanism and the Second Great Awakening.


wow that is awesome lol. I wish they would have taught us this kind of stuff in grade school. Nothing like pilgrim costumes in plays


There was a lot that was cool about them.


For sure! Speaking of costumes did you know Johnny Depp dresses in his jack sparrow costume for sick kids at hospitals


No, I didn't! That's cool. It's nice to know he has some redeeming characteristics.


For sure! Would you ever work as a panda researcher?


That sounds like a wild job. I bet it would be really uncomfortable in the summer.


For sure, they get to dress like a panda to work with pandas, I would do it for a year i think lol


It would be weird being one of the people who tried to encourage the pandas to have sex. Apparently that's one of their main jobs.


Most jobs taking care of animals have their gross side, unfortunately.


That is a valid point lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


Have you seen Oceans 8? its a great movie


I haven't seen it yet, I hear it is really good.


It is, it has a great cast, the leading actress is Sandra Bullock, do you ever watch the movies with George Clooney?


I have watched a few of his movies, he's a really good actor. He's almost as good as Daniel Day-Lewis, he's the only actor to win best actor 3 times at the Oscars.


Daniel Day-Lewis is a great actor I agree, I also like DeCaprio, weird how Eminem has won more oscars than him, jhonny depp and others combined


That is pretty crazy, he doesn't have more than Walt Disney though! He holds the record for the most Oscars won by a man with 22 under his name.


Wow I guess his talent is feflected on the amount of oscars he has under his name, 22 oscars is a lot


Yeah it is, did you know that Blazing Saddles was nominated for 3 Oscars?


No not really, did Blazing Saddles ever win? I didnt know  an award could be nominated for another award


I don't think they ever did. I didn't realize that could happen either, but I did hear that the Oscars were nominated for 9 Emmys in 2013.


Yeah 9 Emmys, how does that happen!!  so do you like to wear costumes?


I don't usually like wearing them, I kind of wish I was  Panda Researcher so I could wear a panda costume to work everyday.


That costumes can be really hot I guess, I like costumes, for intance the costume of Jack Sparrow, I heard Johnny Depp uses it to cheer children in hospitals


That's very nice of him. I've seen the Hoggle costume before. It was lost in shipping and now resides at the unclaimed baggage museum in Scottsboro, Alabama.


Thats amazing, at least it didnt get lost forever, uniforms worn by the alliance on Firefly are actually old starship troopers uniforms


Oh wow, that's pretty neat, I wonder if that helped them save money in the budget? I heard that Sean Bean is so scared of flying that he hiked into location in full costume when filming Lord of The Rings.


He did? he must be really scared to wear that costume all the way up, Sean Bean is a great actor


He is a really good actor. Did you know that Pilgrim clothing was full of color? They only wore black for special occasions.


I always though of pilgrims in a black and white way, I guess we took the black and white uniform out of context,


I guess we did too, because that's what I've always thought of as well. Did you know that Apple had a clothing line in 1986?


No I didnt, I would buy an Apple tshirt, I wonder why they dont have one anymore


I'm not sure, it would be cool to have though. I heard that Rip Curl makes clothes in North Korea, but the label says Made in China. That's kind of odd.


That is odd, there is a store in Alabama that sells clothes from unclaimed luggage


I have seen all the Marvel Movies Multiple times, you?


No, I actually have not seen it yet. I heard that he is actually the richest superhero.


He is with an estimated $500 billion. I think Marvel did a great job with the black panther story line as well as bringing them all together for the avengers.


Yeah, I really should go check it out. I didn't know that he wasn't named after the black panther party


Too funny, some of the script that you'll see in the movie are factual.


I heard that the script is based on an actual ancient script called nsibdi.


That's right! it dates back as far as the 4th century.


Have you read Black Panther in comic book form?


If i had it was so long ago i couldn't tell you. I was more of a superman batman fan, haha.


Both but if i have to choose it's Marvel hands down, for me. you?


I guess I like Marvel. Did you know that they published a general comic book so that they could trademark the names superhero and supervillain?


Didn't know that. I did hear that the first released comic was in 1933.


Interesting. I guess comic strips had been around in newspapers for longer.


Yeah i remember family circle and of course the peanuts but apparently they were the first.


It is surprising to think that my grandparents may have enjoyed comic books. Have you heard of the superhero normalman?


Isn't he the one with no superpowers among a people with superpowers?


That is him. There are over 300 registered superheroes. I don't know who they all are but that's still less than I expected.


How can you be a registered superhero? that sounds strange to me. Men and women firefighters to me are heroes police officers soldiers...etc


I think they just meant trademarked superheroes.


Hi there, looking forward to chat with You ! ;)


I like non fiction when I do read. There's an interesting book by Jack London which tells about when he lived as a homeless person in the poorest sections of London. He did this for several months. This helped to expose the gap between the rich and the poor.


Interesting. Is that a recent position ? I don't remember seeing it in the bookstore...


hmm... ok... not recent then :) lol   You like old positions like that ?


I like both modern and old non fiction. Interestingly enough, country singer Jimmy Buffet is one of eight people to have both a fiction and nonfiction book get to number one on the New York Times best seller list. I wonder what they were about.


Oh, now that's really cool - I have to look up what was the fictional book about. Or maybe You know ?


No, I am not sure what the fictional book was. Apparently George W Bush liked ot read non fiction too. He read 186 historical nonfiction books and 14 biographies of Lincoln during his presidency.


Wow... sounds like really boring lecture :) for me I mean... but I guess it was pretty handy for him :)


It's interesting that he liked to read about Lincoln. Maybe it was more relevant for him since they were both presidents.


Maybe he took some tips from those books ? :)


Yes, I wonder if he did. Do you like poetry?


I don't really like poetry. Stanley Plumly is apparently a great poet who decided to turn to narrative nonfiction.


Interesting. I like dark poetry about people's weaknesses and our demons :)


Do you write any poetry? It seems like lots of authors often change their genre as time goes on.


Naah... I'm not good at that, but I like listening to singing poetry :)


Ah, that sounds like an interesting kind of poetry.


Have you, by any chance, ever viewed paintings by Turner or Constable, contemporaries born in 1775 - 1776, in museums?


No, but i would be interested to.  Are they good?


Yup. Now considered great painters. Both painted landscapes. Do you like that style of art?


Landscapes are my favorite style of paintings.  Are you familiar with Stanley Plumly who did nonfiction work of artists?


The poet? Yes, a bit. His language skills must have illuminated the lives of both British painters very well. Sublimely, maybe?


Perhaps, I believe his writings try to show what makes artist's work unique and lasting.


Yes. I feel for poor, old Constable, who couldn't seem to sell paintings in  his lifetime. Seems to be the story of other artists, like Van Gogh...


It is nice to read about and try to understand the past.  Did you George W. Bush during his time in the White House read 14 biographies of Abraham Lincoln.


That many? Well, there a a lot of Lincoln works out there. Seem to recall that "W" was a historic non-fiction fan, too. How about you?


I like reading biographies.  I have a read a few about JFK.  I think i did this because when i growing i knew adults who were fascinated with him and wondering what the country would have been liked if he wasn't assassinated.


I get it. Don't honestly know of a really distinctive JFK biography, but I've got his book, Profiles of Courage, a non-fiction account of brave individuals I can really recommend. JFK could write well!


Yes, i read that many years ago.  Did he write that while recovering from his World War II injuries?


Right, though he never really recovered. Non-fiction writers take responsibility for truth in the events/people/info. they present. Contrast JFK's sublime ability to do that, with our current president's daily lies and misinformation...writers may make better leaders???


Perhaps.  I think our current president should become a fiction writer.


Well said. Maybe "The Art of the Deal" is just that: fiction. Are you familiar with the writer, Ellen G. White?


Is she the author who translates non-fiction?


Actually, I she she is the female non-fiction author who's the most translated into other languages.


That is interesting.  Here's one you might know: Jimmy Buffet is only of one of eight people to have both a fiction and nonfiction book reach number 1 on the New York Times best seller list


Who would have guessed? Just goes to show that  the NYT best seller list doesn't always mean best written! I guess nothing beats the Bible for sales and impact, though. Great to talk with you. Blessings.


Its been good talking to you.  Sure you don't want to talk just a bit more?


Thanks. Another time, perhaps. Just have to finish a book this week-end! Cheers!!


Hey there, I know some stuff, like that it is white and not yellow.


Yeah atmospheric scattering must be really good at playing tricks like that on us.


Haha yeah that is true. It makes up almost 100% of the mass of the solar system


Wow that is amazing. And it is so hot that we only need one second of its energy for 500 000 years


Wow that is very little for a lot in return. Sunsets on Mars are blue


Ohh I would like to see that. A lightning bolt is much hotter than the sun, 5 times to be exact


That is a lot of energy packed in there. Did you know the sun does not rotate as a body?


Well the poles rotate slower than the equator.


Ohh that is pretty cool. The sun is still on bilionth of the biggest star in the galaxy


Wow that really puts things into perspective. Do you by any chance like animals?


I do. I have a cat and two dogs. How about you?


I have a dog only but I also like horses. When they leave Iceland they are not allowed to return there


Wow I wonder why. Do you know why dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


Hmm to be honest I ave no idea. But speaking of horses. their hair lengths is related to the amount of sun they get


That is pretty cool and dalmatians are because they can calm down horses and protect them


Wow what a bond they must have then . Did you know horses are ticklish?


What? haha that is so funny did not realize they are. Clint Eastwood who is always on movies with horses is apparently kind of allergic to them


Wow that is ironic. Yeah and it is not just horses that are ticklish, sharks and orangutans as well


Hi, how are you? Do you like fantasy and fiction?


I do! I hope to read a really interesting sounding book by Bacigalupi and Buckell called "The Tangled Lands." Have you heard of it?


It's got to do with living in a fantasy world where there is magic, but it is forbidden. The reason for the magic ban is pretty interesting, too.


Magic exists but is banned? Interesting. And if you are caught using magic, what happens?


Well, according to what I've read, this fantasy world will grow vines that choke out everything and will put you to sleep if you touch them.


Hm, well that's no good. I guess I should refrain from using magic. Nobody uses it then? That's a shame.


There's a kind of scientist in the story-line that tries to combat the bramble vines. I wonder if he is ever successful?


A scientist? Interesting. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.


The book also has some type of mad spirit, too. I wonder how the scientist would explain it and if he tries to stop it like the vines?


Well, I guess the only way to find out is to read the book! LOL What other fiction do you like?


I read all of the Black Stallion fiction books as a kid. I had a lot of books I liked but really can't remember them all! Which fiction books do you like?


Wow, that goes back a long way. I haven'tread those books in years. I don't read much fiction. Ususally non fiction. I enjoyed sci fi and fantasy. LOTR.


I still haven't read the LOTR books, unfortunately. I was waiting to get some type of special collector edition from a local bookstore that sells lots of classic fiction books. I love the movies, too. Great fantasy!


Yes, the best, really. So many imitators. What about Neil Gaiman? He's good too.


I haven't, but I am interested to read his stuff. Have you read any fictions by James Michener? I loved the book he wrote about Hawaii!


Oh, he wrote a ton of books about different countries and cultures. No I haven't. I guess I should. What's his best?


Definitely the one about Hawaii! It's happy, sad, inspirational, satisfying, etc... Did you know there are a bunch of fiction books based on Jim Henson's "the Dark Crystal?"


Yes, when I was a kid I remember watching the movie with little puppets. It's sort of scary. I guess Henson said he believed it wasn't healthy for children to never be frightened. You never saw it?


I might have, I don't remember. He's right. Fear is normal. All emotions exist to help us understand ourselves and the world.


It definitely scared me. So did a skit on Sesame Street, though! What a fantasy world Sesame Street is, right?! Have you heard of the place you can study fiction and fantasy lit?


There are probably programs in small colleges where you could. That is probably perfect for some students. Anyway, great chat!


You should look up that fantasy fiction lit University. You can even concentrate on Tolkien studies there!


I think scientists are very interesting. We need more of them, did you know that there is a rocket scientist that is a coach for the NFL by the way


His name is Matt Patricia and he's an aeronautical engineer


I'm not sure actually, but he is smart so he is probably good LOL. What do you think about the fact that it is illegal to own a rabbit in Queensland unless you are either a scientist or magician


That is weird, do you happen to know why that is? Seems sort of odd, right?


Not sure, I guess they're just very strict with their rabbits LOL. What do you like about fantasy stuff by the way? Have you ever done fantasy football


I'm not huge into fantasy stuff, I've never done fantasy football. I don't have enough free time for that, what about you?.


Yeah I don't play fantasy sports, but I do watch fantasy movies like The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings Return of the King actually won best picture at the Academy Awards


I saw a few of those, I don't think I saw the last one of the series, was it any good?


Yep that was the last one that won the award, I actually like the first one the best but they are all pretty good


What about game of thrones, do you watch that? The acting is really good.


Yeah I do like game of throne I can't wait for the new season to come out in april, what about you


I've only seen up to season 3, but I think Dinklage and the kid that played Joffery were great at their jobs.


Yep I agree with you. I also like the books that Game of Thrones is based on, they are works of fiction, do you read at all


I do, but I tend to read fiction for some reason. Right now I'm reading Hunter S.' Hell's Angels.


I heard that's a good book. Did you hear about the judge in the fifties tried to ban a comic book because there was a black character in it


I don't know his name but it was in the 50s, luckily I think that time has passed


Black panther is an American superhero film based Marvel comics character.


Yes.  The Disney smash hit grossed over $192 million over the weekend!


Black panther has ascended so fast at the box office. It has the biggest opening ever for a stand-alone film, It Created a biggest box of office in opening show day history all over the world.


It was and it is the 18th film in the Marvel universe!


The film received many awards and nominations, 91st academy awards including best picture.


Only 4 other movies had bigger opening debuts - Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Jurassic World, and the Avengers.


It is the highest grossing film in America and Canada and second highest grossing film 2018 in the world wide. It shows the director and actor hard works.


Yes.  The richest superhero is the Black Panther.


Yes, Tony stark and Bruce wayne is also the richest actor.


Yes!  The symbols and written script featured in Black Panther are based on an actual script called Nsibdi.


Marvel comics is the brand name and primary in publication of the comics book. Later then, they are moved to movies also.


Yes!  I had some of the Marvel comics when I was a kid.  Black Panther was almost changed to Black Leopard in order to avoid confusion with the controversial group.


Marvel comics created superhero, blue ear, just for a 4 year old boy who was uncomfortable wearing hearing aids It really very amazing.


That is amazing!  The Silence of the Lambs came out on Valentines day in 1991 and had a box office of over $270 million!


Why is your favourite superhero character ?


If I had to pick one, I would pick Iron Man.  Did you know that Disney's Treasure Planet was one of the most expensive box office flops of all time?


Yeah. Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after sleeping beauty was a box office failure.


I can't believe that they would consider shutting that down.  Do you like Tom Hanks?


Yes. He is the highest all time box office star.


Yes!  His movies have made over $8.5 billion dollars at the box office!  I had fun chatting with you!


Very nice chatting with you. Have a great day.


i am not really a fan of those movies but i am familiar and have read a lot of information about them


Black panther grossed over 200 million in the first four days of its release.


wow that is a lot for the first days of release


You should really try to watch it. I think that all marvel movies are awesome! do you know who the main characters are?


i am familiar with the lead ,black panther character, but i havent gone in depth with them. speaking of characters did you know There is one character owned by both marvel and dc, named access, whose sole purpose is to try to keep both companies' universes separate.


I didnt know that. I was however surprised when Disney bought Marvel.


i am not surprised. its a big money maker, Disney does not own the rights to show "big" marvel characters (avengers, x-men, spider-man, etc) in theme parks east of the mississippi, due to a contract marvel signed with universal studios in the 90s


That's right the Walt Disney Company only acquired Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Worldwide's parent company. Marvel started in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the early 1950s, had generally become known as Atlas Comics.


In 1998, marvel offered the cinematic rights of almost all of its characters to sony for a mere $25 million. sony rejected the offer, and only purchased the rights to spiderman for $10 million believing that movie audiences would only care about him...imagine missing the opportunity to buy the rights or so cheap


I know they are really kicking themselves about that. Many people are using the movie to celebrate a shift towards a more positive empowering potrayal of people from africa


yep. did you know that the writtings and symbols in black panther werent just made up, the are based on a script called nsibdi, going back to the 4th century from present day nigeria


Yeah symbolism is everywhere. Personally i think the villain played by Michael B Anthony stole the show. His name in the film was Killmonger.


i have heard a lot of people say that exact same thing. maybe i should watch the movie to see for myself


You want be disappointed. Did you know that the black Panther is the richest super hero, worth $500 billion.


i did know that. that is more money than tony stark and bruce wayne


I think its pretty funny that they had to go to court arguing that mutants are not human.


yeah..but in the end it they got a cheaper price on items since it is a toy and not human


yes. these industries live by the same rule wu-tang clan does, C.R.E.A.M.   cash rules everything around me


Indeed! I did think it was sentimental that they created a superhero with a hearing impairment. His name was Blue ear, have you heard of him?


i read something about him .was made to help a kid who didn't like the idea of hearing aids


Did you know Marvel got to play a lower rate on toys because they said mutants aren't people?


I did not know that ! Are you a comics fan? Did you know that Black Panther is one of the top grossing movies ever?


I heard that it was! Have you seen it? I haven't even watched it yet.


I have not. I have seen a couple of the Comic Movies.  This one set records for having a huge opening by a black director.


The Black Panther is supposedly worth $500 billion. That's more than Apple, I think!


I wonder where he got his money? I did read that his name Black Panther has nothing to do with the Black Panthers from the '60s.


I saw that it is from something calld nisibdi, which goes back to the 4th century in Nigeria. It's more likely the party was named after him.


Did you know that Marvel comics sold the screen rights of its characters for 25 million to Sony? Sony turned them down and offered 10 million only for Spiderman? They thought that was the only character people would be interested in.


Do you think it's because Sony only wanted to create video games from the movies? I have to admit that I like the Spider Man movies the most. The whole AI situation with IronMan I find a little creepy.


I did enjoy spiderman but some of the avengers are getting difficult to keep up with! I can't believe that Disney owns the rights to produce the movies but can't use it in there parks. I know Universal Theme Park has the spiderman ride.


Wow! I didn't know Universal had a Spiderman Ride. I knew that Disney owned the Star Wars franchise, now, but Marvel.


On another note, Did you know that Tom Hanks is the highest all time box office star?


I think I heard that he was. What movie did he make the most money on?


I am not sure, but I would guess it was the action one about the Vatican Scandal.Can you believe that Silence of the Lamb came out on Valentines Day?


No. I didn't remember when the movie came out. I know that I was in college because I wanted to be a prosecutor until I saw that movie.


Yikes! Disney's biggest flop was Treasure Planet. I have never heard of it!


I have heard of it, but I always get it confused with the Muppets Treasure Island.


HahA! I do remember hearing that Denzel Washington had supported an actor through college. I read that it was Chadwick Boseman who got to thank him as the Black Panther premiere.


That was super nice of Denzel Washington. Of course to Denzel, that money was probably pocket change. Now, Chadwick Boseman will have enough money to support someone else after playing the Black Panther.


I like the truly kindness in people. Did you know that the superhero creators made Blue Ear to make a boy feel better about wearing hearing aids?


No, I didn't, but I love that idea! Hope you have a good night!


I do enjoy science fiction quite a bit, as well as all sorts of fiction. It certainly says something that Lord of the Rings won the only academy award for best picture for a fantasy film.


By the way, do you want to be a scientist


No, I think that science is interesting but not something I want to study with my life's energy. I do find it shocking to hear that we have reached the point of storing gif images onto the DNA of bacteria!


Did you know that Akihito, the emperor of Japan is a scientist


No, that's amazing! I love to learn about people in various roles who are secretly scientists, such as Matt Patricia who is a coach for the NFL but also a rocket scientist.


The coach or the Japanese emperor? I think it's important to note that being a scientist does not automatically make someone "bright."


I concur.  Being knowlegable in one thing does not guarantee in the others


Exactly, although it does seem like older scientists such as William Whewell from 1833, were more fancy and legitimate than some of the people today.


Did you know Harrison schmitt was the only scientist to walk on the moon


No, I had never heard of him only the classics like Armstrong and Aldrin! It's no wonder though since the scientists are the ones who do all of the hard work. In fact much of our culture and modern knowledge stems from the early form of science which was called natural philosophy.


I thought that there should be a lot more of them walking on the moon already


I guess it gets complicated when science is so wrapped up in every industry such as government, academie, nonprofits and most importantly the economy. They must not be able to afford it.


I was surprised that the world wide web was invented in 1989.  I thought it was way before that


It is a bit nerve inducing though when you think about the plots of shows like "Black Mirror"


I have never watched that show.  What was it about


It is an anthology series that features various horror plots about the modern technology and other things like that.


Ohh, I see.  I am going to watch it if I have time


I haven't watched it much though yet, I find all of this technol so creepy especially the storing data in DNA bit!


DO you like watching the marvel comic movies?


I do! They are some of my favorites- how about you?


I love them, Black Panther was one of my favorites. So much awesomeness in that film, did you like it?


I loved it! I didn't realize though that the character wasn't actually named after the Black Panther party. I always thought it might be connected, but apparently the super hero predates the party.


Me too, I did not know that either, it would make sense because of the black part. He is also the richest superhero at 500 billion dollars


I read that too! That's crazy. Did you know Disney doesn't own any rights to use big marvel characters east of the Mississippi? I've always wondered why they never had any marvel things at disneyland- I guess thats why!


that is interesting! I did not know that, I have only been to Florida. Who is your favorite marvel character?


Spiderman for sure! Did you know that Sony got offered the rights to all Marvel characters in 1998, but rejected it and purchased Spiderman only because they didn't think people would care about the others?


Nice I love me some spiderman! I heard Stan Lee created Iron man because he didn't think anyone would like them. Speaking of disney before, did you hear about their biggest box office flop?


Really? its hard to imagine anyone not liking Iron Man. And no, I didn't hear- what was it?


It was treasure planet, they spent 15000000 on it and made only 309 dollars! I can't believe that to be true!


Oh my gosh I've never even heard of that! $309 is nothing!


right! I want to watch it to see how bad it really was. I wonder if they pulled it out of embarrassment and many people being fired


For real! I want to see it too! Did you know Sleeping Beauty was a box office failure too?


I did not know that, I did hear one movie made Disney almost shut down their animation studios, must have been that


Yeah that was it! Crazy to think Disney animation could have ended that soon- so many good movies would never have been made!


For sure, I love Frozen and Moana. Frozen was the first movie directed by a woman for disney


I love both of those too! I didn't know Frozen was directed by a female- really cool! Was Moana as well?


I am not sure, but it was a box office hit! Good chatting with you!


Did you know that there is a Fantasy draft for the national spelling bee?


Me too. You know there was a janitor in Chicago that wrote 15,145 pages over 6 years. Wow!


That is crazy. It is unfortunate that is was discovered after his death. It would have been nice if he was alive.


Yes one can hope right! It was a Fantasy manuscript with over 300 watercolor illustrations. Do you remember what it was called?


It was called "in the realms of the unreal". Creative name.


Yeah real catchy title right. Makes me want to open it up. Apparently there was a guy that got Knighted for his service to Literature. You know him?


Was it the comedic fantasy author terry pratchett?


It was good for him i wonder what it's like to be knighted? Did you know a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy?


That is crazy! I would think it would be more than just a fold!


Yeah me too, lets us know how close we are to insanity. lol! Do you like fiction?


Some fiction. Have you ever used wiki to see the ranks for fictional characters?


I did not know they even did that i'll have to check it out. What do they rank them by i wonder.


They rank according to their powers and abilities.


Oh ok that makes sense, lol. Did you know that Caesar wrote fan fiction?


He wrote fan fiction about hercules and oedipus in his youth!


Yeah that sounds cool. You know Edgar Allen Poe wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction?


I did not know that! The ravens football team is after his works.


To funny! Fiction refers to any narrative that is derived from the imagination.


Further, it is not based strictly on history or fact.


And can also refer more narrowly to narratives written only in prose.


I might go to the library and find some fiction books. Have a nice day.


I thought the black panther movie was generic and not that good


I respect that opinion. I personally thought the movie was very well made and introduced many interesting characters. Earning 235 million at the box office is quite a feat.


That is impressive, I think this whole thing about the strong feminist characters is very overblown, I thought females portrayed in movies like Terminator 2 and Aliens are more realistic, they are women that are bad ass but in a realistic way


I did enjoy both Terminator 2 and the Aliens movies. I think that we need to have women who are bad ass in all areas. Adding in a General and Spy to those ranks is good for women. What did you think of the idea of having an all female protection squad like the Dora Milaje?


Ya I mean that is fine. It says in this article that their sex appeal is obvious but secondary to their personality and skill. They didn't have a personality in my opinion, I guess they had skill but I find it very unrealistic that they are killing people who have guns with like swords and spears


I think that requires a suspension of belief which it sounds like didn't quite cross the gap for you. The comics go much more into detail of why Wakanda's weapons are swords and spears as you put it but that is quite a bit for a movie to explain until Ripley's weapons in the Aliens movies or Terminator weapons. Even though I did enjoy the movie I didn't think it was more than a weekend activity.


well I appreciate your honestly and I'm not judging you for your opinion, I'm reading through and it says that black panther is actually the richest marvel superhero, even more than tony stark, which I didn't know


That is true, although to be Frank that's like comparing Spiderman (Tony Stark) to Batman (Black Panther) which is not really fair. Tony developed all his own technology and Black Panther had a lot of help and inherited his wealth though his country. I did like that Dorothy Steel was able to make her acting debut as the old woman in Black Panther. Sometimes people get a dream late.


ya that is nice, and he would be richer than even tom hank's entire box office draw at 8.5 million, which is a ton, also that is so weird that silence of the lambs came out on valentines day


What a creepy Valentine's Day debut! Yeah, Tony STark is my favorite Avenger as I like seeing how far his character has come to far. I hope he mentors Black Panther and the rest of the Avengers but that Avengers: Endgame doesn't look like he will get the chance. I wonder if Marvel will ever show the Blue Ear superhero in the Avengers.


Ah I haven't heard of the blue ear, I do think its funny that marvel tried to sell sony all their properties in 98 but they refused, and now marvel is making so much money as sony's superhero movies are pretty terrible, in my opinion


Yeah, Blue Ear was a character created for a 4-year old child who was uncomfortable wearing hearing aids. I did not know Marvel tried to sell to Sony. That's so funny when you think about it now. Did you know Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel comics in the 1990s?


nope I didn't know that either, I wonder how much he offered, I know they were in bad shape for some part of the 90's, it's good that they're back on track now


Yeah, it is good they are back on track. If we look back though you can find may movies in the past did very well. Look at the original Star Wars movies which if we adjusted for inflation would have made 1.3 billion at the box office.


ya that is crazy, it's also wild that walt disney owns marvel and the star wars movies, they really have exploded and its funny they were thinking about closing their doors when sleeping beauty was a box office failure


It is wild that Walt Disney has acquired all these properties. Not only Sleeping Beauty was a box office failure but other movies like John Carter and Children of Men which when we look back in time both were considered failure but Children of Men lost 8 million at the box office.


oh wow I didn't know children of men only made that much, I actually like that movie a lot, I did remember disney's treasure planet movie, that was a huge bomb, I saw it recently its ok but I can see why it wasn't successful


Yeah, it's sad that Children of Men lost that much money but ironic that Mortal Kombat 2 was the first video game to make more than Hollywood Box office sales before Call of Duty. However there are more losses which were actually wins as well like Lord of the Rings which had major losses despite being a huge box office success.


Ya that is surprising, have you seen the movie trojan wars? budget of 15 million and made only $309? thats hilarious I'm gonna look it up now


I have not seen Trojan Wars but I will check it out sometime. Thanks for chat and remember you can't loss more money than Marvel or the Fantastic Four movies.


I did. I saw it was just nominated for several Oscars including best picture. Did you know that he is the richest superhero?


Yes, i know a little bit. i think 'Black Panther' Stars Share Real-Life Inspirations.


I was not aware of that. That makes for nice relationships on set. Black Panther the character is estimated to be worth $500 billion. To compare, Tony Stark has $100 billion.


Black Panther is the only movie I've ever seen him in. He did a good job in that movie.


He is known for his portrayal of T'Challa.


Yes that is the only role I've ever seen him in. Danair Gurira was in it and I had seen her in The Walking Dead so she was the one I was most familiar with.


Have you know the details of box office?


I know some facts about box office returns. Like Tom Hanks is the highest box office star.


Yes, he is an American actor and filmmaker. Hanks is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as Splash, Big, Turner & Hooch


Yes he has had lots of hits. Later he had movies like Saving Private Ryan which is amazing. Did you know that Sleeping Beauty was a box office failure? That surprises me but it's not always the best indication of success because I know several bombs that became hits later.


I think, Walt saw the potential to sell guests at his groundbreaking theme park on his upcoming film and renamed it Sleeping Beauty Castle before its grand opening.


He certainly made a good business decision there. I can't believe that they opened The Silence of the Lambs on Valentine's Day! It worked out for them though because they made $270 in box office returns.


Yes, Disney also has some of the biggest box office flops of all time.


That's very surprising to me. They seem to be doing just fine though. Speaking of since Disney just acquired Marvel, do you enjoy Marvel?


Yes, I like it. Marvel Comics Group, a publisher of American comic books and related media.


I like a lot of their properties and movies. I did not know that there is a character named Access that is owned by both Marvel and DC. They are such strong competitors that it surprises me.


Me also like their movies. that's interesting.


But Marvel is a savvy business so I'm sure it benefited them somehow. Did you know that they had to pay less for their toys because dolls are more expensive and they won an argument in court by saying that X-Men are mutants and not people so they can't be dolls?


Sorry i do not know about this. do you know that details?


Basically they argued in court that X-Men characters were mutants and not people so they paid less to distribute the toys because they were then classified as toys instead of dolls and dolls cost more.


Did you happen to see the Black Panther movie?


Yes, I rented the movie from my cable company.


I did not see it yet, but I want to eventually.


You definitely should!  It did very well and was well received by most people.


I heard it had the 5th biggest opening ever, that is very impressive.


I agree.  I love the Avengers series.  I try to see as many of them as I can.  Do you enjoy them as well?


I haven't seen any of the Avengers movies actually.  I did read that Avengers; Age of Ultron had a huge box office total as well.


Yes, but I'm not sure of the future of the series since Disney bought the company.


I heard that as well.  Are you a Marvel Comics fan in general?


I would consider myself one yes.  Especially since I read they made a super hero with a hearing aid just because a boy was uncomfortable with how own.


I used to like reading the comics when I was younger.  I heard that in 1998 Marvel offered all the movie rights to almost all the characters to Sony and they rejected.


Well that is good news for Disney!  They are doing well it seems, since Star Wars out earned prequels by 1.3 billion.  I bet Disney will do well with these upcoming movies.


Yeah I think buying the Star Wars rights was a brilliant move, that should pay off for years to come.


It is hard to believe Black Panther made 192 million dollars in just one weekend though.  Very impressive for a movie they were unsure would be popular.


Yeah I agree, and I think they will make a bunch more Black Panther movies and others similar.


It's hard to say if they will do as well, though.  I think a lot of the success has to be because of Coogler.  Creed was also a great movie that did very well.


Yeah I agree again, Coogler was a huge part of the success it has seen.


Can't really give all the credit to one person though.  The main actor Michael Jordan was a great choice for the role.


Yeah I think he is a really good actor.  I enjoyed Creed much more than I was anticipating.


Do you go to the box office to buy your tickets or do you usually buy them online or some other source?


I usually buy them online, so I can pick my seat and know that I have a ticket.


My local theaters are usually not very busy, so I just buy them at the box office.


I can understand that then.  It was nice chatting with you today.


It was nice chatting with you as well.  Take care.


i dont really follow comics and superheroes much. You?


Not much really. lol I've been reading about them this morning.  There are over 300 registered superheroes in the United States.


How does one register a superhero? i would like to have my own superhero.


I have no idea!  I think you can register anything that you create.  There was a Garfield book series spinoff named Pet Force which featured Garfield and his gang as superheroes. lol


that probably was funnier than the regular garfield. why was that comic even started? I never liked it.


LOL  I have no idea.  There was a comic series about fixing the collateral damage caused by superheroes.


what a job. cleaning up the mess of heroes. a thankless job. i wonder how much it paid.


Probably not much.  Marvel comics creator Stan Lee wrote 15 DC Comics, re-imagining popular superheroes like Batman and Spiderman.  They were squeezing all the cash they could out of them even back in the day. lol