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Side note. It is sort of the unwritten rule in TV and Film. Don't highlight technology unless absolutely necessary. it can age it considerably. A few weeks bac
by ColdStream 3mo ago
Side note. It is sort of the unwritten rule in TV and Film. Don't highlight technology unless absolutely necessary. it can age it considerably.
A few weeks back I had '30 Rock' on, it was funny seeing everyone with flip phones, it wasn't highlighted but it just makes you realise the age of it all.
- ryanmcbride 3mo agoI always just find stuff like that charming. I love seeing relics of the time in which something was made. I love seeing dated pop culture references, it's one of my favorite things about engaging with old media.
- paulddraper 3mo agoSame with monetary amounts. Movies in 1950s: "For this heist you will receive a fantastical sum of $100,000." Nowadays: "$100,000 is a mediocre downpayment in the suburbs."
- bcraven 3mo agoAustin Powers hung a lampshade on that very effectively: Dr. Evil: Mr. President, after I destroy Washington D.C. I will destroy another major city every hour on the hour. That is, unless, of course, you pay me [emphasis] Dr. Evil: one hundred billion dollars. The President: [bursts with laughter] Dr. Evil, this is 1969! That amount of money doesn't even exist. [laughing] The President: That's like saying, [with changed voice] The President: "I want a kajillion bajillion dollars."
- philsnow 3mo agoI don't keep anything on my phone anymore. I use gadzorp.