• Re: OT: The Odyssey (Was: Cristopher Nolan...)

    From Daniel70@daniel47@nomail.afraid.org to rec.arts.drwho on Tue Aug 11 16:22:33 2026
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    On 9/08/2026 9:38 am, Your Name wrote:
    On 2026-08-08 14:48:01 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    The Doctor wrote in article <1157dig$2lfc$23@gallifrey.nk.ca>:
    In article <MPG.44e0f0795123e9498a296@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa-a <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    [quoted text muted]
    "This sucks; don't bother" while still in the theaters.

    Since then, it's been a war to create enough fake buzz. This sort of
    thing is why most of the Internet is a swarm of bots.

    None thinking drones you mean.

    No, I mean bots. An awful lot of modern Internet traffic is from bots.

    Yep, in 2022 bots accounted for about 47% of internet traffic. Thanks to idiotic AI, bot traffic has risen to about 57% of internet traffic in
    2026 and is predicted to be about 90% by the end of this decade.

    But we'll still be here ..... maybe!! ;-)
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  • From Daniel70@daniel47@nomail.afraid.org to rec.arts.drwho on Tue Aug 11 16:34:32 2026
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    On 9/08/2026 9:20 pm, The True Melissa wrote:
    Blueshirt wrote in article <xn0ptbe27ijit2n003@news.eternal-
    september.org>:

    The BBC never envisaged a day when people would be watching
    those stories on a Blu-ray disc upscaled and viewed on a 55" 4K
    UHD TV... In fact, the BBC never envisaged anybody wanting to
    watch "Doctor Who" ever again! Which is why they wiped a lot of
    the tapes and we have over ninety missing episodes.

    It's funny to think how some of those cheesy old shows struck so
    deep that they're still beloved. Star Trek and Doctor Who are
    both excellent examples.

    WHAT?? Do you mean "Gilligan's Island" might still be 'out there'
    somewhere?? ;-P

    (Ginger and Mary-Ann, where are you?? Mrs Thurston Howell, you can keep.)

    And 'The Bill' and 'The Saint' and ..........??
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  • From Blueshirt@blueshirt@indigo.news to rec.arts.drwho on Tue Aug 11 09:22:56 2026
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    Daniel70 wrote:

    WHAT?? Do you mean "Gilligan's Island" might still be
    'out there' somewhere?? ;-P

    Funnily enough I think I have seen it on one of the streaming
    services not that long ago... possibly Netflix. So yes, it is
    still out there.
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM to rec.arts.drwho on Tue Aug 11 05:06:30 2026
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    Blueshirt wrote in article <xn0pte3m7l9ibby007@news.eternal-
    september.org>:

    Daniel70 wrote:

    WHAT?? Do you mean "Gilligan's Island" might still be
    'out there' somewhere?? ;-P

    Funnily enough I think I have seen it on one of the streaming
    services not that long ago... possibly Netflix. So yes, it is
    still out there.

    I could see kids enjoying it today. It seems like the sort of
    thing a ten-year-old would discover and get into for a while.
    --
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    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should,
    It would do them no good --
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho,uk.media.tv.sf.drwho,alt.drwho on Tue Aug 11 12:53:19 2026
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    In article <115ef38$3nr3u$2@dont-email.me>,
    Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
    On 9/08/2026 9:38 am, Your Name wrote:
    On 2026-08-08 14:48:01 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    The Doctor wrote in article <1157dig$2lfc$23@gallifrey.nk.ca>:
    In article <MPG.44e0f0795123e9498a296@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa-a <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    [quoted text muted]
    "This sucks; don't bother" while still in the theaters.

    Since then, it's been a war to create enough fake buzz. This sort of >>>>> thing is why most of the Internet is a swarm of bots.

    None thinking drones you mean.

    No, I mean bots. An awful lot of modern Internet traffic is from bots.

    Yep, in 2022 bots accounted for about 47% of internet traffic. Thanks to
    idiotic AI, bot traffic has risen to about 57% of internet traffic in
    2026 and is predicted to be about 90% by the end of this decade.

    But we'll still be here ..... maybe!! ;-)
    --
    Daniel70

    We all are.
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho on Tue Aug 11 13:01:45 2026
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    In article <115efpp$3o7ne$1@dont-email.me>,
    Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
    On 9/08/2026 9:20 pm, The True Melissa wrote:
    Blueshirt wrote in article <xn0ptbe27ijit2n003@news.eternal-
    september.org>:

    The BBC never envisaged a day when people would be watching
    those stories on a Blu-ray disc upscaled and viewed on a 55" 4K
    UHD TV... In fact, the BBC never envisaged anybody wanting to
    watch "Doctor Who" ever again! Which is why they wiped a lot of
    the tapes and we have over ninety missing episodes.

    It's funny to think how some of those cheesy old shows struck so
    deep that they're still beloved. Star Trek and Doctor Who are
    both excellent examples.

    WHAT?? Do you mean "Gilligan's Island" might still be 'out there' >somewhere?? ;-P

    (Ginger and Mary-Ann, where are you?? Mrs Thurston Howell, you can keep.)

    And 'The Bill' and 'The Saint' and ..........??

    Yes.
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho,uk.media.tv.sf.drwho,alt.drwho on Tue Aug 11 13:28:03 2026
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    In article <xn0pte3m7l9ibby007@news.eternal-september.org>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
    Daniel70 wrote:

    WHAT?? Do you mean "Gilligan's Island" might still be
    'out there' somewhere?? ;-P

    Funnily enough I think I have seen it on one of the streaming
    services not that long ago... possibly Netflix. So yes, it is
    still out there.

    Or Tubi or Pluto.
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho on Tue Aug 11 13:29:25 2026
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    In article <MPG.44e4b01dc6d41baa98a2dc@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    Blueshirt wrote in article <xn0pte3m7l9ibby007@news.eternal-
    september.org>:

    Daniel70 wrote:

    WHAT?? Do you mean "Gilligan's Island" might still be
    'out there' somewhere?? ;-P

    Funnily enough I think I have seen it on one of the streaming
    services not that long ago... possibly Netflix. So yes, it is
    still out there.

    I could see kids enjoying it today. It seems like the sort of
    thing a ten-year-old would discover and get into for a while.


    Depends on how quickly bored they get.

    --
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    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should,
    It would do them no good --
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM to rec.arts.drwho,uk.media.tv.sf.drwho,alt.drwho on Tue Aug 11 10:00:24 2026
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    The Doctor wrote in article <115f813$1cg5$28@gallifrey.nk.ca>:

    In article <xn0pte3m7l9ibby007@news.eternal-september.org>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
    Daniel70 wrote:

    WHAT?? Do you mean "Gilligan's Island" might still be
    'out there' somewhere?? ;-P

    Funnily enough I think I have seen it on one of the streaming
    services not that long ago... possibly Netflix. So yes, it is
    still out there.

    Or Tubi or Pluto.

    Yeah, the free channels probably have it at this point. There may
    even be one of those weird little channels dedicated to
    broadcasting it 24/7. Those must be close to free to run, because
    they exist for all kinds of shows.
    --
    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should,
    It would do them no good --
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho,uk.media.tv.sf.drwho,alt.drwho on Tue Aug 11 14:47:43 2026
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    In article <MPG.44e4f4ff23526ae398a2e6@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    The Doctor wrote in article <115f813$1cg5$28@gallifrey.nk.ca>:

    In article <xn0pte3m7l9ibby007@news.eternal-september.org>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
    Daniel70 wrote:

    WHAT?? Do you mean "Gilligan's Island" might still be
    'out there' somewhere?? ;-P

    Funnily enough I think I have seen it on one of the streaming
    services not that long ago... possibly Netflix. So yes, it is
    still out there.

    Or Tubi or Pluto.

    Yeah, the free channels probably have it at this point. There may
    even be one of those weird little channels dedicated to
    broadcasting it 24/7. Those must be close to free to run, because
    they exist for all kinds of shows.


    and are sponsored.

    --
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    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should,
    It would do them no good --
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho on Wed Aug 12 05:08:56 2026
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    In article <115g32m$asik$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2026-08-11 08:22:56 +0000, Blueshirt said:
    Daniel70 wrote:

    WHAT?? Do you mean "Gilligan's Island" might still be 'out there'
    somewhere?? ;-P

    Funnily enough I think I have seen it on one of the streaming services
    not that long ago... possibly Netflix. So yes, it is still out there.

    It was playing on one of Sky TV's channels here in New Zealand earlier
    in the year.



    Sad sods.
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  • From Daniel70@daniel47@nomail.afraid.org to rec.arts.drwho on Thu Aug 13 21:43:43 2026
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    On 11/08/2026 7:06 pm, The True Melissa wrote:
    Blueshirt wrote in article <xn0pte3m7l9ibby007@news.eternal-
    september.org>:

    Daniel70 wrote:

    WHAT?? Do you mean "Gilligan's Island" might still be
    'out there' somewhere?? ;-P

    Funnily enough I think I have seen it on one of the streaming
    services not that long ago... possibly Netflix. So yes, it is
    still out there.

    I could see kids enjoying it today. It seems like the sort of
    thing a ten-year-old would discover and get into for a while.

    Funnily enough, I was eight to eleven years old was it was on T.V.
    --
    Daniel70
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM to rec.arts.drwho on Thu Aug 13 08:13:05 2026
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    Daniel70 wrote in article <115kalf$1jnbe$2@dont-email.me>:
    On 11/08/2026 7:06 pm, The True Melissa wrote:
    [quoted text muted]
    still out there.

    I could see kids enjoying it today. It seems like the sort of
    thing a ten-year-old would discover and get into for a while.

    Funnily enough, I was eight to eleven years old was it was on
    T.V.

    I caught an episode a couple of years ago, by chance. That show
    was really quite bad, but it made me smile with nostalgia.
    --
    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should,
    It would do them no good --
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho on Thu Aug 13 12:44:41 2026
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    In article <115kalf$1jnbe$2@dont-email.me>,
    Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
    On 11/08/2026 7:06 pm, The True Melissa wrote:
    Blueshirt wrote in article <xn0pte3m7l9ibby007@news.eternal-
    september.org>:

    Daniel70 wrote:

    WHAT?? Do you mean "Gilligan's Island" might still be
    'out there' somewhere?? ;-P

    Funnily enough I think I have seen it on one of the streaming
    services not that long ago... possibly Netflix. So yes, it is
    still out there.

    I could see kids enjoying it today. It seems like the sort of
    thing a ten-year-old would discover and get into for a while.

    Funnily enough, I was eight to eleven years old was it was on T.V.

    I['m no fan of Gilligan's.

    --
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    --
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho on Thu Aug 13 12:46:06 2026
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    In article <MPG.44e77edfb169647a98a303@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    Daniel70 wrote in article <115kalf$1jnbe$2@dont-email.me>:
    On 11/08/2026 7:06 pm, The True Melissa wrote:
    [quoted text muted]
    still out there.

    I could see kids enjoying it today. It seems like the sort of
    thing a ten-year-old would discover and get into for a while.

    Funnily enough, I was eight to eleven years old was it was on
    T.V.

    I caught an episode a couple of years ago, by chance. That show
    was really quite bad, but it made me smile with nostalgia.


    Key word is bad.


    --
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    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should,
    It would do them no good --
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.
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  • From Bruce@Bruce@guffaw.noneya to rec.arts.drwho,alt.arts.poetry.comments,alt.asshole.binky on Thu Aug 13 13:08:41 2026
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    The Binky Doctor wrote:

    I['m no fan of Gilligan's.



    https://myimgs.org/image/wpX1Gtsp
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