Harrison Gantz

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What Is The Most Expensive Video Game Inspired Film Ever Made?

1) Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2) Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
3) Max Payne
4) Doom

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Yesterdays Star Trek post was pretty good but this is the probably the funniest scene from star trek by far.





The special effects found in the original Star Trek looked futuristic on the screen but were surprisingly low-tech in real life. The automatic doors located around the ship, for example, were anything but automatic. They were actually opened by two film crew members pulling on a pulley and rope system–many of the bloopers from the show hinged on a film crew member day dreaming at their post and letting an actor walk right into the still closed doors.




Geek Trivia - Star Trek

What Was The Transporter Effect Created With On Star Trek: The Original Series?
1) Prisms
2) Laser Light
3) Aluminum Powder
4) Computer Rendering

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Ball playing, Frisbee tossing now allowed on L.A. County beaches

…only during the OFF season (i.e. winter).  Be careful what you take to the beach this summer or you will have the opportunity to enhance the Los Angeles County coffer.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/la-supervisors-overhaul-rules-for-ball-playing-at-the-beach.html



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