The Hobbit green-lit to begin production
Oct. 17th, 2010 08:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thewayneLike this is a surprise. I had no doubt, there's too much money to be made on it.
And it looks like it will be in 3-D.
There are three things that I find interesting about 3-D (in a negative way). 1: it doesn't seem to be making the transition in to living rooms. Apparently 3-D TV sales are extremely low, and I didn't know this: they aren't mutually compatible. So if you have a Sony 3-D TV and I have a Panasonic 3-D TV, your glasses (currently) won't work on my TV. 2: very little material is being released for it, some of the best material is only available when you buy a 3-D set. And 3: you need an upright viewing position to watch it. That last one, in and of itself, is a deal-breaker for me. I frequently watch TV laying sideways in my chair, horizontal is a favored viewing position for me.
Not that it matters, I'm not going to buy one. My TV is over a decade old, weighs a ton and a half, but only costs about $75 to repair. I'm planning on running it in to the ground.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4241119/Jackson-to-direct-The-Hobbit-in-3-D
And it looks like it will be in 3-D.
There are three things that I find interesting about 3-D (in a negative way). 1: it doesn't seem to be making the transition in to living rooms. Apparently 3-D TV sales are extremely low, and I didn't know this: they aren't mutually compatible. So if you have a Sony 3-D TV and I have a Panasonic 3-D TV, your glasses (currently) won't work on my TV. 2: very little material is being released for it, some of the best material is only available when you buy a 3-D set. And 3: you need an upright viewing position to watch it. That last one, in and of itself, is a deal-breaker for me. I frequently watch TV laying sideways in my chair, horizontal is a favored viewing position for me.
Not that it matters, I'm not going to buy one. My TV is over a decade old, weighs a ton and a half, but only costs about $75 to repair. I'm planning on running it in to the ground.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4241119/Jackson-to-direct-The-Hobbit-in-3-D
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Date: 2010-10-18 06:50 pm (UTC)I like three dimensions, but this seems very very gimmicky at the moment.