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[dudalb]

As a huge fan of TCM,if TCM goes then my hate for Zaslev will know no bounds.

 

And it the more I read about the guy in charge of that Titanic tour group. the more he sound to me like an irresponsible huckster. He delibertly did not install some safety devices because having them would detract from the thrill of the trip. 

[ChipDerby]

Anyone want to go see the Titanic wreckage in my submarine?

[AJG]

Video Games need to allow things to just be cutscenes because hold L2 and R2 to ACCEPT THE TRUTH is just ridiculous.

 

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

23 hours ago, dudalb said:

And it the more I read about the guy in charge of that Titanic tour group. the more he sound to me like an irresponsible huckster. He delibertly did not install some safety devices because having them would detract from the thrill of the trip. 

 

I know people joke about certain real-life events feeling scripted, especially the sprawling saga of the Titan. The Netflix/Hulu documentary will have a good 15 minutes digression on the billionaire's alleged stalker stepson using his newfound notoriety to troll for women and go to Blink 182 concerts, earning the ire of Cardi B. Still, that's nothing compared to the latest discovery...

 

 

Wendy Rush is the great-great-grandaughter of Ida and Isidor Straus, former co-owner of Macy's. Ida refused a seat on the lifeboats and died with her husband on the Titanic. In the 1997 movie, they are the older couple holding each other as water swells around their bed.

 

 

Edited June 22, 2023 by BoxOfficeFangrl

[filmlover]

It's wild to me that this is getting a second season. The first was a total waste of so much talent.

 

 

[ZattMurdock]

 

[AJG]

International Day of Peace declared across the Internet and school playgrounds around the world. 

 

 

[ZattMurdock]

 

 

 

Edited June 22, 2023 by ZattMurdock

[dudalb]

1 hour ago, ZattMurdock said:

 

 

 

I could think of a number of scienties ,engineers and Naval officers whose opinions on deep ocean explorationI would respect more then Cameron, but they are  not "Celebs.".

Edited June 22, 2023 by dudalb

[ZattMurdock]

1 minute ago, dudalb said:

I could think of a number of scienties ,engineers and Naval officers whose opinions on deep ocean explorationI would respect more then Cameron, but they are  not "Celebs.".

I mean, it’s not like Cameron is a noob on this. At this level, I think his opinion is kinda valid.

[dudalb]

8 minutes ago, ZattMurdock said:

I mean, it’s not like Cameron is a noob on this. At this level, I think his opinion is kinda valid.

I don't.

Yes, he used underwater equipment but he did not actully design or run it. Just because I chatered a 707 does not mean I an a aeronautical engineer of can fly it.

It also hits  of of anger proints. How the media will go to a celeb for his opinion on something rahter then an expert who actully nows a lot about the subject.

 

[ZattMurdock]

2 minutes ago, dudalb said:

I don't.

Yes, he used underwater equipment but he did not actully design or run it. Just because I chatered a 707 does not mean I an a aeronautical engineer of can fly it.

It also hits  of of anger proints. How the media will go to a celeb for his opinion on something rahter then an expert who actully nows a lot about the subject.

 

He says on the interview that he and his engineers worked on this. Also it’s a perspective from someone that went there several times, which seems like a very niche group of people. Not sure why you are so mad at this.

[ChipDerby]

I think Cameron knows his stuff regarding this specific topic. Did he need to be interviewed? Probably not. But this is the problem with these 24 hour news networks. They're designed to get viewership and celebrities bring viewership.

[ZattMurdock]

1 minute ago, ChipDerby said:

I think Cameron knows his stuff regarding this specific topic. Did he need to be interviewed? Probably not. But this is the problem with these 24 hour news networks. They're designed to get viewership and celebrities bring viewership.

I would understand the criticism if the last time that Cameron went there was from filming Titanic. But that’s not the case, he is actually friends with one of the deceased and it’s a very tight and small community. Yes he is a billionaire like the others and not really an engineer, but from what he is talking alone you can tell that his interview - despite one could cynically say it’s only for the views - makes a lot of sense when it comes to this particular topic. He clearly knows what he is talking about, it’s not the same as flying on a plane one billionth times and becoming a specialist in planes. It’s a very niche hobby, so I think he talking about it makes sense.

[CoolioD1]

13 minutes ago, dudalb said:

I don't.

Yes, he used underwater equipment but he did not actully design or run it.

wrong on both counts as usual.

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

James Cameron:

 

Cameron is an expert on deep-sea exploration, in part because of his work on The Abyss and Titanic,^[121] and his childhood fascination with shipwrecks. He has contributed to advancements in underwater filming and remotely operated vehicles, and helped develop the 3D Fusion Camera System.^{[129][130][131]} In 2011, Cameron became a National Geographic explorer-in-residence.^[132] In his role on March 7, 2012, he dived five miles deep to the bottom of the New Britain Trench with the Deepsea Challenger.^[133] 19 days later, Cameron reached the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench.^{[134][135][136]} He spent more than three hours exploring the ocean floor, becoming the first to accomplish the trip alone.^[134][137] During his dive to the Challenger Deep, he discovered new species of sea cucumber, squid worm and a giant single-celled amoeba.^[138]

 

 

But, you know, who would to hear from that guy after an ocean exploration catastrophe? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Edited June 23, 2023 by BoxOfficeFangrl

[Eric Prime]

 

[lorddemaxus]

Heard a kid got on that sub only cuz his dad wanted him to. I hope the dad rots in hell

[filmlover]

Whipping out the "why don't Hollywood folks just stay in their lane" takes over actual ocean expert James Cameron offering his point of view re: this catastrophe is real "some folks will find anything to be mad about" energy.

[grim22]

17 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Whipping out the "why don't Hollywood folks just stay in their lane" takes over actual ocean expert James Cameron offering his point of view re: this catastrophe is real "some folks will find anything to be mad about" energy.

Cameron has spent more time on the Titanic than literally anyone else in history. He's pretty much got a frequent visitor pass to that wreck and knows what is needed to get there. In this one specific instance, he's the world's leading expert.