Laurence Fox. The twat.

[two sheds]

vhs had all the porn on though didn't it?

Hastily eta: or so I've been informed

 

[AverageJoe]

vhs had all the porn on though didn't it?

Hastily eta: or so I've been informed

I can help you there.

The porn industry in the 80s accounted for 1 in 4 video sales. As such when the porn barons were confronted with the choice of what to film on, they chose VHS over betamax.

And that's why Betamax failed.

The porn industry has had a massive influence over what formats succeeded or failed. And ironicially was eaten up alive itself with the advent of streaming.

 

[two sheds]

That's what I heard too

And why the Philips V2000 format failed, too, apart from being ahead of its time i.e. a wonderful system but they couldn't make it consistently

 

[AverageJoe]

www.bbc.com/news/business-48283409.amp

It's two years old but still relevant and backs up what I posted

 

[AverageJoe]

That's what I heard too

And why the Philips V2000 format failed, too, apart from being ahead of its time i.e. a wonderful system but they couldn't make it consistently

I miss playing Dragons Lair on Laserdisc in the Brighton arcades when I was a kid.

Now that was proper groundbreaking

 

[krtek a houby]

Now claiming to be un-cancelled as he’s been signed up to play the lead role in some crowd funded effort based on Trumpist conspiracy theories about Biden’s son Hunter, telling the truth that MSM has hidden. I’m sure it will be massive. Straight to Betamax.

One entitled git playing another. How is he still a thing? How?

 

[tim]

This thread came up and I thought WTF now!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

I think video 2000 rather than betamax though

Video 2000, whilst a commercial failure was a higher quality product than its rivals. The same can not be said about Fox.

 

[two sheds]

Video 2000, whilst a commercial failure was a higher quality product than its rivals. The same can not be said about Fox.

Yep they couldn't make it reliably. Technically too far ahead of its time, something else that can also not be said about Fox.

 

[Storm Fox]

Don't forget the RCA SelectaVision system.
This guy does 5, 30 minutes videos on a system that was basically dead before it began and it really interesting for a giving level of geekery.

Spoiler: You Tube playlist

 

[philosophical]

He can’t actually act though can he?
He is very poor quality.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

Video 2000, whilst a commercial failure was a higher quality product than its rivals. The same can not be said about Fox.

commercial failure check

Yep they couldn't make it reliably. Technically too far ahead of its time, something else that can also not be said about Fox.

reliably twatish check

 

[pogofish]

And that's why Betamax failed.

It also had something to do with one of the main UK retailers/rental firms getting hold of a very large number of low-grade/low-featured VHS machines for a pittance (IIRC an initial attempt at launching the format had failed, leaving warehouses full of unsold early generation machines), which allowed them to move VHS as a loss leader - to get them into homes for far less than the competition.

But yes, overall the early adoption for porn has long been a significant indicator of a soon to be very successful technology.

 

[two sheds]

Caxton missed out though

 

[Chilli.s]

Seems like a perfect role for a career comeback!

well... I doubt the last bit

 

[Orang Utan]

I can help you there.

The porn industry in the 80s accounted for 1 in 4 video sales. As such when the porn barons were confronted with the choice of what to film on, they chose VHS over betamax.

And that's why Betamax failed.

The porn industry has had a massive influence over what formats succeeded or failed. And ironicially was eaten up alive itself with the advent of streaming.

btw betamax didn’t quite die as it continued to be used in recording television programmes (though it’s pretty much all digital now), being of much better quality than VHS

 

[pogofish]

btw betamax didn’t quite die as it continued to be used in recording television programmes (though it’s pretty much all digital now), being of much better quality than VHS

That's Betacam - None of the what, four versions of which had anything in common with Betamax beyond the physical cassette.

 

[Storm Fox]

btw betamax didn’t quite die as it continued to be used in recording television programmes (though it’s pretty much all digital now), being of much better quality than VHS

The same guy I linked to above does a comparison between Beta and VHS and talks a bit about Betacam

 

[Mezzer]

This thread is going waaay off message... Keep to the script please.

 

[tim]

This thread is going waaay off message... Keep to the script please.

If you insist:

My God! It's James Hathaway,
isn't it?

Hello, Scarlett.

There. Good.

Who's that with Scarlett?

Policeman, I expect.

How can you tell?

Looks like a policeman.

The place is rancid with them.
If Billy will go getting shot...

I think perhaps I should call Titus
and see what the hospital says.

What do you think, darling?
You've only just put the phone down.

I'm not asking you to do it, am I?

I'm not sure I can quite
see you as Father Hathaway.

Nor could I in the end.

What about you? What have you
been doing with yourself?

Me? I'm one of the idle rich.
Surely you read about us.

I read that you got married.
Mmm...yes, Fabio.

That was er
... Oh,


Inspector Lewis: Season 4, Episode 1 script | Subs like Script

 

[Orang Utan]

This thread is going waaay off message... Keep to the script please.

there’s no script - just chat that can go anywhere. buckle up

 

[Mezzer]

there’s no script - just chat that can go anywhere. buckle up

This whole page has not one message on Laurance Fox, the twat. That's what the thread is for.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

This whole page has not one message on Laurance Fox, the twat. That's what the thread is for.

There's been a couple of pages like that on this thread, and it's sweet irony that he can't even be the centre of attention on his own thread!

 

[DaveCinzano]

Who would play Laurence Fox in the Laurence Fox biopic?

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Who would play Laurence Fox in the Laurence Fox biopic?

Dunno, but it wouldn't surprise me if he failed the audition, just like he didn't manage to get the role of his own dad's son.

 

[DaveCinzano]

His brother-in-law's dabbled in acting, perhaps he could get the gig

 

[gosub]

This whole page has not one message on Laurance Fox, the twat. That's what the thread is for.

No need . Settled fact .

Blackberris a bit disappointing this year, I think it's coz didn't really get much rain

 

[Elpenor]

Who would play Laurence Fox in the Laurence Fox biopic?

I reckon Matt Smith could have a go.

 

[keybored]

This whole page has not one message on Laurance Fox, the twat. That's what the thread is for.

This is just the kind of back-seat moderating we need more of.

 

[maomao]

Blackberris a bit disappointing this year, I think it's coz didn't really get much rain

Are you in the UK? It pissed down all summer and I picked bumper crops here (London) in July and in Scotland in August.

 

[gosub]

Are you in the UK? It pissed down all summer and I picked bumper crops here (London) in July and in Scotland in August.

Yep down south aT present