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Everyone's A Little Bit Nit-Pickist (Penny Arcade and TRON)

on Thursday, December, 23, 2010 2:37 AM
I think one of the biggest problems when making an entertainment product for people who enjoy SF is that the members of the target audience, almost by definition, have such phenomenal attention to detail.

As they usually do, the Penny Arcade lads have nailed it:


Here's the accompanying commentary.

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on Thursday, December, 23, 2010 7:11 AM
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on Thursday, December, 23, 2010 8:41 AM
KSC Wrote:Clearly he's never worked with Oracle...

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on Thursday, December, 23, 2010 9:35 AM
Very funny.

One of my issues: How did Clu and his men get to Flynn's place?

DaveTRON

 
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on Thursday, December, 23, 2010 12:16 PM
DaveTRON Wrote:Very funny.

One of my issues: How did Clu and his men get to Flynn's place?

I'm pretty sure there was a shot of them flying there in Clu's command ship, with a couple recognizers following. It was intercut with some of the scenes in the End of Line club if I remember right.


 
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on Thursday, December, 23, 2010 12:19 PM
DaveTRON Wrote:
One of my issues: How did Clu and his men get to Flynn's place?

Sam took the Flynn's white bike, CLU and his men traced it to "its point of origin" as said in the movie


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RE: Everyone's A Little Bit Nit-Pickist (Penny Arcade and TRON)

on Friday, December, 24, 2010 8:47 AM
The problem is, none of those questions were the hard or annoying ones.

Yes, they were drinking energy, we drink water. We use water as 'energy' in a way, but we still need umbrellas.
Yes, it really was just her day job.
A program would do what anyone else would do in a nightclub.
As someone else said, it wasn't the path that was hard, but getting past CLU 2 and his minions.
The real food thing, was a little odd, but fit with the theme of Flynn's hideout, and very well could have been greenbean.exe. I've seen weirder programs in real life.
Kevin Flynn was in the grid for thousands on thousands of years his time, so he needed new clothes. It'd be weirder if he didn't have new clothes.

None of those questions were that hard.
Now, they could have found things to say. What about the balls used to control Rinzler that suddenly didn't need to be used anymore? There are many moments like this in the film (i still loved it though).
But they were lazy, went with easily debunkable things. Penny arcade points out the obvious a lot.

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RE: Everyone's A Little Bit Nit-Pickist (Penny Arcade and TRON)

on Friday, December, 24, 2010 1:19 PM
I think the spheres weren't really controlling RINZLER, rather that was kind of a macguffin sort of. CLU had some sort of mind control exerted whenever he wanted to, it just so happened that he was using the balls at the same time as he was exerting his influence.


The food is no biggie to me, in the first water was energy, but again this is a different grid, so things might be a bit different. Kevin Flynn is a human inside of a computer, obviously he doesn't NEED to eat in there, but apparently he does need to recharge his digital self every now and then, so why not make the energy items into food/drink avatars? Makes sense to me.

At the same time, the "night club" is a representation of leisure time - programs designed to replicate human behavior would need to have down time as well. For that matter seemed to me that rudimentary emotions are present as well, so conceivably not only would they use intoxicants, but they would have sex as well. Too bad they didn't explore THAT aspect.

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RE: Everyone's A Little Bit Nit-Pickist (Penny Arcade and TRON)

on Friday, December, 24, 2010 1:30 PM
DaveTRON Wrote:Very funny.

One of my issues: How did Clu and his men get to Flynn's place?

Due to Sam taking Flynn's Lightcycle, a few of CLU's men found the Lightcycle and traced it's point of origin (as stated in the film). They traced it back to Flynn's house, sometime after Quorra and Flynn left to follow Sam, which they used the Light Runner. CLU and co. used their aerial transport to get to it.


 
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RE: Everyone's A Little Bit Nit-Pickist (Penny Arcade and TRON)

on Friday, December, 24, 2010 1:53 PM
CB2001 Wrote:
DaveTRON Wrote:Very funny.

One of my issues: How did Clu and his men get to Flynn's place?

Due to Sam taking Flynn's Lightcycle, a few of CLU's men found the Lightcycle and traced it's point of origin (as stated in the film). They traced it back to Flynn's house, sometime after Quorra and Flynn left to follow Sam, which they used the Light Runner. CLU and co. used their aerial transport to get to it.

I think Dave is referring to the practical aspect of how they got to Kevin's. It was explained that programs can't travel in the outlands (on the TRON Disney site, I recall something to the effect that programs can't get power off the grid, or maybe I inferred that), so no program could ever travel into the outlands to get him. Quorra, as an Iso, and the light runner, were by their nature different and not subject to the same rules, I reckon. If all it took was flying (rather than using a tank, cycle, car), CLU could have re-purposed the entirety of the city, put them in light jets and had them searching "day and night" for the hideout. If all CLU ever needed was Kevin's disc, he had eternity to find it. The outlands are vast, but not infinite.abortion pills online abortion pill online purchase cytotec abortion


 
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on Friday, December, 24, 2010 1:56 PM
i86time Wrote:
CB2001 Wrote:
DaveTRON Wrote:Very funny.

One of my issues: How did Clu and his men get to Flynn's place?

Due to Sam taking Flynn's Lightcycle, a few of CLU's men found the Lightcycle and traced it's point of origin (as stated in the film). They traced it back to Flynn's house, sometime after Quorra and Flynn left to follow Sam, which they used the Light Runner. CLU and co. used their aerial transport to get to it.

I think Dave is referring to the practical aspect of how they got to Kevin's. It was explained that programs can't travel in the outlands (on the TRON Disney site, I recall something to the effect that programs can't get power off the grid, or maybe I inferred that), so no program could ever travel into the outlands to get him. Quorra, as an Iso, and the light runner, were by their nature different and not subject to the same rules, I reckon. If all it took was flying (rather than using a tank, cycle, car), CLU could have re-purposed the entirety of the city, put them in light jets and had them searching "day and night" for the hideout. If all CLU ever needed was Kevin's disc, he had eternity to find it. The outlands are vast, but not infinite.

Yeah! That's what I meant! Thanks i86time.


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RE: Everyone's A Little Bit Nit-Pickist (Penny Arcade and TRON)

on Friday, December, 24, 2010 2:15 PM
i86time Wrote:
CB2001 Wrote:
DaveTRON Wrote:Very funny.

One of my issues: How did Clu and his men get to Flynn's place?

Due to Sam taking Flynn's Lightcycle, a few of CLU's men found the Lightcycle and traced it's point of origin (as stated in the film). They traced it back to Flynn's house, sometime after Quorra and Flynn left to follow Sam, which they used the Light Runner. CLU and co. used their aerial transport to get to it.

I think Dave is referring to the practical aspect of how they got to Kevin's. It was explained that programs can't travel in the outlands (on the TRON Disney site, I recall something to the effect that programs can't get power off the grid, or maybe I inferred that), so no program could ever travel into the outlands to get him. Quorra, as an Iso, and the light runner, were by their nature different and not subject to the same rules, I reckon. If all it took was flying (rather than using a tank, cycle, car), CLU could have re-purposed the entirety of the city, put them in light jets and had them searching "day and night" for the hideout. If all CLU ever needed was Kevin's disc, he had eternity to find it. The outlands are vast, but not infinite.


If that's the case, it's much easier to understand. The Light Runner was modified to be able to run on the terran of the outlands. Basically, what Quorra was talking about was strictly for smaller, land-based vehicles. She never said anything about air-based vehicles, only land-based.

Besides, if Clu used flying vehicles day and night, they still wouldn't have found Flynn's place. If you recall when the Light Runner came up to the location, you couldn't even spot it in the rockface. And since Flynn is a master coder, he could very well have hacked the surface of the Outland to allow for him to hide his hideout (Flynn's smart enough to know that CLU would look for him). So, he could have had Recognizers and light jets patrolling 24/7 until the day Flynn died, and they still wouldn't have found it. Thanks to Sam taking Flynn's Lightcycle, it gave them a instructions on where to look for it it. It's only when they discovered the entrance to the tunnel to the location did they know for certain they found it. It's not THAT hard to figure out, is it?


 
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RE: Everyone's A Little Bit Nit-Pickist (Penny Arcade and TRON)

on Friday, December, 24, 2010 2:52 PM
CB2001 Wrote:
i86time Wrote:
CB2001 Wrote:
DaveTRON Wrote:Very funny.

One of my issues: How did Clu and his men get to Flynn's place?

Due to Sam taking Flynn's Lightcycle, a few of CLU's men found the Lightcycle and traced it's point of origin (as stated in the film). They traced it back to Flynn's house, sometime after Quorra and Flynn left to follow Sam, which they used the Light Runner. CLU and co. used their aerial transport to get to it.

I think Dave is referring to the practical aspect of how they got to Kevin's. It was explained that programs can't travel in the outlands (on the TRON Disney site, I recall something to the effect that programs can't get power off the grid, or maybe I inferred that), so no program could ever travel into the outlands to get him. Quorra, as an Iso, and the light runner, were by their nature different and not subject to the same rules, I reckon. If all it took was flying (rather than using a tank, cycle, car), CLU could have re-purposed the entirety of the city, put them in light jets and had them searching "day and night" for the hideout. If all CLU ever needed was Kevin's disc, he had eternity to find it. The outlands are vast, but not infinite.


If that's the case, it's much easier to understand. The Light Runner was modified to be able to run on the terran of the outlands. Basically, what Quorra was talking about was strictly for smaller, land-based vehicles. She never said anything about air-based vehicles, only land-based.

Besides, if Clu used flying vehicles day and night, they still wouldn't have found Flynn's place. If you recall when the Light Runner came up to the location, you couldn't even spot it in the rockface. And since Flynn is a master coder, he could very well have hacked the surface of the Outland to allow for him to hide his hideout (Flynn's smart enough to know that CLU would look for him). So, he could have had Recognizers and light jets patrolling 24/7 until the day Flynn died, and they still wouldn't have found it. Thanks to Sam taking Flynn's Lightcycle, it gave them a instructions on where to look for it it. It's only when they discovered the entrance to the tunnel to the location did they know for certain they found it. It's not THAT hard to figure out, is it?

While Dave's (and my) questioning of this plot point may be trivial, without starting yet another pointless internet discussion.... your interpretation of Kevin's abilities seems a bit far fetched. If I granted you that Kevin could program anything (except of course, the portal to open so he could go home) that makes even less sense in terms of anything that happened in the movie. If he could do anything, he could:
1. Spoof his identity, infiltrate the city and become the kind of character that Zuse was supposed to be. Using an underground resistance, form an army that could rival CLU's and eventaully take over the city. Rebuild the city to how he envisioned, call Sam or Alan to the arcade, have them open the portal, go home. The end.
2. Spoof his identity, infiltrate CLU's ranks, become like the Jarvis character, gain his trust and either destroy or recode/restore him to Kevin's original ideal for him. Rebuild the city... (see above)... the end.

Not that either of these options would make a better film, there's an infinite number of plots that could occur if Kevin was able to do anything in that universe. Given your premise that he could code anything, the events in the film we saw likely would not occur. It's precisely because he CAN'T do just anything that there's room for conflict.abortion pills online abortion pill online purchase cytotec abortion


 
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RE: Everyone's A Little Bit Nit-Pickist (Penny Arcade and TRON)

on Friday, December, 24, 2010 3:31 PM
i86time Wrote:
CB2001 Wrote:
i86time Wrote:
CB2001 Wrote:
DaveTRON Wrote:Very funny.

One of my issues: How did Clu and his men get to Flynn's place?

Due to Sam taking Flynn's Lightcycle, a few of CLU's men found the Lightcycle and traced it's point of origin (as stated in the film). They traced it back to Flynn's house, sometime after Quorra and Flynn left to follow Sam, which they used the Light Runner. CLU and co. used their aerial transport to get to it.

I think Dave is referring to the practical aspect of how they got to Kevin's. It was explained that programs can't travel in the outlands (on the TRON Disney site, I recall something to the effect that programs can't get power off the grid, or maybe I inferred that), so no program could ever travel into the outlands to get him. Quorra, as an Iso, and the light runner, were by their nature different and not subject to the same rules, I reckon. If all it took was flying (rather than using a tank, cycle, car), CLU could have re-purposed the entirety of the city, put them in light jets and had them searching "day and night" for the hideout. If all CLU ever needed was Kevin's disc, he had eternity to find it. The outlands are vast, but not infinite.


If that's the case, it's much easier to understand. The Light Runner was modified to be able to run on the terran of the outlands. Basically, what Quorra was talking about was strictly for smaller, land-based vehicles. She never said anything about air-based vehicles, only land-based.

Besides, if Clu used flying vehicles day and night, they still wouldn't have found Flynn's place. If you recall when the Light Runner came up to the location, you couldn't even spot it in the rockface. And since Flynn is a master coder, he could very well have hacked the surface of the Outland to allow for him to hide his hideout (Flynn's smart enough to know that CLU would look for him). So, he could have had Recognizers and light jets patrolling 24/7 until the day Flynn died, and they still wouldn't have found it. Thanks to Sam taking Flynn's Lightcycle, it gave them a instructions on where to look for it it. It's only when they discovered the entrance to the tunnel to the location did they know for certain they found it. It's not THAT hard to figure out, is it?

While Dave's (and my) questioning of this plot point may be trivial, without starting yet another pointless internet discussion.... your interpretation of Kevin's abilities seems a bit far fetched. If I granted you that Kevin could program anything (except of course, the portal to open so he could go home) that makes even less sense in terms of anything that happened in the movie. If he could do anything, he could:
1. Spoof his identity, infiltrate the city and become the kind of character that Zuse was supposed to be. Using an underground resistance, form an army that could rival CLU's and eventaully take over the city. Rebuild the city to how he envisioned, call Sam or Alan to the arcade, have them open the portal, go home. The end.
2. Spoof his identity, infiltrate CLU's ranks, become like the Jarvis character, gain his trust and either destroy or recode/restore him to Kevin's original ideal for him. Rebuild the city... (see above)... the end.

Not that either of these options would make a better film, there's an infinite number of plots that could occur if Kevin was able to do anything in that universe. Given your premise that he could code anything, the events in the film we saw likely would not occur. It's precisely because he CAN'T do just anything that there's room for conflict.


You're kidding, right? Flynn being able to hide his home from the naked eye isn't possible in the Grid? Kevin Flynn is a hacker. And he's a genius, not to mention the fact that he's the creator of the Grid in the film. He's practically a God. He created Clu, and he created several other programs AND he built the world of the Grid inside and out. How is it farfetched that he could hid his home from view? It's honestly no different than a game programmer programming a hidden room that only he knows about, filled with all sort of goodies. Trust me, him creating the home and then hacking the Outlands to hide isn't at all farfetched. If he can created CLU, if he can create most of the Grid, then he can easily create a home for himself and hide it. For all we know, he could have programmed that home during the earlier years of the Grid and did it from the outside (especially since he designed the Grid both inside and out. and he knew that the programs wouldn't be able to navigate the Outlands (which is part of the reason why he put the portal so far away from the main grid).


 
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on Friday, December, 24, 2010 3:37 PM
I don't think it's insane to think that Kevin didn't have the type of power to pull off practically anything he wanted INSIDE of the Grid, as it's been mentioned earlier, he's a God in there. However, much like the Judeo-Christian God, he chose to not exert his power very often, for a very practical reason, the use of his power would attract attention.

I think it's a pretty simple plot point that's being made needlessly complicated.




 
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on Friday, December, 24, 2010 3:58 PM
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RE: Everyone's A Little Bit Nit-Pickist (Penny Arcade and TRON)

on Sunday, December, 26, 2010 4:01 AM
There was a train going to the portal because it was transporting programs to build CLU's army.


 
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on Sunday, December, 26, 2010 10:42 PM
Its like the voice of the mask said in Splatterhouse. "Don't try to make sense of it Ricky." :P

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on Tuesday, December, 28, 2010 6:39 PM
But...but...computers don't run on night/day cycles like people tend to! Sure, as a general rule they're more active during the day than during the night, but if I go to work my computer gets a rest, if I wake up and can't sleep at 3 a.m. it gets a workout. What if you're a program relaxin' at the club and you're suddenly needed?

(and how does time work? Why would the time INSIDE not be the same as the time outside, that is, you know, displayed on your computer's clock that your computer keeps track of [heh, though this would explain why the time on my computer doesn't match the time on my partner's computer and neither matches my watch, lol]? Aside from it being a somewhat-necessary plot point so Flynn could actually have time to get stuff done inside the Grid without, y'know, actually being there for real-world hours on end?)

Guys, as I said in the other thread...what ARE the outlands??? Are they not digital, or what??? And if so, how is that possible??? Open up your case and throw a handful of dirt on the MoBo, or what?

What do you want? I'm busy.


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on Tuesday, December, 28, 2010 7:42 PM
The world of "The Grid" is a microcosmic, digital, alternate reality, preliminaily created by Flynn; its made up of code, program routines, and energy. Everything is an abstract digital construct made up of lines of code and energy, flowing electrons, ions, photons and sub-atomic particles.
Flynn could incoperate all manner of special algorythms and routines he wanted to make the simulations and emulations of things winthin The Grid seem fairly real, with "weather" etc...

The time displacment is an effect how much the faster the processing cycles of computer chips are than the ordinary passage of real time.

The "outlands" are the tessalations of basic digital code contructs, where The Grid with it's unique coding, digitally formed the tessalated rock formations (still it's all code contructs). The Grid was allowed to be both isomorphic and transcient)affecting something or producing results beyond itself) with the ability to evolve as interacted upon by Flynn, Clu and interacted upon by the Programs within the system.

The sea of simulation is the ultimate expression of the "evolution"/transcient aspect of "The Grid" as the Iso's manifested and emerged from the Sea of Simulation.

Sometimes overthinking something like this film, which is *not* hard science fiction, but sci-fi *fantasy* is really uneccessary IMO. People didn't dwell on how the Emerald city was created, obsses on all the parts of a TARDIS that allow it to travel to any point in time or space, or dwell on or seek answers on how Doc Brown's Flux Capacitor worked, nor do people fret over how Umpaloompa's live and how they perpetuate their species.

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