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   Re: "V" works...   
   04 Dec 09 08:47:23   
   
   From: your.name@isp.com   
      
   "Brad Templeton"  wrote in message   
   news:HYqdnWkUN5n88IrWnZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@posted.rawbandwidth...   
   > In article , Your Name    
   wrote:   
   > >   
   > >"Brad Templeton"  wrote in message   
   > >news:GaidnfPX3ecpw43WnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@posted.rawbandwidth...   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > >>   
   > >> ... who were ready to believe somebody could do it better.   
   > >   
   > >Remakes aren't "better" ... they are "different".   
   > >   
   > >"Better" is simply a statement of personal opinion, and since everyone   
   has   
   > >their own opinion, it's a worthless statement to anyone but yourself.   
   > >   
   > >"Different" is a statement of fact. It *is* a different show, it's   
   planned   
   > >from the start to be a different show, so they should use a different   
   name   
   > >... but apparently to 95% of the dumbass human race names mean absolutely   
   > >nothing and nobody gives a damn, so we should just call everything and   
   > >everyone "hiccup" (a bit like the Smurfs do).   
   >   
   > Sure, better is subjective, but it's not *completely* subjective.   You   
   won't   
   > find many people who would not agree that Casablanca is not "better" than   
   > Pia Zador'a "The Lonely Lady," perhaps you would find none, including   
   Zadora.   
      
   As the saying goes: "One man's trash is another man's treasure" - there's   
   always somebody who'll like anything, so opinions are worthless measures of   
   anything.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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