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just saw a cool popup ad

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Cern

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was on starwars.com (still reeling about the N'Sync fiasco...ugh) and a big arse JUMP GATE popped up, followed by the Liandra and a

<table bgcolor=black><tr><td bgcolor=black><font size=1 color=white>Spoiler:</font></td></tr><tr><td><font size=2 color=black>Hand Ship </font></td></tr></table>

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then the Liandra went thru the gate. it was pretty sweet...but it wont seem to load up again
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Never start a fight, but ALWAYS finish it.

" The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate for the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion. We can not escape history. We will be remembered, in spite of ourselves. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the last generation. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose our last best hope."
 
To me this is mixed news.

Pop ups are frustrating and largely ineffective.

It's more Rangers exposure.

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"Crying isn't gonna get your dog back. Unless your tears smell like dog food. So you can sit here eating can after can of dog food until your tears smell like dog food or you can go out there and find your dog."-Homer in The Canine Mutiny
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Cern:


<table bgcolor=black><tr><td bgcolor=black><font size=1 color=white>Spoiler:</font></td></tr><tr><td><font size=2 color=black>Hand Ship </font></td></tr></table>


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I am mildly amused as to why that is in a spoiler box but I am encouraged about the ad. I agree with the Doc ... popups suck for the most part.



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Monica Hübinette | Abyss : B5 <- New & Improved!
"Ah, you seek meaning?" ~ "Yes." ~ "Then listen to the music, not the song." —Ambassador Kosh & Talia Winters
 
that had the be one of the cheesiest pop-up adds i have ever seen! it sucked lol but rather amuzing

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lyta:
I am mildly amused as to why that is in a spoiler <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

just making sure...i caught hell a while back for posting two words directly from a book without putting it in a spoiler box.

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Never start a fight, but ALWAYS finish it.

" The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate for the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion. We can not escape history. We will be remembered, in spite of ourselves. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the last generation. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose our last best hope."
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Cern:
just making sure...i caught hell a while back for posting two words directly from a book without putting it in a spoiler box.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I know ... spoilers are a mystery for the most part around here. Some people use them appropriately, others don't have a clue and others spoiler everything "just in case". Those are just some examples since I don't claim to understand the whole thing.
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I suppose it is better to be safe than sorry but the name of the enemy has been revealed in many of the promos that have been airing lately. That is why I was mildly amused.
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Monica Hübinette | Abyss : B5 <- New & Improved!
"Ah, you seek meaning?" ~ "Yes." ~ "Then listen to the music, not the song." —Ambassador Kosh & Talia Winters
 
I think the pop-up is on certain news items. I ran into it quite a few times. It's not a "Pop-up" like the X-12 ad; it's a little full-screen Java animation.

It's very low quality - it's obviously intended to load quickly and surprise. However, low quality, cheese factor or not, it DOES grab your attention, and it is on StarWars.COM.

And let's be honest, no matter what Harlan Ellison may say about Star Wars, that's a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE win for us. The only way we could get much better ad placement is on government web pages or porn sites.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Wyvern:
The only way we could get much better ad placement is on government web pages or porn sites.
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Hehehe...porn.

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Never start a fight, but ALWAYS finish it.

" The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate for the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion. We can not escape history. We will be remembered, in spite of ourselves. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the last generation. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose our last best hope."
 
i myself have seen this ad over at ign.com in the sci-fi section,

the sucker just came outta nowhere...

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I have no one to envy...
I envy you having me to envy...

"love to stay, can't, have to go, kiss kiss, love love, bye" G'Kar
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mercurius420:
i myself have seen this ad over at ign.com in the sci-fi section,

the sucker just came outta nowhere...
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I checked it out and saw something flash (in Flash) across the page (the Liandra flying by with a Hand firing at it and then the Hand ship leaves via a jumpgate) but I have a really hard time getting it to show up more than once.
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Also, I found two flash files on their B5LR trailer page that were kind of fun to play. Not sure if anyone else has seen these and no guarentees how it will look since it is supposed to be imbedded into a web page:

Locate the Enemy
Load Crew into Ship

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Monica Hübinette | Abyss : B5 <- New & Improved!
"Ah, you seek meaning?" ~ "Yes." ~ "Then listen to the music, not the song." —Ambassador Kosh & Talia Winters
 
Lyta,

Thanks for the links! They actually played pretty well, especially the crew loading (a little bitmapped, but not bad). I gotta give it to SciFi, they're doing a better (more innovative at least) job of promoting B5LR than I thought they would.
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Wipster

"Live Long in Prosser"
 
Perhaps they finally have realized the degree of importance Internet has in the success of Babylon 5.

Living a few thousand miles outside their coverage, I can just hope that the advertising works... and I lend my general support to all matters babylonian.

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"We are the universe, trying to figure itself out.
Unfortunately we as software lack any coherent documentation."
-- Delenn
 
I haven't seen that pop-up yet, but I did see a cool ad over at IMDB. Check it out!

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Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God. And if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out.
 
Here are some screen shots (62-89k in size) that I took of some of these Flash ads. They are kinda fun to watch so it is too bad they are so hard to get them to appear when you want them.

IGN #1 (Hand ship, Liandra and jumpgate)
IGN #2 (Hand ship firing at Liandra)
IGN #3 (same as #2 but not cut off)
Star Wars #1 (Hand ship with Liandra escaping via jumpgate)
Star Wars #2 (same as #1 but not cut off)

[Edit Note: I was wrong that these ads were different. It was my insanely high resolution at work that messed up the ads. Hopefully the extra screen shots help.

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Monica Hübinette | Abyss : B5 <- New & Improved!
"Ah, you seek meaning?" ~ "Yes." ~ "Then listen to the music, not the song." —Ambassador Kosh & Talia Winters

[This message has been edited by Lyta (edited January 09, 2002).]
 
I have to agree with Channe. I saw the whole ad the other day at IGN website and that's what I thought, too.

I guess the problem was that it just didn't look good or very high-quality. Plus there was no way to get rid of it, i.e. it would have been annoying if I hadn't been interested in it.

On the good side... you can't escape it if you happen to visit the sites in the right moment, it's pretty much an attention-grabber.

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"Isn't the universe an amazing place? I wouldn't live anywhere else." - G'Kar, B5: Rangers
Kribu's Lounge | kribu@ranger.b5lr.com
 
I enjoyed playing the two games.

I had not realised that the city was on Minbar. I thought that it was the Hand's city.

Thank you everyone.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by channe:
Ooh. How cheesy.

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Ah, yes, but it's EXPOSED cheese...
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Which is after all what we're going to live and die in tvlight on come the 19th.

Ro



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A ship in a port is safe, but that's not what ships are for.

Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by channe:
Ooh. How cheesy.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

But mildly entertaining to watch.
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Plus, the sound effects cracked me up as well. Well, maybe to a fan it is fun but probably annoying to the casual observer?

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Monica Hübinette | Abyss : B5 <- New & Improved!
"Ah, you seek meaning?" ~ "Yes." ~ "Then listen to the music, not the song." —Ambassador Kosh & Talia Winters
 
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