Tenzhi

No, no... it's apparently better to create arbitrary criteria to govern such matters than to go with the simpler, more effective method of counting the number of episodes. If it opens up the future possibility of a corpse being the longest running Doctor and other illogical shenanigans, so be it. I'm sure more arbitrary criteria can be added as the situation necessitates.

Yeah that works pretty well. I did it a few years back for an AR Blaster named Gunmonkey that I didn't keep very long.

It could mean a number of things, but it certainly doesn't mean 'longest time not doing anything', and that's the important bit.

They might also argue that the earth is flat. In both cases reason would be against them, but that's rarely stopped anyone from arguing.

It wasn't specifically presented as a fact, either. It was merely presented. After which assumptions were made, reactions were disgorged, and a wacky time was had all-around.

I know what he was going for, but his "technically" was technically incorrect given the specification of "longest-running" in the post he was responding to.

And really, all things considered, episode count is the only decent measurement anyway, what with time being all wibbly-wobbly. Before you know it, there's Peter Davison in the TARDIS, apparently having been the Doctor for 25 years or so. Or else none of these other upstarts have counted since we've already had an appearance of Doctor 12.5 ...

You presented the 'not entirely wrong reality' of voice acting/motion capture being considered ineligible for awards as compared to conventional performances. Such awards are a type of validation.

It seems a bit disingenuous to say that you're not discussing the tools or trappings in terms of whether they contribute to a performance, and then state that the actor in question only contributes a part of the character. Unless the other part(s) is being birthed from the ether, it's coming from the tools/trappings (and, necessarily, the artists who employ them) and thus that's being discussed.

Makeup contributes to character. Musical score, lighting, and camera work may all contribute quite heavily to the emotion of a scene, lending weight to a performance it might not otherwise have. Editing is the skillful selection of the best bits of an actors performance. These are all elements that help create a performance, and thus are as relevant as animations digital or otherwise.

And there is a separate award that can cover such digital endeavors - Visual Effects. The work on King Kong and Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean both earned it.

And said discussion was bugging me before it had even quite blossomed into a discussion. I resolved to stay out of it, and that resolution held... for a bit.

In any case, the whole Academy Awards has long seemed to be of questionable consistency to me. The only tenable solution to the current issue would likely be a creation or reformation of categories, as the recognition of such performances as being in a similar vein as conventional performances is highly unlikely given common prejudice and thought (whether I agree with it or not).

Or what? I might end up looking foolish? Surely it is clear by now that I am well beyond fearing such an outcome. Fools rush in... and they find that I got there ahead of them.

Baby, don't hurt me... don't hurt me no more...

The context seems to be an implication that motion capture/voice acting performances are lacking in validity because of the tools they use outside of the actor, while discounting the heavy dependence conventional performances rely upon outside the actor. But if I've misread, by all means correct me.

Technical reasons such as lighting, camera work, musical score, make-up, and editing...

Unless I'm unaware of a run of numerous episodes, those Doctors can hardly compete with Tom Baker as longest running Doctor. Perhaps the longest not-running Doctor...

Big angry French guy who owns a diner. Embrasser mon gruau. Or something.

And 0% armor sets.

There are specific things about this game that I will lavish praise upon. The costume creator is great and has gotten better with time, for instance (which isn't to say it's perfect). As a whole, though, I typically would say that the game is rather hum-drum although it is currently the best available and is apparently the only game I've found worth maintaining a subscription to for a great length of time.

So, basically, it's the best there is at what it does, and that may not be saying much, but it is saying something.

Not to mention the various jetpacks.

I found the old blueside tutorial to have little of either.

I didn't care for Smith at first. I'm still not a huge fan of his Doctor, but he has great moments. If only he could maintain the awesome rather than just having momentary flashes of it.