[CJ Wolf]

"They can control her as much as they want, there are no personality clashes, she will never grow old or fat and can be in more than one place at any time,"

Yeah but can they cuddle.

[fqued]

It is interesting that women are being made more than men. I think that is partly because it is men who are mainly making them," she says.

This is an interesting but not necessarily correct statement. consider:
What do men's magazines show? women.
What do women's magazines show? women.

It is part of human nature that women's bodies and movements are watched and admired. [before anyone says anything silly, this does not mean there is any latent lesbianism in women. so can that thought before you think it].

And, by the way, barbie was invented by a woman, and the almost-anorexic look for women is in women's magazines. Men like women with curves and breasts, not scarecrows with a balcony.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

The big question is whether they can be blamed for any of the following:

-The downfall of Western Society;
-Sleeping with their mates best friend;
-Being greedy wastrel shrews;
-Ruining their mate's life;
-Being brood sows to create an ever larger welfare class

[NotQuiteCricket]

Juxtapose this article with the articles on the higher and higher rates of obesity.

How convienient that when real people are becoming more overweight, advertisers and producers can create "realistic" people.

I can see a day when women on t.v. and in magazines are "model" thin (with large breasts) and when you go outside to the store or mall the women you see are "extra" large.

Funny?

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Oh, I forgot another favorite FReeper gripe - being slutty with everybody but the complainer, to whom she is a cold, frigid witch.....

[martin_fierro]

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within: Absolutely God-awful plot, but incredible CG.

[Fee]

The animation/CGI technology will break the liberal stranglehold in Hollywood. The cost and personal issues with actors/actresses, sets and etc, plus the studios tendency to be PC or refuses to do new materials due to the risk of failure versus the cost of producing a normal movie has prevented a variety of films from reaching production. Furthermore, there are individuals who have good creativity and acting skills, but are unable to be filmed due to their looks. CGI animation will allow that individual to control an animated image, manipulate its expressions, body movement and language in their own mannerism. Basicly they overcome the look barrier that has prevented talented people from acting because the studio do not think their looks are marketable, or they are the wrong ethnic/race to assume the character. Individual or small groups of writers, producers and animators can produce a full length film and bypass the studio system for approval. Low production costs, creative flexibility, and internet marketing/distribution can change the paradigms for making movies in this country and world. After viewing "Animatrix" I say give CGI another five years to reach the high degree of realism. I predict that conservative film makers will be the first to capitalize on this technology, because the liberal establishment and actors will attempt to demonize it and protect the status quo.

[martin_fierro]

Ananova still needs work.

[martin_fierro]

Which face has more synthetic content?

[Momaw Nadon]

Ping!

[socal_parrot]

Male version...

[HanneyBean]

Personally, I'm waiting for the holodeck ala Star Trek.
Once they perfect that, I'm going input my LoTR program where Aragorn and I kick orc butt, save Middle Earth, and he drops that elf-princess for me. Fade to us riding off in the sunset.

Yep, I'm just waiting for the holodeck...

[Roarkdude]

Rated-R, play with this virtual woman's happy fun bags:

http://mirrored.flabber.nl/play.with.my.boobs/

[gitmo]

Nonetheless, four in 10 women still worry about their body shape every day and more than one in three dream of losing at least two stones, says a recent survey.

Uhh ... what kind of women are they talking to?

[dogbyte12]

Give it another 10 years and actors could be toast. Alot of the cost in creating CGI actors is being spent now. When the processing power grows, the technology matures, a 22 year old film student for less than $10,000 could produce a digital film with "hundreds" of actors, special effects, and wouldn't even need voice actors due to synthetic voices that can "emote". Literally, the imagination will be the only thing that is the limit of what can be done with a movie.

I predict there will be a "retro" movement that will counterbalance it though. Early 70's style plot based movies, with dialogue the focus as opposed to special effects, car chases, and explosions.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

...it is obvious she has borrowed a few diet tips from Barbie.

Or, Sofia Vergara.