In fiction, techno-organic material (or technorganic) is a material with properties and abilities of both organic and technological (mechanical and information-processing) material.
Use in fiction
In the Marvel Universe, T-O beings that are members of the Technarchy, or are infected with Technarchy material via the Transmode Virus, are powered by a form of energy called "Lifeglow".
James Rhodes, War Machine, obtains as an intelligent Techno-Organic armor known as Eidolon Warwear, that is an evolving symbiotic suit that when in need to make weapons or change for survival capability. The Armor 'sings' in battle, it can also deploy drones, that when destroyed James feels pain. The armor can change into a marking on his chest. The armor hasn't made an appearance since the end of the original War Machine series and is rarely if ever mentioned. Only one person, beside James, is shown wearing a version Eidolon Warwear, an alien warrior who tells James a little about the Armor as they battle each other including that the armor has latent capabilities.
In Transformers, Techno-organic material describes the melding of technological and biological components into a single entity, fused at the cellular level.
A technorganic Transformer is no longer a purely technological robot, nor an organic life form. In the words of technorganic guru Optimus Primal, they are "both, and neither"—a balance of organic and mechanical, combining the strengths of both.
In Transformers Animated the concept is further explained as a being with a cell-structure comprising both technological and biological components. Thus, a techno-organic entity could be considered a form of cyborg.
Similar concepts also exist in other fiction, such as the titular in Tekkaman Blade franchise. The series Farscape features a starship-sized space-faring species called , these creatures are classified as bio-mechaniods. The Bio-Armor in the Guyver series is also made entirely of Techno-organic material.
Use in fiction
In the Marvel Universe, T-O beings that are members of the Technarchy, or are infected with Technarchy material via the Transmode Virus, are powered by a form of energy called "Lifeglow".
James Rhodes, War Machine, obtains as an intelligent Techno-Organic armor known as Eidolon Warwear, that is an evolving symbiotic suit that when in need to make weapons or change for survival capability. The Armor 'sings' in battle, it can also deploy drones, that when destroyed James feels pain. The armor can change into a marking on his chest. The armor hasn't made an appearance since the end of the original War Machine series and is rarely if ever mentioned. Only one person, beside James, is shown wearing a version Eidolon Warwear, an alien warrior who tells James a little about the Armor as they battle each other including that the armor has latent capabilities.
In Transformers, Techno-organic material describes the melding of technological and biological components into a single entity, fused at the cellular level.
A technorganic Transformer is no longer a purely technological robot, nor an organic life form. In the words of technorganic guru Optimus Primal, they are "both, and neither"—a balance of organic and mechanical, combining the strengths of both.
In Transformers Animated the concept is further explained as a being with a cell-structure comprising both technological and biological components. Thus, a techno-organic entity could be considered a form of cyborg.
Similar concepts also exist in other fiction, such as the titular in Tekkaman Blade franchise. The series Farscape features a starship-sized space-faring species called , these creatures are classified as bio-mechaniods. The Bio-Armor in the Guyver series is also made entirely of Techno-organic material.
The Prusies (plural) (Prusi, singular) are indigenous inhabitants in the the area of Europe that was once known as Prussia. The Prusi are a Baltic ethnic group, but not fully recognised, and that are closely related to Latvians and Lithuanians, and believe to be the decendants of the Old Prussians of Prussia.
Cultural revival
In of 2006, an attempt to revive the Prussian culture was done by the Prusi.
The ruins of Truso, a Prussian village described in the Wulfstam's chronicle 1100 years ago is currently undergoing reconstruction by the Prusi descendants, seeking to recover their heritage. This indigenous cultural renaissance is taking root as far afield as Russia, where Prusi descendants in the Kaliningrad region of Russia are trying hard to recover their pagan Prusi heritage and identity.
Cultural revival
In of 2006, an attempt to revive the Prussian culture was done by the Prusi.
The ruins of Truso, a Prussian village described in the Wulfstam's chronicle 1100 years ago is currently undergoing reconstruction by the Prusi descendants, seeking to recover their heritage. This indigenous cultural renaissance is taking root as far afield as Russia, where Prusi descendants in the Kaliningrad region of Russia are trying hard to recover their pagan Prusi heritage and identity.
Cinematic television is a genre of television programming characterized by production techniques and qualities that rival those traditionally used in cinema and movies. In a consultation on tax breaks and relief in 2012, George Osborne, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, defined cinematic television drama as those with production costs of more than £1 million per hour of airtime.
Characteristics
The following are some of the characteristics of cinematic television programs:
*The British Government has propsed defining "cinematic television dramas" as those with production cost of over £1 million per hour of airtime.
* The scenes in the program are carefully constructed, paying more attention to lighting, camera angle, depth of field and shot construction.
* Foreshadowing is used in the story lines.
* Characters are rounder and well-developed compared to those in traditional television programs.
* The story lines of cinematic television programs tend not to be open-ended. Instead, they tend to tell a single story.
* Cinematic television series contain subject matter that was generally prohibited on television. This includes nudity, depiction of sexual activity, depiction of drug use, violence, incest and obscene language.
History and origins
For various reasons, production values in cinema have traditionally been higher than those employed by television. Often times, actors who accepted roles in television series were seen as accepting a step down in their careers. Programs like the 1970s The Love Boat, were notable for featuring guest stars who had been prominent movie stars but were now in the twilight of their careers.
In the late 1990s, owing to their inexpensiveness and popularity, reality television programs became part of the mainstream of network broadcasting. This made less room for traditional programming on the networks. Premium cable channels, in particular HBO, saw an opportunity to fill that void by producing their own one-hour dramas, which, unlike traditional network programs, were not constrained by the content limits placed on broadcast television by The Federal Communication Commission. They pioneered the genre with OZ. Its success inspired other premium channels, then non-premium cable channels, and even networks, to follow suit.
Examples
Examples of television series that meet the production cost criteria include:
* The Sopranos, 1999-2007, 6 seasons, 86 episodes, budget: $2 million per one-hour episode.
* Deadwood, 2004-2006, 3 seasons, 36 episodes, budget: $5 million per one-hour episode.
* Rome (in cooperation with the BBC and Italy's RAI), 2005-2007, 2 seasons, 22 episodes, budget: $9 million per one-hour episode.
* True Blood, 2008-present, 5 seasons to date, 60 episodes to date, budget: $3-5 million per one-hour episode.
* Boardwalk Empire, 2010-present, 3 seasons to date, 36 episodes to date, budget: > $4 million per one-hour episode.<ref name="Boardwalk budget"/>
* Lost, 2004-2011, 6 seasons, 121 episodes, budget: $10-14 million for two-hour pilot episode.<ref name="Boardwalk budget"/>
Characteristics
The following are some of the characteristics of cinematic television programs:
*The British Government has propsed defining "cinematic television dramas" as those with production cost of over £1 million per hour of airtime.
* The scenes in the program are carefully constructed, paying more attention to lighting, camera angle, depth of field and shot construction.
* Foreshadowing is used in the story lines.
* Characters are rounder and well-developed compared to those in traditional television programs.
* The story lines of cinematic television programs tend not to be open-ended. Instead, they tend to tell a single story.
* Cinematic television series contain subject matter that was generally prohibited on television. This includes nudity, depiction of sexual activity, depiction of drug use, violence, incest and obscene language.
History and origins
For various reasons, production values in cinema have traditionally been higher than those employed by television. Often times, actors who accepted roles in television series were seen as accepting a step down in their careers. Programs like the 1970s The Love Boat, were notable for featuring guest stars who had been prominent movie stars but were now in the twilight of their careers.
In the late 1990s, owing to their inexpensiveness and popularity, reality television programs became part of the mainstream of network broadcasting. This made less room for traditional programming on the networks. Premium cable channels, in particular HBO, saw an opportunity to fill that void by producing their own one-hour dramas, which, unlike traditional network programs, were not constrained by the content limits placed on broadcast television by The Federal Communication Commission. They pioneered the genre with OZ. Its success inspired other premium channels, then non-premium cable channels, and even networks, to follow suit.
Examples
Examples of television series that meet the production cost criteria include:
* The Sopranos, 1999-2007, 6 seasons, 86 episodes, budget: $2 million per one-hour episode.
* Deadwood, 2004-2006, 3 seasons, 36 episodes, budget: $5 million per one-hour episode.
* Rome (in cooperation with the BBC and Italy's RAI), 2005-2007, 2 seasons, 22 episodes, budget: $9 million per one-hour episode.
* True Blood, 2008-present, 5 seasons to date, 60 episodes to date, budget: $3-5 million per one-hour episode.
* Boardwalk Empire, 2010-present, 3 seasons to date, 36 episodes to date, budget: > $4 million per one-hour episode.<ref name="Boardwalk budget"/>
* Lost, 2004-2011, 6 seasons, 121 episodes, budget: $10-14 million for two-hour pilot episode.<ref name="Boardwalk budget"/>
Loits is a black metal band from Estonia. They started out with rather straightforward pagan black metal, but have changed into national romantic black metal (especially album Ei kahetse midagi) and militant extreme metal in latter albums. They call their brand of music "flak 'n' roll" because of its war-themed lyrics and rock 'n' roll influence. Must album proved to be more experimental in nature than their previous releases. Band's lyrics are written in Estonian and mostly focused on Estonians' role in World War II.
History
Loits was started by Lembetu in 1996. In 1999 A. Kalm, M. Divine and Karje joined the band and using programmed drums track Tõelised kuningad was recorded. In 2000 Gates replaced A. Kalm (who died in a car accident) on guitar and drummer Atso was recruited. In the end of the year 2001 album Ei kahetse midagi was recorded and released at first by the band themselves and then in 2002 by Beverina Productions in tape format and by Stillborn Noiz as CD. In 2004 Vere kutse kohustab was released under Ledo Takas Records and in 2007 "Must album" was released under Nailboard Records.
Loits have shared stages with such names as Moonspell, Entombed, Watain, Bolt Thrower, Dismember, Vader, Soilwork, Anathema, Enslaved, Cathedral, Carpathian Forest, Die Krupps, Keep of Kalessin, Katatonia, Lord Belial, Turisas, Sear Bliss and Swallow the Sun; have toured together with Horna, Salacious Gods, Behexen and Skyforger.<ref name="estonianmetal.com"/>
Members
;Current members
* Ahto-Lembit "Lembetu" Lehtmets - vocals (1996-present)
* Kaire "Karje" Nurk - keyboards (1999-present)
* M. Divine - bass (1999-2009, 2011-present)
* Marko Atso - drums (2000-present)
* Markus Karmo - guitar (2005-present)
* Kaido "Draconic" Haavandi - guitar (2008-present)
;Former members
* Massacra - drums (1996)
* A. Kalm - guitar (1999-2000)
* Gates - guitar (2000-2005, 2006-2007)
* Lauri Kuriks - guitar (2007-2008)
* Hendrik - bass (2009-2011)
;Guest musicians
* Ank - vocals (2002)
Discography
Studio albums
* Ei kahetse midagi (2001)
* Vere kutse kohustab (2004)
* Must album (2007)
EPs
* Legion Estland (2002)
* Meeste muusika (2004)
* Mustad laulud (2007) (included in the special edition of Must album)
* Raiugem ruunideks (2009)
DVDs
* Reval 15.02.2003 (2003)
* Vere kutse (2005)
* Leegion laval 12.01.2007 (2007)
Videos
* "Kodu" (2005)
* "Aeg ärgata" (2006)
* "Emaraud" (2007)
* "Haavad uulitsal" (2008)
History
Loits was started by Lembetu in 1996. In 1999 A. Kalm, M. Divine and Karje joined the band and using programmed drums track Tõelised kuningad was recorded. In 2000 Gates replaced A. Kalm (who died in a car accident) on guitar and drummer Atso was recruited. In the end of the year 2001 album Ei kahetse midagi was recorded and released at first by the band themselves and then in 2002 by Beverina Productions in tape format and by Stillborn Noiz as CD. In 2004 Vere kutse kohustab was released under Ledo Takas Records and in 2007 "Must album" was released under Nailboard Records.
Loits have shared stages with such names as Moonspell, Entombed, Watain, Bolt Thrower, Dismember, Vader, Soilwork, Anathema, Enslaved, Cathedral, Carpathian Forest, Die Krupps, Keep of Kalessin, Katatonia, Lord Belial, Turisas, Sear Bliss and Swallow the Sun; have toured together with Horna, Salacious Gods, Behexen and Skyforger.<ref name="estonianmetal.com"/>
Members
;Current members
* Ahto-Lembit "Lembetu" Lehtmets - vocals (1996-present)
* Kaire "Karje" Nurk - keyboards (1999-present)
* M. Divine - bass (1999-2009, 2011-present)
* Marko Atso - drums (2000-present)
* Markus Karmo - guitar (2005-present)
* Kaido "Draconic" Haavandi - guitar (2008-present)
;Former members
* Massacra - drums (1996)
* A. Kalm - guitar (1999-2000)
* Gates - guitar (2000-2005, 2006-2007)
* Lauri Kuriks - guitar (2007-2008)
* Hendrik - bass (2009-2011)
;Guest musicians
* Ank - vocals (2002)
Discography
Studio albums
* Ei kahetse midagi (2001)
* Vere kutse kohustab (2004)
* Must album (2007)
EPs
* Legion Estland (2002)
* Meeste muusika (2004)
* Mustad laulud (2007) (included in the special edition of Must album)
* Raiugem ruunideks (2009)
DVDs
* Reval 15.02.2003 (2003)
* Vere kutse (2005)
* Leegion laval 12.01.2007 (2007)
Videos
* "Kodu" (2005)
* "Aeg ärgata" (2006)
* "Emaraud" (2007)
* "Haavad uulitsal" (2008)