Interactive Menus - Revision history

Bleu Ninja: internal link

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internal link

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-	'''Interactive menus''' are a primary feature of {{w\|DVD}}s, allowing the viewer to select specific scenes, bonus features, or adjust settings. Although initially a large factor in {{w\|Home video#Decline of videotape and popularization of disks\|the adoption of DVD as a standard over VHS}}, menus became so commonplace that mainstream video releases quickly stopped specifying their inclusion. However, for many years lower-quality DVDs would continue to list "interactive menus" among their bonus features to pad out an unimpressive list of featurettes. This practice is parodied in several [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] toons and DVDs that champion the inclusion of interactive menus in a tongue-in-cheek manner.	+	'''Interactive menus''' are a primary feature of {{w\|DVD}}s, allowing the viewer to select specific scenes, bonus features, or adjust settings. Although initially a large factor in {{w\|Home video#Decline of videotape and popularization of disks\|the adoption of DVD as a standard over VHS}}, menus became so commonplace that mainstream video releases quickly stopped specifying their inclusion. However, for many years lower-quality DVDs would continue to list "interactive menus" among their bonus features to pad out an unimpressive list of featurettes. This practice is parodied in several [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] toons and [[DVDs]] that champion the inclusion of interactive menus in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

Bleu Ninja: /* Appearances */ homophones

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Appearances: homophones

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	*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] {{--}} On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.		*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] {{--}} On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.
	*[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] {{--}} As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is "Interactive Menus!"		*[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] {{--}} As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is "Interactive Menus!"
-	*[[Everything Else DVDs Three Disc Set]] {{--}} The back of the case boasts not only "interactive menus", but also "enter, active menus" and "in teract men, you's".	+	*[[Everything Else DVDs Three Disc Set]] {{--}} The back of the case boasts not only "interactive menus", but also nonsensical [[homophones]] "enter, active menus" and "in teract men, you's".

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Bleu Ninja: Rewrite lede

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Rewrite lede

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-	[[Image:Interactivemenus.PNG\|thumb\|"That sounds pretty ~~de-luxe~~."]]	+	[[Image:Interactivemenus.PNG\|thumb\|256px\|"That sounds pretty de‑luxe."]]
-	~~Many~~ [[~~homestar Runner (body of work)~~\|~~Homestar Runner~~]] ~~toons and DVDs make fun of cut-rate DVDs by~~ '''~~glorifying~~ interactive menus'''~~. While most DVDs offer additional features like director commentaries and~~ "~~making of~~" ~~featurettes~~, ~~cheap DVDs and DVDs of movies~~ that ~~didn't make enough money to make such featurettes~~ have to ~~get by with advertising interactive~~ menus as a ~~bonus~~ feature. In the [[~~Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007~~\|~~JengaJam Interview~~]]~~, Mike~~ and ~~Matt have remarked~~ that ~~it should be illegal~~.	+	''From the [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007\|Late Nite JengaJam interview]]:''
		+	<blockquote>
		+	'''[[Mike Chapman\|MIKE]]:''' DVDs do still advertise "interactive menus," though, which should be illegal.<br/>
		+	'''[[Matt Chapman\|MATT]]:''' Of course it's interactive! "Interactive menu", all that means is that you have to press up or down and hit enter.
		+	</blockquote>
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		+	'''Interactive menus''' are a primary feature of {{w\|DVD}}s, allowing the viewer to select specific scenes, bonus features, or adjust settings. Although initially a large factor in {{w\|Home video#Decline of videotape and popularization of disks\|the adoption of DVD as a standard over VHS}}, menus became so commonplace that mainstream video releases quickly stopped specifying their inclusion. However, for many years lower-quality DVDs would continue to list "interactive menus" among their bonus features to pad out an unimpressive list of featurettes. This practice is parodied in several [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] toons and DVDs that champion the inclusion of interactive menus in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
-	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] reads "interactive menus" off of a list of bonus features for the ''~~[[Wikipedia:~~V.I. Warshawski\|V.I. Warshawski]]'' DVD.	+	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] reads "interactive menus" off of a list of bonus features for the ''{{w\|V.I. Warshawski (film)\|V.I. Warshawski}}'' DVD.
	*[[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] {{--}} The first page boasts "Interactive Menus!!!" as an extra.		*[[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] {{--}} The first page boasts "Interactive Menus!!!" as an extra.
	*[[Everything Else, Volume 1]] {{--}} The back of the case reads, "tons of bonus stuff, commentaries, and interactive menus!"		*[[Everything Else, Volume 1]] {{--}} The back of the case reads, "tons of bonus stuff, commentaries, and interactive menus!"

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
-	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] ~~—~~ [[Strong Sad]] reads "interactive menus" off of a list of bonus features for the ''[[Wikipedia:V.I. Warshawski\|V.I. Warshawski]]'' DVD.	+	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] reads "interactive menus" off of a list of bonus features for the ''[[Wikipedia:V.I. Warshawski\|V.I. Warshawski]]'' DVD.
-	*[[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] ~~—~~ The first page boasts "Interactive Menus!!!" as an extra.	+	*[[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] {{--}} The first page boasts "Interactive Menus!!!" as an extra.
-	*[[Everything Else, Volume 1]] ~~—~~ The back of the case reads, "tons of bonus stuff, commentaries, and interactive menus!"	+	*[[Everything Else, Volume 1]] {{--}} The back of the case reads, "tons of bonus stuff, commentaries, and interactive menus!"
-	*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] ~~—~~ On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.	+	*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] {{--}} On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.
-	*[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] ~~—~~ As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is "Interactive Menus!"	+	*[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] {{--}} As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is "Interactive Menus!"
-	*[[Everything Else DVDs Three Disc Set]] ~~—~~ The back of the case boasts not only "interactive menus", but also "enter, active menus" and "in teract men, you's".	+	*[[Everything Else DVDs Three Disc Set]] {{--}} The back of the case boasts not only "interactive menus", but also "enter, active menus" and "in teract men, you's".

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The Cheatbot: autoreplace: HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS! → HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!

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	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] — [[Strong Sad]] reads "interactive menus" off of a list of bonus features for the ''[[Wikipedia:V.I. Warshawski\|V.I. Warshawski]]'' DVD.		*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] — [[Strong Sad]] reads "interactive menus" off of a list of bonus features for the ''[[Wikipedia:V.I. Warshawski\|V.I. Warshawski]]'' DVD.
-	*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] — The first page boasts "Interactive Menus!!!" as an extra.	+	*[[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] — The first page boasts "Interactive Menus!!!" as an extra.
	*[[Everything Else, Volume 1]] — The back of the case reads, "tons of bonus stuff, commentaries, and interactive menus!"		*[[Everything Else, Volume 1]] — The back of the case reads, "tons of bonus stuff, commentaries, and interactive menus!"
	*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] — On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.		*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] — On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.

DorianGray: /* Appearances */ Punctuation outside quotes mild grammar shakeup

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Appearances: Punctuation outside quotes mild grammar shakeup

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	*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] — On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.		*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] — On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.
	*[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] — As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is "Interactive Menus!"		*[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] — As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is "Interactive Menus!"
-	*[[Everything Else DVDs Three Disc Set]] — The back of the case boasts not only "interactive menus," but "enter, active menus," and "in teract men, you's."	+	*[[Everything Else DVDs Three Disc Set]] — The back of the case boasts not only "interactive menus", but also "enter, active menus" and "in teract men, you's".

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	*[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] — As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is "Interactive Menus!"		*[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] — As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is "Interactive Menus!"
		+	*[[Everything Else DVDs Three Disc Set]] — The back of the case boasts not only "interactive menus," but "enter, active menus," and "in teract men, you's."

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It's dot com: Reverted edits by 76.73.13.182 (Talk) to last revision by DorianGray

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DorianGray: Reverted edits by Lumpy (Talk); changed back to last version by MHarrington

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		+	Many [[homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] toons and DVDs make fun of cut-rate DVDs by '''glorifying interactive menus'''. While most DVDs offer additional features like director commentaries and "making of" featurettes, cheap DVDs and DVDs of movies that didn't make enough money to make such featurettes have to get by with advertising interactive menus as a bonus feature. In the [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007\|JengaJam Interview]], Mike and Matt have remarked that it should be illegal.
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		+	==Appearances==
		+	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] — [[Strong Sad]] reads "interactive menus" off of a list of bonus features for the ''[[Wikipedia:V.I. Warshawski\|V.I. Warshawski]]'' DVD.
		+	*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] — The first page boasts "Interactive Menus!!!" as an extra.
		+	*[[Everything Else, Volume 1]] — The back of the case reads, "tons of bonus stuff, commentaries, and interactive menus!"
		+	*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] — On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.
		+	*[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] — As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is "Interactive Menus!"
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