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    Upcoming Marvel Adaptations

    How can you resist. It has Batroc the Leaper in it!
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    Star Trek

    I agree on that. But I also enjoy Disco and Picard.
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    Loving Animals: Historical Reflections On Bestiality, Zoophilia & Post-Human Love

    And trips to DIY or soft furnishings stores.
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    Alien Big Cats ('ABCs')

    By contrast, I've lived in Australia my whole life, and apart from the cats I've owned myself, I run into them all the time. There is an increasing trend to keep them indoors, as they are disastrous for the local environment, but even here in Canberra where there are laws about letting your cats...
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    ★ ~ The David Bowie Thread ~ ★

    Got a message from him: "I'm happy, hope you're happy too."
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    Star Trek

    I can kind of see it, but I was looking for it when I found out. She apparently did once play the younger version of Margot's character in something. She's been great chewing the scenery in Disco. I have to admit, though, her motivations aren't really clear at this point.
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    Doctor Who [Spoilers]

    I saw this from the Mail Online this morning, I think, but various people "on the inside" who should know better if it's just a rumour or not seem to be buying it. We'll see when there's an actual announcement. As for who to replace her. Well, it could be anyone. I like the idea of Tilda...
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    Doctor Who [Spoilers]

    It was fun, although I'm kind of sad that Chris Noth's character As for John Bishop...meh. Would have been nice to see the Doctor and Yaz have some adventures without a middle-aged white man. Or even at least interesting if the new companion had been a younger man, or a teenager.
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    Star Trek

    But where does the gorilla come in?
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    Star Trek

    I believe for LeGuin, the Ekumen is so far in the future, that the people are all humans from Earth who may have undergone strange experiments, as in the case of The Left Hand of Darkness, but mostly just normal people. There might be some non-terrestrials, but they were very few and far between.
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    James Bond

    I know, right? And to keep them line up like that, they had to have been tied down, which can't have been fun for them, and probably violated some kind of animal welfare regulations somewhere.
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    Star Trek

    Truly in fairness, it was going to crash anyway, she just happened to be the unfortunate person at the helm when it happened.
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    Death By Silicone Injection (Amateur Body Modification Gone Wrong)

    If it's like some of the stories I've heard, it might be that they actually thought silicone caulk could be used instead of medical grade silicone.
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    Star Trek

    Watched Part II last night. The most annoying thing was that a podcast I listen to was right about pretty much everything.
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    Star Trek

    Still not enough goatees for my liking. And I was less impressed with "Killy"'s hairstyle this time, the one from Season 1 looked better. But Sonequa Martin Green did look good in her Imperial gear.
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    Scientology

    No, some of them really do believe that crap. Is David Miscavige one of them? Is Tom Cruise? No idea. It's really a pyramid scheme with the trappings of religion. Some might argue all religions are like that, but in reality not that many of them are quite so blatant about it.
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    Star Trek

    Kind of hope so, but if we don't, I guess we'll get by. Now I know that this is all taking place in Georgiou's head, or that tree on Dagobah or behind the Green Door or something, but I was kind of hoping
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    D.B. Cooper: The Parachuting Airline-Hijacker

    Yes, it is.
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    Alien Big Cats ('ABCs')

    Indeed. The only character actually based on real life, according to Murray Ball.
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    Doctor Who [Spoilers]

    I try to avoid ranking things, if only because my opinions are prone to change over time. I mean, personally, Tom will always be my Doctor, but the fact is, the audience for the show is more than just middle aged men. I've just learned to come to terms with the fact that different people like...
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    Alien Big Cats ('ABCs')

    I believe in New Zealand, the official size classification for feral cats is "The size of a horse!" One for the fans of old New Zealand newspaper comic strips.
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    Alien Big Cats ('ABCs')

    Also, the rifle given for perspective, domestic cats easily get to that size, as discussed earlier, especially ferals. I agree, it's not a cub or kitten of any large cat species, it's an adult of whatever it is, and I suspect it's just a cat. I have a feeling it might be someone's pet.
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    Upcoming Marvel Adaptations

    OK, I was wondering how they'd misspelled "Claremont". There are a couple of problems with translating comics to the screen. Mostly in terms of the practicality of character designs. Plus availability of actors. I'm not defending the filmmakers in any way, there are still issues with how they...
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    Alien Big Cats ('ABCs')

    The real irony is that compared to the rabbits and mice, the feral cats and dogs are practically benign. Still need to get rid of them in whatever manner we can. I like having pet dogs and cats, but I'm keeping the cats inside, and the dogs in the backyard, and spaying them. Wouldn't say no to...
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    Alien Big Cats ('ABCs')

    Apologies, I was going from memory. I do remember it was fecking massive, though. 60cm is not to be sneezed at. That's at the upper range for cats I've owned for total body length tail included. (Then again, a Maine Coon easily gets much bigger than that.) [EDIT] Just found a news article on it...
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    Alien Big Cats ('ABCs')

    There was a famous incident of a big cat in Victoria, I think covered in FT, where all that was left was a 3 foot tail taken as a trophy by the person who trapped it. When the DNA was sequenced some time later, it turned out to be a domestic cat. That's a pretty big tail for a moggie, and...
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    Gotham

    Not based on Gotham Central is it? The Ruckanaissance continues.
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    Blade Runner & Blade Runner 2049

    That is just one uncomfortable thing in that relationship. I love this movie, but it has its flaws, and the Deckard-Rachel relationship, or at least how it's shown - is a part of that.
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    Blade Runner & Blade Runner 2049

    The real problem with the Voice Over in general, and that line in particular, is that it was completely unnecessary. You could tell Bryant was a racist arsehole, because "skinjob" is clearly not an endearing term, and meant you didn't need to have anyone say the n-word to prove the point. Of...
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    Star Trek

    That's correct, perhaps I should have mentioned that. It was either DesiLu or NBC, just not entirely sure which.
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    Star Trek

    I had a vinyl record of an audience with Gene Roddenberry and various other members of the cast, where he says something along the lines of "Lose the moody broad and the guy with the ears." So he took Number One's lack of emotion and merged it with Spock. You can tell in The Menagerie that Spock...
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    Alien Big Cats ('ABCs')

    I was going off the eyes, but yes.
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    Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    May 26th in the US.
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    Alien Big Cats ('ABCs')

    Even easier to tell from the size of the fence behind it. Keeping in mind that the fence is on the opposite side of the road from the cat, and seems to be a standard kind of low fence, that cat is positively tiny by comparison.
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    Star Trek

    One of the Isa Briones synths gave it to Rios to fix La Sirena, and he conveniently left it sitting on the dashboard when he was finished. Yeah, it was a contrivance, but not the worst in the finale, and I say that as someone who liked the show.
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    Star Trek

    Oh, that's easy - replicators,
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    Star Trek

    It was a little convenient, but I think when Commodore Oh blew her cover by taking up command of a Romulan attack fleet, they might have reviewed some of her actions. And how did Riker manage to go from comfortably retired in the middle of nowhere to commanding a Starfleet battle division in a...
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    Star Trek

    Well, I've kind of liked the series, although it didn't really live up to what I'd hoped, but that ending really sucked. I suppose they had to keep it going for the second series, but they really were trying to have their big tragic ending, and still keep the show alive (sorry) for another...
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    Star Trek

    Romulan? He's an Elf. He even has an Elven name. Plus he's half-Maori, which I think counts double. Actually, the actor is from Melbourne and is half-Maori half-Cypriot. The only way he could be more Melbournian is if he's also a barista.
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    Star Trek

    Brent Spiner has a weird puffy eye thing going on which the makeup doesn't quite cover up. He's nailing the character, though (hardly surprising), and they can get around it by keeping him in dream sequences only. Bit of a contrast with the disassembled B4 in the drawer, which is clearly the...
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    The Tea Thread

    4.5C, B at a pinch. And I've been drinking my tea black more frequently, but it's not my preference. And I don't drink coffee at all.
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    Robot Round-Up

    Massachusetts you say? Anywhere near Miskatonic? Innsmouth, maybe?
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    Hollywood's Pointless Remakes, Reboots, Prequels & Sequels

    Good for her. A lot of people did like it, and they enjoy watching it. I still haven't seen it, more out of laziness than anything else.
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    Can Science Rule Out God?

    I've tried arguing this before, but Science can't really prove the non-existence of God in any meaningful sense (partly because God by its nature is non-scientific) but it can, at least theoretically, prove that God is not necessary. It is possible that we could, while examining the universe...
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    Star Wars

    "If I could walk that way, I wouldn't need the WD40."
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    Star Wars

    I was hoping for a standalone film.
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    Star Wars

    I saw a film that showed that, but I'd be surprised if they'd show it on Disney+. (OK, so it was actually him and a Sandperson, but still...)
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    Doctor Who [Spoilers]

    At one point, it seemed he wrote all the Target novelisations, and every second TV story. The impact he had on people my age is probably larger than we realise. Plus pretty much everyone who met him at cons or professionally found him lovely and encouraging.
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    ★ ~ The David Bowie Thread ~ ★

    Perry Farrell did make a lot of mistakes in his youth. Taking lots of drugs, Porno for Pyros...
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    Scientology

    It's her own fault for having a silly name... (Seriously though, love her and Cordelia...well in Angel at least. Cordelia was supposed to be a bit unlikable for most of her time in Buffy.) WorldCon is on in Dublin this weekend. Do we know if any Scientologists are due to turn up there? [EDIT]...
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