Thank you for reminding me that I have to track down the DVDs of that series. I want to see if it will disturb and delight my young nephews and much as it did me.
I remember seeing his apartment in the "Trekkies 2" documentary. At that stage it was modelled on the TNG designs. There was no sleeping room - he slept on the floor or on the transporter pad.
By 2004 he'd had offers, but from people who wanted the apartment dismantled and shipped to the US. The year he finished it he started rebuilding it to match the Voyager series designs.
He's just been building and rebuilding this thing for fifteen years, knocking back what few offers he's had because he either doesn't want to or can't afford to dismantle and ship it. I have to side with the ex-wife on this. Redecorating that flat may have helped him cope with his separation, but it's not selling as is and after fifteen years it's time to move on.
This was my feeling exactly. It seems Morrison's trying to reconcile all of the interpretations of Superman over the years by portraying them as different stages in his growth as a person and hero. He tried to do the same thing with his Batman arc, to... shall we say, varying degrees of success? But that's Batman. I can't recall him ever getting Superman wrong. Hell, even his Electric Superman managed to be awe-inspiring.
If I remeber correctly, it was later "revealed" that there are various grades of adamantium. The higher the grade, the less poisonous it is. Bullseye has the top-shelf stuff. I think Wolverine does too, now. He had it replaced (by Apocalypse, I think).
" And we learned a bit more about the Silence - who aren't a species, but a religion who have declared a bit of a Holy War against the Doctor. They're obsessed with the first question, which is hidden in plain view but nobody knows what it is. "
Is that your sly way of leading people to the question: "Doctor *Who*?"
The reasons I think it's The Question:
1) The Doctor himself asked it this episode
2) Back when River Song was a stranger to The Doctor, the fact that River knew his true name was the reason he knew he must have truly trusted her
Is that your sly way of leading people to the question: "Doctor *Who*?"
The reasons I think it's The Question:
1) The Doctor himself asked it this episode
2) Back when River Song was a stranger to The Doctor, the fact that River knew his true name was the reason he knew he must have truly trusted her
Definitely. It's not often we have a sci-fi show (or any show, for that matter) that attacks it's concept from so many angles or with such detail. Usually we skip straight to the end product, or the story is resolved well before we can see all the little ways a single event can ripple through the world.
It's because of this that I'm enjoying Torchwood more than I have any other sci-fi in a long time.
It's because of this that I'm enjoying Torchwood more than I have any other sci-fi in a long time.
Is it just me, or does the photo in the fifth screencap remind anyone else of a Victorian Memento Mori? Adds a kinda wierd dimension to the whole "gone to another world" thing...
> "Clancy Brown will be voicing"
That's all I needed to read. I *will* be watching this.
That's all I needed to read. I *will* be watching this.
As soon as I saw the trailer I thought:
The elevator is going to hell. They're all damned souls.
Knowing Shyamalan the Devil IS the elevator.
What a tweeest!
The elevator is going to hell. They're all damned souls.
Knowing Shyamalan the Devil IS the elevator.
What a tweeest!
@Morgan King:
Cain and Abel were already long established in DC as narrative devices, for three decades before Moore's Swamp Thing or Gaiman's Sandman. They were ''hosts'' as well as characters in the classic ''House of Mystery'' and ''House of Secrets'' horror anthology comics.
Cain and Abel were already long established in DC as narrative devices, for three decades before Moore's Swamp Thing or Gaiman's Sandman. They were ''hosts'' as well as characters in the classic ''House of Mystery'' and ''House of Secrets'' horror anthology comics.
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It's the same reason many films have big-name stars, regardless of their acting expertise. Big names sell. Alan Moore is one of the biggest names in comics since Stan Lee. People who might otherwise reject the idea of Watchmen prequels and sequels would fork over double the cash if Moore was involved.
It's the same reason many films have big-name stars, regardless of their acting expertise. Big names sell. Alan Moore is one of the biggest names in comics since Stan Lee. People who might otherwise reject the idea of Watchmen prequels and sequels would fork over double the cash if Moore was involved.
Not an Acadamy Award-worthy actor. Decent comedic timing. Pretty hot. All points everyone else has made. I do have a measure of respect for her, though, because of the way she handles the fans. As others have stated, her success is in part due to the hordes of nerdy fans who drool over the idea of a hot girl in their geekdom (You got geek in my hot girl! No, you got hit girl in my geek!). But it's not as simple as them simply wanting to bone her , though that is an undeniable factor.
She actually makes a tremendous effort to build a rapport with her audience and fans. She's savvy enough to know that in the modern world a large following attracts the opportunities rather than the other way around, and she works tirelessly to build that following. She regularly spends hours in her day signing hundreds of magazines and books fans have sent her so each one feels like they've had some personal connection with her. When she goes to signings she invariably ends up staying two, three hours after finish time to ensure that everyone who came to see her leaves satisfied. She regularly attends huge meet-ups of fans outside of the convention and book-signing circuits.
Shameless huckster? Cynically trading on a manufactured image sold to often socially awkward fans? Maybe, maybe not. But she's dedicated, she's got ambition, and she's working damn hard to get what she wants without simply baring her tits or blowing some producer. All else aside, I have to respect that.
She actually makes a tremendous effort to build a rapport with her audience and fans. She's savvy enough to know that in the modern world a large following attracts the opportunities rather than the other way around, and she works tirelessly to build that following. She regularly spends hours in her day signing hundreds of magazines and books fans have sent her so each one feels like they've had some personal connection with her. When she goes to signings she invariably ends up staying two, three hours after finish time to ensure that everyone who came to see her leaves satisfied. She regularly attends huge meet-ups of fans outside of the convention and book-signing circuits.
Shameless huckster? Cynically trading on a manufactured image sold to often socially awkward fans? Maybe, maybe not. But she's dedicated, she's got ambition, and she's working damn hard to get what she wants without simply baring her tits or blowing some producer. All else aside, I have to respect that.
That Cap uniform looks a lot more appealing in this art than in those early mock-ups.
And is Loki holding ODIN'S SPEAR?! OH SHI--
And is Loki holding ODIN'S SPEAR?! OH SHI--
If only this information was available 40 years ago, the Marvel Universe would be a different place...
X-Men: Children of the Durry?
X-Men: Children of the Durry?
Bravo on the "Jennifer's Body" call. Not a cinematic masterpiece, but far better than those trashy trailers and wank-fest posters would have you believe.
Quick primer on Australian slang:
Wog is a derogatory term used to refer to people of Meditteranean (and occasionaly Lebanese) descent. While the term has lost some of it's power due to Greek comedians using it in their acts, it's still by and large considered offensive.
It's also occasionally used by older folks to refer to illnesses (most often germs and parasites), but this use is a double entendre, and so still an ethnic slur.
The Aus-CoS's use of the term "wog" to describe outsiders is the equivalent of US CoS members describing outsiders as "chinks" or "dagos".
