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Going for the cheap shots once again...

Decided to have a wander back and re-try Deus Ex: HR the Director's Cut. That balance of questing to see what's new while half-remembering what was in it the first time around...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjYhmX_OUQQ&feature=youtu.be

My Crombie has decided to start showing signs of its age, and has lost two buttons and had an inner seam split. While I could technically sew the repairs myself, I know that my skills would mean it would get done, but not in a great manner, and a Crombie deserves a lot better than that. So I shall have to find a decent tailor that will repair it. Out of curiosity I went to see what a new Crombie would cost these days. Heh. The Clearance sale tends to have them at £450-600... Yes, I think repairs not replacement are definitely in order.

Trying to get back into a Pillars of Eternity run. Managed to get to Cead Nua, but I seem to only be able to play short burst of it at a time. Not sinking chunky game time in like I did when I first sat down to it.

It was a good show, they had that nice arc to the first season that as you said did kind of wrap up. They did leave a few things hanging and open for the 2nd season to pick up, but alas, we won't see it. It was actually a slight flip around of a show called New Amsterdam a few years back, an immortal who ends up a homicide detective who worked with a medical doctor.. Anyhewt, it's kind of interesting how many series these days seem to involve some variation of an Englishman with strange powers teaming up with an attractive American cop and saving lives in a quirky manner. Forever, Sleepy Hollow, Elementary, Lucifer...

The evolution of Visual Effects. The Oscar winners from 1977 onwards... https://vimeo.com/85300589

heh. in random entertainment news.. Kylie Minogue files court notice to stop Kylie Jenner trademarking her name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwzDJqelLPw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpO_RTSNmQ Hm, not sure if this one will show up properly...

For the sad news that might have gotten missed in the whole Oscar fallout.. Frank Kelly, the actor who played Father Jack died today. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-35682191 18 years to the day that actor who played Father Ted passed.

Edit: Gah. When an image link only comes out squeezed in...

I've been having a hunt around, but apparently there are no English translations of the Crane-Iron Pentology by Wang Dulu. For those who might not know it, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was the 4th book of the series. Apparently, the story runs thus: So, unless I learn to read Mandarin fairly competently, that's about the closest I'll get to reading the original stories.

I feel the lawyers on the forums will appreciate this one... https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlf1/v/t1.0-9/12745482_946934922068211_8003772065631631382_n.jpg?oh=d4ec583ee46a256ba9183cacc37813a4&oe=576C98DD

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Sword of Destiny. Is it weird to be disappointed that it's all done in English and you don't hear Mandarin while reading subtitles? Edit: Okay, now that I've watched it all. Hm,. I'd say mixed reviews on it. It's an enjoyable romp as it is, but it's much more hollywoodised in the general style than the first time around. The locations bounce around and don't really feel that linked, and while the majority of the wuxia sequences are decent, there's nothing too outstanding to it. And towards the end some of the cgi background is a wee bit dodgy. The actors work well with what they have, hell, it's Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh leading the cast, with Jason Scott Lee as the big bad, so you expect that. There's a certain "Seven Samurai" feel to the gathering of folks to defend against the evil guys, but they don't really do anything to explore the supporting characters. It's more "they have this name, that goes with this fighting style." So decent fight sequences, good acting for the most part, pretty women, and of course, a lot of the same style of music for background. Along with the requisite sort of tragic romance theme running along. It also put me in the mood to go back and watch the original Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But I don't want to get my feels box broken tonight. I will say it's a damn shame there's no good English translations available for the original books both films were based on. I'm curious as to what the Crane-Iron Pentology comes across as.

And of course.. the times they be a-changing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBWUOOzuWIY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYIdgmQ7RyA