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Since Far Cry 4 was down low price already, I decided to pick it up to satisfy some general pretty death-dealing urges. I have to say that it certainly has some nice backgrounds , and its a very pretty game. I will also say I am swiftly coming to have a hatred for tigers. I can be in the middle of a great stealth clear of an Outpost..and just as I'm about to take out the last few guys, I suddenly have a random tiger pounce on me. Once or twice I'd think "cool, the random animal thing is neat..." However, when it happens about 7 times in a row at different outposts, I'm thinking the tigers have a personal hate-on for me. (and no, there were no Hunters controlling said tigers.)

On the film and tv related news.. Leonard Nimoy has passed on. NYTimes - Leonard Nimoy Dies at 83

A few bits and pieces that might catch some interest.. GamesRader - Batman Arkham Knight Preview

That "Oldtown" cover version.. http://youtu.be/rjRlJvOxIY0

Hm, I never really seem to get the pull of the Gree Event. The Bounty Hunter stuff has its moments, The Rakghoul event has a certain thing. But the Gree Event just.. falls flat to my mind.

Just remember, Ginger Rogers had it harder. She did everything he did, backwards, and in heels..

Reese was his character in Terminator. In Aliens, he was playing Hicks. Just for the nitpickey.

Good luck Malc. Well the first bout of my mother's chemo has gone well. Or at least, has gone without any serious issues. There's a batch of people issues that caused stress, but the medical side has seemed to go fine, with just general tiredness rather than anything else the result. Although now it's added fun of looking after her supply of oxygen tanks as well as the meds. Hm, I'm having that late night pondering on a spurt of retail therapy. Although Far Cry 4 is down to about £22 from Amazon now, so that might be worthwhile for a bout of pretty death dealing.

What's quirky with Alien 4 is that in many ways its prototype Firefly. Just look at the Betty and her crew of grey-traders / mercenaries / scoundrels. Although Whedon did give the good quote on what they did with his script: But he did aim it to be a touch more tongue-in-cheek and playful with everything, while the Director made everything play it straight (also he was a Frenchman who spoke very little English, and had to have a translator around).

From an author in a "I woke up and had this scene running through my head.." moment.

Everly. An hour and twenty odd minutes of an apartment and corridor outside it, with Salma Hayek as the forced mistress of a Japanese Mob Boss holding off the assorted killer's he's sent after her when she tried talking to a non-corrupt cop. A fair bit of gruesomeness, a smattering of torture, a whole lot of blood letting and some quite good (if disturbing) performances.

Since we do tend to be a concerned bunch of why tv shows get made and cancelled... This io9 article might catch some interest io9 - The Whole Crazy Process of Creating A TV Show, From Pitch to Pilot

Well, we have Vikings. We have Pirates (at least two shows). How long before we get shows about Ninjas and/or Catgirls?

Heh. For the Short film surprise... io9 - Holy Hell This Power Rangers Reboot is Dark as F... (I won't actually link in the NSFW version here, but leave it to folks who want to see it to go to the article)

I kind of enjoyed watching it for the performances of the actors.. and for the really silly way it looks at Europe and the Police. Something about that just amused me.

Or for that Star Wars edge... http://youtu.be/mBz--oWMvWU

NewYorker - Student Debt Revolt Begings

Just took my Sith Juggernaut to Oricon for the first time. I have to wonder have they changed anything there? Considering I was able to solo the Heroic with my SI Assassin when I was 55th, level, it seems weird that my 58th level Juggernaut with Rishi gear keeps getting trashed by a constant spam of stun abilities.

The Toast - Empowered Female Heroine

"It was as if a serpent had entangled my legs!" Thing I thought really worked on that show was the repertorie approach - so many of the same actors showed up every week it became difficult to guess who might be the killer (unlike a lot of shows where the murderer and/or the victim is always the biggest guest star). It also helped that the troupe was made up of some damn fine actors. Colin Fritz, Conrad Dunn, Saul Rubinek, Bill Smitrovich, Kari Matchett, Debra Monk, and Ron Rifkin to name but a few. And it had plenty of amusing lines.. http://youtu.be/mgecY8oAkwU