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There are ups and downs as it is with every long running sci-fi franchise. SG-1 and the first three seasons of Atlantis I would recommend without hesitation. SG-1's initial season or two might seem a bit dated, what with it being a mid 90ies sci-fi TV show in a (then) contemporary setting. While I liked Stargate Universe (as the only person in the galaxy I guess ) I generally can't recommend watching it. It only ran for two seasons and ended on one of the worst, never resolved cliffhangers in the history of TV shows so spending the time and effort to start caring about the characters is sadly wasted. All that said, hey MGM buttholes, how about finishing SG:U's arc in some fashion and resolve that cliffhanger instead of making a show that directly contradicts current Stargate lore.

I haven't seen Wonder Woman yet, but that's not the really point. Both the first Captain America and Thor movies were okayish origin stories. Competently made, middle-of-the-road filmmaking, average and forgettable (doubly sad for Thor, I know Ash & Zack can do better than that) - certainly amongst the weakest offerings of the MCU. For better or worse that isn't nearly close to any of the DC movies. Those were much, but certainly not forgettable. The Winter Soldier on the other hand is amongst the best comic book movies ever made, Marvel, DC or otherwise. Hence the insanity of putting the generic Thor ahead of it.

Final, undeniable proof that you're utterly insane.

Oh, wow. I already forgot that Euron was in this episode and I watched it an hour ago. That was... terrible. Not as terrible as the continuous close ups of Dany. I think I've seen enough of her "I'm looking tough but it really just looks like an O-face" look for a lifetime.

Are you applying 21st century morals to a War of the Roses era medieval fantasy TV show? What are you, a libtard?

Moffat just loved his wibbly wobbly timey wimey balls a bit too much while Davis generally had more technobabble in his episodes. I don't think it helped that Moffat took over after Tennant. As much as I liked Matt Smith's tenure he had some big shoes to fill.

The Doctor can literally go to any place at any time in the entire universe and yet most episodes still play in London or some other English city. Gee...

'Twould be a vaild complaint if the Doctor were a man in the first place. Not that the last couple of Doctor Who (*cough* Clara *cough*) seasons didn't have issues, but the Doctor who is a time travelling alien able to change appearances and escape death whenever the showrunners need to regenerating into a woman (which even has in-canon prededence, so whatever) sure as hell isn't one of them. The rest of your points I can get behind. Although I can see Idris Elba being a better Bond than Craig could ever be. At least he isn't blonde.

Started reading the Malazan Book of the Fallen series: Only about 3.2 million words left to read. Bit daunting with the thousands of characters and all, but at least the series finished. Unlike someone else's whose TV adaptation is the only closure we'll ever get. /bitter

Somehow missed that Dark Matter's third season is up so I've been doing come catching up. What can I say, I absolutely love how that show plays every cliché damn straight without ever apologizing for it.

It's been a busy few weeks at work including the odd business trip. Our colleagues in Budapest have been rather gracious hosts and this is one of the meals we had. Bad lighting and a company iPhone make for terrible pictures but it's recognizable enough.

Peter Pan will make your worries go away: Or he might induce suicidal tendencies. Not sure yet.

I'm pretty positive I've posted this before but seeing how the opportunity presents itself (sorta), the only thing you need is the language of love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCxDJnHiLqs

Oi, that's an idea socialists came up with in the late 70ies and eartly 80ies when this whole labour outsorcing and automation process started to take off, essentially taxing the increased profit generated by outsourcing or automation in order to make up for the loss of the workforce's (income) tax revenue. Although before resurrecting the commie ghosts of the 70ies it might just do to stop silly offshore tax dodging in a coordinated effort.

Not very enthusiastic about that.

Oh boy, that just gave me a flashback. Early basic training, standing attention at -20°C, sniffling somewhere behind me. A sneeze. The following exchange, imagine it with the appropriate amount of yelling and all (paraphrased and loosely translated and all): "No moving while standing at attention! I don't care if you have to sneeze or if a hornet flies right up your nostrils and screws your nose." "Okay." "No talking either idiot, and even if you were allowed to address me right now that would be 'Yes, sir!' and not 'okay' dammit!" "Oh, okay." Cue push ups for everyone. Eh, when I first saw Full Metal Jacket I laughed at Gomer Pyle. Actually having one as your bunkmate is much less fun.

No He is Canadian but he thinks the EU is a failure and a Nazi organisation Wrong Bruce, Volo is Kanadian, get your facts straight. Also, the UK is a Nazi nation too, following a Nazi queen.

He's a talentless hack ?. Silent bob and what's the one where Alan Rickman is a fallen angel - long time ago now and he's past it. Dogma, but Alan Rickman wasn't a fallen angel he played the Metatron. The fallen angels were played by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Yeah I've not really enjoyed their movies since No Contry for Old Men, although I haven't seen Hail Caesar! yet. They're great directors though, but maybe they've run out of good stories to tell may seem like a quibble, but am gonna note true grit were released three years after no country for old men. true grit is not only excellent and vintage coen, but roger deakins were also clear at the top o' his game. fantastic storytelling. beautiful film. deserves to be on any top 10 modern western list. in the spirit o' full disclosure, Gromnir and cassidy is in full agreement regarding the big lebowski. HA! Good Fun! Yeah well, nobody's perfect and you'll have to own up to not liking The Big Lebowski when you meet your maker. I just hope for your soul that your good deeds outweigh that. Edit: Although, I guess we all have one of these. For me it's Kill Bill, I absolutely don't get the fawning over that pointless collection of homage - and I generally enjoy such movies (loved Turbo Kid for instance).

Nebula from Guardians of the Galaxy. That's the blue one. Eh... and she was the Doctor's companion for a while.

Lil' Trump playing MOBAs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfzyjS9ET8M

Lyrics not really safe for work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQVpOFXO6bo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRUh7sb4c-M

You do realize that you just contradicted yourself in the same sentence?

Eh, GoG has a unique approach and offers services that are not really found elsewhere - most notably they untangle distribution right knots and write wrappers and fixes for old games, and according to interviews with CDPR the platform has been profitable since its launch. Unless something happens to CDPR I don't see GoG failing. Sure they have been expanding and trying to get market shares from other platforms by introducing Galaxy and inDev but that really isn't their core appeal, at least not for me and I suppose a lot of players like me. I signed up for GoG for the awesome nostalgia trips they offer and they keep on doing that. Where else would I get a replacement for my Eye of the Beholder 2 disks?

Indeed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzYl4RliDtI

Did people actually consider the eu anything other than fanfiction? Maybe very early on but at some point, given the volume, I'd expect people to wise up. Lucasarts merely opened the flood gates to rack in licensing revenues. Lucas Arts had an entire department dedicated to nothing but keeping the EU in "check" and to develop storylines with the publishers and authors. I suppose they still do, considering that current Star Wars novels are once again considered canon. Officially sancitoned fan fiction, in other words, like Rogue One. Considering that there are Star Wars novels by respected (and popular, although that says little about quality) fantasy/science fantasy authors like Michael Stackpole I'd also argue against it all being awful. Of course Stackpole isn't in the same ballpark as Clarke or the aforementioned Jules Verne but he's a far cry from being a terrible writer and far away from fan-fiction level of awful. If you want awful check out E. L. James or Anna Todd.