Damn, you have to be quick to spot the season start!

Damn, you have to be quick to spot the season start!
https://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/agents-of-shield/-/watch/32741079/tue-27-sep-season-4-episode-1/?play=1

Coconut chunks and custard? That sounds disgusting.

Originally shared by HAWKEYESOLO

Coconut chunks and custard? That sounds disgusting.

THE EXPANSE | Full Panel - San Diego Comic-Con 2016 | Syfy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLOzh1gL4xM&feature=share

Supergirl 2x01: The Adventures of Supergirl | Sneak Peek #1 [HD] | The CW 2016 Season 2 Episode 01

Supergirl 2x01: The Adventures of Supergirl | Sneak Peek #1 [HD] | The CW 2016 Season 2 Episode 01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f85eud_w-7U&feature=share

ha ha ha

ha ha ha

Originally shared by Doctor Who Today

Well...

#DoctorWho

Trekspertise - History of Pre-Warp Alien Contact

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9ySYrioOHU&feature=share

It's been a while since I've been on OSGrid, and was surprised to discover I still had a logon.

It's been a while since I've been on OSGrid, and was surprised to discover I still had a logon. Finally having a good look at things. This is Festa, though I might pop over to Snoopy's Mall to find a decent pair of sneakers.
https://osgrid/region/Festa%2024H/120/129/21

The Flash Season 3: Run Devil Run | Trailer [HD] | The CW 2016

The Flash Season 3: Run Devil Run | Trailer [HD] | The CW 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vULKOSe0--A&feature=share

cool

cool
http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/25/13047900/robots-short-film-planet-unknown-shawn-wang-animation

Im watching CHINESE ZODIAC, a 2012 Jackie Chan film.

Im watching CHINESE ZODIAC, a 2012 Jackie Chan film. Ooodles of fun with plenty of set piece action scenes and strange dubbing. I love it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-ujdu_GHqU&feature=share

More Garfield Mashups.

More Garfield Mashups.
http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/about.php

GOLLY! You can read more about this at http://www.encitra.com/.

GOLLY! You can read more about this at http://www.encitra.com/.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJNDcurLP1w&feature=share

Ooooooh!

Ooooooh!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlcWFoNqZHc&feature=share

One must have SLACK DAYS and DOWNTIME to be able to cope with or create the INTERESTING stuff.

One must have SLACK DAYS and DOWNTIME to be able to cope with or create the INTERESTING stuff.
http://www.theplaidzebra.com/stimulation-blocking-creativity-boredom-actually-solution/

The first author I had a faanish crush on (more so than Verne).

The first author I had a faanish crush on (more so than Verne).

Originally shared by LibroBrothers

A pioneer in science fiction. We owe so much to him, and we will be giving him a tribute soon enough on our channel as well.

https://www.insidescience.org/news/science-fiction-pioneer-hg-wells-turns-150
https://www.insidescience.org/news/science-fiction-pioneer-hg-wells-turns-150

They did.

They did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmAaWCFlxEE

Inventive.

Inventive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Osqnf_0jkk

who knew?!

who knew?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-v2BHNBVCs&feature=share

They sold ADVENTURE TIME to Fox.

They sold ADVENTURE TIME to Fox.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gDvbsYd0Q&feature=share

Out of the blue!

Out of the blue!
http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/post/148366244857/rule

Er, Jon's good just by himself. From http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/post/149761309107/beautifulday

Er, Jon's good just by himself. From http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/post/149761309107/beautifulday
http://66.media.tumblr.com/860c90f95745d6d033de45a2e45799a1/tumblr_ocskl4hOfl1qz8z2ro1_500.png

This is still pretty weird.

This is still pretty weird.
http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/post/150414909912/view

Re-housing the archive of fanzines and gamezines I made in he 70s/80s, and comics I made when I was 10 years old.

Re-housing the archive of fanzines and gamezines I made in he 70s/80s, and comics I made when I was 10 years old. . There's also the odd copy of the zine I did for the W.A. Folk Federation and my parody of that after I finished doing it. Or rather, some of that. A certain portion of these were "chewed". The new container is stronger and air tight.

The CAPSULE TRILOGY. Written in Twine (see http://twinery.org/).

The CAPSULE TRILOGY. Written in Twine (see http://twinery.org/).
Give them a try.
http://capsule.paperblurt.com/

I kinda agree with what this guy's saying, but really you need to READ THE COMMENTS!

I kinda agree with what this guy's saying, but really you need to READ THE COMMENTS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2BNdF_NCVQ&feature=share

I agree.

I agree.
But don't watch this if you haven't seen the film first.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjUHa9paDAI&feature=share

I saw this today.

I saw this today. There was only one session at 10am, and I thought that if i didn't catch this today I'd miss at the cinema entirely. I'm glad I went. I think this is the best animated feature I've seen this year. And I was the only person in the cinema!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4-6qJzeb3A&feature=share

So far I don't own any land in either SL or an OS grid.

So far I don't own any land in either SL or an OS grid. Part of the issue's been me being on a fixed income. It might be tempting to get a region for $15 but lots of little ongoing expenses like that add up. This is why I haven't returned to There.com, yet, or use Adobe Cloud products. Still, this is an interesting comparison of prices.

Being in $US means they're a bit more in $A, as currently $US 1 = $A 1.32.  That means the avarage price for me would be $A 27.70¢
http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2016/09/average-region-price-on-opensim-grids-is-22/

I discovered the set of both live action films at JB's on Monday. Might get that next pay day.

I discovered the set of both live action films at JB's on Monday. Might get that next pay day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InF16sp7J0M

I DO like Bob's Burgers.

I DO like Bob's Burgers.
http://junkee.com/fuck-seth-macfarlane-re-discovered-good-animated-comedy-isnt-dudes/84087

I sat down to watch 1/2 hour of this, and watched the whole 2 hours of it instead. A sweet but very sad story.

I sat down to watch 1/2 hour of this, and watched the whole 2 hours of it instead. A sweet but very sad story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM6hcHp0_kU&feature=share

Scripted and drawn by my friends Carol and Susan.

Scripted and drawn by my friends Carol and Susan. You'll find more links to more of their Dead or Alive at http://artillerymag.com/category/comics/
http://artillerymag.com/barbara-hepworth-henry-moore/

Comics Inspired by Waiting For Godot, Featuring Tintin, Roz Chast, and Beavis & Butthead

http://www.openculture.com/2015/05/comics-inspired-by-waiting-for-godot-featuring-tintin-roz-chast-and-beavis-butthead.html

From https://eatenfish.com/2016/07/19/cartoons-in-support-of-eaten-fish/

From https://eatenfish.com/2016/07/19/cartoons-in-support-of-eaten-fish/
https://eatenfishcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/downes.jpg

Music for 2am.

Music for 2am.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsIc1p21ztg&feature=share

They've developed.

They've developed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFptt7Cargc&feature=share&list=RDs8azlP-FgHs&index=26

This MMO looks a little odd. ;)

This MMO looks a little odd. ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC7ii3Ir-no&feature=share&list=RD9p_Si21ig7c&index=3

As seen on RAGE. Oldskool.

As seen on RAGE. Oldskool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p_Si21ig7c&feature=share

What the?!

What the?!
http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/117107/whats-the-story-behind-the-spock-helmet

Ever wondered if Vader ever ate? This tells you more than you want to now.

Ever wondered if Vader ever ate? This tells you more than you want to now.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darth_Vader's_armor

Too much over-thinking here.

Too much over-thinking here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7jjfjmE-LI&feature=share

Wow!

Wow!
http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/tardis-set-history-console-room-design.html

I was watching some Horrible Histories on ABC3 when this came on.

I was watching some Horrible Histories on ABC3 when this came on. I've decided to watch this as well. I didn't know they showed films on ABC3. It's a French-Belgium production, and is fall of whimsical cuteness. And, I bet this never made the cinemas here back in 2013.

The wikipedia states that "The film grossed $4,091 in North America, plus $64,193,114 overseas"!!! Ha ha - not well distributed in the USA!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6AwejPT8J0&feature=share

Rat Fink, you bugger!

Rat Fink, you bugger!
https://au.pinterest.com/americanhippy/art-%7E-roth-rat-fink/

A classic designer/illustrator, even if most of what I know about his work was drawings of suped up cars with...

A classic designer/illustrator, even if most of what I know about his work was drawings of suped up cars with monsters driving them (like these: http://www.ratfink.com/big-daddy-roth-bio.php).
http://www.ratfink.com/big-daddy-roth-bio.php

Folk - The Imagined Village - "Cold Haily Rainy Night" (Live Jools Holland 2008) Best Quality!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVq2hiphg5I&feature=share

On Barsoom, dogs act pretty much the same, but look a lot different.

On Barsoom, dogs act pretty much the same, but look a lot different.
http://www.vulture.com/2012/03/woola-john-carter-movie.html

Barleycorn must die!!!

Barleycorn must die!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jpalbf_wLo&feature=share

Someone NOT Steeleye Span singing this.

Someone NOT Steeleye Span singing this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H3IyMnKrlk&list=RD0H3IyMnKrlk#t=14

A new virtual world, using the UNitY engine.

A new virtual world, using the UNitY engine. Commercial but they have a free option - 1 sim, 10 users and 128mb of stuff.
http://sinewave.space/

He's not wrong.

Originally shared by CallMeTony

He's not wrong.

Am just watching the first episode of this, on a library DVD collection of the series.

Am just watching the first episode of this, on a library DVD collection of the series. Never heard of it before. Dates from 1999-2000 so I'm guessing there wasn't a 2nd season. .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_and_Again

Oooooh.

Oooooh.
http://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2016/09/14/5-reasons-enter-parallel-dimension-halfworlds

I discovered this racing game (a fork of TORCS) by accident as I was looking for a list of extensions for Blender...

I discovered this racing game (a fork of TORCS) by accident as I was looking for a list of extensions for Blender and found this page: https://sourceforge.net/p/speed-dreams/wiki/ArtistsTools/. Despite being a fork, this looks like a really interesting and capable simulation (check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Dreams)!
http://www.speed-dreams.org/#about

Am watching PAN just now.

Am watching PAN just now. I made a point of not spending money on it at the cinema, but a library DVD, no probs. Yet another "Look at everything that happened before the book" film, and not the first take like that on Peter Pan.
https://alijulia87.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/pan-movie-2015.jpg

I didn't expect the ABC to get in on this.

I didn't expect the ABC to get in on this.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-16/science-fictions-women-problem/7851672?section=science

If only I had the skill...

If only I had the skill...
http://makezine.com/2014/10/04/10-diy-arcade-projects-that-youll-want-to-make/

Classic Wooster action.

Classic Wooster action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEj2nzKWbf0&index=24&list=PLgRYLyQWA0MxPr4cuKHCMq8HLKpoywQlV

William Hartnell, in a comedy role!!!

William Hartnell, in a comedy role!!!

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_the_Same_to_You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgQ_l40HLPU&list=PLgRYLyQWA0MxPr4cuKHCMq8HLKpoywQlV&index=2

I've heard this song many times, but this is the first time I've seen the video. Maybe a little overdone?

I've heard this song many times, but this is the first time I've seen the video. Maybe a little overdone?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUFPooqKllA&feature=share

I remember seeing this on TV for the first time. It was was a shocker for the period.

I remember seeing this on TV for the first time. It was was a shocker for the period.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KotlCEGNbh8&feature=share

nice cover

nice cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lrHkIU62yo&feature=share

The Grunge is strong in this one...

The Grunge is strong in this one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLxBSCxfqb8

This also captures the series so well! The next time you walk through mirrors, watch out!

This also captures the series so well! The next time you walk through mirrors, watch out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl5GuYvWMzE&feature=share

Up for a dance?

Up for a dance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXO8thvKoJ0&feature=share

And this too, also on the RAGE Recovery special. Very much a lament, but with soul.

And this too, also on the RAGE Recovery special. Very much a lament, but with soul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHAWHWJwWPw&feature=share

As seen on the RAGE recovery special. Something about this song that gets to me.

As seen on the RAGE recovery special. Something about this song that gets to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQSjLgQMV_0&feature=share

I used to.

I used to.
http://fav.me/dxtj6u

Even if you don't know what this is parodying, it's still cool!

Even if you don't know what this is parodying, it's still cool!
#Daria  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr5iMqwasFg&feature=share

Well I guess that's better than turning up on DAREDEVIL!

Well I guess that's better than turning up on DAREDEVIL!
http://fandom.wikia.com/articles/first-look-ghost-rider-agents-s-h-e-l-d

I find these shows very slick, but highly entertaining.

I find these shows very slick, but highly entertaining. In Australia they're shown (with a different narration) as Way Stranger than Fiction. There's a sort of cheekiness about these "documentaries". 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2014554/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Hot damn!

Hot damn! The creator of this has put a lot of effort in recreating the look and detail of the Jupiter II. And before you ask about the height issue, read the description on the Youtube page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI2UX23NVOo

You don't see this on TV too often any more.

You don't see this on TV too often any more. Nor SCOOBY-DOO AND THE RELUCTANT WEREWOLF (see http://nextupmovies.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/scooby-doo-and-reluctant-werewolf.html).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCRuoK-Hm3E&feature=share

Simple pleasures. 😊

Simple pleasures. 😊

Originally shared by StarSword C

Here's one I came up with:
Q: What did Jonathan Archer say after Daniels dragged him into the Temporal Cold War?
A: Na'kuhl, bro.
http://www.jokes4us.com/miscellaneousjokes/corporatejokes/startrekjokes.html#.V9gS7ZW_8qw.google_plusone_share

My brother Vaughan went to the real life U.W.A.

My brother Vaughan went to the real life U.W.A. for his engineering degree, and I've spent some time there on and off over the years, in private research, student conferences, and even Killer games.  Sad that they're scaling down their involvement in SL to only 1 sim, and that might be gone after a year. See it while you can!

I wonder if anyone's suggested they move to OpenSim?
https://modemworld.me/2016/09/13/uwa-to-scale-back-in-second-life/

I've been watching The Time Tunnel and am just about to watch the final episode. It's been an interesting mix of...

I've been watching  The Time Tunnel  and am just about to watch the final episode.  It's been an interesting mix  of stories. Initially there was only one adventure in the future (ep 2), and the rest were all in the past. Then things start to change with episode 18  

Silver aliens turn up bent on conquest but it transpires they can't even take over a town in the old west. The following episode features a ghost of a Roman Emperor, and then we have a biblical story where everybody (staff of the Time Tunnel as well) are extra reverent.Things go back to the past again until there's a slew of episodes that feature silver skinned and dressed aliens / people from the future - it seems silver clothing and skin paint is all the rage through the ages. In the penultimate episode they story mixes the siege of Khartoum with another alien invasion. Not quick as fantastical as the Merlin the Magician episode, but I suspect the final with have more silver people in it.

Some of the better stories are written by husband and wife team Bob and Wanda Duncan, who seemed to write for period  TV series and were regular writers on other Irwin Allen series. Some actors, like John Crawford, turns up in a number of episodes - "Genetic convergence" perhaps?

It's clear that  Dr. Ann MacGregor has a soft spot for  Dr. Raymond Swain and vice versa. And  Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk always seems reluctant to exercise his authority, except for last minute ideas (like sending fuses to the Chinese so they can kill Mongols with grenades.)  Jerry the technician only appears in 5 episodes, which is a pity. Not quite "Seaman Kowalski," quality but it would have been cool to see more of him, and other semi-regular staff.

An issue that becomes apparent when seeing the whole series, is that Doug and Tony never seem to get a minute to themselves. They rarely seem to get much sleep and we only see a night shift at the Tunnel only once. But, it's still fun. Echoes from my childhood.
http://www.tv.com/shows/the-time-tunnel/episodes/

I never got as far as the final episode of Sliders. The local channel kept changing the timeslots.

I never got as far as the final episode of Sliders. The local channel kept changing the timeslots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5DNd9E4Llo&feature=share

them pesky Time Lords have gotten into the walls again #DoctorWho

Originally shared by Raggedy Fan

them pesky Time Lords have gotten into the walls again #DoctorWho

This was a big seller in japan apparently. I loved the film, like most of Studio Ghbli's (and related) films.

This was a big seller in japan apparently.  I loved the film, like most of Studio Ghbli's (and related) films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FS7xkzwySg&feature=share

Seemed obvious to me.

Seemed obvious to me.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/01/01/0f/01010f07a932c2923bef73592c4ad3c2.jpg

Indeed!

Indeed!

Originally shared by Gallifreyan Warrior

I always liked Marty Feldman. Been gone a while now.

I always liked Marty Feldman. Been gone a while now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oChBT5B3Ulg

Also heard on RAGE.

Also heard on RAGE. The song is OK, but I was far more interested in the sample, which if I'm right comes from the classic film (based on a H.G. Welles story) "The Man who could work Miracles (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uzJXBhyXyc). My how times have changed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGZMvV9KBp8&feature=share

As seen on RAGE recently. Not sure what's going on here, but it's interesting.

As seen on RAGE recently. Not sure what's going on here, but it's interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAP3KsY7Xww&feature=share

A terrible flop in its day, but a distinct cult classic about "not being stuck in the box".

A terrible flop in its day, but a distinct cult classic about "not being stuck in the box".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFibqE5qqm8&feature=share

But I get up again...

But I get up again...

Um, this actually works!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAAbuGX-qEY&index=8&list=RDJwI2NrVYqIE

Bought a car just the other day

Bought a car just the other day
Man, could that baby run?
But you know what they always say
There's always a better one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwI2NrVYqIE

An odd attempt to complete ENTERPRISE.

An odd attempt to complete ENTERPRISE.
http://oneperfectshotdb.com/news/watch-archer-trek-yeah-its-what-youre-hoping-it-is/

Made me think of Tropfest.

Made me think of Tropfest.
https://vimeo.com/mattkazman/killer

Speaking of which, a classic TISM song. Can you tell this is Australian? 😉

Speaking of which, a classic TISM song. Can you tell this is Australian? 😉 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5muqhUsnqqE

Am watching the RECOVERY Rage special I recorded a few weeks back. That was a a while back...

Am watching the RECOVERY Rage special I recorded a few weeks back. That was a a while back...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efZGJaeKP5k

You bastard, whomever programmed Channel ONE!

You bastard, whomever programmed Channel ONE! Voyager has been repeated in the 5-6pm time slot on weekdays. But today they started showing Original Trek! Not that i mind that so much, but they didn't put Voyager in a new time slot  (Unimatrix Zero pt 2 was shown yesterday) and they didn't announce the swap. Grrrr.

Whoo Hoo.

Whoo Hoo.

Originally shared by What's Hot Online


There haven't been dragons in these parts for a thousand years!

tru

Originally shared by Professional Fangirl

tru

Music of spheres, and all that.

Music of spheres, and all that.

Originally shared by Space Videos

Listen to the sounds of Jupiter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nobIslSudlQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nobIslSudlQ

This looks like the animation done for THE MOON BASE, INVASION, and THE WEB OF FEAR.

This looks like the animation done for THE MOON BASE, INVASION, and THE WEB OF FEAR. All those had missing episodes but with existing soundtracks, so they animated them instead.

I'm quite enthusiastic about this, as Patrick Troughton
has always been my favourite Doctor.
http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2016/09/bbc-america-brings-destroyed-doctor-who-episodes-back-to-life

Similar to the 3D sidewalk art you sometimes see, these can only be seen properly from one angle.

Similar to the 3D sidewalk art you sometimes see, these can only be seen properly from one angle.
http://enpundit.com/anamorphic-street-art/

Here we go again.

Here we go again.
http://www.boredpanda.com/anamorphic-cylinder-art/

Not big on wrapping, but I got into the melee. As seen on RAGE recently.

Not big on wrapping, but I got into the melee. As seen on RAGE recently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUC2EQvdzmY&feature=share

The voice of Star Trek's LCARS computer may soon be available for your devices

http://www.neowin.net/news/the-voice-of-star-treks-lcars-computer-may-soon-be-available-for-your-devices

!!!

!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSFHGyLYQ-c

Some very cool stuff here!

Some very cool stuff here!
http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/blueprints-main2.php

Technically this is a "motion comic".

Technically this is a "motion comic". It really makes you feel like you're there! This is what it's like to be a "boat person".

Originally shared by Leighton Marjoram

[Incredible website]
I am just struggling for words I have never seen a website like this before. Simply incredible.
http://www.sbs.com.au/theboat/

Comic book fonts

Originally shared by Dave Hill

Comic book fonts

While there's something I miss about the Good Old Days of hand-lettered comics (Tom Orzechowski was always one of my favorites), the richness of contemporary comics lettering through computerized fonts makes the lettering a part of the visual storytelling (Thor's more ornate word balloons being a current example).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e31fNccOQSE&feature=player_embedded

Title

Originally shared by Asbjørn Grandt

GOTHIC was a peculiar film, based on a certain famous holiday stint by Byron and Shelley and their lovers and...

GOTHIC was a peculiar film, based on a certain famous holiday stint by Byron and Shelley and their lovers and entourage. Half Hammer Horror and half Avante Garde film, it was EXTREME - just as this song might indicate. Loved it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnsOV7020b8&feature=share

Oddly enough, I was thinking of a Daria version of Wicked yesterday while I was watching the stage show!

Oddly enough, I was thinking of a Daria version of Wicked yesterday while I was watching the stage show!
http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/437948-alternate-universe

ooooh

ooooh
https://www.etsy.com/listing/475817831/nail-polish-a-comic-by-sophie-labelle

Just watched this - finally!

Just watched this - finally! I liked it overall, and consider it to have been a "warm up" for Sense8 (see https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80025744).
http://www.warnerbros.com/cloud-atlas

Another MacGyver Trailer.

Another MacGyver Trailer. Looking a lot more like Mission Impossible / Scorpion mix. But that's not a bad thing. If you watch the first two series of the original (which I have recently)  you see Mac in more of a Secret Agent role. Just wait until Penny turns up (and what about that Murdoc?) !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKD7nyZF-hI&feature=share

Mac's got a bit more attitude this time around.

Mac's got a bit more attitude this time around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt8E6X6-744

"I must not fear.

"I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain."

Best thing he ever wrote.
http://zenpencils.com/comic/17-frank-herbert-litany-against-fear/

As seen on Gruen XL. I really like this paralympics advert.

As seen on Gruen XL. I really like this paralympics advert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IocLkk3aYlk

"Something has gone terribly wrong with the earth’s orbit, but modern gender roles are still pretty much intact."

"Something has gone terribly wrong with the earth’s orbit, but modern gender roles are still pretty much intact."

Yep, we're in the right place.
http://the-toast.net/2015/01/28/tell-soft-science-fiction-novel/

This was shown sometimes on a local channel, but with almost no details.

This was shown sometimes on a local channel, but with almost no details.

Originally shared by Sean Cowen

Murdoch Mysteries

I stumbled upon this show on Netflix, and of course, I'm getting hooked. It's fascinating, and being around the turn of the 20th century, there are many cool steampunk vibes to it so far. Cool show, and the steampunk element feels like a mashup between Sherlock Holmes and Thomas Edison (or Nikola Tesla, as we saw in S1E1).

About the Show

The series takes place in Toronto starting in 1895 and follows Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) of the Toronto Constabulary, who solves many of his cases using methods of detection that were unusual at the time. These methods include fingerprinting (referred to as "finger marks" in the series), blood testing, surveillance, and trace evidence.

Some episodes feature anachronistic technology whereby Murdoch sometimes uses the existing technology of his time to improvise a crude prototype of a technology that would be more readily recognizable to the show's 21st-century audience. In one episode, for instance, he creates a primitive version of sonar to locate a sunken ship in Lake Ontario. In another, he effectively invents wire-tapping.

In still another, a foreign police officer has a photograph that Murdoch needs as evidence, so Murdoch asks the other officer to overlay the photograph with a grid numerically coded for the colour in each square, and to transmit the numerical data to Murdoch via telegraph – with the end result that the foreign officer has essentially sent Murdoch a bitmap image they call a "facsimile" – a telefax.

Detective Murdoch is assisted by the three other main characters: Inspector Brackenreid (Thomas Craig), Doctor Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy), and the inexperienced but eager Constable George Crabtree (Jonny Harris), who aspires to be a mystery-novel writer. Brackenreid, Murdoch's immediate superior, is a blunt and sceptical Yorkshireman with a fondness for whisky, and prefers conventional methods of detection over Murdoch's eccentric methods, though he is typically pleased and proud when Murdoch is successful despite the odds.

Crabtree is often unable to grasp the more advanced methods, but his enthusiasm and loyalty make him a good assistant. Like Crabtree, Dr. Ogden is a great supporter of Murdoch's methods. Her skill in pathology usually helps by revealing a great deal of useful evidence to aid Murdoch in solving cases. Throughout the series, Murdoch's growing infatuation with her, and his inability to express his feelings, provide a light subplot.

In the fifth season, after Dr. Ogden is married to Dr. Darcy Garland (a colleague she met in Buffalo), a new doctor is introduced, Doctor Emily Grace (Georgina Reilly). She and George Crabtree show some romantic interest in each other.

Real history is an important element in most episodes, and the plots, though fictitious, sometimes involve real people, such as Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Oakley, H G Wells, Nikola Tesla, Wilfrid Laurier, Jack London, Arthur Conan Doyle, Queen Victoria, Oliver Mowat, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Henry Ford, Sir Winston Churchill, Bat Masterson, Alexander Graham Bell, Emma Goldman, Harry Houdini and Thomas Edison.

Future events are often foreshadowed. For example, it is implied that secret British-American government co-operation has produced a highly advanced aircraft similar to an airship, and Crabtree and Murdoch allude to the building of a secret government facility in Nevada and New Mexico "at Concession 51" (an allusion to Area 51). Characters also refer to actual inventions of the 19th century and extrapolate from them to future inventions such as microwave ovens, night-vision goggles, computers, the games "Cluedo" (marketed as "Clue" in the U.S.) and "Hangman", the toy Silly Putty, and a silencer for small arms.

Another underlying theme of the series involves the fact that Murdoch is a Roman Catholic in what was at the time a predominantly Protestant city, and the prejudices that he occasionally encounters as a result.

#mystery   #detective   #crime   #toronto   #canada   #steampunk   #TV   #tvseries   #edison   #sherlockholmes   #television  

via/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdoch_Mysteries

Part of a "24 posters that are better than the official versions". Neat.

Part of a "24 posters that are better than the official versions". Neat.

Originally shared by Sean Cowen