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Saturday, December 29, 2018

An old story from 2015. I hadn't known that this had been adapted as an Opera!

An old story from 2015. I hadn't known that this had been adapted as an Opera!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/20/something-to-sing-about-worst-art-restoration-ever-inspires-an-opera

Thunder and Lightning, but NOT very very frightening.

Thunder and Lightning, but NOT very very frightening.
https://vimeo.com/245581179

I remember the call for boycott, and the plea from the author for folks not to boycott it because [insert forgotten...

I remember the call for boycott, and the plea from the author for folks not to boycott it because [insert forgotten reason here]. I thought this was a nasty little story, but it makes compelling watching regardless. The movie is complete as is. Didn't need a sequel, even if the book had them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFsiyKX-4Gs&feature=share

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Also...

Also...

It is at this extreme that a metaphorical take on the show necessarily breaks down. Samantha might evoke the plight of intelligent, capable women of the early sixties and the lengths they had to go to conceal their true selves from their husbands, and cultures, but she’ll never literally be that woman. Samantha is ultimately safe from censure, from the consequences of the culture around her, even safe from physical harm, because of her magical powers
#Bewitched
http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2011/06/bewitching-metaphor-made-literal/

Was Bewitched a metaphor for being Jewish in America?

Was Bewitched a metaphor for being Jewish in America?
http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/bewitched.html

Friday, December 21, 2018

There's a fourth book!!!

There's a fourth book!!!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32943032-a-map-of-days

#Ambient

#Ambient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT9vJH0pahc&feature=share

Have just finished reading this.

Have just finished reading this. I enjoyed everything in this book. There's a flow to Gaiman's writing, even when h'e's imitating Doyle and *Raffert*y. And I'm glad I finally read MONARCH OF THE GLEN (which was also included at the end of AMERICAN GODS). It makes me wonder what ele is in the book of the same name? Another short story collection, or a very expanded story, starting back in Chicago?

Might be an idea to find/borrow a copy to read and find out.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16788.Fragile_Things

I think folk who promote a full immersion VR make a mistake about just how much sensory input is needed to give a...

I think folk who promote a full immersion VR make a mistake about just how much sensory input is needed to give a sense of living in a virtual world. Being able to see and hear is - for those not blind or deaf - enough for most people, in the same way that 2D films are enough without the need for being 3D. Sealing off your vision and hearing from the real world isn't absolutely necessary.

I remember playing a 3D game in the arcades in the early 90s. You had a head set, and stood on a platform where you could turn and move in any direction. Its flaws were a much too basic screen resolution, and tendency to make the user motion sick. Never caught on, because 2D games were enough.

Originally shared by Talla Adam

Is VR Dying?
Ryan Schultz writes "A VR Gamer/YouTuber Delivers a Gut-Punch Reality Check to Virtual Reality Gaming: It’s Not Just Social VR That’s Struggling to Take Off, It’s the Entire VR Industry..."
https://ryanschultz.com/2018/12/18/a-vr-gamer-youtuber-delivers-a-gut-punch-reality-check-to-virtual-reality-gaming-its-not-just-social-vr-thats-struggling-to-take-off-its-the-entire-vr-industry/#comments

Thursday, December 20, 2018

GOSH!!!

GOSH!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-WEb2oxLk&feature=share

Well, I'm going to "joust with the forces of darkness" today.

Well, I'm going to "joust with the forces of darkness" today. I will be visiting Stocklands Glendale during the pre-Xmas buying spree (DUH DA DAH!!!) . But I thought I'd see see this film today. I was going to see MORTAL ENGINES but already they've put it to an 8:30pm time-slot.

I might also pop in to K-Mart for a couple of purchases, and then get the hell out of Dodge!
https://www.eventcinemas.com.au/Movie/Spider-Man-Into-The-Spider-Verse#cinemas=21,85

From earlier this year.

From earlier this year. I made a point of NOT watching the film when it was released. Two girls had attempted to murder a third over this fictional character, so stuff that!
https://www.thewrap.com/sony-faces-slender-man-lawsuit-sending-cease-desist-letters/

And finally...

And finally...

They are messing with my heart
And they're messing with my heart
And they're messing with my heart
Won't stop messing with me
Ripping me apart
#Dolby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmGxh1FhtxE&feature=share

I look behind my ears for the green

I look behind my ears for the green
Even my sweat smells clean
Glare off the white hurts my eyes
Gotta get out of bed get a hammer and a nail
Learn how to use my hands, not just my head
#IndigoGirls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTI2GGNFR_U&feature=share

I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains

I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountain
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in crooked line
The less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine.
#IndigoGirls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUgwM1Ky228&feature=share

I offer thanks to those before me

I offer thanks to those before me
That's all I've got to say
'Cause maybe you squandered big bucks in your lifetime
Now I have to pay
#IndigoGirls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KELOhOMyHHA&feature=share

An Indian SF film. Just released in my local cinema!

An Indian SF film. Just released in my local cinema!
(you may need the CC on for subtitles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTXXMDfIicA&feature=share

ooh, this is good.

ooh, this is good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj3gU3jACe8&feature=share

And the cycle is complete.

And the cycle is complete.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nji5zvkuuFg&feature=share

More like AC/GC?

More like AC/GC?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT3SBzmDxGk&feature=share

long way to go

long way to go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrJ02R4tM5s&feature=share

long time gone

long time gone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vabnZ9-ex7o&feature=share

As you can see from his images, Johansson has set the standards pretty high in terms in impossible photography.

As you can see from his images, Johansson has set the standards pretty high in terms in impossible photography.
https://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/impossible-photography-by-erik-johansson-ted-talk/

_The title of this picture is a monumental understatement, and one wonders if the artist used it ironically.

_The title of this picture is a monumental understatement, and one wonders if the artist used it ironically. It is, in terms of accessories and devices, one of the most complete presentations of his ongoing fundamental theme, the conversion of the artist's own studio into the idyllic world of Joy of Life. This was a personal and artistic quest lasting a lifetime, and it would be unreasonable to expect that one single canvas could sum it all up. Still lacking here is the literal presence of the model and of the artist, but by the time we encounter these phenomena in the smaller-scale, more intimate works of the twenties, the grandeur of this design would be beyond Matisse, at least momentarily, if only because he was con-centrating on more delicately nuanced phenomena of vision and subject. _
https://www.henrimatisse.org/still-life-with-aubergines.jsp#

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

This had better be DONE RIGHT!

This had better be DONE RIGHT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXlBep9uFjI&feature=share

_Let's see you'd be about 60 now

_Let's see you'd be about 60 now,
And long dead by the time I return to Earth_
#Hawkwind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nUQJjaXi-A&feature=share

Gosh. Your Uncle Sam's on Mars! (long laid back version)

Gosh. Your Uncle Sam's on Mars! (long laid back version)
#Hawklords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nner-jm7LwE&feature=share

Hawklords reformed!

Hawklords reformed!
#Hawkwind #Hawklords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwfbReQTsRU&feature=share

Captains Brock & Calvert will now land you in an urban dystopia.

Captains Brock & Calvert will now land you in an urban dystopia.
#Hawkwind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD85tREWajs&feature=share

The Hoopleheads are back?!

The Hoopleheads are back?!
#Videomania
http://collider.com/deadwood-movie-images/

Monday, December 17, 2018

Good heavens!!!! Great effects, which really made the film memorable!

Good heavens!!!! Great effects, which really made the film memorable!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUgNSiwlNeI&feature=share

I really wish someone would make a miniseries of the book!

I really wish someone would make a miniseries of the book!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRanb5UHDbQ&feature=share

You can see the fight scenes in this film as a warm-up for the ones in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice".

You can see the fight scenes in this film as a warm-up for the ones in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice". That fact that Night Own and Silk Spectre just wade through the attacking prison inmates without effort or caring, didn't sit well with me when I saw the film for the first time. That was something Rorschach might do, but not them. The difference between them was a small degree in the film, whereas it was a gulf in the graphic novel. Conversely I thought the simplification of Ozimandias's plot, blaming Doctor Manhattan, made more sense overall. Either way, Gilliam was right- the story would work much better as a miniseries.

Even so, the motion comic version, which was mostly animating panels from the graphic novel, felt like a damp sqib when watched. It had none of the emotional depth the graphic novel did, partly perhaps because ALL CHARACTERS were voiced by actor Tom Stechschulte! It felt more like a reading of the original for an audio book, and, well bleaugh. There's a rumour that there's going to be a "proper" R-Rated animated version of the story. I think a decent direct and a live action version would be so much better.
#VideoMania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaWj2mZsIX0&feature=share

I've started reading FRAGILE THINGS by Neil Gaiman and enjoying it greatly.

I've started reading FRAGILE THINGS by Neil Gaiman and enjoying it greatly. The first story, A STUDY IN EMERALD is a really first class pastiche of a particular genre (the title gives that away). Thoroughly enjoyable, because the author got the details right. You can read a copy of it at http://www.neilgaiman.com/mediafiles/exclusive/shortstories/emerald.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Study_in_Emerald

Check out Darryl Cunningham's art, and prints for sale.

Check out Darryl Cunningham's art, and prints for sale.
https://darrylcunninghamart.bigcartel.com/

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Hah - have been watching ARABIAN ADVENTURE which I recorded last week.

Hah - have been watching ARABIAN ADVENTURE which I recorded last week. It gets shown once or twice a year on local TV. Very much a terrific fantasy film, despite (or perhaps because of) cheezy special effects.

um, it works?

um, it works?
https://nonprofitvirtualworld.org/

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Absolutely.

Absolutely.
#GaryNuman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHomCiPFknY&feature=share

You either get it, or you don't.

You either get it, or you don't.
#HeavenSeventeen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWwtMrDX2o8&feature=share

And what's in a name?

And what's in a name?
#HeavenSeventeen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJrU9RIurFE&feature=share

Ah, old bands one loves.

Ah, old bands one loves.
#HumanLeague
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Oq3ORqAC0&feature=share

Appropriate for local weather today.

Appropriate for local weather today.
#TheCure #Disintegration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJM2GhkR_RY&feature=share

I've completed the first draft of the script.


I've completed the first draft of the script. It's 28 pages long. Now I need to go through that and review it, making some decisions about panel sizes, and making a list of locations, set and characters for each scene. And that will tell me what to build where, and whom.
#Scrivener

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

So I'm watching the recording of this I made last night.

So I'm watching the recording of this I made last night. Having watched SEVEN SAMURAI, 60s version of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, and BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS (oh, and SAMURAI 7, a 26 episode anime that adds a space theme to the original), I think this has long become a trope like OCEANS [WHATEVER]. So, besieged town is good. Weirdo seven is good, and a strange sense of humour. But I have a feeling there'll be another one of these along in 10 years time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-RBA0xoaWU&feature=share

This is a pity. Even with their flaws, these series are really good adaptations of the source material.

This is a pity. Even with their flaws, these series are really good adaptations of the source material.
#Comics #TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AedHWKHilI&feature=share

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

If we have to wait, give us 13 episodes.

If we have to wait, give us 13 episodes.
http://www.doctorwho247.co.uk/latest-news/doctor-who-series-12-confirmed-for-2020

After waiting years for a Deadwood revival, it looks like fans of the HBO drama might get to see the return of Ian...

After waiting years for a Deadwood revival, it looks like fans of the HBO drama might get to see the return of Ian McShane’s Al Swearengen. It has yet to receive a formal green light, but the long-gestating Deadwood movie may have taken a baby step forward to reality as it is reportedly eyeing a Fall 2018 start date.

Please be in production. I need closure!!!
https://deadline.com/2017/11/deadwood-hbo-movie-david-milch-ian-mcshane-casey-bloys-1202206774/

Monday, December 10, 2018

Cool

Cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L04ID2GilM&feature=share

Have been enjoying the playlist of this today.

Have been enjoying the playlist of this today.
#SomaFM
http://somafm.com/bagel/

The Whovians panel from left to righ:l Adam Richard, Bridie Connell, Rove McManus, Tegan Higginbotham , and Steven...


The Whovians panel from left to righ:l Adam Richard, Bridie Connell, Rove McManus, Tegan Higginbotham , and Steven "Bajo" O'Donnell.
#Whovians

Members of the Doctor Who Club - Newcastle Group, with their pet Dalek, It wasn't until I attended this filming of...


Members of the Doctor Who Club - Newcastle Group, with their pet Dalek, It wasn't until I attended this filming of Whovians that I knew this existed!!!

The Dalek, down from Newcastle, for the show.


The Dalek, down from Newcastle, for the show.
#Whovians

Rove McManus with Tim Shaw (who was announcing the winner of the competition)!


Rove McManus with Tim Shaw (who was announcing the winner of the competition)!
#Whovians

Myself (in the hat), mugging with the cast of WHOVIANS from yesterday.


Myself (in the hat), mugging with the cast of WHOVIANS from yesterday.
#Whovians

Saturday, December 08, 2018

In your mouth, in your mouth, they are singing!

In your mouth, in your mouth, they are singing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD-tWNJ5Orc&feature=share

I think he'd have trouble with my "possums in the roof" as well!

I think he'd have trouble with my "possums in the roof" as well!
#AlanParsonsProject
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbr-JRLanxQ&feature=share

Featuring one of the lesser known Robin Williams films.

Featuring one of the lesser known Robin Williams films.
#AlanParsonsProject
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpOJvpKi5EE&feature=share

An anti-alcoholic parable? Always loved this Alan Parsons version of the story.

An anti-alcoholic parable? Always loved this Alan Parsons version of the story.
#Poe #AlanParsonsProject
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBC7Rown13Q&feature=share

The Chocolate Factory

The Chocolate Factory
The most memorable scene of BLISS, starting at 1:09:00 and ending at :11:35!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nb3tiT576k&feature=share

Bloody well hurry up and pass the point of no return!

Bloody well hurry up and pass the point of no return!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77umP7IRxD4&feature=share

The yearly playing of their only hit. Often the music in me is the music of the night.

The yearly playing of their only hit. Often the music in me is the music of the night.
#TheNewRadicals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL7-CKirWZE&feature=share

It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells

It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells
So the room must listen to me
Filibuster vigilantly
#TheymightbeGiants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhjSzjoU7OQ&feature=share

Your brain is an ever changing kaleidoscope of moods and colors

Your brain is an ever changing kaleidoscope of moods and colors
We walk in the park but it's melting in the dark
All of a sudden your mood changes

A less known B52s song.
#B52s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19EiR4R1RLs&feature=share

Friday, December 07, 2018

And lastly...

And lastly...
#Folk #Australia #Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln_aerlFGhA&feature=share

Poor Ned, You're better off dead!

Poor Ned, You're better off dead!
#Australia #Redgum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6SllcxLqNw&feature=share

I learned this at Primary School in the 60s!

I learned this at Primary School in the 60s!
#Folk #Pop #Australia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxwqBJLU8A&feature=share

"In Salt Lake, Joe," by god says I, Him standing by my bed

"In Salt Lake, Joe," by god says I, Him standing by my bed,
"They framed you on a murder charge," Says Joe,
"But I ain't dead," Says Joe,
"But I ain't dead."

Gosh, Ol' Pete Seeger.
#Folk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_yC4ffyGiw&feature=share

I used to watch the TV show of the same name in the early 60s! Obviously NOT this Casey Jones, 'cause he was no scab!

I used to watch the TV show of the same name in the early 60s! Obviously NOT this Casey Jones, 'cause he was no scab!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1nXdMcVSkU&feature=share

It's in the evening after dark

It's in the evening after dark
When the blackleg miner creeps to work
With his moleskin pants and dirty shirt
There goes the blackleg miner

So join the union while you may
Don't wait till your dying day
For that may not be far away
You dirty blackleg miner
#Folk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iixlRu_6fko&feature=share

I confess, this was a film I watched on the last day it was showing on first release.

I confess, this was a film I watched on the last day it was showing on first release. I'd put off seeing it because there was a kerfuffle in fandom over the alleged homophobia of the book's author.

The film was compelling, but not because of the plot (which seemed "off"), because of the direction. This tends to rip that apart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoYPSfR8j3Y&feature=share

This trailer's quite deceptive. I saw the film last night and found it engaging, amusing, and tragic.

This trailer's quite deceptive. I saw the film last night and found it engaging, amusing, and tragic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u--PYnIYewE&feature=share

Mind Maps madness!

Mind Maps madness!
#creativity
http://www.mindmapinspiration.com/top-10/

Also, from https://zenpencils.com/comic/kevinsmith/.

Also, from https://zenpencils.com/comic/kevinsmith/.
#creativity

The yearly reminder, from http://www.viruscomix.com/page523.html.

The yearly reminder, from http://www.viruscomix.com/page523.html. You will need to zoom in on this image to get the full benefit.
#creativity

Thursday, December 06, 2018

Not so sure about this however. Not quite the soothing effect of train background noises.

Not so sure about this however. Not quite the soothing effect of train background noises.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNFX32Hz_N0

This is pretty nifty as well.

This is pretty nifty as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=facDr2lTAUM&feature=share

GOSH!

GOSH!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-wOXQiQ0Tw&feature=share

And the boy in the belfry

And the boy in the belfry
He's crazy, he's throwing himself
Down from the top of the tower
Like a hunchback in heaven
He's ringing the bells in the church
For the last half an hour
He sounds like he's missing something
Or someone that he knows he can't
Have now and if he isn't
I certainly am

Probably NOT Liverpool, NSW!
#SusanneVega
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0df0racc3vk&feature=share

The spine is bound to last a life

The spine is bound to last a life
Tough enough to take the pounding
Pages made of days of open hand
#SusanneVega
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAWGw8meEDE&feature=share

My squeezed heart divides

My squeezed heart divides
Into two wide wings
The world is
A sudden place
If you don't
Belong to anything
#SusanneVega
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4RtzFs4YTo&feature=share

Some times they're this year's troubles as well...

Some times they're this year's troubles as well...
#SusanneVega
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N6sYJRGqgE&feature=share

Horror is more than just a grouping of tropes.

Horror is more than just a grouping of tropes.
https://www.vulture.com/2018/12/horror-is-not-defined-by-what-scares-you.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Vulture-+December+5,+2018&utm_term=Subscription+List+-+Vulture+(1+Year)

The two strongest elements of the film for me were the score and the visual colour and design in each scene.

The two strongest elements of the film for me were the score and the visual colour and design in each scene. It had a rich look to it all the way through.
https://torontoist.com/2017/04/crimson-peak-filmed-toronto/

OK, I admit with some films I'm a wimp.

OK, I admit with some films I'm a wimp. I started watching Crimson Peak last night on a library DVD, and decided to break it 1/2 way through. It was scaring the shit of me. Watching the rest of it for breakfast this morning, but it'd daylight! :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oquZifON8Eg&feature=share

Wednesday, December 05, 2018

Shades of Castaway's Fedex employee. This game (from 5-6 years ago) would drive me nuts!

Shades of Castaway's Fedex employee. This game (from 5-6 years ago) would drive me nuts!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELCzPA7NiW8&feature=share

I always wondered about this game, which was really art.

I always wondered about this game, which was really art. It was narrated in a meta way, but the narration can't be trusted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsmDq4y_qDk&feature=share

sure!

sure!
#RamaIV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKh7w40wrKs&feature=share

...which I know from KINGDOM HOSPITAL, mostly.

...which I know from KINGDOM HOSPITAL, mostly.
#Ivy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9juSXWIYRs&feature=share

Because three in a row is always better than two.

Because three in a row is always better than two.
#Ivy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBV8mdsesZo&feature=share

And tomorrow, perhaps...

And tomorrow, perhaps...
#Ivy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSSprCkFrP8&feature=share

Luvely day today.

Luvely day today. Went shopping earlier with Leanne, script writing this arvo, with Huey half asleep near the computer desk.
#Ivy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL3ZbNRH1Wc&feature=share

Sunday, December 02, 2018

ITC colourised the show in the early 90s and released the result in strange mish-mash compilation DVDs.

ITC colourised the show in the early 90s and released the result in strange mish-mash compilation DVDs. There were no proper episodes on these, but various scenes stitched together to make a larger story. Much later the old B&W versions were released in DVDs Having colourised episodes would have been ideal.
#RobinHood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYW4asjO2XI&feature=share

And of course the classic theme song, lampooned as "Dennis Moore" in Monty Python.

And of course the classic theme song, lampooned as "Dennis Moore" in Monty Python.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbyYr6L5xQM&feature=share

There was only ever one "real" Robin Hood for me (just as George Reeves was always the "real" Superman).

There was only ever one "real" Robin Hood for me (just as George Reeves was always the "real" Superman). When watched BLAKE'S 7, it was obvious to me which TV show it was inspired by!
#RichardGreene #RobinHood .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLPVofRiHrg&feature=share

Right, I have the first outline of the script for the introduction to the 2nd story.


Right, I have the first outline of the script for the introduction to the 2nd story. All done in Scrivener, and should be 30 pages long. The image below shows the file-card view of these. The next step is to fill in these pages with a proper script, from which I can figure out a list of characters, locations, sets and props I'll need for the first shoot.

It's a start.

dCode is a website I found looking for notes on English spoken with a Russian accent (see...

dCode is a website I found looking for notes on English spoken with a Russian accent (see https://www.dcode.fr/russian-accent). It has lots of other tools including a PI generator, algebraic chess notation translator, and tools for Games and Solver, Cryptography, Mathematics, Informatics, Communication System, Data processing, Biology, History, Physics-Chemistry, Electronics, Fun/Miscellaneous, Date and Time, Steganography, Geography, and Music.
https://www.dcode.fr/tools-list#fun

Saturday, December 01, 2018

I remember this scene - a classic even for ANGEL.

I remember this scene - a classic even for ANGEL.
#Buffy #Angel #TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1zcALxgRDg&feature=share

I watched a library DVD copy of this last night.

I watched a library DVD copy of this last night. I'd grabbed it off the shelf without reading the blurb on the back. Found it an excellent pastiche of several 19th literary genres. Very steampunk while being more as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF0wVpPhTck&feature=share

The JUPITER 8!

The JUPITER 8! #Fandom http://www.startrek.com/article/take-a-ride-in-the-jupiter-8