The reboot movies, which changed the timeline, blew up Vulcan, you know, that kind of thing. The Romulan supernova came from there, before they screwed with the timelime. Barry Allen has nothing on J.J. Abrams.
Fred: It's the pictures in my mind that are getting me. It's like being stuck in a really bad movie with those Clockwork Orange clampy things on my eyeballs. Wesley: Why imagine? Reality's disturbing enough.
'Shells'
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DXMachina - Jan 25, 2020 3:43:24 am PST #723 of 2196
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
-t - Jan 25, 2020 4:29:32 am PST #724 of 2196
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ahhh, thanks! The name makes total sense now that I know it.
Kalshane - Jan 25, 2020 9:31:30 am PST #725 of 2196
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
The after show hosted by Wil Wheaton is worth it if only for pointing out some of the call backs.
I follow him on Facebook and he seems genuinely excited to be involved with something related to Star Trek again.
ETA: His episode of Tabletop with Jeri Ryan as a guest where they're talking about their mutual experiences while playing a board game is a lot of fun, too. [link]
Beverly - Jan 25, 2020 1:29:41 pm PST #726 of 2196
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
JJ Abrams is on the list right behind Donald Trump, in my world.
"Old TV Star Trek was too intellectual, it wanted people to think too much. I want to make a Star Trek that's *fun.* (for, presumably, the brain-dead)
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 25, 2020 3:31:39 pm PST #727 of 2196
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The first one definitely felt like it was made with sufferers of ADHD in mind. It was like watching this, only two hours long.
Beverly - Jan 25, 2020 5:27:06 pm PST #728 of 2196
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Ah yes, I see the similarities.
DXMachina - Jan 25, 2020 5:53:18 pm PST #729 of 2196
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Tabletop
Man, I love Tabletop. I wish he'd make more.
Kalshane - Jan 27, 2020 6:19:23 am PST #730 of 2196
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Last I heard Wil was suing Geek & Sundry regarding them not paying him properly for his Titansgrave RPG show, so unless he owns the rights to Tabletop (smartest thing the Critical Role crew did was maintain property rights to their show) I have a feeling it's pretty much dead.
Vonnie K - Jan 28, 2020 1:28:27 pm PST #731 of 2196
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I just mainlined 3 seasons of "Anne with an E" on Netlix over 2 weeks, only to learn that it has just been cancelled. *sadface* It does end with a modicum of closure (except what about Ka'kwet and her parents!?) so even with that knowledge, I'd recommend it. I spent my late adolescence watching 1985 CBC production of Anne of Green Gables with Megan Follows on repeat -- talk about a formative piece of media -- but this one gives that version a good run for the money.
The casting is uniformly excellent. Follows was always adorable, but the young actress who plays Anne in this version (AmyBeth McNulty) plays her with her strings stretched tighter -- her Anne talks a mile an hour, is quick to passion, and often thoughtless and annoying. I rather liked that. Matthew and Marilla are perfection (Marilla is played by the Great Dame Geraldine James, whom I remember all the way from her The Jewel in the Crown days, OH MY GOD I'M SO OLD), and I have a particular soft spot for the actress who plays Rachel Lynde, whose push-pull friendship with Marilla is one of the highlights of the show, honestly. It has a Gilbert who knows how to gaze at Anne *just so*, which is all you need in Gilbert, anyways. It introduces new elements that allow the show to touch on racism, feminism, and LGBT issues. Also, it looks AMAZING. So many beautiful shots of gorgeous PEI (and Ontario, where it was partially shot) countryside!
Anyway, it's the sort of fare that was good for the soul in the midst of January doldrums. I hear there is a passionate fan base campaigning hard for renewal and sometimes cancelled show can be shopped to another streaming venue, so who knows? Keeping my fingers and toes crossed.
Dana - Jan 28, 2020 1:43:39 pm PST #732 of 2196
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I'm literally in the middle of a discussion about the show with a friend (you remember jean, Vonnie!). I knew going into S3 that it had been canceled, so I'm glad it did have closure.
If you're a fervent Anne devotee, it takes a little bit to get used to the changes. It's really Anne AU fanfic, where it looks at the original canon with great affection and then uses that as a base to expand the world into something closer to reality.