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scans_dailyIn the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like.
Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.
The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.
Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.
It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.
The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than me.
We should mention the passing of Jimmy Carter at age 100, a former US President who was (even his critics agree) a fundamentally good man at his core, showing humility, kindness and determination to use his power to aid others.
Any comparison I might make to the upcoming shitshow would, I suspect, seem redundant, so I shall refrain.
For those who can make it to London, the Sailor Moon Super Musical stage show is playing a limited run in February 2025.
The Doctor Who Christmas Special was... a VERY Steven Moffatt story, for good or ill. Some great moments, but I found myself sharing the view of more than a few reviewers that Nicola Coughlan, whilst perfectly good as Joy, was pretty much wasted given how little she featured in the story (and especially with the Doctor) and that if the story had a one-off companion, it was rather Stephanie de Whalley as Anita, whose friendly chemistry with Ncuti Gatwa was superb and very moving.
Plus, I've mentioned it before, I'll mention it again, "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl" was a magnificent piece of entertainment which anyone who can should watch, then rewatch to catch the sight gags they missed first time around... and then again to catch the sight gags they missed second time around. Trust me, you'll find some.
Catching up on Skeleton Crew. Okay, liking this more and, so help me, if anything bad happens to Neel the blue elephant-headed kid, I shall not be held accountable for my actions.
Has anyone watched the video game derived series shorts "Secret Level"? Worth the effort to check out?
Sir Anthony Hopkins celebrates his 87th birthday today, and has also announced on his social media that he's now been sober for 49 years. All respect to someone who has faced their issues, controlled them, and is not ashamed to speak about them publicly.
Comic related "Review of the year" post coming later.
Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.
The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.
Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.
It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.
The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than me.
We should mention the passing of Jimmy Carter at age 100, a former US President who was (even his critics agree) a fundamentally good man at his core, showing humility, kindness and determination to use his power to aid others.
Any comparison I might make to the upcoming shitshow would, I suspect, seem redundant, so I shall refrain.
For those who can make it to London, the Sailor Moon Super Musical stage show is playing a limited run in February 2025.
The Doctor Who Christmas Special was... a VERY Steven Moffatt story, for good or ill. Some great moments, but I found myself sharing the view of more than a few reviewers that Nicola Coughlan, whilst perfectly good as Joy, was pretty much wasted given how little she featured in the story (and especially with the Doctor) and that if the story had a one-off companion, it was rather Stephanie de Whalley as Anita, whose friendly chemistry with Ncuti Gatwa was superb and very moving.
Plus, I've mentioned it before, I'll mention it again, "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl" was a magnificent piece of entertainment which anyone who can should watch, then rewatch to catch the sight gags they missed first time around... and then again to catch the sight gags they missed second time around. Trust me, you'll find some.
Catching up on Skeleton Crew. Okay, liking this more and, so help me, if anything bad happens to Neel the blue elephant-headed kid, I shall not be held accountable for my actions.
Has anyone watched the video game derived series shorts "Secret Level"? Worth the effort to check out?
Sir Anthony Hopkins celebrates his 87th birthday today, and has also announced on his social media that he's now been sober for 49 years. All respect to someone who has faced their issues, controlled them, and is not ashamed to speak about them publicly.
Comic related "Review of the year" post coming later.
