Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday

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In 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.

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are facing off in a cage fight, which I'm sure was in no way designed to distract the casual viewer from the news that Facebook and Instagram are limiting new services to Canada. Can we maybe just lock the cage door behind them and all agree to walk away and perhaps seal the Thunderdome up behind us?

Elton John headlined at Glastonbury, giving his last live concert in Britain as part of his farewell tour. A two hour rock gig with 22 songs at the age of 76 is quite the achievement!

Sad news from TV-land, that "Star Trek: Prodigy" is cancelled and will be removed (possibly imminently) from Paramount Plus, along with other shows like "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies" in advance of their merger with Showtime. ST:P's ending is especially frustrating that Season 2 is in post-production. One hopes they will shop it to another broadcaster.

On the other hand: "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" had it's most powerful episode yet (and perhaps in any recent Trek), confronting the Federations deep rooted prejudices against genetic modification, as Number One faces court martial for the crime of concealing her identity as an Illyrian, in a story rife with sadly timely parallel's to transphobia, homophobia, misogyny and racism. It was as subtle as a sledgehammer, but it didn't NEED to be subtle, it needed to be strong, and clear, and it was throughout. (And good lord some of the reactions to it from those who predictably, have apparently not realised that Star Trek was "woke" from the moment it featured a black woman and a Russian as a Bridge Officers in the 1960s... sigh).

Horror podcast "Shadows at the Door" has started season 3, and I had one of those moments where I thought "Gosh, this voice actor must be a Doctor Who fan because they are really laying on the Sacha Dawan Master vibes!" only to discover, of course, that it actually WAS Sacha Dawan!

And archaeologists in Germany have found a simply GORGEOUS bronze sword

When adaptation is better that the source material: the case of Elfen Lied

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In the early 00s, every anime edgelord identified with Light Yagami. A less remembered part of Western anime fandom history is that for a few years, there was an anime character extremely popular among girls with the same mindset – Lucy from Elfen Lied. Its anime adaptation, to be precise. In this entry I wanted to discuss the series, its impact around the time of airing, and differences from the manga that overall make make the adaptation much more elegant and impactfull. Spoilers!

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DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War #1-4 The Saga of Mary Marvel Part 1

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NS: The Flash discussion

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The lack of a Flash discussion post was brought up in the previous thread (understandable given how badly it’s doing) so here it is.

My two cents: looking at the film by itself, it’s not bad. Ezra Miller gave a strong performance as two different versions of Barry interacting with each other. Michael Keaton reprising his role as Batman is fine but he didn’t blow me away; I got more out of his performance as Vulture. Sasha Calle was great as Supergirl and I’m going to be disappointed if she’s recast.