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General Category / Films & TV / Re: Cartoons
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on: May 09, 2006, 06:17:56 AM
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It's probably easier if I just list "Everything!". I have a starling propensity for remembering 80s and 90s cartoons, even if I didn't watch them regularly. I still wish Dungeons and Dragons had gotten its second season, or that the Straczynski-penned Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors movie had been made. I know most of these shows were glorified toy adverts but I still love them. Some of them though - like the original Transformers cartoon or Defenders of the Earth have not aged well.
Jayce had the BEST theme tune ever  was JMS involve din the series as well? 
Yep - as well as He-Man, She-Ra, Real Ghostbusters and a few more. |
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General Category / Books & Comic Books / Re: Civil War
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on: May 06, 2006, 06:55:57 AM
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Attn: Geoff Johns.
This is how you do a 'big event'. That is all.
OK, sorry to get all 'internet fanboy' there but after the huge disappointment of Infinite Crisis, with its unfocused narrative, confusing plot, nonsensical events and overabundance of hype, Civil War #1 was a breath of fresh air. Despite Millar 'sploding the New Warriors, one of my favorite teams, I thoroughly enjoyed this issue. The characters spoke with believably dialogue and both sides made compelling arguments. Definately looking forward to the rest of the series. |
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General Category / General Discussion / Fix my memory!
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on: April 29, 2006, 04:39:20 AM
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Or at least patch up one hole that's bugging me.
I remember a sci-fi show by the BBC from a few years ago, late 90s if I recall correctly. It was set in Scotland <again, I think> and dealt with an alien invasion. The twist was that the aliens weren't extra terrestrial but rather extra dimensional, entering our 3D space from a 4D existence. Of course, I haven't the slightest idea what it was called.
Any ideas? |
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General Category / Films & TV / Re: Cartoons
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on: April 13, 2006, 06:30:08 AM
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| It's probably easier if I just list "Everything!". I have a starling propensity for remembering 80s and 90s cartoons, even if I didn't watch them regularly. I still wish Dungeons and Dragons had gotten its second season, or that the Straczynski-penned Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors movie had been made. I know most of these shows were glorified toy adverts but I still love them. Some of them though - like the original Transformers cartoon or Defenders of the Earth have not aged well. |
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General Category / General Discussion / I hate internet companies
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on: March 23, 2006, 02:49:59 AM
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A taste of technological hell. That's how I'll be referring to that last couple of months.
After almost not being able to move house at all at the last minute due to the removals firm cancelling due to double booking, I eventually got all my stuff moved in around a week later with much appreciated assistance from friends. Then I needed to sort out an internet connection, which is where the real fun begins.
I phoned up Telewest to arrange an installation, which they scheduled for a little more than a week after I'd called. The date came and went. I phone them back, get the obligatory apologies, a rescheduled installation date and an assurance that the engineers would actually show up. They didn't. The manager of the call centre offered his useless apologies, arranged for the installation fee to be waived and rescheduled again. This time - around three weeks after I should have been connected - the engineers showed up, got halfway to installing the cables, then realised they didn't have the broadband modem they're supposed to supply with them. They come back the next day and finish the installation, smile, leave, go.
The connection worked for about an hour after they left.
Phone up Telewest again, rage over the phone at their utter incompetance and have to threaten legal action before they'll agree to a fresh, working installation. I finally got back online properly yesterday, with the scant consolation of getting my first quarter's worth of access free.
All of this is made worse by the fact that my day job is working in an internet cafe where the management chose this past month to change the access software the customers use. Which, of course, didn't work. >_<
Still, crises over and I'm now back online and ready to write stuff. Just thought I'd fill you guys in on where I've been and vent a little in the process. ^_^ |
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General Category / Films & TV / Re: TV
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on: January 21, 2006, 03:42:50 AM
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My brother's just gotten the first series I think. I'll give it a go.
My only quibble is that the DVDs are barebones. No commentaries, no deleted scenes, no DVD-ROM content - nothing. At least the UK got nicer packaging that the US release though....
I recently, umm, 'acquired' season two so I'm watching through that now too and it's just as good. It appears they're having shorter seasons than most genre shows, thirteen instead of twenty-two, and it seems to be working in the show's favour. Less padding than other shows I can think of. *Coughstargatecough* I hope the DVDs for season two have something in the way of extras though.... |
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General Category / Films & TV / Re: TV
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on: January 20, 2006, 01:47:57 PM
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| My new TV addiction is The 4400. I can't get enough of it. Fantastic writing, excellent production values, great cast - the whole works. I saw season one on DVD recently and didn't even suspect they'd go in the direction they did when it was revealed who took the 4400. Very impressed. |
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: Geekiest Thing You Own?
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on: December 29, 2005, 03:52:52 AM
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Rainmaiker, nice. I must admit to being a bit of an early Wildstorm geek, I have a set of mini standee's, a bunch of those old Wildstorm portfolio's (if anyone has the Team 7 portfolo let me know) and the Fairchild Statue too.
I don't have it myself but has anyone seen the Gen 13 animated 'movie' from a few years back? Just how bad was it? |
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: New Year's Plans?
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on: December 29, 2005, 03:50:59 AM
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I very rarely do anything on New Year's Eve. Last time was probably about 3-4 years ago, went to see a free gig in town.
There's something like that going on here but Birmingham City Council's ideas for free public entertainment is usually disturbingly chav-tastic. It's looking more & more likely that we'll go with the hike idea. |
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