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I've just seen the clip. Truly deplorable.

Just unbelievable. If you were his SPAD, you would surely nip the fecker the minute that interview had finished up. The arrogance, nonchalance and superior attitude. Christ.

Disgusting. They really have no concept of the suffering and horror they have helped bring about. They'll get away with it, too. I have no doubt of that.

They have a concept.  They just don't care.

True, Sheridan.

They really just don't give a damn.

Brilliant series of movies. George Miller shoots action like nobody else, and having recently re-watched Fury Road, I really can't wait for the prequel, and whatever else he comes up with.

Fury Road might just be one of the best looking movie ever put together.

In saying that, I've always loved Thunderdome the most, but Fury Road certainly picking at its heels.

I promised myself I wouldn't get involved, but... Why would a loving creator give us a choice whether to believe or not, when the wrong choice leads to eternal agony?

Because it's not about the belief, it's about what you do - hence my suggestion that the bible is a test, with a mix of good and bad ideas.

Anne Widdicombe would disagree with my thesis, but she's horrible and is choosing the bad ideas, so to hell with her. Literally, one hopes.

Regards.

Robin

Ann Widdecombe the perfect example of someone who thumps the Bible, can quote from it with no bother, but seemingly hasn't taken on-board any of its more basic lessons. As you say, Robin, she picks and chooses to fit her own prejudices and bigotry. Her comments on AIDs recently show the true person.

I'm an atheist, and I'm more Christian than she is.

That's brilliant!

My gran terrorised us about chewing gum. I still worry.

M.I.K., that is absolutely bonkers. The thought of the food chain being infected is a longstanding Urban Myth generator, then you read about the Tylenol Killer and its clear so many of these Urban Myths come about as bastardisations of real events.

So we had a letter in the post a few week ago inviting our daughter aged 9 to have a covid19 test. My daughter has been at home self isolating for 6 weeks and me and my wife have social distancing and only my wife has been out to do the weekly shopping. Test has come back that she is positive so this would mean we all have it.

So be careful we have had no symptoms luckily but at the same time it's like a huge weight has been lifted as my anxiety level were high

Glad to hear your anxiety has eased, Moly. Hope everyone doing good and take care.

Makes me wonder how many of us have been so very careful, but somehow still contracted it and are spreading the bloody thing about.

And I seem to recall that the soundtrack is a wonder synth score?

Tangerine Dream. Not my sort of thing, normally, but it adds a lot to the movie.

Ah! To Spotify I go.

Cheers, Jim.

Near Dark is a wonderful film.

I first saw that on VHS in '89(?) and watched it three times before it went back. A firm favourite in my house and a film I'm very pleased to say made the generational leap and my kids love it too.

I've seen it once or twice, pretty sure it was a showing on Channel 4 that I caught in the mid 2000s!

Looking forward to a re-watch. And I seem to recall that the soundtrack is a wonder synth score?

I've just seen the clip. Truly deplorable.

Just unbelievable. If you were his SPAD, you would surely nip the fecker the minute that interview had finished up. The arrogance, nonchalance and superior attitude. Christ.

Disgusting. They really have no concept of the suffering and horror they have helped bring about. They'll get away with it, too. I have no doubt of that.

I can't believe Matt Hancock's conduct during his interview with Kay Burley. Just disgusting.

They really are the worst people. 

Mrs IP now so upset at the fuckwits running this country that she's going offline for the foreseeable. Her final tweet, directed at me, was "we have to move". Somewhat related, we just instructed an immigration lawyer to explore how the latest bit of goalpost shifting will affect the citizenship application that's already cost us well into four figures, and this will add another £360. Fun times.

(Edit: And sorry for lumping this here, but I need to vent a bit, and this is basically the only forum I post on these days.)

Hope everything can be resolved for you as swiftly, and with as little hassle as possible, IndigoPrime. Awful situation to be in.

The Hitcher - Haven't seen this since the early nineties, and I'd forgotten what an unsettling and dread filled movie it is. Rutger Hauer is brilliant, and the action scenes are generally very well shot. The ending is as bleak as they come.

Checking IMDB, the writer also wrote Near Dark, so that's the next thing on the watch list!

They're fighting a PR war. That's all it is to them at this point. The one good thing is that the public en masse appears to be seeing through it to some extent. The polling shift is almost unprecedented, and the Tory lead has dropped around nine points. It's still not enough: that result would suggest a majority of 20–30, unless the Lib Dems have also had a bounce. (If Con 44 and Lab 38 also has Lib 12 rather than ~7, that's probably enough to tip the scales. Or Con 42/Lab 40 would swing it as well.)

I'm just happy we have the internet. If not, this lot would be able to go full 1984 on COVID and everything else, rather than just trying to convince everyone they don't believe their own ears and eyes.

That people can compare the numbers, and still not see the catastrophe of a response from the Government frightens me.

I only hope that the majority of people now see the Tory party for what they are.

[1.3 million]

So with the FT's detailed analysis of excess deaths from C19, the UK now has the worst per capita death toll in the world.  People shouting 'but China is lying' should first wonder why they are comparing a wealthy western nation with China, and then consider how China would have had to cover up 1.3 million deaths to match the UK rate.

Absolutely tragic. That the whole government isn't already hanging from lampposts is a testament to .... I don't know what.

Just horrifying.

A tragic, preventable loss of life on a major scale. To watch the daily briefings, and some in the press, you would think it was all going to plan. Cynically, maybe for some in the Tory party, and among their donors, it is.

His grubby little child's mind must be spinning furiously right now - he's having to use Twitter to attack Twitter.

What a thought. Imagine the thought process and the sheer insecurities that drive the little turd bucket.

He is pushing the Shadow ban conspiracy, and I'd love it to be true, because then I wouldn't have to read his shite, and that of the rest of the right-wing grifters that seem to live on Twitter.

So, its a bit good then? 

Everyone has their favourites. Firekind is one of mind — a beautifully designed and written piece of storytelling by John Smith and Paul Marshall, which was subsequently pillaged by James Cameron for Avatar. Firekind was, however, described by Matt Smith in a podcast as one of those 'awkward' strips that doesn't really fit very well into reprint. Looking at Barney, it's 78 pages, which would just about make it work as a skinny Rebellion trade — but it almost certainly lacks pulling power on its own. (To date, the only reprint version is in Rebellion's Extreme Edition reprint comic, years back.) But as a spot in a partwork, it makes perfect sense.

Also, looking at Barney, the strip ran from #828–840. Although not quite surrounded by dross — it started when the reasonable Kano and fun Armoured Gideon Book 2 were running — it did help offset the stink of Purgatory and some seriously dodgy Dredd.

Speaking of, the one omission from that list I'd loved to have seen in there: Armoured Gideon. Ah well. Perhaps one day I'll make my own custom HC of that...

I remember a great blog piece about the similarities between it and Avatar. The art looked great, so really looking forward to reading it, and I love John Smith, so seeing some of his stuff being reprinted is exciting.

And I second the love for Armoured Gideon! Loved the art on that, and it was suitably weird.