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"I had a ticket for Disney on Ice" or was that the book?

I watched the first three Mindhunters and loved it. But it's not the sort of thing to watch just before going to bed. Which is the only time I get to watch stuff.

So far so good for me apart from the slight distrust of the audience's ability to work things out by having the extended opening.

I may be misremembering but two phrases that stood out from that opening scene in the master's room were "severed child" and "panzerbjorn". Both just intrigued me and me want to read on. But maybe I missed them here.

No, we don't do that anymore. It's a Zelda Breath Of The Wild calendar.

I think that's a bit harsh on other recent Anderson's. I think they benefit from getting into the rhythm of the storytelling , often on a concerted re-read, and then they work better.

Hypocritically I'm also of the "You shouldn't have to do a reread" school of thought. But I know that's how I have to approach DEFOE, DEADWORLD, THE ORDER etc. because they tell stories slightly differently than I'm used to.

I saw a headline on my home page today that rwad "John Krazinsky reveals secret of happy marriage to Emily Blunt"

I assume that would be waking up in the morning, realising you are married to Emily Blunt and then spending the rest of the day doing every fucking thing in your power to ensure that remains the status quo.

I know that's what I do with Mrs. Tips.

Doh! Thanks.

I had it in my head that it had more black in it.

I've acquired a rather lovely laser cut wooden Lawgiver Mark 1. It's sanded and primed. And just needs painting...so what's the best colour scheme and reference pic for getting the colours right?

There's a thing for me with THE AMERICANS where getting familiar with the rythym of the show doesn't get boring, like with many other shows, but actually enhances my enjoyment.

That and getting used to the Russian naming conventions.

Well that didn't work for me. A flat DREDD, a couple of stories that lost me weeks back (DD and Returners) an ok Tale from Black Museum and Anderson was my favourite thing. Text articles weren't my thing. Good job I enjoyed DEFOE in the floppy even though it feels really recent.

[Sicarrio 2]

I watched Sicarrio 2 and London has fallen back to back and it was interesting to see the differences in their approach to action and tension.

Leaving aside the stereotypical depiction of world leaders at the start of London, it's pretty much of the "might is right " school of action and character ethics.

The director and stunt and effects teams throw ludicrous amounts of kinetic energy and pyrotechnics into every scene which ultimately renders a lot of it unbelievable.


This extends to the script where there is only one single line where our complicity in this shit show is questioned.

The bad guy arms dealer says "I'm just doing what you do; sell weapons for profit regardless of whose hands they end up in" but this is quickly sidelined for another patriotic speech and stoic act of sacrifice followed by somebody getting punched in the head.

More like "London has SHAT itself."

Siccario 2, like it's protagonists, is much more comfortable working in the shadows and grey areas.

Nearly everything they do is wrong and they know it and are quite comfortable to let the audience know it too.

The action is probably still unrealistic but toned down enough to make it seem believable. Plans don't get foiled because of a patriotic last stand but because of a random encounter. People don't survive because they are action movie tough but because someone can't aim right. I'm up for part 3.

Much as I have grown to love Ron's DREDD (it wasn't entirely my cup of tea at the time), I still have no love for his Rogue Trooper stuff. It just looks wrong to me with some poor design.

Well I'm all up to date now and it's been a pretty good 4/5 for me in this run.

DREDD, BRINK and HOPE press all of my buttons all of the time, yet each is so different. DREDD is especially good at the moment - as the speculation above testifies. But let's shout Colin's art particularly for the emotional heft he gets into it.

I really don't like the art and storytelling in DEFOE. And i have problems with the storytelling in DEFOE (but some of the individual panels are brilliant).

It's a beautiful place Orkney but when you read about the death and destruction that rained down on the fleets stationed there, you do begin think... is it a Hellmouth?


Or maybe it's not such a good location for a naval base after all

Do we know which Death Star it is?