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I can't remember who pointed it out, but amongst the fairly tone-deaf bits:

"What about the maid?"

"Oh, she's probably dead. Let's leg it."

"WAIT! WE MUST GO BACK FOR THE DOG!"

You did. But it's big science fiction on telly so I'm genetically pre-disposed to watch it.

To be fair, I sat through the whole fucking thing hoping it would get better... :-)

Can't say I didn't warn you. Sorry!

Well that's all pretty clear after episode5. Really enjoying this.

Yep. Obviously, if I'd seen The Mandalorian then that would be my favourite thing on TV, but I haven't, so this is.

I read this on 2000ad twitter feed: "Read the penultimate instalment of BRINK: Hate Box, out next week in #2000AD Prog 2160". This is not correct since Brink accordingly to all indications will be going on until at least February 2020.

Maybe the 'Hate Box' storyling is coming to an end? That's clearly all the quoted text says.

The schedule of the regen issues implies that we will not get a jump-on-prog in 2020.

No, it doesn't. Wrap all the stories, as usual pre-jump-on-Prog; do a Regened issue; do a jumping-on-Prog. Not really rocket science.

Also, I'm not really sure how often this needs to be explained, but... the high street market and associated distribution network is (bafflingly, I'll admit) actively resistant, to the point of hostility, towards new product.

It was explicitly stated on the Thrillcast that 2000AD's distributor nixed the idea of doing the Regened issue as a special because Rebellion had 'enough specials' coming out this year. Somehow, they've managed to get about six extra specials onto the schedule next year — which of them would you like to see replaced with four Regened specials?

Since I think (hope) we're all equally convinced that 2000AD has to find new readers before all us old farts start dying off, if you really don't want to read the Regened issues, maybe buy them anyway and pass them on to a younger reader...? Unlike last year, at least this time you can reassure them that there'll be a new one along each quarter.

These are small steps, but they're undeniably positive ones that reflect an attempt to grow the readership in a difficult market and against structural resistance to new product.

As such, I think they deserve our support.

Can I get discounts on the bigger house and divorce lawyer I'd need if I bought any more stuff?

I have been reprimanded in regards to my comment.

Sorry. I'm still a little bit sore about getting hit with a ban for using the word under a spoiler block and with part of the word asterisked out.

I'm enjoying this a lot. That is all.

I've seen some muttering already in other parts

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People have been banned for that. In fact, I'm pretty sure there's actually an official policy on it.

Wow, I'd have fingered D'Israeli* for that cover. I have no higher compliment to give.

I said pretty much exactly this to Rob on Twitter and, thankfully, he took the compliment as intended!

I think that the first few questions from journalists were all BUT WHAT ABOUT APOLOGISING FOR ANTISEMITISM sums up the level of coverage this will receive. I hope I'm wrong.

Sayeeda Varsi on R4's World At One to talk about Islamophobia in the Conservative Party. Second question: "How does this compare to the Labour antisemitism scandal?"

The Hindu Council UK and the Sikh Federation UK have their say...

I'll confess that this one has come a bit out of the blue but, from a very quick attempt to get up to speed, it appears that 1) the issue of Kashmir is nearly as divisive amongst Hindus as that of Israel is among the Jewish community, and 2) there's a strong suspicion that pro-Conservative figures in the community have been working quite hard to exacerbate those divisions.

If you're being brutally pragmatic about it, Jezza can afford to lose the votes of every single person who considers themselves Jewish in the UK without worrying about it affecting the outcome of the forthcoming election.

Worth noting also that the "Jewish vote" hasn't traditionally been primarily a Labour one for many years and what there was dropped sharply under Ed Miliband, a secular Jew, when he moved the party to an explicitly pro-Palestinian stance, much to the fury of Labour Friends of Israel.

You may also recall that this was the first time Maureen Lipman left the Labour Party, although she's now left so many times I'll admit it can be hard to keep track.