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by Artabax
Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:09 pm
Forum: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Topic: What was the point of Captain Phasma?
Replies: 50
Views: 3161

Re: What was the point of Captain Phasma?

she is probably the most underused of all Star Wars characters in terms of build-up to payoff.
More underused than Boba Fett??? More underused than Darth Maul???
by Artabax
Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:06 pm
Forum: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Topic: RIP Rene Auberjonois
Replies: 15
Views: 1323

Re: RIP Rene Auberjonois

RIP
by Artabax
Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:01 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Boris Johnson is the new British Prime Minister
Replies: 109
Views: 4581

Re: Boris Johnson is the new British Prime Minister

The reason why Boris wasn't there was becasue he didn't want a face protest from British expats. https://theweek.com/speedreads/865348/citing-booing-protesters-boris-johnson-ditches-news-conference-after-meeting-eu-official So much for the Incredible Hulk. Nope it's because he couldn't be heard ove...
by Artabax
Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:56 pm
Forum: News
Topic: The Brexit Election
Replies: 102
Views: 11337

Re: The Brexit Election

clearspira wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:39 am Moral of this story: Don't piss off the electorate for three solid years.
USA Civil War: Republicans were the anti-slavery party and Democrats were pro-slavery. At some time the parties flipped.

Labour used to be the Peasant Party and Tories were the Aristo Party. Another flip???
by Artabax
Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:52 pm
Forum: News
Topic: The Joker broke real reality
Replies: 38
Views: 2854

Re: The Joker broke real reality

Makeshift Python wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:10 pm I went to an advanced screening. No shootings or moral degradation took place. Overall, it was a pretty dull flick. Not worth any hype.
Surely a dull movie needs more hype than an exciting movie
by Artabax
Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:15 pm
Forum: Video Reviews
Topic: VOY - Alice
Replies: 104
Views: 7438

Re: VOY - Alice

The one problem with alien crew staffing is; who'd want to join a strange ship full of total strangers on a one-way trip to some faraway planet no one's ever heard of, never to see their loved ones again? And as I write that, the answer is clear; Refugees. Maybe some with shady motives, or a checke...
by Artabax
Sat Oct 05, 2019 2:30 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Section Spam
Replies: 2
Views: 1956

Re: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Section Spam

https://sfdebris.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4367

another advert
by Artabax
Thu Oct 03, 2019 10:59 pm
Forum: Video Reviews
Topic: Holodeck ethics and deepfakes
Replies: 66
Views: 3563

Re: Holodeck ethics and deepfakes

Well, this whole thread is in the wrong forum, so what does it matter? Indeed I honestly wasn't sure where to put this. Since it seemed like a fitting follow-up topic to Chuck's video on Holedeck ethics after Fair Heaven, I figured it could maybe work here. Plus I hardly ever read this stuff on the...
by Artabax
Thu Oct 03, 2019 10:39 pm
Forum: Video Reviews
Topic: What is Captain Janeway's biggest mistake?
Replies: 72
Views: 11077

Re: What is Captain Janeway's biggest mistake?

CharlesPhipps wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2019 10:19 am Not erasing that damned Irish village.
That was intentional too. Janeway upheld PD every single time. Genocide is not a Person with good Intentions making a mistake. Genocide is a True Believer deliberately and efficiently applying PD.
by Artabax
Thu Oct 03, 2019 10:12 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Boris Johnson is the new British Prime Minister
Replies: 109
Views: 4581

Re: Boris Johnson is the new British Prime Minister

The reason why Boris wasn't there was becasue he didn't want a face protest from British expats. https://theweek.com/speedreads/865348/citing-booing-protesters-boris-johnson-ditches-news-conference-after-meeting-eu-official So much for the Incredible Hulk. Nope it's because he couldn't be heard ove...