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  1. chainsaw_metal1

    Review Heaven Sent (2015)

    Great episode. Capaldi should have been given more opportunities like this during his tenure. There's that hint of gothic horror that harks back to the Tom Baker years. Very creepy, and uneasy.
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    Review Spock's Brain (1968)

    I thought we agreed we'd never speak of this again. It was a one time thing. We had had a little too much to drink, one thing led to another, and a Vulcan's brain was taken. It will never happen again. Unless this is J.J. Abrams' plot for STAR TREK: WE'RE OUT OF IDEAS.
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    Review The Capaldi Doctor

    It seems like there was no middle ground on this one. Fans either loved it or hated it, no in between. Personally, I loved it. First off, it delighted my inner fanboy that grew up reading comic books. Second, Capaldi is wonderful in this special. His disbelief that no one could ever tell that...
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    Fun That Place of Historical Interest You Went To...

    Tour Guide: And on this spot, Annie Chapman mas brutally murdered. Her gushing blood covered the pavement. Barista: Do you want whipped cream on your low fat white chocolate/caramel macchiato? Tour Guide: Of course I want whipped cream! And please hold all questions until after the tour! Barista...
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    Review Glen or Glenda (1953)

    It's a wonderful movie. As @TheSowIsMine pointed out, the production is crap, but the story - while really bizarre at times - is really heartfelt and one that resonates strongly today. Ed had a great ability to weave a story, but alas, was limited by budgets and his own shortcomings as a...
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    Poll Life After Death?

    I'm with @ant-mac on this. However, my scientific side is often at odds with my poetic side, and so I look at the Laws of Thermodynamics. Energy can neither be created or destroyed. The human body, indeed, runs on energy. Ergo, that energy has to go somewhere. I like to think it goes to...
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    Poll Life After Death?

    Soon to be a six movie series directed by Peter Jackson. I can't wait to see ant-mac running out of the shire...erm, pub, yelling "I'm going on an adventure!", only to have some kid outside yell "Oi, mate, you forgot your trousers!" It will certainly add gravitas to the constant mutterings of...
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    Fun That Place of Historical Interest You Went To...

    One thing I've always wanted to do if I get to visit England is do the Whitechappel walk (Don't Judge Me!!!). I think it would be fascinating, but also kind of a let down, since I've watched video on it, and none of those locations look anything like they did. Everything has been updated, so it...
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    Fun Your Last Meal...

    Alas, no. We've been passing cold after cold in our little hamlet. This has been a terrible winter for colds and the flu, what with the weather going from shorts weather to snow and freezing every other week. But climate change is a myth...
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    Review An Unearthly Child (1963)

    I only state it because when I've read reviews of shows, many negative comments are about how shows don't give enough backstory for characters, or leave things unsaid. The idea of spoon feeding comes from that, that too many viewers - both of television and movies - seem to have a biological...
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    Review The Dead Planet (1963)

    A very good introduction to The Doctor's greatest foes. Nice to see how much they've changed over the years, and yet, have stayed the same.
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    Review Rose (2005)

    I still really dig it. However, it brings up so many things that I don't care for as much in Nu-WHO. First, the companions in the classic series all went out and traveled with The Doctor without worrying about their day-to-day lives, and there wasn't a real worry from anyone else as to where...
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    Review An Unearthly Child (1963)

    I still love this story, and not just because I'm a fanboy. It does quite a difficult job in just 23 minutes. It establishes its characters, but doesn't give everything away in the first episode. The fact that fifty years later there are still things we don't know about The Doctor is wonderful...
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    Fun What TV Shows Are You Watching/Rewatching at the Moment?

    I will always love the original gothic soap, but this was my introduction to Collinwood. I have the series on DVD (only lasted 12 episodes, thanks George Bush!),, and it's great cheesy vampire fun. There are rumors that, had it been picked up for a second season, it would have brought in the...
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    Fun Wisdom

    Nope. I fry my eggs in bacon grease. My cardiologist tells me that's unhealthy, and I told him to shut his commie mouth.
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    Fun Your Last Meal...

    We were going to have pork chops, but the wife is feeling poorly, so I'll make the kids something to eat and just have something to snack on. It's not like I couldn't go a couple of days without eating.
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    Review Anime Movies

    Yes! I'm down! I never read the manga, but I love the anime, and this looks sick! Bring it!
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    Fun IMDB: The Site We Left Behind....

    Aw, shucks. Thanks, Janine. Back at ya. :emoji_grinning:
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    Review Runaway (1984)

    I saw this one on video in the early 90s only because Gene Simmons was in it. I really like it. It's not a fantastic movie, but like Selleck put it, it's a good popcorn film.
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    Review Ocean's Eight (2018) June 8th, 2018

    I dunno. It sounds like it has the potential to be good. But knowing it's a spin-off makes me leary. I feel that if they wanted to do an all-female version, they should have done a film that wasn't connected to the others in any way. Now it just feels like they're doing it for diversity, rather...
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