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Author:  MaliA [ Wed May 17, 2017 14:02 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Space has a morning as long as you're measuring time.


Do Royal Navy ships run on GMT, as they must move time zones every day? I imagine submarines must, to maintain shift patterns.
Author:  MaliA [ Wed May 17, 2017 14:04 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Space has a morning as long as you're measuring time.


Do Royal Navy ships run on GMT, as they must move time zones every day? I imagine submarines must, to maintain shift patterns.


I think star trek maintained ship time.
Author:  Grim... [ Wed May 17, 2017 14:11 ]
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Apparently it's up to the captain.
Author:  Squirt [ Wed May 17, 2017 14:13 ]
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I imagine maintaining a consistent timing system across Starfleet would be extremely challenging, due to the extreme distances and relativistic effects of superluminal travel.
Author:  Kern [ Wed May 17, 2017 14:13 ]
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Got to keep things on San Dimas Time.
Author:  Satsuma [ Wed May 17, 2017 15:01 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
It's Seth McFarlane; bound to be terrible.


Jesus Christ, this^^^, always this^^^.
Author:  MrChris [ Wed May 17, 2017 15:10 ]
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Satsuma wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
It's Seth McFarlane; bound to be terrible.


Jesus Christ, this^^^, always this^^^.

I'm not particularity familiar with his work, but I quite enjoyed A Million Ways To Die In the West, but that was probably mostly due to Charlize Theron.
Author:  Grim... [ Wed May 17, 2017 15:10 ]
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Except when it's not.
Author:  krazywookie [ Wed May 17, 2017 20:34 ]
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Have we all watched into the bad lands? It's got a mad Max vibe and decent blood spray. Really good gripping stuff, 2 seasons and I get sad when I run out.
Author:  krazywookie [ Wed May 17, 2017 20:53 ]
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It's got Daniel Wu
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Wed May 17, 2017 20:57 ]
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krazywookie wrote:
Have we all watched into the bad lands? It's got a mad Max vibe and decent blood spray. Really good gripping stuff, 2 seasons and I get sad when I run out.


I thought the first season was excellent with an interesting setting, good plot and well choreographed brutal fight sequences. The second season felt like a different show, with silly amounts of blood and Nick Frost as unfunny comic relief.
Author:  krazywookie [ Wed May 17, 2017 21:01 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
krazywookie wrote:
Have we all watched into the bad lands? It's got a mad Max vibe and decent blood spray. Really good gripping stuff, 2 seasons and I get sad when I run out.


I thought the first season was excellent with an interesting setting, good plot and well choreographed brutal fight sequences. The second season felt like a different show, with silly amounts of blood and Nick Frost as unfunny comic relief.

I agree with all that, shame about nick frost, still enjoying it though. Better than most things on telly atm.
Author:  asfish [ Thu May 18, 2017 8:04 ]
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Netflix are doing a Witcher TV show

Would share a link but my place considers gaming sites the devils work so blocks them

Picture of Facebook post attached instead
Author:  KovacsC [ Thu May 18, 2017 8:12 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Space has a morning as long as you're measuring time.


Do Royal Navy ships run on GMT, as they must move time zones every day? I imagine submarines must, to maintain shift patterns.


Run on Zulu Time (it is GMT), but also adjustment for location in the world..
Author:  MrChris [ Thu May 18, 2017 8:28 ]
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So is that not "local time" then?
Author:  KovacsC [ Thu May 18, 2017 8:32 ]
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Both...

Has to be on Zulu for communication back to the UK, and local for where the ship is.
Author:  Satsuma [ Mon May 29, 2017 14:52 ]
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Latest American Gods: Boobs out of 10.
Author:  MrChris [ Wed May 31, 2017 21:34 ]
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I'm not sure I like it, but Gillian Anderson! Yay.
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Wed May 31, 2017 21:38 ]
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iZombie went a bit Critical Role this week. Great stuff.
Author:  Curiosity [ Mon Jun 05, 2017 22:48 ]
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The Good Fight was good. Only 10 episodes, so kept it punchy and interesting all the way through.

Spin off from The Good Wife, but without the main character of that.
Author:  Cras [ Mon Jun 05, 2017 22:52 ]
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I can't decide if I fancy Ygritte.
Author:  Curiosity [ Mon Jun 05, 2017 22:58 ]
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Cras wrote:
I can't decide if I fancy Ygritte.


I do, but I fancy everyone.
Author:  Grim... [ Mon Jun 05, 2017 23:01 ]
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/flutters ballsack
Author:  Bamba [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:05 ]
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Cras wrote:
I can't decide if I fancy Ygritte.


I always think I should fancy her but there's something off-putting about her; like she looks weirdly rough most of the time.
Author:  Grim... [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:20 ]
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Without wanting to get into "what I think makes some girls pretty and some girls not", I think Ygritte is one of those people whose whole face can be transformed by good makeup, like a lot of models.
Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:48 ]
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We're talking about Rose Leslie, right?
Author:  Grim... [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:59 ]
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Yes.
Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:02 ]
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I fancy her more as posh Rose Leslie than I do as fake northern Ygritte. I have a weakness for gingers, though.
Author:  Grim... [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:11 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
I have a weakness for gingers, though.

Quite.
Author:  Mr Dave [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:28 ]
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Grim... wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
I have a weakness for gingers, though.

Quite.

Like we hadn't figured that out from the cottage.
Author:  myp [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:44 ]
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Poor Craster's beard
Author:  TheVision [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:50 ]
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MrsVision and I have started watching Breaking Bad. It's the second time for me but she's new to it.

It's still brilliant though and I'm picking up lots of things that I hadn't noticed before. One being...

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
In one of the first episodes, Walt has a birthday party. Hank proposes a toast but he does this in the middle of showing off his gun. Everyone in the room raises a toast with a glass except for Walter who is holding a gun awkwardly. It's very subtle, but clever and shows the distinction between Walter and everyone else in the room.
Author:  Cras [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:51 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
I fancy her more as posh Rose Leslie than I do as fake northern Ygritte. I have a weakness for gingers, though.


See, opposite for me.
Author:  DBSnappa [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:52 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
I fancy her more as posh Rose Leslie than I do as fake northern Ygritte. I have a weakness for gingers, though.
Author:  devilman [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 12:07 ]
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I've been working my way through the X-Files on Amazon Prime of late. In the past, I'd given up around season four I think, but I'm now up to season either this time around. The quality is so variable though that some episodes, I end up paying very little attention to and have even just napped through. In the first few seasons, I prefer the 'monster of the week' type episodes as they were more interesting than the overall season story, but when you get to seasons six onward, I found that some of the monster of the week episodes were so bad, I'd long for a main story one instead.

In particular, I don't enjoy the lighthearted stories much at all, like Hollywood AD (where there's an X-Files film made). I much prefer the darker episodes.
Author:  LewieP [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 12:13 ]
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Second time around, I found Breaking Bad to be more of a black comedy with elements of a thriller, whereas first time around the balance went the other way.

Things like:
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
Walt chastising Jesse for bringing the meth lab to an airport, when later on Jesse chastised Walt for bringing a bomb to a hospital.
Walt wanting to withhold Jesse's payment from him because he'll spend it on drugs (it is drug money).
The discussion of killling/being a criminal with Krazy8.

All of this is hilarious, but way moreso given the context of future episodes.
Author:  TheVision [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 12:59 ]
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LewieP wrote:
Second time around, I found Breaking Bad to be more of a black comedy with elements of a thriller, whereas first time around the balance went the other way.

Things like:
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
Walt chastising Jesse for bringing the meth lab to an airport, when later on Jesse chastised Walt for bringing a bomb to a hospital.
Walt wanting to withhold Jesse's payment from him because he'll spend it on drugs (it is drug money).
The discussion of killling/being a criminal with Krazy8.

All of this is hilarious, but way moreso given the context of future episodes.


Absolutely spot on. I said this just last night. It's way more funnier than I remember it being. I guess it helps that there's no suspense for me as I know what's going to happen.

I still think it's the best thing I've ever watched on TV.
Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 13:08 ]
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Cras wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
I fancy her more as posh Rose Leslie than I do as fake northern Ygritte. I have a weakness for gingers, though.


See, opposite for me.

Might be because you're surrounded my southerners and I'm surrounded by northerners.
Author:  Grim... [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 13:36 ]
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Mr Dave wrote:
Grim... wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
I have a weakness for gingers, though.

Quite.

Like we hadn't figured that out from the cottage.

:DD
Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 17:57 ]
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We've started watching American Horror Story. Just started season 4 and still interested. I pay it more interest than my phone which is a good marker.
Author:  asfish [ Fri Jun 09, 2017 11:22 ]
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Orange is the new Black S5 out today.
Author:  RuySan [ Fri Jun 09, 2017 21:01 ]
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Handmaids tale is the best new show on TV. Very interesting setting and amazingly written and acted.

Genius is much better than I thought it would be. There are lots of silly stuff though, like how every Einstein discovery came by through an eureka moment, but I understand that staring at a man thinking for 10 hour's wouldnt make a good show.

Fargo is being amazing. Best season so far.

American gods is really stupid, but I like all the neons, so I'll keep watching it for sure.
Author:  MrChris [ Wed Jun 14, 2017 21:15 ]
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Just started series 2 of Better Call Saul. It's brilliant. Brilliantly shot, brilliantly scripted, brilliantly acted.
Author:  JBR [ Thu Jun 15, 2017 14:09 ]
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Finished series four of Agents of Shield. Slow-burning in places, much less so in others. I think that was the best one yet. Much fun.
Author:  Findus Fop [ Fri Jun 16, 2017 14:04 ]
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Where's Wallace

When Where's Wally meets the Wire.

It's threatening to derail an unfortunately very busy Friday afternoon.
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:12 ]
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Recently started 'SONS OF ANARCHY' on Netflix, currently working my through Season Two.

I'm very much enjoying it but part of me can't help but think it's basically a soap opera with occasional extreme violence, rock music, and Hell's Angels, but then again that sounds pretty cool.

Suffers a bit from the 'no proper swearing' policy that was imposed on it, and I'm still not sure if it's supposed to be condemning or lionising the Angels themselves, or not taking a position at all.

Evil Leela is splendid though, and there is some great humour in there, albeit often very dark and/or twisted.
Author:  markg [ Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:17 ]
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Yeah it's just good fun, it is what it is. Don't go watching it thinking you're going to be getting some sort of clever commentary on anything.
Author:  Satsuma [ Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:33 ]
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It really fucking nosedives off a cliff when they go to Ireland. The later seasons have their moments but it gets really daft and formulaic.

I can't remember it being averse to swearing which is a bit odd given all the violence and bum rape later on.
Author:  Zardoz [ Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:34 ]
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Yeah, an enjoyable watch but very wobbly.

Especially:
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
Irish Season 8) :D


Also:
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
Stone wash and white trainers :spew:


But I watched the whole bloody lot and didn't feel short changed.
Author:  Cras [ Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:40 ]
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Hearthly wrote:
Evil Leela


Bloody hell. Obvious, now you say it.
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