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Just finished S1 of Dark. That second season better arrive!

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There were definitely things cut.

They lingered on some props too long to not have them brought back up. There were lines that should have built on things that didn’t. Most of the gang was called out by name and obviously had history Snake Guy??? what’s his deal Blackdom seemed to have been cut back as well.

But, over all, I thought it good. Casting was great. I can’t think of anyone who really seemed out of place.

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that’s how i feel, too. i have so many questions!

i was happy that my theory that The Stranger was actually Jonas from the future was correct. i believe that his stoner friend (Bartosz?) is actually the priest, Noah, from a future point in time, too. besides that, though, i’m not sure wtf is going on, haha.

EDIT: looks like it’s getting a second season, too, which is good!

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Hm, hadn’t considered your second point. Hm.

I love how it gets called a “cult hit” whereas Stranger Things was just a hit or a Netflix hit. “Oh noes, turns out North Americans will read subtitles after all! !!”

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Stranger Things 2, the super-secret lab has security in BASIC! That’s adorable! (And I wouldn’t be surprised if it were accurate for 1984 either.)

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I ummm went a little crazy at the central branch of the library the other day.

Power of the Daleks was neat. It is the first Pertwee story and considered lost for a long time. While they found footage it wasn’t in good shape but with the original full audio and snippets of film to work with they did pretty decent job of making an animated version. While the animation wasn’t anything great it was watchable and it was a good story for The Doctor.

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I guess I’m going to have to jump…

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Watched the Xmas special last night on BBCA; would go to the theater showing but it’s only playing at one local theater on Wednesday, an hour after I get off work. No way am I staying in the city past the time I’m required to.

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I am in a good location. I can walk to a theaterplex that is showing it.

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So could I, as the theater is technically walking distance from where I work.

I enjoyed it, but not enough to spend money and extra time in SF…

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Ahh well walking distance from work is different than walking distance from home though. Considering the current chilly weather here I may drive anyway. Plus it gives me a reason to wear my scarf on an outing.

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Very true. If it was walking distance from home, that would be a different story.

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Two all-time classic X-Files episodes were on tonight: “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose” and “War of the Corprophages.” The writing and acting in those episodes are just brilliant. I don’t watch the show much any more-- I found season 9 so poorly done I swore off the series, and season 10 failed to change my mind-- but these two episodes remind me why I used to love that show so very much.

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One of my favorite words

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That’s my favourite X-Files episode. Scully gets all the best lines:

“You stay here. [checks gun] That’s no place for an entomologist.”

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Squeeeee!!!

cheat-look-good

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On Netflix? They do.
I’ve watched the first four episodes on Netflix. In the options for the show, I chose the German audio (which is the actors speaking as filmed) and English subtitles. There are also choices for dubbed in English and a few other languages but the bad lip synching in dubbing always bothers me.

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Two thirds of the way through Mr Robot season 3.

Still liking it

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BIG FAT QUIZ OF THE YEAR!!
RichardAndNoel_sm

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