‘Bernardo Bertolucci, Last Tango in Paris director (and The Last Emperor, Stealing Beauty, & The Conformist), dies aged 77’…
An obituary here - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/26/bernardo-bertolucci-obituary
^ 😃
Loved The Witchfinders episode, yes the ending seemed a bit rushed/quick, though the cinematography, performances & humour - and enjoyment of it - are all still going strong…
SPOILERS
and yet the villains were genuinely creepy / scary - the much underrated Siobhan Finneran was on form, Alan Cumming was great - a great mix of humour and a layered performance for the darker moments, as well as a few pointers to a dark period of history once again. Nice mix of tech and aliens too…
Only two episodes of the season left… (plus the New Year Special)
Someone has kindly (and jokingly) put together a complaint form for viewers displeased with whatever they are displeased with each week:-
😉
Recently completed Rogue Squadron & Battle For Naboo (all Gold Medals) on the N64…
and so took the retro plunge and bought a Gamecube bundle - the console & leads, 2 official controllers, memory card, and… Rogue Leader, Rebel Strike, Jedi Outcast, Clone Wars, Bounty Hunter, and Lego SW Original Trilogy - all for the price of a new ‘AAA’ console/pc game.
Not bad for 6 Star Wars games - maybe get the Lego Prequel Trilogy game later on if nostalgia holds firm (7 Star Wars games on 1 console… not bad; even if a couple weren’t highly rated 😃)
May also get Mario Kart, TimeSplitters and some of the Resident Evil series etc - seem to be all going cheap.
Have you had to walk 500 miles?
Were you advised to walk 500 more?
You could be entitled to compensation…
Call The Pro Claimers now!
Hopefully these two coming live action Star Wars tv/streaming series by ILM TV will give a few of the highly talented and ingenious Fan Editors on here some content to work with for their respective edits - especially if shot and done with that Star Wars style/vibe…
(as well as being quality and enjoyable series in their own right, of course…)
‘Soyuz Rocket Launch Captured On Incredible Video From ISS’…
& https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouBfzCgXHgk
Some cracking and informative videos up on the ESA youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/ESA/videos
and obviously NASA too - https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAtelevision
‘Nasa Mars landing: InSight lander nears Red Planet for mission to examine how it formed’…
Lander is space agency’s first attempt to land on Martian surface in six years.
^ I think your copy of Spyro may have been pirated mate 😉
Me when I realise what is now only 30 days away…
American christian potentially spreads pathogens capable of killing an entire tribe of pre-contact indigenous people, all in the name of Jesus.
I’ve read a few articles on this - and am still struggling to understand why someone would risk the lives of the tribe (as you say) - who have repeatedly demonstrated for a long time they wish to be left alone - (as well as risking their own lives) to spread the word of Christianity - or any religion for that matter.
Seems like a gaming-spec type machine may be a decent fit for your needs mate.
I’m a Brit so don’t know what’s a bargain your side of the pond - though if you were over here I’d recommend trying something like the Dell Outlet store (and other outlet stores) - and look around for an Alienware laptop (they are usually heavily discounted as they are ‘returns’ or ‘scratch and dents’. There are a few (if you’re quick) going for just over half-price / a third off retail price.
https://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/22/campaigns/outlet
Best thing is to likely phone them instead of ordering online - the sales girls and lads are quite friendly and knowledgeable (the UK ones are, anyway) and will usually throw in a laptop bag or other extra to seal the deal - and they’ll be able to describe in detail any scratch or dents - or maybe why it was returned (unwanted gifts are the main reason).
You should get a full 12 month guarantee (though again I’m only guessing you’d get that in the US as you would in the UK) - so best check beforehand.
Am sure there are better / cooler makes than Alienware out there - though I find them reliable, tough, well-built, likely to last a good few years, and are good value for money on the whole. Sort of safe bet for people who want/need a good spec machine - without having to be a laptop spec guru 😃
(an i5 or i7, with 16gb RAM, 256GB SSD & 1TB HD, with a GTX 1060 graphics card - or higher… should suffice for a few years)
Good luck with it - hope someone else can offer you more detailed / better info Stateside.
A nice touch - as it’s ‘Doctor Who Day’:-
‘ALL Doctor Who Title Sequences (UPDATED) | Doctor Who’…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNszKKAtEwU
(with more info and links etc in the ‘Show More’ link underneath)
I have just written a joke about contagion. I hope everyone gets it.
Hi and welcome, StarkillerAG 😃
A fun, informative and nostalgic look back at the classic BSG series…
‘Battlestar Galactica (1978) - A Timewarp TV Retrospective’:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af6wuq0h6Fc
and the erm…
‘Galactica 1980 - A Timewarp TV Retrospective’:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RWpZlin6so
Came across an old Kenner figure template of old earlier today, thought it may be an idea for storing a USB drive full of Star Wars projects - or an external drive…
Buy a cheap acrylic display case for single Star Wars kenner / palitoy figures from ebay (or similar) for around $3/4…
and use a template like this for whatever content you are going to store on the USB / external drive…
Original sized 1795x2719 image can be found here - https://i.imgur.com/OteQAOU.png
Then fill in the black space with, for example, an adywan image or logo, or Despecialized image, 4K release, or just a Star Wars image you like (or leave it blank of using an external drive).
Cut the template to size of the display case - and you have a cheap custom-made storage display case for your Star Wars projects / films etc.
^ Was she in Fringe or similar sci-fi/mystery series a few years back??
Anastasia Baranova (possibly best known for Z Nation and Syn)
A cool, yet apparently fake, X-Wing drone - with retractable foils and spinning…
For the gif - https://imgur.com/gallery/PZnjpob
More alternative R2 units here - https://imgur.com/gallery/kHIQ7yi
‘Star Wars: Oscar Isaac Talks The ‘Beautiful’ Way Episode IX Portrays Leia’…
‘Todd Fisher on Carrie’s continuing legacy: 'There’s a lot more to come’…
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/todd-fisher-carries-continuing-legacy-lot/story?id=60049395
‘The 1 thing I want in Star Wars Battlefront (or some other future Star Wars FPS)’:- (by HelloGreedo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCLrdm5ELx8
^ the man makes a good point (yet again) - it would be great to have map mods back in Star Wars FPS games - especially beneficial for replay value and longevity - and y’know… fun.
‘Star Wars Battlefront II: Battle of Geonosis Official Trailer’… (with Obi-Wan Kenobi)
or https://www.windowscentral.com/obi-wan-kenobi-joins-star-wars-battlefront-ii-next-week
(surely a ‘High Ground’ mode incoming 😉)
‘Google Play Offering All Movie Rentals Just For $0.99 On Thanksgiving’…
https://fossbytes.com/google-play-offering-all-movie-rentals-cents-99-on-thanksgiving/
I asked 100 girls what shampoo they prefer to use while taking a shower.
They all replied, “How did you get in here?!”
Mandip Gill and Jodie Whittaker
Subbuteo for me - was given a team of Liverpool players, a generic team for the opposition and made the rest up (pitches, goals, corner flags etc) out of whatever I had to hand or could use my imagination on. Doing a few household chores etc got me a few pennies so later bought a goal and a ‘proper’ pitch.
The rich kids had stands, and floodlights, multiple & special edition teams, refs, trophies etc - though always thought they lost out on something not using other fun non-subbuteo stuff first… 😃
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subbuteo
All that went out of the window after this one Christmas…
https://www.retrogames.co.uk/039714/Bargain-Basement/-Galaxy-Invader-1000-by-Gakken
Behold it’s battery zapping Space Invader greatness 😃
An interesting bit of Chris Eccleston talking about his time on Doctor Who on BBC Radio (3 mins long)…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr_OEqbGu2w
There may be more insights and info on his time as The Doctor, when his memoirs comes out next year…
‘Actor and former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston reveals he is writing his memoirs’:-
How is BBC America doing with the screening of the new Doctor Who series now? Is it still full of adverts and interruptions?
The ‘Video Game Movie Edits’ thread may be of interest mate - it’s an older thread but it checks out 😉
These older projects may also be of some use (for ideas, info and software etc), hopefully…
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Extracting-cutscenes-and-gameplay-action-from-PC-game/id/6137
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Rebel-Assault-II-and-Jedi-Knight-Dark-Forces-II-cutscenes/id/6721
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/SW-videogames-cutscenes-esp-Rogue-Squadron-series/id/3046/page/1
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-Games-Preservation/id/9380
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-Bounty-Hunter-Beyond-The-Game-20-3-DVD-by-Galactus-MoveAlong-ThrowgnCpr-NOW-AVAILABLE/id/9103
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/The-Force-Unleashed-Duology-A-Spence-Edit/id/12420
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-Dark-Empire-The-Movie/id/9529
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-Knights-of-the-Old-Republic-THE-MOVIE-Finally-finished/id/6949
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/24-The-Game-Cut-Scenes-Fan-Edit/id/4981
Edit: The ‘An Index Thread for Star Wars Fan Edits and Other Projects…’ also has some threads on Star Wars gaming in the ‘Miscellaneous’ section - which may be of interest too.
Waiting to use the cashpoint earlier, some fella stood on one leg, apparently doing nothing with the buttons, for ages. I asked him what he’s doing, he says he’s just checking his balance…
