Transporter Malfunction (2)

The world has gone completely batshit insane.
Nah. The world has gone totally stuck indoors at computers.
Those unable to keep themselves entertained, or unable to keep working, or don’t have to stay working, have gone totally buggered bored.
Now, for those who are both, particularly such as showbiz types that can’t get work these days, and have to figure out how to keep getting work under such rather shifting circumstances, the question comes up of what to do that will get one rather enhanced visibility so as to keep the “career” going, where playing a role is just playing a role, really now, no one is going to take any of this seriously now . . . . . .
From that point of view, it’s a sort of a futility show variety, live audition workshop, job to be hired for to be decided later, as long one is visibly still available now . . . .

Gordon Klein And he was following University policy as directed by his supervisor.
Thank you, Steve.

A familiar mental pattern:

When they’re burning your house or business, it’s mostly-peaceful protest. But when the vandalism comes to her house it’s domestic terrorism.

You’d think reciprocal principles would be a bare minimum. But apparently not.

Bosch is very good. Except for season six
When I read that, I think oooh, 6 seasons? A lot of catching up. I fear the internet might have permanently damaged my attention span.
Steve E mentioned Altered Carbon. Speaking as a fan of the books, it’s utter bollocks. They dick about with the plot and situation in a pointless fashion in S1, which stores up problems for the largely nonsensical S2. It has also become stupidly PCified. It’s so ‘diverse’ almost everyone is black, including characters who were already non-white to begin with. In S2 the male lead becomes increasingly toothless and weak. It also falls into the superhero bollocks movie trap of thinking that endless chop socky nonsense is a substitute for action and drama.
They’ve also run out of original material to butcher so I’m not going to bother with S3.

Re the above I wonder if Chelsea Handler would be quite so understanding about his views on transgenderism as she apparently is about his anti-semitism. Too bad that no-one will ever ask her.

The Mandalorian – even though I’m not a Star Wars fan
Yes, I’ve enjoyed the first season. I don’t think it’s spectacular, just good fun. Almost whimsical. And likewise, I’m not a Star Wars enthusiast, but it works as a kind of spaghetti western about, er, parenting, sort of.

Pedro Pascal, also in Narcos, makes an excellent Man With No Name. And Baby Yoda is incredibly cute.
It’s a fun pairing. I’m not sure how many seasons they can string it out for, but at the moment I’m entertained. I tend to think that the less Star Wars it is, or at least the more removed it is from recent films – and the less dialogue there is – the more I like it.

Oh.
I finally got around to noticing Transporter Malfunction (2)

Here’s Transporter Malfunction Prime.

…the less Star Wars it is, or at least the more removed it is from recent films – and the less dialogue there is – the more I like it.
The lack of cod mysticism and the laconic main character are a big plus.

I have been watching SS-GB, mostly because I find the premise fascinating.
Not seen that one. I need to write a list.

Two headlines from this morning:
AUSTRIA: MAN FINED FOR FARTING ‘WITH FULL INTENT’ AT POLICE (New York Times)
WHAT THE WIND BLEW AWAY (Washington Examiner)
They just struck me as funny. Don’t go making a conspiracy theory about them!

A Mighty Wind.

say goodbye to Aunt Jemima
Curious they make no mention of what is to replace the outdated stereotype of a black woman making good from impoverished beginnings.
Sista Jamaila chucking a Molotov cocktail into a burning police car?
Cousin Jamal running from a recently looted Target proudly clutching his favourite breakfast syrup?
Inquiring minds want to know.

a kind of spaghetti western about, er, parenting, sort of.
I’m hoping they don’t make it ‘more Star Wars’ as it goes on.
For me, Favreau and Filoni have made the most Star Wars-y Star Wars in decades. They understand that Star Wars is just a fusion of the movies Lucas watched as a kid at the local theater in the 1960’s – so WWII movies, cowboy movies, Flash Gordon, and because Lucas was a film student in the 1970’s, Kurosawa.
The Mandalorian is The Man with No Name crossed with Lone Wolf and Cub. Flash Gordon comes in with the set dressing and visuals. There are a few stumbles – the more they introduce the Force the more it jars with the very grounded tone, and they can’t resist injecting Star Wars fan jokes about stormtroopers.

For me, Favreau and Filoni have made the most Star Wars-y Star Wars in decades.
Heh. Well, again, the less it resembles the woke trashfire of recent offerings, the better, I should think.

Curious they make no mention of what is to replace the outdated stereotype
Given these cretins’ commie LARPing perhaps they’ll ape the Soviets and demand it be labelled just “Syrup” like in the good ol’ USSR.
Haha just kidding! Like the Reds had access to outrageous luxuries like viscous sugar and things to put it on for breakfast. Tovarishch, please.

Agggggghhhhhhh !
Needed to be said.

This one is right out of Central Casting.
They’re all being terribly radical in exactly the same way. Practically predestined.

Nothing to see here, just Peter Hitchens standing tall against an angry, slogan-chanting mob:
At what point does this become straight forward harrassment?
Always led by a woman; have you noticed? The same ones who bullied some poor girl who didn’t have the right makings for the club in high school.
The UK needs a good dose of second amendment rights

angry, slogan-chanting mob:
“Sharna pax an get the pole”

The Chernobyl mini-series was quite well done. Took a few liberties, but the technical exposition was as well done as any documentary.

War: A Commentary by Gwynne Dyer,seven episodes.

say goodbye to Aunt Jemima
How long will it be before The Left starts bleating about the lack of BAME faces on food packaging?
Can someone please find The Left something useful to do?

Tomorrow’s Ephemera has been compiled and should materialise just after midnight
So, no transporter malfunction?

So, no transporter malfunction?
The night is young.