Comments on: Resistance is Useless! https://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=1532 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:16:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Al https://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=1532&cpage=1#comment-1181 Al Thu, 27 May 2010 09:46:38 +0000 http://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=1532#comment-1181 We live in beautiful and perfectly positioned New Zealand, as far from the Entertainment empires of Hollywood and, er Cardiff as it's possible to be. Back in 1977 we had to wait the better part of year (or did it just feel that way?) to get Star Wars. In the sparkling, far-flung future of 2010 a mere month or so can feel just as long for new Who. I'm drifting. My point is, ummm... if anyone can find a way of not hearing or reading something about a series Fnarg story before it actually gets screened here then they really are, as Peter suggests, a hermit. Without an internet connection. Or a DWM subscription. Or even a parent who reads News of the World. Dave appears to differ, I'll be interested to hear if you manage this successfully or not, over the next few weeks. Good luck to you, sir! We live in beautiful and perfectly positioned New Zealand, as far from the Entertainment empires of Hollywood and, er Cardiff as it’s possible to be.
Back in 1977 we had to wait the better part of year (or did it just feel that way?) to get Star Wars. In the sparkling, far-flung future of 2010 a mere month or so can feel just as long for new Who. I’m drifting. My point is, ummm…
if anyone can find a way of not hearing or reading something about a series Fnarg story before it actually gets screened here then they really are, as Peter suggests, a hermit. Without an internet connection. Or a DWM subscription. Or even a parent who reads News of the World. Dave appears to differ, I’ll be interested to hear if you manage this successfully or not, over the next few weeks. Good luck to you, sir!

]]> By: Peter A https://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=1532&cpage=1#comment-1178 Peter A Wed, 26 May 2010 21:50:16 +0000 http://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=1532#comment-1178 Sheldon Cooper... I remember Big Bang Theory, before TVNZ put all the scheduling up the fritz and due to abovementioned parental duties and schedules I could never watch it ever again!! Sheldon Cooper… I remember Big Bang Theory, before TVNZ put all the scheduling up the fritz and due to abovementioned parental duties and schedules I could never watch it ever again!!

]]> By: the_other_dave https://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=1532&cpage=1#comment-1177 the_other_dave Wed, 26 May 2010 11:40:54 +0000 http://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=1532#comment-1177 Coment re: the banner - "Coo, asn't Ermionie let 'erself go..." But on to the content: Yes, I know we shouldn't, but dammit Zeus Blog is sooo damned tasty, you just can't help yourself. And Fast Return being in essence a (everso-good opinion driven) review, you just don't expect it to be looking forward and enjoying the cake so much. I think part of the problem in this instance is that the actual ******* already shown in various trailers etc look sod all like the originals. Even before reading the write up in question I had seen them, but in my head had written them off as this season's "obligitory stupid greenfaced monster" (Re:Slitheen, Absorbaloff, Chantho, Vinvocci etc), it wasn't the fact we didn't know they were there, we just hadn't realised what they were. It is a bit of a weird situation really. However the little pull down note to read-on used here, and on the other correspondant's blog is at least a courtersy to those of us with our fingers in our ears.... .... what?...... No, I can't hear you... I've got my fingers in my.... oh sod it, please yourselves. One of the advantages of living on the other side of the planet, having children and generally being cut off from reality in general is that, if you choose to, and exercise a bit of self control, you can get away with relative spoiler free-ness (I can happily avoid Facebook till the weekend to get the full surprises out of LOST - I just have a sinking suspicion it may not be worth it). The trick is not to "hermetically" seal yourself in. You rapidly run out of air unless you punch a few holes in the box. Those holes are generally places you can go to to discuss, read, enjoy "safely". This doesn't have to be a blanket ban, but as evidenced by the editorial adjustment to the last Fast Return, "playing safer" is not only feasable, but also relatively striaght-forward to accomplish, AND very much appreciated. (this is why I have about three stops on my Dr Who related internet trawl, and why this is one of them and the likes of Gallifrey Base aint). As for my eyes, I could go all Sheldon Cooper and point out that can "almost" blind me as many times as you would care too, but you only have to get it right twice, although it could also explain my rather myopic view on the subject. As for fumigated (!?), I hope that was the other guy (there was annother guy), although my house does carry the faint wiff of nappy.... Coment re: the banner – “Coo, asn’t Ermionie let ‘erself go…”

But on to the content: Yes, I know we shouldn’t, but dammit Zeus Blog is sooo damned tasty, you just can’t help yourself. And Fast Return being in essence a (everso-good opinion driven) review, you just don’t expect it to be looking forward and enjoying the cake so much.

I think part of the problem in this instance is that the actual ******* already shown in various trailers etc look sod all like the originals. Even before reading the write up in question I had seen them, but in my head had written them off as this season’s “obligitory stupid greenfaced monster” (Re:Slitheen, Absorbaloff, Chantho, Vinvocci etc), it wasn’t the fact we didn’t know they were there, we just hadn’t realised what they were.

It is a bit of a weird situation really. However the little pull down note to read-on used here, and on the other correspondant’s blog is at least a courtersy to those of us with our fingers in our ears….

…. what?…… No, I can’t hear you… I’ve got my fingers in my…. oh sod it, please yourselves.

One of the advantages of living on the other side of the planet, having children and generally being cut off from reality in general is that, if you choose to, and exercise a bit of self control, you can get away with relative spoiler free-ness (I can happily avoid Facebook till the weekend to get the full surprises out of LOST – I just have a sinking suspicion it may not be worth it).

The trick is not to “hermetically” seal yourself in. You rapidly run out of air unless you punch a few holes in the box. Those holes are generally places you can go to to discuss, read, enjoy “safely”. This doesn’t have to be a blanket ban, but as evidenced by the editorial adjustment to the last Fast Return, “playing safer” is not only feasable, but also relatively striaght-forward to accomplish, AND very much appreciated. (this is why I have about three stops on my Dr Who related internet trawl, and why this is one of them and the likes of Gallifrey Base aint).

As for my eyes, I could go all Sheldon Cooper and point out that can “almost” blind me as many times as you would care too, but you only have to get it right twice, although it could also explain my rather myopic view on the subject.

As for fumigated (!?), I hope that was the other guy (there was annother guy), although my house does carry the faint wiff of nappy….

]]> By: Thad Ritchards https://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=1532&cpage=1#comment-1176 Thad Ritchards Wed, 26 May 2010 10:16:49 +0000 http://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=1532#comment-1176 What? The Mind of Evil is being recolourised! Noooo! I now know too much! Damn you! Damn you all! What? The Mind of Evil is being recolourised! Noooo! I now know too much! Damn you! Damn you all!

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