Agents of Absence

Dr R Dizzle

07:39

@JackBNimble If A Clockwork Orange can be considered science fiction, I'm sure The Truman Show can be too.

Ankit Sharma

08:06

@DrRDizzle this whole stuff is confusing for me

So better I stay away from grey area cases here

phantom42

12:20

just read the new review on the blog. that's about all i have to say about that.

i'm going to try to be less negative

and not downvote anything

of course, that means pretty much not voting on anything anymore

KutuluMike

you can't downvote the blog can you?

huh. i just read it as well.

basically "I don't get books, I prefer movies." Simple enough.

phantom42

i meant downvoting things in general

Himarm

whats the newest blog the martian one?

phantom42

or expressing disagreement/disapproval. outside of here, at least.

yeah, the martian. well, i assume it's the newest. it's the one linked in the sidebar on the site

KutuluMike

@phantom42 at least until the happy fun police come yell at us for not fawning over everyone in mos eisley.

Dr R Dizzle

12:29

@KutuluMike Those police don't sound happy or fun.

KutuluMike

but she sat down and wrote a blog piece, so +1 for her.

@DrRDizzle you would be correct.

phantom42

blog piece needs tightening up. but yes, good effort to try to flesh out the blog

Dr R Dizzle

The Martian is such a good film that I can't image the book can have anything else to offer, in fairness.

Himarm

thats her life 4th or fith one in 2 months

phantom42

guess i havent noticed

didnt really realize we even had a blog

KutuluMike

12:31

I like to write blog pieces but they take me forever

I'm a blog perfectionist

it took me almost 2 weeks each to write those marvel/dc blog posts

phantom42

the fourth paragraph in this one drives me up the wall

Dr R Dizzle

@KutuluMike All I've ever done with the blog here is repost articles from my own blog.

'cause I'm a ho.

phantom42

the whole thing reads like the dictation of someone telling their friend about a movie - not a style of blogging i like

Dr R Dizzle

"It was a perfect example of why the first person does not work for a whole novel."

Some of the most influential books of all time have been written in first person.

phantom42

also, the whole novel isn't first person

but you know, whatever. details, schmetails.

Dr R Dizzle

12:34

I mean, I'm not a fan of the first-person viewpoint either, in fairness. But I wouldn't say it doesn't work.

Ankit Sharma

> ho : Anyone who dehumanizes themselves by selling their soul to others.

Dr R Dizzle

@AnkitSharma I know what a ho is, I just used the word.

Ankit Sharma

So you sold you soul O.o

Dr R Dizzle

Many times over.

phantom42

my favorite shirt that i own is the one that just prominently says "whore" right on the front in big white letters.

Himarm

12:37

from her other blogs shes total fantasy nerd in the knights and magic genre, i think this sudo space scifi wasnt her thing

i didnt bother with the martian at all, i dont really like, near future sci-fi

Dr R Dizzle

@Himarm "space scifi wasnt her thing" not found.

Himarm

scifi needs not be in space

sci-fi about something we could probably do right now(if we cared to spend the money) is to close to home

Ankit Sharma

@Himarm change the design make it more orange, it will be more fantastic/fantasy

phantom42

you want to change the design of all of "sci fi"?

Ankit Sharma

no scifi.se ;)

It's too dark and catchy to be used in office

phantom42

12:42

use stylish or something similar

does a past-tense journal count as "first person"?

KutuluMike

sure.

and yes, I also don't like the stream-of-consciousness style blog.

that's why mine take so long. I re-write them 5-6 times.

Ankit Sharma

@phantom42 Seems bit time consuming, will check later

phantom42

if you really wanted to, you could probably just copy the stylesheet from m/tv and use it in stylish to overwrite sf/f

phantom42

13:02

@KutuluMike where's the best place to park if i want to go to cranes roost these days? over at the mall and walk over?

KutuluMike

what time of day?

phantom42

like.. saturday during the day, probably

KutuluMike

are you going pokehunting?

Ankit Sharma

@phantom42 Uff, i don't know what i am doing, will do it later with fresh mind

KutuluMike

e.g. down to the lakeside?

phantom42

13:03

yeah

KutuluMike

there's a bunch of businesses there that are probably closed.

i parked in the parking lots alone the side of the lake.

but otherwise, the mall is your best bet.

but don't go in by the mall. soon as you get off i-4 go left at the redlight and there's a 'uptown altamonte' sign.

past some stores and the condos

just drive along that road until you find parking

phantom42

cool thanks

not sure if im going to go. wife is going to be out of town and i'll be bored

have some errands to run, but i dont want to hermit up the whole time

KutuluMike

there's usually lots of people there, and 4 constantly-lured pokestops in one place.

so tons of spawns

phantom42

or i might wander around one of the theme parks

Himarm

13:18

phantom42

Supergirl will be guesting on all the arrowverse shows and the legends will be fighting the Justice Society.

KutuluMike

yay and meh.

guess I'll have to watch the finale of Legends

Himarm

did that whole cw netflix thing go through, as in are the current seasons live on netflix?

im still back at the mid season break on all of the shows

my works fire wall messes up with hulu's adds so it only works till the first comercial

KutuluMike

it looks like it was finalized

but it does not include in-season streaming

> he multi-year licensing deal means entire seasons of the network’s scripted shows will be available on Netflix only eight days after the season finale has aired on live TV

Himarm

right

i just want to watch the latest season since there done

Dr R Dizzle

13:37

I'd like it if Flash and Supergirl came to Netflix UK. The only reason I'm not watching them is because I don't want to have to go to the effort of pirating them.

The reason I'm not watching Arrow is because it sucks.

KutuluMike

can you not see them on cwtv.com?

Dr R Dizzle

@KutuluMike I'd be very surprised if that would work outside the US.

Ankit Sharma

@KutuluMike it doesn't work in India

Himarm

prob why that new startrek show is going on netflix for you guys, cause cbs is to cheep to support a global site

KutuluMike

15:57

holy crap.

my car is paid off.

i just got a refund check for July's payment.

NICE OF THEM TO TELL ME

phantom42

nice. time to go buy a new one?

perhaps one with AC?

Himarm

you have no ac

how do you live

KutuluMike

i got the AC fixed.

phantom42

i've got like 7 months left on my loan. so close yet so far.

KutuluMike

only cost me $500

Himarm

15:58

i make my wife drive a car with no ac, i feel bad

KutuluMike

it wasn't what I was afraid of.

@Himarm yes but we've established that you're an incredibly horrible human being.

see also: chat.stackexchange.com/…

Himarm

i only joke about killing her every 10 msgs

doing good

KutuluMike

UGH

the new guy at work... is a bigger nerd than anyone else here.

I mean, I listen to him talk and go "holy shit you're a geek."

and he's very loud.

I feel terrible for thinking these things because he's really nice and trying to fit in... and seriously.. he's a comic book nerd in an office of developers.

how do you not fit in?

Himarm

does he have that like socially awkward aspect

KutuluMike

yes.

imagine this, if possible...

Himarm

16:02

misses all social ques

KutuluMike

I am having a nerd-out conversation with our IT guy about Daredevil and Iron Fist

about the characters in the comics and who's coming next and their backstory.

and this guy just busts in loudly and out-nerds us both.

FWIW: He's convinced that Daredevil Season 3 will show us Bullseye and Typhoid Mary

Himarm

id never even heard of her till now

had to google her

KutuluMike

I had forgotten about her until he said her name.

problem is, she's yet-another-girl-daredevil-dumped

that's basically the story of Daredevil

meet girl, fall in love, tell secret, girl turns evil and/or dies

but it makes sense... the only other high-profile name in Murdock's love life is Black Widow and I don't see that happening on Netflix, ever.

Himarm

yeah, unless they throw a few mil at scar jo

she costs more then the show lol

KutuluMike

Well.. I could see a cameo.

Sam Jackson did one.

I bet if they told her they wanted to do a BW movie but she had to appear in DD to cross-promote it she'd do it

that would be a lie, though. because they're too stupid to do a BW movie.

Himarm

16:08

netflix should get like, netflix movies with there marvel cast, and bring some major players into them

KutuluMike

or they'll do it and f it up.

Himarm

they would make a killing

KutuluMike

I think I may buy everyone I know a ticket to see WW just to ensure it does good box office.

Himarm

toss in like just cap, or just black widow, with the rest of the netflix crew

KutuluMike

when's Captain Marvel? not until after Infinity War 1 right?

phantom42

16:21

typhoid mary is pretty big in daredevil

IIRC captain marvel comes between the IW movies

KutuluMike

most of my daredevil memories are from post-2000

phantom42

elektra is definitely the biggie

KutuluMike

I only have vague recollections of the big events in the early stuff.

phantom42

i think it's kind of like batman and catwoman and talia

but id like to see a marvel project where the romance isn't really a subplot

i think GotG is the only one we've had so far that's avoided it

civil war is pretty much 100% bromance

first avengers, maybe? was there one there?

phantom42

16:37

they need to just script a new bourne or bond movie, yank them out and drop in nat.

bonus if they leave in the sexy bond girl

KutuluMike

16:51

ahaha

Bourne Sexual Identity

phantom42

apparently gal gadot is receiving a bunch of crap on the interwebs for being ~~a zionist~~ israeli

KutuluMike

the internet is clearly a failure.

time to shut it down and migrate to something new.

Himarm

didnt they go after natalie portman for that too

phantom42

probably

though, i dont think portman actually served

she grew up on long island

gadot actually served

Himarm

dont they all serve if they actually live there

i didnt thnk opting out was an option

phantom42

17:05

if you live there, yes

but portman was born there and moved away as a child

Himarm

right so she was exempt i assume because she is a US citizen now

someone dragged scar jo in too

phantom42

i dont know that that's the specific exclusion, but it's probably something close enough

is scar jo israeli?

Himarm

i didnt think so

apperently she just said something pro isreal once

phantom42

ah

KutuluMike

i dunno why everyone blames the israelis or the arabs for this mess. neither of them asked to be shoved together into one country.

can't we put the blame where it belongs -- with England?

Himarm

17:11

we didnt do it this time woo

phantom42

split it up like kids in a divorce. israelis get the land m,w,f, and every other weekend

KutuluMike

timeshares.

Himarm

i think we should have gladiator style combat to decide world issues

1v1 battles to the death, winner wins the treaty

KutuluMike

whoever catches the highest CP pokemon in 1 week wins.

phantom42

maybe we finally found a use for rep

one week on stack. highest rep wins.

KutuluMike

17:22

... so you're saying richard and dvk should decide all world political conflicts

phantom42

no, i mean let them do a rep deathmatch instead of a gladiatorial one

or first to knock richard and dvk out of the top spot

Dr R Dizzle

18:48

My review of Steven Spielberg's The BFG is here if anyone wants to read it.

phantom42

19:19

The flash is on the official cast list for suicide squad. comicbookresources.com/article/…

Dr R Dizzle

19:36

@phantom42 I'm willing to guess that this might be a post-credits scene.

Never mind, I just read the article.

I'm hoping it's like you say, a recap of how they got caught.

phantom42

19:53

wait... where's affleck?

phantom42

20:26

have we actually seen affleck in any trailers? i remember seeing the batmobile, but don't recall actually seeing him

note: i've only watched like two trailers

Himarm

theres batman hanging onto a car

but that could be joker in his batman suit

SUICIDE SQUAD Movie Clip - Batman Ruins Date Night (2016) Ben Affleck DC Superhero Movie HD

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here this has afleck in it

KutuluMike

there is a scene of Batman jumping off a building or something.

Matt Ryan voices Constantine in Justice League Dark

also... now that I have seen Tyler Hoechlin as Superman I like it even less.

@phantom42 wait. that list is "in order of appearance"

so Flash appears before 1/2 of the squad?

but right after Boomerang so your theory is sounding more solid.

phantom42

21:48

superman has a bobblehead

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