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To be honest, they would be incredibly dull anyway.

It would just be me discussing the one franchise that I think can hold a candle to Doctor Who in terms of how much I adore it.

Command & Conquer

I have so much nostalgia for this game franchise - evidence by the fact I reference it in 7/10 reviews I write.

Been rewatching the trailer for the cancelled Command & Conquer: Generals 2 that was meant to drop in 2013.

God, it probably would’ve saved the franchise too had it been released - the previous title was… an absolute hot mess.

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Ignore that last message. I’ve got multiple TardisGuide tabs open and put it in the wrong thread.

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I used to love Command & Conquer too! I have great memories from playing Red Alert over and over in my youth…

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Ah, but give it some more time (no more than 500 years tops) and you will evolve and probably have something to say at that point :grin: (you’ll at the very least be a bit shiny)
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It was announced ages ago. Hello to you under the stone!

They are really good! Part 2 is my number two movie of this year so far. Just go into Part 1 knowing that it’s only half the story and it ends pretty abruptly. Denis Villeneuve is a visionary filmmaker and has done the “unfilmable” book justice.

When in doubt, you can always talk Scandinavia! You’ll make @Tian, @BillFiler and myself excited and drive @deltaandthebannermen nuts!

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Yeah I can see that :joy:
I am usually pretty up to date with the Duniverse(?) but somehow this passed me totally by. A pleasant surprise though, love the Bene Gesserit! And not much of a wait :grin:
I pretty much read Dune annually, it is so good!
I was in a second hand book shop when I was about 15 and picked up “Heretics of Dune” for 5 Danish Kroner because the cover intrigued me - starting with book five out of six is not advised though :wink: So I bought the David Lynch movie and was totally hooked :grin:

I am looking forward to seeing the two Dune movies now though, even if the trailer for the first one still doesn’t really “speak to me” :slightly_smiling_face:

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I had 0 idea this was going to be a thing, absolutely watching when it drops

Also the recent movies are definitely worth watching (though admittedly I say that as someone who’s not seen any other adaptation or read the books so pinch of salt and all that)

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Also, which one is #1? :slightly_smiling_face:

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The book is great. I’ve read it twice, but I’ve still to read the other books. The Lynch film is definitely a thing that exists and I’m not a fan - my strongest memory of it is Sting acting crazy in his winged underwear :laughing:

So far, it’s Civil War. I don’t know why it resonates so strongly with me, but it’s definitely a strong experience!

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Watching Blink here~

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I was about to go all moderator on the link and then realised it’s an official BBC stream (although it was listed as 4 hours and seems to have ended after 1).

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It’s kind of funny how, if I’m taking screenshots of an episode, any picture with Colin Baker in it is immediately a good one (unless motion blur makes it so you can’t get a good shot, anyways)…

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Spent a lot of time recently rewatching old episodes of EastEnders from 2008 onwards.

And I finally reached the year I was absolutely dreading, because the producers made the worst decision imaginable on New Year’s Day 2017.

They killed off the Mitchell Sisters.


Currently up to mid-March that year, and the storylines are better than I remember them being at the time - though shipping Lee Carter out of the Square couldn’t have happened sooner. I remember this being the point the entire Carter family started getting aggravating to me.

Considering EastEnders have been known to pull Lazarus plays on several occasions - like bringing Cindy Beale back from the dead after twenty-something years - I really hope they do with same with Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell.

I don’t care how rididculous the storyline is.

Just bring them both back.

Especially Ronnie.

Failing that, BigFinish, kindly give Samantha Womack a call and ask if she wants to become a new companion to the Seventh Doctor or something.

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Posted because it for some reason made me laugh so much coffee came out my nose…
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I’m sorry what? :flushed:
There’s a Time Lord called Rasmus!?! :exploding_head:
How did I not know of this???

That’s uhm, the name I go by when I am not on official international UNIT business fighting off Axons and the like :sunglasses:

Well, well, well I know which audio rabbit hole I am going down for the foreseeable :grin::grin::grin:

Where to start?

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Well, there’s a list of appearance here, with release dates…

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He’s in War Room, so extra motivation to keep listening to Gallifrey :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: he’s one of the good ones!

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Gonna start updating some more of my reviews that I uploaded to the other site - love how I can say that and everyone knows which cesspit I’m referring to.

Feel like @shauny will approve of these reviews, given his previously expressed adoration for River.

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Rasmus is also in Susan’s War! I remember reacting to it because I know several people named Rasmus, and it’s a fairly common name over here, so I thought it was fun to hear in a DW context!

Maybe he’s the first Scandinavian Time Lord? With fair, blond hair, a Viking beard and a love for alcohol!

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Adding Susan’s War to the neverending list :grin:

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