Monday: Friday Night Lights - Full Hearts and I, Claudius - Old King Log
Tuesday: The West Wing - In Excelsis Deo and Clone High - Episode Two: Election Blu-Galoo
Wednesday: Friday Night Lights - It's Different for Girls and Cowboy Bebop Re-watch - Ballad of Fallen Angels
Thursday: The West Wing - Lord John Marbury and Cowboy Bebop Re-watch - Sympathy for the Devil
Friday: Friday Night Lights - Nevermind and Avatar Re-watch - The Storm
Chapter Reviews
Monday: The Realms of the Gods - Chapter 6
Tuesday: Blackout - Chapter 21
Wednesday: The Realms of the Gods - Chapter 7
Thursday: Blackout - Chapters 22-24
Friday: The Realms of the Gods - Chapter 8
As always, remind us if you want to be added to the list of people who get the time stamp of their "verbs" posts edited so that you can find it through sorting comments by date.
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Aurora_Belle 116p · 630 weeks ago
Plaintext spoilers in reply, as per usual.
Current Progress: Season 2, Episode 4
hassibah 113p · 630 weeks ago
This starts Monday (tomorrow.). We're doing two (really short) chapters on the first day. Schedule in the reply.
iwouldwalk500giles 118p · 630 weeks ago
alchemypotato 129p · 630 weeks ago
As always my reviews are new viewer safe BUT there doesn't seem to be any so I don't think it really matters.
spectralbovine 140p · 630 weeks ago
Aurora_Belle is catching up! This is unacceptable! And inevitable!
Current Progress: Season 2, Episode 10.
Hanna_the_Glam 84p · 630 weeks ago
I'd love a time stamp edit, please.
OK, guys, today is a good day for zombie poems!
LucyGoosey · 630 weeks ago
In an attempt to spew forward my thoughts, and hopefully entice a few new readers.
(First page bump if you please!)
Ember Quill 92p · 630 weeks ago
Time stamp thingy would be nice because I forgot the new post went up today.
spectralbovine 140p · 630 weeks ago
What the fuck, anime.
Pica Scribit 132p · 630 weeks ago
Starting with episode 1x17.
nanceoir 111p · 630 weeks ago
It's come up a few times in the last week or two that people want gifs (mostly of Mark's face) but don't know how to make them. So I thought having a place for gif requests would be useful.
So feel free to post your requests! (And do try to include approximate timestamps and descriptions of things to make sure the giffer knows what you want and where to look.)
Note: If you make gifs and want to participate, go for it! This isn't "Nancy makes gifs on request"; I just don't speak for all the Spoils gifmakers.
Note the second: It would probably be easier for people to find this if it were on the front page. Is that possible, ae/a_h? :)
David F 80p · 630 weeks ago
Previous progress: "Razor"
Dragon Elexus 124p · 630 weeks ago
How we feared you and the mods were lost to us forever!
BornIn1142 102p · 630 weeks ago
Rose of Versailles, in color! Starring Leslie Neilsen. Also starring Alan North, and Rex Hamilton as Marie Antoinette! Tonight's episode - Oscar! The Destiny of the Rose! (Fly! An Australian Butterfly)
Wow. I can't believe I only made one post last week.
notemily 139p · 630 weeks ago
Movies I completely forgot I had seen:
- "Valentine" the horrible, horrible horror movie starring David Boreanaz, seriously, it's so bad
- "Idle Hands"
- "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights" (not very good, but I will always watch a dancing movie)
- "Don't Say a Word" with Brittany Murphy (spoiler alert: it's in her teddy bear)
- "Airheads"
- "The Tao of Steve"
- "Cecil B. Demented"
Movies I enjoy spitefully NOT choosing:
- The Matrix sequels
- The Star Wars prequels
- "Closer"
- "Spider-Man 3"
- "Crash"
- "Vanilla Sky"
Ryan Lohner 119p · 630 weeks ago
Turns out, war is BAD. Who knew? But thankfully, Mark Gatiss clearly realized the perils of such an obvious moral that the show has already done to death, so he mostly uses the setting for another take on the "closed circle" story, with people trapped in a confined space with some scary thing or other. And the use of the nuclear missiles also is there to add to the story and give us some concrete stakes rather than just further moralizing, so that's much appreciated.
I was excited to see Liam Cunningham, but he ended up not getting much to do. Much more fun was David Warner, in a quite unusual role for him. He underplays the whole thing quite nicely, being a very grounded presence despite playing a role that on paper is just a kooky old guy.
I haven't seen the Ice Warriors' appearance(s?) in the classic series, but I didn't feel like I was missing anything, always the big risk of bringing back an old villain (see the Macra in Gridlock). Skaldak is an impressively complex character within just one episode, much better than the time the show tried this kind of thing with the Silurians, and there they had two episodes to work with!
I was also quite amused at the show handling Clara getting all the old exposition about how the TARDIS works, with the Doctor just being irritated at having to waste time explaining things to her, and ramping up the tension with the sub crew as they see the strange woman claim not to speak Russian, IN Russian.
soraina 119p · 630 weeks ago
Okay, because the posts were rather full, what is going to happen is we are going to have a separate post for each episode.
The liveblog will also be on Sunday (today), Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, at 6:30 EST.
The episode for this post is: Episode Five, Rain of Sorrows
Again, you can watch the show here for the English Dub: http://www.watchcartoononline.com/anime/full-meta... , or here on Youtube for the subs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMw9OdKv-uY&;l...
See you all in a bit!
iwouldwalk500giles 118p · 630 weeks ago
alchemypotato 129p · 630 weeks ago
I'm going to try to get two weeks ahead of Mark so I've got a lot of watching to get done.
threerings 114p · 630 weeks ago
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Fb V qvq, naq gura jnvgrq 45 zber zvahgrf sbe rirelbar ryfr gb svavfu qbvat gurve znxr-hc. Zrnajuvyr Whfgva fubjf hc jvgu gjb oevqrfznvqf jub fgvyy arrq gb or gnxra gb gur ubgry naq FUBJRE NAQ PUNATR. Naq vg'f abj gur jrqqvat fgneg gvzr. Xrrc va zvaq, V nfxrq ng yrnfg guerr gvzrf jung gvzr jr arrqrq gb or gb gur irahr naq gur bayl nafjre V rire tbg jnf "jurarire." Gur tebbz ng bar cbvag pbzzragf gung jr fubhyq trg ba gur ebnq nobhg 4:30, fb vg'yy jbex cresrpg. V ybbxrq ng uvz naq fnvq, "Cng, vg'f 5 b'pybpx evtug abj."
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Fb gura jr'er jnvgvat, na ubhe nsgre gur jrqqvat jnf fhccbfrq gb fgneg, sbe Whfgva gb trg gurer, orpnhfr ur'f ng gur ubgry jnvgvat sbe gurfr tveyf gb fubjre, trg qerffrq, naq ernql. N cebprff gung fgnegrq nobhg 15 zvahgrf nsgre gur jrqqvat jnf fhccbfrq gb.
Naq rirelbar vf nfxvat zr jurer ur vf, yvxr V unir nalguvat gb qb jvgu nalguvat, naq npgvat yvxr vg'f Whfgva'f snhyg gung gur jrqqvat vf yngr. V jnf thmmyvat orre naq ohzzvat pvtnerggrf bss crbcyr ng guvf cbvag whfg gb abg gbgnyyl ybfr vg. Nyfb V arire tbg nalguvat gb rng.
Fb jungrire, svanyyl gurl trg gurer naq gurer'f n jrqqvat, ohg V ernyyl jnfa'g noyr gb rawbl vg orpnhfr V jnf fb fgerffrq naq cvffrq naq gverq ol gung cbvag V whfg jnagrq gb or fbzrjurer qnex naq dhvrg.
Gur tebbz ernyvmrq V jnf shpxvat cvffrq naq ur jnf nyy "lbh fubhyqa'g or znq ng Whfgva orpnhfr vg'f nyy zl snhyg." Naq V'z nyy ab, V'z abg... Naq GURA nsgre gur prerzbal jr jrag onpx gb gur ncnegzrag gb punatr naq fbzrbar fnlf gb gur oevqr gung "vg jnf n terng jrqqvat" naq ure erfcbafr vf, "Lrnu, rkprcg Whfgva jnf fb yngr." Zl sevraq jub jnf gurer fnvq yngre fur gubhtug V jnf tbvat gb rkcybqr. V pnzr onpx ng ure jvgu "ab, vg jnf lbhe sevraqf jub gbbx fb ybat gb trg ernql, Whfgva jnf bayl qbvat jung ur jnf gbyq." Ure erfcbafr jnf "Bu, gubfr nera'g zl sevraqf, gurl'er Cng'f."
Fb lrnu. V'z fb shpxvat BIRE ure. V fcrag zl bja zbarl znxvat ure jrqqvat qerff whfg fb fur jbhyqa'g ybbx yvxr n qvfpb onyy, fnpevsvprq gvzr V arrqrq gb or fcraqvat ba zl ohfvarff, naq nyy V trg vf guvf xvaq bs shpxvat ohyyfuvg.
Cvpgherf bs gur svany qerff irefhf gur bevtvany qerff va ercyl.
affableevil 107p · 630 weeks ago
iwouldwalk500giles 118p · 630 weeks ago
echinodermata 118p · 630 weeks ago
I can't remember the last time I've had this happen where I can't get a project (book, movie, show, whatever) off my mind.
Good job, Fuller. How you went from quirky comedy, quirky comedy, quirky comedy, cannibalism I don't know, but good job.
jenskiss 123p · 630 weeks ago
Fb V'ir gnyxrq n ovg ba urer orsber nobhg zl CPBF naq ubj V'ir ybfg n ybg bs jrvtug gb pbzong vg naq vg'f zbfgyl jbexrq. Ohg abj V jnag gb trg gur ynfg 30-40 cbhaqf bss, zbfgyl sbe inavgl, naq vg vf unnnnnneq! Pbhagvat pnybevrf, jbexvat bhg, shpxva' xnyr fzbbguvrf, oyru oyru oyru. Yvxr, V xabj ubj gb qb vg, boivbhfyl, orpnhfr V'ir ybfg n pbafvqrenoyr nzbhag bs jrvtug nyernql. Fb V qba'g arrq n arj cyna be jungrire, V whfg arrq gb fgvpx gb vg naq abg yrg zlfrys trg fvqryvarq ol nal rkphfr V frr svg gb guebj va zl bja jnl. V nz gur ynmvrfg fba bs n tha ba gur cynarg fb nalguvat orlbaq gur oner zvavzhz vf yvxr "ybyjung?" gb zr. Ohg V'z trggvat gurer naq vqx chggvat guvf bhg gurer va pnfr gurer vf nalbar ryfr ybbxvat sbe n ohqql va urnygu vffhrf V nz tnzr sbe vg.
iwouldwalk500giles 118p · 630 weeks ago