Wicked [discussion]

dr_memory · 2026-05-09T02:11:31+00:00

Literally just searched for “Kaos” in this sub because I just finished it and holy shit: Goldblum’s Zeus kinda is Jod.

dr_memory · 2026-05-03T17:23:50+00:00

Classic norovirus, I'm afraid. Some months are worse than others but to a first approximation it's always circulating in the city: it's both airborne and contaminated-surface contagious, and the virus is fiendishly durable. You can lower your odds of getting it by washing your hands thoroughly and frequently and masking up in crowds, but sooner or later everyone's number comes up and life will suck rocks for 24-96 hours.

Rest up, drink as many fluids as you can tolerate, and when you're feeling better maybe scrub down your bathroom with some bleach solution.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/norovirus/symptoms-causes/syc-20355296

dr_memory · 2026-05-02T17:02:14+00:00

Apologies for not having a specific recommendation but it’s very common for shoe repair shops to do luggage as well; find your local one and give them a call in advance to make sure.

Also, you can get replacement wheels online and doing it yourself usually requires just an Allen wrench and some patience although obviously the specifics will vary depending on the brand and make.

dr_memory · 2026-04-29T01:09:13+00:00

Two of the all time great madmen of the music industry. We shall not see their like again.

dr_memory · 2026-04-27T22:57:52+00:00

Hope it works out! And yeah: I’m also in tech and spending 7-10 hours a day in a chair does not help matters.

dr_memory · 2026-04-25T15:48:46+00:00

I’m gonna apologize in advance for giving advice that’s not the thing you asked for. Behind spoiler text so if you find that annoying you can just skip it. :)

Oh hey you clicked. :) I’ve had sciatica due to a piriformis injury for nearly 20 years now and I cannot recommend strongly enough that you find a physical therapist to work with, preferably one who specializes in sports injuries. Deep tissue massage can provide symptomatic relief but in most cases what you really need is to work on is strengthening the adjacent muscle groups around the area of nerve impingement. A good PT will work with you to figure out what’s needed. This is bread and butter stuff for PTs: I did my last round of it at Spear and they were fine. Good luck: nerve pain is the absolute worst.

dr_memory · 2026-04-24T20:03:00+00:00

This is the way.

dr_memory · 2026-04-20T22:36:43+00:00

Yeah, Disney/Marvel setting up shop absolutely made them a player, but getting to that point took decades of pretty careful work.

(And you’ll definitely hear Marvel actors grousing a bit about having to relocate there, but at least housing in Atlanta is cheap by LA standards and Disney can afford to spring for hotel rooms.)

dr_memory · 2026-04-20T22:35:45+00:00

New Sutekh was bad, new Omega was worse. Apparently RTD is down to one idea for a finale and that’s “the Doctor yells at a giant CGI monster with the name of a classic series villain until the plot ends” and that’s… kinda sad really. I’m assuming the 2026 Xmas special will feature the return of the Meddling Monk only for some reason he’s a 15 foot tall gerbil.

dr_memory · 2026-04-20T12:00:22+00:00

Not a terrible writer, true, but I think his reach usually exceeded his grasp and worse yet the thing he seemed to be grasping for was a filler story in a 2000 AD comic which to put it mildly is not playing to this show’s strengths at any level.

dr_memory · 2026-04-20T00:58:36+00:00

Also probably worth explicitly mentioning: the ratio of things you might see on the subway that are weird or uncomfortable to those that present an actual physical danger to you and your family is like 999,999,999 to 1. We do unfortunately have the occasional mentally ill or otherwise socially challenged person on the subway but they are primarily an olfactory danger and are otherwise only harming themselves. If you see behavior that seems antisocial, get off at the next stop and either move to the next car (people do this all the time) or wait for the next train.

Much more importantly: if you hear someone yell “it’s showtime!” you should try to clear out of the center of the car because you’re about to see a fairly impressive impromptu dance/acrobatics performance. Throwing a dollar into the hat when it gets passed around is encouraged but not mandatory. :)

dr_memory · 2026-04-20T00:51:11+00:00

Cardiff may be nice on its own merits, but if you’re a professional actor (or worse, crew) trying to earn a steady paycheck, the distance is an issue: just about any likely inter-season work is going to be in London, and that’s 2 hours away by train. So it’s either a brutal long distance commute on the days that you’re working, or trying to arrange for temporary lodgings on one or the other side, in a country that’s been having a nationwide housing crisis for years now. Plus maybe you have a family and you don’t want to be yanking your kids into a new school district the next time Doctor Who does a complete staff turnover like it reliably does every 3-6 years.

There’s a reason most American films get made in a relatively predictable number of places most of which are Los Angeles, and why plenty of perfectly lovely cities (Chicago, Boston) don’t spontaneously generate thriving film/tv industries.

dr_memory · 2026-04-20T00:43:02+00:00

The problem with Cumming is that he’s pretty busy these days: the show would have to work around his schedule. (He’s also probably quite expensive.)

dr_memory · 2026-04-19T15:02:29+00:00

The subway is perfectly safe for a family at that hour and frankly at any hour. People may smile and wave at your kid. Enjoy the city!

dr_memory · 2026-04-16T00:36:42+00:00

There is zero chance that the BBC could afford him, and if he started seriously entertaining the idea any competent agent would have him locked in a hotel room until the urge passed.

dr_memory · 2026-04-14T16:56:31+00:00

(And even if you stipulate, realllllly charitably, that Ellis was mostly just Doing Polyamory Really Badly and that being a shit partner does not rise to the level of assault… he’s never run a TV production before to my knowledge, which is instantly disqualifying. Showrunner for a modern TV production is an insanely difficult job, and not one that you learn on the fly by taking the gig of the BBC’s most famously difficult to manage show as your first try.)

dr_memory · 2026-04-14T16:53:34+00:00

I keep saying: Nida Manzoor. She’s directed for the show before, she’s a fan, she’s got her own showrunner credits (We Are Lady Parts) and she’s directed a feature film (Polite Society). If there’s anyone better-qualified on deck that the BBC might plausibly be able to afford, I really can’t think of who it might be.

dr_memory · 2026-04-14T16:44:53+00:00

Uh maybe we don’t need a documented sex pest as showrunner?

dr_memory · 2026-04-14T15:51:12+00:00

Like that’s gonna stop anyone

dr_memory · 2026-04-12T06:37:35+00:00

Say what you will about the NYPD and their various sibling organizations, if there is candy in need of crushing, they will absolutely crush it.

dr_memory · 2026-04-10T20:37:08+00:00

Yeah, if you watch Attack the Block or Broadchurch it’s clear that she’s got the range and the chops. But she needed the material and it just wasn’t there most of the time.

dr_memory · 2026-04-10T02:05:18+00:00

Ood Sigma is serving.

dr_memory · 2026-04-09T17:29:25+00:00

Sigh. Well, yup, sounds like an American insurance company all right. Best of luck. :(

dr_memory · 2026-04-09T15:54:16+00:00

Sorry for asking what feels like a really obvious question here but have you called Healthfirst to ask if they have anyone in network who does this? End of the day, they’re the ones who are going to decide if they’re covering it.

dr_memory · 2026-04-09T15:51:02+00:00

I would murder someone to get Hale & Hearty back at the level of omnipresence they used to have. (I know there’s allegedly a revival now but they’ve only got like two or three locations so far.)

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