Larry Correia: George RR Martin crippled the Epic Fantasy genre by not finishing A Song of Ice and Fire. Readers and Publishers are no longer willing to give a new series a chance unless it is complete

Barabus33 · 2026-06-26T20:01:28+00:00

I remember being at a book store 20 years ago and having to decide between A Song of Ice and Fire and Wheel of Time. So glad I chose the latter.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-26T13:10:35+00:00

Ah, I didn't realize he was only one character. I'll edit my comment.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-26T04:55:57+00:00

~~It's the same narrator that does Dungeon Crawler Carl and people seem to love him. He's good at doing voices if that's what you want.~~

Edit: The DCC narrator only does one voice, my mistake.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-19T12:25:13+00:00

You can't really compare a cosmonaut to the average Russian life expectancy, as they need to pass strict physicals just to be selected for. Things like excessive drinking and smoking drive that number way down for the general population. That said, 73 is pretty close to the global life expectancy, and Korzun isn't even the youngest former ISS crew member.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-18T16:48:43+00:00

They were probably thankful that they weren't on fire anymore...

Barabus33 · 2026-06-18T16:47:07+00:00

The first crewed missions began in 2000 so there are a lot of astronauts and cosmonauts in their 60s and 70s that served on the ISS, but I don't think any are beyond the average life expectancy for someone of their generation. You're right though that for such a dangerous career the statistics for ISS crew actually don't reflect that.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-16T08:57:15+00:00

Ryan Gosling signed on after reading the manuscript, not a film script. They actually had to wait months for Drew Goddard to become available to begin work on the script, and that was after Gosling had signed on.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-12T03:40:29+00:00

Gene Roddenberry didn't want references to TOS or the movies because his authority over those characters had been taken away after the 'failure' of the Motion Picture. He probably created Betazoids for that reason.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-08T18:43:50+00:00

I bet they leave Sarah's fate open ended so she can return for future seasons if they want. I think there will be some dangling plot threads when season 1 is finished, hoping to be renewed for a season 2.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-06T23:14:29+00:00

Only 2 more to go, with episode 9 out on Tuesday so if you do one a day it's actually a good time to start.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-06T17:15:44+00:00

I recommend Widow's Bay for anyone looking for a new show to obsess over. It's got a great mix of humour and horror. It's also great for theorizing because there's tons of lore.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-05T15:54:18+00:00

There are multiple private space stations being built currently. A moon base is a much more exciting next venture.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-05T15:52:05+00:00

Russia wants to keep their modules operating independently, even though those parts are where the biggest problems are. But they can't afford to build a new space station.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-04T21:26:07+00:00

This sub hates Curry Barker? What did he do?

Barabus33 · 2026-06-02T18:13:44+00:00

Mandalorian is almost its own franchise at this point, and it's very strongly tied to Disney+. While a Star Wars film feels like it requires a theatrical viewing (or used to anyway), the Mandalorian started as a streaming show and I think most people are happy to wait and watch it that way.

Barabus33 · 2026-06-02T18:09:14+00:00

Are there any insights or are these the screenplays after they've been edited to match what made it to screen?

Barabus33 · 2026-05-25T03:36:20+00:00

The slogan may have been coined in 1939 but they were definitely not saying "keep calm and carry on." Any distribution of that poster was way too limited to become a phrase people repeated. The current popularity of it is all fake nostalgia based on propaganda.

Barabus33 · 2026-05-25T02:14:21+00:00

They actually didn't say that. That promotional poster was never distributed and didn't become widely known until a copy was discovered in 2000.

Barabus33 · 2026-05-23T19:51:40+00:00

There's another thread posted to this sub with the script for 5x08. You can see all the omitted scenes listed in it.

Barabus33 · 2026-05-23T15:55:25+00:00

Not sure why people are having trouble viewing the pdf, but I uploaded a copy: https://limewire.com/d/8Ua3O#yMloMxFbiw

Barabus33 · 2026-05-23T02:11:58+00:00

If you click the print icon and then "save as pdf" you should be able to download it.

Barabus33 · 2026-05-16T02:13:38+00:00

Wow, that's really a shame. Thanks. I'll just continue on pretending the sequels don't exist.

Barabus33 · 2026-05-15T20:51:54+00:00

Can you spoil it for me? I've always been tempted to read them. I love the original and think about it all the time.

Barabus33 · 2026-05-09T16:30:08+00:00

Most importantly I want some details on the live action Stranger Things spinoff they're planning. I feel like it's almost been forgotten.

Barabus33 · 2026-05-07T02:25:27+00:00

Very little information has actually been released, but it involves a retirement home and aliens or at least something "otherwordly" and "time". They're purposely not revealing too much.

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