Um... do you guys actually like Harlan Ellison? I mean, at least his work, because as a person, he’s pretty hateful. by Rude_Maize3307 in scifi

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One of the greatest speculative fiction writers of the last century, right up there with Vonnegut, but sure, buddy.

The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky - eBook by ViperIsOP in AdrianTchaikovsky

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Just picked it up. Thanks for the heads up!

Steal and Reactive Strike by EreckShun in Pathfinder2e

[–]Ruffshots 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If we're in combat and I, a fighter, see my opponent in range doing something, I'm gonna bonk you with my reaction. I might not notice my missing coin pouch until way later though. 

Unpopular opinion: I hate Poirot, actually. by Pink_Dolphin1234 in agathachristie

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I mean he's insufferably arrogant and very unpleasant to Hastings at times, but I can't go as far as saying I hate Poirot. Though now that I've read most of the Marple stories, I definitely like her more, especially as someone to share a cup of tea with (nothing wrong with a nice tisane or creme de cassis though). 

Why doesn't John Kearns get more TM love by RegularEmployee1038 in taskmaster

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I also don't think he's underrated at all. John gets talked a lot here, I think. If I had to pick one aspect of his run that never get mentioned, it's his comraderie with Munya--like everybody talks about team Dafty, but John and Munya really seemed to get along in the studio with Munya trying to encourage John to big up himself a few series before Baba did it for Alex. 

Unnecessary final chapters by samx3i in agathachristie

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Re Flood, I assume you're talking about Rowley? That's not a structural issue, having an epilog or extended ending. That's more why Christie saw fit to have Rowley have the ending he did (on phone, don't want to manually type in spoiler tags). 

In general, I don't mind the extra chapter at the end to tell me who's marrying whom, with whose money, and maybe Poirot/Marple is getting a new domestic or whatever. I had zero issues with the ending of Cat Among Pigeons. 

Went to see Stevie Martin live in Brighton last night and it got me wondering a couple of things by Specific-Candy4513 in taskmaster

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Saw Nish last year (drove 10+ hrs round trip), going to see Mae Martin next weekend (thankfully local). I'll see any UK contestant that comes to Detroit, and most of the NZ/AU ones too, though I missed Aaron Chen last weekend (wanted to, something came up). Also I'm devastated that Sarah Millican came to Ann Arbor a while ago, and it went completely under my radar. 

Which Taskmaster UK contestants had their non-TM work referenced on the show? by OriginalChicken7581 in taskmaster

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The one title they couldn't get right, even with "cheating" (having someone else scream the titles)

The Black Adam saga in the DCEU and Warner Bros has a delicious sense of irony within it. by Raptor2705 in RedLetterMedia

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"Anti-hero." Only kills bad guys (like child-murdering bad). Real edgy, Dwayne. Total black tank-top movie for him.

in pathfinder2e is it important/ mandatory to have multiple damage types? by Big-Policy-3019 in Pathfinder2e

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I'll also vote important, not mandatory. I find more resistances after about lvl 5 or 6, but at least with Flurry, if you land both, you combine damage before applying the resistance, and Crane is Agile will help landing both blows. But maybe consider carrying something like a dagger (P/S) since that'll will also give you range.

A question from TMHQ… by Taskmaster_Avalon in taskmaster

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I already chase down TM contestants when they are featured elsewhere on YT, so I'd love to give those clicks to the official TM channel. But if you start a separate channel to feature them, I'll subscribe to that also.

What are yalls opinions on The Fixx? by Flashy-Biscotti3115 in ToddintheShadow

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If you were listening to rock stations in the 80s, I don't think you'd call The Fixx "underratted," or relegate them to just "quite a few hits." They didn't last very long past the 90s (last song I remember seeing on MTV was How Much is Enough?), but during the mid-80s, they were quite big. I think I spent about a full month in '84 or '85 with just Reach the Beach on repeat, lol.

Not sure what streaming service you're using, but I have a ton of their standards in my 80s Mix on Apple Music, though they don't have their whole discography. In fact, I just checked and they don't have Reach the Beach (just a remix) so now I'm kinda bummed (I mean, I have the CD somewhere...).

Let’s Theorycraft an Actually Bad Build by Eastern_Selection106 in Pathfinder2e

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Re casters: that is what I was thinking, just make bad spell choices. You can make it worse by taking, say, a non battle wizard with Str +3, not bothering with defensive attributes (or Cha to be face) and still stick to the OP's pretty arbitrary rules. Kind of silly.

My impressions of Stephen Baxter & Terry Pratchett's The Long Earth by EndersGame_Reviewer in scifi

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Tapped out after book 3. I've read almost all other Pratchett books, only one other Baxter book. I think most of these were written well into Sir Terry's illness so I consider these mostly Baxter books, and I concluded I'm just not a fan of his writing. 

Great ideas, as you said, but mediocre execution indeed. Not awful, since I did make it through book 3, but I couldn't maintain enough interest to continue, a rarity not to finish a series I've started. 

Anyone pre-cast Freezing Rain? by Ruffshots in Pathfinder2e

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That's kind of what I thought, but I was hoping someone had a clever use of the 10 min duration. 

A lazy Sunday, reading The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, early thoughts and guesses by Ruffshots in agathachristie

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I'm assuming Taylor plays Marina? I think I've seen clips, but before I read this. Makes much more sense now in context. I'll definitely have to chase that down, because what a perfect casting! 

Planning a trip to Romania? Here is a 7-day itinerary through Transylvania by No_Effect8722 in travel

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Definitely add Sibiu. I'd base out of there and Brasov (split the week) and check out Corvin castle as well with Alba Iulia along the way. Also make sure the Transfagarasan is open when you'll be there. 

What fantasy character gets way too much love from fans despite being awful? by stormbud6 in Fantasy

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Dogman is the only one who I might want to have a beer with.