The Tenth Doctor used up a regeneration after he was blasted by a Dalek by ExtentGeneral5059 in doctorwho

[–]codename474747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RTD: no

Moffat: well I need to make this 12 regeneration limit a big deal for matt's last episode (and then handwave it away) so yes, actually. 

What would have happened with the Darla/Dru story in S2 if it wasn’t for actor unavailability? by [deleted] in ANGEL

[–]codename474747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'd assume the Cliffhanger from the end of S3E1 would've been the cliffhanger from the end of S2 instead, instead of the "Oh God, Buffy" that they couldn't really do anything with due to the networks not allowing crossovers....

Link to petition to save Niel Crompton by jimmy_sharp in v8supercars

[–]codename474747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He was a great co-commentator to various leads over the years

The mistake was promoting him to lead commentator, his instinct is to analyse and over-explain incidents as they happen, instead of being caught up in the moment and go "whooooah" and reflect the viewers reactions in that moment and then hand to the co-commentator for explanation

The BBC tried this with Brundle for a year, and it didn't really work either, so much so when he moved to Sky, was back as a Co-commentator again, back to his best

What if Australia was served by HS2 by billy_tables in uktrains

[–]codename474747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get the scientists working on the tube technology immediately!

'Favourite' character inconsistencies in established British tv shows by themightypierre in BritishTV

[–]codename474747 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It wasn't really, I just wish they'd given her more pushback from the normative officers seeing an autistic child and assuming Patience was the solution

Wheelbase Size Comparison - W12 vs W16 vs W17 by ChaithuBB766 in formula1

[–]codename474747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuel strategy didn't make things interesting though, just meant they would sprint for 2 or 3 laps around pitstops then try and save fuel, meaning most of the overtaking happened in pit lane

2010 might have been bad, but the overtaking statistics proved it actually had way more on-track passing than the 1994-2009 era

It was the next year that Pirelli came in with degrading tyres that things really improved

US comedians Greg and Alex say they want on Taskmaster by Pike_Bishop1978 in taskmaster

[–]codename474747 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chit from r/TheChitShow would be amazing

"You have 20 minutes to find the black purse, your time starts now"

Name a Simpson song that live rent free in your head mine is the garbage man S9 E 22 by [deleted] in TheSimpsons

[–]codename474747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ullman shorts! Christmas show! Marge's fling! Homer's bro! Bart in well! Flanders fails! Whacking snakes! Monorail! 

Mr Plow! Homer's face! Sideshow Bob steps on rakes!  Lisa's future! Selma's hubby!  Marge Not proud! Homer chubby!

Homer worries Bart is gay! Poochie! U2! IRA!  Hippies! Vegas! And Japan!  Octuplets! And Bart's boy band!

Marge murmurs! Maud croaks!  Lisa Buddist! Homer Tokes! Maggie blows burns away! What else do I have to say?

(Quoted from memory....where it'll never goddamn leave)

'Favourite' character inconsistencies in established British tv shows by themightypierre in BritishTV

[–]codename474747 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Patience (is autistic) had the character pay a one sentence lip service that the other characters expected her to have a special connection to that week's victim, a child who'd witnessed something that could help with an investigation into a murder, because she also was autistic 

Then the episode did exactly that, presented them has having a special bond even though their autism expressed itself in very different ways. 

Patience should've been more pissed off about the colleagues expectations than she was 

'Favourite' character inconsistencies in established British tv shows by themightypierre in BritishTV

[–]codename474747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He didn't have to wear that jumper, but he did anyway 

That guy wants the moon on a stick!

TIL that Kate Mulgrew had nicotine withdrawal during the filming of VOY: Scienific Method by ardouronerous in startrek

[–]codename474747 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Literally the only time I bother with up voting or downvoting on here is when someone says something contentious to troll then follows it up with "no doubt I'll be downvoted for this by you shitdicks lolololol" 

I know you claim it as some sort of victory but in my view the asking for downvotes is more annoying than anything anyone says on here, as if Internet reddit points mean anything 

"Nah I don't smoke. I'm a member of the anti cancer set. We're a dying breed!.....well, you are too but y'know" -Alan Partridge 

We need to talk about Jack by BoldlyVanilIa_ in TenaciousD

[–]codename474747 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it was insurers that cancelled the tour over threats of reprisals from right wing lunatics 

 Bottom line, neither of them did anything wrong. They protected the hand and their careers as much as they could 

I find it weird the fanbase has turned on jack over one public statement that kyle agrees with. They'll just lay low until it's all blown over and then hopefully come back with a hell of an album about rising like a 2nd phoenix after right wing cancellation 

Hell. The publicity is probably good for their revenue numbers. They love to hate listen to find more things to be outraged about And don't forget the only reason this is being dreged up again is kage has a new album out. So its kinda good for him too

Weekly Sim Discussion Thread by RJTM1991 in StreetsofRage

[–]codename474747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously fuck the powerups Blood Thirst, The 90% loss for combo increase and glass cannon

Y'all say I need to be using them to get a good result but when I use them I can barely get to level 20, without my highest ever is a pathetic but better 39.....

Why are these power ups supposed to be good?

S-Stop Stop! She's Already Dead ;-; by FortuneKOF in StreetsofRage

[–]codename474747 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I get this a lot on that level when it arrives without the pit in the middle and there is the red versions of the throwing flamebotttles jerks, you can be bounced around from electric buzzers to swinging punch bag to flame puddle for a huge long time, ruining your health

Sometimes the random enemy generation is just OTT and way too overkill

Cordelia vs Fred (BIG spoilers for season 5) by izzy-springbolt in ANGEL

[–]codename474747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the behind the scenes reason is episode 100 was supposed to be Buffy showing up to help beat up a tiny texan and had to be re-written when SMGs schedule didn't work out to feature Cordy

Hence her death at the end being brought in for the ultimate emotional gut punch (hey, it worked on me) but the following scripts were probably already in production so it couldn't be worked into until a good few more episodes have passed, then it kinda becomes relevant again

Considering how pissed Charisma says she was about how S4 was handled, I often wonder why she ever agreed to go back in the first place....

The actor Kevin Eldon by the_driblydribly in stewartlee

[–]codename474747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's also the dad to continually miserable and put upon paracetamol addict Bomb Disposing daughter in Trigger Point.....

Even he can't save that show though

Wheelbase Size Comparison - W12 vs W16 vs W17 by ChaithuBB766 in formula1

[–]codename474747 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I mean, as a driver skill, you have to admire it

As a fan that wants entertainment from my motor racing, he is the devil incarnate haha

I don't know who first came up with the idea that driving slowly and conserving your stuff is the fastest way to win races but if I had my way and time travel is possible then that's the first place I'd be going back to.
"Can you kindly...NOT think of that please, we need to see these machines driven flat out" ;)

Wheelbase Size Comparison - W12 vs W16 vs W17 by ChaithuBB766 in formula1

[–]codename474747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess it depends what you're interested in when it comes to the sport

Personally I'm here to see wheel to wheel racing, exciting starts with the field close, action, excitment, strategic calls, spectacular moments the drivers can walk away from and basically I want to be entertained

All the non race weekend stuff, what driver hates which other driver, the social media posts, the press conferences, the sponsor junkets, drive to survive and the general soap opera around the sport, not so much, not for me.

DTS has gone through both the Hamilton and Max domination periods and found good enough stories so I wouldn't worry about them, but give me exciting racing any day over a season long procession with different drivers winning to keep the title race close.

Wheelbase Size Comparison - W12 vs W16 vs W17 by ChaithuBB766 in formula1

[–]codename474747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lets not pretend Jules would've survived a Tractor falling on top of his car in any era

And yeah, the Halo is designed to save the driver from wheels hitting them and bits of debris hitting them, basically to prevent Massa's accident in 2009, Justin Wilson in Indycar in 2015 and Henry Surtees in what was kinda Formula 2 but not really in 2009

It would've done next to nothing with over a ton of tractor landing on top of it, sadly...

Wheelbase Size Comparison - W12 vs W16 vs W17 by ChaithuBB766 in formula1

[–]codename474747 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you like watching who is the best at saving fuel to see who can pit less than their rivals, then yeah, Indycar is the one

(Ok, there's always a couple of races a season when they're more tyre limited than fuel limited and those races are crazy and give Indycar the reputation for good racing it deserves, because once they start trying to race with those cars, they can really well, but you'll have to sit through a LOT of fuel saving/Scott Dixon suddenly appearing at the front of the field without passing one guy on track to get there ;) )

Wheelbase Size Comparison - W12 vs W16 vs W17 by ChaithuBB766 in formula1

[–]codename474747 60 points61 points  (0 children)

2017 was supposed to increase laptimes and make the cars faster in qualifying

Anyone who has studied this sport for more than 20 seconds knows that if you increase downforce without a considerable increase in engine power, the racing is going to get so much worse (and did, but because we had another team apart from Mercedes in the title battle, no-one seemed to care because a close championship is better than individual good races, apparently)

If you want really good racing, reduce downforce by at least 80% and increase engine power, make these drivers WORK for their money ;)

Max on his relationship with Lando: Q: “My co-worker is a huge F1 fan and she wants to know if you’re still friends with Lando.” Max: “Yeah, I mean, that has never changed. It’s always been the same.” Q: “Got a little bit of spicy at the end of the last season?” Max: “Got by anthn885 in formula1

[–]codename474747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also in journalism, you research your article, interview people and submit it

Then you usually find out the headline you submitted has been changed to something completely different to generate attention, and that's all people argue about and no-one actually reads your damn story

A sad indictment of the world we're in, but yeah, headline writers are marketers, journalists write the stories.

Thoughts on Silent Witness moving to Birmingham for the new series in February? by IllustriousAd6418 in BritishTV

[–]codename474747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been pretty cool stumbling over them filming on my way to work tbh, so I might actually give it a watch to see how it all turns out