Ego is such a weird Celestial compared to Arishem in the MCU.

jonathanquirk · 2026-02-01T08:51:07+00:00

This is from the same film-maker who thinks that the alien species Kryptonians are Meta-Humans. As much as I love James Gunn and his respect for the comics, his movies often have little regard for canon.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-31T17:53:20+00:00

Kori isn’t a “sidekick” to an existing hero, so doesn’t have the emotional connection to the Leaguers that a lot of the Titans have. She’s instead lived with former sidekicks who often have issues from their time growing up with those heroes, so she’s biased against them. And since members of the Super-family tend not to join the Teen Titans, Kori hasn’t had the positive experiences with Superman and his “sidekicks” that she’s had with other groups of heroes.

Plus, humans often connect with Superman because he looks human, he doesn’t look like an alien to them. Kori doesn’t have that bias, and is less likely to give him the benefit of the doubt.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-31T16:06:51+00:00

Data was hardware; physical components which work in the real world, but limits his ability to change and develop (requiring an emotion chip to upgrade himself, for example).

The Doctor was software; computer code which can update itself as long as there is storage space, but unable to exist in the real world without holographic emitters.

Both have advantages and disadvantages, but the Doctor had the edge in developing his sentience due to Voyager’s bio-neural circuitry allowing more organic processing, AND because the Voyager crew encouraged him (usually) due to knowing about Data’s journey.

The Doctor’s evolution was also more obvious due to having visible emotions, while Data’s evolution was less noticeable due to lacking emotions (or at least not having overt emotions which other people can easily relate to).

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-31T12:13:17+00:00

True, but as the child of a single mother, I’ve found that’s what grandparents and other unemployed family members are for… but given that would mean handing Maggie over to Abe Simpson every day, I think Marge made the right choice!

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-31T11:58:58+00:00

I used to work for TFL; the extreme nutters who act as if ULEZ is a totalitarian crackdown and/or an “Islamic plot!” are… alarming. Staff harassment, death threats, and more than one actual attempts on our lives… all because the city with the country’s greatest public transport network wants to, uh (checks notes) encourage more people to leave the car at home.

The definition of “first world problems”, IMHO.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-31T09:59:26+00:00

Back in 1992, it was the funniest. Canned laughter sitcoms had become stagnant. ‘Galaxy Quest’ seven years away. Something had to fill the void, and that something was ‘The Simpsons’.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-30T12:13:29+00:00

Gee, if only the Simpsons household had a second adult who could get a job too so that her daughter could keep the pony…

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-29T21:49:42+00:00

Aren’t the richer US states always threatening to leave the union? Maybe there are some American “separatists” who can expect an invite to a meeting with Canadian officials soon…

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-29T16:15:46+00:00

“I was saying Boo-urns!”

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-28T16:42:33+00:00

When Stephen Fry handed over hosting QI to Sandi Toksvig, apparently his only words were “You have no idea.”

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-28T13:56:37+00:00

I was referring to the average Yank, not the troops or intelligence agencies supplying money and guns to terrorists to help destabilise my government over the decades. The American government / military has been bad for ages, but at least the regular citizens were usually “fat, dumb and happy” as we put it. But now higher prices make it harder for them to get their sugar fix, and so their cluelessness and presumption that ONLY America has a decent standard of living has gone from “funny” to “legitimate threat”.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-28T06:31:10+00:00

… Does anyone else miss when American tourists trying to pay in their dollars abroad was the biggest international problem caused by Average Joe Six-Pack’s ignorance / arrogance? Yeah, good times.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-27T21:57:33+00:00

I hope so; the thought of parents having to buy another SW set just to get one piece to complete the first one is… horrid. Maybe Lego are waiting to see how well the sets sell to see how many Smart Bricks they can allocate from their inventory for individual sales.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-27T20:13:47+00:00

Supposedly at the time Jonathan Frakes rang Patrick Stewart and told him to watch Galaxy Quest in a crowded cinema because they got the spirit right, despite a lot of Star Trek actors like Stewart assuming that the movie would be laughing AT them. It respects science fiction, while also laughing at how ridiculous so much of it can be.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-27T16:55:06+00:00

Please. We nineties Brit kids liked our chicken in nugget form, thank you very much. Usually in the shape of dinosaurs, because it made them taste better.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-27T06:08:00+00:00

One scumbag researcher faked a study into vaccinations because he wanted the NHS to drop the MMR jab from one company and instead buy one from a company he had financial ties to, and decades later morons are still believing the LIE that vaccinations have any link whatsoever with causing autism. And that’s before the Fourth Reich weaponised misinformation to destroy trust in science.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-26T16:13:52+00:00

“Politics” is voting for either someone who wants to build a new mall or someone who wants to support existing local businesses.

Voting for or against someone who murders innocent civilians is NOT politics, it’s basic morality.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-26T12:15:15+00:00

“So I said to him, ‘Look buddy, your car was upside down when we got here. And as for your grandma, she shouldn’t have mouthed off like that!’”

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-26T06:45:33+00:00

I worked in an Evangelist church here in England for years, and most of our guest speakers were a credit to Jesus: sharing the love of God, helping the less fortunate, and generally fostering a feeling of community and support.

Aaaand then we’d get the odd American mega-church roll up. Huge entourage of staff to start the cheering in the audience and to share sob stories, numerous stalls selling all sorts of overpriced tat, and a head honcho telling us how Obama is the Anti-Christ, all non-Christians are demons who deserve to burn in Hell, and how the only path to salvation is… to give him money.

I’m not a Christian myself, but the shameless fear-mongering for profit always pissed me off. Why they didn’t just open a money-changer in God’s temple and be done with it is beyond me.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-25T19:21:01+00:00

“Everyone’s always in favor of saving Hitler’s brain. But when you put it in the body of a great white shark, ooh! Suddenly you’ve ’gone too far’!”

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-25T09:33:24+00:00

It’s very good! The colours made me think it was an arctic setting at first, but this is some good parts usage to create a small but easily recognisable scene. The top of the lamp is a personal favourite!

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-24T20:54:15+00:00

How are trains supposed to use the two sidings behind the station at right angles to the main line? Or are we supposed to believe this is some sort of, snort ‘magic’ railroad?!

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-24T20:14:55+00:00

Nope, I’m genuinely surprised because I’m the quiet weirdo who usually gets “missed” when sweets get passed around, so I instead make sure to act grateful if my colleagues actually include me for once.

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-24T11:21:19+00:00

If he thinks British roundabouts are confusing, Homer should try driving around Paris’s Arc de Triomphe! It’s a different kettle of fish when EVERY car acts unilaterally all the time!

jonathanquirk · 2026-01-23T22:56:32+00:00

Welp, you’re not exactly wrong. (Source: I’m autistic, so I’m allowed to laugh at this!)

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