Tassie Dave’s Comments (group member since Mar 27, 2011)

Tassie Dave’s comments from the The Sword and Laser group.

Invasion is really good in S2.

I liked S1 as well, but it got criticism in S1 for having very few aliens.

That has been addressed in S2. Lot of aliens and they are evolving into a more aggressive species. Fun times ahead.

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Slow Horses and Foundation will probably have to wait until I get around to reading the source material"

Foundation is more a story in the Foundation universe. It doesn't really require more than a passing knowledge of the source material.

It doesn't stick very close to any single book(s) of that series. just the overarching themes.

Definitely "For All Mankind"

Ted Lasso, Severance, Silo, Invasion, Slow Horses & Foundation are all worth watching.

Servant & See were good early then got annoying.

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "I agree with you, but I would appreciate you directing your comments to the person who started this."

I have started with a general call to everyone to try and be more civil.

I am trying to be "Good Cop" to start with (Rob is better at being "Bad Cop" 😉 )

I am used to more spirited forums where disagreeing and heated defending of positions over politics, religion and other hot button topics is the norm. We don't have to like or appreciate the same media. It is ok not to like something and say it. But please, everyone, respect others opinions. Even if you think they are wrong.

This forum, even at its most heated, pales in comparison to my other forums. Though all rules of civility still apply. It is general a fairly friendly and well behaved forum.

I have been guilty in the past of disagreeing with others, and being disagreed with. There is no problem with that. All opinions are valid. We can agree to disagree. But abuse will not be tolerated.

So far no-one has overstepped the line here. In my opinion. Though more than one have come close.

I (and also Rob) have in the past taken action via PMs to warn members of inappropriate posts and to improve their conduct.

I have had people complain about posts that I struggled to find a problem with. Certain people rub others the wrong way. We have a few very opinionated people on this forum (Myself included) and some of them are among my favourite members.

I like that we are from many different countries, beliefs, political spectrums. lifestyles and work settings etc. I am an Aussie who is also a socialist, atheist, who works in the mining industry. Occasionally our beliefs and opinions will clash. I embrace the differences.

Disagreeing is allowed, but we will not allow abuse towards fellow members.

If you feel that certain posts have crossed the line then please PM me or Rob with a link to that post.

I have limited internet availability on work days and may miss all posts (Though I do try and get on and skim all recent posts at least once a day)

Please be civil to one another and enjoy your time here.

Thanks
Tassie Dave 😎

My go to at a Chinese restaurant is Lemon Chicken and/or Combination meat Fried rice.

Come on guys there is no need to criticise each other.

Everyone is allowed their opinion. Positive or negative.

The thing about personal opinions is that they can't be wrong. It's their opinion.

We can agree to disagree.

I'm enjoying Ahsoka. I set low expectations with anything Marvel or Star Wars on Disney these days.

It is exceeding those expectations.

Joseph wrote: "And this is the shortest book in the series."

I've only got about 11,000 pages to go 😉and that's just for the 10 book series. There is also another 7 books in the bundle 😕

Not to mention many other books in the overall Malazan story.

I may have a break in between books. They do span many generations.

Reading Gardens of the Moon which I got as part of the Malazan Humble bundle.

I am enjoying it. Though remembering the 'telephone book' sized list of characters is a challenge. Especially when several change names and/or go by nicknames as well 😕

This is deep. But I'm up for the challenge 😎

Iain wrote: "It’s not SF&F but do yourself a favour and check out Deadloch on Amazon. See what Tassie Dave’s neighbours are like"

Mostly filmed south of Hobart. In Cygnet & Kingston. Not really like my part of the world.

For my part of the world see "Bay of Fires" which was filmed in my hometown (Queenstown) and surrounding towns (Strahan & Zeehan) and weirdly no where near the real 'Bay of Fires' which is on the north-east coast. 😕

S&L is almost 16 years old. (not 15)

I doubt you can get it there, but the best fish is Blue Eye Trevalla with Barramundi a close 2nd.

Trike wrote: "Good Omens season 2 is better than season 1, and I am unanimous in this. Because it’s 90% focused on Crowley and Aziraphale."

I agree. It is called out by the coffee shop owner, that they are like an old married couple. They are a delight in their scenes together.

Too much Hamm though. He is well named. I am not a fan of his hammy acting style. 😕 I know I'm in the minority.

John (Taloni) wrote: "^ $12 in the US for Kindle. "

That's weird. It's AUD $12 in Oz for the Kindle version. Which is about US$7.80 😕

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "John wrote: "You guys watch The Eurovision Song contest right? - that is full of this kind of stuff"

That's a thing?"

It's the European Cup for weird Euro Trash pop songs.

That weirdly includes Israel, Australia and some ex-Russian Asian countries 😕

Assassin's Creed would make a fantastic sci-fi movie.

Too bad nobody told Justin Kurzel and the writing team 😕

There is a Humble Bundle of the "Malazan Book of the Fallen" series by Steven Erikson. There are 17 books/novellas.

Sounds like a good deal if you're interested in the series but have never read any of it.

AU$27.38 or about US$17.50

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/st...

I really tempted to get it. It's a bargain if I end up reading the whole series and not that much if I don't and the money goes to charities.

I didn't read that scene as Alex having a vision of what Tara saw that night.

(view spoiler)[The spell she uses was to show the injuries that Tara had suffered and Alex plunges her hands into that injury cloud above Tara.

Alex can feel what Tara is sensing and thinking. Tara know's that it is Lance stabbing her. (Obviously she was meant to think that) Alex has no idea what Lance looks like. All she knows is what Tara is thinking.

Even if she did get a true vision of what Tara saw, memories aren't stored like a movie. They are impressions that our brain pieces back together. Even remembering a past memory will change it slightly and the longer ago it was, the more likely it is to be corrupted by false memories or faulty recall.

It's why reading someones memories will never happen. Only the person who made those thoughts has the context to know what it means. (hide spoiler)]

Trike wrote: "Veronica has a shake gif? I’m afraid to go look, but Tom says we should research… dilemma."

It isn't Veronica shaking, it's Cthulhu swimming gracefully and majestically

Trike wrote: " "

or us non-Americans. "When's Wally?"

Trike wrote: "Tassie Dave wrote: "Doh 😉

I should have noticed that. 🤣"

It’s understandable since you’re upside down and all the blood is rushing to your brain."

Not age related memory loss. That's a relief. 😉

I'm from a non-rugby state/territory of Oz. We play (and in my youth I played) Aussie Rules not Rugby.

My comments were, mostly, tongue in cheek. I know gridiron has a lot of injuries. Having athletic 150 kg men shoulder charging other men and driving them into the ground has to do damage. Even with all the padding and helmets.

Aussie rules has a lot of stress related injuries (knees, ankles, shoulders etc) because of all the changes in direction (as well as heavy contact while changing direction)

Doh 😉

I should have noticed that. 🤣