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Weekly Lost Podcast - Devoted to the ABC TV Show LOST!

5.5 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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The Weekly Lost Podcast is where Cliff and Stephanie’s journey into the world of podcasting began...

tonidavis (353 KP) rated The Fandom in Books

Aug 8, 2017

The Fandom

Anna Day | 2017 | Children

7.7

(3 Ratings)

Book Rating

Old school Dungeons and dragons feel (0 more)

I got a proof of this book at Yalc. Just by the description on the cover I thought I would like it. However the story itself wasn't what I thought it would be.

When I started to read it took me a few chapters to get into it but once I got into the story I loved it.

There is an obvious comparison for anyone who grew up 80 early 90s with the story being reminiscent of dungeons and dragons. There were points I was tempted to jump to the end just to make sure they make it home. As someone who grew up loving this show the book was somewhat sentimental for me.

The premise itself is good I don't know anyone who hasn't at lasted toyed with the idea of being trapped in there favorite fandom world. that being said there were point where I was okay that's just straight matrix moment.

As a whole I loved this book it had a lot of thing I love and the dungeons and dragons feel just made me so nostalgic. It's a great fantasy's read.

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Sarah (7798 KP) created a post

Jan 19, 2020

So as mentioned yesterday I went to Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things in London. I don't want to give too much away but it was so much fun! The set builds and the detail they go into to immerse you in the world of Hawkins is pretty impressive. It's set in the Starcourt Mall and the 4th July fair, with live actors representing the main characters and almost reliving the third series. You're given missions and things to do based on your class year - probably a little too much to do especially if you're like us and have 5 different missions. We managed to end up a part of Billy's flayed army and had a great time in the midst of all the action. There is one negative though, there was far too many people there. My friends have been to previous SC and said there's usually only a couple of 100 people, but there was maybe double or triple that there yesterday and it got way too crowded. Shame really as it did spoil the experience slightly but it was still a really fun evening.

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Andy K (10821 KP) Jan 19, 2020

Looks like a great time!

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Kevin Phillipson (10017 KP) Jan 19, 2020

Looks like u had amazing time

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Rookie Privateer (Privateer Tales #1)

Jamie McFarlane

10.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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When you are old enough to finally become an Earth Mars citizen, everything should be perfect....

Space Space Opera Young adult Adventure Action

NOAA Radar - Weather & Alerts

Weather and Utilities

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Use NOAA Radar to see NOAA doppler radar of the USA and many other countries and/or regions...

Charlie Cobra Reviews (1840 KP) rated Love, Death & Robots in TV

Jul 7, 2020

Love, Death & Robots

2019 | Action, Animation, Comedy

8.5

(37 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

Unique And Visceral Experience

Love, Death, & Robots is an adult animated anthology tv series on Netflix. The series is produced by Joshua Donen, David Fincher, Jennifer Miller, and Tim Miller. Each of the 18 episodes released on the first season was animated by different crews from a range of countries. It's also a re-imagining of 1981 animated sci-fi film Heavy Metal. Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Topher Grace, Gary Cole, Samira Wiley, and Stefan Kapicic.

Produced by different casts and crews, and consisting of 18 stand-alone episodes, each under 20 minutes, the title of the series refers to the recurring themes of love, death, and robots in each episode. Full of terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy, it's a collection of animated short stories spanning several genres like horror, comedy, fantasy, and science fiction. Captivating stories come to life with world-class animation in a plethora of tales unlike anything else.

This series was wicked awesome. Reminded me of some of the other animated anthologies I've seen such as The Animatrix and Batman: Gotham Knight, except quite a bit more NSFW. This series also gave me a Twilight Zone vibe but bit darker. More blood and guts and highly sexual. Even though it's pretty graphic, I really liked a lot of the stories they told and the twists that most had in the end as well. Some are kind of hit or miss or just better than others but I think that there is definitely something for everyone despite the gore and nudity and language. I especially enjoyed the following episodes, 1. Sonnie's Edge, 8. Good Hunting, 10. Shape-Shifters, 13. Lucky 13, and 18. Secret War. The way they went about the story telling and world building in each episode was phenomenal. I really feel that some of these episodes deserve their own individual films or series to do them better justice. I mean some were just so good and less than 20 minutes felt like not enough or that they could have been even better. I give the entire series overall a 9/10.

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Mayhawke (97 KP) rated 12 Monkeys (1995) in Movies

Feb 9, 2018

12 Monkeys (1995)

1995 | Drama, Sci-Fi

8.3

(35 Ratings)

Movie Rating

I'll have a Monkey on the rocks, with a twist...

The time is the future; The world has been ravaged by a bio-engineered plague,and the powers-that-be have decided it's time to do something about it.

Their decision? Put the half-nelson on a poor, unhappy convict (Willis) and tell him he's going back in time to hunt down the source, and kill the lunatic that released the bug before he can do it, thus changing history. Armed with just the knowledge that he's looking for a group called 'The 12 Monkeys', he is dispatched, only to find himself in an unforseen conflict with the local law and a Section 8.

Great performance from Willis, but it was while watching this film that I realised that Brad Pitt is actually more than a pretty face.

One of the best twists in the end of a tale I have ever seen.

This is definitley one of my desert island films, so I'm not really good at objectivity when discussing it but if you like slighty off-the-wall film entertainment I'd say this is a must.