Klendathu. It’s an ugly planet. It’s a Bug planet. A planet hostile to life as we know it. The Bugs are not like us. The Pseudo-Arachnids aren’t even like spiders. They are arthropods who happen to look like a madman’s … Continue reading The Klendathu Night Thread (September 20)
Cybertron. Big ol’ ugly chunk of metal drifting through space, and the homeworld of the heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons. According to Flint Dille – screenwriter for the show – the original plan for Transformers: the Movie was that Cybertron … Continue reading The Cybertron Day Thread (20th Sept)
January 2016 was a time belonging to a different era, vastly different from the one we find ourselves in today. One of hope and optimism for the future. And also an era where over twenty thousand Brits watched a puddle … Continue reading The September 18th Night Thread Watches a Puddle
HIDEOUS BEYOND BELIEF … WITH AN INHUMAN CRAVING! Queen of Blood is a 1966 science-fiction horror film directed by Curtis Harrington, and is notable for certain plot elements which would later be “borrowed” by Dan O’Bannon for his Alien screenplay. … Continue reading The Queen of Blood Day Thread (11 Sept)
I’m a good person, that’s my thing – my nickname is Mother Theresa Luther King. I’m a good person, get it straight … and when I say good, I really mean great. The best. Hashtag “humble and blessed.” I’m a … Continue reading I’m a Good Person, Night Thread (9/10)
Giselle is a romantic ballet first performed in 1841, but is also a given name of French origin, derived from the Germanic gisil, or “Bright Pledge”. If your name is Giselle, this thread is for you. Famous Giselle’s include Giselle … Continue reading The Giselle Night Thread (3rd Sept)
Boy, it’s been hot. It’s hot, huh? Yeah. It is super hot. Yeah. It’s getting real hot around here. So hot, Wally. But you don’t really know what hot is, do you? Hot’s a storm. You ever been in a … Continue reading Boy, it Sure is a Hot Day Thread, Huh? (3rd Sept)
Curiously Cinnamon crunchy whole grain squares packed with delicious cinnamon taste. A tongue tinglingly different way to start your day! What do you mean, those are just Cinnamon Toast Crunch? Huh. That’s weird. I guess Oscar Wilde was right when … Continue reading The Night Thread is Curiously Cinnamon (1st Sept)
On the dawn of the Third Age of mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War, the Babylon Project was a dream given form. A self-contained world five miles long, located in neutral territory. A place of commerce and diplomacy for … Continue reading The September 1st Day Thread is Our Last, Best Hope for Peace
The Rocinante, Corvette-class Martian frigate, formally stationed on the MCRN Donnager, now the home to James Holden, Naomi Nagata, Amos Burton, and Alex Kamal. Originally named the Taichi, Holden rechristened the ship after Don Quixote‘s horse. And don’t forget, it … Continue reading The August 27th Night Thread Flies to the Belt
A “Special Look” teaser for The Rise of Skywalker dropped at Disney’s D23 Expo. Watch it and talk about it here! Continue reading Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker D23 Teaser Discussion Thread
Well … what do you want? Mr Morden and his Associates can help you. And he can assure you, this is definitely not one of those Monkey’s Paw, Be-Careful-What-You-Asked-For, Deal-With-The-Devil type deals. DEFINITELY not. Continue reading The August 23rd Night Thread asks: What Do You Want?
“I am the mouse called Fingermouse, Fingermouse that’s me!” Fingerbobs was a 1970s children’s TV show featuring paper puppet animals, the most famous and beloved of whom was given his own TV show in 1985. Little more than a grey … Continue reading The Fingermouse Day Thread (23rd Aug)
Let’s begin. Ready? Have you ever been in an institution? Cells. Do they keep you in a cell? Cells. When you’re not performing your duties do they keep you in a little box? Cells. What’s it like to hold the … Continue reading The Night Thread takes the Baseline Test (22nd Aug)
This thread is dedicated to everyone’s favourite Murder Grandpa, Minoru Suzuki. The boss of Suzuki-gun, he has never been known to care about the rules. Debuting in 1988 for NJPW, he later competed in many MMA promotions including Newborn UWF, … Continue reading The Minoru Suzuki Night Thread (21st August)
15 Storeys High was a demented BBC sitcom created by comedian Sean Lock in 2002. Set in a seedy London housing estate, it starred Lock as the depressed, misanthropic Vince, and Benedict Wong as his childishly innocent flatmate Errol. Two … Continue reading The 15 Storeys High Day Thread (21st August)
Hannibal the Cannibal: respected Baltimore psychiatrist turned serial killer, and enduring pop-culture icon. The character created by Thomas Harris has been played as a supernatural entity, possibly even the Devil himself, by Mads Mikkelsen; and as a human-shaped hock of … Continue reading The Other Other Hannibal Lecter Day Thread (19th August)
Fiddlesticks, released on this day in 1930, was Ub Iwerks’ first cartoon after his departure from Walt Disney’s studio. It was groundbreaking as the first synchronized sound two-strip Technicolor cartoon, and featured the debut of Flip the Frog. Despite featuring … Continue reading Fiddlesticks to the August 16th Night Thread
On this day in 1954 James Francis Cameron was born in Kapuskasing Ontario, Canada. After seeing Star Wars in 1977, he quit his job as a truck driver and decided to get into the movie-making business. With $20,000 from some … Continue reading The August 16th Day Thread is KING OF THE WORLD
Today is World Elephant Day! It takes place every year on August 12 to spread awareness, share knowledge, and provide solutions for better care and management of both captive and wild elephants. Across Africa, it is estimated that one elephant … Continue reading The Day Thread Celebrates World Elephant Day (12th Aug)
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s G1 Climax comes to, well, a climax on the 12th of August, which means for Western Avocados, sometime in the wee small hours of tonight’s thread: 11pm Pacific, 2pm Eastern, and 7am GMT. A gruelling four … Continue reading The August 11 Night Thread is ready for the G1 Climax
