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Friday, 31 December 2021

My 2021

It's been another weird year.

I can confirm that looking after a two year old, is much more difficult than looking after a one year old. This rate of mathematical progression does not fill me with confidence in light of my impending duty to look after a three year old.

As far as I am aware I did not not get Covid, but instead I did get two vaccine doses and booster, which was pretty incredible given where we were this time last year.

I wrote twelve articles for Hero Collector: Doctor Who Top 10 Modern Cliffhangers, Beat Blue Monday, George Lucas' THX 1138 @50, Star Trek End of the Enterprise, X-Men: First Class @10, Attack The Block @10, The Earth is Doomed!, The Expanse @10, Captain America @10, 007: Top 10 Pre-Title Sequences, Dark Season @30. and The Expanse Boasts A USP For Sci-Fi Fans. That's almost one a month.

Outside In Wants To Believe was published containing my article, You Say Goodbye, And I Say Hello.

Spatial Anomaly published Big Damn Heroics episode guides about the Firefly episodes: Serenity: The Pilot, The Train Job, Bushwhacked, Shindig, Safe, Our Mrs Reynolds, Jaynestown, Out of Gas, Ariel, War Stories, Trash, The Message, Heart of Gold and Objects in Space, as well as The R. Tam Sessions 416 Second excerpt, 1 and 22.

While there were articles that were exclusive to patrons about the deleted scenes from Serenity: The Pilot, Our Mrs Reynolds and Objects in Space. episode orders, opening narrations, character profiles of Badger, Niska, Saffron and the Hands of Blue, A History of the 'verse Part One & Two, Top Ten Firefly Flashbacks, Screentime, Top Ten Death Tolls and an analysis of the opening titles.

Spatial Anomaly was neglected in the second half of the year, but I'm planning on continuing it in the new year.

There was also a top secret project that took up any free time that I had. I'll let you know what it was as soon as I can...

Tuesday, 3 August 2021

Carruthers Ten Years On: August 2011

August 2011 on the Carruthers blog. Yankee and Concerning Flight are alright.

I'm surprisingly pleased with these posts about references on the blog to Red Dwarf, Star Wars and Blake's 7.

Thursday, 11 March 2021

THX 1138 at Fifty

THX 1138 was George Lucas' student film, which he expanded upon to make his first feature. THX 1138 is fifty years old today.

I wrote this for Hero Collector about THX 1138's half century.

Saturday, 7 November 2020

Twitter Twatter #89

The first half of September 2020 on Twitter:

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 1, 2020

God bless The Daily Mail pic.twitter.com/C6AgTpwwMm
— Joe Mulrooney (@joeymuller) August 31, 2020

I wrote some of this. https://t.co/E8DHPMlQeB
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 1, 2020

I appreciate that this was done for scale but it looks like she just ate all the meat on those bones and had to have a bit of a lie-down https://t.co/9O2elQ97eP
— Mottom's Magical Mummified Minge (@FleshlessArt) August 31, 2020

A little peak behind the scenes of the new series of All Creatures Great & Small which starts on @channel5_tv tonight - https://t.co/YS1vQtJX4L @screenyorkshire @Welcome2Yorks @yorkshire_dales @yorkshirepost @AmandaOwen8 @GrassingtonFest @BBCLookNorth
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) September 1, 2020

The man who had read everything published today would be more stupid than a man who had read nothing. That’s not a good state of affairs. STEWART LEE
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) August 28, 2020

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 4, 2020

Did You Know?: Thingamabob, the word used to refer to or address a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, is short for Thingamarobert.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 6, 2020

The moment when the president of Serbia realized that he had committed to moving the Serbian embassy to Jerusalem https://t.co/R0lWGXcWea
— Antifa Intactivist (@OverproducedPMC) September 5, 2020

Tories blamed the fans for Hillsborough
Tories blamed the miners for Orgreave
Tories blamed Labour for the global financial crash
Tories blamed the firefighters for Grenfell
Tories blamed care homes for Covid-19 deaths.

And now the Tories blame young people for a 2nd wave.
— Freddie (@FreddieBailey96) September 7, 2020

Obituary: "...remove President Trump from office." #TrumpVirusDeathToll193K pic.twitter.com/Umna7k1DF2
— Peace Is Active (@peaceisactive) September 7, 2020

It took only 16 minutes for twitter to label this new ad as sensitive content. Please retweet it far and wide. pic.twitter.com/EY0BVxOcAP
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) September 8, 2020

(Photo c/o @ChrisDWilliams) pic.twitter.com/rG3oUDR2Sp
— Pip (@pipmadeley) September 9, 2020

Keir Starmer was at Affleck's Palace?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 10, 2020

When is difficult to be certain because I can't make out the time on your watch, but where is definitely third from the left.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 10, 2020

any other year we wouldn’t need this reassurance pic.twitter.com/TcBxfQo4Bf
— Daisy Bard (@DaisyBard) September 4, 2020

https://t.co/2i2cQJMB36 pic.twitter.com/dnSvROW14E
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 10, 2020

MY PANDEMIC INSPIRED MAKE UP TUTORIAL. ENJOY! xx pic.twitter.com/NUlQwq2o8Q
— machine gun Kele (@kelechnekoff) September 9, 2020

The plural of moose is mice.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 10, 2020

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 11, 2020

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 12, 2020

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 12, 2020

Stay classy. pic.twitter.com/UnDdJsB4qb
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 13, 2020

Nominate the hospital staff of the world for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize @NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/qVgk3qplEW via @UKChange pic.twitter.com/TwQ0xDZAMS
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 13, 2020

I haven't written 155 of the articles nestled between the covers of this book. https://t.co/LMP9ol4AOx
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 13, 2020

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 14, 2020

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 15, 2020

And now I want to see the whole thing adapted as a graphic novel... https://t.co/VfFOjccQS3
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 17, 2020

Captive Pursuit, Babel, Threshold, Worst Case Scenario
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 17, 2020

Thursday, 20 February 2020

Twitter Twatter #78

The end of November and all of December 2019 on Twitter:

WATCH 🎥 - Matt Hancock Loses His Cool At Haverhill Hustings

Audience Boos & Chants 'Liar!@MattHancock really doesn't like being challenged on the 50,000 nurse lie. pic.twitter.com/XOaGkAm9Nx
— Alex Tiffin (@RespectIsVital) November 30, 2019

Accurate. https://t.co/sCapLvHxA4
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 30, 2019

America: only guns can keep us safe.

Britain: pass me that Narwhal tusk.
— Satbir Singh (@SatbirLSingh) November 30, 2019

Who’s the person stood behind the Doctor? pic.twitter.com/NSMqR8HVU1
— Jimmy (@ProductionsJAW) November 30, 2019

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 30, 2019

Word of the day: EUCATASTROPHE – a happy ending to a story.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) November 30, 2019

It's good to see you can keep an open mind.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 30, 2019

I'm full of questions, but well aware that the answers won't come until the show is actually being broadcast.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

Oh, I'm sceptical, but "this show is doomed" isn't healthy scepticism, it's arrogance. He may be right, it may well be awful, but deciding so now does no one any favours.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

I would agree with you that it's premature if it were not for the bad track record of Georgiou and S31 on DIS that very clearly determine the direction of the show. There's no way to redeem Georgiou, no way to save S31, they should be buried for good and not further pollute Trek.
— Ex Astris Scientia (@eas_trek) December 1, 2019

I was certain DIS would be terrible and I was right. Still after two seasons. So please leave me my opinion. Referring to TNG and DS9 doesn't help your case because the criticism about them died down soon, which obviously doesn't happen now.
— Ex Astris Scientia (@eas_trek) December 1, 2019

I'm all for criticism of episodes, but not before they exist. That isn't being a critic, that's being a gatekeeper. @eas_trek has a fantastic site and may well be "the world's leading Treknology resource", but with that comes a responsibility not to attempt to control the show.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

That's entitlement. This pre-emptive criticism gets us nowhere. You have a platform and I would regard this as an abuse of it. It comes from the same place as never having a made a movie but claiming you could make a better Star Wars film than Rian Johnson.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

It comes from the same place as telling people that Jodie Whittaker isn't really Doctor Who and that they are wrong to enjoy it.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

I'm not suggesting that being a fan has to be a passive experience, and criticism and nitpicking are absolutely valid after broadcast, but criticism of a concept that has yet to become a TV show needs to measured, "the very idea is appalling" is not measured.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

Very funny. Have you ever watched Discovery? Do you honestly expect more morality from a series that is even more about illegal and totalitarian people and operations?
— Ex Astris Scientia (@eas_trek) December 1, 2019

It could be a morality play like Star Trek used to be. Georgiou could a villain or a victim. Anything could happen.

Yes, it could be awful, but I'll reserve judgement until broadcast.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

You're warning me? You really have taken Roddenberry's evolved ideals to heart.

Breaking out a bit of fancy Latin doesn't reduce the validity of an argument.

Are you threatening me?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

I think you probably should block me.

It'll prove me right.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

Out of it, surely?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

"I think you can probably park wherever you like..." pic.twitter.com/CKApBcW9MY
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

“It’s all Labour’s fault” says man whose party slashed police numbers, devastated the prison and probation service through cuts, and said there was no money for deradicalising terrorists. #Marr
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 1, 2019

If you will write bits and pieces of racist hate then yes Prime Minister people will bring it up.
— Jess Phillips Esq., (@jessphillips) December 1, 2019

For those that say the Tories would not sell our NHS - they’ve already begun.https://t.co/ESHwsjU8zf
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 1, 2019

8 MONTHS AGO: Jeremy Corbyn warning against the privatisation of the probation service, something Boris Johnson supports.

For every awful thing that has happened in the last 30 years, there is footage of Jeremy Corbyn trying to stop it. pic.twitter.com/X5LBKyHDs0
— Mike #VoteLabour 🌹 (@mickeyfinnlad) December 1, 2019

AMAZING - the Tom & Jerry Museum In Japan has remade models of all the times Tom has been crushed into funny shapes 🤣🤣🤣
(H/t u/AmerBekic) pic.twitter.com/wOFJqUavPf
— Lee Trott (@MC372) November 29, 2019

Who wore it better?#DoctorWho #Torchwood #Cyberwoman #Cybermen @bigfinish pic.twitter.com/DM5oQhppSe
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

So Boris Johnson just said that Queens speech was blocked by Parliament. I must have been in a different room or he's lying. https://t.co/pUTNNZEJft
— Jess Phillips Esq., (@jessphillips) December 1, 2019

I just finished reading Life And Death by @VincentAbnett & @MoritatArt, which was an absolute masterpiece from start to finish. If they ever manage to get an AVPCU off the ground, this is the blueprint. #Aliens #Predator #AVP #Prometheus pic.twitter.com/g5FNjHdLjU
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

Time And Relative Dimensions In Sound https://t.co/bXoRtWWkEP
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

The average British person will lose 384 pens, 192 items of clothing and 64 umbrellas during their lifetime.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 1, 2019

"I’m Andy McNab, I’m Andy McNab, I’m Andy McNab, I’m Andie MacDowell..." https://t.co/4faaTrBBDZ
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 2, 2019

The world's oldest social housing project is Fuggerei, in Augsburg, Bavaria.

The rent has not been raised since it was established in 1521; a year's rent is just £0.75.

(Image: Martin Kluger.) pic.twitter.com/vBOa9Gb3A6
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 2, 2019

▪️Cut police by 20000
▪️Slashed and wrecked probation service through privatisation
▪️Devastated prison service through cuts
▪️Closed 300 courts
▪️Endangering security cooperation with Brexit policy

But sure, the Tories are the ones you can trust to keep us safe. https://t.co/jMfFKhhmzq
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 2, 2019

Ambulance call out? $2,500. Childbirth? $30,000.

Our NHS is not for sale, @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/q9z4r6Ni6g
— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) December 3, 2019

But remember: it’s Labour who can’t be trusted with the nation’s finances. Not the Tories whose policies have created record debt and whose Brexit will knock 4-6% off economic growth. https://t.co/Fc9dgPYUGs
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 4, 2019

2016 - The Return of Doctor Mysterio
2017 - Thin Ice
2018 - Rosa
2019 - Resolution
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 4, 2019

I kept thinking about it and a number* of you were clamouring for it, here's the Sixties

1963 – An Unearthly Child
1964 – The Dalek Invasion Of Earth
1965 – The Romans
1966 – The War Machines
1967 – The Moonbase
1968 – The Mind Robber
1969 – The War Games

* That number was zero
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 5, 2019

“It is not too late. We have an interview prepared. Oven-ready, as Mr Johnson likes to say”

Andrew Neil issues a challenge for Boris Johnson to commit to an interview with him, to face questions on why people have “deemed him to be untrustworthy”https://t.co/daHLxEYn4r pic.twitter.com/oQ21uDdtJe
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) December 5, 2019

1970 – Spearhead From Space
1971 – The Claws Of Axos
1972 – The Three Doctors
1973 – Frontier In Space
1974 – Invasion Of The Dinosaurs
1975 – The Sontaran Experiment
1976 – The Deadly Assassin
1977 – The Robots Of Death
1978 – The Stones Of Blood
1979 – City Of Death
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 6, 2019

1980 – Full Circle
1981 – Logopolis
1982 – Kinda
1983 – The Five Doctors
1984 – The Caves Of Androzani
1985 – The Two Doctors
1986 – The Trial Of A Time Lord
1987 – Dragonfire
1988 – Remembrance Of The Daleks
1989 – The Curse Of Fenric
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 7, 2019

1990 – Search Out Science
1991 – The Pilot Episode
1992 - The Time Meddler (this repeat was the first story I saw)
1993 – The Paradise Of Death
1994 - Whatever Happened To Susan Foreman?
1996 – The TV Movie
1999 – The Curse Of Fatal Death
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 8, 2019

“We received no Russian money for this campaign” says party that received £489,850 from Russian donors in the past year, £3.5m since 2010 and suppressed Russia report pointing that out. pic.twitter.com/RgVMArVwEO
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 8, 2019

The reality of the NHS under the Tories: a 4-year old with suspected preumonia forced to sleep on the floor.

We can start fixing this on Thursday by voting them out. https://t.co/KCuBhkRZZT
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 8, 2019

Dad level: Master. pic.twitter.com/0Y2b5Kwfxo
— Only In Asia (@Crazyinnasia) December 9, 2019

2001 – Death Comes To Time
2002 – Real Time
2003 – Scream Of The Shalka
2004 – Oh Mummy!
2005 – The Long Game
2006 – The Girl In the Fireplace
2007 – Human Nature
2008 – Midnight
2009 – The Waters Of Mars
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 9, 2019

Who in the name of hell is voting for this sack of shit? https://t.co/Lr2tuNwUMd
— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) December 9, 2019

Because Donna turned left, this bloke became Pope. His story is the only spinoff story in which I'm interested.#DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/dVUB7JzgTP
— 🎄Simon⛄Threadgold🎅Frankincense🎁and❄Myrrh🎀 (@dimwittedly) December 9, 2019

It’s December, which means it’s time to bring back the best BBC ident of all time:

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— The Women of Who 🌈❄️ (@TheWomenOfWho) December 9, 2019

Astounding.

I know this isn't the most important facet of this, but how does he know she has a vagina? I mean I can't imagine it's been mentioned on screen. We didn't even know the Doctor had a belly button until 2005.

For that matter, maybe the Doctor has always had a vagina. pic.twitter.com/KF2PLElCJT
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 10, 2019

A labour government. https://t.co/RGbA8k94O7
— Ronke Lawal (@ronkelawal) December 10, 2019

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— Whedonesque (@whedonesque) December 11, 2019

If you're not sure who to vote for, watch this. pic.twitter.com/rBCBLzfoRp
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 11, 2019

#DontVoteTory https://t.co/ssDS77M212
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 11, 2019

Wondering why A&E waits are now the worst since records began?

The Conservatives have closed FORTY PER CENT of NHS walk-in centres since 2010.

That's 95 centres that are no longer available.

Please RT if you think everyone should know before they vote.https://t.co/QkVEk0wGuT
— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) December 11, 2019

Let's make Jake's Christmas wish come true tomorrow...#VoteLabour #VoteLabourOnThursday #VoteForALabourGovernment #DontVoteTory @UKLabour pic.twitter.com/yXE73NcnTf
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 11, 2019

The only reason to vote Conservative is because you hate patients, doctors, nurses, children, teachers, the elderly, the homeless, the disabled, the police, the armed forces, the environment, those in poverty, WASPI women, the BBC, social mobility & foodbank users to name but 16.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 12, 2019

Imagine being such an appalling human being that you care so little about your fellow man, woman or child...#DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 12, 2019

#DontVoteTory https://t.co/VK3yozTJUh
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 12, 2019

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— Whedonesque (@whedonesque) December 12, 2019

Get back to your lessons.#VoteLabour. pic.twitter.com/dDwPH1TWRX
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 12, 2019

Jarvis said it best.https://t.co/WD7yZ9ivg5
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 13, 2019

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 14, 2019

The Dalek Invasion Of Earth
The Invasion
The Time Warrior
City Of Death
Kinda
Vengeance On Varos
The Curse Of Fenric
Dalek
Midnight
The God Complex
Listen
Rosa
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 16, 2019

Which one?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 16, 2019

You get put in the House of Lords pic.twitter.com/0SsOvYIxR4
— Vinay Patel (@VinayPatel) December 17, 2019

Cor! They must have used one of those newfangled “writers”. Ooh, fancy. https://t.co/dtEZxqAbSn
— Lisa Holdsworth 🌹 (@WorksWithWords) December 18, 2019

There's always a tweet https://t.co/dW48KUQ7lJ
— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) December 20, 2019

The Wild West of Sci-Fi. @Davetweetedthis gets trigger happy over gunslinging genre: https://t.co/vJXjP1uV5e
— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) December 19, 2019

As #TheMandalorian, #StarWars' Wild West spin-off, approaches its finale David Black gets trigger happy about the sci-fi-western crossover.https://t.co/geIz0hZFoH
— Hero Collector (@HeroCollector_) December 19, 2019

It’s almost as if the UK’s problems are not caused by the EU at all but by the UK government itself... https://t.co/H9zUEUdrNK
— Barnaby Edwards (@BarnabyEdwards) December 21, 2019

Made a new person. pic.twitter.com/Xg8HNzUxzJ
— Sarah Williams (@uppityfabulous) December 21, 2019

This may be the best example of finding the local angle that I've ever seen:https://t.co/ZCgFxZWsh3
— Clyde Haberman (@ClydeHaberman) December 19, 2019

The Irish parliament recently spent €808,000 on a new printer, and when they discovered it didn’t fit they spent another €236,000 moving walls and reinforcing the building. It remains unused as staff refuse to operate it without a pay rise.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 21, 2019

These are known as ”Ghost Apples”. They are created when freezing rain coats rotting apples, and when the mushy rotten apple falls out, it leaves a shell of ice
(https://t.co/0IAF5x0wBe) pic.twitter.com/XjkMnCS3CB
— 41 Strange (@41Strange) December 21, 2019

Not sure where to start in your #PicardPrep (re)watch? Here are a few episodes to get you started

- the first three minutes of Emissary (DS9)
- Time's Arrow, Part 2 (DO NOT WATCH PART 1)
- Phantasms (watch this twice)
- Fair Haven (Star Trek: Voyager)#StarTrek #StarTrekPicard https://t.co/tIH4u3pYha
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 23, 2019

Last night, Bill Maher went on a rant about comic books & those who love them & the generation (it rhymes with Schmelennials!) that uses words like #adulting & doesn’t want to give up the things they loved as kids or grow up

Well my name is Miss Valente & I got something to say
— A Cat In The Lonesome October (@catvalente) January 26, 2019

Calling all Bloggers & Tweeters:
Join us on December 28th for the #TweeniesBlogfest. Choose a favourite thing from each year from 2010 to 2019: film, TV, radio, theatre, book, comic, song or something else entirely, and then tell us what you love about it. https://t.co/eX8iSlgKwW pic.twitter.com/i3HPKV0loA
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 24, 2019

"Peter's hair grew more bouffant as the seasons wore on..." pic.twitter.com/qzDpddUg7W
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 24, 2019

Merry Everything.

There's a Christmas soon.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 24, 2019

Harper Lee’s friends gave her a year’s wages for Christmas in 1956. She took the next year off and wrote To Kill A Mocking Bird.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 25, 2019

Beginning of the apocalypse, humanity almost extinct, fascist religious orders... So much to look forward to in 2020, as @Davetweetedthis reveals: https://t.co/wqo52SYLtF
— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) December 30, 2019

As a decade is a period of ten years, a LUSTRUM is a period of five years.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 30, 2019

I also discuss the finest things this decade had to offer: https://t.co/9dAwZNkRuL, but in more of a rush despite it, sort of, being my idea... https://t.co/ztnAEr0L6m
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 30, 2019

Saturday, 8 February 2020

Twitter Twatter #76

November 2019 on Twitter

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 1, 2019

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 2, 2019

"Carleton Bonfire & Fireworks"
After a long rainy day on Skipton Market I really wasn't in the mood to stand outside yet again, but I changed my mind last minute and popped over to a local bonfire and fireworks display to try and find some unusual angles. pic.twitter.com/DWfsfF91G3
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) November 2, 2019

Remember when Theresa May's resignation went terribly wrong?#DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/t0BFeaKhJt
— spankybackpack (@spankybackpack) May 25, 2019

Absolutely incredible to watch this @jacindaardern video be pinged around the world. In the last 48 hours, it's seemingly gone everywhere from the UK to Pakistan, and has even gone viral in Lebanon - becoming another tool for protestors to push for change pic.twitter.com/7RyJvywHjJ
— Ashleigh Stewart (@Ash_Stewart_) November 3, 2019

So much respect... https://t.co/Y9Pgs9oXZZ pic.twitter.com/6R8JkmPFuP
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 5, 2019

What's the worst tagline in Hollywood history? @Davetweetedthis has suggestions for the shoddiest: https://t.co/YjTzsGqF0u
— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) November 5, 2019

Taglines are an important tool in the movie marketing arsenal. If a good tagline can clearly help sell a film, then surely a bad tagline could contribute to its financial failure. David Black picks ten of the best and ten most dreadful. https://t.co/TRw6FqPtLp
— Hero Collector (@HeroCollector_) November 5, 2019

https://t.co/FwdbbSnpJV
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 6, 2019

If you've got it, flaunt it. https://t.co/FRNifjrTbX
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 6, 2019

Hey @BarnabyEdwards this guy ↓ just called you twerp, what do you say to that? https://t.co/jQXMurjArV
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 6, 2019

A brief timeline of foodbanks:

1997 - The Trussell Trust is founded. Labour comes to power.
2004 - UK has 2 foodbanks.
2008 - Global financial crash. UK has 22 foodbanks.
2010 - Tories come to power.
2017 - UK has 2,000+ foodbanks. #VoteLabour #jc4pm #ToriesLie #ToriesOut
— Axel Billingsley (@AxelBCreative) November 5, 2019

Boris Johnson's Promises v Truth:

"20,000 extra police"
Truth: 20,563 fewer police

"Biggest NHS investment for a generation"
Truth: 15% lower than the average annual NHS investment

"£14b for schools"
Truth: £2.6b

"40 new hospitals"
Truth: 0 new hospitals

The man is a liar.
— Barnaby Edwards (@BarnabyEdwards) November 7, 2019

Fake promises to get Brexit done
Fake numbers of hospitals being built
Fake NHS stats
Fake promises on schools
Fake Brexit deadlines
Fake statements on free trade and free ports
Faked videos
Faked adverts
All in front of a fake large crowd.

Welcome to the Tory Campaign Launch. pic.twitter.com/XOtV8LgRd9
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) November 7, 2019

https://t.co/Zokoog2NvT
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 8, 2019

"Inappropriately dressed man makes big deal about going to work in a chauffeur driven car" https://t.co/EtNSmAuPlH
— Otto English (@Otto_English) November 9, 2019

Really hoping @SamiraAhmedUK and @NewswatchBBC are going to be all over this. Old footage edited into new footage in a way that apparently benefits a PM during an election campaign. So many questions need asking... https://t.co/ldhmmFkNcG
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 11, 2019

£100m on Brexit ads
£8bn on No Deal prep
£13.8m on ferry company with no ships
£600m a week in lost investment/growth
Record £1.8 trillion debt
Lowest growth for a decade
PM who said "fuck business"

But, Tories, do keep telling us how Labour can't be trusted with the economy.
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) November 12, 2019

Tories, July 2019:
“Boris Johnson is a proven winner and a great campaigner. People love him!”

November 2019: pic.twitter.com/CmBeAfRG7p
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) November 13, 2019

#BeMoreFrazer https://t.co/dBAZ4LYh5s
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 14, 2019

Why do tweets of this video keep going missing? pic.twitter.com/8u8YPUUt1s
— Robin Wood 🌹 Free Range (@WOODHEAP) November 14, 2019

Try imaging Boris Johnson being in this video, instead of Jeremy Corbyn.

Nope, nor can I. pic.twitter.com/n4EagkQSMI
— Rachael Swindon (@Rachael_Swindon) November 15, 2019

Tories:
“There’s absolutely no need for everyone to have broadband. It’s a stunt!”

Also the Tories:
“The only way you can get Universal Credit is to apply for it online.”
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) November 16, 2019

After yet another fire likely caused by poor cladding, what will it take for this government to take fire safety seriously?!#cladding #GrenfellTower pic.twitter.com/WTQtWp1BJC
— Momentum (@PeoplesMomentum) November 16, 2019

2007
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 16, 2019

Did Sarah Ferguson marry one of the Osmonds?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 17, 2019

Genndy Tartakovsky's 2D Clone Wars is the pinnacle of achievement in the Star Wars universe. Everything else pales in comparison. pic.twitter.com/oL3cGmAXtf
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 18, 2019

Liz Truss having trouble remembering the number 0.#politicslive #GE2019 #LabourManifesto pic.twitter.com/fSgfCAjaxq
— Haggis_UK #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) November 21, 2019

We own https://t.co/OQ5hfKpVXw. Farage and co have sent us a long legal letter demanding we give it to him. Well, he can have the website... for a million quid, all proceeds to the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (price goes up £50k a day)
— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) November 21, 2019

Britain has had enough of Michael Gove.
— Ken Clarke (@MrKennethClarke) November 20, 2019

Earshot
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 22, 2019

Russ is a great guy. Be more like Russ. https://t.co/t2FR954OlT
— Vicky ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@vicsto382) November 23, 2019

You appear to have disenfranchised John Hurt.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 23, 2019

This is getting ridiculous @newswatchbbc @SamiraAhmedUK https://t.co/Ce4K0UvUf1
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 24, 2019

Meanwhile in the Tory Party... pic.twitter.com/yhNCVOsctT
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 24, 2019

South Dakota has recently made the news for its new anti-meth campaign "Meth: We're On It".

This is not South Dakota's first tagline in the news. In 2015, South Dakota tourism used the tagline "why die on Mars, when you can live in South Dakota?"
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) November 24, 2019

How can you have a politics-free adaptation? HG Wells was a socialist, who made many political points in the original novel. Have you read it, James? (Can't @ him because he called me fat and blocked me after I called out his lies about climate change).
— Joe Cushley (@TalentlessJoe) November 25, 2019

Our ex-landlord upped the rent from £800 to £1000 pcm just before Christmas with days notice. https://t.co/LPcZ8JcOIf
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 25, 2019

Is it me?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 28, 2019

There comes a point in the history of a nation where stupidity is indistinguishable from wickedness. That's where we are now.
— Philip Pullman (@PhilipPullman) November 28, 2019

Friday, 20 December 2019

Wild, Wild West

Sooner or later, most science fiction television series will dress up as cowboys and have a go at a western episode. The characters will swap space helmets, ray guns and uniform insignia for Stetsons, shooters and sheriff's badges. They mostly reach for and rely on the same set of Western tropes: main street shootouts, prison breakouts, drunk dentistry and the like.

I wrote this for Hero Collector about TV science fiction western episodes. What could be more Christmassy than that?

Monday, 16 December 2019

Twitter Twatter #70

Twitter May 2019:

Congratulations to Penny Mordaunt for being made Secretary of Defence. After Williamson, it’ll be a pleasure to have someone as straight-talking and honest as the woman who said Turkey were about to join the EU and there was nothing we could do about it.
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) May 1, 2019

Make sure you use your vote today.

Unless you plan on voting Tory in which case we'd all be better off if you drowned in an open sewer... #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) May 2, 2019

It's my love letter to @IraStevenBehr's love letter to DS9. If you loved DS9, you need to see @DS9Doc. If you didn't love DS9, there's no hope for you. https://t.co/2rdcqpUcKY
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) May 5, 2019

Are you the @cefnridout who served as editor of the UK Aliens magazine in 93/94? If so, do you know if the artwork for the Crusade comic strip was ever finished? How possible or not do you think a collected edition might be? Apologies, if you're a different @cefnridout altogether pic.twitter.com/2gtTwE1lo9
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) May 5, 2019

Not made of snow then, is it? pic.twitter.com/V5SCHNsnQR
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) May 12, 2019

It was good to see people voting in the European elections last night. I only saw a bit of it, but I thought @GrahNort did a good job presenting in @daviddimble absence. Is @Madonna my MEP now?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) May 19, 2019

Tom McCarthy
The Station Agent
The Visitor
Win Win

Wes Anderson
Rushmore
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Peter Jackson
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King https://t.co/yG9tXNS56I
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) May 20, 2019

I have a bad feeling about this. https://t.co/lhnvQWVI3Q
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) May 20, 2019

Derision leads to fear. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. https://t.co/FiLm0WdA08
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) May 20, 2019

Best photobomb ever. pic.twitter.com/ncvAUo8OrS
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) May 21, 2019

Always https://t.co/6G7Uj6KSGl
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) May 21, 2019

BBC1’s lunchtime news decided the PUBLIC DID NOT NEED TO KNOW about the UN rapporteur’s DEVASTATING REPORT ON UK POVERTY CRISIS which tears into Tory-led austerity as an ‘ideological project causing pain & misery.’ IF YOU BELIEVE BBC1 SHOULD HAVE REPORTED IT PLEASE RT pic.twitter.com/0toshxL4gq
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) May 22, 2019

WHYYY did I wait so long to watch this?? So happy to share with my American friends after it’s made the rounds here in the UK. pic.twitter.com/6Jfuu7uRcw
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) May 25, 2019

"Feminists are now amongst the most obnoxious bigots.” Dominic Raab, 2011 pic.twitter.com/hNSDJw90e9
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) May 26, 2019

Sheffield I fucking love you!
So proud!
👊🏾💚 https://t.co/AFmMrLjJiG
— 🚀MΛG!D (@MagicMagid) May 26, 2019

Word of the day: BORIS-NORIS (19th century) - to go on blindly, without any thought of risk or decency
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) May 27, 2019

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

Twitter Twatter #69

Twitter April 2018:

Thank you to the person who taught me the phrase 'I'm sorry but I haven't budgeted for any more unpaid work this month' https://t.co/DKsdkELVrk
— Kerry Hudson is (mostly!) away for a bit writing. (@ThatKerryHudson) April 3, 2019

Oh hi @DominicRaab. Obviously you blocked us so there’s a chance you’ll miss this, but we wanted to let you know we projected your fatuous imbecility onto 3000 square metres of the White Cliffs of Dover. pic.twitter.com/QWMJem7hVZ
— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) April 4, 2019

"I'M FOR REMAIN"
Subliminal bias since 1963 pic.twitter.com/TN9KhigrMq
— veryspoookypete lambert (@Prof_Quiteamess) April 5, 2019

"That is not true."@KrishGM challenges Conservative MP John Redwood's claim that "most of the public" want a no-deal Brexit. #C4News pic.twitter.com/ieqMlHryNz
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) April 5, 2019

Brexit means Brexit. pic.twitter.com/yjLrXwcaol
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 6, 2019

"Hello Smiler! It's me, it's Colin. Colin from accounts. We did that GDPR training course together. Steady fella, you nearly had me over. Personal space and all that. How's the wife? Careful, mate! I could be crushed if you get much cl-" pic.twitter.com/J5kgcu9r9m
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 8, 2019

Sauron will see you now... pic.twitter.com/1dHmF3WXLC
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 10, 2019

Irony overload as arch-Brexiteer demands second vote after first one didn’t go his way. https://t.co/5up047uLly
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) April 8, 2019

April 11 is officially “International Louie Louie Day” after the 1963 song Louie Louie. The FBI investigated it for possible obscenity at the time, without finding any - apparently missing the drummer shouting “Fuck!” at 0:56 after dropping his drumstick. https://t.co/As9vOTQF0G
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) April 11, 2019

Dave Prowse's autobiography is brilliantly named 'Straight From The Force's Mouth'
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 16, 2019

It's Easter and thoughts turn inevitably to death and resurrection. We think of an individual that changed so many lives. A leader that died and came back to us.

I refer, of course, to #StarTrek #Voyager's Captain Janeway. I wrote this in celebration...https://t.co/Yxf14H03nw
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 19, 2019

I wrote this to show how Janeway repeatedly cheated death and how you can employ her methods in your own lives. Possibly. https://t.co/Zsf9e00Go6
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 19, 2019

When life gives you lemmings, make lemmingade...
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 20, 2019

Gnarly #AlienDay! For the 40th ann, David Black argues that it's the human cast not the alien that make the movie: https://t.co/GuPr2q4bPq
— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) April 26, 2019

Happy #AlienDay! But, in this 40th anniversary year of the first (and best) xenomorph movie, David Black argues that it's the human cast not the alien that make the film.https://t.co/mjCdgm4glp pic.twitter.com/9ukJETOnil
— Fear-O Collector 👻 (@HeroCollector_) April 26, 2019

1 - The Dalek Invasion Of Earth
2 - The Five Doctors
3 - The Five Doctors
4 - The Ark In Space
5 - The Five Doctors
6 - The Two Doctors
7 - The Curse Of Fenric#DoctorWho https://t.co/rgbFvJWgXN
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 28, 2019

⚽️THE DOCTORS WORLD CUP
FINAL 2019⚽️

💥Please RETWEET after VOTING💥
— 🌹🕸 Jon 🕸🐞 (@thebigblue_box) April 26, 2019

Uh, hey @cynetjobs - what's with this?

Your job listing for a mid-senior level business development position's top qualification is "Preferably Caucasian"

How could you POSSIBLY think that's okay? pic.twitter.com/DPWzpgXqqE
— Helena (@misshelenasue) April 27, 2019

All this has happened before, and all this will happen again... https://t.co/MzFD28zfMs
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 30, 2019