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by Jetfire
Thu Jul 21, 2022 3:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An old timer like me.....
Replies: 11
Views: 4722

Re: An old timer like me.....

Heya Jets! Never been to a tf nation, was well out of the fandom by the time it rolled around, but have heard many good things from those who have. There's still a few faces around you'll recognise from time to time. Hope you've been keeping well mate. Yeah I'm good, surviving as everyone is these ...
by Jetfire
Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An old timer like me.....
Replies: 11
Views: 4722

Re: An old timer like me.....

Science is my subject :) I recall yours was English I believe? Am I correct Transfans.com isn't around? Yeah, I have a few knock-offs as they were the affordable way of grabbing a few when I was a lot poorer post Uni and still paying off debts and the like. Always shocked they never re-released the ...
by Jetfire
Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An old timer like me.....
Replies: 11
Views: 4722

Re: An old timer like me.....

Hey, good to hear from you. I'm alright. Recently ascended to the Property ladder in London, a task as you can imagine is near impossible these days. Still love teaching, but then I love my school. Had a bit of time coming over the Holidays and after unpacking everything in my new place I somehow ov...
by Jetfire
Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An old timer like me.....
Replies: 11
Views: 4722

An old timer like me.....

I remember when all this was fields. Been more than 10 years since I logged in I think. Hello, I hope everyone is well. As an old timey brit I was going to visit TF Nation for an dose of nostalgia and maybe fill in a few blanks in my collection, which seems to be the TF con still going in the UK. Is...
by Jetfire
Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So, Britain and the Eurozone...
Replies: 5
Views: 3872

I'm not sure if I get what you are saying ID. I'm not sure Cameron is particularly smug, he isn't remotely as smug as the Merkosy approach which is basically "we know better then everybody so do as we say" with some of the snide comments thrown at Britains direction for pointing out their ...
by Jetfire
Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 10 years ago...
Replies: 27
Views: 10793

Shrapnel Clone wrote:God, you guys are noobs....

(Join date: 2000-12-29)
Whatever noob!

(sometime before you)
by Jetfire
Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bad Movies saved by Great Actors?
Replies: 20
Views: 7095

On topic, The Cannonball Run works simply beacuase it's actors make it work. It's a intentionally cheesy script with a bunch of barely 2d sterotypes but the whole cast gets it perfectly playing it both cheesy and natural. I recall a film called Rat Race with John Cleese which tried that type of film...
by Jetfire
Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bad Movies saved by Great Actors?
Replies: 20
Views: 7095

I've seen both of those... I'm not entirely sure where or when, though. The last video=hypnotic animated boobies. :o You're saying things I've heard said in the past by other people, and I have no real counter- If I've seen any film he's been in that I've enjoyed, I no longer remember it (asides fr...
by Jetfire
Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol and 2011 Season(s?) Thread.
Replies: 148
Views: 32016

And is Eyepatch woman's plot completely pointlessly stupid or is it just me? All she needs is someone to come out the lake with a gun and shoot him. Why the whole Machiavelli routine? She's got some soldiers who could do it for her. Or even just grab the gun and do it herself. Maybe it's something ...
by Jetfire
Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Recommend me some good Xbox 360 Games!
Replies: 7
Views: 4421

ganon578 wrote:So here's the deal. I bought a 360 last October. I already have:

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Mass Effect 2
NCAA Football 11
Street Fighter IV
Transformers: WFC

Red Dead Redemption.
GTA IV (but RDR is a much better version of that GTA style of game)
Lego Harry Potter
by Jetfire
Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When everyone says it's good... but you think it's crap!
Replies: 23
Views: 8175

Russel Brand.
Funny enough Dylan Moran is massively overrated to me. I don't think he's crap but he's not that great.
The Rolling Stones.
Seinfeld
by Jetfire
Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So...is Patrick Stewart heading the same way as Shatner?
Replies: 12
Views: 4811

It was a sad old time yesterday, I was looking up the actors of The Next Generation on Wikipedia; Data is 64!!!!!! I'm shocked how much time has passed. Riker looks like a chunky fat bastard now, and Wesley Crusher looks like a hick with a slightly nerdy undercurrent (38 years old). The actor who p...
by Jetfire
Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So...is Patrick Stewart heading the same way as Shatner?
Replies: 12
Views: 4811

Patrick Stewart recently got outstanding reviews for Waiting for Godot. He is a regular in the London westend for heavy weight theatre productions which he has always made clear is his first and best destiny with his screen career there to make him comfortable and able to act in what the heck he lik...
by Jetfire
Wed Jun 29, 2011 4:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Lord of the Rings films haven't aged well, have they? NOW INCORPORATING THE RANDOM IRRELEVANT STATEMENT THREAD!
Replies: 35
Views: 16094

In reference to Jurrasic Park, I agree they stand up well, but both the first and second one benefit from a lot of major set pieces being set at night and in the rain, masks any potential dating of effect quite well. The daylight scenes, such as the Brontosaurus do look a bit iffy, but considering ...
by Jetfire
Mon May 30, 2011 7:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol and 2011 Season(s?) Thread.
Replies: 148
Views: 32016

I loved this 2 parter. Genuinely one of the best that has been done in new Who and some nice, and not overplayed, moral ponderings which added a lot of thoughtful depth to this particular story. The only flaw in the 2 parter was the fact The flesh woman and Doctor's death while well done were slight...
by Jetfire
Tue May 03, 2011 9:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Osama Bin Laden Dead.
Replies: 103
Views: 33139

Did they? The impression I got from what I've been reading is that the SEALs were sent in with explicit orders to kill him. You are reading rubbish then. It's been quoted several times that they could take him alive, Obama's anti-terroist chief said this specifically to the media on TV but they did...
by Jetfire
Tue May 03, 2011 7:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Osama Bin Laden Dead.
Replies: 103
Views: 33139

Conveniently it also prevents anyone else from performing DNA tests on his corpse to prove his identity. And any video released after his death can easily have been recorded before his death just for this kinda situation. That said though, I wish they should have tried capturing him alive and then ...
by Jetfire
Mon May 02, 2011 11:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Osama Bin Laden Dead.
Replies: 103
Views: 33139

Oh, definitely. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve any credit, and I'm not at all saying that this is all the product of the Bush administration. I heard an interesting piece on the radio today talking about how Obama was basically ordering the strike while he was touring the storm-ravaged south and...
by Jetfire
Mon May 02, 2011 9:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Osama Bin Laden Dead.
Replies: 103
Views: 33139

Except that a lot of the intel work took place 4-6 years ago. This wasn't just Obama's administration. It was a loooooong process. It was, hence why I said "Obama looks gold". Nobody is giving Obama total credit and nobody isn't saying it wasn't a massive team effort. However Obama was gi...
by Jetfire
Mon May 02, 2011 8:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Osama Bin Laden Dead.
Replies: 103
Views: 33139

The world is ending. Limbaugh and Glenn beck are pouring praise on Obama. Beck even without a hint of negativity: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2011/may/02/rush-limbaugh-praise-obama-glenn-beck Rush Limbaugh: 'Thank god for President Obama.' Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP Osama bin...