http://nixsight.net the high road to nowhere Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://nixsight.net/2012/02/2012-02-11-digital-breadcrumbs/ http://nixsight.net/2012/02/2012-02-11-digital-breadcrumbs/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Nicolas Papaconstantinou http://nixsight.net/2012/02/2012-02-11-digital-breadcrumbs/

Halfway through Dissecting Worlds about leadership in Arthur legends. @Clarkythecruel & history are a wonderfully flammable mix. #

#MOMBcast 122 is live! We talk about comics & other stuff, and spotlight Brooklyn Dreams by @JMDeMatteis & Glenn Barr: http://t.co/XjFT665l #

Listening back during editing, & reiterate that I shouldn't cover books I love, especially when tired. Sorry, @JMDeMatteis & @JamesMOMB! #

@JMDeMatteis & @JamesMOMB (At least two or three things that I'd point to as either factual errors or poorly prepared wording. Sigh.) #

One thing about podcasting – you don't get to have any illusions about your state of mind when you listen back. SO MANY UMS LAST NIGHT. #

Oh, by the way, I think I totally misunderstood how Soundcloud works, so need to rethink the #MOMBcast doublepost. Can only have one ep up. #

@Clarkythecruel @thegrampus LOLS! You two actually CAN'T HELP IT can you? #

@davidwynne Totally agree on the soundtrack. #

@ryanklindsay Jesus, $30 for a book? That's actually just stupid. #

@davidwynne I've too much of a fondness for power-pop & cover-version soundtracks for that to be the case. But I do love that soundtrack. #

"Winos throwing frisbees at the sun. Burnt my soul between the bun. Now I'm running, now I'm drunk. Now I'm running like a flaming pig." #

Really enjoyed Stay last night, despite myself. It IS a bit pretentious, but also kind of beautiful. IMDB commenters predictably stupid. #

@ryanklindsay When you've got one-page gags, using ALL of them in a 288 page book flies in the face of any editorial instinct… #

@ryanklindsay If Gary Larson has to cherry-pick & break his work down into smaller volumes, some might take that as an indication… #

@ryanklindsay …But in this case, it feels kind of like the guy is going all-or-nothing, in a way that turns fun project into a gimmick. #

@ryanklindsay (Also not entirely sure where I sit on the guy's technique. Seems no accommodation of fact that it's 70% found art.) #

@ryanklindsay Maybe, but that doesn't seem to be the intention entirely. When he mentions it in his description, it's just "his technique". #

@ryanklindsay Possibly people aren't funding because nobody wants a 250+ page book of one-page gags that costs them $30. #

"I don't know Butchie instead." #

@ryanklindsay Nah. I think I'd favour it more at $20. Actually, I kinda like the cover, except it's little too classy/overblown for content. #

Felt a little shame about how much I enjoyed Stay, cos it IS a bit pretentious. But obnoxious IMDB commenters have turned that into pride. #

This may by now be a marginal opinion, but geez, I really did love the music in BSG. Even with it's… present day influences later on. #

http://t.co/Xedg9OpY – This suggests that, when not goaded/editorialised by less smart people, Alan Moore really DOES know the score. #

@kierongillen Saw that when flicking through PC mag just now, & without really knowing much history, it seemed… a bit weird. #

@andydiggle Oh, cool! #

That's… actually quite a good performance: http://t.co/cUUeKiI8 #

@Eamon_ Hah… that's actually pretty cool. #

@Eamon_ (Did she have a cock? I don't remember…) #

Gosh. Colleague just reminded me of Where The Hell Is Matt? Still instructive to me how susceptible I am to music, fun, & collaboration. #

@JMDeMatteis I hope so! @JamesMOMB #

@DJDarren It's BRILLIANT! #

@sarcastathon Is that what happens when two gingers are in close proximity to each other? You don't often see two together. #

@sarcastathon Smirk. #

@happymrlocust But… but that'd mean that once he's done talking about this specific subject, we'd be stuck following Ben Goldacre. #

@akirathedon That's a cool piece. I'd anticipated that this was Moore's stance on cultural adaptation last week: http://t.co/w4WZkJbT #

@akirathedon (We only tend to hear what Moore thinks when an interviewer has prodded a point, or when he's editorialised/cherry-picked.) #

@akirathedon Has Moore actually commented properly about the prequels? (Genuine question. I've only seen others put words in his brain.) #

@akirathedon …I mean, it goes without saying that he isn't PRO them. But it seems beneath him to give a shit beyond a sardonic swipe. #

@akirathedon What I mean is, there seem to be so many different opinions on why this is wrong, & ALL of them are being mapped onto Moore. #

@akirathedon (Happen to agree that prequels are boring, you understand.) #

@akirathedon (My guess is he mentions something about it in the video you posted at your site?) #

@akirathedon Listening now. Good stuff. I love Moore, & listening to Moore speak. He's thoughtful, funny & generally reasonable/tolerant. #

@akirathedon (I think defenders & detractors of Moore often shame him in their rigidity & dumbness.) #

Incoming promo tweets, for which we apologise in advance: #

We talk about @VincentAbnett @injculbard @kierongillen @zebwells @brianwood comics in #MOMBcast 122: http://t.co/XjFT665l #comicmarket #

We talk about @beckycloonan @RobertKirkman @nickspencer @Jasonaaron comics in #MOMBcast 122: http://t.co/XjFT665l #comicmarket #

@JMDeMatteis Thankyou! That makes me feel much better! #

This is Alan Moore just chatting, you guys! He is better at speaking for himself than we are at speaking for him! http://t.co/zih5rcz7 #

(That last vid was found via @akirathedon ) #

@jhewlett Oh dude, where you at? #

@thegrampus Wait, what? I thought I still had TIME! I'm not caught up! #

@jhewlett Well, we're in Chambers, but about to go to Dorch. Neither is going to be rocking, mind. #

@jhewlett You working? #

@The_Phil_T What the? #

@jhewlett Yeah she would. Only just seeing this. Dude, friends are lame! But you play good music! #

@jhewlett Me, I was taking shit for saying sandwich like sandwich. Apparently, nobody says it sandwich. They say sammidge. #

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@sarcastathon Sorry, didn't mean to bail on that conversation, but had a chunk of bedtime reading to do. #

http://t.co/yyJWT1D4 – Luckily how much respect a creator has from snob creators isn't nearly as important to me as the quality of the work. #

Seriously, I understand Kickstarter isn't how EVERYONE wants to do it, but getting bored of people trying to establish Rules Of Punk-rock. #

@AndrewTunney For artists OR for art. I totally agree! #

@AndrewTunney Mind you, I guess we're coming up with an arbitrary standard for commentary. #

Open call for contributions to tonight's #MOMBcast 2-5 minutes of audio about comics to mombcast (at) gmail dot com. PLEASE RT YOU GUYS! #

@AndrewTunney It's daft. If we HAVE to use music analogy, isn't condition for many venues, for bands starting out, that you bring audience? #

This time last year, the title that just popped into my head would be the start of something that was, bad or good, at least something. #

"Someone's Always Being Born. Someone's Always Dying." #

@AndrewTunney Jesus. If what I said about us needing to move past Watchmen was something, it goes double for fucking punk rock. #

@Godzillastwin #

Loved Conan #1 @brianwood @beckycloonan amazing as always, but fear my reading comprehension becomes puny in final pages. Can't wait for #2 #

@sispurrier Bloody? Does it have to be American? #

@sispurrier Flaming? #

@sispurrier Ah, then I don't know. I just assume beyond Goddamn, most American is swears. #

Anyone had much experience with streaming/live broadcast of their podcasts while they record? (Please RT) #

I think me and new glasses and my particular state so far this year are not compatible. #

@Teearama It's lush. @brianwood has fun in a way I wasn't entirely expecting, @beckycloonan BRINGS IT as always. #

@stace_w Hah, we were just talking about that movie. #

@JMDeMatteis Just now finished my re-read of Brooklyn Dreams. Had forgotten so much, most especially that it suggests being first in series. #

@JMDeMatteis …Was that the intention, or were Santini's bigger foreshadowed revelations always intended to be handled as they were? #

@JMDeMatteis (Hard to say what I mean without spoiling it for anybody who hasn't read it already.) #

@Clarkythecruel I believe that was the case, yes. #

Had more coffee than I have had in a little while. Is making me a little emotional, at an undercurrent level that is bothersome. I think. #

@Moonflowerchild Heh. I don't think it's just the coffee, to be honest. #

@JMDeMatteis Well, then, you are a bad, bad man. Of course, structurally it makes perfect sense, & that is a major theme in the work. #

@JMDeMatteis Understood. It IS perfectly self-contained, & I'm not beyond that sort of ambiguity in my own writing. #

@JMDeMatteis Which is probably your fault. And Graham Greene's, a little bit. #

@antonyjohnston Oh, you diamond. This is one of those singles that I've only got a 12" of, so hardly ever get to listen to. It's AMAZING. #

@simon_price01 The number doesn't mean they're spam, it means they're a robot. A SEXY ROBOT. #

@antonyjohnston Shit. Watching this video again makes me realise that Bjork in it is prob main reason my worst ever relationship happened. #

@JMDeMatteis Ah, I probably tell you it, one way or another, once a fortnight! It's sickening, really. #

@JMDeMatteis Speaking of memory, it's funny – I remembered BD as almost straight auto-biog. Had forgotten Santini as a created character. #

@JMDeMatteis Yeah, I've purged myself of a lot working on that same principle, I think, though not as directly. #

@tetrarchangel Your brother is BRILLIANT. #

@JMDeMatteis Totally agree, & am certain that that idea permeates my writing, but can't find anything at the moment. #

@JMDeMatteis (Think you'll appreciate this, though: http://t.co/bgBsjHIO ) #

@tetrarchangel Oh, of COURSE he did. SIgh. #

@JMDeMatteis Thankyou. I'm not ALWAYS that cheery, but I do have my moments! #

@abbybarker Oooh, how exciting! #

@tetrarchangel Sure, if talent-handlers GIVE UP HALF WAY THROUGH. He needs to do the big bang! QUICKSAP! #

@DavidUzumeri Hah, on Animal Man? Great artist. Good to see DC continuing in this exciting new direction. #

@DavidUzumeri (MOST of that tweet was sincere, part of it was deliberate irony.) #

@hitRECordJoe In my case BOTH of those movies. @robrown718 #

What's the safety record on Russian spaceflight? I've got a feeling the joke they just made on Big Bang Theory was a bit icky. #

@Sulman That was what I thought. #

@Sulman So when American girlfriend ask nerd "is Russian spaceflight safe?" & he answers "Sure! Made by people who made Chernobyl!"… #

@Sulman …That's… not as funny as the audience laughter suggests, is it? Feels like I'm not being all that picky on this one. #

@Sulman (Haven't they sent a few more people up by now, too? So their batting average looks a little better?) #

@Sulman Honestly, I am NOT convinced that the characters in The Big Bang Theory are actually all that nerdy. #

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@sarcastathon Sorry, didn't mean to bail on that conversation, but had a chunk of bedtime reading to do. #

http://t.co/yyJWT1D4 – Luckily how much respect a creator has from snob creators isn't nearly as important to me as the quality of the work. #

Seriously, I understand Kickstarter isn't how EVERYONE wants to do it, but getting bored of people trying to establish Rules Of Punk-rock. #

@AndrewTunney For artists OR for art. I totally agree! #

@AndrewTunney Mind you, I guess we're coming up with an arbitrary standard for commentary. #

Open call for contributions to tonight's #MOMBcast 2-5 minutes of audio about comics to mombcast (at) gmail dot com. PLEASE RT YOU GUYS! #

@AndrewTunney It's daft. If we HAVE to use music analogy, isn't condition for many venues, for bands starting out, that you bring audience? #

This time last year, the title that just popped into my head would be the start of something that was, bad or good, at least something. #

"Someone's Always Being Born. Someone's Always Dying." #

@AndrewTunney Jesus. If what I said about us needing to move past Watchmen was something, it goes double for fucking punk rock. #

@Godzillastwin #

Loved Conan #1 @brianwood @beckycloonan amazing as always, but fear my reading comprehension becomes puny in final pages. Can't wait for #2 #

@sispurrier Bloody? Does it have to be American? #

@sispurrier Flaming? #

@sispurrier Ah, then I don't know. I just assume beyond Goddamn, most American is swears. #

Anyone had much experience with streaming/live broadcast of their podcasts while they record? (Please RT) #

I think me and new glasses and my particular state so far this year are not compatible. #

@Teearama It's lush. @brianwood has fun in a way I wasn't entirely expecting, @beckycloonan BRINGS IT as always. #

@stace_w Hah, we were just talking about that movie. #

@JMDeMatteis Just now finished my re-read of Brooklyn Dreams. Had forgotten so much, most especially that it suggests being first in series. #

@JMDeMatteis …Was that the intention, or were Santini's bigger foreshadowed revelations always intended to be handled as they were? #

@JMDeMatteis (Hard to say what I mean without spoiling it for anybody who hasn't read it already.) #

@Clarkythecruel I believe that was the case, yes. #

Had more coffee than I have had in a little while. Is making me a little emotional, at an undercurrent level that is bothersome. I think. #

@Moonflowerchild Heh. I don't think it's just the coffee, to be honest. #

@JMDeMatteis Well, then, you are a bad, bad man. Of course, structurally it makes perfect sense, & that is a major theme in the work. #

@JMDeMatteis Understood. It IS perfectly self-contained, & I'm not beyond that sort of ambiguity in my own writing. #

@JMDeMatteis Which is probably your fault. And Graham Greene's, a little bit. #

@antonyjohnston Oh, you diamond. This is one of those singles that I've only got a 12" of, so hardly ever get to listen to. It's AMAZING. #

@simon_price01 The number doesn't mean they're spam, it means they're a robot. A SEXY ROBOT. #

@antonyjohnston Shit. Watching this video again makes me realise that Bjork in it is prob main reason my worst ever relationship happened. #

@JMDeMatteis Ah, I probably tell you it, one way or another, once a fortnight! It's sickening, really. #

@JMDeMatteis Speaking of memory, it's funny – I remembered BD as almost straight auto-biog. Had forgotten Santini as a created character. #

@JMDeMatteis Yeah, I've purged myself of a lot working on that same principle, I think, though not as directly. #

@tetrarchangel Your brother is BRILLIANT. #

@JMDeMatteis Totally agree, & am certain that that idea permeates my writing, but can't find anything at the moment. #

@JMDeMatteis (Think you'll appreciate this, though: http://t.co/bgBsjHIO ) #

@tetrarchangel Oh, of COURSE he did. SIgh. #

@JMDeMatteis Thankyou. I'm not ALWAYS that cheery, but I do have my moments! #

@abbybarker Oooh, how exciting! #

@tetrarchangel Sure, if talent-handlers GIVE UP HALF WAY THROUGH. He needs to do the big bang! QUICKSAP! #

@DavidUzumeri Hah, on Animal Man? Great artist. Good to see DC continuing in this exciting new direction. #

@DavidUzumeri (MOST of that tweet was sincere, part of it was deliberate irony.) #

@hitRECordJoe In my case BOTH of those movies. @robrown718 #

What's the safety record on Russian spaceflight? I've got a feeling the joke they just made on Big Bang Theory was a bit icky. #

@Sulman That was what I thought. #

@Sulman So when American girlfriend ask nerd "is Russian spaceflight safe?" & he answers "Sure! Made by people who made Chernobyl!"… #

@Sulman …That's… not as funny as the audience laughter suggests, is it? Feels like I'm not being all that picky on this one. #

@Sulman (Haven't they sent a few more people up by now, too? So their batting average looks a little better?) #

@Sulman Honestly, I am NOT convinced that the characters in The Big Bang Theory are actually all that nerdy. #

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@sarcastathon Sorry, didn't mean to bail on that conversation, but had a chunk of bedtime reading to do. #

http://t.co/yyJWT1D4 – Luckily how much respect a creator has from snob creators isn't nearly as important to me as the quality of the work. #

Seriously, I understand Kickstarter isn't how EVERYONE wants to do it, but getting bored of people trying to establish Rules Of Punk-rock. #

@AndrewTunney For artists OR for art. I totally agree! #

@AndrewTunney Mind you, I guess we're coming up with an arbitrary standard for commentary. #

Open call for contributions to tonight's #MOMBcast 2-5 minutes of audio about comics to mombcast (at) gmail dot com. PLEASE RT YOU GUYS! #

@AndrewTunney It's daft. If we HAVE to use music analogy, isn't condition for many venues, for bands starting out, that you bring audience? #

This time last year, the title that just popped into my head would be the start of something that was, bad or good, at least something. #

"Someone's Always Being Born. Someone's Always Dying." #

@AndrewTunney Jesus. If what I said about us needing to move past Watchmen was something, it goes double for fucking punk rock. #

@Godzillastwin #

Loved Conan #1 @brianwood @beckycloonan amazing as always, but fear my reading comprehension becomes puny in final pages. Can't wait for #2 #

@sispurrier Bloody? Does it have to be American? #

@sispurrier Flaming? #

@sispurrier Ah, then I don't know. I just assume beyond Goddamn, most American is swears. #

Anyone had much experience with streaming/live broadcast of their podcasts while they record? (Please RT) #

I think me and new glasses and my particular state so far this year are not compatible. #

@Teearama It's lush. @brianwood has fun in a way I wasn't entirely expecting, @beckycloonan BRINGS IT as always. #

@stace_w Hah, we were just talking about that movie. #

@JMDeMatteis Just now finished my re-read of Brooklyn Dreams. Had forgotten so much, most especially that it suggests being first in series. #

@JMDeMatteis …Was that the intention, or were Santini's bigger foreshadowed revelations always intended to be handled as they were? #

@JMDeMatteis (Hard to say what I mean without spoiling it for anybody who hasn't read it already.) #

@Clarkythecruel I believe that was the case, yes. #

Had more coffee than I have had in a little while. Is making me a little emotional, at an undercurrent level that is bothersome. I think. #

@Moonflowerchild Heh. I don't think it's just the coffee, to be honest. #

@JMDeMatteis Well, then, you are a bad, bad man. Of course, structurally it makes perfect sense, & that is a major theme in the work. #

@JMDeMatteis Understood. It IS perfectly self-contained, & I'm not beyond that sort of ambiguity in my own writing. #

@JMDeMatteis Which is probably your fault. And Graham Greene's, a little bit. #

@antonyjohnston Oh, you diamond. This is one of those singles that I've only got a 12" of, so hardly ever get to listen to. It's AMAZING. #

@simon_price01 The number doesn't mean they're spam, it means they're a robot. A SEXY ROBOT. #

@antonyjohnston Shit. Watching this video again makes me realise that Bjork in it is prob main reason my worst ever relationship happened. #

@JMDeMatteis Ah, I probably tell you it, one way or another, once a fortnight! It's sickening, really. #

@JMDeMatteis Speaking of memory, it's funny – I remembered BD as almost straight auto-biog. Had forgotten Santini as a created character. #

@JMDeMatteis Yeah, I've purged myself of a lot working on that same principle, I think, though not as directly. #

@tetrarchangel Your brother is BRILLIANT. #

@JMDeMatteis Totally agree, & am certain that that idea permeates my writing, but can't find anything at the moment. #

@JMDeMatteis (Think you'll appreciate this, though: http://t.co/bgBsjHIO ) #

@tetrarchangel Oh, of COURSE he did. SIgh. #

@JMDeMatteis Thankyou. I'm not ALWAYS that cheery, but I do have my moments! #

@abbybarker Oooh, how exciting! #

@tetrarchangel Sure, if talent-handlers GIVE UP HALF WAY THROUGH. He needs to do the big bang! QUICKSAP! #

@DavidUzumeri Hah, on Animal Man? Great artist. Good to see DC continuing in this exciting new direction. #

@DavidUzumeri (MOST of that tweet was sincere, part of it was deliberate irony.) #

@hitRECordJoe In my case BOTH of those movies. @robrown718 #

What's the safety record on Russian spaceflight? I've got a feeling the joke they just made on Big Bang Theory was a bit icky. #

@Sulman That was what I thought. #

@Sulman So when American girlfriend ask nerd "is Russian spaceflight safe?" & he answers "Sure! Made by people who made Chernobyl!"… #

@Sulman …That's… not as funny as the audience laughter suggests, is it? Feels like I'm not being all that picky on this one. #

@Sulman (Haven't they sent a few more people up by now, too? So their batting average looks a little better?) #

@Sulman Honestly, I am NOT convinced that the characters in The Big Bang Theory are actually all that nerdy. #

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@Clarkythecruel When I get the chance, I do do that, and sometimes we see a bump. Conscious of spamming people's Mentions, though… #

@Clarkythecruel …Have you been using Google+ at all? I keep thinking it might be really fun/useful, but haven't had chance to send time. #

@Clarkythecruel To be honest, I don't spend enough time on forums. I used to really enjoy The Engine, want to get into Whitechapel… #

@Clarkythecruel …But for some reason forums feel like more of a commitment, now. #

@emslj RUNS UP BEHIND YOU PUSHES YOU OVER RUNS AWAY GIGGLING LIKE AN ADOLESCENT NERD. #

@emslj Sorry, I don't know what came over me. I am FAR too suggestible. #

@thatswedishgirl But surely… that's what you'd say IF YOU WERE A ROBOT! #

@thatswedishgirl Aha! AHA! #

@Clarkythecruel I would feel far too awful about doing that. #

@Gailporter That's terrible. No easy answers either. Hard for people to feel sympathetic unless they've had a dog. Very sorry to hear it. #

@andydiggle Hah, I find that both hilarious on so many levels, AND mortifying. #

@idsharman I've had way more HOW the fuck do I have this? And Why the fuck DON'T I have this? #

@idsharman (Think my collection has suffered from at least one break-up followed by erratic house-move.) #

Oh man. Andy Whitfield was so nice. http://t.co/EzOoCnwD #

@Sulman Yuhuh. Though depending on which Miller's Elektra stuff the look changes a lot. Her story in Daredevil, or in fully painted mini? #

@Sulman (There's a book from later called Elektra Lives Again which I've still never read.) #

@steishere I found it almost uncomfortably racist in some of the voice acting, too. #

Amazed that SyFy are using the tagline "imagine greater". Not only does it sound rubbish, but it's also hard challenge not to beat. #

@Sulman Oh wow, it's totally watercolour/mixed media, I think! Bill Sienkiewicz. STILL one of the most beautiful books around. #

@sarcastathon Sigh. #

@_Animalhouse_ TBF I think laying all that anger at one person's door misses point of how institutionalised & ingrained this nonsense is. #

@Sulman Never would have made the connection, but think you're right about the use of colour. Solid realistic art with surreal colour… #

@sarcastathon I'D BE HAPPIER IF YOU WERE DOING IT PROPERLY! #

@Sulman @sarcastathon Young people! They just don't understand that sometimes it's about the journey. EVEN IF IT'S JACK-BORING. #

@Sulman (Does my heart good to hear that you remember Indigo Prime. It's beautiful, & has been revisited wonderfully in recent 2000AD.) #

@sarcastathon I suspect even @DamonLindelof won't mind if you miss the episode about Jack's tattoo. #

@sarcastathon I do agree, actually, right up until the final season. I think Jack redeems himself a LOT throughout that. #

@Sulman (And yeah, dark as hell.) #

@sarcastathon We aren't going to talk about the end. I get upset when people who didn't like it talk about it. For any number of reasons. #

@Sulman I very clearly remember that at that point, we were hungry to see where things went next, & were being frustrated… @sarcastathon #

@Sulman …espec cos guys on the raft were in such dire straits. Non linear works better once you know what's going on. @sarcastathon #

@Sulman Smirk. @sarcastathon #

@_Animalhouse_ You think culture of knee-jerk overreaction, security theater, jobsworth nonsense & outrage is the result of impotent clerks? #

@Clarkythecruel That's entirely fair enough. #

@Sulman @sarcastathon Hah Fuck's sake, EVERY TIME. You wouldn't think that'd still get a snurk out of me. #

@sarcastathon @Sulman I'm picturing it. Wait, are you in the bath? I may be getting it wrong. (God, Jack impressions are sexy.) #

@_Animalhouse_ Culture of fear/misinformation gives legitimacy to such actions. Initial guy was unqualified to make call & handed it off… #

@_Animalhouse_ A ton of analysts smarter than me have examined the Theatre of Security & found it robs people of common sense/initiative. #

@Sulman @sarcastathon It's all bees. You both know that, right? #

@_Animalhouse_ Really? To what end? Do you think they thought it would go so far? Why would they do that? #

@Sulman @sarcastathon Yes yes. We saw the first one – it was light on laughs. But these things always take a bit of push to get going. #

@_Animalhouse_ Hah, you're welcome. #

@sarcastathon @Sulman Oh, no, I thought the first series was AMAZING. I mean the first ep of the new series. #

@Sulman I think the plan was always to do two – the timeline suggests it in the courtroom scenes, I think? But no more. @sarcastathon #

@Sulman (Seen David Cross say that two was always total they had in mind.) @sarcastathon #

@sarcastathon (Just saw ep of Arrested Development where Tobias records himself to see what he sounds like. Excellent stuff.) @Sulman #

@Sulman Hah, well, there's more STORY in the first ep than stupid behaviour. Now it's downright reckless. TOURISTS ARE BACK! @sarcastathon #

@Sulman (Sorry, I mean the TERRORISTS.) @sarcastathon #

Been wondering: You know when a service asks you to validate against another service – like FB – does it tie your accounts up? #

eg. Goodreads. I think I've signed in via FB before. If I signed in via Twitter, would that essentially create two accounts? #

@sarcastathon WOW, it's like you've TOTALLY FORGOTTEN WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO. I HATE spoilering. More than I hate spoilers. @Sulman #

@Sulman Heh, I'm sure you still will. Do you think you'll get defensive? @sarcastathon #

Don't know if anybody remembers me talking about finding a 12 year old script the other ady. I read a bit of it. It was incredibly dim. #

…Always remember Stephen King's wife egging him on on Carrie cos she thought it was amusing seeing him try to write a teen girl. #

(I think I probably write okay women, but I should have steered clear of sex workers, back then.) #

@paulwhitelaw @MhairiMcF We never DID get the rest of that story, did we? #

@Sulman Hah, no, this wasn't THAT story. #

@sarcastathon It's easy to write women. You just write a man, but as if someone's torn off his cock. #

@MhairiMcF @paulwhitelaw lol, mine too! #

We're midway through S1. Don't go into detail cos I hate spoilers, but do McGarret & Danno ever get it together? The… http://t.co/MGGaP5tS #

@sarcastathon Seriously, though, with that sort of pressure maybe male writers should just stop including significant female characters. #

@sarcastathon D'you think it's effort they're lacking? Not lack of insight? #

@sarcastathon That's Bechdel. It's useful to apply to one's writing/reading habits but it's always seemed flawed as a criticism model to me. #

@sarcastathon …in that it makes a side-effect of lazy writing look like a gendered trend itself. I don't think it's innacurate, mind. #

@sarcastathon In lazy writing, supporting characters only ever talk about the protagonist. & I think male protagonists are more common. #

@sarcastathon But I think women writing for women are just as guilty, if not MORE guilty, of failing Bechdel. #

@sarcastathon (Sad truth is that people aren't writing for women or men, they're writing for idiots.) #

@sarcastathon I can see how they "can't be arsed" – that kind of proves my point. Not sure how it proves lack of respect across most cases. #

@sarcastathon …In the writing you're talking about, how well written are the men? Are they incredibly well represented? #

@sarcastathon Bear in mind I'm going from your initial stat of barely any female chars. I don't think it's that bleak. #

@sarcastathon I only really had insight when it was male writers. If women writing for women hate women, that's for all y'all to sort out.:( #

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@Sulman I have a sneaking suspicion that it was actually John Cleese… but I may be getting my quotes mixed up. @andydiggle #

My guess is @Sulman & @steevbishop are already aware of @ProfHerring, but if not his library of puns seems right up their respective alleys. #

@jhewlett I always thought, considering how grotesque the rest of the film was, that "head in a box" was a bit vaudeville. #

@jhewlett While watching I thought it was something to do with the baby. As horrible as prematurely removed baby is, it thematically fits. #

@stace_w Well, @JamesMOMB hates me, so I don't see it being a problem! #

@jhewlett Is that the place on London Road? That's a long way to go for lunch. (Still have dreams about chippy near old store.) #

@sarcastathon Jesus, what is your PROBLEM? I don't think we SHOULD send AIDs to foreign countries, & am sickened that you do. #

Why's the video/sound quality on S5 of The Guild so grody? #

@DJDarren Cuhlassy. #

@akirathedon No, but apparently in 328 days, it'll be constructed AND AWESOME. #

Anyone got any ideas on online places we can promote the #MOMBcast We've got a fun show, but a very tiny audience… #

(I'm also a little depressed that my post about Before Watchmen hasn't been read much. Think it deserves more: http://t.co/w4WZkJbT ) #

… may be that it's a bit un-coordinated, but think it's as much because it isn't pro-or-anti enough to DC or Alan Moore. Binary bollocks. #

#comicmarket I wrote about Before Watchmen here: http://t.co/w4WZkJbT. We do a weekly podcast about comics here: http://t.co/yyXxoMe5 #

@timmaughan I… think… you're on your way to something there. Help me out with some context? #

@timmaughan (Have you listened to our podcast, btw? We do it every week. It's stupid & ace: http://t.co/yyXxoMe5 ) #

@jhewlett What's up, doc? #

@AndrewTunney LOL, well, that's really kind of what my post is about, sir. Not so much the MOMB one. #

@timmaughan Hah, in that case I didn't so much forget it as it wasn't related to the point I was making. #

@timmaughan Well, no. But smiley muddles that – it was already a known symbol, & it wasn't Watchmen but Bomb The Bass who popularised it… #

@timmaughan …Smiley loses the blood smear when it gets used in acid house culture, & majority of those people won't have read Watchmen. #

@timmaughan (I think it was VERY SMART of Alan Moore to use the smiley. He knew exactly what it meant & what it could mean.) #

@timmaughan I'm not convinced that the majority of people who bought the single/went to the raves will have read the sleeve notes… #

@timmaughan Of course. I mean, it's same design, mass-produced following the film, but no way of checking motive beyond that. #

@timmaughan I remember it well. I maintain that there were strong links between comics & rave, but not necessarily the other way around… #

@timmaughan …If everyone who was part of the rave scene was also buying Deadline, rather than tapping into Hewlett imagery, their sales… #

@timmaughan …would have been INSANE for a comic magazine. #

@timmaughan (Deadline magazine was the point where those of us who read comics could feel hip about it, but it wasn't necessarily so.) #

@timmaughan CE? I may have just had an embolism. #

@timmaughan Course. I wasn't aware that my words carried enough weight to get the acronym treatment! #

@timmaughan …Root of the comment was quote I found wherein Moore felt proud to see V's mask on Anon peeps. Whether pride was deserved… #

@timmaughan …is a different discussion. In smiley eg, it isn't Moore's idea that takes root, it's Tim Simenon's decision to gank it. #

@timmaughan I didn't need Before Watchmen to do that. Watchmen is INCREDIBLY important, as a seminal text, but it's dilution started… #

@timmaughan …happening the second it was published. Every significant work that's come out in the medium since achieves that. #

@timmaughan It's ok, though. Historically it's standing can't be touched. No dilution possible, to historians. #

@timmaughan Look, I'm not the one fixing Watchmen in a particular era. If it's impossible to separate it from it's original context… #

@timmaughan I thought you did earlier today/the other day. Didn't you? Watchmen/rebellion/English guy responding to 80s America? #

@timmaughan Who EVER ARGUED that Before Watchmen was going to be uninteresting? It IS uninteresting. That's kind of been my point from off. #

@timmaughan BTW in 6 years of working at FP, if I or my staff EVER let a customer be put off by such a dumb quandary, it was a grim day. #

@timmaughan Not saying it would never happen, just saying that people who are that bonehead dim wouldn't be able to get through Watchmen. #

@timmaughan It isn't a beginner text. #

@timmaughan If you put Watchmen into Amazon, you're ALREADY going to get multiple options. I maintain that the sort of people who can't… #

@timmaughan …work out which purchase option to buy aren't going to get along with Watchmen anyway. #

@timmaughan & sure, beginners might be able to read Watchmen, but most of the context & nuance is going to be lost to them. #

@timmaughan …it's the context & nuance which has a whole generation of comic readers locked into that book as a sacred text. #

@timmaughan Issue with online shop-fronts taking the place of physical shops is a whole OTHER subject, btw. I'm equally opinionated on it. #

@bimadew OH YEY one of my non-comic-geek people has seen it! Now I can watch it too! (This is a weird rule, thinking about it.) #

@timmaughan I think Watchmen is beautifully written but I do think it's very much of it's time. Quite deliberately works within 80s style… #

@timmaughan …I don't think it flows as smoothly as it did for me back then. Of course at time it was beautifully pared back. Time=timey. #

@timmaughan My favourite Moore by some way is actually Top 10. I love how Moore can put on different genre coats like that. #

@bimadew Oh, okay, I'm in. #

Can I respectfully remind you that #MOMBcast 121 is also up at Soundcloud. YOU CAN LEAVE COMMENTS! ON THE TRACK! http://t.co/XzrcDoD4 #

@timmaughan In real life I'm often a bit of a cunt. On here, I'm normally trying very hard to get a sincere point across! #

@timmaughan LOL, I haven't been Comicbookstoreguy in YEARS. You didn't make it to the end of my post about Watchmen, did you? #

@timmaughan (Even when I WAS #comicbookstoreguy I wasn't #comicbookstoreguy as it happens. I like comics too much.) #

Gosh. Just remembered I found some script that I thought I'd submit to Flinch, so, what, 12 years old? Haven't had nerve to read it yet. #

Have a scary feeling that back then I was on a forum that Bryan Lee O'Malley was also on, & I sent it to him cos I thought he was amazing. #

@phingersphil The best thing about that song is the Regina Spektor song "On The Radio". #

@phingersphil "That solo's pretty long, but it's a pretty sound." SPEKTOR HAS THAT COVERED. #

@wilw But… but don't you like Bridesmaids? I thought it was pretty damn good. I mean, suffers from that Apatow lack of structure. But fun! #

@wilw (I know it's not Apatow, but I mean that same "collection of scenes" rather than "whole movie" feeling.) #

Is any demographic as poorly defined as MILF? #

There are so many things I'd like to tell my #dear14yearoldself but there's no way the little shit would listen. #

Finally getting around to watching the second half of this series. Fucking ridiculous and brilliant. http://t.co/gbr0eJcm @GetGlue #SnuffBox #

@thatswedishgirl #

This is the face of a dog that is standing on her owner's balls. http://t.co/AC93MY2o #

@Clarkythecruel Sounds good… Have 2nd Doctor Who one to listen to. #

@StacebobT @Dion_Scrolls I think it's strongest on ages, but yeah, seriously, Jesus. #

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@culturevultures I think it depends on the part. #

If the study that the Mail & @charltonbrooker refer to found something I didn't agree with, I think I'd probably question the science of it. #

…I love the comment from "Ted", who scoffs at what academics believed in the Middle Ages, but forgets what everyone ELSE thought at time. #

"We need comics. We don’t need the comic mainstream – certainly not as much as it needs us. And we…" http://t.co/ow1Zj7MH #

@idsharman Thanks, sir! #

@idsharman If we define the mainstream as DC & Marvel, I'm not even convinced it's true of them! There's just an awful lot more filler. #

Every time I see Mark Rufallo as Bruce Banner, it makes me a little sad. I guess I'll feel a little sad when he's replaced, too, though. #

@DJDarren Yup yup. I really liked Norton in the role. But also liked Bana, so. #

Anyone listen to podcasts via Soundcloud? #

Also, does anyone double-up their audio at #Soundcloud to take advantage of the network side of it? #

BTW, if you enjoy #MOMBcast but haven't listened to the last few cos they're so long, #121 is a little over an hour!: http://t.co/wtzJk0s4 #

(Course, if there's some OTHER reason why you haven't listened, we'd love to know that too! mombcast (at) gmail dot com. #

@StacebobT I am wracking my brains and finding nothing. Will keep thinkin! #

@Sean_G_Murphy @jpalmiotti Can I respectfully share two more links on this with you? This is my personal ramble: http://t.co/w4WZkJbT … #

@Sean_G_Murphy @jpalmiotti …& this is a selection of knee-jerk reactions on the @MOMBCOMICS site: http://t.co/D58UpTkU #

@Sean_G_Murphy @jpalmiotti …The CBR post is nicely written, but underscored by some really, really awful comments/commenters. #

Got excited about dinner, because wife told me what it is & it's a favourite. Now, though, I can't stop imagining the taste. STARVING. #

@CBCebulski The thing that cracks me up about everyone complaining is the near complete lack of any empathy people are showing on all sides. #

Celeb on a weird one today about being asked to take her dog out of Starbucks. Isn't it common knowledge that you can't have dogs in shops? #

Deja vu all over again. #

@jhewlett Oooh, where was that? #

@jhewlett Nice! #

This is lovely so far. Starting so strong. http://t.co/8U6c6iLL @GetGlue @bbcbeinghuman #

God, that was fucking awesome/upsetting. http://t.co/11esg8F1 @GetGlue @bbcbeinghuman #

Again with the great guests. As always excellent banter between McGarret & Danno. http://t.co/FzRVOxPC @GetGlue @HawaiiFive0CBS #

@thisbrokenwheel There's a lot of humour, but it's pretty intense, too. But not as morose as last season. @bbcbeinghuman #

@Sulman Surprised you're going back for more, actually. Knew you didn't love this season so far. #

@DJDarren Who didn't? #

@Sulman Lol, I can see how that'd be interesting. If nothing else, ads may break it up. #

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The trailer we just saw for Transformers Dark Of The Moon made it seem almost like an actual sf action movie with actual weight & causality. #

The trailer, I'm guessing, lies. #

Yay, Blue Bloods! http://t.co/9pLdCL94 @GetGlue @BlueBloods_CBS #

@Maxy_Barnard I know, right? #

@sarcastathon The arse-bone? #

@LordWinchester You should never regret the wank jokes. Though I've found that it's amazing how often people don't realise they're jokes. #

Well, this episode just got interesting. How fun! http://t.co/sJ6AGUHl @GetGlue @CSINY_CBS #

@JMDeMatteis Gosh, seriously? That long? #

@LordWinchester S'funny. That's almost exactly my own experience. Except… Well… That it IS the wanking with me. #

@bevismusson Near enough! #

@sarcastathon Yowchy! #

@Sulman If anyone was going to get you through that fight, it'd be Blessed. #

Ty Templeton pretty much gets it: http://t.co/W1y2JXWc #

@Sulman It was probably something to do with corporate America being evil or something. You know how blowhards with giant beards get. #

Wow. Just saw someone in comments at CBR bring up slavery as analogous to the plight of Moore & Gibbons on Watchmen. http://t.co/HsUZDong #

…Hilariously, he did it while attacking another commenter for using "weird what if scenarios" that actually related to what happened. #

@Maxy_Barnard The anti-Before Watchmen/pro-Moore people on that board aren't doing Moore any favours. I'd hope Moore'd be embarassed. #

@Maxy_Barnard Well, quite. #

@Sulman I'm perfectly happy for a creator standing up for his rights. If that was what was happening around Watchmen, I'd feel differently. #

@Sulman But a) Moore ISN'T standing up for his rights. Angry, entitled fanboys are stupiding up a whole medium doing it for him… #

@Sulman …& b) Utterly failing to understand contractual obligations in the process. Or, well, what Dave said. #

@Sulman (I suspect you were just trolling me then, anyway.) #

@Sulman I DO find it genuinely offensive that people are likening Moore to Kirby, Siegel & Shuster et al. And the plight of black slaves. #

@AndrewTunney Hah. Yeah. #

@davidwynne @Sulman Worth mentioning: Though I've commented on things Moore HAS said quite negatively, people ATTACKING him are dumb, too. #

God, it was SUCH a good idea keeping approximately the same music as classic Hawaii 5-0 on the new series. #

@Sulman LOL, you're naughty. @davidwynne Did either of you read my post about this? #

@Sulman True enough. The wrinkle here is how wildly aggressive commentators are about it. Internet is bad. @davidwynne #

@Sulman PLEASE tell me other fandoms are just as bad? @davidwynne #

@Sulman Oh HAFUCKINGHA. @davidwynne #

@davidwynne Understood. #

@AndrewTunney Hard to say. Only a couple of years in it. Having said that, apparently Flash was inspired by/cash-in on Buck Rogers, so. #

@davidwynne Hah, like I said, it's alright. #

@AndrewTunney So was Batman, mind. #

@AndrewTunney I can see where the drive to do that comes from. I find it problematic, though… #

@AndrewTunney Find it too easy to see where something is similar to and/or inspired by something else. I'd've even fewer friends than I do. #

@AndrewTunney Besides, enough of my favourite comics & books – including Watchmen & a lot of Moore's stuff – RELY on doing that. #

@AndrewTunney (There's a whole chapter in V For Vendetta that is so similar to a Stephen King short story that it's unreal.) #

I think we're going to have a Hawaii 5-0 evening, tonight. #

Jesus, if DC were looking to Kevin Smith as a potential creator for Before Watchmen, maybe the mostly-killer roster is an accident. #

Know what, if you're going to dismiss all the people who are disagreeing with your anti-DC rhetoric as DC marketing boys, you're a cunt. #

…That's what I SHOULD have said. #

@Clarkythecruel He's related to DIDO? OMG! #

@Clarkythecruel I've always found the lack of an individual feed the biggest prob with keeping up with pods that are in stables… #

@Clarkythecruel …I think it is actually something that can be got past. Certainly in hosted WP, you can set up feeds for each category. #

@Clarkythecruel Oh, her. I don't care for her work. #

@Clarkythecruel Totally understandable. Not sure you get the same options in WP.com sites anyway. #

Wow, Robert Loggia is looking old as hell in this episode. http://t.co/pkSdECX6 @GetGlue @HawaiiFive0CBS #

@MhairiMcF "Hammering the message function" & "whack a duck" are now my two favourite euphemisms. @sarcastathon #

If you're related to/know someone central to a big story, it's understandable that you take a side. It ALSO means you can't be objective. #

…That doesn't matter so much in comics, though, cos we've got a framework of staunchly objective journalism covering our industry/fandom. #

Midway through first season. Quite impressed by the guest cast in the last few episodes. http://t.co/URVaQ0TR @GetGlue @HawaiiFive0CBS #

@katelaity I've seen one seemingly more thoughtful commenter liken the state of comic creators' rights to that of slavery. Classy discourse. #

@katelaity Well, exactly. #

@katelaity (Comparing the plight of 80s/90s comic creators to that of the 50s/60s is probably bad enough.) #

@katelaity Well, but it SOUNDS right, & fits the personal bias, so it's good enough. TBH everyone's probably a little bit guilty of that… #

@katelaity …But actually a good rule of thumb is: If you're talking about slavery, the holocaust, or rape, a 2nd draft never hurts. #

@katelaity Hah, I mean it's in our nature to not look much deeper than the account/article that supports our gut bias. Not hype claim. #

@katelaity There are a LOT of people whose work that is/should be who don't necessarily live by it! #

The Newly Announced Before Watchmen Is a Prime Example of What's Killing Mainstream Comics – › “I have no… http://t.co/cIV2lh8z #

@katelaity Damn straight. #

The Newly Announced Before Watchmen Is a Prime Example of What's Killing Mainstream Comics – iandsharman:… http://t.co/7G62fXGx #

@AndrewTunney Dude, this is totally planet Hollywood. That's the place that'd have you believe their problems are all down to piracy, btw. #

@sarcastathon Well, I find it a LOT easier to believe in THAT than the usual horoscopes. #

Does anybody have a link for that brilliant fan-made Watchmen – Before Watchmen, I guess – comic about the dogs that was around last year? #

@AndrewTunney Well, I think if that was Hollywood's ONLY problem, we could probably sort it and all go home. #

@AndrewTunney Hah, The Onion did a great thing a couple of years ago about there being a trailer to the Iron Man 2 trailer. It was skill. #

@AndrewTunney (We watched CapAm today. I really liked it, but there's an argumement to be made that all THAT is is a trailer for Avengers.) #

@AndrewTunney Yeah, that was pretty much how I felt about it. Enjoyed it, but couldn't fight desire to see war movie with Cap in it instead. #

@AndrewTunney …Just imagining Band Of Brothers authenticity but with that flash of supernature makes me feel fizzy. #

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@emslj Did you ever watch Party Down? #

@sarahditum Wicket the Ewok or Mr Frodo? #

@emslj He's pretty similar, tbh! #

@sarahditum Well, that's something. I don't think I'd want kids with hairy faces. #idlovethemanywayaslongastheyrehealthy #yeahright #

@jonronson just finished Out Of The Ordinary. Much of it made me laugh aloud, which is very rare for a book, even one of yours… #

@jonronson As always struck by your cheery tolerance of the excesses of your subjects. JK section rightfully confusing/JC section chilling. #

@DanSlott Personally I kind of love it. There's a glee to ASM at the moment that's important. To. Comics. The outfits are part of that. #

What the fuck is Crackle? #

@Maxy_Barnard Now I really hate you. @idsharman #

@jhewlett Blimey. Big indeed. Sleep tight, young man. #

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Video: Didn’t really believe for a minute that there was a new Bueller on the way, and maybe Mr B loses… http://t.co/zZTpfdzy #

Great day for sweetly pretty girls with red noses & cheeks. Also, fluid on surface on my eyes freezing creates a really flattering filter! #

@Clarkythecruel That's my MO. #

@McKelvie I refuse to watch it unless the Indian stereotype is MORE offensive this time around. #

@Teearama Yas… Thankyou! #

Just talked to one of my favourite lecturers. It helps that she teaches on writing courses. She's actually amazing, & wish she'd taught me. #

I don't mind being a bit of a nerd, or a bit boring, but sometimes I worry that I'm a bit of a dick. SORRY BROTHERS I MEAN a bit of a cunt. #

@georgelondon Well, I mean mean-spirited for fun, rather than because that's just how it turned out. #

@georgelondon So what's the difference? Explain to me with SCIENCE. #

Hm. Last night & this lunchtime I've managed to put together 2.8k on the furore over Before Watchmen. Not sure about lack of structure… #

…Unsure about pulling the trigger on it for that reason, & concern that response will be dumb. & Subject seems to have calmed down, too. #

Kind of love the theme I've got up at http://www.nixsight.net at the moment, but the one thing it lacks is threaded comments. What do you think? #

@acheverton Fucksake. I need to fix the fact that the WHOLE FUCKING POST from MOMBcomics is now posting at Tumblr. How irritating. #

A burn is considered proportionately sick in relation to how much the guffawing buffoons calling it agree with the burn. #

@acheverton No, no! You've done nowt wrong, it shouldn't be posting the whole thing across to the Tumblr from MOMBcomics in the first place. #

Oh fuck it, go on then. #

Everyone posting anti Before Watchmen, I recommend you illustrate it using comics that you think ARE good, that people might not have seen. #

@BRIANMBENDIS I'm always a bit disheartened by how happily creators are to judge other creators for taking a paying gig. If there's no… #

@BRIANMBENDIS …solidarity at that knee-jerk level for each other, why would there be for an old pro who's made their choices? #

@BRIANMBENDIS Don't expect anyone to make it through the whole brain-dump, but I've had a bit of a blog aneurysm here: http://t.co/w4WZkJbT #

On Before Watchmen – a rambling nonsense which will add as much to the debate as everybody else is doing, here: http://t.co/w4WZkJbT #

@Clarkythecruel True true. Thanks for the kind words, sir. #

Watching this for the first time. It's fucking ace. http://t.co/IlXwdLxB @GetGlue #FreaksAndGeeks #

@Sulman Heh. Weird-ass swear censoring is hilarious and annoying. #

@Sulman Lol… Well, I at least am hoping I'm mostly done with it. #

@emslj I'm a ways back but just finished an episode. Tom & Andy on 4th floor. Ron Swanson in swivel desk. Me in stitches. #

@evandorkin I don't want more Watchmen comics, but yeah, I sure could live without another round of name-calling & mean-spiritedness. #

@hermanos Who's saying whatnow? #

@emslj Loving this season. Having a long-standing Adam Scott crush doesn't hurt. #

@emslj impossible! #

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