Blog Archive: November 2022

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Star Trek Surprise

Following the nasty and disappointing surprise of Star Trek: Prodigy recently joining other new Trek shows in retconning the Prime Directive, there's been a bigger surprise.

In the Star Trek: Picard Stargazer comic book epilogue, Kathryn Janeway and Seven of Nine reunite.

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Our Gotham Knights

Several major gaming sites reviewed action roleplaying Gotham Knights as so bad you'd think it completely unenjoyable, eg. IGN (5/10) and Gamespot (4/10).

It's not perfect and some of their complaints have merit but having fully (new game plus max level and all achievements) played it ourselves, know it to deserve something more like an 8/10.

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Atomic Boss

Mundfish have released a boss fight gameplay video for their upcoming action roleplaying game, Atomic Heart.

Frickin' adorable, press 'space' for revenge and the little boss specific death animation. Amusing.

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Disney Plus Price Bump

Disney have increased the monthly subscription cost in Australia from $11.99 to $13.99, effective December 8.

That's comparable to the December price increase in the US which was published in August, though without an advertising tier.

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Star Wars Film Update

In an interview with The Wrap, J.D. Dillard revealed that two Disney projects he had been attached to, are not moving forward.

One was an untitled Star Wars film and the other, a sequel to the 90s Rocketeer film.

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Imperfects Cancelled

Netflix have cancelled fledgling series The Imperfects. Its trailer looked genuinely promising but that may just be a testament to Netflix's trailer producers.

We thought the show so bad we couldn't even finish watching the first episode.

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Too Much Tweeting

The net worth of Chief Twit Elon Musk has dropped below $200 billion (US), a total loss of $70 billion since his Twitter bid.

His tweeting too much about Twitter had spooked some Tesla investors that badly.

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Meteorite Magnets

Scientists at Boston's Northeastern University and UK's University of Cambridge have successfully created a metal called tetrataenite in a laboratory.

Previously found primarily in meteorites, the metal can be used in place of rare earth minerals in high end permanent magnets.

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Sexy Superheroes

People have named former Captain America and Human Torch actor Chris Evans as 2022 Sexiest Man Alive.

Jane Campion infamously scoffed at grown men wearing tights, but she appears to be an extreme outlier. By our reckoning this is the fourth awardee who owes his fame to a superhero role.

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Doctor Wowza

UK entertainment magazine Broadcast has estimated the budget for the next series of Doctor Who could be in the region of 10 million pounds per episode. Up from 1 to 3 million.

The BBC declined to comment on the estimate but following Disney's acquisition of global streaming rights for the next series outside of the UK, it's not an unbelievable figure.

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