Yarp.

By all means!

You are literally correct. Fascism is a form of socialism. What I spoke of was the overriding roll both politically and socially that the military played in society. And that has come to be referred to as 'fascist'. But you are correct - that it is more of an extreme militarized society verging on police state.…

The only rational conclusion must therefore be: everyone.

Whom do I badger on your behalf? I'd love that!

No argument from me. I dropped over $130 for the box set. I actually enjoyed the squabbling over money. The constant struggling for resources. It felt very plausible to me. I love this show and I would love a reboot that slyly turned out to be a direct sequel. Where is S.H.A.D.O. now? What have the aliens been up to?…

Actually, take a look at the film Journey To The Far Side of the Sun (Doppelganger) . It preceded UFO (I believe) and was a sturdy if not appreciable piece of pre 1970s science fiction cinema. It was directed by Robert Perrish and produced by the Andersons. It shows what the Stingray team can do with a bit of money…

If there is a thematic flaw in UFO it is a fascination with its own grimness. The entire show basically beats Striker to a pulp episode after episode. He is forced to betray family friends and even is own child in the name of his job and responsibility. At some point you simply have to assume he either had his…

According to the box set: Sylvia Anderson. She simply felt the wigs went with the silver jumpsuits. There was no other reason. There is probably a connection there to why she and Gerry divorced.

UFO remains an underappreciated masterpiece. The box set remains a treasure of mine. I still have trouble believing how much Anderson was able to pull off in-camera. It was a seminal influence for me.

This may sound prosaic but here is what I do when I get a content strike against Sony: I call Sony.

I produce and edit a lot of media for Colleges, automotive, hospitals, etc. From time to time we use actual license music. Typically I use royalty free or pay by track. Either way, it's all purchased and cleared. Still,…

I agree. GM did willingly take the bailout and I think with regrettable results (for GM). And I agree with most of your points and perspective.

That said, I can find is no reason to believe that Pontiac was doing anything but rising at the time of its demise. In fact we wondered if GM could survive without it. Most of…

Well one, that isn't what I meant. What I meant was had the government not made Pontiac a point for negotiation, GM was already in the process of relaunching the brands so ergo, GM did not kill Pontiac - at least not willingly. Also sales were strong enough that dealerships lost revenue after Pontiac went away so the…

Sorry, just not true. GM was about to spend a lot of money on a Pontiac brand relaunch. We had a very high volume of Pontiac spots moving through tag and ship. They were as energetic with Pontiac as they were with Cadillac and dealers were responding. We would process maybe 150-200 individual Pontiac spots a day for…

No. Logical fallacy. People who have never had to make the choice are unqualified. Those like myself who have been in situations where it was easy to take drugs but decided against it are just as qualified as those who were in situations where it was easy to take drugs and decided to avail themselves. Both choices are…

None. I've seen what they do and want none of it.

Testosterone doesn't build "ripped" bodies. It builds muscle - assuming you also lift - a LOT. Ripped bodies happened because since bodybuilding gained popularity as a sport after the 1940s, the nutrition and exercise knowledge base has expanded greatly. Ripped bodies are made at the dinner table - period. Backing…

Somehwere this is a flash generated comparison chart with each ship instanced so that you could move them around for comparison. It included Macross, Warhammer, Farscape and Red Dwarf in addition to all the usual suspects. I see the Robotech ships on this chart but the one I recall has all the planet sized Zentradi…

Black Adder Goes Forth...

America isn't a continent. There are North America, Central America and South America. None of my friends from Brazil, Chile, Columbia or Argentina live on America - They live in South America. Likewise My friends in Canada live in North America. If you claim that saying America confuses the continent with the nation…