I find this discussion quite fascinating. Here in Greece, a huge part of TV programming is foreign and subtitled. It's not easy to imagine what it must be like to someone not used to it.

A rather amusing confirmation of Rowan's point about B5's world getting bigger comes from the boardgame. In the 2258 edition, every character ("crew") is asumed to be on B5. In the later versions of the 2259 edition, they introduced a rule allowing crews to go to different locations, away missions, etc..

Actually, I think someone else did (Garibaldi?). Oh behave, etc.

Some interesting experiences the past few days.

On Thursday, in an attempt to be a little less nekulturny, I went to listen to Bob Wilson discuss his work. Stunning. Unorthodox seems a rather poor adjective for the guy. And yet, although unapologetic for his choices, he was missing that "look at me, I'm avante garde"…

"Won't they know it's him?"-"I think that's what he wants."
And just in case someone misses the hint, he put a spotlight shining on it just to make sure.

Plucked chicken or no, the White Star is one cool ship.
And it's not only because of the shape and the curves, or the subtle lighting effects. It's also (or even mainly) because of how it moves. It's amazing. In this episode they have it pulling off something like a 90 degree change of direction while evading the…

I'll agree with @NotSoWize.
This is the first time we get a good look at a Battlecrab, so it's pretty significant. Also, Sheridan is supposed to be "the guy who can do it" and the episode shows us that, why, yes he is.
And the White Star is also a gorgeous ship- another one of those amazing shapes the folks designing…

What does Cameron Diaz have to do with it?

Well, we *were* planning an ambush.

Hello. I'm…well, that's not important right now.
I live in Greece, which means seeing Community with a 12-to-20 hour delay. The last book I read was about the Saxon Army in the Napoleonic wars. Before that, Lee Smolin's "The Trouble With Physics".

Congratulations, and best of luck ahead!

Surely something called tinychat isn't appropriate for that discussion.

Excuse me…did you say "washed in tomato juice"?

That bit about how soothing it can be to simply stare into a pet's eyes…it's spot on. My go-to calming excercise is to remember my dog sleeping stretched out on the lawn. It's almost surprising how effective it is.

"Save"? Save from what?

Thanks for linking to the piece, it's an interesting read. Harmon has a fair lot of weight on his shoulders -I think the cast's obvious enthusiasm for his return is a big part of that- and how he'll handle that kind of "responsibility" is definitely a big unknown.
I remember the season…

That's probably it. Blair was the poster child for transforming politics in Europe via this particular media strategy -nearly all of his contemporaries did it, of course, probably a generational thing- and usually when something new is introduced it carries with it its own terminology that imposes itself on local…

Thanks for the tip! Will check it out.

I started like that as well (being a big fan of the Chef, it's natural). Before long, I caught myself occasionally dropping unskyld in conversations and greeting people with hejhej.

I remember an article by a british journalist right after Breivik commited that horrible massacre. He'd gone into the Oslo cathedral to pay his respects to the victims, and a bit ahead of him in the line he saw a somewhat elderly gentleman who looked familiar. After a few minutes it clicked- it was the King of Norway.…

You're welcome.

Yes, there was a lot of genuine feeling there. And Mira Furlan's voice cracking right at the end…even Doyle's incredibly embarassing stories about Katsoulas had this foundation of great affection.

About O'Hare…back when coverage of S1 wrapped up I posted a bit on why Sinclair intirgued me, and why I felt he did not…