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From: Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-05-02 (Thursday)
Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 04:30:41 -0400
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In article <v1315q$kbjk$1@dont-email.me>, arthur@alum.calberkeley.org wrote:
>On 5/3/2024 6:06 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
>> On 5/3/24 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:

>>> After a good workout, I watched:
>>>
>>> Have you seen BIRDEMIC??? (PART 1):
>>> Birdemic Review - PART 2
>>> https://youtu.be/m5cnlC_xmaQ?si=wwNUsk6FAGssKA5n
>>> https://youtu.be/zyFOtVl68Qg?si=CeG7FcXeJq3Mp0F5
>> 
>> If they are talking about the original from 2010, I am aware it exists...
>> 
>>> What did you watch?
>> 
>> Another long workday, and I was so tired I went to bed early. So all I 
>> got through was:
>> 
>> I saw the last half of "Wheel" - I easily got the final puzzle, but the 
>> contestant choked (both in letter selection, and in solving it).
>
>I watched:
>
>Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+) - "Whistlespeak" - I just don't know 
>what to say about this one.  Filler I guess.  This is a season long arc 
>to once again save the Federation.  Destiny seems to do that every 
>season.  Anyway with life as they know it at stake their mission takes 
>them to a pre-warp civilization, that conveniently all look human, so 
>they can beam down.  Then they seamlessly blend in, then they figure 
>forget it, break the prime direction anyway.  Honestly, I wouldn't mind 
>it if they just pulled a Kirk and straight up said screw the Prime 
>Direction from the start.  That probably would have made a much better 
>episode anyway.  I also have to mention David Cronenberg's character. 
>His character is a mystery wrapped in an enigma.  Dude wears *glasses* 
>and a tie.  Keep in mind this is about 1,300 years in the future.  Even 
>in Kirk's time glasses were odd.  But this episode he pulls out a yellow 
>legal pad then makes a point to say it's not replicated, it's an 
>original from the 21st century because he likes the feel of real paper. 

Umm, paper from a replicator *IS* real paper!

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Let's go Brandon!