Comments on: Battle for the Lost Diamond Mines of Brazil: April 4-9, 2005

By: WJS

WJS — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 23:08:51 +0000

In reply to Diane Castle (deecee). The problem was that they kept on doing episodes where the plot was a way to get home. They didn't need to keep doing that, that was a choice. And when they weren't doing that, they kept doing episodes that could very easily have been TNG episodes. There were very few that they remembered that they were stranded on the other side of the galaxy with no resupply without making the plot about finding a shortcut home. The idea of a small ship cut off in hostile space was an interesting twist that they hardly ever did anything with. They had like a handful of early episodes about supply shortages and then completely forgot that they were stranded. If they had made the series about their struggle to keep the ship working, and what compromises they were willing to make to survive, and saved the "shortcut home" plots for season finales (also having the advantage of giving them a way to wrap the series if they didn't get renewed for another season) it could have been good. But there was never any question about whether they would bend or break the rules, they immediately made it clear that Janeway would be even more anal about the rules than Picard was. Nothing coming close to "In the Pale Moonlight" from DS9 kind of thing.

By: Shaun Simmons

Shaun Simmons — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 03:41:33 +0000

“Lafcadio: The Lion who Shot Back” is by far the SECOND best Shell Silverstein book…depending on if you liked “A Light in the Attic”, “Where the Sidewalk Ends”, or his Playboy book (which is pretty f*cking boss…I don’t hate on that!) better. Or..maybe 3rd place…whatever! The point is that Shell was an amazing man! He could awaken the imagination of an 8-year-old at the same time he was awaken…ahem…huh…well…carry on…

By: Wrabbit

Wrabbit — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 07:06:34 +0000

It always bugs me when vegetarians and especially vegans try to hold up their lifestyle as somehow inherently superior. As if they AREN’T callously tearing apart a living thing and devouring its bits when they eat veggies. At least we meat eaters make sure the animal is dead before popping it into our mouths. Circle of life, baby, circle of life.

By: Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert)

Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:57:50 +0000

Thanks.

By: Azrael Rose (mr_a_rose)

Azrael Rose (mr_a_rose) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:57:49 +0000

@Kay GilbertYour prev. comment appears to be full of the sort of junk MS Word likes to add to documents so it can pretend its using a valid XML spec for its layout. Despite the use of angle brackets, this has very little to do with HTML and most browsers/HTML parsers will throw a wobbly when they encounter it.
Either use a raw text editor like notepad and add the right tags manually, or use a dedicated HTML editor like Komposer or something.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:57:48 +0000

Saturday:

Silent Penultimate Panels… 38. By the way, is Helen raising one finger in the last panel, or two? If the latter, I fear that this comic is approaching dangerous kawaii levels.

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:57:47 +0000

Dun dun dunnnn~!

By: Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert)

Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:57:46 +0000

By the way, that is a fine, fine dick joke, but then it seems to be a fine, fine dick.
tune: "Hot stuff," Peter Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey (Donna Summer, Bad Girls, 1979)

I made a man!Artie who's built to party
Brother, get a load of that schlong
When I raise my goggles, my mind, it boggles
Hope I didn't leave it too long

He inspires Dick Jokes, some are one-liners
I think of Dick Jokes, some involve eyes
I'm drawing Dick Jokes: what could be finer?
Dave thinks it's a sick joke, he wants to go up a size

Artie's job is swell now, distract Mell now
'Fore she does her murdering job
I gave him a johnson like a Thompson
Submachine Gun, a killer knob

Another Dick Joke, lets keep 'em coming
Keep telling Dick Jokes, the night is young
And although Dave chokes on Artie's plumbing
Like a load of laundry, he wants to be that well-hung

By: Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert)

Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:57:45 +0000

General question: I'm happy to have my comment held for approval, if it means keeping out the spambots. But when it does get posted, all the formatting and paragraphs are gone. Others don't seem to be having this problem. Should I be doing something differently?

By: Joyce Melton (halfelven)

Joyce Melton (halfelven) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:57:44 +0000

You're right. It was. :)