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Oh, Hilary.

Yep, you have until the end of the year. That's when I'll start counting the votes and preparing the final list and pics.

I'm not crying, it's just been raining. On my face.

I totally agree, it felt very realistic. I'm pretty sure most people have been that rejected person at one point or another, irrespective of sexuality. I also like that Mon-El hasn't just seamlessly transitioned into hero mode, it was a nice twist that him finally trying to do some good saw him fall into the hands of Cadmus. They probably shouldn't have promoted that last episode as part one of a massive crossover when Barry and Cisco were only in it for a few seconds, people who were watching just for that must not have had any idea what was going on. Still, it's always nice when shows do little things right. Case in point, Barry introduces Cisco as his friend, but because he's still angry with Barry about the Flashpoint reveal, he doesn't let it slide and reclassifies himself as a colleague.

Finish top of the group and draw Bayern, finish second and they would have had Barca. Oh, to be Arsenal in the Champions League. Still, I wouldn't write them off just yet, a much worse Arsenal side only went out on away goals to a much better Bayern side. I could perhaps see Monaco springing a surprise against Man City, Jardim has a well organised team at his disposal and one that capitalises on the sort of clangers that Stones and friends have been repeatedly dropping all season. And, the wonders will never cease, Falcao seems to have sorted out his shooting boots.

Ridley Scott has become so hit and miss. It would be wrong to deny him his legendary status, but he's had enough stinkers in recent years for audiences to be apprehensive. I must say though, I never thought Prometheus was entirely deserving of the flack it got. I suppose like a lot of prequels, it probably tried too hard to answer questions that nobody asked and to establish a mythology by mashing together elements of Alien and Aliens, with a bit of Frankenstein mixed in. The human race being the truly monstrous creation and the xenomorphs just innocent biological weapons was an outstanding concept, even if it does all come off as something of a mix-up of confused ideas. I think taken out of the Alien universe context, it would stand on its own as half-decent science fiction.

It would be a real shame if people remembered Januzaj as a wasted talent, because there's certainly a good player in there somewhere. He has quick feet, dribbling ability and can thread the ball through the eye of a needle, but at the moment he looks to have all the upper body strength of a newborn baby. I get the impression that he's still in a huff with everyone because he never made it at United, so much so that Moyes, the one manager who unquestionably rates him, doesn't seem to think it's worth starting him. Overall, a bad day at the office yesterday, but we have to hope that it was just a one-off and not a more permanent return to the dismal form of earlier in the season. Chelsea in midweek is a write-off, which means we'll be needing something at home to Watford on Saturday.

Full trailer is here.

Huge thank you to everyone taking the time to submit lists. Don't forget everyone, they can be edited as many times as you like until I start the count at the end of the year. So if at some point you find yourself struck by an urge to rip it up and start again, all will not be lost.

Slow motion is just a tool. Unfortunately, so are the filmmakers who use it as a crutch to support dull direction.

Chelsea? Man, just when you think you know someone.

I'll take as much Anthony Hopkins onscreen as they're willing to give. Everything feels very convoluted at the moment, though. The show seemingly tries to get ahead of you by overwhelming you with unconnected content and non-linear storytelling, but in doing so, perhaps gets too far ahead of itself at times. Still, after re-watching the third episode, I picked up some extra information that I hadn't seen the significance of first time around, which suggests that they at least have an understanding of what they want to do with the story. I'm fairly optimistic that it'll all come together by the end.

Did you catch that scene with the poster stuck on a lamp post advertising a martial arts class? I noticed that the camera lingered on that a little, and after a bit of scouting around online, I found out that the teacher mentioned on the poster and Misty Knight are strongly connected. A possible tie-in to Iron Fist there. So, how would you rate Jessica Jones?

Four episodes in now. I have to admit, the fractured narrative is getting a little difficult to engage with, but I remain intrigued enough to stick with it for the time being.

Marvel has rolled out a brief teaser of the movie's first full trailer ahead of its premiere tomorrow. Trailers for trailers, whatever next?

From what I remember, the line-up was a bit of a revolving door in the books (even Son of Satan, sadly unlikely to be given his own Netflix series, was a member for a while), but Strange and Hulk were almost always there. I believe Cage and Daredevil came on board later on.

I never saw the TV series, although I remain tempted to give it a look at some point. From what I understand, it's still loosely based on the original material and shares main characters, a similar world-setting and sometimes makes reference to scenes from the movie, but they take place in different timelines with different styles and stories. Stumbled upon this on YouTube today, comparing the opening moments of the movie with those of the original anime.

Losing Watmore for the season will be a massive blow for us. He may give off a 'distance runner who accidentally became a pro footballer' vibe, but his eagerness to engage defenders and ability to take us up the field will be sorely missed. This of course means that it's now time for Januzaj to finally stand up and be counted. The lad clearly has ability, but we need him to show that he wants to play for us, or at the very least show Jose that it would be worth taking him back at the end of the season. All things considered, I'm predicting either a wonder goal, red card or season ending injury at Swansea next week.

Yeah, to be fair, Kusanagi isn’t in her original form when we first meet her in the anime. If I'm remembering it right, she was given a generic looking body designed to help her blend into crowds. She’d likely have the most nondescript appearance possible, which ordinarily would rule out an actress like Scarjo, who stands out a mile in the trailer. I have to say, from what I’ve seen, the preview clips of the movie don't give me a great deal of confidence in it. It looks like it'll take place in roughly the same world, but I can see them steering it in a full-on mainstream blockbuster direction, rather than trying something a bit more thoughtful. The original story was similar to Blade Runner in its setting and tone, both are slow burning with a lot of empty, quiet moments and morally ambiguous characters. Of course there are action scenes too, but a fairly economical approach is taken to them. I'd really love to see a modern version of that, instead I think the best case scenario here is probably that we get a casually entertaining, stylish action flick.

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Also, two scenes from the early nineties Ninja Turtles film. The first was when Raphael was ambushed on the roof of April's apartment building. I suppose like many young fans, I wasn't really aware of the franchise's darker comic book roots at the time. The Turtles usually found themselves in trouble in the old cartoon series, but they would usually just crack a few jokes, have a fight and solve everything by the time the credits rolled. There was nothing funny about what happened to Raph, even though the movie tried to lighten the mood later on. Also, the moment Tatsu completely lost it and took his anger out on one of his students, which again, was in such stark contrast to the cartoons. If I ever watched it back, I'd probably wonder what on earth I was thinking, but I remember them really freaking me out as a youngster.

So, I was inspired to start the topic after re-watching 'The Last Unicorn', because until recently, the only real memory I had of it was that it was scary as hell. It wasn't as frightening to me as an adult, but it was every bit as weird, melancholic and atmospheric. Supposedly, a lot of the people who worked on it went on to work for Studio Ghibli, which kind of shows.

@Limerlight Wishing you all the best through the process. I can't imagine how difficult it must have been to speak out, but I take my hat off to you for doing it because those who address it openly and honestly play such a huge part in helping reduce the amount of misinformation out there. Take as much time as you need, we'll be here whenever you're ready.

Baby Groot 2020.

Put Jermain Defoe in an oxygen tent at night, inject him with modified stem cells, wash his kit in the fountain of youth, make him drink that potion from 'Death Becomes Her'. Whatever it takes!