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Jjian replied to the thread Maintaining your secret identity.In practical terms, you first need to limit your recognisability in public as much as possible. So a full body suit with a mask covering...
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Jjian reacted to cbwjm's post in the thread When and where did you learn about Greek/roman and others mythology? with
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And that's the thing, NZ is probably a bit more like Canada than the UK. I'm not saying that the UK got nothing, of course you received... -
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NZ is different due to the amount of foreign content, since there are no domestic quotas and too small a market to support a broad...
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If I remember correctly "Due South" was cancelled, by the US network that carried it, and later seasons were a joint Canadian/UK...
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Jjian replied to the thread When and where did you learn about Greek/roman and others mythology?.Nah, we got absolutely tons of US content and still do. Probably not as much as Canada, however, who had to formulate the CanCon...
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Jjian replied to the thread When and where did you learn about Greek/roman and others mythology?.I’m drawing on the older version who was a peasant and a rebel; the bit about him liking King Richard (and being a noble himself) is...
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JI enjoyed the show for what it was, and it gave me some chuckles. I thought this throwawy bit was one of the funniest (be aware: NSFW...
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JI watched the whole series, and was pretty impressed with it all in all (though I agree the final season felt quite rushed). I loved the...
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JI finished The Darkness That Comes Before, by R. Scott Bakker. I really enjoyed it, and look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy...
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Jjian replied to the thread When and where did you learn about Greek/roman and others mythology?.We really need a Monsterverse approach to mythology, starting with Hood vs Pendragon. Arthur (draws the sword from the stone): By this...
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Jjian replied to the thread What are you reading in 2025?.Read Very Important People by Ashley Mears, a sociologist and model recording what she observed professionally about the global...
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Jjian replied to the thread Armoured MMA.Yeah, your sword is definitely a very good and relatively light and portable backup weapon against pretty much everyone who isn’t...
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JThe sword wasn't a primary weapon, for a fully plate armoured knight. It was generally a backup to a primary like a polearm. (A whack on...
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Jjian replied to the thread When and where did you learn about Greek/roman and others mythology?.Classical references of course used to be a much, much bigger part of well-educated English-speaking culture. It would have been almost...
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Jjian replied to the thread Armoured MMA.Honestly, if this takes off and everyone learns that hitting someone in proper plate armour with a sword achieves more or less nothing...