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Babylon 5 and Rugby League
Nov. 15th, 2017 05:45 pmBabylon 5:
Pick are reshowing Babylon 5 from the beginning so last night was "Midnight on the Firing Line". Other than the fear that we're going to be living right there, right then for the next three years, oh that episode gets better with each watch.
Because it's good anyway, and then once you know what happens to the characters, it gets better. Especially the eventual fates of spoiler and spoiler. Also, that spoiler spoilers.
And that is the problem with how well structured Babylon 5 is because you can't say why it gets better with each rewatch without resorting to spoilers.
I do love the end scene with Garibaldi and Delenn. Because a lot of shows do "aliens and their weird culture", B5 does "humans and their weird culture".
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Rugby League:
Since I will not have my quarterfinal dataviz ready before Australia vs Samoa on Friday, I want to record my predictions now. Mostly so I can say I told you so.
The four quarterfinals are:
Australia vs Samoa
Tonga vs Lebanon
New Zealand vs Fiji
England vs PNG
I expect Australia will win, but I hope Samoa will get at least a couple of tries. Tonga vs Lebanon could get tasty but I expect Tonga to win by several tries. I am excited for NZ vs Fiji, even if I know Fiji, the team I want to win, probably won't win.
With regard to England's quarterfinal, I want to join everyone else in saying that it's not fair that it is being held in Melbourne rather than Port Moresby. As PNG are co-hosts with NZ and Australia, it is wrong that they don't host any matches after the group stage.
It also improves England's chances of beating them.
I am slightly torn because I want PNG to do well, but I don't want a team featuring James Graham, James Roby, Alex Walmsley and Mark Percival to lose. I also think a close match might finally kick England's posteriors into gear. Because that second half against France was not acceptable.
Pick are reshowing Babylon 5 from the beginning so last night was "Midnight on the Firing Line". Other than the fear that we're going to be living right there, right then for the next three years, oh that episode gets better with each watch.
Because it's good anyway, and then once you know what happens to the characters, it gets better. Especially the eventual fates of spoiler and spoiler. Also, that spoiler spoilers.
And that is the problem with how well structured Babylon 5 is because you can't say why it gets better with each rewatch without resorting to spoilers.
I do love the end scene with Garibaldi and Delenn. Because a lot of shows do "aliens and their weird culture", B5 does "humans and their weird culture".
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Rugby League:
Since I will not have my quarterfinal dataviz ready before Australia vs Samoa on Friday, I want to record my predictions now. Mostly so I can say I told you so.
The four quarterfinals are:
Australia vs Samoa
Tonga vs Lebanon
New Zealand vs Fiji
England vs PNG
I expect Australia will win, but I hope Samoa will get at least a couple of tries. Tonga vs Lebanon could get tasty but I expect Tonga to win by several tries. I am excited for NZ vs Fiji, even if I know Fiji, the team I want to win, probably won't win.
With regard to England's quarterfinal, I want to join everyone else in saying that it's not fair that it is being held in Melbourne rather than Port Moresby. As PNG are co-hosts with NZ and Australia, it is wrong that they don't host any matches after the group stage.
It also improves England's chances of beating them.
I am slightly torn because I want PNG to do well, but I don't want a team featuring James Graham, James Roby, Alex Walmsley and Mark Percival to lose. I also think a close match might finally kick England's posteriors into gear. Because that second half against France was not acceptable.
