UK X: Who Wants To Live Forever

[Asura]

Comics in the UK have been censored for years too. Even to the extent of giving characters less skimpy outfits.

That's not true, is it? They've had less skimpy outfits because the writers/artists on mainstream comics believe that the old-school "supermodel with basketball breasts in a leotard turning to show you both her arse and boobs in one image" isn't commercial anymore, so they're taking the characters in a different visual direction. No government censorship agency has told them to do this.

Some online pressure from reactionaries has affected things. The recent Dead of Alive Xtreme games haven't come west and it's specifically because, their publisher has said, that the social climate in the west isn't right for them. But people on Twitter are ultimately powerless; if Team Ninja believed there was money in releasing them, then they would.

Plus, I'm aware it's the principle, not the specific example... But I always hated Roald Dahl. Even as a kid. Always thought it was this weird whimsical rubbish. I like some of the messages in it, and how those were not the norm for kids' fiction (e.g. how in Matilda, one of the main themes is that, contrary to most media telling you otherwise, you don't have to let your family ruin your life and you can leave them and form your own family if you so choose, and you shouldn't feel bad for doing that), but something about it always bugged me. I was a bigger fan of Redwall, which is probably next up on the block for seeing revised versions (haven't read them in >25 years but I'm willing to bet they're colonialist or something).

[CMcK]

Marvel in the UK used to have the editor make changes as they thought comics were for younger people. One of them was the singer from the Pet Shop Boys!

[Neon Ignition]

It’s not a darning tool, it’s a very naughty toy: Roman dildo found | Archaeology | The Guardian
Archeologists have reassessed a 2,000 year old object discovered that was originally thought to be a darning tool. The new findings suggest that it is the oldest known surviving bedroom aid.

[QualityChimp]

It’s not a darning tool, it’s a very naughty toy: Roman dildo found | Archaeology | The Guardian
Archeologists have reassessed a 2,000 year old object discovered that was originally thought to be a darning tool. The new findings suggest that it is the oldest known surviving bedroom aid.

What a cock-up!

[fishbowlhead]

What a cock-up!

Yep its an epic balls up leaving that around for history to find.

[Yakumo]

Marvel in the UK used to have the editor make changes as they thought comics were for younger people. One of them was the singer from the Pet Shop Boys!

What? Neil Tennet used to edit Marvel comics? He was a writer for Smash Hits as far as I knew.

[CMcK]

What? Neil Tennet used to edit Marvel comics? He was a writer for Smash Hits as far as I knew.

He was at Marvel from 1975 - 77.

[Neon Ignition]

‘Misquoted and vilified’: Nicola Bulley’s family attack media as body identified | UK news | The Guardian
Nicola Bulley's body has been confirmed bringing an end to the search as the family call out Sky and ITV for hounding them as they waited for confirmation last night

Low uptake for free UK voter ID scheme among elderly and young people | Local elections | The Guardian
Take up of voter ID is poor amongst young voters but in a massive misfire for the Tories it's also hugely poor amongst the elderly too

[Yakumo]

He was at Marvel from 1975 - 77.

Wow, I never new that. ****, I wasn't even born until 1975.

[Asura]

‘Misquoted and vilified’: Nicola Bulley’s family attack media as body identified | UK news | The Guardian
Nicola Bulley's body has been confirmed bringing an end to the search as the family call out Sky and ITV for hounding them as they waited for confirmation last night

Great they're going to get some closure, very sad for them.

However, I'm really unimpressed at how much rampant speculation has been going on in the public eye about this.

[Neon Ignition]

Rules need to change with social media soon

[Neon Ignition]

Firms stick to four-day week after trial ends - BBC News
Results of a 4 day working week trial suggest it would work

[Yakumo]

Firms stick to four-day week after trial ends - BBC News
Results of a 4 day working week trial suggest it would work

Japan were talking about this 4 day week thing but I can't see it taking off. **** holes like where I work would have us doing 8 to 8 shifts every day. They practically try that as it is.

[Neon Ignition]

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Eastenders has aired a Lost style FlashForward sequence showing events from Christmas 2023 in a plan for a ten month long murder mystery storyline

Putting aside that the sequence breaks one of the last remaining elements that maintains the shows tenuous claim to be a soap rather than a fantasy drama at this point, the plan for the FlashForward storyline was reportedly worked on as far back as the very start of 2022.

A two year plan for a show airing hundreds of episodes per year - god knows how much planning, writing, casting etc work has had to go into mapping and executing that plan

and...

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The very best they could come up with was a wedding going wrong because someone dies on Eastenders on Christmas Day


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**** me...

[fishbowlhead]

Good lordy is that garbage still going? How, how is rubbish like that still on the air?