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2017.07.07 22:07 Ezreal024 gen:LOCK : A Rooster Teeth Production
Fifty years in the future, an oppressive authoritarian force threatens to conquer the world. A daring team is recruited to pilot a new form of weaponized neuroscience that powers devastating mecha, but they must be willing to sacrifice everything to save the world.
2009.06.29 14:28 Cilpot It's not TV, it's HBO
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2020.03.10 23:47 topmadgamer67 The Last of Us on HBO
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2023.03.29 16:59 AQ-XJZQ-eAFqCqzr-Va IFS analogy irl and in a show on HBO
As absurd as this may seem, I cannot get over how incredibly accurate and useful it has been for me to see the parallels between one of the characters in Doom Patrol, Jane, and how I think about all my different parts.
The show clearly is not for everyone. It’s based on a DC comic. It is bizarre, juvenile, and explicit, but I absolutely love and adore all of the different characters.
I wish I could watch it with someone who is familiar with IFS. Jane’s wiki describes her:
Anyway, it really feels validating to me, to see my inner experience, that I’ve never been able to articulate in any coherent way, manifested for me by whoever the brilliant writer is for this show.
Last night I finally witnessed two of my parts changing places in my consciousness. One was an ideal representation of the kind of mother I wish I had, a loving and wise character who is full of good advice (my actual mother tries, but she just doesn’t have it to give) and another part who is a terrified, lonely child. They did not interact with each other, but I feel one step closer to something good happening.
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The show clearly is not for everyone. It’s based on a DC comic. It is bizarre, juvenile, and explicit, but I absolutely love and adore all of the different characters.
I wish I could watch it with someone who is familiar with IFS. Jane’s wiki describes her:
Jane is the primary host of Kay Challis, a young girl who first developed DID (dissociative identity disorder) after being physically, emotionally, and SA by her father…Please understand, I don’t think I have DID, and my SA perpetrators were not family, but that doesn’t matter to me in this context.
Anyway, it really feels validating to me, to see my inner experience, that I’ve never been able to articulate in any coherent way, manifested for me by whoever the brilliant writer is for this show.
Last night I finally witnessed two of my parts changing places in my consciousness. One was an ideal representation of the kind of mother I wish I had, a loving and wise character who is full of good advice (my actual mother tries, but she just doesn’t have it to give) and another part who is a terrified, lonely child. They did not interact with each other, but I feel one step closer to something good happening.
2023.03.20 21:52 Tiberius-Kirk The Holodick for March 23rd, 2023 - Fringe Science
This week, it's some fringe science, stuff that the bigwigs writing college textbooks won't talk about, that the researchers don't dare admit they've seen, that governments would love to have but fear to recognize. Also, with the passing of Lance Reddick, we're going to start a dip into Fringe, his most notable sci-fi outing.
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- First up, a real POS in this sci-fi spinoff of Tales from the Crypt when TNG's Vash captains a spaceship crewed by Wesley Crusher, Samwise Gamgee, and Pepper Ann as paranoia sets in.
- Then, a female FBI agent gets assigned to the bureau's Fringe Division which investigates unusual crimes and occurrences.
- After that, a female FBI agent gets assigned to the bureau's X-Files division which investigates unusual crimes and occurrences.
- Finally, a US Marshal finds himself in a small northwest town where strange things start happening and takes it upon himself to investigate, only to be hindered by government forces.
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- Snap Ending (Perversions of Science ep 8, run 23:34)
- Pilot (Fringe s1, ep 1, run 1:21:31) - HBO Max
- Pilot (X-Files s1, ep 1, run 48:11)
- Pilot (Eureka s1, ep 1, run 1:24:12) - Amazon Prime
2023.03.12 20:22 Tiberius-Kirk The Holodick for March 16th, 2023 - Before They Had Sequels
Sci-fi? Never heard of it. Tonight's show is all about mid-budget big-audience movies whose sequels are coming this very month, some this very day! Did we forget that Shazam: Fury of the Gods had a March release date? Mmmmmmaybe.
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- First up, when some annoying orphan kid gets powers from a wizard, he transforms into Chuck on HGH and does shenanigans. An unexpected success, its style made The Rock so angry that he broke the DCEU in a million pieces!
- Then, John Wick's tale picks up moments after the second film, running from the entirety of the hitman world with a massive bounty on his head, forced to yadda yadda Halle Berry and some dogs. This one adds a subtitle that means "prepare for war". It made less money than Shazam somehow.
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- Shazam! (2019 run 2:11:43) mid-credits scene at 2:03:25; end-credits scene at 2:11:08 - HBO Max
- John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019 run 2:10:45)
2023.03.06 08:52 LeChat_Perlipopette [Television] Velma - Discussion sur la première de la série
Velma
Velma Dinkley (doublée par Mindy Kaling) fait équipe avec Daphne (Constance Wu), Shaggy (Sam Richardson) et Fred (Glenn Howerton) pour résoudre un meurtre dans la série comique animée pour adultes de Charlie Grandy qui n’inclut pas Scooby-Doo.| Subreddit(s): | Plate-forme: | Metacritic: | Genre(s) |
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| /Velma | HBO Max | [53/100] (guide des scores) | Comédie, Action & Aventure, Horreur |
2023.03.03 16:00 _call-me-al_ [Fri, Mar 03 2023] TL;DR — This is what you missed in the last 24 hours on Reddit
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Florida man sues after being paralyzed by officer who mistook gun for Taser
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Study: Marijuana Legalization Associated With Reduction in Pedestrian FatalitiesComments Link
Paleo and keto diets bad for health and the planet, says study. The keto and paleo diets scored among the lowest on overall nutrition quality and were among the highest on carbon emissions. The pescatarian diet scored highest on nutritional quality of the diets analyzed.
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Mathematicians have come up with a theory for how pedestrians know how to "fall into lanes" when moving through a crowd. They tested their theory by asking volunteers to walk across experimental arenas. The video footage of the experiment revealed mathematical patterns taking shape in real life.
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Royal Astronomical Society announces all journals to publish as open access from 2024
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This is for the Gen Z and Millennials. How hard is it for you to buy a home?
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TIL one of the members of the gospel group 'The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi', regained his sight, and was subsequently kicked from the group.
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[OC] Colors Mentioned in Each Taylor Swift Album
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Plotted “Seconds to Midnight” Since in the inception of the Doomsday Clock [OC]
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Might be silly. Can you encourage bubbles in chips?
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[Homemade] Full English Breakfast.
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[I Ate] Breaded Chicken Goujon with fried potato strings, apple slice horderves with a thin tomato paste
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‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 5, Premieres April 14Comments Link
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Succession Season 4 Official Trailer HBO Max
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Seen at a local library. Can't believe it's come to this
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Mammatus Clouds. The most unusual clouds in the world.
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First images of a newly discovered Corridor in the Great Pyramid of Giza, not seen by anyone for over 4,500 yearsComments Link
Very Smooth...
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When I microwave my coffee in this mug, it comes out the handle.
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We received a letter from the woman who lived in my apartment 70 years ago, and she'd like to visit.
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If you put together the Moldovan 1, 2, 5, and 10 coins, you get a picture of a bull's head, an animal with much significance in Moldovan culture.Comments Link
American anti-divorce poster (1969)
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Guy taking a picture of his motorcycle when this unit decides to cross the road.
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You may approach the lizard kingComments Link
Making the best of a bad situation!
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Check your panties!
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Am I too late to post my voidling? Monkee, 16 years young [OC]Comments Link
Six months ago my cat caught a mouse and he just…keeps living… so this is Winky.
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(OC) Bramble doesn’t have a very high no whacking record
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2023.02.27 19:40 zistenz Kocka7 230227
- Március 28-án érkezik az ökológiai logikai/szimulátor játék Terra Nil, amelyben elpuszított zónákból kell ismét élő ökoszisztémákat varázsolnunk, majd minden technológiai segédletet eltávolítanunk a helyszínről. A demó kipróbálható a játék Steam oldalán.
Korábban láttam már róla játékmenet videókat, elég érdekes cuccnak tűnik.
- Felülnézetes, "run & gun" stílusú Doom mellékszál érkezik mobilokra Mighty Doom címmel, mindenki eldönti majd, van-e értelme (a YT reakciók egyelőre megoszlanak).
Nagyon gyengének néz ki.
- Még egy hétig él az 5e-hez készülő La Notte Eterna setting kampánya, ami három könyvet, 1000+ oldalnyi gótikus horrort kínál. A világra örök sötétség borult, a vámpíroknak nem kell már elbújniuk a nap elől, és vérfarkasok terrorizálják az élőholt hordák kiírtotta népesség maradékát. A 25 dolláros beugró csak az alapkönyvet és néhány digitális kiegészítőt adja, a három könyves + teljes célgyűjtemény 49 dollárba kerül, de a nyomtatott példányokért (többféle szinten) igen borsos árat kérnek, igaz, Kickstarter exkluzív spéci kockákra, minikre, és különféle szaftos fizikai kiegészítőkre is lecsaphatunk.
- Hasonlóan borongós hangulatú a Mörk Borg-alapú Farewell to Arms, ami az első világháború rémségeiből táplálkozik 120+ oldalon át. A digitális pdf beugró csak 18 dollár, de a nyomtatott alapcsomag is megúszható 35 dollárból (+ szállítás), viszont itt is számos extrát lehet felmarkolni a magasabb szinteken.
- Az (állítólag) megtörtént eseményeken alapuló The Pope's Exorcist áprilistól a mozikban, Russell Crowe főszereplésével.
Nem igazán tudnám megmondani, miért, de színészként nem kedvelem őt. Talán a Gladiator miatt, amiben nagyon nem tetszett (meg úgy a film általában sem).
- A John Wick 4 mellett egy másik bosszúállós film is érkezik a Lionsgate-től: a Sisu finnül olyasmit jelent, hogy "kitartás", vagy "tökösség", az azonos című film főszereplője pedig egy megfáradt öregember, aki 1944-ben aranyat lel valahol a semmi közepén és út közben németek fogságába esik, akik megpróbálják őt megölni és lenyúlni a zsákmányát - csakhogy hősünk egy mindenre képes, igazi túlélő típusú ex-veterán... (és van egy cuki kutyája is, hogy még erősebb legyen a párhuzam a JW-vel).
Ez elvileg tavaly már megjelent a finneknél és olvastam pár kritikát, amik szerint nem túl jó... Pedig az előzetes érdekesnek és viccesnek tűnik, biztosan megnézem majd.
- A Steam közzétette az idei összes várható akció és fesztivál dátumát.
- Újabb nagy No Man's Sky frissítés jött Fractal címmel, elsősorban a VR élmény fokozására, de számos egyéb újdonság és átdolgozott kezelőfelület is vár a játékosokra (videós bemutató).
- A pletykák szerint a Hogswart Legacy sikerén felbuzdulva - és a játékot övező ellentmondásokra fittyet hányva - tévésorozat készül az HBOMax-nél. Egyelőre ennyi szivárgott ki, nincs még semmi konkrétum.
Kapcsolódó hír: a játék az első két hét alatt átlépte a 12 milliós példányszámot (PC + PS5 + XSX) és a 850 millió dolláros bevételt. - Még csak most elsején indul a The Mandalorian 3. évada, de Jon Favreau egy interjúban elejtette, hogy ő és Dave Filoni már elkészültek a 4. évad történetszálaival és a forgatókönyvek nagy részét is megírta. Azt is megpendítette, hogy az Ahsoka sorozat várhatóan idén ősszel érkezik majd.
És a Disney+ naptár alapján még a Jude Law-féle Skeleton Crew is befuthat még idén...
- A 26. DICE Awards 23 kategóriában osztott díjakat, a legtöbbet természetesen a God of War: Ragnarök és az Elden Ring vitte el, emellett Tim Schafert beválasztották a díjakat osztó akadémia Hírességek Csarnokába is.
- Balhé van a luxus szerepjátékos kiegészítőket készítő és forgalmazó Wyrmwood Gaming körül: előbb egy kirúgott dolgozó vádolta meg őket egy céges műhelyben történt erőszak eltussolásával, erre a cég egy elég durva és gúnyolódó videóval válaszolt, de elkezdtek dőlni a dominók és több cég megszakította velük a kapcsolatot, a Kickstarter is vizsgálatba kezdett. A cég egyelőre törölte a videóját és nem kíván több publikus nyilatkozatot tenni, az eredeti vád alól viszont még mindig nem tisztázták magukat.
- Megkérdeztek közel 2600 Stranger Things és/vagy D&D rajongót az érkező új D&D filmről:
- 50%-uk szerint szörnyű és/vagy kiábrándító lesz, 50% bizakodóbb és jó szórakozást vár
- A ST kedvelők 80%-a tervezi moziban megnézni, a D&D-seknél ez csak 68%-os arány.
- Minden megkérdezett 17%-a olyan D&D "szűz", aki jórészt a ST hatására kezdett játszani, vagy mindenképpen tervezi azt.
Megvárom az első mértékadó reakciókat, és majd utána döntöm el, érdemes lesz-e megnézni.
- A Corridor Digital csapata fontos mérföldkövet tett le az AI-alapú animációs filmfeldolgozás még csak tapogatózó területén. Bár statikus képeket már több tucat féle modell alapján lehet gyártani tonnaszámra, az animáció készítés eddig meglehetősen kaotikus és darabos, villódzó képsorokat eredményezett. Voltak már részeredmények a folytonosabb mozgás megteremtésére, de nekik sikerült először egy komplett, a korábbi problémáktól mentes, közel nyolc perces animét készíteniük, ami történetben és animációban is megállja a helyét, ez lett a Rock, Paper, Scissors, amit itt lehet megtekinteni. A stúdió külön videót készített a készítés menetéről, illetve a technológiát közzétették a weboldalukon is, hogy bárki, akit érdekel és van hozzá kedve, ideje, akár egy mobiltelefonnal felvértezve is nekiállhasson élőszereplős felvételek feldolgozásán alapuló animét készíteni.
Mint koca-érdeklődő és anime rajongó, több korábbi próbálkozást is láttam már, de minden tekintetben ez a jelenlegi legkiforrottabb és legjobb ilyen munka.
Gyorsértékelések
- Rick Partlow: Danger Close (Drop Trooper 3): Cameron Alvarez, a tahnik eleni háború egyik veteránja, az előző könyv végén lévő nagy csatában mutatott helytállásáért és taktikai érettségéért lehetőséget kap, hogy elvégezze a tisztképzőt és hadnagy váljon belőle. Nem a négy év hosszú Akadémiáról, csak egy alig fél éves gyorstalpalóról van szó, ami persze csípi a kiképzők szemét és mindent elkövetnek, hogy kitoljanak a mindenféle haderőnemtől összeszedett kadétokkal. Pedig a Nemzetközösségnek égetően nagy szüksége van a tapasztalt vezetőkre, mert a háború borotvaélen billeg és nem lehet vég nélkül zöldfülű újoncokkal betömni a lyukakat.
Cam is majdnem a bot rosszabbik végén végzi, de sikerül elvégeznie a kiképzést és visszakerül a régi egységéhez, ahol már nagyon várják, hiszen küszöbön áll egy újabb invázió egy fontos, a tahnik kezén lévő kolónia ellen. A veszteségek a taktikai baklövések miatt borzalmasak és Cam - némi parancsnoki hátszéllel - felvázol egy olyan, évszázadok óta feledésbe merült cselen alapuló taktikát, ami sok jó katona életét megkímélheti. Hamarosan lehetősége is lesz élőben tesztelnie a dolgot, hiszen az utolsó kolónia védelmét alaposan megerősítették a tahnik és az utolsó csepp vérükig meg kívánják védeni azt...
Jó volt ez is, illeszkedik a korábbi kettőhöz, bár a hangulat néhol már elment erősebb önmarcangolósba. 4/5 A sorozatból ugyan van még sok könyv, de egyelőre csak a következővel (Direct Fire) folytatom, mert az első négy könyv alkot egy alszériát, aztán lehet, hogy majd még később visszatérek a folytatásokra.
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2023.02.09 12:28 LeChat_Perlipopette [Television] The Last of Us - Discussion sur la première saison de la série
The Last of Us
Premise en scène: Se déroulant 20 ans après la destruction de la civilisation, Joel (Pedro Pascal) est engagé pour faire sortir clandestinement Ellie (Bella Ramsey), 14 ans, d'une zone de quarantaine dans cette série dramatique basée sur le jeu vidéo PlayStation du même nom.| Subreddit(s) : | Platform: | Metacritic: | Genre(s) |
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2023.02.04 03:46 SlideRuleFan Audio Clipping with CCTV4K Apps (Mostly YouTube)
I'm having an issue with severe audio clipping) in a number of apps on my CCTV4K. There's a loud crunching or crackling sound that distorts the audio in many instances.
My Setup:
Source: Google Chromecast w/Google TV (4K)
Chromecast Sound Setting: Automatic format selection (Manual selection doesn't make a difference)
TV: Samsung UN55KU630DF (HDMI in)
TV SOUND SETTINGS (Sound→Expert Settings):
HDMI Audio Format : PCM (only other choice is Bitstream)
TV Sound Output: Toslink Optical Cable (The TV doesn't have analog audio out. It's Toslink or nothing)
Adapter: PROZOR B07T9CXL56 192 kHz Digital to Analog Audio Converter
Adapter Output: Headphone Jack port (via 3.5mm M/M cable)
Audio: Bose Wave IV
Audio Input: AUX port
I’m experiencing audio clipping problems with my setup, using apps on the Chromecast. The clipping is the worst with the YouTube app, with most videos being completely unwatchable – almost all the audio is destroyed with clipping problems at any volume. YouTube TV occasionally has audio clipping; I can’t correlate it to any particular range of sounds or volumes. I also get audio clipping with the HBOMax and Hulu apps. I don’t see any problems with Netflix, ESPN or Amazon Prime apps, or with Steamlink or other odds and ends I use on the Chromecast. It doesn’t matter whether I set the audio format (on the TV) to PCM or Bitstream, the clipping is the same.
Samsung apps running on the TV, and the TV’s tuner, don’t have these problems. Nor do I hear any audio clipping from the CCTV when using the TV’s built-in speaker. The issue is specific to the Chromecast audio when piped out of the TV via Toslink to the DAC and then to the Bose. TV “native” audio piped out to the Bose and all TV-speaker audio is fine.
And yeah, I could get rid of the Bose but it was free. The Bose Wave is pretty damn good for free.
I found threads complaining of similar issues with other Android TV devices (Shield and FireTV), and the solution they suggested was switching from YouTube to SmartTubeNext. STN works great. There’s a specific audio-output setting on that app which, when lowered to 50 or 75%, does the trick and eliminates all audio clipping. That’s maybe a third of my problems solved.
Now I need to find a solution for YouTubeTV, HBO, and Hulu, which have less (in that order) clipping but it’s still annoying. None of these apps seem to have any audio settings like STN does. I may just need to contact their customer support if it’s not a problem with my setup.
Are there any settings on the TV or Chromecast that I’m missing?
Might a different DAC help? This one has no adjustments to either the input or output side. I’ve looked at a bunch but they all look like variants of this one (i.e. they all come out of the same factory with different names).
Is there any sort of physical filter I could put on the 3.5mm line between the DAC and the Bose?
As a wild flier, is there any DAC that can output to the Boselink connection? It seems like Bose has come out with a few hideously expensive gadgets that use this port, but they’re all just Bluetooth or WiFi adapters, all of which are discontinued.
If this isn't a Chromecast issue, I may crosspost to a few other places. Thanks for everyone's help.
SRF
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My Setup:
Source: Google Chromecast w/Google TV (4K)
Chromecast Sound Setting: Automatic format selection (Manual selection doesn't make a difference)
TV: Samsung UN55KU630DF (HDMI in)
TV SOUND SETTINGS (Sound→Expert Settings):
HDMI Audio Format : PCM (only other choice is Bitstream)
TV Sound Output: Toslink Optical Cable (The TV doesn't have analog audio out. It's Toslink or nothing)
Adapter: PROZOR B07T9CXL56 192 kHz Digital to Analog Audio Converter
Adapter Output: Headphone Jack port (via 3.5mm M/M cable)
Audio: Bose Wave IV
Audio Input: AUX port
I’m experiencing audio clipping problems with my setup, using apps on the Chromecast. The clipping is the worst with the YouTube app, with most videos being completely unwatchable – almost all the audio is destroyed with clipping problems at any volume. YouTube TV occasionally has audio clipping; I can’t correlate it to any particular range of sounds or volumes. I also get audio clipping with the HBOMax and Hulu apps. I don’t see any problems with Netflix, ESPN or Amazon Prime apps, or with Steamlink or other odds and ends I use on the Chromecast. It doesn’t matter whether I set the audio format (on the TV) to PCM or Bitstream, the clipping is the same.
Samsung apps running on the TV, and the TV’s tuner, don’t have these problems. Nor do I hear any audio clipping from the CCTV when using the TV’s built-in speaker. The issue is specific to the Chromecast audio when piped out of the TV via Toslink to the DAC and then to the Bose. TV “native” audio piped out to the Bose and all TV-speaker audio is fine.
And yeah, I could get rid of the Bose but it was free. The Bose Wave is pretty damn good for free.
I found threads complaining of similar issues with other Android TV devices (Shield and FireTV), and the solution they suggested was switching from YouTube to SmartTubeNext. STN works great. There’s a specific audio-output setting on that app which, when lowered to 50 or 75%, does the trick and eliminates all audio clipping. That’s maybe a third of my problems solved.
Now I need to find a solution for YouTubeTV, HBO, and Hulu, which have less (in that order) clipping but it’s still annoying. None of these apps seem to have any audio settings like STN does. I may just need to contact their customer support if it’s not a problem with my setup.
Are there any settings on the TV or Chromecast that I’m missing?
Might a different DAC help? This one has no adjustments to either the input or output side. I’ve looked at a bunch but they all look like variants of this one (i.e. they all come out of the same factory with different names).
Is there any sort of physical filter I could put on the 3.5mm line between the DAC and the Bose?
As a wild flier, is there any DAC that can output to the Boselink connection? It seems like Bose has come out with a few hideously expensive gadgets that use this port, but they’re all just Bluetooth or WiFi adapters, all of which are discontinued.
If this isn't a Chromecast issue, I may crosspost to a few other places. Thanks for everyone's help.
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2023.02.03 00:00 Repulsive-Survey-495 February 2, 2023 - Superman: Red Son (2020)
Superman: Red Son
Directed by: Sam Liu
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Amy Acker, Diedrich Bader, Vanessa Marshall, Phil Morris, Paul Williams, Greg Chun and Phil LaMarr
What if baby Kal-El's rocket landed, not in Kansas, but in the Soviet Union? That is the premise of this Elseworld's tale from DC Comics.Info:
- Rated: PG-13
- Running Time: 84 Minutes
- Genre: Animation Action Si-Fi
- Release Date: 25 February 2020
- Country(s): United States
- Language(s): English
- IMDb user rating: 6.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Critic: 88%
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience: 64%
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Last Time on Doom Patrol…Our team of heroic do-gooders battled forces with the violent, vindictive villain known as the Black Vulture, who was attempting to get revenge on Niles Caulder.
Produced by u/ericthepilot2000 and u/MajorParadox
Doom Manor, a mansion just off of Violet Valley, may seem unsuspecting to the uneducated tourist, but it holds great importance to the members of the city it overlooks. At first glance, one would consider it merely a vanity project of the rich billionaire, Steven Dayton, an expensive house of white marble made to show off his immense wealth. This does not take into account that Steven is not just a billionaire, but also the superhero named Mento, a member of the greatest superhero team in the world, The Doom Patrol.
The Doom Patrol is the pet project of one Niles Caulder, a mad scientist with a vision. Ten years ago he realized that superhumans were popping up throughout the world, and many of them were choosing the path of villainy. To combat these monumental new threats to public safety, Niles Caulder put out a call, searching for superhumans who would stand up to face the worst of the worst.
The team started with Niles’ own robot assistant which he named Robotman, a name that even Niles admits was a little too on the nose, and the living nuclear reactor, Negativeman. Larry Trainer is so radioactive that he must wear special bandages that allow for him to control his powers. After a run-in with the dangerous Mr. 104, a man able to use all one hundred and four elements on the periodic table, a new member, Rita Farr, joined the team. The wife of the greatest mind of the twentieth century became Elastigirl, a superhuman with the ability to shapeshift and alter her body’s mass. Wanting to always be able to protect his wonderful wife in battle, Steven Dayton created a special helmet that gives him the power of telepathy and telekinesis, becoming the last member of the team, Mento.
So, while to an outsider, the Doom Manor seems to simply be a vanity project of Steven’s, to the citizens of Violet Valley, it is so much more, it is the home of the Doom Patrol.
—-------------------------
Inside Doom Manor, Larry and Robotman are lazing around, enjoying a Saturday free of supervillainy or work. In the other room, Rita is hard at work preparing dinner for the team’s weekly family night.
At a chess board, Larry holds a knight in his hand, staring at the board intently. Seconds go by with the bandaged man still sitting there, piece in his hand.
“It’s your move.” Robotman says, his voice a gurgled mess of human speech patterns translated through an NEAC 2203 computer.
Larry rubs his temple with his other hand, still staring down at the board, “I know, I know. I’m thinking. We don’t all have brains that work on advanced operating systems, some of us need time to make a decision.”
Larry puts down his knight and winces. He doesn’t know how, but he can tell that he screwed up the move. Robotman does not say a word as he pushes his bishop over to the knight, immediately taking it. Turning up to look at Larry, Robotman says, “Checkmate.”
Larry’s eyes widen, the movement barely visible through the large, tinted goggles Larry uses to see while wearing his bandages. Looking at the board, Larry quickly begins to play moves out in his head, trying to see if Robotman possibly got it wrong, and it was merely check. Seeing no options available, Larry sighs and holds out his hand, “Good game.”
Robotman slowly lifts his arm and grabs a hold of Larry’s. Even through the bandages, Larry can feel the coldness seeping off of Robotman’s gold, metallic skin. The two shake and Robotman immediately goes to begin cleaning up the board while asking Larry, “Want to play again?”
Larry shakes his head, “Listen, we both know I’m not a chess grandmaster. I have no chance against a normal computer, much less something as advanced as you.
Robotman does the closest thing his metallic body can to a shrug, his head being propelled forward slightly by his neck before going back to normal, “Then what do you want to do?”
Larry looks around the living area, trying to find an activity to do to pass the time. Eyeing the ping pong table that Steven and he often had long games on, Larry asks, “Want to play?”
Following Larry’s eyes, Robotman views the table himself, two red paddles and a ping pong ball laying on the blue surface. “Sure, I’ll give it a try.”
The two heroes finish cleaning up, placing the pieces on the mahogany game board, before getting up to play ping pong. Larry gets there first, Robotman’s less nimble, robotic body, slowly making each step with a thump on the ground. Larry throws a paddle at Robotman, who catches it with a hand over his head as he walks to his side of the table.
Larry grabs the pink ping pong ball and holds it in front of him. “Okay.” he says, “I know you haven’t played this before, so let me just go over the rules. For each hit of the ball by a player, the ball must bounce once off the table on that player’s side before coming over.--”
Larry trails off from continuing, looking at Robotman’s face. While the metallic body of Robotman does not give him much in the way of facial expressions, he had since learned how to mimic specific body language in humans despite his lacking body. In this particular moment, there is no doubt that the robotic, red pupils of Robotman’s eyes would be rolling if that was possible.
Larry narrows his eyes, “Are you really going to act annoyed right now? I let you beat me in chess for hours on end, and you can’t even give me the time needed to explain how to play ping pong.”
“Sorry.” Cliff says, “It’s just… I’m a computer with the whole wide web at my disposal. I’m currently watching the televised match between Rong Guaton and Ferenc Sidó. Compared to that, your explanation is quite simplistic.”
Larry lets out a huff, a mixture of playfulness and annoyance entering his mind, “Fine then hotshot. Let’s start out with an easy serve.”
Larry bounces the pink ping pong ball against the table and then catches it mid bounce. He does so again. Giving a slight nod to himself, Larry serves the ball over the net.
Robotman’s eyes follow the ball as it begins to fly towards him. Gears begin to turn as the man-made person winds up his swing and…
Boom!
There is barely enough time for Larry to drop to the floor as the ping pong ball comes flying at him. The pink ball rockets through the air, striking the marble wall of the building. The ball, now deflated, drops like a heavy rock, revealing a circular indent in the wall.
Hearing the noise from the next room over, Rita comes in yelling, “Oh my god, what happened? Is everyone okay?”
Larry rises from his bent position, as he says, “Yea, we are fine. We were just trying to play ping pong, and Mr. Bigshot thought it would be fun to put his whole strength behind a hit.”
Robotman puts his hand onto the back of his neck, thankful that his metal skin does not blush, “Yea…Sorry about that. I miscalculated the strength needed.”
Spotting the indent in the wall, Rita glares at Robotman, “You think?”
Rita shakes her head, wondering how she got stuck being the den mom to a group of essentially frat boys. “Niles made Robotman,” she thinks to herself, “why can’t he deal with his metal kid’s nonsense?”
Before the conversation can continue, Steven walks into the house and stares at the three of them. Not missing a beat, Steven asks, “Rita, what the hell did those two do this time?”
Larry puts up his hands defensively, “Why do you think we did anything?”
Steven takes off his tie and his charcoal black suit jacket, “Well, considering Rita is the one most insistent on these weekly team dinners and she left her roast cooking without anyone in the kitchen, I can only assume one or both of you did something wrong.”
Robotman opens his metal jaw, but before he can get a word out, Steven interrupts him, “On second thought, I don’t think I want to know. I had a bad day at work today, and I really don’t think hearing how you guys almost broke my house will make me feel better.”
Rita walks over to her husband and kisses him, “Are you okay dear? We can cancel team dinner tonight if your head hurts.”
Steven shakes his head and kisses Rita on the head, “No, no, my love, it will be fine. The Accounting Department just had a huge mistake in their numbers that I spent all day fixing.”
Rita nods, “Well then, just have some time to relax, you know where the Tylenol is if you need it, and I’ll put these two to work in the kitchen.”
“Woah, woah, woah.” Larry cries out, “I did not agree to that. I still need to shower and change my bandages before we ea–”
Rita cuts Larry off with a glare, “It’s either helping me or you go down to the basement and help Niles prepare for his new science presentation. I’m sure he’d be more than happy to test out his new chemistry puns on you.”
Larry quickly changes his tune, “To the kitchen it is.”
The trio of heroes leave the room, leaving a chuckling Steven behind. Taking off his dress shoes, Steven lays his neck on the couch, the TV remote in his hand. Steven winces from the noise as he turns the TV on, his thumb quickly pressing the volume down button on the remote. Finding a volume that is audible but not making his head pound, Steven closes his eyes, relaxing for the first time today.
That’s how the mansion remains for about an hour, Steven relaxing after his day in the office, Niles writing up his new science presentation arguing in favor of Einstein’s newest theory on the existence of black holes, and Larry and Robotman creating side dishes under the watchful eye of Rita who is as much trying to make dinner as she is trying to get back at the two for all the chaos they have caused in the past week.
Suddenly, an elevator dings as the wheelchair bound Niles rushes into the Living Area. Calling for the other, he tells Steven to turn on the news.
Steven flicks the channel, as the rest of the team runs in, Larry holding a bowl of salad with a tong in it. They all gaze intently at the screen, watching the scene in front of them.
A woman in a suit jacket is on the Television, a Hasbro toy factory taking up the entire background. “Continuing our coverage on the ongoing situation in Violet Valley, the perplexing villain only known as the Puzzler has taken control of this very factory. About ten minutes ago, police went in to capture the supervillain, but have not come out since. Continue watching as we give live updates of this situation.”
Niles smiles, “Well, I think it is high time for this Puzzler to come face to face with the Doom Patrol. Larry, Robotman, Steven, Rita, it’s time to get suited up.”
Robotman and Steven immediately get moving over to their bedroom to get on their suits, while Larry first stops by the kitchen to put down the salad in his hands. Instead of getting ready, Rita merely walks back into the kitchen, Niles rolling right behind her.
“Rita,” Niles says softly, “Why aren’t you getting your suit on?”
Rita begins to chop an onion, not looking at Niles as she works, “Dinner still has to be made for tonight. I doubt those three need my help taking down a villain with a name like the Puzzler. I would be more helpful making sure there is food, before dinner battles are always the worst and use up the last of our energy.”
Niles shakes his head lightfully at Rita, “I’m sure no one will get upset if we get takeout. You know how much Larry loves Lo Mein.”
Rita turns and glares at Niles. Her voice full of venom, she growls out, “No takeout.”
Recomposing herself, Rita says in a sickly sweet voice, “What I was trying to say is that this roast took a long time to prep, I’d rather not just let it go to waste.”
Niles nods, “I understand.”
Niles thinks for a moment. Sure, he still has more work to do on his presentation, but it would probably be better to leave and return with a fresh set of eyes anyways. Making a decision, Niles tells Rita, “I’ll finish making dinner while you go out. The town needs Elastigirl right now, the science community can wait a few hours for Niles Caulder to return.”
Rita bursts out laughing but stops as she sees the seriousness in Niles’ eyes. “Wait,” she says, “You are being serious? You do realize we need to replace your lab like once a week because you blew it up.”
Niles rolls his eyes, “I did have a life before the team. I wouldn’t have gotten by without knowing how to put something in the oven.”
Rita thinks for a minute, hearing one of the other members of the team walking down a set of stairs. “Fine. If the roast is even a drop over medium, I’m blaming you.”
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Using the Doommobile, the Doom Patrol are able to arrive at the Hasbro toy factory in mere minutes, their car breaking multiple speed limits in the process. As Robotman parks the car, the team begins to shuffle out.
First to leave the car is Steven Dayton dressed as the hero named Mento. He is wearing a black shirt with a lightning bolt on it. On his head is a red, metal helmet with two pulsing blue cylinders coming out of it at 45 degree angles.
Next out is Larry Trainer, the Negativeman. He is wearing a new set of bandages and his signature camo green jacket.
The third one out is Rita Farr, Elastigirl. Her suit is the most costume looking of the four, it being mainly bright red with a triangle of white beginning at her neck and going all the way down to a purple belt. Her hands are covered by purple gloves with a purple headband holding her hair from covering her eyes.
The final member out of the Doommobile is Robotman. He is wearing nothing on top of his golden skin, except for two red straps attached to a special battery Niles Caulder created just in case of an EMP attack.
Closing his door, Robotman locks the Doommobile and begins to walk side by side with the other members of the Doom Patrol. As they walk, the police around the area move to the side allowing the team to get to the door. Larry charges energy into his hand as Rita enlarges her fist. Checking to see the rest of the team is ready, Steven opens the door to the factory.
Inside the factory stands the Puzzler in a gray suit, black cane in his hand, a giant red flower adorning the suit jacket. Seeing the Doom Patrol, the Puzzler tilts his purple hat, “Welcome Doom Patrol and welcome to the greatest puzzle of your short lives.”
The Doom Patrol walks into the factory, glaring at the Puzzler, Steven asks, “Why are you doing this?”
Puzzler merely laughs, “As Richard the Third said in the great Shakespearean play, ‘since I cannot prove a lover, to entertain these fair well-spoken days. I am determined to prove a villain.”
Rita begins to stretch her arm, ready to punch the supervillain. As the fist makes it over to Puzzler, the villain shakes his head, “You do not want to do that. You see, if I am knocked out, then there is no way to save these poor men.”
As the Puzzler finishes his statement, light begins to shine on a giant version of the cage from the game Mousetrap. Inside the cage are two police officers, tirelessly pushing against the cage, attempting to escape.
“You see,” Puzzler continues, “In five minutes from now, a giant marble will crush these two officers. The only way to save them is by solving the puzzle cube of my own creation placed right next to the cage. Problem is, you can’t stop me and save the officers, you must choose one.”
Steven quickly calls out, “Robotman, solve the puzzle cube.”
Robotman nods and begins to rush over to the giant yellow cage. “It’s still over Puzzler.”
Puzzler quirks his head a drop, “Oh, it may seem as if I am outnumbered, but I am quite sure you miscounted. Isn’t that right?”
Out from behind the Puzzler, three people appear, the villain’s henchman. “I think they should redo their math boss.” says one of the henchmen, a slightly overweight man called Blimpy.
Larry fires a blast of electricity at one of the henchmen, a woman named Rocket O’Rourke. The bolt hits her straight in the chest, but the electricity dissipates on contact.
The Puzzler smiles, “You think we would not have planned for your powers Negativeman? All three of my henchmen are wearing negatively charged breast plates.”
The three henchmen begin to rush the three heroes with Puzzler grabbing a bag of toys before running off.
Larry flies up to avoid a swipe by Rocket. “Come back down here.” she yells, frustration clear in her voice.
“If you insist.” Larry responds, a grin covering his face behind the bandages.
Larry quickly descends down to earth, slamming his fists into the henchwoman’s head with a loud Bam, knocking her unconscious.
Steven does not have as much luck in his fight at first, the henchman known as Glider getting a lucky punch in, sending the hero into a box of Monopoly game boxes. Steven groans and sits up, seeing Glider slowly walking towards him. Placing a finger to his head, Steven uses telepathy to send a Monopoly game box at Glider. The box goes flying, hitting Glider in the face with an audible, Pow. Before Glider can recover, Steven forces him to the floor with his telepathy.
Rita throws an elongated punch at Blimpy, who blocks it as he continues rushing towards the heroine. Dodging a cross from the man, Rita elongates her leg, tripping him, his body landing on the ground with a large SMACK sound.
With Robotman, he stands there, puzzle cube in his hand. Looking it over, he begins to understand how it works. There are six sides, each with a color square in the center. Robotman is able to rotate the side squares horizontally and vertically. Realizing that the goal is to have all of one color on one side, Robotman gets to work.
The police officers, while scared, are amazed to see Robotman work. He began to work on the cube after looking it over twice, and is moving his hands at a speed that the officers can’t keep up. One officer wonders to himself how it is possible for Robotman’s giant, metallic fingers to be so nimble.
Turning the cube for the last time, Robotman hears a clicking sound as the cage door opens. The officers run out, relief clear on their faces. “Thank you Robotman,” one officer says, “We were sure we were goners.”
“No issue.” Robotman responds, “It’s all in a day’s work.”
Robotman and the two officers walk over to the rest of the Doom Patrol, Rita using her arm as a rope to contain the three henchmen.
Nodding to the heroes, the officer who thanked Robotman says, “Okay, we got it from here. We’ll process these grunts at the police station, you guys go after Puzzler.”
Steven nods back, “Okay team, he couldn’t have gotten fa–”
Before Steven can finish his sentence, the lights of the factory begin to flicker on and off. Robotman’s body goes slump, his main power source going dead, before returning online due to the external source.
Larry begins to glow blue, the light visible through his bandages, before a random bolt of electricity leaves him, striking the wall in front of him. Everyone inside begins to look around, searching for the source of this chaos. Suddenly, the lights return to normal, as a humanoid figure falls through the factory’s ceiling, slamming into the ground.
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Who is this mysterious figure? Why did the electricity in the building go haywire right before he appeared? Will Niles cook the roast correctly? Find out next time, same doomed time, same doomed channel.
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Book: Doom Patrol
Arc: Another Superhero Story?
Set: 81
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Doom Patrol Presents:
The Greatest Puzzle Ever Solved!
Created by u/DarkLordJurasusProduced by u/ericthepilot2000 and u/MajorParadox
Doom Manor, a mansion just off of Violet Valley, may seem unsuspecting to the uneducated tourist, but it holds great importance to the members of the city it overlooks. At first glance, one would consider it merely a vanity project of the rich billionaire, Steven Dayton, an expensive house of white marble made to show off his immense wealth. This does not take into account that Steven is not just a billionaire, but also the superhero named Mento, a member of the greatest superhero team in the world, The Doom Patrol.
The Doom Patrol is the pet project of one Niles Caulder, a mad scientist with a vision. Ten years ago he realized that superhumans were popping up throughout the world, and many of them were choosing the path of villainy. To combat these monumental new threats to public safety, Niles Caulder put out a call, searching for superhumans who would stand up to face the worst of the worst.
The team started with Niles’ own robot assistant which he named Robotman, a name that even Niles admits was a little too on the nose, and the living nuclear reactor, Negativeman. Larry Trainer is so radioactive that he must wear special bandages that allow for him to control his powers. After a run-in with the dangerous Mr. 104, a man able to use all one hundred and four elements on the periodic table, a new member, Rita Farr, joined the team. The wife of the greatest mind of the twentieth century became Elastigirl, a superhuman with the ability to shapeshift and alter her body’s mass. Wanting to always be able to protect his wonderful wife in battle, Steven Dayton created a special helmet that gives him the power of telepathy and telekinesis, becoming the last member of the team, Mento.
So, while to an outsider, the Doom Manor seems to simply be a vanity project of Steven’s, to the citizens of Violet Valley, it is so much more, it is the home of the Doom Patrol.
—-------------------------
Inside Doom Manor, Larry and Robotman are lazing around, enjoying a Saturday free of supervillainy or work. In the other room, Rita is hard at work preparing dinner for the team’s weekly family night.
At a chess board, Larry holds a knight in his hand, staring at the board intently. Seconds go by with the bandaged man still sitting there, piece in his hand.
“It’s your move.” Robotman says, his voice a gurgled mess of human speech patterns translated through an NEAC 2203 computer.
Larry rubs his temple with his other hand, still staring down at the board, “I know, I know. I’m thinking. We don’t all have brains that work on advanced operating systems, some of us need time to make a decision.”
Larry puts down his knight and winces. He doesn’t know how, but he can tell that he screwed up the move. Robotman does not say a word as he pushes his bishop over to the knight, immediately taking it. Turning up to look at Larry, Robotman says, “Checkmate.”
Larry’s eyes widen, the movement barely visible through the large, tinted goggles Larry uses to see while wearing his bandages. Looking at the board, Larry quickly begins to play moves out in his head, trying to see if Robotman possibly got it wrong, and it was merely check. Seeing no options available, Larry sighs and holds out his hand, “Good game.”
Robotman slowly lifts his arm and grabs a hold of Larry’s. Even through the bandages, Larry can feel the coldness seeping off of Robotman’s gold, metallic skin. The two shake and Robotman immediately goes to begin cleaning up the board while asking Larry, “Want to play again?”
Larry shakes his head, “Listen, we both know I’m not a chess grandmaster. I have no chance against a normal computer, much less something as advanced as you.
Robotman does the closest thing his metallic body can to a shrug, his head being propelled forward slightly by his neck before going back to normal, “Then what do you want to do?”
Larry looks around the living area, trying to find an activity to do to pass the time. Eyeing the ping pong table that Steven and he often had long games on, Larry asks, “Want to play?”
Following Larry’s eyes, Robotman views the table himself, two red paddles and a ping pong ball laying on the blue surface. “Sure, I’ll give it a try.”
The two heroes finish cleaning up, placing the pieces on the mahogany game board, before getting up to play ping pong. Larry gets there first, Robotman’s less nimble, robotic body, slowly making each step with a thump on the ground. Larry throws a paddle at Robotman, who catches it with a hand over his head as he walks to his side of the table.
Larry grabs the pink ping pong ball and holds it in front of him. “Okay.” he says, “I know you haven’t played this before, so let me just go over the rules. For each hit of the ball by a player, the ball must bounce once off the table on that player’s side before coming over.--”
Larry trails off from continuing, looking at Robotman’s face. While the metallic body of Robotman does not give him much in the way of facial expressions, he had since learned how to mimic specific body language in humans despite his lacking body. In this particular moment, there is no doubt that the robotic, red pupils of Robotman’s eyes would be rolling if that was possible.
Larry narrows his eyes, “Are you really going to act annoyed right now? I let you beat me in chess for hours on end, and you can’t even give me the time needed to explain how to play ping pong.”
“Sorry.” Cliff says, “It’s just… I’m a computer with the whole wide web at my disposal. I’m currently watching the televised match between Rong Guaton and Ferenc Sidó. Compared to that, your explanation is quite simplistic.”
Larry lets out a huff, a mixture of playfulness and annoyance entering his mind, “Fine then hotshot. Let’s start out with an easy serve.”
Larry bounces the pink ping pong ball against the table and then catches it mid bounce. He does so again. Giving a slight nod to himself, Larry serves the ball over the net.
Robotman’s eyes follow the ball as it begins to fly towards him. Gears begin to turn as the man-made person winds up his swing and…
Boom!
There is barely enough time for Larry to drop to the floor as the ping pong ball comes flying at him. The pink ball rockets through the air, striking the marble wall of the building. The ball, now deflated, drops like a heavy rock, revealing a circular indent in the wall.
Hearing the noise from the next room over, Rita comes in yelling, “Oh my god, what happened? Is everyone okay?”
Larry rises from his bent position, as he says, “Yea, we are fine. We were just trying to play ping pong, and Mr. Bigshot thought it would be fun to put his whole strength behind a hit.”
Robotman puts his hand onto the back of his neck, thankful that his metal skin does not blush, “Yea…Sorry about that. I miscalculated the strength needed.”
Spotting the indent in the wall, Rita glares at Robotman, “You think?”
Rita shakes her head, wondering how she got stuck being the den mom to a group of essentially frat boys. “Niles made Robotman,” she thinks to herself, “why can’t he deal with his metal kid’s nonsense?”
Before the conversation can continue, Steven walks into the house and stares at the three of them. Not missing a beat, Steven asks, “Rita, what the hell did those two do this time?”
Larry puts up his hands defensively, “Why do you think we did anything?”
Steven takes off his tie and his charcoal black suit jacket, “Well, considering Rita is the one most insistent on these weekly team dinners and she left her roast cooking without anyone in the kitchen, I can only assume one or both of you did something wrong.”
Robotman opens his metal jaw, but before he can get a word out, Steven interrupts him, “On second thought, I don’t think I want to know. I had a bad day at work today, and I really don’t think hearing how you guys almost broke my house will make me feel better.”
Rita walks over to her husband and kisses him, “Are you okay dear? We can cancel team dinner tonight if your head hurts.”
Steven shakes his head and kisses Rita on the head, “No, no, my love, it will be fine. The Accounting Department just had a huge mistake in their numbers that I spent all day fixing.”
Rita nods, “Well then, just have some time to relax, you know where the Tylenol is if you need it, and I’ll put these two to work in the kitchen.”
“Woah, woah, woah.” Larry cries out, “I did not agree to that. I still need to shower and change my bandages before we ea–”
Rita cuts Larry off with a glare, “It’s either helping me or you go down to the basement and help Niles prepare for his new science presentation. I’m sure he’d be more than happy to test out his new chemistry puns on you.”
Larry quickly changes his tune, “To the kitchen it is.”
The trio of heroes leave the room, leaving a chuckling Steven behind. Taking off his dress shoes, Steven lays his neck on the couch, the TV remote in his hand. Steven winces from the noise as he turns the TV on, his thumb quickly pressing the volume down button on the remote. Finding a volume that is audible but not making his head pound, Steven closes his eyes, relaxing for the first time today.
That’s how the mansion remains for about an hour, Steven relaxing after his day in the office, Niles writing up his new science presentation arguing in favor of Einstein’s newest theory on the existence of black holes, and Larry and Robotman creating side dishes under the watchful eye of Rita who is as much trying to make dinner as she is trying to get back at the two for all the chaos they have caused in the past week.
Suddenly, an elevator dings as the wheelchair bound Niles rushes into the Living Area. Calling for the other, he tells Steven to turn on the news.
Steven flicks the channel, as the rest of the team runs in, Larry holding a bowl of salad with a tong in it. They all gaze intently at the screen, watching the scene in front of them.
A woman in a suit jacket is on the Television, a Hasbro toy factory taking up the entire background. “Continuing our coverage on the ongoing situation in Violet Valley, the perplexing villain only known as the Puzzler has taken control of this very factory. About ten minutes ago, police went in to capture the supervillain, but have not come out since. Continue watching as we give live updates of this situation.”
Niles smiles, “Well, I think it is high time for this Puzzler to come face to face with the Doom Patrol. Larry, Robotman, Steven, Rita, it’s time to get suited up.”
Robotman and Steven immediately get moving over to their bedroom to get on their suits, while Larry first stops by the kitchen to put down the salad in his hands. Instead of getting ready, Rita merely walks back into the kitchen, Niles rolling right behind her.
“Rita,” Niles says softly, “Why aren’t you getting your suit on?”
Rita begins to chop an onion, not looking at Niles as she works, “Dinner still has to be made for tonight. I doubt those three need my help taking down a villain with a name like the Puzzler. I would be more helpful making sure there is food, before dinner battles are always the worst and use up the last of our energy.”
Niles shakes his head lightfully at Rita, “I’m sure no one will get upset if we get takeout. You know how much Larry loves Lo Mein.”
Rita turns and glares at Niles. Her voice full of venom, she growls out, “No takeout.”
Recomposing herself, Rita says in a sickly sweet voice, “What I was trying to say is that this roast took a long time to prep, I’d rather not just let it go to waste.”
Niles nods, “I understand.”
Niles thinks for a moment. Sure, he still has more work to do on his presentation, but it would probably be better to leave and return with a fresh set of eyes anyways. Making a decision, Niles tells Rita, “I’ll finish making dinner while you go out. The town needs Elastigirl right now, the science community can wait a few hours for Niles Caulder to return.”
Rita bursts out laughing but stops as she sees the seriousness in Niles’ eyes. “Wait,” she says, “You are being serious? You do realize we need to replace your lab like once a week because you blew it up.”
Niles rolls his eyes, “I did have a life before the team. I wouldn’t have gotten by without knowing how to put something in the oven.”
Rita thinks for a minute, hearing one of the other members of the team walking down a set of stairs. “Fine. If the roast is even a drop over medium, I’m blaming you.”
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Using the Doommobile, the Doom Patrol are able to arrive at the Hasbro toy factory in mere minutes, their car breaking multiple speed limits in the process. As Robotman parks the car, the team begins to shuffle out.
First to leave the car is Steven Dayton dressed as the hero named Mento. He is wearing a black shirt with a lightning bolt on it. On his head is a red, metal helmet with two pulsing blue cylinders coming out of it at 45 degree angles.
Next out is Larry Trainer, the Negativeman. He is wearing a new set of bandages and his signature camo green jacket.
The third one out is Rita Farr, Elastigirl. Her suit is the most costume looking of the four, it being mainly bright red with a triangle of white beginning at her neck and going all the way down to a purple belt. Her hands are covered by purple gloves with a purple headband holding her hair from covering her eyes.
The final member out of the Doommobile is Robotman. He is wearing nothing on top of his golden skin, except for two red straps attached to a special battery Niles Caulder created just in case of an EMP attack.
Closing his door, Robotman locks the Doommobile and begins to walk side by side with the other members of the Doom Patrol. As they walk, the police around the area move to the side allowing the team to get to the door. Larry charges energy into his hand as Rita enlarges her fist. Checking to see the rest of the team is ready, Steven opens the door to the factory.
Inside the factory stands the Puzzler in a gray suit, black cane in his hand, a giant red flower adorning the suit jacket. Seeing the Doom Patrol, the Puzzler tilts his purple hat, “Welcome Doom Patrol and welcome to the greatest puzzle of your short lives.”
The Doom Patrol walks into the factory, glaring at the Puzzler, Steven asks, “Why are you doing this?”
Puzzler merely laughs, “As Richard the Third said in the great Shakespearean play, ‘since I cannot prove a lover, to entertain these fair well-spoken days. I am determined to prove a villain.”
Rita begins to stretch her arm, ready to punch the supervillain. As the fist makes it over to Puzzler, the villain shakes his head, “You do not want to do that. You see, if I am knocked out, then there is no way to save these poor men.”
As the Puzzler finishes his statement, light begins to shine on a giant version of the cage from the game Mousetrap. Inside the cage are two police officers, tirelessly pushing against the cage, attempting to escape.
“You see,” Puzzler continues, “In five minutes from now, a giant marble will crush these two officers. The only way to save them is by solving the puzzle cube of my own creation placed right next to the cage. Problem is, you can’t stop me and save the officers, you must choose one.”
Steven quickly calls out, “Robotman, solve the puzzle cube.”
Robotman nods and begins to rush over to the giant yellow cage. “It’s still over Puzzler.”
Puzzler quirks his head a drop, “Oh, it may seem as if I am outnumbered, but I am quite sure you miscounted. Isn’t that right?”
Out from behind the Puzzler, three people appear, the villain’s henchman. “I think they should redo their math boss.” says one of the henchmen, a slightly overweight man called Blimpy.
Larry fires a blast of electricity at one of the henchmen, a woman named Rocket O’Rourke. The bolt hits her straight in the chest, but the electricity dissipates on contact.
The Puzzler smiles, “You think we would not have planned for your powers Negativeman? All three of my henchmen are wearing negatively charged breast plates.”
The three henchmen begin to rush the three heroes with Puzzler grabbing a bag of toys before running off.
Larry flies up to avoid a swipe by Rocket. “Come back down here.” she yells, frustration clear in her voice.
“If you insist.” Larry responds, a grin covering his face behind the bandages.
Larry quickly descends down to earth, slamming his fists into the henchwoman’s head with a loud Bam, knocking her unconscious.
Steven does not have as much luck in his fight at first, the henchman known as Glider getting a lucky punch in, sending the hero into a box of Monopoly game boxes. Steven groans and sits up, seeing Glider slowly walking towards him. Placing a finger to his head, Steven uses telepathy to send a Monopoly game box at Glider. The box goes flying, hitting Glider in the face with an audible, Pow. Before Glider can recover, Steven forces him to the floor with his telepathy.
Rita throws an elongated punch at Blimpy, who blocks it as he continues rushing towards the heroine. Dodging a cross from the man, Rita elongates her leg, tripping him, his body landing on the ground with a large SMACK sound.
With Robotman, he stands there, puzzle cube in his hand. Looking it over, he begins to understand how it works. There are six sides, each with a color square in the center. Robotman is able to rotate the side squares horizontally and vertically. Realizing that the goal is to have all of one color on one side, Robotman gets to work.
The police officers, while scared, are amazed to see Robotman work. He began to work on the cube after looking it over twice, and is moving his hands at a speed that the officers can’t keep up. One officer wonders to himself how it is possible for Robotman’s giant, metallic fingers to be so nimble.
Turning the cube for the last time, Robotman hears a clicking sound as the cage door opens. The officers run out, relief clear on their faces. “Thank you Robotman,” one officer says, “We were sure we were goners.”
“No issue.” Robotman responds, “It’s all in a day’s work.”
Robotman and the two officers walk over to the rest of the Doom Patrol, Rita using her arm as a rope to contain the three henchmen.
Nodding to the heroes, the officer who thanked Robotman says, “Okay, we got it from here. We’ll process these grunts at the police station, you guys go after Puzzler.”
Steven nods back, “Okay team, he couldn’t have gotten fa–”
Before Steven can finish his sentence, the lights of the factory begin to flicker on and off. Robotman’s body goes slump, his main power source going dead, before returning online due to the external source.
Larry begins to glow blue, the light visible through his bandages, before a random bolt of electricity leaves him, striking the wall in front of him. Everyone inside begins to look around, searching for the source of this chaos. Suddenly, the lights return to normal, as a humanoid figure falls through the factory’s ceiling, slamming into the ground.
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Who is this mysterious figure? Why did the electricity in the building go haywire right before he appeared? Will Niles cook the roast correctly? Find out next time, same doomed time, same doomed channel.
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Doom Patrol #1- HBOMax Original: DC Presents: Doom Patrol The Major Fanfiction Series
Author: u/DarkLordJurasusBook: Doom Patrol
Arc: Another Superhero Story?
Set: 81
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2023.01.16 03:00 NicholasCajun The Last of Us - Series Premiere Discussion
The Last of Us
Premise: Set 20 years after the destruction of civilization, Joel (Pedro Pascal) is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey) out of a quarantine zone in this drama series based on the PlayStation video game of the same name.| Subreddit(s): | Platform: | Metacritic: | Genre(s) |
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| TheLastOfUsHBOseries, TheLastOfUs | HBO | [84/100] (score guide) | Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction |
2023.01.12 23:00 Repulsive-Survey-495 January 12, 2023 - The Menu (2022)
The Menu
Directed by: Mark Mylod
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Paul Adelstein, John Leguizamo and Aimee Carrero
A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.Info:
- Rated: R
- Running Time: 107 Minutes
- Genre: Comedy Horror Thriller
- Release Date: 18 November 2022
- Country(s): United States
- Language(s): English
- IMDb user rating: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Critic: 89%
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience: 76%
- Metacritic Metascore: 71
- Metacritic User Score: 7.0
Awards: 1 wins and 34 nominations
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2023.01.12 09:00 NicholasCajun Velma - Series Premiere Discussion
Velma
Premise: Velma Dinkley (voiced by Mindy Kaling) teams up with Daphne (Constance Wu), Shaggy (Sam Richardson) and Fred (Glenn Howerton) to solve a murder in the adult animated comedy series from Charlie Grandy that does not include Scooby-Doo.| Subreddit(s): | Platform: | Metacritic: | Genre(s) |
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| /Velma | HBO Max | [53/100] (score guide) | Comedy, Action & Adventure, Horror |
2023.01.01 17:00 949paintball January 1, 2023 - Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
Dude, Where's My Car?
Directed by: Danny Leiner
Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Garner, Marla Sokoloff
Dude, Where's My Car? is a 2000 American stoner comedy film directed by Danny Leiner. The film stars Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott as two best friends who find themselves unable to remember where they parked their vehicle after a night of recklessness. Supporting cast members include Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Garner, and Marla Sokoloff. Though the film was panned by most critics, it was a box office success and has managed to achieve a cult status, partially from frequent airings on cable television. The film's title became a minor pop culture saying, and was commonly reworked in various pop cultural contexts during the 2000s.Info:
- Rated: PG-13
- Running Time: 88 Minutes
- Genre: Comedy Mystery Sci-Fi
- Release Date: December 15, 2000
- Country(s): United States
- Language(s): English
- IMDb user rating: 5.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Critic: 17%
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience: 47%
- Metacritic Critic: 30/100
- Metacritic Audience: 6.0/10
- Letterboxd Average Rating: 2.6/5
Awards: 6 nominations
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2023.01.01 10:58 Nwabudike_J_Morgan December 31, 2022 - Strange Days (1995)
Strange Days
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott, Vincent D'Onofrio
It is New Year's Eve, 1999. Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience the emotions and past experiences of others. While the bootlegs typically contain tawdry incidents, Nero is shocked when he receives one showing a murder.Info:
- Rated: R
- Running Time: 145 Minutes
- Genre: Crime Drama Science Fiction
- Release Date: October 13, 1995
- Country(s): USA
- Language(s): English
- IMDb user rating: 7.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Critic: 66%
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience: 73%
- Metacritic Critic: 66/100
- Metacritic Audience: 8.3/10
Awards: 2 wins and 4 nominations
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2022.12.28 19:50 Tiberius-Kirk The Holodick for December 29th, 2022: Auld Lang Sine-wave
Welcome to The Holodick for December 29th, 2022. This week, we celebrate New Year's Eve a few days early out here on The Holodick with some sci-fi and some champagne. As we like to say, in with the new and on with the old!
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- First up, we've got a series new to The Holodick with an episode literally about New Year's Day from the director of four Saw movies and Repo! The Genetic Opera, so you know it'll be... er... well, it'll be short.
- After that, a celebration of the old with the final Star Trek TOS movie, it may not celebrate the changing of the years but its spirit is about refreshing the old to the new, and it was released on 4k this year so this is your excuse to watch it.
- We close the night out with a true sci-fi classic, The Time Machine, bringing back last week's producer George Pal to help celebrate New Year's Eve in the strangest way, by starting on January 5th, then flashing back to a stuffy new year's eve party, then traveling to the far-off future. Step aside, Guy Pearce, because we've got Rod Taylor!
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- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country theatrical cut (1991 run 1:49:58) - HBO Max
- The Time Machine (1960 run 1:42:42)
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2022.12.27 16:41 949paintball December 27, 2022 - Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Romeo + Juliet
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (often shortened to Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, albeit still utilizing Shakespearean English. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the title roles of two teenagers who fall in love, despite their being members of feuding families. Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino and Diane Venora also star in supporting roles. It is the third major film version of the play, following adaptations by George Cukor in 1936 and by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968.Info:
- Rated: PG-13
- Running Time: 120 Minutes
- Genre: Drama Romance
- Release Date: November 1, 1996
- Country(s): United States
- Language(s): English
- IMDb user rating: 6.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Critic: 73%
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience: 77%
- Metacritic Critic: 60/100
- Metacritic Audience: 6.3/10
- Letterboxd Average Rating: 3.4/5
Awards: 15 wins and 29 nominations
1 Oscar Nomination
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration - Catherine Martin, Brigitte Broch
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2022.12.25 02:49 MrsLadyZedd See How They Run (2022)
2022-497 / MLZ MAP: 70.20 / Zedd MAP: 60.08
IMDb / Wikipedia?wprov=sfti1) / Trailer / HBOMax
IMDb Summary: In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered.
Starring Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, Ruth Wilson, Reece Shearsmith, Harris Dickinson and David Oyelowo.
What a cast! I love Agatha Christie and thought this was a heck of a good premise for a film. I love a good murder mystery.
Saoirse Ronan is a big favorite up and coming actor to me. I was actually unaware she had been acting so long. She is beautiful and talented and I always love seeing her on the screen.
Sam Rockwell seems to be sort of the guy I love to hate and is also a very talented actor. He really proved himself to me in Three Billboards.
They play the dynamic duo Inspector Stoppard and Constable Stalker, trying to solve the murder of Leo Köpernick (Adrien Brody), the producer trying to bring the story The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie to the movies.
The Mousetrap opened in London's West End in 1952 and ran continuously until 16 March 2020. Ms. Christie used a true story as an inspiration for part of the story.
You know when sometimes an actor is just too good in a part and it bleeds over into the next part you see them in? This happened here with Harris Dickinson, who was a hateful bastard in Where the Crawdads Sing, and who immediately made me frown in this film. Luckily he was playing a jerk here as well.
Zedd’s score was a little lower as he really felt the film was way too slow, and that it also felt a little forced, possibly trying to keep up with other similar films put out over the last year.
The story has some pacing issues, but was still enjoyable. I would love to see it again and NOT be tired and cozied up under a blanket with a purring warm kitty (aka Sleepometer) because I think I would probably enjoy it more.
We’d better get back to the Holiday films as we are about to finish the year off!
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IMDb Summary: In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered.
Starring Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, Ruth Wilson, Reece Shearsmith, Harris Dickinson and David Oyelowo.
What a cast! I love Agatha Christie and thought this was a heck of a good premise for a film. I love a good murder mystery.
Saoirse Ronan is a big favorite up and coming actor to me. I was actually unaware she had been acting so long. She is beautiful and talented and I always love seeing her on the screen.
Sam Rockwell seems to be sort of the guy I love to hate and is also a very talented actor. He really proved himself to me in Three Billboards.
They play the dynamic duo Inspector Stoppard and Constable Stalker, trying to solve the murder of Leo Köpernick (Adrien Brody), the producer trying to bring the story The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie to the movies.
The Mousetrap opened in London's West End in 1952 and ran continuously until 16 March 2020. Ms. Christie used a true story as an inspiration for part of the story.
You know when sometimes an actor is just too good in a part and it bleeds over into the next part you see them in? This happened here with Harris Dickinson, who was a hateful bastard in Where the Crawdads Sing, and who immediately made me frown in this film. Luckily he was playing a jerk here as well.
Zedd’s score was a little lower as he really felt the film was way too slow, and that it also felt a little forced, possibly trying to keep up with other similar films put out over the last year.
The story has some pacing issues, but was still enjoyable. I would love to see it again and NOT be tired and cozied up under a blanket with a purring warm kitty (aka Sleepometer) because I think I would probably enjoy it more.
We’d better get back to the Holiday films as we are about to finish the year off!
2022.12.22 00:14 Peelingabox Where can you watch the alt language dubs?
This whole post is summarized by the title if you don’t feel like reading but there’s a TLDR at the end anyway bc I talk too much
I’ve seen a lot of screenshots/clips on Instagram of Ben 10 (UAF and reboot from the examples I’m thinking of so I’m sure it applies to the other series) in Turkish specifically. It being my target language and Ben 10 being a very easily rewatchable show to me I was like “oh perfect!” and go straight to HBOmax to check the language options... only to be immediately disappointed lol. The only options are to watch with captions or without and no language other than English is available. This surprised me because I know for a fact other dubs exist, there’s a whole page on the fandom wiki listing them, but it seemed weird they didn’t even have more commonly spoken languages such as Spanish yk? My first theory was maybe it’s because of my location so it simply defaults to English? Or perhaps HBO simply didn’t have access to other recordings for whatever reason.
SO- (tldr:) all that unnecessary rambling aside, if anyone has watched the show in a language other than English could you to tell me where/how?
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I’ve seen a lot of screenshots/clips on Instagram of Ben 10 (UAF and reboot from the examples I’m thinking of so I’m sure it applies to the other series) in Turkish specifically. It being my target language and Ben 10 being a very easily rewatchable show to me I was like “oh perfect!” and go straight to HBOmax to check the language options... only to be immediately disappointed lol. The only options are to watch with captions or without and no language other than English is available. This surprised me because I know for a fact other dubs exist, there’s a whole page on the fandom wiki listing them, but it seemed weird they didn’t even have more commonly spoken languages such as Spanish yk? My first theory was maybe it’s because of my location so it simply defaults to English? Or perhaps HBO simply didn’t have access to other recordings for whatever reason.
SO- (tldr:) all that unnecessary rambling aside, if anyone has watched the show in a language other than English could you to tell me where/how?