X-MEN'97 SEASON 1

 This afternoon, we finished watching this epic animated series on Disney+ I admit we still have not finished watching the original series yet but it does not really matter when you watch this series.

OMG!!!! This is beyond extreme! This is so awesome!

This is why I love animated superhero shows, all cartoons that are based off of comic books should be this good.

This is also a very shocking adult cartoon as a lot of people get killed, there are a lot of things that happen in this show that changes the line-up for good perhaps?

I loved that they semi-adapted some of the storylines from the mid-late 90's comic book of the X-Men.

I loved how they incorporated the characters alternative and original costumes in the epic last three episodes.

The only downside is that the character of Rogue should have used her power of power absorption on the big bad in the final episode instead of her flight and strength that she stole from Ms. Marvel from the original series. That was my only bugbear.

I can't wait to watch season two now!

Why can't the movies be like this?

I shall rate this series a score of 10/10.

"To Me, My X-Men"

DOCTOR WHO EPISODE 3 - BOOM.

 So this afternoon, we watched this turd of a show Doctor Not on BBC iPlayer.

I use to love this series, up until they spoilt it by giving the role to a woman (Jodie Whittaker) and ruined the whole story and mythology. and now we have Ncuti Gatwa, a gay black man in the role, for which I don't mind but Ye Gads! he is overtly aggressive in his comments to fans who don't like the show nor the ones who have stopped watching it, He is worse than the gay overlord of the show RTD who has now transformed this once beloved Children's sci-fi show into a woke gay-agenda mouthpiece for what he loves and that is men wearing women's clothes and there is no such thing as a straight white male anymore in his Whoniverse.

I did rate last Saturday's opening two episodes a score of 7/10 but I have re-watched them again and I have also watched a few review videos and I agree with what people have been saying about this show!

Today's episode is called "Boom" and is written by Stephen Moffat, who normally writes decent Doctor Who stories but this one was boring as hell and absolutely stupid. The Timelord and his companion land on a war-torn planet for reasons unknown and he hears a noise and runs (prances) out to locate the origin of the sound. he then steps on a futuristic landmine and must stand very still in case it blows up! Ruby, his companion also follows after him and is fucking useless and tries to help him...emphasis on trying, she is so bloody trying!

Normally the Doctor would whip out his trust Sonic Screwdriver out and bang, everything is resolved, no more landmine, But NO! he has forgotten it or it's in another pair of pants? Who Knows?

Anyway, to cut short a very boring story, he manages to get out of the situation by asking a hologram of a dead soldier to hack into their mainframe and deactivate the landmine. and boom1 story pretty much ends.

There is some mildly overtly criticism of religious faith in this episode as faith in religion is very bad! soe people might agree with you on that and as I'm a Pagan, it does not bother me.

The ratings for this episode have not yet been released but Episode 1 = Space Babies has a rating of 2.8 million and Episode 2 = The Devil's Chord has only 2.4 million viewers. and that's not including Disney+ as they have now removed the ratings from their website due to it being so laughably low, Cancellation low!

Not even Jodie's era was that low, she was rubbish but not 2.8 million low rubbish.

I can see this show being canned and it's about time, I think that's why RTD has made two seasons back-to back, just in case it does get cancelled.

I shall rate this crap a score of 3/10.

THE GATE

 Due to a recommendation from a friend of mine, I watched this classic 1987 supernatural horror film on Prime Video.

"Two young boys accidentally unleash a horde of malevolent pintsize demons from a mysterious hole in their suburban backyard, and they must find a way to close the gate to Hell."

I have never heard of this film before, nor have I ever seen the cover for it in any of the retail shops that I've worked in that sold VHS or DVD. Which is a surprise as this is the type of movie that I would have watched as a kid.

This film stars a very young Stephen Dorff as the lead kid. He was 13 years old when he filmed this movie, and to think, 10 years later he will appear as the evil vampire in "Blade."

The special effects are really good for it's time as was the story.

The only downside for me in regards to this film was that nobody got killed, I was hoping for some of the older teenagers to have been killed by the demons as they were annoying and deserved the fate that they should have gotten.

In the end, the heroes saved the day and this film is bloody brilliant, a cult classic in my eyes.

I shall rate this film a 7/10. I highly recommend this movie.

Cheers S.C. Denton for letting me know about this gem!

THREE LEY LINES

 THREE LEY LINES. From its earliest time of planning Milton Keynes Development Corporation knew exactly where the New City Centre would be located. Behind what is now the civic offices during Anglo Saxon times could be found the court meeting place of government for the tribe. Celebrating this Milton Keynes Development Corporation drew three lines on its plan about which the New City would be built. One of these LEY LINE is Avebury Boulevard named after Avebury Stones. These are a Neolithic monument containing three circles of stones, it is the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.

Midsummer Boulevard (short film)

MONT SAINT-MICHELLE DURING LAST WEEK'S AURORA

 

THE RED KING OF IRELAND

 Rechtaid Rígderg, the 'red king' of Ireland. According to Irish legend and historical tradition, he became the High King of Ireland after killing Macha Mong Ruad, daughter of his father's killer, Áed Rúad. He ruled for twenty years until he was killed by Úgaine Mór, foster-son of Macha and her husband Cimbáeth.

Rechtaid Rígderg's reign is dated from 461 to 441 BC. He was the son of Lugaid Laigdech and took power after avenging his father's death. His reign was marked by several battles and conflicts with neighboring kingdoms. Despite this, he managed to maintain his power for two decades.

However, his reign came to an end when he was defeated by Úgaine Mór. Despite being a foster-son of Macha and her husband, Úgaine Mór sought revenge for Macha's death at the hands of Rechtaid Rígderg.

Rechtaid Rígderg was a powerful High King of Ireland who ruled for twenty years. His reign was marked by several battles and conflicts, but he managed to maintain his power until his tragic end.