tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post5015714927714222626..comments2023-04-06T22:01:07.239+10:00Comments on YOA's Blog Of The Unusally Pointless: Robin Hood 3.0 - Taxman Cometh! AGAIN!Youth of Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-45780531777477722942009-04-22T08:33:00.000+10:002009-04-22T08:33:00.000+10:00Yeah, but it confusingly suggests that the Sheriff...<I>Yeah, but it confusingly suggests that the Sheriff has no troops of his own.</I>Well, he doesn't NOW...<br /><br /><I>Did I mention I'm not really comfortable with the idea of a Friar Tuck who can kick Little John's arse with no effort?</I>You did. But you can take comfort in the retcon that LJ was half-starved and emotionally exhausted after months of sea travel. Tuck's shown to be less physical here, and LJ is shown to (quite literally) tear the town apart.<br /><br /><I>Yeah, read your spoof and it provided some great deal of amusement.</I> Ah great.<br /><br />More disturbing is his critique of my critique:<br />ME: This scene of yours is the most intolerant, bigoted material imaginable. It not only pisses on Doctor Who, but slanders gay and straight, man and woman, young and old. No one comes out of it in a positive light.<br />SPARA: What about its negative aspects?<br /><br /><I>Heh, me and my mate still occassionally say "I don't know... how about TIM BISHOP???" apropos of nothing.</I>It's only funny when no one else joins in, though.<br /><br /><I>To a lesser extent because that guy was clearly human and not too bright, but still creepy..</I>"That creature is the perfect killing machine. Oh how I envy it!!"<br /><br /><I>He's just been a little lax with the actual 'giving' part of the arrangement.</I>Ah well, good luck with that.<br /><br />Meantime I spoofed Brave New Town.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-62454907180362710832009-04-22T08:09:00.000+10:002009-04-22T08:09:00.000+10:00Well, Gizzy's troops would logically work for the ...<I>Well, Gizzy's troops would logically work for the Sheriff, even after he was gone.</I>Yeah, but it confusingly suggests that the Sheriff has no troops of his own.<br /><br /><I>dominates the second half of the episode doing what he does best - tie up young men and brainwash them.</I>Did I mention I'm not really comfortable with the idea of a Friar Tuck who can kick Little John's arse with no effort? Isn't the classic arrangement that Tuck gets the dialogue and John gets the action? I feel sorry for LJ, he's been really shafted in this version of the legend.<br /><br /><I>Speaking of such deviancy, Spara's put up his "If I Wrote Tennant's death scene" which is clearly a personal insult against me.</I>Yeah, read your spoof and it provided some great deal of amusement.<br /><br /><I>I LIKED the evil hypnotist. It was Tim Bishop the ear-removing Scottish recluse that scared me...</I>Heh, me and my mate still occassionally say "I don't know... how about TIM BISHOP???" apropos of nothing.<br /><br /><I>Mind you, his Cleaner from Black Books was creepy too.</I>And whatever his character in <I>Hyperdrive</I> was. To a lesser extent because that guy was clearly human and not too bright, but still creepy..<br /><br /><I>Alas, I need to download the special versions that will work on data discs before I can send it to you.</I>Nah, that's cool, my brother's getting them for me. He's just been a little lax with the actual 'giving' part of the arrangement.Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-3805762019134305412009-04-20T20:08:00.000+10:002009-04-20T20:08:00.000+10:00I have wondered that myself, actually. Oddly, thou...<I>I have wondered that myself, actually. Oddly, though, it would mean that the Sheriff commands Guisborne's troops, unless they BOTH have yellow-and-black coats of arms..</I>Well, Gizzy's troops would logically work for the Sheriff, even after he was gone.<br /><br /><I>Just before I read this I was actually wondering what the hell he was doing. David Harewood should EARN his cushy slot in the credits, says I!</I>He DOES do stuff, but it's not exactly notable. He helps the others steal the cart, hide the food and strikes a funky cool pose as Kate makes her mind up, and dominates the second half of the episode doing what he does best - tie up young men and brainwash them.<br /><br />Speaking of such deviancy, Spara's put up his "If I Wrote Tennant's death scene" which is clearly a personal insult against me.<br /><br /><I>Lmao! No, they didn't. The Knights of the Templar would invent the note of credit in a century or so...</I>I suspected something like that.<br /><br /><I>Yes. Remember, he is the EVIL hypnotist...</I>I LIKED the evil hypnotist. It was Tim Bishop the ear-removing Scottish recluse that scared me...<br /><br />Mind you, his Cleaner from Black Books was creepy too. And he has the honor of playing the least official Doctor Who companion ever...<br /><br /><I>Ooh, this I HAVE to see.</I>You'll not regret it.<br /><br /><I>I'm sadly still two episodes behind, though..</I>Alas, I need to download the special versions that will work on data discs before I can send it to you.<br /><br /><I>Hopefully you weren't expecting me to field that one..</I>I was expecting too much, I admit...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-87231820306139965652009-04-20T19:47:00.000+10:002009-04-20T19:47:00.000+10:00by the way, is that yellow-and-black radiation sym...<I>by the way, is that yellow-and-black radiation symbol Guisborne's coat of arms?</I>I have wondered that myself, actually. Oddly, though, it would mean that the Sheriff commands Guisborne's troops, unless they BOTH have yellow-and-black coats of arms..<br /><br /><I>while old Tuck has to wait 20 minutes into the episode for his first line of dialogue. Dear me.</I>Just before I read this I was actually wondering what the hell he was doing. David Harewood should EARN his cushy slot in the credits, says I!<br /><br /><I>Did they HAVE paper money back then? I'm surprised his hand gestures didn't indicate Parkinson's disease.</I>Lmao! No, they didn't. The Knights of the Templar would invent the note of credit in a century or so...<br /><br /><I>Maybe it's all those episodes of Big Train, but I don't trust the guy. </I>Yes. Remember, he is the EVIL hypnotist...<br /><br /><I>There is also THE most ludicrous arrow trick I have ever seen. The closest comparison would be the climax of Reckless Kelly. </I>Ooh, this I HAVE to see. I'm sadly still two episodes behind, though..<br /><br /><I>One question... what the fuck is that animal-mask pro-celebrity wrestling about!??</I>Hopefully you weren't expecting <I>me</I> to field that one..Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.com