I've found it! The ultimate way of dodging exams! Now normally
when you find something this useful, you try and sell the method and get
rich, but I thought I would share it with you instead.
There is only one thing you need: a Gastric Ulcer. Granted this
may seem a bit extreme, and is certainly not recommended for those who
can't stand blood or needles, but it is remarkably effective.
There are of course drawbacks: You have to take your chances
against the invincible superbugs in hospital. You will face repeated
endoscopies (there was a more impressive name for the procedure, but I
can't spell it). You will have to be transferred to one of the big
London hospitals to have it treated. You will be on a course of drugs
for the next few months. You will have to avoid alcohol, curry, and
stress. Lastly, you will have to take those exams at some point in the
future.
Anyway, enough of my problems and back on topic.
We have now had 4 episodes of B5 season 5 so time to start
criticising.
I like Christopher Franke. For the last four seasons he has come
up with some great theme music. However his effort for season 5 is at
best mediocre and at worst crap. Actually you can bin the entire intro
sequence as far as I am concerned. The opening monologue has been
replaced with a sequence that tries to cram the key points of nearly 75
hours of material into about 30 seconds. It doesn't work. My other
problem is with the idea of writing 'created by J. Michael Strazynski'
on the back of the station. Whoever came up with that idea should be
burned at the stake. We never saw 'created by Gene Roddenberry' tattooed
across the arse of the Enterprise did we? Why not? Because it looks
tacky.
Having accidentally taped the trailers for Deep Impact, I have
been able to examine them closely. I have to say the cgi tsunami looks a
tad like a uniform mundane grey wall sliding slowly towards the city
rather than a seething dynamic mass of water rushing to sweep the city
away. It just didn't look real enough. I hope I'm wrong and that the
film is absolutely brilliant. I somehow doubt it though.
Anyway, good luck to those who have exams over the coming weeks
and hopefully see you all in September.
Andrew
Possible B5 spoilers below...
*************** Spoiler space ***************
Right, here goes:
G'Kar and Londo get married in a secret ceremony broadcast live
on ISN. This selfless act unites their two races ensuring war between
them will never happen again.
Vir leaves in disgust and goes off to join Lennir as a Ranger.
They go on to have many further adventures as the lead characters in the
spin-off series 'Crusade'.
The Psi-corps is finally dissolved after Lyta's prime-time show
'Why I hate Psi-corps' gets record ratings.
As part of the exchange of technology, the Minbari divulge the
secret power source behind their nigh-on invulnerable fleet. Hamsters.
There is a page on the net with full details, but I lost the address.
G'Kar and Londo fall out over who has to wash up on Sundays. The
bitter divorce case hinges on custody of the mining colony Ragesh 3. The
case is finally resolved when Londo takes an invasion fleet to the Narn
Homeworld.
Garibaldi, puzzled as to why no-one has thought of this before,
travels to the Vorlon homeworld in search of useful technology for the
alliance. When there he finds a large mysterious mineshaft oddly
familiar to those who saw the episode 'Z'ha'dum'. Overcome with
curiosity, he jumps in. At the bottom he finds an entity best described
as the AntiLorien. Think Cthulu with PMT. His name we later discover is
Ghoti. Ghoti posessess Garibaldi's body and uses it to escape his prison
and wreak havoc causing such disasters as plagues, comet impacts,
unseasonal weather patterns, and Germany knocking England out of the
World cup.
Meanwhile, Babylon 5 is amazed when the Technomages return after
their four-year exile. They make themselves useful hiring out their
services as Elvis impersonators. Among their number is someone who (in a
surprising series crossover) looks suspiciously like a cgi Daffy Duck.
Daffy is revealed to be the galaxy's one last hope for salvation and
defeats Ghoti in a cgi extravaganza in the penultimate episode of the
series. This episode (amid allegations of vote-rigging) goes on to sweep
the board at the Emmys coming away with seventeen awards including Best
effects, Best music, and Best period drama.
That's quite enough insanity for now. Yes, I have had too much
time on my hands recently...
Genuine possible B5 spoiler below...
*************** Spoiler space ***************
Remember Garibaldi's capture in 'The deconstruction of falling
stars' (the last episode of last series)? I predict that Garibaldi will
die as a result of this. I do not have any proof, and I do not base this
on any rumour I have heard, this is entirely my own opinion. The reason
I give is that JMS has certainly not shyed away from disposing of major
characters. Kosh, Kosh MkII, Marcus, and Mister Morden have all been
killed off. The list among the secondary characters is even worse:
Warren Keffer, Neroon, Cartagia, Lord Refa, General Hague and President
Clarke to name but a few. With a trail of blood like this, it would not
surprise me to see it extended before the series is out. Also, with the
series nearing the end of its five-year arc, it strikes me that some of
the major characters have become redundant, not least Garibaldi.
Go on JMS, prove me wrong.
when you find something this useful, you try and sell the method and get
rich, but I thought I would share it with you instead.
There is only one thing you need: a Gastric Ulcer. Granted this
may seem a bit extreme, and is certainly not recommended for those who
can't stand blood or needles, but it is remarkably effective.
There are of course drawbacks: You have to take your chances
against the invincible superbugs in hospital. You will face repeated
endoscopies (there was a more impressive name for the procedure, but I
can't spell it). You will have to be transferred to one of the big
London hospitals to have it treated. You will be on a course of drugs
for the next few months. You will have to avoid alcohol, curry, and
stress. Lastly, you will have to take those exams at some point in the
future.
Anyway, enough of my problems and back on topic.
We have now had 4 episodes of B5 season 5 so time to start
criticising.
I like Christopher Franke. For the last four seasons he has come
up with some great theme music. However his effort for season 5 is at
best mediocre and at worst crap. Actually you can bin the entire intro
sequence as far as I am concerned. The opening monologue has been
replaced with a sequence that tries to cram the key points of nearly 75
hours of material into about 30 seconds. It doesn't work. My other
problem is with the idea of writing 'created by J. Michael Strazynski'
on the back of the station. Whoever came up with that idea should be
burned at the stake. We never saw 'created by Gene Roddenberry' tattooed
across the arse of the Enterprise did we? Why not? Because it looks
tacky.
Having accidentally taped the trailers for Deep Impact, I have
been able to examine them closely. I have to say the cgi tsunami looks a
tad like a uniform mundane grey wall sliding slowly towards the city
rather than a seething dynamic mass of water rushing to sweep the city
away. It just didn't look real enough. I hope I'm wrong and that the
film is absolutely brilliant. I somehow doubt it though.
Anyway, good luck to those who have exams over the coming weeks
and hopefully see you all in September.
Andrew
Possible B5 spoilers below...
*************** Spoiler space ***************
Right, here goes:
G'Kar and Londo get married in a secret ceremony broadcast live
on ISN. This selfless act unites their two races ensuring war between
them will never happen again.
Vir leaves in disgust and goes off to join Lennir as a Ranger.
They go on to have many further adventures as the lead characters in the
spin-off series 'Crusade'.
The Psi-corps is finally dissolved after Lyta's prime-time show
'Why I hate Psi-corps' gets record ratings.
As part of the exchange of technology, the Minbari divulge the
secret power source behind their nigh-on invulnerable fleet. Hamsters.
There is a page on the net with full details, but I lost the address.
G'Kar and Londo fall out over who has to wash up on Sundays. The
bitter divorce case hinges on custody of the mining colony Ragesh 3. The
case is finally resolved when Londo takes an invasion fleet to the Narn
Homeworld.
Garibaldi, puzzled as to why no-one has thought of this before,
travels to the Vorlon homeworld in search of useful technology for the
alliance. When there he finds a large mysterious mineshaft oddly
familiar to those who saw the episode 'Z'ha'dum'. Overcome with
curiosity, he jumps in. At the bottom he finds an entity best described
as the AntiLorien. Think Cthulu with PMT. His name we later discover is
Ghoti. Ghoti posessess Garibaldi's body and uses it to escape his prison
and wreak havoc causing such disasters as plagues, comet impacts,
unseasonal weather patterns, and Germany knocking England out of the
World cup.
Meanwhile, Babylon 5 is amazed when the Technomages return after
their four-year exile. They make themselves useful hiring out their
services as Elvis impersonators. Among their number is someone who (in a
surprising series crossover) looks suspiciously like a cgi Daffy Duck.
Daffy is revealed to be the galaxy's one last hope for salvation and
defeats Ghoti in a cgi extravaganza in the penultimate episode of the
series. This episode (amid allegations of vote-rigging) goes on to sweep
the board at the Emmys coming away with seventeen awards including Best
effects, Best music, and Best period drama.
That's quite enough insanity for now. Yes, I have had too much
time on my hands recently...
Genuine possible B5 spoiler below...
*************** Spoiler space ***************
Remember Garibaldi's capture in 'The deconstruction of falling
stars' (the last episode of last series)? I predict that Garibaldi will
die as a result of this. I do not have any proof, and I do not base this
on any rumour I have heard, this is entirely my own opinion. The reason
I give is that JMS has certainly not shyed away from disposing of major
characters. Kosh, Kosh MkII, Marcus, and Mister Morden have all been
killed off. The list among the secondary characters is even worse:
Warren Keffer, Neroon, Cartagia, Lord Refa, General Hague and President
Clarke to name but a few. With a trail of blood like this, it would not
surprise me to see it extended before the series is out. Also, with the
series nearing the end of its five-year arc, it strikes me that some of
the major characters have become redundant, not least Garibaldi.
Go on JMS, prove me wrong.