The Invasion - (2007 movie) poster

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People have a refreshing nap and wake up to be suspiciously-nice.

A remake of a remake of an adaptation of a book. And it shows. At least Nicole Kidperson is hot.

Be certain to skip the first couple of minutes; they are a horrible horrible spoiler.


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As a user, I would be willing to have a tab in my browser perform computing such as crypto currency mining. I would be willing to do this in lieu advertising.

This is essentially a donation feature. While it wouldn’t displace all forms of advertising, it would certainly be a good option for websites who want a direct conversion between visits and crypto currency.



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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1839494/
(archive of Japanese website)

A traumatized girl turns to hording in a secret hideout, but when she eats spoiled food she lapses into a hallucinatory coma.

Within this popcorn movie is a very adult theme.

  • aka 星を追う子ども

    • Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo
    • “Children Who Chase Stars”
  • aka Journey to Agartha



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  • Ported articles are given a timestamp of 00:00.
  • The dates from the oldest articles (2005 or so) are likely wrong, as they were ported from a still-older content management system.

    • Just as this “five things” process exists, I had an earlier series of notes tracking a still-earlier porting process. In due time, I’ll go through that list and correct dates as best I can.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286039/
https://www.stargatecommand.co/




s01e01 to s01e03

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  • 4:00 — I do recognize that actor.. from somewhere.
  • 6:00 — Well that immediately escalates this show into an adult rating.
  • 8:30 — ‘Big Brother” is a reference to Nineteen Eighty-Four – (1949 book), by George Orwell
  • 8:45 — See also The Last Starfighter – (1984 movie)
  • 12:00 — This montage is just ridiculous.
  • 14:00 —

  • 18:00 — I fucking hope they’re not going to constantly flash back in time.
  • 21:45 — EMU
  • 35:30 — The dude that has his orders has his orders, and some civilian can’t out-order him.
  • 46:45 — I recognize that actor.
  • 47:15 — “Google Spaceship” is a reference to Google Maps.
  • 50:15 — Why are they even using their flashlights if they were told to not do so?
  • 51:15 — Opening bulkhead doors seems bad.
  • 59:30 — Kino is from the Russian “кино” meaning “a movie”.
  • 1:01:15 —

  • 1:03:30 — I wish they hired a pretty actor.
  • 1:07:30 — Idiot on the other side of that door.
  • 1:08:30 — Use the pencil-eating goo to stick a pencil up, and then a drone to push the button down.
  • 1:30:45 — How does she know how to read Ancient?
  • 1:33:00 — How high can the Kino fly?

    • 1:35:00 — Yeah, that.
  • 1:39:30 — Don’t get up?
  • 1:39:45 — So now they have access to a proper doctor and various specialists from Earth.
  • 1:42:30 —

  • 1:43:15 — How fucking lost are they already?
  • 1:57:00 — How would he know to “feed” it?
  • 1:57:45 — Probably either of Captain Marvel (DC Comics) or Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics).
  • 2:01:00 — That was an odd “sand” formation.. it looked more like rock.
  • 2:02:00 — Priesthood in the Catholic Church
  • 2:02:00 — Syncope
  • 2:11:15 — One minute isn’t enough time.
  • 2:12:15 — Or he could walk through before sticking his arm through.
  • 2:13:30 — Where did all that water come from?
  • 2:16:15 — Oh god this is so forced and bad.

This gives an overall poor impression on the show.

s01e04

Spoiler
  • 6:15 — I wonder if the other shuttles have power. I had already been wondering if they had working life support.
  • 11:30 — He has a sunburn-patch across his face.

    • Oh, I would later notice that they’re keeping the sunburn.
  • 14:30 — Holy shit she’s got a rack.

    • I would later look her up, and even find her nudes, and I’m convinced that this show padded her shirt.
  • 17:30 —

  • 19:15 — Big strong man will save me.
  • 23:00 — Shuttles. Called it.
  • 26:45 — I’m bored as fuck.
  • 32:00 — Oh, I recognize her from Stargate Atlantis – (2004 show).
  • 34:00 —

  • 38:00 — Like I said, nice rack.

    • At least the show admits why she got hired.
  • 40:00 — So about those shields..

Is this show going to be full of these cliffhangers?

s01e05

Spoiler
  • 8:00 — Fuck off with the time travel.
  • 10:30 — I don’t understand. Wasn’t he fucking that busty chick? So he has deep emotional connections within a few days with this other one?
  • 13:00 — Goldilocks zone
  • 30:00 — Does it use the sun to recharge?

    • 32:45 — .. called it.
  • 36:45 — Why isn’t the Destiny doing the same gravity slingshot to speed up? Then they could meet up like that.
  • 39:45 — .. and they damaged the airlock and can’t disembark.
  • 41:00 — Can’t they use their Stargate now?

s01e06

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  • 3:45 — Did they drop out of FTL.

    • 4:00 — .. oh.
  • 4:30 — Star Wars – Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back – (1980 movie)
  • 6:00 — No, don’t take the two ranking officers.

    • Also no, don’t take the wounded commander. To haul ice.
  • 8:30 — Ammonia
  • 9:00 — How could there possibly be any liquid or solid fresh water on a planet with that atmosphere, when there’s not even any warmth above freezing point?
  • 9:15 — Does it cost power to keep the gate open, or is it the opening connection itself which draws a lot of power?
  • 10:00 — They should have ropes attached to the flying-sled.
  • 13:45 — Thermal vents could warm things.
  • 15:45 — Bullets bounce.
  • 18:15 — Why would he think to shoot that?
  • 19:15 — Why would they keep reconnecting and keeping a connection open?
  • 26:45 —

    • Drop a cutting torch down for him to break up the ice around him.
      — 28:45 — Called it.
    • Drop the ice from the sled and use that to help pull.
  • 28:45 — Why would two people matter down there?
  • 36:00 — Good thing the commander was never seriously injured and can pull a man up with a rope.
  • 40:00 — I don’t understand. The gate used to be two-way.

s01e07

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s01e08

Spoiler

Seriously, fucking cliffhangers every episode?

s01e09

Spoiler
  • 3:15 — Called it.
  • 6:30 — Man, if only they had access to some sort of body of experts. Like some way to physically bring them there. Or maybe transfer consciousnesses across the universe.

    • That way they could have a psychologist.
  • 7:30 — Hydroponics
  • 7:45 — He’s looking great for someone who was shot.
  • 8:15 — “Dogs and cats living together” is from Ghostbusters – (1984 movie)
  • 17:00 — Oh god, predictable from the first mention and boring as fuck. Will we get a couple of more units of diversity?
  • 18:45 — Yeah, this is some other sort of show trumped up to destroy the Stargate universe and end it.
  • 22:30 — Desert Storm
  • 24:00 — I just realized that fucking, kissing or even touching while in someone else’s body is in the rapeidy rape-rape spectrum of rapeosity.

s01e10

Spoiler
  • 1:15 — Sweet potato
  • 8:00 — So about that previous episode where everyone died.. was that resolved?
  • 10:30 — I smell a frame. Everyone’s door is unlocked.

    • 11:45 — Duh.
  • 14:45 — A prosecutor who has immediate benefits shouldn’t be allowed to participate.
  • 15:00 — Man, if only they had access to some sort of body of experts. Like some way to physically bring them there. Or maybe transfer consciousnesses across the universe.

    • That way they could have a judge and lawyers.
  • 31:30 — iMovie

    • .. which is particularly funny, seeing as he’s using a Windows laptop.
  • 39:30 — Is there going to be a lot of fucking countdowns.

s01e11

Spoiler
  • 5:00 — Man are her tits entirely on purpose.
  • 10:45 — Tofurky
  • 11:00 — Wait, who is she? Oh, I guess now that the dude is gone there is a budget for another talker.
  • 13:45 — Saying there is zero chance is rather odd. Maybe he should be saying one-in-one.
  • 18:30 — Good thing the enemy ship doesn’t have guns.
  • 19:45 — Just how stupid is she, to stand underneath their porthole..
  • 39:00 —

s01e12

Spoiler
  • 3:00 — I’m never getting over how much of a dog that guy is..
  • 7:00 — If only they had more than one kino so they could examine the outside of the ship quicker..
  • 33:45 — They can jump to FTL and have several days..
  • 36:15 — Well apparently they did cure themselves with the alien venom.. I guess I stopped paying attention to that episode.
  • 42:00 — He couldn’t have dragged the guy back, he had to be left behind.

s01e13

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s01e14

Spoiler

s01e15

Spoiler
  • 7:15 — Fine idea to gamble use of the stargates, but they have no way to power one. I guess in this series all they need is his little universal toy.
  • 13:15 — Has it been less than one day since they’re dialing another gate?
  • 17:30 — Though risky, they could look for sinkholes from the surface.
  • 21:00 — If only he had some way to make noise. Some loud way. A sudden outburst of noise. Some shot that can be heard from a great distance.

    • .. like a gun.
  • 25:45 — Both teams ought to be dropping little inuksuks to indicate where they’ve been and where they’ve gone.
  • 30:15 —

    • First, the kino flies. Why can’t it return?
    • Second, they could retrace their steps and go any way they wanted.
  • 32:45 — They have no sand on them.
  • 33:00 — VermontUnited States
  • 38:45 — So if that console somehow magically knows when destiny will leave the galaxy, then wouldn’t all the bad guys know?

s01e16

Spoiler
  • 5:30 — Okay, now are they bringing random people on board now?

    • 6:30 — Holy shit, they’re doing it. They actually have access to some sort of body of experts. Like some way to physically bring them there. Or maybe transfer consciousnesses across the universe.
    • That way they have a specialist.
  • 8:15 — So about that “strict” rationing..
  • 9:30 — Sexual assault.

    • Also, that means that the wheelchair-girl is technically a virgin, so..
  • 10:30 — You know, I’ve been thinking that if they turned off the engines they could turn around and turn back.
  • 14:00 — What’s that, a safe space for women and only women? I guess the men’s book cl– oh they’re not allowed to have that, since it would be sexist.

    • 14:15 — And yeah, the “sneaky fuckers” who totally love the womenz [ 1 ] “Sneaky fucker” is an actual term that’s been purged from Wikipedia for lacking ideological purity.
  • 17:30 — Maybe “Math Boy” should take his fucking ear buds out when he’s listening to someone.
  • 19:15 — So technically they shouldn’t repair the damaged drive with the robot until they use the robot to fix anything else that’s possible. That way they can get into better shape before jumping, so they’re in better shape for the next galaxy.
  • 21:30 — I like how he was lined up as a bad guy there, with no recognition of his own paternal instinct.
  • 26:00 — “There and back again” is the other title to The Hobbit – (1937 book), by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • 26:30 — Instead of his leave, Rush could request someone else give up theirs so he can bring her there again.
  • 31:45 — Someone really gave some thought for that arrangement of people, that wide-shot, and that angle. I mean, that angle is really needed to give her justice. Putting her arms behind her back; wow. Just wow.

    • This show didn’t need to do this to me to have me watch it. I can imagine if it were totally new and without an established cannon it would need dirty tricks, but.. I mean this is completely overkill.
  • 33:00 — But they have phones.. I guess they have to send a car to pick her up anyway.. but they can sever the connection from the other end anyway. She doesn’t need to be driven back immediately.

s01e17

Spoiler

s01e18

Spoiler
  • 7:30 — He should have immediately knocked the stone off.
  • 9:00 — Baby shower
  • 11:30 — Old Man’s War – (2006 book), by John Scalzi
  • 19:00 —

    • If only they had some sort of gun. Like a gun from orbit.
    • If only they could make a call and sever the connection.
  • 35:15 — Do explain why there are always drones flying around spying on people..
  • 38:30 — How come the two uniforms have differently-angled pockets?

s01e19

Spoiler
  • 1:45 — The captain doesn’t doesn’t technically control the civilian scientist in that manner.
  • 4:30 — First, they can turn their stargate off. Second, they have some time whenever their gate is connected. Third, they could just solve the problem with some knives at the entrance after it connects.
  • 13:45 — They should have already somewhat-vented the atmosphere in the room to thin it out and make them pretty useless.
  • 18:30 — Shouldn’t the Lucien Alliance be using Gould technology?
  • 19:30 — He’s got fucking man-boobs.
  • 32:30 — He didn’t say his authorization code to speak to the general.
  • 35:00 — Telford has a code?
  • 38:45 — World of Warcraft
  • 40:00 — Friendzoooooooned.

s01e20

Spoiler
  • 2:30 — Hey, wouldn’t the Lucian Alliance be using Zat stun-guns?
  • 6:00 — Concussion
  • 11:30 —

  • 20:00 — Friendzoooooooned.
  • 20:15 — Facebook
  • 23:30 — Friendzoooooooned.[ 2 ] Friendzoooooooned.
  • 38:30 — I had been thinking of their need to find an alternate way in, since that original exit is in enemy hands.

See Stargate viewing order
Continues with Stargate Universe – season 2 notes

Footnotes

^ 1 “Sneaky fucker” is an actual term that’s been purged from Wikipedia for lacking ideological purity.
^ 2 Friendzoooooooned.

Stargate Universe - (2009 show) image

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https://mgm.com/television/stargate-universe

An experimental gate technique strands unlikely survivors on an ancient ship.

A fair show. That’s pretty much all I can say about it, really. It has some significant presentation of humans being human, which is rare and special.



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