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Gravity Falls

Goodbye Gravity Falls :(

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So let's get this straight. She's Max Caulfield Time Warrior. She's wearing a plaid shirt with a rip in the arm. To quote Dr Zoetrope "It's true! She is a Time Warrior."

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Well done Dontnod Entertainment, you deserve all the clapping. Josh Kirby would be proud. 

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What is it you feel is inspired by Josh Kirby Time Warrior. I’ve been unable to finish the LiS games as of yet. 

*points accusingly at the Life is Strange dev team*

You. One of you is a fan of Josh Kirby: Time Warrior, aren’t you? Fess up, you can’t fool me.

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I like the Josh Kirby Time Warrior series of films from the mid 90s. For a bunch of kids films on viewing when older they actually have some really complex underlying messages. Given that very few people remember these films and there’s hardly anything online about it, I thought I’d do my part to saturate the market :P

This is a screen shot from the fourth film. Azabeth Siege essentially pulling the Jim Cornette face. More to follow as and when I get round to it.

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80 Days

So I've been playing a mobile game called 80 Days based on the book Around the World in 80 Days. I managed to make it around the world in 68 days on my third try of which I was most pleased! But what really stands out for me is the writing, which is superb and this includes the female characters you encounter on your adventure. They're well written, rounded and most importantly human. None are stereotypes or just there, they have purpose, desires and careers.

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Tumbling Down Tumblr.

You know, I've not been on Tumblr in ages and I really have missed it.

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Yup

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If they had Christmas in Thedas…

Cole: Gets a distressingly large amount of new hats and a few scarves for Christmas. Wears them all at once and stays near Varric all day, as the man tells Christmas stories he’s never heard before.

Varric: Knows the best Christmas stories - most of which...

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Click here for more of Jon Stewart’s coverage of the recent House Committee on Science, Space and Technology hearing.

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Emma Watson Fights For Gender Equality With Powerful UN Speech

Watson formally invited men to join the fight for gender equality in a moving speech on Sept. 21, launching the HeForShe campaign. 

For more on Watson’s U.N. speech and HeForShe go here.