daniel.goldsmith

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• Tobu commented on Checking in
  I've seen all the Whoniverse material, which I mostly liked (Name of the Doctor would be my favourite among them thanks to season buildup and having more intrinsic appeal than the others, that do a lot of winking at the audience). But Orphan Black is clearly the standout. It's a fantastic drama, with excellent suspense, aesthetics and story-telling. The science fiction is not a plot device, it is the core of the show and it creates human drama. The science-fictional premise would be hard to pull off, and you don't even notice it's there thanks to some incredible acting and...
• ARNOLD commented on Checking in
  Rail fares? Expensive? 'Twas not always so ... " Seacon '84, Eastercon/Eurocon: hasn't happened as I type, but this doesn't preclude a pre-con report. Best Committee Coup: the cheapo rail fares (£3.55 return to Brighton from anywhere in Southern Region, £5.50 from anywhere else), leading to a flood of enquiries from other cons to the hitherto obscure Theatre & Concert Rail Club – through whom diplomatic A. Akien arranged the deal by swearing most solemnly that of course the con would be chiefly concerned with the Performing Arts. " As it was. Of course it was! It’s very much easier...
• Greg. Tingey commented on Checking in
  IF you book far enough in adavnce [ 90 days is the usual maximum limit ] you can still get suprisingly cheap return-rail-fare deals. In fact I shall be doing this later today, as the 90-day "window" for my return from Germany (28th July) opens today. Last year I got from London to Rheine, via Brussel & Köln & back for under £130 ........
• scott-sanford commented on Checking in
  What a delightful view into the past. Aside from name-checking various folks, I was amused by this: Silicon 8 (24-27 Aug, Grosvenor Hotel, Newcastle): elitist event devoted to not talking about sf......
• Charlie Stross commented on Checking in
  We're not planning on going direct from Dublin to Belfast....