I mean it was called Brainiac and it did have John Tickle walking on top of a pool of custard. Are you suggesting I was wrong to use that as my foundation for all knowledge??

Thank you.

I think I saw a show 20 or so years ago that tried to debunk this and obviously either they messed up, or I wasn’t paying attention.

(The show was called Brainiac).

I agree with the sentiment, but I hope it doesn’t go too hard on the Witcher vibes. That show, was…well not good.

There’s a very narrow line that I hope they can tread that both tells an engaging and interesting story whilst also keeping it fun and approachable. I think the Witcher failed to walk that line.

I’m interested to see if they provided a list or if they asked people to submit their own choices. Sackboy and Arthur Morgan are…I mean I’d argue Arthur isn’t even the most iconic character in his own game. Surely that honour goes to John Marston?

The woman in question told me that in order to help my toddler through his tantrums and general toddler-ness me and Mummy should opt for a strict ‘mimic the crying’ strategy.

She wants us to cry when he cries. Won’t be trying that one. My ‘gentle parenting’ philosophy may have been abandoned at the birth of my second child, but I’m not sure I’m quite ready to traumatize my child in such an overt way just yet.

I’m sure social media is having an effect on our kids. I’m also sure they’re more tuned into the state of the world than I was when I was a teenager, and they see just how utterly broken everything is.

Might also explain why Cricket is so popular. Obviously it still requires a fair amount of physical exertion but it’s definitely a bit more laid back than something like Rugby.

To be fair to DandD, they’ve proven themselves to be pretty fantastic at adapting source material. They’re not fantastic when it comes to making new material, but adaptation? Pretty great.

I switched jobs when my second was born. Id previously been working 4 nights a week. I got on well with the shifts and I had plenty of time with my then only child.

Suddenly I had to change my job, and I found myself working 8-5/5 days a week. I get maybe two hours with my son a day, and that’s usually when things are winding down for the day and after I’ve been on my feet picking orders all day.

I feel like I’m missing out on him growing up in a way I didn’t with his big sister. I do my best on weekends to give him what I used to be able to give his sister, but there’s double the work now that there’s two of them and my partner works those days so whilst also trying to be the fun and engaged dad, I’ve also got three meals to cook, household chores to do and all the other stuff I need to do that I can’t because I’m always working.

Fucking suuuuucks.

I included GoT in the title because there are a few references to the events of the Dance in GoT. Obviously if you want to find them it’s easy to do so but I think it’s important we have some structure in place so that people know where they stand.

If I was choosing I’d favour a tagging system, whereby posts have explicitly state that they can include or exclude spoilers.

Or maybe I’m overthinking it.

I love my kids deeply…but I have no idea how people survive when they have more than two. It seems like absolute carnage.

Tearaway was designed from the ground up to be played on the Vita and I’d say it does a pretty fantastic job of using that hardware well. It’s also super cute.

Can only speak to my own experience but mainly, it was having kids. I went from working four nights a week with plenty of time to eat properly, exercise plenty and ensure my mental health was doing okay.

Suddenly I’ve got two young kids (5 & 2) and I’ve had to switch to a 45hr a week day job that’s got significantly less walking than my previous one. I don’t see my partner (she works when I’m on my weekends) and so we sort of just eat whenever the kids go to sleep, which usually means we eat poorly, or a takeaway. And on top of that my mental health is in the toilet so I find it really hard to even want to take care of myself at times. Why spend an hour of my very limited free time going for a run or cooking a healthy meal when I could sit down, order food and play videogames before going to bed to begin another day if bullshit.

A new HBO GoT series based on an incomplete book series. Worried… absolutely not…

Nah I get you. And tbh I’m not sure if we’re going to get these completed either.

Trying to eat better. Got diagnosed with T2 diabetes two years ago and it’s obviously something that requires a complete shift in mindset when it comes to eating and more importantly, what you eat.

Little help from the professionals, and what with working full time and having two young kids it’s incredibly difficult to eat correctly…but I’m trying.

This is how I ended up with a 2 foot tall Bill Clinton puppet, but yes I agree.

Lovely find, gorgeous box.

I’m with you, I don’t think he finishes the main series, but (and this is where I think we differ) I’ve found so much joy and interest in the rest of the world, the stories and even the lore around all of it that i can’t consider it a waste of time.

I absolutely love YouTube deel-dives about the characters and the world, I’ve spent hours looking over the maps and even more time reading Martin’s work in the form of Fire and Blood, AKOTSK and the larger reference type books that have come out since Winds was released.

I’m re-reading the main series right now, and whilst I’m fairly confident there’s no pay off I find being in that world, and reading those words to be gift enough to continue with it.

My Dad is fantastic, but he’s also 65, working a 6 day week (also warehouse) so I’m very aware that as much as he wants to help, he’s no spring chicken anymore.

My Mum has like, 7 grandkids and a load of other things aside. We don’t see nearly enough of her, but again…she’s so busy.

My partner’s Mum and Dad? Basically useless.

In 6 years we’ve had one night away from the kids, and that was a few weeks ago when we told our mum she was having them (at our house) and we went literally five miles down the road and got a hotel.

I love them deeply, but I wish they gave as much support to us as they received when I was a 5 year old.

I don’t think we’re ever getting that Summerhall story. George is very good at teasing his readers, and I think that exactly what he plans to do here.

Let our minds fill in the blanks.

I’m a bit worried about how they’re going to approach the stories tbh. They’re somewhat lighter in tone than the main series (although when it does get dark it gets pretty dark).

I’m also excited to see where they go regarding casting. They have to nail Dunk and Egg, if the two leads lack chemistry it’s going to nullify everything else the show does right.