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Eternal_Freedom wrote:Back in 2010 they thought they could play Kingmaker. It...didn't exactly work.

Well they did sort of decide who was going to be "King" in this analogy. And got a lot of their policies implemented. That is about as close to working as a third party is going to get in these situations.

Well I came here to rate it 5. Gonna back away... slowly...and RUNNNNNNNNNN Is the science broken? Yes. I appreciate that might annoy people & yes, arguably they really should have tidied that up. It didn't bother me because I don't know the science. If that means I should rate it 4, then fine, ...

So, what the hell is the Doctor's beef about Journey? "Sorry, you can't go on a trip with me, because you enlisted in defending your species against a genocidal race of pepper pots, so I want to morally judge you for it and leave you here." I think he sees the world in a very specific bin...

I would second the British Museum but with an addendum that the British Library is very near on foot and has a treasury room that is well worth heading too if you're likely to academically fanboy over items of antiquity.

Indeed. And as we all know beer = downtherpub fish n chips common sense st George

Wine = Shifty elite liberal Brussels eurocrat cosmopolitan

Not a mystery reason - Junker is responsible for the tax evasion loopholes that let companies like Amazon funnel money through Luxemburg to the tax haven of the Isle of Man, avoiding paying any taxes in Britain. In spite of years of protests and lobbying he refused to bring Luxemburg in line with t...

Does anyone have any evidence that the British people really object to Junker? I mean, the red top media and the Conservative party have an axe to grind for some mystery reason but I'd be surprised if the majority of people have even heard of him. The real issue that gets people's goat is immigratio...

The other factor to remember from WWII was that nobody knew exactly what the effect of bombing on civilians would be. There was a huge fear that the modern air forces could drop the kind of damage on a civilian population that would cause incredible casualties overnight. There was also the actually ...

It doesn't excuse the production but it is worth knowing that this was a DVD made to be given out free with the Daily Telegraph. The average age of the Daily Telegraph reader is such that they grew up with parents who experienced both world wars which makes a whitewashed version very appealing to th...

How are they going to be sifting through to see if any of their customers bought porn? Presumably they'll be as keen to shut their accounts down?

Just a quick thing but was the "Why not call Iron Man?" handwaved away at all? Obviously out of universe its because it isn't his film, but I like to make as much in universe sense of something as possible. I mean, getting someone from outside of Shield (and therefore definitely not Hydra)...

I would be interested to see how language effects things. The term "corruption" to most English speaking people, and how that question is phrased, would mean such things as paying a policeman/doctor/civil servant a bribe. It would not set of associations with the idea of the politician's c...

Epilogue Two months later. Lara Croft and Bond slept peacefully as two Wizards, Luna Lovegood & Neville Longbottom, finished their chants. “So is it a happy memory?” Neville asked. “Oh yes,” Luna said. “I had them meet quite by chance, as in the best love stories. They meet both chasing the sam...

Chapter 17 The Doctor and Lara landed on top of the Cyberman ship. “Right,” the Doctor said. “Grab the bags. Follow me.” “I’m here to carry bags?” Lara asked. The Doctor used his sonic screwdriver to open an access hatch. “Sometimes,” the Doctor said as a Cyberman climbed out of the hatch. Lara fir...

Chapter 16 “Can’t let me get my distance can you?” Steed said retreating backwards as Emma Peel maintained her quick attacks on him. “What with the length of my blade to yours.” “It isn’t the length of the blade,” Emma said delivering a knee to the stomach that sent Steed coughing forwards. “It’s t...

Chapter 15 [/u][/i] Harry stood at the bottom of pillar of light that pushed into the sky, fuelled by the spaceships above. He was reminded of his final moments with Dumbledore, when he had seen him wield a firestorm. Harry was now spinning and weaving flame around the bottom of the ship as the shi...

Chapter 14 “We just lost the entire attack wing coming in from Rammstein!” a woman reported, sat at her communication screen. “Off radar and communications.” “How many does that makes?” Kate Stewart asked. “That’s over a fifty planes in under a minute,” Mycroft said. “Get pilots out of their planes...

Chapter 13 The Master ran through the corridors inside the spaceship, Harry hot on his tails. Behind them both Sherlock ran after them, with Emma Peel limping as fast as she could bringing up the rear. The Master reached a large circular control room and leapt, magically aided, up to a balcony. He ...

Chapter 12 Closer to that pillar James Bond came to consciousness. He looked up at Lara Croft who was knelt over his body firing a Cyberman’s rifle around the corner of a skip she was using as cover. “Lara?” Bond asked. “You’re awake,” Lara said passing him a rifle. “Get involved.” Bond looked at t...

Chapter 11 Harry landed his broomstick, still wearing the chest plate provided to him by Mycroft; if he could get his wand back he could use the power he had developed over his life. He burst through the TARDIS doors to find the Doctor, without his jacket or coat, stood on a chair with a receiver i...

Chapter 10 “What will you tell him?” Mycroft asked Sherlock as Sherlock began to walk away towards where Emma Peel was waiting with a car. “When you and the Doctor are finally alone; I know you’ll make your chance happen not matter what I do. The information wasn’t worthless, I’ve been able to give...

Hi Simon_Jester. Sherlock is the modern BBC adaptation yes - Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman etc. The Avengers is based off an idea of a modern remake that didn't occur. The '98 remake didn't feel quite right. In my head I have tended to picture the original performers; ludicrous I know but ult...

Chapter 9 As the Ogron rounded the corner Harry went flying forward on his broomstick and slammed into the Ogron’s chest. Harry flew forwards, pushing the Ogron backwards into the wall on the opposite side of the corridor. Harry rolled into the impact well and rolled off his broomstick. He stood qu...

Chapter 8 How long do we have before the Master strikes again?” Bond asked. “He will need to gather energy for his laser screwdriver,” the Doctor said. “And he will be unable to do much magic for a while because I drained the chest plate making it risky to do much. He’ll also be adjusting to his ne...

Thank you for the encouragement Lady Tevar. Most appreciated. :) Chapter 7 It was not long until Mycroft had gathered them in a hospital room in a secure building, sat just outside of London. Harry lay healing on a bed, propped up with visible bruising on him. Emma was having her foot rebandaged as...