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[gwydion]

* "Burial chamber research breakthrough:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-25689652

* "Ireland's storms unearth 6,000-year-old dwellings near Galway:" http://www.irishcentral.com/news/irelands-storms-unearths-6000-year-old-dwellings-near-galway-240026291-240125091.html

* "Iron Age fort reveals edge of steel:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25734877

* "Well preserved Iron Age village uncovered in Denmark:" http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/01/2014/well-preserved-iron-age-village-uncovered-in-denmark

* This looks extremely tenuous to me. They found a bone from the right two hundred year stretch with weak provenance. "Archaeologists may have found remains of Alfred the Great:" http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/17/alfred-the-great-edward-elder-remains-found-winchester?CMP=twt_gu

* "This medieval manuscript curses the cat who peed on it:" http://io9.com/this-medieval-manuscript-curses-the-cat-who-peed-on-it-1502884468?f

* "The mysterious dancing epidemic of 1518.:" http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2014/01/10/flashback-friday-mysterious-dancing-epidemic-1518/#.UvcLGoWwLdi

* They arrested people in Sochi for trying to hang a banner with part of the Olympic Charter on the grounds that the non-discrimination clause is gay propaganda. Putin appropiated Queen's "We Will Rock You" for the opening ceremonies. It feels obscene to me that they are using Freddy Mercury's voice at an event where he wouldn't have been welcome had he lived and while they are rounding up people for rainbow flags all over the town where the event is being held.

* "All Aboard the Redemption Train!:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2014/02/all-aboard-redemption-train.html

* Re: Helix. The character I actually liked is Doreen. I think you see the problem. Also, I'm having a hard time believing in most of the characters as scientists, and having all the villains being PoC is a clear problem. You know me. I love outbreak fiction. I was a 14th century specialist. I watch modern epidemics, and when I had access to them, I used to read the CDC Mortality and Morbidity Reports for fun. When I say this show is not much working for me... Yeah.


* Re: Bitten. I was not impressed with the book when I read it for a whole lot of reasons. (Tropes and cliches I find irritating in werewolf fiction in particular and supernatural romance in general. Rapey love interest, etc..) I'm not all that impressed with the TV Show either. I'm thinking this is a franchise that would benefit from drifting away from the book, but they are sticking mighty close.

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[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

That pretty much sums up what we've thought of Helix - Doreen is the only character with actual character and... yeah. The rest are blatant cookie-cutter-tropes (and Hitake such a collection of "yellow peril" stereotypes that 1940s propaganda departments would call it a bit much). The science is... dubious to say the least, Alan is the worst kind of alpha male hero and I boggle at them having to explain what a quaratine is nearly every week. I also wants to know where this lab is in the Arctic circle apparently outside of any govt control

Bitten is far too loyal to the book - keeping all the whole "rawr wolfy alpha male" and the ridiculous "only female werewolf, precious, who everyone wants to rape" themes. And being just boring for people who read the book...

[gwyd.livejournal.com]

Oh! I missed it was the Arctic. I'd assumed Antarctica, which would make better sense both from the out of specific government control and the isolation perspective. The Arctic Circle is all claimed so that makes way less sense.

I think we are in agreement on both.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Given the latest episode with a First Nations village populated by people with American accents, I'm assuming it's supposed to be Alaska -but why would the CDC not have complete jurisdiction. Earlier it was possibly Greenland - which is autonomous/Denmark... in which case the US military and CDC have no place at all

[gwyd.livejournal.com]

Ah. I haven't seen the new one yet. I suppose it would have to be Arctic. That make zero sense.