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Post by Timelord007 on Dec 19, 2022 9:08:08 GMT
Now I k ow you’re taking the Mickey - Germany doesn’t HAVE any comedians. My dad says the same thing about England....
In all honesty, my dad goes and sees shows of people (who call themselves "comedians") who would not make me laugh if they flooded the audience with laughing gas.
All a matter of perspective. An acquired taste. I had to learn English sense of humor first. Ours is very direct. We often do not get yours.
We have loads of great comedians in UK there called politicians
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Post by martinw8686 on Dec 19, 2022 15:25:48 GMT
A fantastic set of stories, the third story hit me hard because it reminded me of the prejudice my cousin endured being gay & how badly his stepdad treated him that he then pretended to have a girlfriend but sadly it all ended that he committed suicide as he thought his family would be better off without him. Breaks my heart to this day as last conversation I had we argued as I told him stop being fake accept your gay & stuff the family & there prejudices, I should have been more supportive & tactful but as someone who had prejudice over having mental illness I tried to instill in him people will either have accept this is who you are or if they can't then they can f..K off. So sorry to read about your cousin, that's heartbreaking. It sounds like you tried to empower him, it's easy to look back in hindsight and pick apart your conversations when tragedy strikes. I've struggled with mental health most of my life, in my darkest moments I've self-harmed and overdosed several times. When I'm well I can look back and see a lot of my thoughts were irrational and I'd fallen into a cycle of despair, there have been times when I don't think anyone could have said the right thing to make me feel better, I wasn't in the right place to hear anything compassionate or helpful. It's all the more tragic when someone is shown prejudice, I hope as times goes on, humanity can grow and recognise that difference should be celebrated and we all have value, it's particularly important that we help the most marginalised in society to know they are loved and have every right to be who they are. I like to think that those we loose are in a better place, a kinder place where they have infinite perspective and understanding. They look back on their friends and family with love, kindness and boundless good will. In this better place everyone is cherished and celebrated for who they are, and old grudges are long forgotten. I hope you're well, we can only live one day at a time and try to do our best. With mental health I know how hard it is to stay positive, I try to be kind and hope that by supporting others I can take in that posititivity and feel better in myself.
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Post by Timelord007 on Dec 20, 2022 6:16:07 GMT
A fantastic set of stories, the third story hit me hard because it reminded me of the prejudice my cousin endured being gay & how badly his stepdad treated him that he then pretended to have a girlfriend but sadly it all ended that he committed suicide as he thought his family would be better off without him. Breaks my heart to this day as last conversation I had we argued as I told him stop being fake accept your gay & stuff the family & there prejudices, I should have been more supportive & tactful but as someone who had prejudice over having mental illness I tried to instill in him people will either have accept this is who you are or if they can't then they can f..K off. So sorry to read about your cousin, that's heartbreaking. It sounds like you tried to empower him, it's easy to look back in hindsight and pick apart your conversations when tragedy strikes. I've struggled with mental health most of my life, in my darkest moments I've self-harmed and overdosed several times. When I'm well I can look back and see a lot of my thoughts were irrational and I'd fallen into a cycle of despair, there have been times when I don't think anyone could have said the right thing to make me feel better, I wasn't in the right place to hear anything compassionate or helpful. It's all the more tragic when someone is shown prejudice, I hope as times goes on, humanity can grow and recognise that difference should be celebrated and we all have value, it's particularly important that we help the most marginalised in society to know they are loved and have every right to be who they are. I like to think that those we loose are in a better place, a kinder place where they have infinite perspective and understanding. They look back on their friends and family with love, kindness and boundless good will. In this better place everyone is cherished and celebrated for who they are, and old grudges are long forgotten. I hope you're well, we can only live one day at a time and try to do our best. With mental health I know how hard it is to stay positive, I try to be kind and hope that by supporting others I can take in that posititivity and feel better in myself. A wonderful heartfelt post that genuinely touched my heart.
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Post by martinw8686 on Dec 20, 2022 16:09:20 GMT
So sorry to read about your cousin, that's heartbreaking. It sounds like you tried to empower him, it's easy to look back in hindsight and pick apart your conversations when tragedy strikes. I've struggled with mental health most of my life, in my darkest moments I've self-harmed and overdosed several times. When I'm well I can look back and see a lot of my thoughts were irrational and I'd fallen into a cycle of despair, there have been times when I don't think anyone could have said the right thing to make me feel better, I wasn't in the right place to hear anything compassionate or helpful. It's all the more tragic when someone is shown prejudice, I hope as times goes on, humanity can grow and recognise that difference should be celebrated and we all have value, it's particularly important that we help the most marginalised in society to know they are loved and have every right to be who they are. I like to think that those we loose are in a better place, a kinder place where they have infinite perspective and understanding. They look back on their friends and family with love, kindness and boundless good will. In this better place everyone is cherished and celebrated for who they are, and old grudges are long forgotten. I hope you're well, we can only live one day at a time and try to do our best. With mental health I know how hard it is to stay positive, I try to be kind and hope that by supporting others I can take in that posititivity and feel better in myself. A wonderful heartfelt post that genuinely touched my heart. Thank you, really pleased to be able to offer some kind words. Merry Christmas
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Post by The Brigadier on Dec 20, 2022 16:22:54 GMT
A wonderful heartfelt post that genuinely touched my heart. Thank you, really pleased to be able to offer some kind words. Merry Christmas I've just seen your original response to Timelord, and he is right - what a lovely sentiment to express so publicly. Kudos to you.
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Post by Timelord007 on Dec 20, 2022 18:07:37 GMT
A wonderful heartfelt post that genuinely touched my heart. Thank you, really pleased to be able to offer some kind words. Merry Christmas You too my friend.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Dec 21, 2022 10:39:32 GMT
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Post by IndieMacUser on Dec 27, 2022 17:02:17 GMT
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Post by jacobz40 on Jan 4, 2023 11:46:38 GMT
Just listened to Here Lies Drax, fun stuff!
Side note: noticed that in the end-of-story credits, McGann said the name of the box set before the story title here, but that wasn't the case in What Lies Inside. Is there a consistent norm here or is it differing back and forth?
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Post by masterdoctor on Feb 28, 2023 21:53:19 GMT
I’ve listened to the first two stories so far as I catch up on releases.
Here Lies Drax:
A well thought out and fun timey-whimey tale and I really enjoyed the final twist, however the big gripe is that it just ends so abruptly. Really enjoyed Shane Richie and Nicola Walker in this one.
The Love Vampires:
I don’t know if I was just in the wrong mood, but nothing about this worked for me. The plot/villains I found to be bland and run of the mill even with the conceit of them being "Love Vampires". The main cast are fine, but no one gets much interesting or new to do, with Helen’s sub plot feeling like a rehash of previous stories. However, I found all of the guest guest/characters insufferable. They all so little personality, and they all are just so whiney/antagonistic the whole time.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jun 7, 2023 20:54:03 GMT
Catching up as well and I rather loved this box set. It is funny to me that I’ve felt this TARDIS was played out for years now and this, along with the previous box set of the “reboot” takes the history of this trio that felt so tired to me and makes the relationships feel fresh. The set moves from strength to strength and culminates with the beautiful Albie’s Angels. If there were a poll the first two stories would get a 3 and the final one would get a 4.5. Huge surprise for me
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Post by nottenst on Dec 29, 2023 20:08:36 GMT
I've only listened to Here Lies Drax so far. I actually listened to it on Wednesday and then decided to listen to it again today to fully appreciate all that was going on. What a wild and crazy Drax story. To be expected.
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I've listened to all of them now. Albie's Angels was great. The one thing about it that is confusing is having the same actor as Jack Harper and Jase Harper. I think I thought at least one thing going on in the 60s was happening in the 2020s. I think it was clear by the end, but that is the danger of audio sometimes.
The Interviews make what happened even more poignant.
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