Forum | Dave | Activity https://thecarrier.net/members/davewallace/activity/ Activity feed for Dave. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:18:01 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e33ae2046059a561c70a229e3edd4446 Dave replied to the topic What Is Going On In Your Life? in the forum Treehousery https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/what-is-going-on-in-your-life/page/6/#post-147996 Sun, 31 May 2026 10:43:28 +0000 Happy Birthday Ben!

]]> 7a65aa214cdb868a29b0d7ff0cb23b67 Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/26/#post-147982 Sat, 30 May 2026 07:36:16 +0000

]]> e7f5971e7e8d4cba9cfdc48dba1bed2d Dave replied to the topic Random Comics-Related Stuff in the forum Comics talk https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/random-comics-related-stuff/page/10/#post-147954 Wed, 27 May 2026 22:33:25 +0000 They should have Stan Lee’s voice coming out of a hologram of Jack Kirby.

]]> 31f43a8525cda1c6257abe803a6f4d27 Dave replied to the topic Politics and Current Affairs in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/politics-and-current-affairs/page/32/#post-147936 Wed, 27 May 2026 07:22:42 +0000 You either die a villain, or live long enough to see yourself become even more of a villain

]]> 349503910f64414d3b496618b6321cd0 Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/26/#post-147928 Tue, 26 May 2026 21:03:30 +0000

]]> e25d7e3bb9ccd1131a674e877626e1eb Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/26/#post-147924 Tue, 26 May 2026 20:28:01 +0000 b794b79970c5b8fdc924cd820aedff99 Dave replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/15/#post-147904 Tue, 26 May 2026 06:53:27 +0000 Send Help is a weird movie. Lots of fun Raimi touches and a decent enough central premise, but it isn’t coherent as a whole. It feels choppy and nonsensical and operates on a kind of cartoon logic that makes it hard to buy into it or care about it. It’s almost like a Tom & Jerry cartoon at times.

Also it has a weirdly cheap look to it (lots of…Read more

]]> 853753efbcea76c10dc83d005a6dec35 Dave replied to the topic The Boys - SPOILER discussion in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-boys-spoiler-discussion/page/5/#post-147885 Mon, 25 May 2026 18:19:46 +0000 Finally finished this. The final couple of episodes aren’t terrible but they just come way too late after a season of fannying around that mostly doesn’t really go anywhere. It feels like this show has limped towards the end over the last couple of seasons but if they’d ended it earlier with basically the same story beats I think it would have…Read more

]]> 41deb7aabbc19b4daab1f735d9350ca9 Dave replied to the topic The Continuing New Comics Thread in the forum Comics talk https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-continuing-new-comics-thread/page/9/#post-147874 Mon, 25 May 2026 08:02:47 +0000 I don’t think a lawsuit ever happened but I remember North making it clear that she was aware of Hickman’s HoXPoX and the similarities of the Moira storyline to her own work.

I’ve read The First 15 Lives Of Harry August and the reincarnation concept and the way it is used are very similar to what Hickman was doing with Moira in HoXPoX. You could…Read more

]]> c10be21d882369410634a2f4d84a0002 Dave replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/10/#post-147856 Sun, 24 May 2026 13:09:57 +0000 Also, I continue to be wowed by the Jada Street Fighter II figures.

Balrog is a great representation of a character who was never my favourite but makes for a surprisingly satisfying big chunky figure.

And E. Honda is fantastic and features the most inspired effects piece yet.

]]> b70224c02ff25e2cabd3a7e6f35a434c Dave replied to the topic The Toy Thread in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-toy-thread/page/10/#post-147854 Sun, 24 May 2026 09:54:02 +0000 I’ve picked up a bunch more Transformers in recent months.

SS86 Thundercracker is fine, but a bit too smooth and animation-orientation to me – I like a bit of greebling. Being so flat kind of makes him look cheap. And the jet mode is virtually the same as the Earthrise mould so this isn’t really all that much of an upgrade.

SS86 Hound is a…Read more

]]> d65008994737a1ab431b92b20ad1a35c Dave replied to the topic Support the Carrier in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/support-the-carrier/#post-147796 Sat, 23 May 2026 07:07:36 +0000 It might just be my perception but it feels like engagement is dwindling quite a bit these days and there are fewer and fewer of us posting regularly. Given that, I’m not sure it makes sense to keep forking out money to keep it going if free alternatives are available that will allow people to keep in touch.

Hopefully that’s not too negative but…Read more

]]> e143e3a68f3b7b631aa28c60e6d96833 Dave replied to the topic What're you reading? (non comics) in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/whatre-you-reading-non-comics/page/6/#post-147789 Fri, 22 May 2026 19:38:23 +0000 The new Alan Moore novel came out this week and my copy just arrived. I liked but didn’t love the first one so we’ll see how this second one goes.

]]> 06ec64a1b49f741c5c25db87168e2686 Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/26/#post-147778 Fri, 22 May 2026 15:08:04 +0000 75d61aa451ba5c002a2d124f4fa95718 Dave replied to the topic Movie News & Trailers: Coming Attractions in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/movie-news-trailers-coming-attractions/page/2/#post-147739 Wed, 20 May 2026 20:09:45 +0000 Yes I have seen some criticism of the casting, nominally that it is historically inaccurate but seemingly mainly to complain that the cast includes black and trans actors.

Apparently complaints about historical inaccuracy don’t extend to them all having American accents and speaking English though, that’s obviously fine.

]]> 12b83828f39fbc0aec22e1916eb913f0 Dave replied to the topic Movie News & Trailers: Coming Attractions in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/movie-news-trailers-coming-attractions/page/2/#post-147734 Wed, 20 May 2026 16:44:33 +0000 My experience of seeing Dunkirk in the cinema was slightly ruined by the woman a couple of seats away from me with a pint glass of white wine loudly declaring at the end that the film made no sense because there was no way Tom Hardy’s plane could have been in the air for a week.

]]> 249cb2c84e874b6b4f9e79418c29fcff Dave replied to the topic Movie News & Trailers: Coming Attractions in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/movie-news-trailers-coming-attractions/page/2/#post-147719 Tue, 19 May 2026 21:01:46 +0000 Where I agree on this is Insomnia. That’s his flattest and most conventional film and doesn’t stand out for me. A big comedown after Memento.

]]> d4aa22dfb0fb2ff1e1bad2fded3973d5 Dave replied to the topic Movie News & Trailers: Coming Attractions in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/movie-news-trailers-coming-attractions/page/2/#post-147718 Tue, 19 May 2026 21:00:14 +0000 See, for me that one didn’t work because it’s one of the few examples of him letting all the clever-clever stuff overwhelm the narrative thrust and emotion of the film. I didn’t have a clue what was meant to be going on in that big climactic backwards-forwards battle, the movie had totally lost me by that point.

]]> 64ceb806dd6d3d53d0593768a11b3ea3 Dave replied to the topic Movie News & Trailers: Coming Attractions in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/movie-news-trailers-coming-attractions/page/2/#post-147717 Tue, 19 May 2026 20:57:59 +0000 I’ve seen a lot more advance criticism of The Odyssey than I have excitement for it. He seems to be one of those popular directors that it’s trendy to say isn’t very good, when I think he actually is very good, technically and conceptually.

]]> 6d180fcd8c6c46481c52736d384d16c6 Dave replied to the topic Movie News & Trailers: Coming Attractions in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/movie-news-trailers-coming-attractions/page/2/#post-147700 Tue, 19 May 2026 06:42:00 +0000 I thought Dunkirk was excellent! As with most Nolan movies, even when telling a relatively straightforward story he plays with time and structure (see also Oppenheimer), and Zimmer’s music in Dunkirk was superb too and elevated the whole thing another notch.

It might be an unfashionable opinion but I don’t think Nolan has made many bad films.…Read more

]]> 9827afd3b46b8646105fd920bbcc1395 Dave replied to the topic The Food and Drink Thread in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-food-and-drink-thread/page/11/#post-147685 Mon, 18 May 2026 17:12:55 +0000 This is also true of actual churches and monasteries.

]]> 535ae101966c7eba1dccc9747e796391 Dave replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/15/#post-147684 Mon, 18 May 2026 17:09:16 +0000 <p style=”text-align: left;”>
Yeah, this was superb. Not sure if it’s just me but the show seems to be getting better and better with every episode. She’s been great in a supporting capacity so far but elevating her to the lead for an episode worked brilliantly.</p>

]]> 23ae19059e17825eda7fb6a9eb8f6930 Dave replied to the topic Politics and Current Affairs in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/politics-and-current-affairs/page/32/#post-147655 Sun, 17 May 2026 10:48:31 +0000 I agree with a lot of the above post but particularly this.

As well as this bizarrely cautious approach, one of Starmer’s big weaknesses is that he is a poor communicator and has struggled for years to really give a sense of what he and the Labour Party under his leadership really stand for. Very rarely have they been able to take a principled…Read more

]]> b6a157077dcc845a6b65156c378df0a9 Dave replied to the topic Politics and Current Affairs in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/politics-and-current-affairs/page/32/#post-147635 Sat, 16 May 2026 17:00:42 +0000 One of them is an inflated, artificial, not-really-human backup that you’d only call upon to take over if the situation was absolutely dire, and the other is OK it’s obvious where this is going but I couldn’t resist.

]]> d7f8010f77dbd43f6c154d3eada05933 Dave replied to the topic Politics and Current Affairs in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/politics-and-current-affairs/page/32/#post-147632 Sat, 16 May 2026 15:16:52 +0000

]]> 249a22fd7d91b4b8930c428797c82fbb Dave replied to the topic Politics and Current Affairs in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/politics-and-current-affairs/page/32/#post-147603 Fri, 15 May 2026 14:17:39 +0000

]]> 5f529e07a8f19dcc937c63169aeb9981 Dave replied to the topic Politics and Current Affairs in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/politics-and-current-affairs/page/32/#post-147600 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:54:16 +0000 I think there is a definite sense of voters being taken for granted when someone like Burnham gets dropped into a supposedly safe seat like this. As though his election as an MP is a foregone conclusion, regardless of the democratic process. For that reason alone it feels like it would be nice for him not to get an easy win.

]]> 305f1c7a2d6a25095975819ef153c153 Dave replied to the topic The Trades Thread: Collected Editions in the forum Comics talk https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/the-trades-thread-collected-editions/page/7/#post-147561 Thu, 14 May 2026 06:16:54 +0000 You probably forgot you owned it already.

]]> a364f57ccd5028e791a089c6db2ae2cf Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/26/#post-147519 Tue, 12 May 2026 08:01:33 +0000

]]> 3e9e3702f23e9ff34f128348235c9724 Dave replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/15/#post-147507 Mon, 11 May 2026 09:16:42 +0000 <p style=”text-align: left;”>
That’s right. He also features here but not in such a leading capacity – this is more of an ensemble piece, although nominally I guess the leads of the movie are Johnny Cage (played by Karl Urban who does a decent if unremarkable job and plays it exactly how you’d expect) and Kitana, who gets a surprisingly decent…Read more

]]> 9fcc846cf7beae2755456c15c2798fb2 Dave replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/15/#post-147492 Sun, 10 May 2026 17:06:23 +0000 I’m not sure how serious this question is, but no, not really. There are a few characters that return from that movie and a bit of backstory but it’s all recapped in this one.

There wasn’t even a fighting tournament in the first one – that happens in this one – so in retrospect the whole first movie feels like a glorified prologue for this…Read more

]]> f0a6bf774b9f997bfdd717b6ff024a4f Dave replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/15/#post-147490 Sun, 10 May 2026 15:44:51 +0000 I saw Mortal Kombat II. it isn’t going to win any Oscars but it’s a fun time if you like Mortal Kombat. Compared to the previous film (which I thought was good but not great) this one learns some lessons and features lots of great fights, plenty of fun personalities, less extraneous storytelling detail and a simpler, more fun plot that is just an…Read more

]]> 807e70ca85f561a7dbe565472de5fad7 Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/26/#post-147483 Sun, 10 May 2026 06:36:09 +0000 082c787818b2aacbe91c24be70a8fedd Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/26/#post-147471 Sat, 09 May 2026 19:08:41 +0000 af8fff20cf58789c6958df366bcfac32 Dave replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/15/#post-147447 Thu, 07 May 2026 15:40:17 +0000 I’ve been watching this too. Really good. It does well in balancing the spooky horror and the comedy without undercutting the creepier elements, and Matthew Rhys (who I liked a lot in The Beast In Me) is a great lead. Already looking forward to the next episodes.

]]> c644837bab8aabbd3f371967391af1ed Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/26/#post-147444 Thu, 07 May 2026 15:37:42 +0000 233264932f0677282cba4bfe50da73f3 Dave replied to the topic Movie News & Trailers: Coming Attractions in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/movie-news-trailers-coming-attractions/page/2/#post-147399 Tue, 05 May 2026 06:14:56 +0000

]]> 01506ccd71859d7eb536c65a8a8095ef Dave replied to the topic Old Comics Thread in the forum Comics talk https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/old-comics-thread/page/3/#post-147392 Mon, 04 May 2026 06:22:30 +0000 For a long time Comixology did have regular sales where older stuff would be available for 99c/69p per issue. I used to catch up on a lot of books that way.

The digital comics infrastructure has sadly taken a big step backwards since Comixology got swallowed up by Amazon.

]]> 72e600c3484ab1b84a1671d128ac77d3 Dave replied to the topic You Have Been Watching in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/you-have-been-watching-2/page/15/#post-147391 Mon, 04 May 2026 06:19:59 +0000 I felt the same, it was much better than I expected and surprisingly emotional in places. Parts of the story I found really moving from both a parent and child perspective. Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes were both great in it. I need to see the new one too.

]]> d8e4962972cbcd56721c908cf8b97d0e Dave replied to the topic Old Comics Thread in the forum Comics talk https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/old-comics-thread/page/3/#post-147368 Sun, 03 May 2026 12:05:17 +0000 Usually the content is old enough that anybody who wants to buy it at a more standard price has already done so. For digital comics as opposed to physical, sales are basically pure profit, so if you can reach a new audience for older material by setting an ultra-low price – an audience that wouldn’t have bought the book under any other…Read more

]]> 3e74eb41b6e6a7934e427611d56a9f56 Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/25/#post-147365 Sun, 03 May 2026 12:00:02 +0000 4d55aeb04530c38e1e15c7632588938d Dave replied to the topic Random Comics-Related Stuff in the forum Comics talk https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/random-comics-related-stuff/page/10/#post-147295 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:21:38 +0000 Technically newsarama beat them to the punch by being shit from the start.

]]> 2d88ccd3911f541e880a559a27cde16a Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/25/#post-147285 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:08:41 +0000 28dbbdc392e9fb65d6500af07cf8189a Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/25/#post-147282 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:08:14 +0000 adb9166bddf8cbcabdbc4acaf87cb9e2 Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/25/#post-147279 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:56:15 +0000 ab8570ec4c15e2fbde993d1aca278865 Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/25/#post-147256 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:32:24 +0000 862530d54554a7ddff49f20ad33909ee Dave replied to the topic Star Wars Thread: Episode II in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/star-wars-thread-episode-ii/page/7/#post-147206 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:12:12 +0000

]]> ae9927c828d8bd3aad12ce45fc1a53bb Dave replied to the topic Funny pictures, images and the like in the forum The Loveland Arms - pub chat https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/funny-pictures-images-and-the-like/page/25/#post-147158 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:58:56 +0000 3b8606d662fbb8b71344798ddc5399d2 Dave replied to the topic Daredevil: Born Again (With SPOILERS) in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/daredevil-born-again-with-spoilers/#post-147150 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:57:11 +0000 Yeah I’ve watched two or three episodes and can’t work up the enthusiasm to watch any further. I find it all really flat and unengaging and it seems to miss a lot of what makes Daredevil appealing as a character. D’Onofrio is great but even his performance can’t carry this.

]]> 9c138dde5bf711215c8c4ba980187664 Dave replied to the topic Movie News & Trailers: Coming Attractions in the forum Movies, TV and other media https://thecarrier.net/forums/topic/movie-news-trailers-coming-attractions/page/2/#post-147028 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:41:02 +0000

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