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Space Opera (Do You See)
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— 6 Feb 2009 Pete Baran 1 comment

io9 recently had a clip from US comedy show Robot Chicken (kind of a US Adam & Joe show) where they do a operatic précis of Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan. And an entertaining little piece of stop motion animation vs operatic tropes it is too.[…]

Do Us a Flavour 2 & 3: Chilli & Chocolate and Fish & Chips
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— 6 Feb 2009 Ewan 5 comments

This is where I compare and contrast, because next out of the packet are two flavours which sit in natural opposition, occupying different ends of the taste spectrum. Does either of them succeed, then?
To some observers, Chilli & Chocolate was th[…]

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