ElvisMiggell

Mind you, my research centered on the year 1961, when the decision to go to the Moon was reached after Gagarin's flight. If anything, the media whipped the American government into hysteria. From what I found, the American people didn't really care too much in the beginning. Most either accepted it, or merely waited for the U.S. to match the Soviets. It was mainly the media, who kept talking about world-wide prestige in the midst of the Cold War, that influenced the government. Which is why I saw it as more of a way of restoring prestige and gaining a political victory over communism rather than a scientific endeavor. Which is what the modern day media is now painfully excellent at doing. Thanks to them i'm currently earning next to nothing because of all the bull-rubbish they're telling people about the housing market over here!

You know what, if i had been around back then, i probably would have loved that!!!

Sorry, i did rather hijack the thread there! Find me some art!!!

Rob, although i haven't paid enough attention to the thread to know what your context is, the view of the USA's space race being a political activity is certainly one which i think bears serious merit. Certainly i've seen it discussed in many programmes before now, and i think it's a generally accepted view. That and the American public appeared to have been whipped up into a hysterical state by the media. It's an older trait than most people realise sometimes!

Oh don't get me wrong, the punishment is completely disproportionate to the crime. But she has still committed a crime. Given the current religious/political climate and the fact that she was working in a position of responsibility, it just suprises me that she didn't think to check whether it was allowed, or considered reasonable. I'm not even saying i agree with the law. Just that if you're in a country that isn't your own, it's not unreasonable to show a bit of respect for their culture and customs, which incedentally is exactly what we the public demand of asylum seekers and immigrants. Which is why i think they should deport her back to the UK. And is what i think we should do with immigrants and asylum seekers over here who refuse to respect the fact that this is the UK.

Sorry the reference is a little lost on me. Is that good or bad?

Blaspemer!!! ]

Was one of them me? I think i blocked a whole load of people about a year ago, because i never actually spoke to them on msn!!! That said i don't use msn at all these days.

Jeez J, wait until December at least!!!

I dunno J, she was over there in their country... gotta respect the rules. That said i think she should just be deported.

Is that really true?!?

It's the animations of LOSING to a Death Star that you don't want to see!

Hahaha! Genius! I have my very own little box of the force somewhere around here, now let me see if i can find it...!

Now that, i like. Lovely style. A little Stephen King-ish perhaps?

Oh. Dear.

Zoot probably got to him...

Nah the first two were enjoyable on the basis of a couple of badass fights. The third just plain sucked.

Only? You mean apart from the directionless, poorly acted tripe? I mean, does it not just come across to you as a novel series that did rather well because it was all a bit mysterious, and now it seems like they're making it up as they go along. It's worse than GL!

Well you are of course entitled to your completely WRONG opinion!

The Mist is quite good. Watched Resident Evil Extinction last night, felt rather let down

Watched all of the first series and none of the second series. Was far better than any of that Lost rubbish, but still not great.

Yeah i've completed it a few times before. Am loving the look of Mass Effect, will have to save my pennies!!!

Smoking baaad! Although that said, i'd rather see people getting stoned than drunk. Wait a minute, maybe that's what all these poor stressed out writers need?!?

I've had them... it's scary when they do it...

Ah yes, the favourite tactic of Corran Horn. Very useful actually