User blog:JERealize/Progress Bar: Issue 024

JER: Okay. Got a good long list to consider. Let's see...

(A girl in a sailor suit falls out of the sky face-first. Julian finds her on the ground and lifts her head a bit to notice the word "CHAIRFACE" written in marker across her forehead.)

JER: (lowers head, faces the sky) Not funny!

(JER turns back to the audience.)

JER: Anyway, I've got a good long list to consider, in this edition of Progress Bar.

(title drop)

Blogs of the Week
A bit of a long list. Let's start with this.

That's right. Nova didn't win. She was close; in the lead for a while, in fact; but she was beaten out. Also, Epic didn't win, and I don't see signs of him running again. Poor guy.

This guy Fyrexx won 4 Featureds at the same time, and if you already won Featured User, you can only hope to tie with him. I once knew Zac as a friend a year ago, but it seemed that we lost our friendship a way back. Oh, well. Next column.

(Chairface Chippendale tries and fails to drink his cameo tea.)

Webly's starting a new blog in which you can get show recommendations. I got mine, so that's pretty much interesting. I hope to try to watch Fringe soon, but after seeing teasers about Peter Bishop years back without knowing of the show, I don't know if I can.

And finally, this blog. You know what this means. (This video contains swearing, so watch if you're of age.)

Alright, then. Next level. And I'm really aching for this revelation.

Possible Ripoff?
So, I know you don't watch Doctor Who, but I have to point this out to someone. In the story "The Power of Three", we see a collection of black indestructible cubes landing all over the world. This gains alarm from all over the world, but eventually, seeing as they do absolutely nothing, the world pays little attention to them, and eventually place them all over the place. It's only after a year goes by that things get ugly.

Well, what are these Tally cubes? Well, I don't know, but I have an idea where the idea came from.

Mr. Big from WordGirl.

So, I know you don't watch that show, either, but I have to point this out, too. Back in Two-thousand-something, Mr. Big released a collection of white indestructible cubes for sale, each one called "The Thing". He said they can do anything you wish for them to do, but was very vague about it, and everyone practically fought for one of their own, except for WordGirl herself, who doesn't seem to be affected by the mind-control device Mr. Big used to link with the Things to control the city and cause mob rule. (Don't worry about the spoiler; you never watched the show or gained interest in it anyway. Except for the fact that Mr. Big uses mind-control in his evil schemes a lot.)

Well, this is indeed something. Just look at the pics side by side, and note how similar they are.

What's your take on it? I don't buy the coincidence one bit. Chris Chibnall, what sort of hashtags were you high on when you wrote this? Did you not notice that an WordGirl fan from the early days would note this sort of shoutout? Did you actually want to see what people can do with The Thing had they the chance? Also, what's with the story's ending? The humans still on the spaceship died, and the Doctor's group completely overlooked that. I can understand the defibrillator giving the Doctor your conclusion idea, but-- wait, I'm rambling, aren't I?

Anyway, writers from the BBC got an idea from PBS programming. Wow. Just wow. So you think the Shakri gathered the Things Mr. Big made (probably in the landfills by the time the Shakri find them; way to waste a potential space elevator construction material), colored them black, customized them, and sent them to cover the Earth like Sherwin-Williams paint? (Wow. What a lame pun.) Probably a coincidence, but just think of what happened if Chris Chibnall actually used the idea of The Thing in his story. Just imagine the lawsuits (of course, after the BBC sues the Hub for creating Doctor Hooves, in which either lawsuit grouping is just as likely).

Alright, next thing, and make it quick, before I want to rant again-- too late.

Hey there Delilah what's it like in San Francisco

I'm two hundred miles away

But girl tonight you look so wishful, yes you do

Union Square can't shine as bright as you, I swear it's true

Anything else?
Okay, and to finish... My new signature.
 * Yeah... my fan-fic.
 * It's still slow-going here, mostly to the fact that I have the winner carry the key in his/her fist due to having no pockets, and I am not comfortable writing the alternative, even if Izzy used it in Total Drama Action. (To avoid spoilers, do not hover over the link.)

Who's the number one champion sound? You're looking at (and listening to) him. (Talk | Blogs | Contributions) 05:21, October 7, 2013 (UTC)