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Chris Farnell

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I've written the Crew Handbook for Star Trek Lower Decks, the Prospectus for Life is Strange's Caledon University, the joke book for Doctor Who and the continuing misadventures of the deadly starship Fermi. https://chrisfarnell.com

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When you were overconfident in stating how many babies you could beat in a fight, and the first baby walks in.

07.03.2026 08:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aside from all of that and many other separate objections I have - the time just feels wrong for a heroic confederate movie? Y'know? I don't know why...

06.03.2026 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This, but also I want Alasdair Reynolds' Revenger books adapted by the BBC with identical production values to their 90s Gormenghast adaptation.

06.03.2026 21:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have prayed, and God, in His wisdom has told me that in return for the continued suffering of the wretch, He is willing to change the name.

06.03.2026 21:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Don't do it Stef, it cannot be allowed to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

06.03.2026 21:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank God, I thought this was just us. My daughter's made a "Book of Power"? I'm not allowed to look inside it but the cover is a crucifix with two sets of crossed bones either side of it...

06.03.2026 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I mean we're heading into semantic waters, but she might view it less as her "body" than as an oxygen tank? Her identity and sense of self are tied to the projection, not the projector.

06.03.2026 20:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe the projector is not actually within her body (ala Rimmer's light bee) but just sort of hovers nearby?

06.03.2026 20:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are you "those voters"?

06.03.2026 19:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sorry, but I am forced to stand as pro-hench slug centaur. We salute our weirdly buff pseudogastropods.

06.03.2026 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OK, but now we have to campaign for the word "meat" to revert to its original meaning of any kind of food

06.03.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I did not know this. Excellent. I'm on board.

06.03.2026 18:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dr Hauschka Soothing Cleansing Milk

Dr Hauschka Soothing Cleansing Milk

I wondered why this was so disgusting in a latte. And so expensive!

06.03.2026 18:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well the name is European. It's probably meant to taste like that but you're too unrefined to appreciate it. Stick at it!

06.03.2026 18:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Struggling free of the security guard to rush back into Mark's & Spencer to tell the cashier that *actually*, because cows eat grass, *all* steaks are "plant based", so it was a very easy mistake to make!

06.03.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EU agrees to chop meaty names from vegetarian and vegan food products Lawmakers will ban use of 31 meat-related names as part of efforts to help livestock farmers in food supply markets

Thank God! I have been *so confused!*
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

06.03.2026 18:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I am *very* excited for it, and it seemed remiss not to name check it while listing "Things that are happily occupying Firefly's former niche"

06.03.2026 16:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In conclusion, buy Life Is Strange: Reunion tie-in books!
Like this one:
www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Strange...
And this one!:
www.amazon.com/Life-Strange...

06.03.2026 16:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Narrator: Something *was* dropping on Friday.

06.03.2026 16:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a statue of a snake says yes in a foggy room ALT: a statue of a snake says yes in a foggy room
06.03.2026 14:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For the record, I like Babylon 5, but I'm not just going to not click Like on a Spaced reference.

06.03.2026 14:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Without wanting to create a binary and then insist my stuff doesn't fit it, within this model Fermi's Progress is a small town regional branch of a chain of estate agents.

06.03.2026 14:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh shit, I've been blocked by the funny hippo guy!

06.03.2026 13:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*Points* Star Trek.

06.03.2026 12:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If they all live in a farmhouse, it's a Firefly. If they all live in an office, it's a Star Trek.

06.03.2026 10:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Honestly, my real takeway is you mustn't have checked out Final Architecture, Space Sweepers or Revenger yet, coz I'd consider any of those a fair trade.

06.03.2026 09:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha! None taken!

06.03.2026 09:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you Google around, Joss Whedon has spoken about what he planned for Inara. It's pretty fucking gross.

06.03.2026 09:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think, Simon, that is possible, maybe likely, that you do not know the things I know about what was planned for Firefly Season 2.
Bullet. Dodged.

06.03.2026 09:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Look, I don't want to start a fight here, but I'm afraid Babylon 5 is a Star Trek.

06.03.2026 09:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0