Decent performances all around, but still the usual received series problems of the story being rushed through and painfully underdeveloped characters (Pex Jr and the villain in particular were very 2D, and poor Sash 55 was almost comically formulaic).

Saying that I LOVED Belinda Chandra! I got some serious Barbara Wright vibes from her; she looks like she can can really stand up to the Doctor and be a character in her own right!

Looking forward to seeing where this series goes.

The Sega Mega CD and the 32x were genuinely great pieces of hardware…but nearly all the games were awful. I love the Mega CD in particular, and I say that as a Nintendo kid.

UK here, stuck with only Channel 4 showing it with the English dub and yikes…that was just awful. There were several times where I thought “That was the best take you had?” While not as unintentionally comical as the “Uzumaki” dub it still just took me right out of the experience. The original Japanese soundtrack has some genuine VA legends including Mamoru Miyano, Megumi Hayashibara, and Koichi Yamadera…while the English dub seems to be a bunch of bored teenagers cold reading the script.

Hopefully Channel 4 will eventually add the original Japanese track, but I don’t think they ever did for “Uzumaki”, or maybe Crunchyroll will get it eventually. I’d rather not have to sail the seven seas.

But for now I won’t be going back for episode 2.

Just to give an update on this now that it’s resolved.

I went to a local jewellers who are also a Tissot stockist and let them have a look over the watch and strap. They couldn’t see anything wrong with the watch or the lugs, nor the strap, so they recommended I get in touch with Tissot.

When I contacted Tissot about it they were very, VERY helpful. They instantly offered me a free like for like replacement on the strap I bought, though pointed out that I may continue to have the same problems with the new one.

Alternatively they offered to send me a replacement of the original strap that came with the watch, essentially for half price. The original strap has an alligator style finish and a butterfly clasp, neither of which I like, but they then offered me the alligator strap with a buckle for free…which I feel was a decent compromise.

Of course, in the time since I contacted Tissot about this the strap didn’t fall off once! The previous week it fell of my wrist three times!

I’ve received the replacement, non-quick release strap and have been wearing it for about a week now and have had no problems. I still preferred the plane black leather strap I originally bought, but it seems it just doesn’t play nice with this watch.

At the end of the day Tissot did right by me and I can rest assured that my watch will stay securely on my wrist!

When are they bringing back the frog?

I saw it was based on Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson stuff and decided to pass.

In my head the Paul McGann TV Movie is called “The Millennium Clock.”

Better than the meaningless “The Enemy Within” title suggested by the producer.

Maybe the dots had grown to hate the inhabitants of Finetown so much that they just enjoyed watching them get eaten by slugs. I mean sure they could just headbutt them to death…but which is funnier?

After the end of the episode I can totally understand that point of view.

Dragging myself through Dune 7 and 8 by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson was one of the most miserable reading experiences of my life…so I think I’ll pass on a show based on one of their spin offs.

I’d trade The Web Planet for Marco Polo.

Another vote from me for out and almond milk. If you do any kind of milk steaming or latte art then oat is great for that…and I just like the flavour of almond milk. It’s really nice with breakfast cereals too as it adds a nice nutty flavour to everything.

There is nothing wrong with Soy milk, but with coffee you have to be careful you don’t curdle it due to the high temperature.

When cleaning I unscrew the top section and use the provided brush to clean the burrs and push any grounds out into the collection bin. I did wipe the part where the two sections meet with a dry paper towel as there were a few grounds, so I may have removed some of the lubrication.

I quite like this one from the Coffee Chronicler. It’s heavily inspired by Tetsu’s recipe but cuts out the temperature drop and makes it easier for those mornings when you want to make good coffee when you’re still half asleep.

https://youtu.be/68ZOXrXbVHc?si=euLieqh-lCDSdMUF

It’s 20g of coffee, 160g of water with the switch open, let it drain until 45 seconds, close he switch, add another 160g of water, let it steep until the 2 minutes mark, open the switch and let it drain.

It’s not as smoot and sweet as Tetsu’s, but it’s still a great and easy recipe I use often. I hope you enjoy! Looking forward to seeing what other recipes are posted.