Twitter Twatter #46

The rest of June 2017:

Is it any relation to that fish that buries itself in pies? pic.twitter.com/N5yNjb5CVs

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 10 June 2017

If Jeremy Hunt remains in post Theresa May has clearly learned nothing from last night - RT to make your voice heard again #HuntMustGo pic.twitter.com/GrSrqxIoIy

— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) 9 June 2017

Ironically, the DUP don't believe in dinosaurs.

— Victims of Comics (@victimsofcomics) 10 June 2017

Jeremy Hunt has just been re-appointed as Health Secretary by Theresa May - pls RT if you agree it is an utter disgrace #reshuffle pic.twitter.com/1MvHToKmCT

— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) 11 June 2017

John Hurt 2013 - 2005

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 11 June 2017

Wirrn

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 14 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK Why did you vote against making properties fit for human habitation? https://t.co/wCNz7uJScs

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 14 June 2017

not one fucking thing pic.twitter.com/2orl4kG2Vf

— Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) 15 June 2017

Let's make it our mission to eject from office every single one of those venal bastards who voted against Labour's housing bill.

— Sue Perkins (@sueperkins) 16 June 2017

These #ActionFigure photos by Japanese photographer #HotKenobi just made my day 😂💙🙌 @batsancats @suckerpunchgeek pic.twitter.com/Ldc0DPqnlL

— Jessica Thompson (@ItsMe_JessicaT) 15 June 2017

For some reason, I find the faded spine on these TNG VHS sleeves reassuring. https://t.co/hKfYi9oJ1f

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 16 June 2017

My apologies... pic.twitter.com/MHpreKELmy

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 17 June 2017

This letter. #GrenfellTower pic.twitter.com/zEHlFcATAw

— James Rhodes (@JRhodesPianist) 17 June 2017

RT if you unashamedly give a fuck about poor kids burning to death & want to make sure IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. pic.twitter.com/RK1VqNhHMJ

— jack monroe ❄ (@BootstrapCook) 18 June 2017

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— steve barber (@LptpsteveBarber) 18 June 2017

In weather like this, I worry about Batman. And Judge Dredd too.

The tan lines must be a nightmare.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 19 June 2017

Fantastic photo of @PeterDavison5. What a welcome. pic.twitter.com/ljh28nhfG9

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 19 June 2017

Have I ever told you how glad I am that these pictures exist? pic.twitter.com/JlLXfWMG5Z

— ㅤ (@grahamslexa) 19 June 2017

Fun and strange to be writing "The League of Gentlemen" again. Evidently it's true.... we'll never leave.

— Reece Shearsmith (@ReeceShearsmith) 20 June 2017

Who says journalism has lost its way... local newspaper in Donegal, Ireland pic.twitter.com/dfoEs0ZNy1

— Shona Murray (@ShonaMurrayNT) 30 June 2017

Excellent typo in document I’ve just been sent. pic.twitter.com/LULe5MvHWz

— Matthew Sweet (@DrMatthewSweet) 30 June 2017

literary criticism peaked in 1944 pic.twitter.com/p1lMTfiJU6

— 🍸 (@oscarewilde) 30 June 2017

Outside In: Makes It So Personnel & Essay Titles

Outside In: Makes It So features contributions from the likes of Keith R.A. DeCandido (novelist), Rich Handley (Star Trek comics expert and Hasslein Books supremo), Paul Simpson (Editor of Star Trek Magazine), Lars Pearson (novelist), Robert Greenberger (the Editor of DC Comics’ Star Trek), David A McIntee (novelist), Shaun Lyon (Outpost Gallifrey) and Robert Smith? (editor extraordinaire).

Not to mention a hundred and fifty more also-rans like me.

And here they are...

There you have it, folks: Mine is called God Forbid I Should Miss My First Look At The Wormhole I have written about The Price, that episode of The Next Generation in which Deanna Troi talks about chocolate, has a romantic encounter and witnesses a momentous revelation that will impact the entire galaxy for the next decade. And yet, that's not really what I've written about at all.

I've written something else as well, but more on that later.

Outside In: Makes It So is available for pre-order here.

Exploits Online

In around 2008 or 2009, I made an uncredited appearance in Exploits, a film written and directed by Alper Cagatay.

I blogged about it ending with an optimistic 'coming soon'. I was wrong about that.

Alper recently put the whole film online and I finally got a chance to see how my bit fitted into the story as a whole. My wife and I watched it the other day and she didn't manage to spot me, so it'll probably be almost impossible for anyone else.

Anyway, here it is.


Exploits - Feature film. from Alper Cagatay on Vimeo.

Outside In: Makes It So Uncovered

Here's the cover for the upcoming Outside In: Makes It So, which I have contributed an essay and a half to.

There are 173 more perspectives covering every episode of The Next Generation on TV and the four cinematic stories featuring the same crew.

And there's more...

There are a couple of extra bits and pieces in there as well. I'll post a full list of contents and contributors shortly.

Outside In: Makes It So is available for preorder here.

Twitter Twatter #45

Early June 2017 on Twitter:

Wow. @krishgm absolutely nails David Davis over Tory lies. pic.twitter.com/otQdomLScf

— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) 1 June 2017

Last Of The Time Lords?

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 1 June 2017

So far, the only person Theresa May has debated on TV is her husband.

— Armando Iannucci (@Aiannucci) 1 June 2017

Children's author @MichaelRosenYes remembers how his parents fought for an NHS. Only Labour will protect it. RT Michael's message ↓ pic.twitter.com/yCL90LNMAk

— The Labour Party (@UKLabour) 1 June 2017

Times cartoonist not holding back pic.twitter.com/ekNICfA7k3

— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) 1 June 2017

The Tories cannot unite our country when they have done everything to divide it since they took office. Agree? RT pic.twitter.com/MTVGjbYr57

— Chuka Umunna (@ChukaUmunna) 1 June 2017

Imagine knowing so little about the history of your own country that you think this is a remotely controversial statement pic.twitter.com/evWJxavYc0

— Ahir Shah (@AhirShah) 31 May 2017

Just realised what T May’s robotic responses remind me of: early 80’s text adventures. Like a basic text parser running on a ZX Spectrum. pic.twitter.com/AKsexeSYQm

— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) 1 June 2017

Blimey, how did I miss this angle? The Prime Minister is NOT RELIABLY PASSING THE TURING TEST. https://t.co/0lcBdxAgZ8

— James Sumner (@JamesBSumner) 1 June 2017

“Pollsters expect fewer young, poor voters to show up
& more older richer ones."-@bpolitics
Surprise them.#GE2017pic.twitter.com/xf2Vm7lxAg

— Bonnie Greer (@Bonn1eGreer) 1 June 2017

Roger Moore's Bond having a grand reunion party with all his villains - as requested by Josman Tickle pic.twitter.com/tvbZyBEYkH

— Jim'll Paint It (@Jimllpaintit) 31 May 2017

Today, Theresa May relaunches her election campaign for the 369th time in 6 weeks. That's if she turns up. pic.twitter.com/5lSaCPh7aW

— Rachael (@Rachael_Swindon) 1 June 2017

Boycott this bodyshaming bullshittery. https://t.co/pgwLyBaJYn

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 1 June 2017

I've been sent this, I don't know it's true. Can @CCHQPress please confirm? Because if so there are now searching questions to be asked. pic.twitter.com/T0D90jYEcG

— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) 1 June 2017

BBC Editor asks writer Jake Painter of protest song, 'Liar, Liar' "not to go too heavy on the Tories", before going on air @VictoriaLIVE pic.twitter.com/lYs7PMj5RH

— Fraggment (@AshBeechey) 2 June 2017

Theresa May says NHS will get half a trillion pounds, what she means half a trillion pounds minus 3.5% of NHS assets #bbcqt #NaylorReport

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 2 June 2017

Read more: https://t.co/GpJUPxKZWB #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/SCXDotp3bv

— Full Fact (@FullFact) 2 June 2017

I'm sorry Theresa May but that is quite a serious fib. IFS say you are cutting spending per pupil by 2.8%, not raising as you claim #BBCqt pic.twitter.com/rrStoOs3bg

— Tory Fibs (@ToryFibs) 2 June 2017

"This is the most genocidal audience I've ever seen" #bbcqt

— Will Davies (@davies_will) 2 June 2017

You've got a choice this election, vote for a man who buys the big issue, or you can vote for the woman who makes it necessary to sell it. pic.twitter.com/NmQYSSlXVj

— whatsapp ricky (@frankieleach97) 2 June 2017

Labour: No tax rises for 95% of taxpayers.

Tories: No tax rises for the well-off.

There's your choice. Spread the word! pic.twitter.com/Wg9Vg55o7j

— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) 3 June 2017

Your negotiating skills caused the first doctor's strike in NHS history, you feckless bellend. https://t.co/eYfW6AD1qN

— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) 3 June 2017

Someone get this girl a free ticket to see @WonderWomanFilm and make a colossal fuss of her @GalGadot @PattyJenks @DCFilms_ https://t.co/uMNFGMQlmp

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 4 June 2017

@Patrick_Ness Would you be willing to write 'The Lost Part 2' as a #DoctorWho episode?

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 4 June 2017

The new Times Style Guide is bravely definitive about a contentious aspect of Doctor Who. Probably saving UNIT dating until the next edition pic.twitter.com/PaaFRSdHAN

— John Williams (@WorldofTelly) 3 June 2017

@Theresa_May says UK hasn't done enough to prevent terrorism. Whose fault is that Home Secretary/PM that oversaw massive cuts to policing?

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 4 June 2017

Former Met officer Peter Kirkham is absolutely damning about the government's police cuts: pic.twitter.com/jr1ulEurX1

— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) 4 June 2017

I agree with you @theresa_may - We are far too tolerant of extremism in Britain. pic.twitter.com/zu5rfjLO9I

— Rachael (@Rachael_Swindon) 4 June 2017

How are some people gunna watch this and still vote for conservatives maybe even knowing one of their family members is very ill. pic.twitter.com/G68i3Ln7tf

— MrActMyShoeSize (@Karanvir_14) 3 June 2017

Theresa May relaunches her Manifesto after previous attempts ended in disaster #GE2017 #WeakAndWobbly pic.twitter.com/D6HLrYvzGZ

— David Cameroon (@davecameroon) 5 June 2017

#dontvotetory pic.twitter.com/OIC0yzpcQ5

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK has spoken in zero debates in the last year #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK has received answers to zero written questions in the last year #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK claimed 9p of taxpayers' money for a presumably walkable journey of just over 300 metres in Skipton #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK posted an image of himself with military personnel on his website which may have breached national security #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against reducing public transport fares #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against capping annual rail fare increases at 1% above inflation and not to ban increases above that #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted to allow rail fares to be increased by more than the Government's cap on average increases #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against making legal aid available to children in a wide range of cases #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted in favour of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998 #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against plans to save the steel industry #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of caste #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against setting a decarbonisation target for the UK #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against needing an environmental permit for fracking activities #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against requiring a strategy for carbon capture and storage #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted not to reduce the permitted carbon dioxide emission rate of new homes #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

.@Theresa_May, five years ago police officers told you 'Enough is 'Enough' . You've stolen their slogan and thrown it back in their faces. pic.twitter.com/Rbz1wGiLBO

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) 6 June 2017

If #TheresaMay does this, she'll go down in history as the Prime Minister who gave terrorists their greatest victory https://t.co/7yxWKzRif3

— Liberty (@libertyhq) 6 June 2017

Knowing what you know, a Tory vote makes you complicit. Complicit in the extra deaths their health policies will cause #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

Knowing what you know, a Tory vote makes you complicit. Complicit in supersize classes #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

Knowing what you know, a Tory vote makes you complicit. Complicit every time someone drops dead after being deemed fit for work, #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

Knowing what you know, a Tory vote makes you complicit. Complicit with everything this squalid regime gets away with #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

The Conservatives have shown they can't be trusted with the NHS #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

The Conservatives have shown they can't be trusted with education #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

The Conservatives have shown they can't be trusted with national security #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

The Conservatives have shown they can't be trusted with social care #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

Friedrich Schiller said "Every people gets the government it deserves."
Don't you deserve better than this? #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

They don't deserve you and you certainly don't deserve them. #DontVoteTory

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

#DontVoteTory if you care about children, employees, patients, parents, school pupils, tenants, pensioners, students, citizens #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

#DontVoteTory if you care about the police, nurses, paramedics, teachers, carers, firefighters, prison guards, doctors, #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

#DontVoteTory if you care about foodbank users, the Army, the Navy, the RAF, the homeless #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

#DontVoteTory if you care about anyone with a disability, anyone with a learning difficulty, anyone with a mental illness #VoteLabour

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

But how would Bruce Wayne vote?

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

9.50pm 'I'm off to bed'

10.01pm 'I'm here all night folks' pic.twitter.com/j4FuBkUCMR

— Kate (@kate_librarian) 8 June 2017

I think Alfred the butler would be one of those working class Tory voters that can't explain why they do what they do.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

Possibly a good time to retweet this election forecast made three weeks ago by our Prime Minister @theresa_may. pic.twitter.com/Gm0m9y0drn

— Nicholas Pegg (@NicholasPegg) 8 June 2017

Darren has yet to declare.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

British politics is fucking brilliant. pic.twitter.com/nqoV1E2SjU

— Chris Addison (@mrchrisaddison) 9 June 2017

72% turnout for 18-25 yr olds. You lot ARE the/our future. Totally and utterly proud and in admiration of you ALL. 💥❤️🌈#hungparliament

— Dr Lauren Gavaghan (@DancingTheMind) 9 June 2017

Dear Theresa, it's not the number of MPs that counts it's how you use them. You have to do more with less that's all 😂👏👍

— Police Community (@PolComForum) 9 June 2017

it seems like democracy has got in the way of, er, democracy... pic.twitter.com/WcftigYRL5

— Anthony Short (@antshort) 10 June 2017