Twitter Twatter #74

September 2019 on Twitter

I'm absolutely devastated to hear that Terrance Dicks has died. In a very real sense the man taught me how to read. I met him once years later and tried to thank him. He was very quick to play down his importance to me. pic.twitter.com/pgfCMg2KOP

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 2, 2019

Someone tell him pic.twitter.com/Ld2jtzYGYA

— Chris Mandle (@chris_mandle) September 2, 2019

I met Terrance Dicks when I was 14. He agreed to be interviewed by me for a fanzine I produced with my best friend from school. The trouble was, in my teenage years I had a horrendous stammer. 1/

— Robert Shearman (@ShearmanRobert) September 3, 2019

"It's not your ball, it's everybody's ball." pic.twitter.com/bayWecDs3D

— Adrian Edmondson (@AdrianEdmondson) September 6, 2019

With @SupergrassHQ recently announcing they were reforming it only felt write to draw @GazCoombes @MonkeyBasket and @DannyGoffey in their second album glory days#Supergrass #InItForTheMoney #AlbumCoversDrawnRealBad pic.twitter.com/plvEl4xQFu

— Albumcoversdrawnrealbad (@albumsdrawnbad) September 8, 2019

Sometimes I go to amazing gigs and think the only way to thank the band is by drawing one of their album covers. Then it turns out like this. But anyway, thank you @suedeHQ, @BrettAndersonHQ, @matosman & @neilcodling for a great night last night.#Suede #ComingUp pic.twitter.com/BfmVQloc4p

— Albumcoversdrawnrealbad (@albumsdrawnbad) April 21, 2019

I sincerely hope this leak is an accurate reflection of Labour policy. There is simply no good reason to subsidise private education through the tax system. https://t.co/h7XiSk21aT

— Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) September 13, 2019

If you're wondering why David Cameron's bottom shelf isn't quite full, it's because he hid the Hitler book before the photographer came round pic.twitter.com/fL3l5WTLOm

— Anita Singh (@anitathetweeter) September 14, 2019

Just discovered I might be the smartest man on the planet. pic.twitter.com/4yvVFhg56F

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 15, 2019

The Hulk is a tragic figure, the uncontrolable fury and anger that destroys everyone and everything, and a trap for Banner who has to live with the horror of the consequences of the uncontrolable rage, lonely, friendless he can’t even kill himself because he is trapped. https://t.co/UIokgxTJg0

— Bethany Blackula (@BeffernieBlack) September 15, 2019

Well, if this picture is good enough for you then I suspect you're got very low standards. It's not just @DodgyUK's name that is a bit dodgy here...#Dodgy #FreePeaceSweet #AlbumCoversDrawnRealBad pic.twitter.com/ANSW0xcn9o

— Albumcoversdrawnrealbad (@albumsdrawnbad) December 7, 2018

Well this hasn't happened before... tonight I get to see the album of today's badly drawn cover performed in full. And any day which sees me spending time in the presence of @theninapersson is a good one, unless she tells me to erase/rewind this post#TheCardigans #GrandTurismo pic.twitter.com/qQ2GDHvUUE

— Albumcoversdrawnrealbad (@albumsdrawnbad) December 3, 2018

Boris Johnson forgets that the Hulk only fights for the good of the whole. Mad and strong can also be dense and destructive. The Hulk works best when he is in unison with a team, and is a disaster when he is alone. Plus...he’s always got Dr. Banner with science and reason. pic.twitter.com/jN8BDzgpWl

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) September 15, 2019

Arrr! Shiver me space timbers! Avast behind! Walk the Planck! https://t.co/B7wxc4Opj3

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 19, 2019

To celebrate that of the two million people who said they were going to storm Area 51 only a handful turned up, here's @foofighters - the only band I can think of named after a term for UFOs. Is it a gun, Is it a deformed elephant? We just don't know#FooFighters #FooFighters pic.twitter.com/rrQjnrWlMq

— Albumcoversdrawnrealbad (@albumsdrawnbad) September 22, 2019

For the bargain price of $58 this beautiful piece of #DoctorWho couture can be yours.

It's what he would have wanted. pic.twitter.com/A3GTEZMHW6

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 23, 2019

On the eve of SPACED’s 20th Anniversary I decided to pop around to 23 Meteor Street and look who answered the door... pic.twitter.com/5XRnHvZM9G

— edgarwright (@edgarwright) September 23, 2019

20 years since Spaced graced our screens and @Davetweetedthis is still trying a rent a cheap flat in Tufnell Park: https://t.co/VXzgvF8cUA

— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) September 24, 2019

Happy #TalkLikeAPirateDay! @Davetweetedthis digs up some Space Pirate treasure: https://t.co/Ei2ZzNk4Oq

— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) September 19, 2019

#Marvel are publishing #MarvelComics 1000, which features a tour through 80 years of the Marvel Universe. The issue goes back to the very beginning with Marvel Comics 1 and pays a visit to the #MaskedRaider. Who?! @Davetweetedthis unmasks this mystery manhttps://t.co/z7fqkOMBi9 pic.twitter.com/HFJMBbg9ss

— Fear-O Collector 👻 (@HeroCollector_) August 30, 2019

He has a surprising influence on events in Marvel Comics #1000, but who is The Masked Raider? @Davetweetedthis investigates: https://t.co/ztkcAzHurI

— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) August 30, 2019

This week #Marvel is celebrating its 80th birthday! As part of a week of features, @Davetweetedthis looks at the less well-remembered early Marvel heroes.

Did you know all of them?https://t.co/g9Bn1QhkS2 pic.twitter.com/WQrvJp6aJw

— Fear-O Collector 👻 (@HeroCollector_) August 28, 2019

As Marvel Comics #1000 hits stores, @Davetweetedthis looks back at the forgotten heroes from 80 years ago: https://t.co/1I42bsHOKM

— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) August 28, 2019

As we celebrate 50 years since the #Apollo11 crew landed on the Moon, @Davetweetedthis looks at the fictional first steps on our satellite.https://t.co/efjRuB0BWf pic.twitter.com/iL44JAxJRK

— Fear-O Collector 👻 (@HeroCollector_) July 23, 2019

As we celebrate #Apollo50th, @Davetweetedthis looks at fictional first steps on the Moon: https://t.co/2o9gd1lVcl

— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) July 23, 2019

50 years after 'Turnabout Intruder', the body-swapping game is the sci-fi trope we love to revisit: https://t.co/gOmYuvujEZ @Davetweetedthis

— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) June 6, 2019

As Battlestar Galactica Ships launches the Cylon Raider Mk I, @Davetweetedthis looks at the classic series reboot, Galactica 1980: https://t.co/7uqky3dPkv

— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) May 21, 2019

.@IraStevenBehr's love letter to DS9 was released last week. @Davetweetedthis took a look at What We Left Behind: https://t.co/nN9u2CYTAf

— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) May 3, 2019

Here's an animated gif formed of 8 panels from the comic #DoctorWho Voyager. pic.twitter.com/hTRof8B57J

— Harry Robins (@HjRobins) September 26, 2019

One of these perspectives is mine... https://t.co/GP6fwxE0Bm

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 28, 2019

Hey,

I write geeky content and silly stories.https://t.co/csYSrnAXVV

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 28, 2019

My 2019

"So this is Christmas and what have you done? Another year over and a new one just begun"

This has been an extraordinary year. Obviously, the most important and life-changing event all year was birth of my son. It was a wonderful thing that entirely turned our lives upside down. An impending birth really focusses the mind and in my case it made me want to redouble my efforts with my writing.

I wrote twenty articles for Hero Collector: Back In The Loop, Doctor Who: Twenty Years Of Fatal Death, Star Trek: The Many Deaths Of Janeway, Alien@40: Crew Expendable, Battlestar Galactica: The Finale@40, Star Trek DS9: What We Left Behind Review, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace@20, Battlestar Galactica: The 13th Colony, Top TV Body Swaps, Star Trek: 25 Years Of The Dominion, Over The Moon, Doctor Who: The Fourth Wall, Marvel@80: Forgotten Heroes, Marvel@80: Who Was That Masked Man?, Space Pirates Ahoy!, Spaced@20, Halloween On Screen, Tagline Top Tens, Gunslingers Of The Galaxy. and 2020 Vision.

Outside In Gains A Soul was published containing my essay, Under New Management.

I neglected this blog and things like the Carruthers Ten Year On posts made it very obvious that I had. After missing July altogether, I got back on track from August onwards with a post every three to six days or so. The Carruthers posts are now up to date and the Twitter Twatter posts are not far off.

Twitter Twatter #69

Twitter April 2018:

Thank you to the person who taught me the phrase 'I'm sorry but I haven't budgeted for any more unpaid work this month' https://t.co/DKsdkELVrk

— Kerry Hudson is (mostly!) away for a bit writing. (@ThatKerryHudson) April 3, 2019

Oh hi @DominicRaab. Obviously you blocked us so there’s a chance you’ll miss this, but we wanted to let you know we projected your fatuous imbecility onto 3000 square metres of the White Cliffs of Dover. pic.twitter.com/QWMJem7hVZ

— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) April 4, 2019

"I'M FOR REMAIN"
Subliminal bias since 1963 pic.twitter.com/TN9KhigrMq

— veryspoookypete lambert (@Prof_Quiteamess) April 5, 2019

"That is not true."@KrishGM challenges Conservative MP John Redwood's claim that "most of the public" want a no-deal Brexit. #C4News pic.twitter.com/ieqMlHryNz

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) April 5, 2019

Brexit means Brexit. pic.twitter.com/yjLrXwcaol

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 6, 2019

"Hello Smiler! It's me, it's Colin. Colin from accounts. We did that GDPR training course together. Steady fella, you nearly had me over. Personal space and all that. How's the wife? Careful, mate! I could be crushed if you get much cl-" pic.twitter.com/J5kgcu9r9m

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 8, 2019

Sauron will see you now... pic.twitter.com/1dHmF3WXLC

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 10, 2019

Irony overload as arch-Brexiteer demands second vote after first one didn’t go his way. https://t.co/5up047uLly

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) April 8, 2019

April 11 is officially “International Louie Louie Day” after the 1963 song Louie Louie. The FBI investigated it for possible obscenity at the time, without finding any - apparently missing the drummer shouting “Fuck!” at 0:56 after dropping his drumstick. https://t.co/As9vOTQF0G

— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) April 11, 2019

Dave Prowse's autobiography is brilliantly named 'Straight From The Force's Mouth'

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 16, 2019

It's Easter and thoughts turn inevitably to death and resurrection. We think of an individual that changed so many lives. A leader that died and came back to us.

I refer, of course, to #StarTrek #Voyager's Captain Janeway. I wrote this in celebration...https://t.co/Yxf14H03nw

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 19, 2019

I wrote this to show how Janeway repeatedly cheated death and how you can employ her methods in your own lives. Possibly. https://t.co/Zsf9e00Go6

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 19, 2019

When life gives you lemmings, make lemmingade...

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 20, 2019

Gnarly #AlienDay! For the 40th ann, David Black argues that it's the human cast not the alien that make the movie: https://t.co/GuPr2q4bPq

— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) April 26, 2019

Happy #AlienDay! But, in this 40th anniversary year of the first (and best) xenomorph movie, David Black argues that it's the human cast not the alien that make the film.https://t.co/mjCdgm4glp pic.twitter.com/9ukJETOnil

— Fear-O Collector 👻 (@HeroCollector_) April 26, 2019

1 - The Dalek Invasion Of Earth
2 - The Five Doctors
3 - The Five Doctors
4 - The Ark In Space
5 - The Five Doctors
6 - The Two Doctors
7 - The Curse Of Fenric#DoctorWho https://t.co/rgbFvJWgXN

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 28, 2019

⚽️THE DOCTORS WORLD CUP
FINAL 2019⚽️

💥Please RETWEET after VOTING💥

— 🌹🕸 Jon 🕸🐞 (@thebigblue_box) April 26, 2019

Uh, hey @cynetjobs - what's with this?

Your job listing for a mid-senior level business development position's top qualification is "Preferably Caucasian"

How could you POSSIBLY think that's okay? pic.twitter.com/DPWzpgXqqE

— Helena (@misshelenasue) April 27, 2019

All this has happened before, and all this will happen again... https://t.co/MzFD28zfMs

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) April 30, 2019

Man On The Moon

It's been fifty years since humanity took a giant leap onto our closest neighbour and we have been honouring the astronauts, but what about the real pioneers, the actors, writers and directors who pretended that they landed on the Moon merely for your entertainment? I wrote this to honour them.

"My name's not Turkey"

After Battlestar Galactica was cancelled, it returned as Galactica 1980, which unsurprisingly sees Galactica arrive in Earth's system in the year 1980. Unable to land, Adama sends a small advance party who try to blend in with flying bikes, Nazis and baseball playing children who can jump thirty feet into the air.

Not as well loved as its predecessor, Galactica 1980 is largely forgotten and often ignored. It's time to change all that and I've written this for Hero Collector to draw your attention back to it whether you like it or not.

Fleeing From The Cylon Tyranny No More

Yesterday was the fortieth anniversary of the broadcast of The Hand Of God. It's the finale of the original Battlestar Galactica and for my money the best episode of the series.

This is the episode that sees Galactica stop fleeing and fight back against the Cylons. This is the episode that sees Galactica apparently arrive at or near its final destination. This is the episode that best bridges the gap between this series and the twenty-first century reimagining.

I wrote this for Hero Collector.