How About You Just Sit Quietly And Maybe Tap Your Foot?

Saw this ominous article today:

Apparently 20th Century Fox thinks it's a great idea to release a "sing along" version of Bohemian Rhapsody to theaters.

Um... how about no.

When I go to the cineplex I'm there to see and hear the movie. I don't want to hear the audience around me squealing and groaning like the rusty hinges on the doorway to Hell.

You wanna sing along to Queen's greatest hits? That's what concerts are for. And if you missed seeing them live back in the day, well, that's your tough sh*t then. You should have been born earlier. 

How about we all leave the singing to the characters on the screen please, and let the audience use their mouths as popcorn receptacles. 

Easy Come, Easy Go

Now that my once favorite show Doctor Who has become a huge dumpster fire and is now dead to me, I've been streaming a lot of episodes from the good old days. You know, from back when the series was actually watchable.

I recently watched 2005's The Christmas Invasion. It was the first Doctor Who Christmas Special, and also served as David Tennant's introduction to the series.

In it, a race of aliens called the Sycorax invades Earth on Xmas day (hence the title). The recently regenerated Doctor then defends the planet against them.

At one point, the Sycorax send a message to Harriet Jones, the Prime Minister Of England. For some reason, their message features four of the aliens onscreen at the same time.

Hmm... there's something about their message that seems familiar somehow, but I can't quite put my finger on what it is...

Ah. There it is! The Sycorax are apparently big fans of Queen. Maybe the band's music was beamed out into space and picked up by the alien's ship?

I'n betting this was an homage rather than just a coincidence. It had to be, since the only Sycorax who spoke was the one at the bottom center of the screen. There was no reason to have four of them there except as a tribute to Freddie and the boys.