Saturday, 4 December 2021

A Child is Like A Flower, His Head is just floating in The Breeze





Jim Morrison - Dawn's Highway

Indians scattered on Dawn's Highway, bleeding --
Ghosts crowd the young child's fragile, eggshell mind.

Me and my -ah- mother and father
and a Grandmother and a grandfather
were driving through The Desert, at dawn.... 
and a truck load of Indian workers 
had either hit another car, or just - 

I don't know what happened

But there were Indians scattered 
all over The Highway, bleeding to death.

So the car pulls up and stops. 
That was the first time I tasted Fear.

I musta' been about four - like A Child is Like A Flower,
His Head is just floating in The Breeze, man.

The reaction I get now thinking about it, looking back --
Is that The Souls of The Ghosts of those dead Indians
Maybe one or two of 'em
were just running around, freaking out --
And just leaped into My Soul.
And They're still in there.

Indians scattered on dawn's highway bleeding
Ghosts crowd the young child's fragile eggshell mind.
Blood in the streets in the town of New Haven
Blood stains the roofs and the palm trees of Venice
Blood in my love in the terrible summer
Bloody red sun of fantastic L.A.

Blood screams her brain as they chop off her fingers
Blood will be born in the birth if a nation
Blood is the rose of mysterious union
Blood on the rise, it's following me.

Indian, Indian 
What Did You Die For?
Indian says, 
'Nothing at All.'




You're late.

Cowboy sneak-attack, Chief!

How are you?

Good to see you, pal.
Okay, big man!

Good to see you.
Ah, yes!

Good to see you, My Friend.

You Beauty!
Who is This?

And I am Diana.

Where did you find her?

She found me.

I plucked him from the sea.

It's a long story.
We don't have to talk about that right now.

What's there?

British tea for the Germans,
German beer for the British.
And, Edgar Rice Burroughs novels for both.

And guns!

Well, May We get What We Want!
May We get What We Need.
But May We never get What We Deserve.

She is sitting right there, next to you all, Fellas.

Strange thunder.

German 77s.
....Guns. Big ones.

It's The Front, out there.
The Evening Hate.

So, who do you fight for in This War?

I don't fight.

You're here for Profit, then?

No better place to be.

Nowhere better to be than in A War 
where you don't take A Side?

I have nowhere else.
The Last War took everything from My People.
We have nothing left.

At least here, I'm Free.

Who took that from Your People?

His People.

Don't go...
Don't go in. Don't go!
Don't! Boys, no!
Don't go in there!

You're safe.
You're safe. Are you okay?

Get off me, Woman!
Stop making a fussGod!

He sees Ghosts.

You're going to get cold.

Oh, I don't...
Don't worry about Charlie.
He doesn't mean anything by it.

Get out of there, now.
We've got to move!

You bloody animal, move!
Go on! Get on!

These animals, why are they hurting them?

Because they need to move, quick!
Like Us!


But This is not The Way.
I could Help Them.

There's no Time
Come on, Woman!

Mama!

That Man. He's wounded.

There is Nothing You can Do about it, Diana.
We must keep moving!

What is This?

You wanted me to take you to The War.
This is it.

So, where are The Germans?

A couple hundred yards across the field.
Their trench is...
Watch out!

Chief! It's good to see you!

Oi! Chief's back! He's back!

All right, let's move!

Diana, We have to go.


We need to help these people.

We have to stay on Mission.
The next safe crossing is at least a day away.

What are we waiting for?
We cannot leave without helping them.

These People are Dying.
They have nothing to eat, and in The Village.... 
Enslaved, she said!

I... I...

Women.


I understand that.

Children!


We need to make our next position by sundown.

How can you say that?
What is the matter with you?

This is No Man's Land, Diana!
It means no Man can cross it, all right?

This battalion has been here for nearly a year
and They barely gained an inch.

Because, on The Other Side, there are a bunch of Germans
pointing machine guns at every square inch of this place.

This is not something you can cross.
It's not possible.

So what? So, we do nothing?

No We, We are Doing Something.
We areWe just...

Steve.

We can't Save Everyone in This War.

Steve, Steve.

This is not What We Came Here to Do.

No -- But it's What I'm Going to Do.

Diana!

What the bloody hell is she playing at?

She's taking all the fire!
Let's go!

Stay down! Stay down!

That's an order!

Go, now!

She's done it!
She's got them on the run!

Get down, get down! She's done it!

Steve!

Let's go!

Come on, go!

Stay here. I'll go ahead.

What the...
Let's move!

We need more firepower.

Sniper!

Go!

Get in!

Charlie, Bell Tower!
Come on, Charlie. Shoot him!

Hey, it's okay.

Huh.

Follow me! Give me some cover!

Right!

We're going to put this on our backs,
and when I say golift hard!
Okay.

Diana! Shield!

Go!

Stay very, very still for me, My Friends.
Please. So important.
Thank you very much.
This has been such An Honour for me,
taking Your Photograph.
Thank You so much.

For all his talk of shooting,

he cannot shoot.

Not everyone gets to be
what they want to be all the time.

Me, I am an actor.

I love acting.

I didn't want to be a soldier.

But I'm the wrong color.

Everyone is fighting
their own battles, Diana.

Just as you are fighting yours.

It's too much.
I wish you well.

Thank you, thank you.

I'm on the, o the phone.

It's Veld. V-E-L-D.
It's a...

tiny village.

It may not even be on the map.

I found it! I found it!

Did you find Ludendorff's operation?

No, no, no. But I located him.

And, oh, lucky you,
he's only a few miles away,

at German High Command.

German High Command?

And so, intel reports

that Ludendorff is hosting a gala.

A sort of last hurrah

before the Germans sign the armistice.

And the Kaiser himself
is going to be there.

As well as Dr. Maru.

Actually, the gala could be perfect cover.

Captain Trevor.
Yes, sir.

You are under no circumstances,
to go anywhere

near that gala tomorrow night.
Do you hear me?

You'd be jeopardizing
everything we've worked for.

You cannot compromise the armistice.

Sir, there will be no armistice...
Steve!

Once Ludendorff bombs
the entire front line.

Hold on one second, sir.
You shouldn't...

You shouldn't be bothered
about upsetting the peace accord.

Why not?
Ares would never let...

What?

What is it?

Of course. It makes complete sense.

Ares developed a weapon,
the worst ever devised.

Ares? You mean Ludendorff.
No.

I mean Ares.

Ludendorff is Ares!

Sir, this is our last chance,

our final chance to find out where
the gas is and to learn how,

Ludendorff plans on delivering it.

No, no, no, no, no. I forbid it.

Do you hear me? I forbid it.

Sir, I'm losing you! Sir?

Hello?
Sir...

How likely is he to respect my wishes?

Not very likely, I'll be honest.

Sammy. Sammy, no, no, no, no.

Sammy, I have to work.
Please stop.

I gotta rustle up a German uniform.

I still have to plot the course
for tomorrow.

That's easy, boss. Come on.

There is nothing we can do
until tomorrow.

You said it yourself, Steve.

So, Madame, s'il vous plaît.

Incroyable!

Magnifique!

Thank you. Thank you.

Monsieur, s'il vous plaît.

Et voilà!
Merci, Sammy.

Et voilà!

You did this.

We did.

Do you have dancing on,

Paradise Island?

Dancing, yeah. Of course.

But these people are just,

swaying.

Okay, if you're going to...

be fighting the God of War,
I may as well teach you...

how to dance, you poor thing.

All right, probably without the gun.

Madame.

If you would.

Well,

if I'm going to a gala,
I'll need to know...

You're not going to the gala.
Of course I am.

No, you're not.
Why wouldn't I?

Well, for one,
you don't know how to dance.

I would argue that, they...

don't know how to dance.
Be polite, be polite.

All right. So, give me your hand.

Like so.

And I'm gonna put my arm,

around you like so.

And we just...

What did you call it? Sway?

Then you just sway.

You're awfully close.

That's what it's all about.

I see.

I haven't heard him sing in years.

It's... It's a snowfall.

Touch it.

It's magical!
It is, isn't it?

Steve Trevor :
Yeah it is.

Wonder Woman :
Is this what people do
when there are No Wars to fight?

Steve Trevor :
Yeah.
Yeah, this and other things.

Wonder Woman :
What things?

Steve Trevor :
They have breakfast.
They really love a breakfast.

And... They love to wake up,
and read the paper and go to work.

They get married.
Make some babies, 
grow old together. I guess.

Wonder Woman :
What is it like?

Steve Trevor :
I have no idea.

The Villagers gave them to us.

A gracious gift.
And They call us Heroes.

Wonder Woman :
You are.

Hey, fellas. I know that
I said This Job was Two Days and...
A Deal's a Deal.

You'd get lost without us.

Yeah.

We all know Diana is capable
of taking care of herself.
I'm worried that you won't make it.

There's no more money.

We've been paid enough.

Charlie :
….Maybe you're better off
without me, yeah?

Wonder Woman :
No, Charlie —
Who Will Sing for Us?

Yeah.

Oh, no, please.

Sing?



We are The Knights of Metron








“In my own opinion, all the people who "wonder what all the fuss is about" are, in fact, saying that they don't think that ANYTHING on Television is any good, or is WORTH investigating or appreciating

This is probably True in most cases and is a very sad comment on Television generally. 

The 'play safe' attitude of most people involved in The Media means that risks are NOT usually taken and, as a result, we hardly ever see anything original or 'out of the ordinary' on our TV screens. 

The powers-that-be seem to think that the most important thing as far as the viewers are concerned is to "keep 'em quiet" and "keep 'em happy" with plenty of 'cops & robbers', "soap operas, chat shows and endless snooker. 

Some people may regard The Prisoner as "just another TV series".

Others, myself included, regard it as the BEST series that has EVER appeared on Television. 

The Prisoner is The Exception to the usual 'play safe' rule of Television. Indeed it is, in fact, The Exception which PROVES The Rule. 

The Prisoner shows how GOOD Television CAN be if people with original and controversial ideas, and with the ability and determination to put those ideas into practice, are given the opportunity to do so.”

Friday, 3 December 2021

It IS Possible, and It is HAPPENING.







The CAPTAIN
Er, excuse me! Doctor?

Dr. Disco
Get back inside.

The CAPTAIN: 
I'm not quite sure, 
but it seemed to me that 
this young lady's life 
was being offered 
in exchange for my own. 

As it happens, I think my number is 
pretty much up anyway.

Bill's Ghost :
What are you talking about? 
Doctor, what's he talking about?

CAPTAIN: 
So, might as well make it 
count for something, eh?

I should be happy to take your place, 
if that would resolve this situation.

Testimony
Accepted.

Bill's Ghost :
That is, that is not Happening. 
That's totally Not Happening. 
Agreed?

Dr. Disco
Tell me What to Do, then. 
Bill Potts would Tell Me 
What to Do.

Bill's Ghost 
Do What You Always Do -- 
Serve at The Pleasure of 
The Human Race.

Dr. Disco
Here's What's Going to Happen :
First, I'm Going to Escape
You, with Me.

Old Grandfather
Where are we going?

Testimony
Escape is Not Possible.

Dr. Disco
It is Possible, 
and It is Happening
and 
I'm Taking Bill 
and The Captain with me.

Old Grandfather
Why are You 
Advertising Your Intentions? 

Can't you stop boasting 
for a moment?

Dr. Disco
Mister Pastry, too. 
I could do with a laugh.


Testimony
Escape is Not Possible.

Dr. Disco
Oh, I'm Going to Do 
WAY More Than Escape. 

I'm Going to Find Out 
Who You Are and 
What You're Doing, 
and 
If I Don't Like it, 
I Will Come Back 
and 
I Will STOP You. 

I Will Stop ALL of You!

Old Grandfather
Who The HELL 
Do You Think You Are..!?

Dr. Disco
The Doctor.

Old Grandfather
I am The Doctor
Who YOU Are, 
I cannot begin to imagine.

Testimony
Then let us show you, Doctor. 
See who you will become.

DAVROS: 
Doctor!

DALEK: 
Exterminate!

CYBERMAN
You will be assimilated.

(Images of past Doctors fly around in bubbles, 
including The War Doctor.)

Dr. Disco : 
No, no, that's not a good idea.

Perfect-10 [OC]: 
They all Died.

Testimony
The Doctor has Walked in Blood 
through all of Time and Space. 
The Doctor has 
MANY Names.

DAVROS [OC]: 
The Destroyer of Worlds.

Testimony : 
The Imp of the Pandorica. 
The Shadow of the Valeyard. 
The Beast of Trenzalore. 
The Butcher of Skull Moon. 
The Last Tree of Garsennon. 
The Destroyer of Skaro. 

He is The Doctor, of War.

(The images disappear.)

Old Grandfather : 
What, what was that?

Dr. Disco : 
To be fair, they cut out 
all The Jokes




Escape is Not Possible.








o








Finn :
Rose?
Rose?
Rose?

Why would you do that? Huh?
I was almost there.
Why would you stop me?

Rose :
I Saved You — Dummy.

That's how we're gonna win.

Not Fighting What We Hate,
Saving What We Love.

Supreme Leader
KYLO REN
General Hux, advance.
No Quarter.
No Prisoners.

Our Distress Signal's 
been received at multiple points
but no response.

They've heard us,
but no one's coming.

We fought till The End —
But The Galaxy has lost all its Hope.

The Spark, is out.

Luke. I know what you're gonna say —
I changed my hair.

It's nicer that way.




Leia, I'm sorry —

I knowI know you are.
I'm just glad you're here
at The End.



I came to Face Him, Leia.
And I can't Save Him.

I held out Hope for so long…
But I know My Son is gone.

No one's ever really gone…

C-3PO
Master Luke.




nod


Supreme Leader
KYLO REN : 
Stop!

(MACHINERY CREAKING)

I want every gun we have
to fire on that man.

Do it.

More!
More!

That's enough.

(SHOUTING) That's enough!

(GUNS DEACTIVATING)

Do you think you got him?

Now, if we're ready to get moving,
we can finish this.

Sir?

(EXHALES SHAKILY)

Bring me down to him.

Keep the door covered
and don't advance until I say.

Supreme Leader, 
Don't Get DistractedOur Goal...

(HUX YELPS)

Right away, sir.

Med pack!

I need a med pack!

She's hurt pretty bad.

It's Kylo Ren.
Luke's facing him alone.

Well, we should help him. Let's go.

No, wait. Wait.

Did you come back 
to Say You Forgive Me?

To Save My Soul?

No.

He’s Doing This for A Reason

He's stalling so We can Escape.

Escape? He's One Man 
against An Army.
We have to help him,
We have to fight.

No, no. We are The Spark 
that'll Light The Fire
that'll burn The First Order down.

Skywalker's Doing This 
so We can Survive.

There's gotta be a way out 
of this mine.
Hell, how did he get in here?

Sir, it is possible that a natural unmapped opening exists.

But this facility is such
a maze of endless tunnels that 
the odds of finding an exit are 15,428...

Shh. Shush. 
Hush. Shush up.

Shut up!

….to 1.


Listen.

C-3PO:
My audio sensors no longer detect the...

POE: 
Exactly.
Where'd the crystal critters go?

(CREATURE WHIMPERING)

Follow me.

What are you looking at me for?

Follow him.

(BEACON PULSATING RAPIDLY)

If the beacon's right beneath us,
they've got to be somewhere.

Keep scanning for life forms.

(BEACON PULSATING RAPIDLY)

This way.

(PORG CHITTERING)

I see them! Chewie, there!

(CREATURES YIPPING)

(CREATURE WHINING)

No. No, no, no.

No!

(CREATURES BARKING)

Lifting rocks.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(KYLO REN GRUNTING)

(LIGHTSABER CRACKLING)

(GRUNTING)

I Failed You, Ben.
I'm Sorry.

I'm sure you are!

The Resistance is DEAD.
The War is OVER.
And when I Kill You
I will have killed The Last Jedi.

Amazing — Every word of 
What You Just Said, was Wrong.

The Rebellion is reborn today.
The War is just Beginning.
And I will not be The Last Jedi.

I'll destroy herand you,
and all of it.

No.

Strike me down in anger
and I'll always be with you.

Just like Your Father.

(LIGHTSABER CRACKLING)

(GRUNTS)

(SCREAMING)

No.

See you around, kid.

No!

(GRUNTS)

(DOOR CLOSING)

- (C'AI LAUGHS)
- C'ai!

- C-3PO: Such a friend.
- (R2-D2 BLEEPS)

- (CHEWIE GROWLS)
- Chewie!

(BB-8 CHIRPS INQUISITIVELY)

- It looks good.
- (BB-8 CHIRPS)

CONNIX: 
That was crazy, man.

- POE: Hi.
- Hi.

I'm Poe.

Rey.

I know.

D'ACY: 
When we get to the Outer Rim,
I have a contact there.

C-3PO: 
Quite definitely possible.

Luke is gone.

I felt it.

But it wasn't sadness or pain.

It was peace and purpose.

I felt it, too.

How do we build 
a Rebellion from this?

We have everything we need.

(BB-8 CHIRPS)

(SPEAKING ALIEN DIALECT)

Luke Skywalker,
Jedi Master.

He's Over 'ere, Doc -- Slippery Customer, Your Other Persona.






Doctor Sleep (2019) - Burning Down The Overlook

He's over 'ere, Doc
Slippery customer, Your Other Persona


Thursday, 2 December 2021

Winston







The Janine Melnitz of 1984 :
I Want You to TAKE This -- 

The Egon Spengler of 1984 :
What is it?

The Janine Melnitz of 1984 :
It's a souvenir from The World's Fair at Flushing Meadow in 1964 -- 
It's My Lucky Coin.

The Egon Spengler of 1984 :
I shouldn't take it, 
we might not be coming back.

The Janine Melnitz of 1984 :
Take it anyway -- 
I got another one at home.

37 YEARS LATER


Her Other Lucky Coin clasped in her hand, 
Janine sits across from Winston 
in his private office, reminiscing nostalgically over 
Old Times and Absent Friends —

Winston :
Egon was The Brains.
Ray was The Heart.
Peter just kept it Cool.


The Janine Melnitz of 2021 :
Who Were You?

Winston :
The Sex Appeal..(!)

(both chuckle)

The Janine Melnitz of 2021 :
You've done very well for y'self -- 
a LOTTA Shelf-Space...

Winston :
You see, that's The Thing... 
I don't DO it, for Me --
I Do it for My Kids, and...
I want to be An Example for 
What's Possible.

The Janine Melnitz of 2021 :
You still covering The Rent at Ray's Bookshop...?

Winston :
Ray's gonna turn a profit ONE of these days.

The Janine Melnitz of 2021 :
Ha-ha! I remember 
The Day You Came in...

Winston :
I came in looking for a steady paycheck.
But busting ghosts with The Guys -- 
Taught me not to be afraid.
That I had The Tools, and I had The Talent.
I started this business with one employee, 
and I've grown it into a thriving global enterprise.

I may be A Businessman
But I will ALWAYS be A Ghostbuster.

Meaningless




Ghost (n.)
A Survival — any Survival — of The Human Personality after Death.



There's no Meaning to any of this. I wanted to find the most Meaningless thing that I could come to and join, and here I am," 

I mean, you gotta admit, it's completely Meaningless.


A wide-eyed Sadler tried to keep her cool: "Well, they say they're celebrating ‘icons’ inside. 

Do you believe in ‘icons’?"

"Celebrating ‘Icons’, boy, that is just the absolute LOWEST-aiming possibility that we could come up with. 

It's like, ‘Icons’….. 

Do You Believe in ‘Icons’….? 
I Believe in ‘Personalities’. 

I Don't Believe that You Exist, but there is a wonderful fragrance in the air,"


Sadler tried to explain to Carrey that "certain icons have the power to make change, to think differently, to be bold" and "to inspire others," 

"I don't believe in ‘Icons’. I don't believe in ‘Personalities’. 

I Believe that Peace lies, 
Beyond Personality
Beyond Invention in DisguiseBeyond The Red ‘S’ that You wear on Your Chest that makes bullets bounce off. 

I Believe that it's deeper than that. 
I Believe we're A Field of Energy, 
Dancing for Itself.
And, uh, I Don't Care.



"No, I didn't get dressed up —
There is No ‘Me’. 
There's just Things Happening
And there are clusters of tetrahedrons moving around together.

Here's The Thing — 
It's not Our World. 
That's The Key. 
We Don't Matter. 

That's The Good News."