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  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldtomovies@piefed.social•Official Discussion - Superman [SPOILERS]
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    2 days ago

    Caught it last night… Tonally, Gunn absolutely nails it. The main characters are perfectly done, the B-list characters like Mister Terriffic and Metamorpho are perfectly done.

    There are issues with some of the C-list / background characters.

    Hawkgirl didn’t really have much to do and I don’t think Gunn knew what to do with her, which is a shame. Giving her a hawk shriek instead of actual dialog was… a choice. She needed more speaking lines.

    Similarly, the background characters at the Planet, Cat Grant, Steve Lombard, were just kind of “there”. Nobody, not even Perry White, has a “Hey, where’s Clark?” moment. I think Gunn was just working from a checklist of who to include.

    Ma Kent… I don’t know where she’s from, but it aint Kansas… Loved the Kents interactions with Clark, but… OK, I’m biased, I married a woman from Kansas, I’ve been to both Oklahoma and Kansas… I don’t know what that accent is.

    All of those are minor quibbles. It was a great way to do Superman.

    Now: Spoilers:

    spoiler

    Easter egg reference to Mister Mxyzptlk. Lois and Clark are having a serious conversation while outside the window Guy Gardner, Hawkgirl and Mister Terriffic are fighting a giant glowing eyeball. “Oh, it’s just an extra-dimensional imp, they got this.”

    Setting up Supergirl - Krypyo is her dog, Supes is just pet-sitting while she runs off to a red-sun planet so she can get plastered. The opening of Woman of Tomorrow.

    With Mister Terrific and Metamorpho in the same movie, we’ve now had 1/2 of “The Terriffics”, all we need now are Plastic Man and Phantom Girl(!)

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldtoCooking @lemmy.world•Who are you watching?
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    15 days ago

    My favorite sweet potato dish I got from them. People DEMAND that I make this. LOL.

    CANDIED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

    From: America’s Test Kitchen Live!

    by Cook’s Illustrated

    For a more intense molasses flavor, use dark brown sugar in place of light brown sugar.

    Serves 10 to 12

    Sweet Potatoes

    • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch chunks

    • 5 pounds sweet potatoes (about 8 medium), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

    • 1 cup packed light brown sugar

    • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

    • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

    • 1/2 cup water

    Pecan Topping

    • 2 cups pecan halves

    • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

    • 1 egg white, lightly beaten

    • 1/8 teaspoon salt

    • Pinch cayenne pepper

    • Pinch ground cumin

    Directions

    1. FOR THE SWEET POTATOES: Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the sweet potatoes, brown sugar, salt, pepper, and water; bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook, stirring often, until the sweet potatoes are tender (a paring knife can be slipped into and out of the center of the potatoes with very little resistance), 45 to 60 minutes.

    2. When the sweet potatoes are tender, remove the lid and bring the sauce to a rapid simmer over medium-high heat. Continue to simmer until the sauce has reduced to a glaze, 7 to 10 minutes.

    3. FOR THE TOPPING: Meanwhile, mix all the ingredients for the topping together in a medium bowl; set aside.

    4. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 450 degrees. Pour the potato mixture into a 13 by 9-inch baking dish (or a shallow casserole dish of similar size). Spread the topping over the potatoes. Bake until the pecans are toasted and crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

    Variation

    CANDIED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH TOASTED MARSHMALLOW TOPPING

    Follow the recipe for Candied Sweet Potato Casserole, substituting 4 cups mini marshmallows for the pecan topping. Bake until the marshmallows are crisp and golden, about 5 minutes.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldtoRetroGaming@lemmy.world•What are some great retro games that I can play with my 5yo?English
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    17 days ago

    A GREAT game to play with kids is called “Stacking”. Looks like there’s a Linux version so you might be able to get it running on the Pi:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacking_(video_game)

    PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, OS X, Linux

    The gag is this…

    You play the smallest of a set of Russian nesting dolls and you want to re-unite with your family.

    In order to do that you have to solve a bunch of puzzles in a world filled with other Russian nesting dolls.

    You can jump into any doll one size larger than you, and you can jump out to be one size smaller.

    Each doll has a specific skill or ability, so by swapping bodies, you use the various skills to solve the puzzles.

    The challenge is, you might find one that has the right skill, but you’re too small to jump into them, so you have to find the right chain of dolls to size up and size down to do what you need to do.

    Trailer:

    https://youtu.be/oEJtypcyL5I

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