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 Rewatch Downunder Saturday 12th September C11 Moloch
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:11
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I wouldn't mind reading the history of how Col Astrid came up with Moloch - the computer he invented - which, it later turns out, had a live entity - 'human' (or possibly chicken) as its starting point. Yeah, he doesn't come out of this as a nice guy, despite now floating in a jar. Dr. Moreau doing stuff with rats and chickens and the odd cyclops. They can't make a living copy of a mouse, so how did they produce a live Moloch? Ok. Frankenstein's monster? The Fly? Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Tyce |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:12
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How did they identify Tarrant as a starship captain to know to scan him? Good question. |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:12
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Vila's helping Servalan. I suppose he's got form after being so willing to join up with Travis in 'Hostage'. |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:13
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So the troopers dragging away the dead mutoid aren't in anyway loyal to the Supreme Commander/President? It's like Die Hard II etc where the baddie soldier has a whole squad who are willing to follow him into treason and criminal enterprise. Perhaps they are also ex-criminals from Calchos? The Section-Leader-turned-Commander of the Fifth Legion and his cronies have been eliminating everyone who doesn't agree with them, and replacing them with convicts ferried in from the colony. That's a great explanation AA. |
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| Tyce |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:13
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How did they identify Tarrant as a starship captain to know to scan him? Tarrant probably told them himself, trying to impress them. Ha ha ha ha ha. |
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:14
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So the troopers dragging away the dead mutoid aren't in anyway loyal to the Supreme Commander/President? It's like Die Hard II etc where the baddie soldier has a whole squad who are willing to follow him into treason and criminal enterprise. Perhaps they are also ex-criminals from Calchos? The Section-Leader-turned-Commander of the Fifth Legion and his cronies have been eliminating everyone who doesn't agree with them, and replacing them with convicts ferried in from the colony. The latter bit seems quite likely, but I'd imagine that they were actually very lower echelon grunts with chips on their shoulders. So unlike the history of the Port Jackson settlement... Edited by Obsidian on 12-09-2026 10:14 Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:14
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Dayna’s not stupid. Avon (is being a coward) and indicates for her to go through the door first. But she’s not that silly. LOL I do like that Dayna makes him go first. But I think he was being calculating, not cowardly. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:14
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I wouldn't mind reading the history of how Col Astrid came up with Moloch - the computer he invented - which, it later turns out, had a live entity - 'human' (or possibly chicken) as its starting point. Yeah, he doesn't come out of this as a nice guy, despite now floating in a jar. Dr. Moreau doing stuff with rats and chickens and the odd cyclops. They can't make a living copy of a mouse, so how did they produce a live Moloch? That's what I was thinking. Perhaps Astrid wasn't a nice man at all. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:14
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Dayna’s not stupid. Avon (is being a coward) and indicates for her to go through the door first. But she’s not that silly. LOL I do like that Dayna makes him go first. But I think he was being calculating, not cowardly. Exactly. Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:15
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How did they identify Tarrant as a starship captain to know to scan him? Tarrant probably told them himself, trying to impress them. Ha ha ha ha ha. Yes, that's also a great explanation. "I'm a starship captain, but don't tell anyone.... Hello, I'm starship captain, but you mustn't tell anyone.... Good morning, I'm..." |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:15
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That's a nice crunchy apple. |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:16
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| Tyce |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:16
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Dayna’s not stupid. Avon (is being a coward) and indicates for her to go through the door first. But she’s not that silly. LOL I do like that Dayna makes him go first. But I think he was being calculating, not cowardly. If you ask me it’s a fine line. |
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:17
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I know Jan Chappell cracked up over Moloch, but PD keeping a straight face in front of Astrid and then declaiming shows great restraint. How many times did they film that?
Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Tyce |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:17
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OMG! |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:17
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Maybe Astrid turned himself into Moloch, controlling everything (or so he thought) and the chap in the tank wasn't him, but s one of his assistants he didn't like.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:18
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There's only three guards and Avon takes out two of them. What was Dayna doing? She still had her gun, too. |
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| Tyce |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:18
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I know Jan Chappell cracked up over Moloch, but PD keeping a straight face in front of Astrid and then declaiming shows great restraint. How many times did they film that? Doesn’t Jan like KFC? LOL |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:18
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There's only three guards and Avon takes out two of them. What was Dayna doing? She still had her gun, too. Not the sort of episode where girls do anything important. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:18
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I wouldn't mind reading the history of how Col Astrid came up with Moloch - the computer he invented - which, it later turns out, had a live entity - 'human' (or possibly chicken) as its starting point. Did Astrid come up with it, though? I think what they say is ambiguous - it is possible that the Sardoans invented the machines and were using them for food etc. on their rather barren planet, and what Astrid did was take over and add the supervisory computer. Moloch also seems rather independent-minded - I think he was likely to be a Sardoan who sold out and betrayed his planet to the 5th Legion, in return for the coveted chance to actually attain the state of genetic perfection his people's computers had predicted. |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:19
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Doesn't Jan like KFC?  |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:20
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Et in Arcadia ego . . . |
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:20
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Oi! Your getting a bit fresh there. And I would argue that PD had a "tree" chest hair pattern, rather than a "snail". 
Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:22
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I know Jan Chappell cracked up over Moloch, but PD keeping a straight face in front of Astrid and then declaiming shows great restraint. How many times did they film that? Doesn’t Jan like KFC? LOL Neither did Josette by all accounts. Deep Roy got p'ed off that everyone laughed especially because he was ill at the time. Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:22
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We're back to discussing hair again... : D |
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:23
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There's only three guards and Avon takes out two of them. What was Dayna doing? She still had her gun, too. Not the sort of episode where girls do anything important. Because they're baggage. Even Servie. Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:23
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"I said 'Doran', not 'close the door'!" |
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:24
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We're back to discussing hair again... : D With good reason. Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:24
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See - 'Col Astrid, he caused my being'. Astrid must have started with something alive, and probably conscious.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:25
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Colonel Sanders: the only man ever to take a left wing and a right wing and make profit. Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:25
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I know why Yoda sounds like Fozzie Bear, but why does Moloch sound the way he does? If this is a prediction how humankind will evolve, are we all going to have an Indian accent in the far future? |
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:26
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Vila looks good in uniform.
Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:27
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I know why Yoda sounds like Fozzie Bear, but why does Moloch sound the way he does? If this is a prediction how humankind will evolve, are we all going to have an Indian accent in the far future? Not all that far given their population and rapid economic growth. My father, blonde hair blue eyes, born and raised in Ceylon, often sounded like Spike Milligan doing Pakky Paddy, more so when facing a nice hot curry. Edited by Obsidian on 12-09-2026 10:29 Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:28
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Maybe Astrid turned himself into Moloch, controlling everything (or so he thought) and the chap in the tank wasn't him Oh, I love the idea that Astrid sewed up some dummy as best he could, and Gross and Lector were completely fooled by it. In fact, it reminds me of something in the Goodies...  |
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| Tyce |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:29
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I know why Yoda sounds like Fozzie Bear, but why does Moloch sound the way he does? If this is a prediction how humankind will evolve, are we all going to have an Indian accent in the far future? Apparently, we won’t have to worry. Apparently, AI is going to destroy the human race before 2030. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:29
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So what have we learned today?
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:29
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Maybe Astrid turned himself into Moloch, controlling everything (or so he thought) and the chap in the tank wasn't him Oh, I love the idea that he sewed up some dummy as best he could, and Gross and Lector were completely fooled by it. In fact, it reminds me of something in the Goodies...
Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:31
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I know why Yoda sounds like Fozzie Bear, but why does Moloch sound the way he does? If this is a prediction how humankind will evolve, are we all going to have an Indian accent in the far future? Apparently, we won’t have to worry. Apparently, AI is going to destroy the human race before 2030. Probably not humans. We are, after all, parasites and are breeding exponetially. It's everything else on the planet I'm concerned about. Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:31
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Apparently it's quite hard to do a Welsh accent without it turning Indian.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 12-09-2026 10:32
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Apparently, we won’t have to worry. Apparently, AI is going to destroy the human race before 2030. I watched this video only this morning: We let AI buy a robot and a tank, it does exactly what experts warned |
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