The Sword and Laser discussion

We're beefing up our reading lists with Japanese and British award lists. Also it's fun to see what critically-acclaimed movies are hated by the authors whose books they are based on. Plus, we preview our June pick and have a few thoughts on the May pick!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/37628539
https://soundcloud.com/swordandlaser/...
http://swordandlaser.com/home/2020/5/...

Quarantine binge:

If you like Schitt’s Creek and Fresh Off the Boat, try Kim’s Convenience.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/7_BT3jdkUPg

I don’t know what it is about Canadians and their small business-themed dramadies, but they crush it constantly.

The king of convenience: https://youtu.be/0xWHxmc-K7E

Nice to see Tom throw in a "Larry Sanders Show" reference at the start of the show.

"No flipping" ;-)

The Ickabok is definitely some kind of fantasy-ish fairy tale and very clearly aimed at an audience younger than for Harry Potter.

https://www.theickabog.com/read-the-s...

Also, Ruth has pointed out in the Quick Burns that there has been a bit of a controversy around the Ickabog illustration contest because of "rights grabs" by the publisher regarding the submissions and a lack of payment for the winners. https://goat.com.au/entertainment/the...

I'm guessing this is about The Shining.

I haven't tried Schitt's Creek, but I've really been enjoying Kim's Convenience. I'm almost caught up so I was planning to try Schitt's Creek next.

Kim's Convenience is a sneak attack of amazing comedy. OK, See you.

Tom wrote: "Kim's Convenience is a sneak attack of amazing comedy. OK, See you."

lol Good one Appa 😊