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Not sure if this is the right thread, but I saw on Twitter that Smyths Toys have some in-store pre-orders available. Just went to my local branch and got one. Expected delivery later this month.

No. They’re both alternate versions really, with the show offering a new re-telling of the events of the movie and then expanding and doing it’s own thing. The movie is pretty good though.

What’s that one in the back-right corner with the white head and single black eye?

Hannah It's an adaptation of the film of the same name and is a solid thriller with a great cast and well directed action. If you liked the original film, or stuff like the Bourne movies, it's well worth watching.

Where are Stock, Aitken & Waterman when they're needed?

I'd forgotten about that. I remember hearing howls of laughter coming from one of my kids when they saw this for the first time.

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I read somewhere last week that Loki season two starts filming in Jan 2022, and that season one took six months to film and a further six months for post-production, so it seems likely that you’re correct.

Experimenting with the Ricoh.

Some thoughts / questions... I wasn't all that impressed when I first watched the finale last night, but it was late, and I was tired and struggling not to doze, so not the best way of experiencing it. I don't read Marvel comics (apart from the odd one or two) so a lot of the wider importance what was happening passed my by completely. However, after seeing some of the comments I re-watched it (after a bit of research) and got a lot more out of it now I understand more of what was taking place. I'm not sure that others in my situation would do the same and I can see how it might be seen as a bit of a flat ending without knowing other stuff, but I'm now really interested in seeing where things will go next.

Do you mean in the Marvel Studios bit at the start? If so, it’s

Shang Chi is released the first week of September. What If? starts next month and has 10 episodes, so they’ll be showing concurrently for at least part of the TV show run. I’m not expecting What If? to tie into anything else, but I’m not a comic reader so might be wild of the mark. I suppose there could be ties to variant timelines and multiverse stuff in other movies / shows though given the whole premise.

I learnt an important tip during the movie...