blood-and-thunder

Mainoo, meanwhile, rose above the blood and thunder with rare composure for one so young.

There isn't the blood and thunder of South Africa, the champagne and swagger of France or the intricacies of Ireland.

On the other side of the English Channel, the reaction against the French Revolution packed a lot more blood and thunder.

“You will see a procession of game shows, violence, audience participation shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder, Western bad men, Western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence and cartoons. And endlessly, commercials — many screaming, cajoling and offending. And most of all, boredom.”

“You will see a procession of game shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder, Western bad men, Western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence and cartoons. And, endlessly, commercials - many screaming, cajoling and offending.”