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DW 6x01 - The Impossible Astronaut
Apr. 23rd, 2011 07:58 pmThat was a great season opener - I just hope that part two lives up to expectations. The trailer certainly looked damn awesome.
I'm still feeling a bit :( after watching My Sarah-Jane afterwards, so I think I'm just going to go with a list.
( Get me... coffee, twelve Jammie Dodgers and a fez! )
I'm still feeling a bit :( after watching My Sarah-Jane afterwards, so I think I'm just going to go with a list.
( Get me... coffee, twelve Jammie Dodgers and a fez! )
Blink was on telly last night, and as a result the girls wanted to watch the S5 Angels two-parter.
( What do you know of the Weeping Angels? )
( What do you know of the Weeping Angels? )
Where did the week go?
Feb. 25th, 2011 10:57 pmAs usual, half-term has flown by and it's back to the grind on Monday. I've started to make a list of all the stuff I need to do; I didn't get to finish all my assessments or input the data I do have because I was ill, so that's at the top of my list. It's going to be a long week though - it's the school show on Weds, Thurs and Fri and I said I'd play in the band, so that'll be three late nights. I live too far away to be able to come home after school and go back again which is a bit of a pain, but it does at least mean that I have a few hours each night to get stuff done.
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( telly )
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( telly )
I'm not quite caught up with this week's Outcasts yet; I've watched episode 3 and have episode 4 on Sky+ which I plan to watch later or tomorrow.
( more on this and other things on my tellybox )
( more on this and other things on my tellybox )
Things like this tend to happen when I'm at home ill, because I get more time to think than normal. So I'm sure you'll be glad to know that I'm on the mend and will be returning to work shortly!
I read a blog post the other day (sorry, but I can’t remember where it was), the subject of which was Ten things we love about Russell T Davies’ Doctor Who.
And it reminded me that I’ve been meaning to do something similar for ages. Though he left Doctor Who more than a year ago, there’s no denying that RTD left his mark on British telly in more ways than one – although DW is, of course, the best known and biggest dent!
But there are a couple of non-DW things I wanted to mention because they made a real impression on me, so they're in here as well.
I struggled with putting these in order – and decided in the end that it’s impossible. So without further ado – and in no particular order –
Ten Things For Which I Will Always be Grateful to Russell T Davies.
( lots of fannish rambling under the cut )
I read a blog post the other day (sorry, but I can’t remember where it was), the subject of which was Ten things we love about Russell T Davies’ Doctor Who.
And it reminded me that I’ve been meaning to do something similar for ages. Though he left Doctor Who more than a year ago, there’s no denying that RTD left his mark on British telly in more ways than one – although DW is, of course, the best known and biggest dent!
But there are a couple of non-DW things I wanted to mention because they made a real impression on me, so they're in here as well.
I struggled with putting these in order – and decided in the end that it’s impossible. So without further ado – and in no particular order –
Ten Things For Which I Will Always be Grateful to Russell T Davies.
( lots of fannish rambling under the cut )
The goggle box
Feb. 4th, 2011 02:36 pmThere seem to be a few decent things coming up on the telly that I am determined to make the effort to watch. I managed to get all the way through Marchlands last night - and it wasn't bad. A bit of a slow start maybe, but I think it needed to be given the premise or it could have got very confusing very fast. The mystery is intriguing enough for me to want to watch again next week - although I'm not sure that Alex Kingston's "eh-oop!" northern accent is especially convincing!
The really scary thing though is that I keep forgetting that 1987 isn't just a few years ago now...
I watched the first two episodes of Boardwalk Empire on the new Sky Atlantic channel, which also promises a lot more new drama - whether I'll have time to watch any of it remains to be seen. But I liked Empire. The good thing about HBO (and other US cable) shows is that they're usually only 12-13 weeks long - and while I like to have good telly to watch, these days, committing to something for 22 or 23 weeks can be difficult.
The new BBC sci-fi thingy, Outcasts starts on Monday, so I'll be giving that a go, too.
Other than that, I'm catching up with S3 of Lie to Me. I still think Tim Roth is going a bit OOT with the physical mannerisms, but things seem to be picking up a bit on the storyline front, so I'll stick with it. How many more episodes are there?
Fringe continues to be awesome, and White Collar to be entertaining and well-made telly, so I'm sticking with those as well.
Sky keeps trailing a new series called Bedlam which looks a bit weird. Anyone know what that's about?
I have yet to catch up with Misfits and Being Human. I hate being so behind, but I keep promising myself that I'll get there!
The really scary thing though is that I keep forgetting that 1987 isn't just a few years ago now...
I watched the first two episodes of Boardwalk Empire on the new Sky Atlantic channel, which also promises a lot more new drama - whether I'll have time to watch any of it remains to be seen. But I liked Empire. The good thing about HBO (and other US cable) shows is that they're usually only 12-13 weeks long - and while I like to have good telly to watch, these days, committing to something for 22 or 23 weeks can be difficult.
The new BBC sci-fi thingy, Outcasts starts on Monday, so I'll be giving that a go, too.
Other than that, I'm catching up with S3 of Lie to Me. I still think Tim Roth is going a bit OOT with the physical mannerisms, but things seem to be picking up a bit on the storyline front, so I'll stick with it. How many more episodes are there?
Fringe continues to be awesome, and White Collar to be entertaining and well-made telly, so I'm sticking with those as well.
Sky keeps trailing a new series called Bedlam which looks a bit weird. Anyone know what that's about?
I have yet to catch up with Misfits and Being Human. I hate being so behind, but I keep promising myself that I'll get there!
Telly catch-up - Fringe
Jan. 31st, 2011 10:39 pmI've just caught up with the last couple of episodes of Fringe - and I am totally gobsmacked.
Why are people not raving about this show?
What started out as a bit of an X-files clone has become something very different. Yes, there are aliens, and yes there are nasty-goings-on; yes, there's a man and a woman (an FBI agent named Olivia Dunham) who work together and who are attracted to each other... but there's a lot more than that, too. At the heart of the show is the incredible relationship between the slightly barmy, brilliant and fragile Walter Bishop and his son, Peter - emotionally damaged, with a shady past that seems to have involved a lot of moving around and distrust.
( cut for people who aren't watching. WHY THE HELL NOT?! )
Why are people not raving about this show?
What started out as a bit of an X-files clone has become something very different. Yes, there are aliens, and yes there are nasty-goings-on; yes, there's a man and a woman (an FBI agent named Olivia Dunham) who work together and who are attracted to each other... but there's a lot more than that, too. At the heart of the show is the incredible relationship between the slightly barmy, brilliant and fragile Walter Bishop and his son, Peter - emotionally damaged, with a shady past that seems to have involved a lot of moving around and distrust.
( cut for people who aren't watching. WHY THE HELL NOT?! )
A bit of a tidy up
Jan. 3rd, 2011 12:22 pmHaving seen and been inspired by the housekeeping posts made by some of my f-listees, I thought I should probably have a look through all the fandom-related rambling I did in 2010 and see if it warranted organising. To my surprise, there was quite a lot of it.
Here, then are the thinky-thoughts, reviews, picspams, fanfic and meta that I posted last year:
( Doctor Who )
( Other Telly )
( Fandom-related memes )
( Picspams. Mostly David Tennant centric! )
( Fanfiction )
Here, then are the thinky-thoughts, reviews, picspams, fanfic and meta that I posted last year:
( Doctor Who )
( Other Telly )
( Fandom-related memes )
( Picspams. Mostly David Tennant centric! )
( Fanfiction )
Ten - from Start to Finish
Jan. 1st, 2011 11:50 amIt’s January 1st. Anyone who wasn’t expecting this doesn’t know me very well! *g*
Yes – it’s the first anniversary of the thing I still can’t watch. So instead of dwelling on that, here’s a truckload of nice pics of Ten, one (well, mostly one) per episode.
There won’t be anything here that’s not been seen before, but I’ve tried to choose pictures that I’ve not used (much) before, or that aren’t seen all that often. Some of them though – well, some of them are impossible to leave out!
So here we go – gorgeous Ten, cute Ten, sexy Ten, spexy Ten, emo Ten, daft Ten, geeky Ten… it’s a pretty arbitrary selection but hopefully there’s something here for everyone!
Oh, and don't expect too much by way of commentary. Looking through all that gorgeousness has pretty much fried my brain.
(I needed to resize some of the pictures, so if they look a bit disproportioned, just refresh the page.)
( Allons-y! )
Yes – it’s the first anniversary of the thing I still can’t watch. So instead of dwelling on that, here’s a truckload of nice pics of Ten, one (well, mostly one) per episode.
There won’t be anything here that’s not been seen before, but I’ve tried to choose pictures that I’ve not used (much) before, or that aren’t seen all that often. Some of them though – well, some of them are impossible to leave out!
So here we go – gorgeous Ten, cute Ten, sexy Ten, spexy Ten, emo Ten, daft Ten, geeky Ten… it’s a pretty arbitrary selection but hopefully there’s something here for everyone!
Oh, and don't expect too much by way of commentary. Looking through all that gorgeousness has pretty much fried my brain.
(I needed to resize some of the pictures, so if they look a bit disproportioned, just refresh the page.)
( Allons-y! )
Voicing an Unpopular Opinion
Dec. 29th, 2010 11:27 pmYou can tell I’ve either got time on my hands or that I’m procrastinating when I come up with something like this.
Anyway.
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topaz_eyes posted an excellent bit of meta about the Rueful Fate of Donna Noble in Journey’s End - if you’ve not read it, I highly recommend it – as part of an Unpopular Fandom Opinions meme. I’m not doing the meme, but it started me thinking, and I’ve realized that I have some opinions when it comes to DW that appear not to be shared by most of fandom.
For example, I don’t hate what is colloquially known as Tinkerbell!Doctor in Last of the Time Lords. It was cheesy, yes, but I didn’t (and still don’t) care – I liked it. Girl in the Fireplace and Blink aren’t among my favourite episodes of nu-Who EVAH! I don’t hate River Song (even though she was bloody annoying to start with!) and I don’t like Rose very much. That last one will come as a huge shock, I know.
But the Unpopular Fandom Opinion I’m going to voice isn’t to do with any of those. (And it's also nowhere near as good or as insightful as the bit of meta I've linked to above).
It’s this. I LIKE VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED
( Allons-y, Alonzo! )
Okay, so there you have it - my Unpopular Fandom Opinion. I'm not expecting to change your opinion; I'm just sharing mine.
Anyway.
A couple of days ago
topaz_eyes posted an excellent bit of meta about the Rueful Fate of Donna Noble in Journey’s End - if you’ve not read it, I highly recommend it – as part of an Unpopular Fandom Opinions meme. I’m not doing the meme, but it started me thinking, and I’ve realized that I have some opinions when it comes to DW that appear not to be shared by most of fandom.For example, I don’t hate what is colloquially known as Tinkerbell!Doctor in Last of the Time Lords. It was cheesy, yes, but I didn’t (and still don’t) care – I liked it. Girl in the Fireplace and Blink aren’t among my favourite episodes of nu-Who EVAH! I don’t hate River Song (even though she was bloody annoying to start with!) and I don’t like Rose very much. That last one will come as a huge shock, I know.
But the Unpopular Fandom Opinion I’m going to voice isn’t to do with any of those. (And it's also nowhere near as good or as insightful as the bit of meta I've linked to above).
It’s this. I LIKE VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED
( Allons-y, Alonzo! )
Okay, so there you have it - my Unpopular Fandom Opinion. I'm not expecting to change your opinion; I'm just sharing mine.
30 Days of Nu-Who - Day Thirty
Dec. 29th, 2010 12:49 pmAaaaaand on to the final day - a few days later than anticipated, but better late than never, right?
I thought I needed the extra thinking time to work out an answer to this, which is -
( Day 30 - Why do YOU love Doctor Who? )
I thought I needed the extra thinking time to work out an answer to this, which is -
( Day 30 - Why do YOU love Doctor Who? )
More Who Pontification
Dec. 28th, 2010 01:28 amHaving rewatched A Christmas Carol earlier, I've had a few more thoughts and think I might have been able to put my finger a bit more firmly on why I'm rather ambivalent about it.
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Doctor Who - A Christmas Carol
Dec. 27th, 2010 12:12 amI've only been able to watch this once so far, so my thoughts aren't very organised, but here goes anyway.
( ChristmasTime can be... oh, you know the mantra by now. )
( ChristmasTime can be... oh, you know the mantra by now. )
30 Days of Nu-Who - Day Twenty-Nine
Dec. 23rd, 2010 08:41 pmTo say I’ve been looking forward to this one is an understatement! But it’s also impossible to choose just one favourite piece of music from Nu-Who. Murray Gold has done a fantastic job from Day One, and has, IMO just got better and better as the years have passed. I think the most impressive thing he’s done is re-vamp the original theme – it feels and sounds right (well, it did) but retains the feel of the original as well.
My favourite version though is the Series 4 one, that was used from VotD onwards. It’s not a lot different to the S1-3 theme, but it’s got added “oomph!” – especially in the drums and the ‘cellos and basses. Compared to the revamp for S5, the S4 theme has a grandeur that’s now sadly lacking :-(
( Day 29 - Favourite Music/Song )
My favourite version though is the Series 4 one, that was used from VotD onwards. It’s not a lot different to the S1-3 theme, but it’s got added “oomph!” – especially in the drums and the ‘cellos and basses. Compared to the revamp for S5, the S4 theme has a grandeur that’s now sadly lacking :-(
( Day 29 - Favourite Music/Song )
