@bluesqueakpip

The same thought occurred to me as I posted it. All fixed.

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Have just moved this to Spoilers…just in case.

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Tonight’s title: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

I wondered if the title contained a hidden message and tried rearranging the letters.

I got as far as “Teetotal Koalas” which seemed promising…

Mrs Blenkinsop and I just watched the last episode of series 10 in preparation for watching the last episode of series 11 tomorrow. We both agreed that we enjoyed it more than the first time we saw it. There is no denying that Moffat could do emotion (grand emotion) really well. The death(?) of Missy and the Master was done brilliantly (partly…[Read more]

Not sure if anyone has already noted it, but the reference to the “frilly bits” and the fjords is clearly a nod to Douglas Adams.

Just watched it. A story about loss. Actually, very moving. For me, it got better as it progressed. And…the frog shall come back. Actually, I really think it will.

Time to sleep on it. More thoughts later.

@thane16

A couple of viewing suggestions for a newly minted 17.

First: Alfred Hitchcock’s “Number 17”

Second: Billy Wilder’s “Stalag 17”

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Finally got to see it, and it was great! Honestly, I do not get the complaints. Do I have to spell out what the issues were about?  Really?

And the complaint about modern dress. Come on! In BG Who they had the luxury of 4 or 5 episodes to allow their version of Team Tardis to change into period-specific clothing, but now it all happens in one…[Read more]

@whisht

if you mean that short click at about 2.10, I like to think it is the sound of Morricone’s baton accidentally striking the stand. Thus imagined, it positively enhances the live performance feel of it all!

@mudlark Very glad to hear that the Mudlark hooter remains intact. I get the sense that many of us on this site are getting to the age where it feels like entropy is setting in. So it is good to hear that that is not the case.

Just reading that Ennio Morricone is retiring from live performances. Every time I watch this I find it electrifying.

Witches. I am sure we’ll all know this, but it is (always) worth watching again:

@misslegaleagle

“Extremis”

@fatmaninabox

Thanks! Will investigate.

Thought I sent a version of this message a couple of minutes ago, but it seems to have gone missing in action.

@pedant Last year the BFI was about to release a restored version of the Cushing-led 1984 until Hollywood released an unloved version of their own. I really want to see the restored BFI print.