@dentarthurdent That’s interesting. I really preferred “Heaven Sent” to “Hell Bent” … which fell slightly short of the mark, for me. Despite Moffat’s wonderful writing, and superb acting by Capaldi and Coleman, what should have been an emotionally intense sendoff for Clara didn’t quite come together for me. I’ve never been able to pinpoint why.…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent. Sounds as though Mrs D needs a holiday to recover from her holiday. Hope all is well now. Raro sounds wonderful. I now want to visit. Your description reminds me of a small island that my friends and I stayed on on the Cork coast when we were backpacking/hitching around. With a population of 80 everyone was a neighbour and the pub…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent. Yes. It was especially with all the nonsense being churned out by the no camp. It does not restore one’s faith in humanity.

Re the music that is a good point. Murray Gold’s music suits the nature of RTD’s writing.  Neither tends towards the subtle.

Cheers

Janette

@dentarthurdent So I looked up Rarotonga and it sure looks wonderful. I hope the Missus has recovered by now and you are having a great time.Seriously though, how is it possible for a place to be so beautiful , exotic and wild at the same time? Looks like paradise.

Have a great holiday and spare a thought for a cold Canadian raking leaves.(so…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent Sorry to hear that Mrs D has been unwell. Hopefully she is now fully recovered and you are both enjoying the holiday.

cheers

Janette

@dentarthurdent  As usual I try to watch the seasons that lead up to the new series and although I don’t think I have the time to watch all of 13s episodes I will start with this one and end on her last episode. Many of the other episodes seem to be a blur so I guess I really need a do-over.Your review was great and I almost feel like I don’t…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent and @janetteb    I don’t know why I am so accepting of everything on Doctor Who, and I am, but I guess that is why I like it so much. There are other shows and movies I can’t watch because I am always taken out of the story when I notice things that are wrong. If I know about the subject and they get it wrong I notice and  the mis…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent. The Doctor and other aliens can bend “the rules of reality” but those rules need to be fixed in order to bend. I think it was Moffat that said that the human world of Dr Who is our world only without a curious little TV show called Dr Who. that is also why stories that change our history bother me, ie the giant stompy robot…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent   I think this is one of my favourite two part episodes. I can watch it again and again and obsess over the Osgood question, cheer on Kate , wish the Doctor was President and cry over the Doctors speech.The writing is supreme.

I never notice stuff like the parachuting from a jet until the episode is over or until someone points i…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent. Another well thought through review. I have not re watched this for a very long time but as I recall there were aspects of the historical depiction of Vikings that annoyed me. I don’t recall just what they were however. I also found Ashildr a bit irritating at times and though  I really don’t know anything about electric eels…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave  A very late thank you!  It is harvest time here and I too have been missing in action lately but have finally got a chance to sit down. Oh that feels good. Anyway I will definitely be spoiling my little Emilia whenever I get the chance. She is so wonderful.

@dentarthurdent My daughter lives on Vancouver Island and they have h…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent Yes, the island has been spared the worst, but even it has not escaped entirely on the west coast of the island. But mainland British Columbia has been hit very hard as this story from today illustrates.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-about-bc-wildfires-aug-18-2023-1.6940311

But as you point…[Read more]

hey everyone 🙂 how are you all 🙂

hey @Dentarthurdent thank you for your messages and advice 🙂

So far nothing has gone wrong even though constant notification saying now this is going bad ect

My laptop still works , last time I checked my files were there and I started the file vault to keep important things extra safe but I dont know how I…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent That is a cool detail. Colstrope is an interesting name. I do like these old Anglo-Saxon names. Or derived from old anglo-saxon.

We finally finished series 2 the other night. Not as good as series 1 but still very good. It lacks the Pratchett whimsy element and I feel as though it is really setting the stage for series 3.

I will…[Read more]

@janetteb and @dentarthurdent Thank you both! I am a fun grandma, it is so much fun to have your lovely granddaughter for a visit. To play games, bake,watch Harry Potter and then send them home to their parents to do their homework is the best.

When I started watching Who I knew absolutely nothing about the Master even if I had seen Daleks and a…[Read more]

@winston Congratulations That is wonderful news and having a great great grandfather, wow That is impressive. A lucky child too, to have so many generations of family.

and @dentarthurdent I was not a fan of the movie at the time it was a bitter disappointment, It just didn’t have the feel of Dr Who. It has been years since I watched it but at the…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent. We are still to watch this episode. I have been putting it off but we plan to watch it before the specials air later this year. Your review gives me more confidence about it. I have decided not to watch the Flux series which saddens me. The destruction of Gallifrey lost me. But I do want to see J.W’s final episode. I agree that…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent. I remember watching Fifth Element back in the day, probably on VHS from our local video hire store. That was the period when we would pick up a fresh batch of videos every Tuesday and take away from the restaurant next door. Now feels like another age, akin to having a milkman deliver the milk every morning with horse and cart. I…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent   The more I watch the Martha episodes the more I like her. She was a good companion but she did get a crush on the Doctor and that never ends well for the human.In the end she not only recovers from her heartbreak but goes on to marry Mickey and fight aliens. Both of them had been hurt by the Doctor but they had a happy ending a…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent  I have not watched the series but I read the book and enjoyed it.  Gaiman has a gift for creating tricky characters with unusual names. I will have to see about getting the series to watch. I am looking forward to Good Omens 2 also.

I am having an electronic voodoo event here with one thing after another screwing up. First I o…[Read more]