@thekrynoidman & @blenkinsopthebrave — to be fair the new series has still managed some corking cliffhangers — did anyone see The War Doctor coming? But they’re narrative ones these days rather than things like revived monsters, which, as you both say, wouldn’t survive the internet.

A blog on the show’s top cliffhangers? Now that’s a capital…[Read more]

@Kharis — I’ve taken the liberty of slightly amending your post as it teetered dangerously close to spoiler territory. Although these are very old stories, we take the approach on these rewatches that there might be some seeing them for the first time so we avoid discussing anything that didn’t actually feature in the episode in question.

Hope…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave — I get the production reasons for the use of the androids to hide the surprise of the cliffhanger but was just pointing out that it doesn’t really tally with any Cyberman modus operandi before or since. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a criticism and I do indeed remember the whole WTF-ness of the reveal at the time.

And the…[Read more]

Well, that’s quite the belter of a cliffhanger and as @craig says, a pivotal moment for Who fans of a certain age. I certainly remember it being the awed talk of the playground the following day. And it does mark the beginning of a sort of mini-era of Who — not only the controversial Saward years but also the arrival of what ended up being the c…[Read more]

@Kharis — If you haven’t seen the original Alien then that’s something you should probably remedy in all haste. (Assuming you’re old enough to view an 18 certificate and even if you’re not, you should probably do it anyway.)

@lisa, @purofilion, @bluesqueakpip et al–

The press releases suggested that in order to preserve continuity the Doc and River as the Doc is going to be essentially kept in ignorance of River’s identity, so they may not even have that many scenes together, depending on how they do it. But however they do, it’s clear the dynamic between McGann and…[Read more]

@Craig —

#sexyscifi

Damn, I wanted Mal Reynolds. Jealous.

@phaseshift — It is indeed shaping up to be a bad year for losing some much-loved faces. And I think we should probably add Brian Clemens himself to that roll-call of mortality….

I had been intending to write a blog commemorating the late, great Patrick Macnee and his contribution to popular culture and pretty much the lives of anyone interested in SF or fantasy TV. But then I realised that we’ve already done so with @Phaseshift‘s Rewind TV blog on Too Many Christmas Trees a couple of years back and what with the blog…[Read more]

@fatmaninabox — yes, I’m pretty sure that any new series will almost certainly not be a continuation of TSCC — it’s unlikely they’d get Lena Headey these days if nothing else. At least not until she’s finished her Cersei duties.

I felt the same way about Manson at first — I thought she was pretty bad at first and was cutting her some slack…[Read more]

Not often you get to say this these days, but nice piece on the Guardian on the ridiculously overlooked The Sarah Connor Chronicles. The new Terminator movie by all accounts sounds like a load of old pish (despite having our esteemed Mr Smith in it). But there is talk of a new TV series and if there’s any justice it should be the a revival of TSCC.

@whisht — I’m Dana Scully, which I wasn’t expecting at all but which by no means displeases me…. Observe my flowing red locks….

Which SF hero are you? Kinda fun.

@purofilion — it’s all chillin’ now.

Oh, and for gamer Boy-llion, here’s the trailer  for the latest episode of the really rather excellent Tales of the Borderlands. Also very Firefly-ey….

I love the design of the Borderlands world. Could watch it all day.

@bluesqueakpip — certainly I think Who and the popularity of the Daleks helped cement her reputation as a force to be reckoned with pretty early on. And it’s also definitely hard to pinpoint one highpoint in her career. But I do think Widows was a far more influential series than it’s often given credit for and my personal favourites are the…[Read more]

Nice puff piece for new biog of Verity Lambert. Just makes me like her all the more. Obviously, Who is what she’ll probably be remembered for but I’m in two minds whether it is actually the greatest achievement in what is surely one of the most stellar careers in British TV.

@purofilion — Afraid work doesn’t really come on clear schedules for me. Some nutters start gunning down people on a beach or Greece goes into meltdown and suddenly there’s stuff for me to do.

Oh, and Boy-llion should definitely check out Borderlands (if he hasn’t done so already) for that full Firefly-esque gaming vibe….

Sorry not been around much. Mucho busy workwise and major computer upgrade work into the bargain.

Good to see another Browncoat on the site. I know there are not too many gamers one the site, but the trailer for the new Mass Effect game has landed and it looks might fine. It also strikes me as having more than a little of a Firefly influence to it: