I was completely swept away by this episode introducing us to the Doctor’s delightful new companion. I agree with @jimthefish that this was the best introduction of a companion since Amy, probably my favorite of all the intros thanks to its Peter Pan whimsy. Pearl Mackie made her portrayal of Bill seem effortless … when I’m sure it was anything…[Read more]

Adore Bill, but how could a person not adore Bill?  She’s original and absolutely endearing.

@MissRori, @mudlark @juniperfish @phaseshift @pedant @miapatrick @jimthefish Agree, agree, agree.

Peter Capaldi has been my favorite Doctor since season 9 (not feeling it in season 8, plus still loyal to Doctor 11) but this episode reminded me why he is…[Read more]

Adore Bill, but how could a person not adore Bill?  She’s original and absolutely endearing.

@MissRori, @mudlark @juniperfish @phaseshift @pedant @miapatrick @jimthefish Agree, agree, agree.

Peter Capaldi has been my favorite Doctor since season 9 (not feeling it in season 8, plus still loyal to Doctor 11) but this episode reminded me why he is…[Read more]

@jimthefish I tried to leave a comment on your blog post about Twelve, his ambiguity, and how audiences have taken (or not) to him, but it doesn’t seem to have taken.  Anyway, I thought it was very thoughtful and well-written.

@jimthefish;

Thank you for that, it’s very true. Unfortunately as you say, I too slip on occasions.

@janetteb:  I do wish Capaldi was staying on for at least one more series after this one.

So do I.  Half of me is looking forward to tomorrow, and half is dreading it. It looks as though he regenerates in the final episode, instead of a Ch…[Read more]

@Thane15

Marti Noxon the Mistress of Pain! @Jimthefish introduced us to that particular term

No he bloody didn’t! (He planned to but some idiot spoilsport confound his plan).

Mad Men is on Netflix, so will get a watch

@arbutus  I have been cleaning and researching my treasure all winter.  I found some 1920s art-deco style jars that I am finding lids for and storing dry goods in because the shapes are so cool , the ink wells go into the collection and the rest…..?  I have collected Canadiana since I was about 10 and found an old stoneware crock that was…[Read more]

Hey @jimthefish – yes, Capaldi nails it there.
Something to live up to.

Hopefully it was here on the Sofa where @Thane15 (and others) were talking about the joys of reading.
I’ve got a bit of time back (ie I now don’t have to ‘think’ about planning some time to read!) and have been devouring books.
Just munched through Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere…[Read more]

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Thanks for the RT link @jimthefish.  So far there have been some interesting Facebook comments on the article too — one saying let’s be kind not only to each other but the people who make the show!  😉

Me, I don’t think I would have survived in a world of cyberbullies.  I graduated from the horrors of high school just before the Internet re…[Read more]

@JimTheFish

Couldn’t be more timely. I will use this as an excuse to plug 13 Reasons Why again. Very on point.

@Thane15

Re short stories

You seem to have been given a time limit, rather than a word limit, which is…odd. If there is a word limit, remember that it is a limit, not a target. A friend of mine can write a complete short story in…[Read more]

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@cathannabel @missrori @jimthefish @Thane15

There is a small possibility I might have commented on the Graun thread…

Anyway, worth noting that RTD and Moff have both explicitly acknowledged the debt to Buffy.

Season 5 of Buffy remains, to me, the finest single season of TV storytelling in any genre, ever. Matt Smith’s first season (S5 also,…[Read more]

Yes, Happy Buffy Day everyone!  I was browsing @jimthefish‘s superb blogs earlier.  Nicked some of my own Buffy comments on this forum for a hasty blog – https://cathannabel.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/a-slight-apocalypse/

Really really want to rewatch from the beginning but might settle for a few highlights…