@ichabod

No betrayal at all – there is nothing to indicate that The Doctor was insincere. But once her hands started to go all kaleidoscope, she knew the situation and explained with compassion. It was a sweet sorrow parting.

@cathannabel

Talking animals crop up a lot in Studio Ghibli animations, and this story had a bit of a Ghibli feel to it,…[Read more]

Also, as a couple of people elsewher have pointed out, The Doctor totally seduced a universe that was personifying as female.

That would make Bowel Streak’s gonads explode if he had any…

Also (also) “We could tell if we were vampires, right?” Possibly the line of the series not utter by actual heroes.

@thane16

Oh Yes!

(And if others have never seen Rectify you should…rectify that)

@whisht

I’m going to head the frogism off at the pass:

And, just to the actual Human League in..

And also the story of the frog not realising the universe was getting hotter.

7 grans, eh?

Has that been done before?

A tale of grief and loss, of what was and is gone and never can be again.

@theguardian

The terrorist, as was spelled out in text. He ‘had to test the bombs’.

Then the system, in a catastrophic moral failure, tried to teach him a lesson by blowing up the one he loved.

@cathannabel

The Sheffield soundtrack is a really good point. Press on! Wasn’t Mark Kermode, the film critic, in Comsat Angels?

@thane16

It occurs to me that you may be more familiar with this Heaven 17 song, which a lot of people erroneously think is Human League.

@thane16

that was a interesting song. I have not known of that group before

Fun fact: Heaven 17 were formed by members Human League who wanted to go in a different and more explicitly political direction that Phil Oakey. But the split was entirely amicable, and Heaven 17 are entitled to 1% of all Human League royalties since the split. Don’t You…[Read more]

@craig

One of the things I spotted was the bowelstreak-esque sites crying about bloggers trying to deny the ratings collapse.

Next tine I’m just going to point out that a twat on YT is still a twat, and just a blogger with a camera.

Just notice I mistagged you when I put up my blog, so I case you haven’t spotted it, it’s there.

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@thane16 (while you be changing to Thane17? Inquiring minds need to know).

Welcome to being almost-but-not-quite legally an adult!

May I introduce your new theme song:

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