@purofilion

I won’t particularly pretend to understand Cricket in any meaningful way, but I used to be entertained by cricket coverage in the 80s and 90s by the presence of Richie Benaud as a commentator in the UK. It was hilarious because there was no pretence of being an impartial voice in these matters – Australia all the way.

The thing was…[Read more]

@eyeofharmony

Hi – If the sound effect is the one I think you mean, it’s not that new – it’s a creation of the Radiophonic Workshop from the sixties and has been used frequently since then up until the present day. The best way I can describe it is an “electronic heartbeat”.

This page contains a number of mp3s for Doctor Who ripped from a radi…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip @purofilion

As well as those excellent examples of gender swapage he also made the head of The Church of the Papal Mainframe (the ‘Pope’) a Mother Superious. Surely one of the biggies in Gender roles?

He also had Pagen equivalents of the King and Queen of the Trees declare that women are strong and men are weak, which as far of…[Read more]

@Arbutus

And the “Is the Doctor a good Dalek?” question is actually a pretty universal question to ask of anyone who has taken on the battle against evil. We ask questions like in real life all the time: What is acceptable in the fight against evil? Do we hate the sin and love the sinner, so to speak? Who is the enemy and are they redeemable? And…

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While I was going through the JS posts I came across a small reference by @whisht to Dune, which reminded me I read a great little piece in the G a few weeks back which I’d meant to post a link to about the 50th anniversary of the Book.

I was wondering where to post it – Books, Film or TV, but settled here. I was 9 when I first tried to read it,…[Read more]

@SuzanneMS

Of course you are allowed to hate the Daleks. So does the Doctor. You can hate the Cybermen, Borg Collective and Hammy the Hamster if you like.

I think using six occasions of “hate/hated” in one small paragraph (including an out of show reference) is to probably invite a response to take a drink or consume a “chill pill” though,…[Read more]

@JimTheFish

Definitely try to make time. I ended up wishing I’d watched it earlier, if only to partake in more discussions on it. After a couple of episodes of setup it really gets into its stride. Well done to @bluesqueakpip for actions on other boards. Some interesting points.

@JanetteB @Bluesqueakpip (and other Jonathan Strange viewers)

I just wanted to thank @janetteB for doing a marvellous sales job on Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I recorded the episodes, but I’ve been late in consuming them and as such only finished it yesterday.

I’ve never read the book, but the TV series has enthused me enough to want to…[Read more]

I apologise for calling you out on your metal aversion @whisht. Glad to hear you’ve enjoyed ACDCs Back in Black. Have you heard any of their earlier stuff with Bon Scott? As it’s a quiet Sunday morning, have something mellow:

In a similar vein of metal showing…[Read more]

In celebration of New Horizons reaching Pluto, I’ll repost a video for Pluto Drive by The Creatures (Siouxsie Sioux s other band). A great achievement by the NASA team.

Just look at the pretty pictures!

2015 continues to be a shit year for actors I’ve enjoyed. Sadly Aubrey Morris has passed away.

Not as high profile as others, but Morris always delighted in some very odd roles. Loved him as the bath addicted captain of the B-ark in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. He made a nice appearance in Babylon 5 as well (not a fantastic episode, but he…[Read more]

Morning all. I’m only in briefly as I travel again tonight. While I was away I was mulling the religious question, faith, etc. As ever, some wonderful responses to this question but I’m conscious that this is the third time (I think) a general question has been raised along these lines and we’ve had an extended discussion on the Sofa or another…[Read more]

@jimthefish @purofilion @XtremeZ

Jim, there was also the “we don’t need the Americans, they’ll only start praying” dig at Dubbya in Death in Heaven.

I do agree that it is slighly peculiar this desire to make Doctor Who a religious parable. Funny that we’ve been touching on the Norse elements that cropped up in Series 5 & 6 which we all saw as…[Read more]

@purofilion

Hey, you’ve made it to ‘Pip'(chiana)! I apologise for the delay in a season 1 blog, but work has been a little crazy. I’m out from tonight but will aim to post some thoughts later this week.

+ @ichabod

I think The Shining is one of my passions. I’m ambivalent about some of Kings work, but he was on fire during that period. For our…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip

I go for ‘inveterate bullshitter’

It’s brilliant that we watch a show that we can use that term endearingly for our hero, isn’t it? I agree, 10 in full bullshit mode.

@major33

I actually know a kid who followed up the Roentgen link on his computer and learned about safe doses for X-Rays and much more.

Doctor Who can still spark…[Read more]

@Jimthefish

That’s very kind Jim. When I heard the news about Macnee I thought I may have tempted fate by highlighting Christopher Lee in The Avengers. 🙁

With the loss of Macnee, Moody, Lee, Nimoy (surely the absolute redeeming feature of Trek) and Pratchett I’m willing, halfway through 2015 to declare it “annus horribilis” for genre. If Tom…[Read more]