@RandyPan

Oh, you Objectivists.  Thinking concrete right and wrong can be applied to everything.

Oh God, of course. I should have recognised the dogmatic certainty a disciple of the Emotionally Damaged 12 Year Old Who Never Got The Psychiatric Help She So Obviously Needed.

@randypan  There’s a sketch where Stephen Fry is ranting about that book to Hugh Laurie, and keeps saying “balls” about things he thinks are stupid in it, including the line, “Reader, I married him.” Hugh points out she’s talking to the person reading the book, and Stephen says, “Oh, double balls and bollocks!”

Damn, that’s wonderful!  Thos…[Read more]

@adt1957

The reason doctor who has been so successful and long lasting is the total avoidance of social issues and trends of the day.

Were you in another room when they were handing attention spans out? ‘Cos you seem to have missed all of the many, many episodes that delat directly – and sometimes not so directly – with social and political…[Read more]

@RandyPan

Ever since Gina Bellman was suggested in another discussion, I’ve been drawn to that as a suggestion. Ideal candidate in that she’s not massively famous, good range of parts, light touch with comedy, etc.

Who would you pick?