@ScaryB – Sleazy/Casual? Surely not!

@ScaryB and @nicelyuseless Compared to the present US congress/senate, our current parliament is a haven of civilised discourse. I remember the BTL shock at the New York Times when they reported on the formation of the Coalition. The shock wasn’t just at the very idea that Conservatives and Liberals might decide to work together; it was also that…[Read more]

Hi. I was going to post this under the ‘General Open Thread — TV Shows’ (to give it it’s proper name, even though I’m too dumb to know how to make it a link), but I felt that the topics I was going to address weren’t specifically pertinent to TV shows. I am responding to things that @blenkinsopthebrave and @ScaryB said, and the sofa was here, s…[Read more]

@ScaryB

I am sure you are right about the ways social media, and the media generally these days, encourages or exacerbates the type of bad behaviour that we are talking about, but to take this site as an example, it came about precisely because there was a core of us who contributed to the G talkback who craved civility and wit, and…friendly…[Read more]

@JimtheFish and @ScaryB I will certainly grant you that Conan Doyle is not Dickens 🙂

As you say, fish friend, the original Sherlock and Watson are Victorian gentlemen and Sherlock’s clients are generally upper or middle class.

However, Sherlock’s investigations do take him to parts of London other than the West End. For example, he visits an o…[Read more]

@PhaseShift, @thommck, @JimTheFish, @CathAnnabel, @ScaryB

I have really tried, when commenting while on the web, to make a point of avoiding making critical comments on those drongos who engage in ad hominen attacks (whoops, I have already broken the pledge!), but the current culture of incivility and “tall poppy” envy-fuelled hate (agree e…[Read more]

@ScaryB – can’t complain that much, family watching chez Annabel has included not only Who, but also Walking Dead and Misfits (so inappropriate!), and have been spared X Factor or any programmes of that ilk.  And at least now she’s older she doesn’t take umbrage when I mock a little bit…

@ScaryB (nice New Year avatar btw)

I agree, when you look at the potential for stories to arise from this is seems like a new blank canvas. I quite like the idea of a substantially weakened Gallifrey who have to deal with an outside Universe on a more equal footing. Malong treaties and allies, and perhaps still having a lot of conflicting issues…[Read more]

@ScaryB – all slightly fragile here too.  We spent the afternoon watching Transamerica, and then for contrast Goodbye Mr Chips…. then found ourselves watching one of those collections of YouTube clips which seemed to mainly comprise people vacuuming their cats.  And then three Big Bang Theory episodes in succession.  Have now recovered su…[Read more]

@Arbutus @ScaryB I was going to post some grandiose (spell check!) nonsense about how Beethoven’s Fifth couldn’t be renamed if we discovered a new symphony from beforehand, because the Fifth has to be the Fifth, right?

But that’s all been obviated: Kidneys, Chinny, …, celery lapel, scarfy,… I absolutely love it! But everyone can better those…[Read more]

@ScaryB “Capaldi is forever going to be Kidneys for me from now on”

Your comment made me snort wine through my nose. That is hilarious. (The term ‘Kidneys’, not my disintegrating nasal passages; I take those very seriously).

Welcome, @densire. I was going to say, like @ScaryB, that the collective of this forum is definitely the expert, so bring your ideas to the hive mind and make it stronger! I also have enjoyed the Eighth Doctor on audio. Do you have any particular favourites? And what about the TV show itself, any favourite doctors, episodes, or companions?

@Scaryb and @Juniperfish – thanks sooo much for Camille and John Grant. I don’t know them well but must change that now tout suite!

@Arbutus – not heard that one before, but love a bit of Young (and those other guys!)

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@Juniperfish @ScaryB
I like the idea that the Doctor’s centuries of commitment to the people of Trenzalore allow him to “grow up”, something which the War Doctor noted that he definitely was not when the three doctors met in DotD. If the Doctor had not come to terms with his history, redeemed his past self and rescued Gallifrey, he would have…[Read more]

@Bluesqueakpip   @nicelyuseless   @ScaryB   @PhaseShift

On Doctor numbering: In my mind, the numbers of the doctors, like names, have become so intrinsically linked to their faces and personalities that I doubt I could separate them now. When I think “Ninth Doctor”, I see Eccelston and all his swagger, and “Tenth Doctor” brings up the emoti…[Read more]

Oops, also meant to say:    @ScaryB  Love it, both the song and its DW reference. And @Juniperfish, yes indeed, that is brilliant.   🙂

@ScaryB Nice 🙂

I think River would have this to say:

@ScaryB Van Morrison is a truly lovely way to see out the year.

My somewhat darker contribution (but is seems appropriate both for this season’s and Who’s present regeneration theme of death and rebirth) is John Grant’s “Pale Green Ghosts”. Also, the intro bars sound like a version of the Who music…

@scaryB

That blogs here, Time Lords: Timelocked and I’m loving it.

I’ve been trying to think of ideas to better access blogs, as we get more. If anyone has any ideas let us know on the Website Comments thread.

@ScaryB, @Juniperfish –

Glad to see staffing concerns have been addressed!  Could be useful come kick out time too although I was also disturbed by the domesticity of a Dalek (in fact it’s a shame that episode is mostly remembered for the iDaleks – seeing them being onside was extremely disconcerting and a good concept for a story)

Are Boston D…[Read more]