Thanks @Craig for letting us know.

Not sure I can stomach Andy Townsend though.
I might have to suffer Mark Lawrenson…

You know, when they did the recent film remake of Hitchiker’s Guide, they really could’ve used Lawro’s voice for Marvin.

Maybe I’ll just try and sync to the radio and turn the sound down…

🙂

Hi @Purofilion – yes, Tommy Ramone also passed away on the same day.
He was the drummer and last surviving member of the original lineup.

I was thinking of linking to something by them too, but thought two obits a bit much!

Also I’ve never been as in to the amped-up-50’s-poprock Ramones as perhaps I should.

They’re always cited as a massive…[Read more]

btw – well done MiaPatrick – apologies for not saying so before, but that really is remarkable and you should feel genuinely proud!

Tweed you say… remarkable!

[Creative writing’s not bad either!!]

🙂

actually @Phaseshift that list you linked to makes me think that there are ~4 qualities The Doctor needs (from an actor):
Innocence, Danger, Intelligence, Charm.

Makes me think there’d be a fun Top Trumps style idea with this (each actor having more or less of each).

🙂

@Phaseshift – as @blenkinsopthebrave says, that list is inspired!
Had a real laugh reading it.

I can actually see Meredith grumbling and cackling his way through, but also turning on the charm when needed!

And Walkern is also a brilliant choice (if a bit A list for TV in the 80’s!).

The few missteps in casting are the ones that miss what has…[Read more]

Charlie Haden passed away.

Wonderful bassist.
Couldn’t find the recording of the piece that made me think “ooh – that bass is amazing” (which was a first time I ever thought of the bass rather than whatever was ‘lead’).
He played with many greats and on rifling through my iTunes I find he was on these.

and its rather lovely.…[Read more]

Completely agree as to Colin Jeavons and Jack May – wonderful turns.

I’m also reminded of a book I got (either at xmas or birthday) when I was ~12 in the early ’80’s called “The Meaning of Liff” written by John Lloyd and Douglas Adams.
Its essentially a dictionary of real but odd-sounding place names in the UK, to which they give amusing…[Read more]

he he @ScaryB – yep me heartses were flummaxing during that match (you Gronk-luvvin’ fool!)

🙂

Well its July 4th and so for something for the American audience.

I feel for the English, Americans have fallen into that “easy/’amusing’ xenophobia” that the French inhabit (for the English), but its insidious as all bigotry is.

So, something revolutionary in its way, anti establishment, patriotic, incredible and beautiful.
Because 65 or 300…[Read more]

ohhhh THAT’S Mark Sheppard (had to google).

As I’ve just come out of my Battlestar Galactica watch (hmm about that…) I see what you mean.

Now, I’ve just delved into Game of Thrones (just finished series 1)*.
I’m guessing Sheppard’ll turn up from the Oirish Oiles (hopefully not that bad) but I did like him in BG (if not the Oirish…[Read more]

oohh the Dream Lord – nice jolt of the memory @fosterferris

Not that they have to be in everything, and I’d like to give them a long time before they reappear, but when they eventually return, I’d like the Dream Lord to be Leader of the Daleks.

Logically for them it makes sense (who else could defeat their most bitter enemy other than their…[Read more]

hey @Arbutus – great song and hope you had a great Canada day (and I really hadn’t realised just how big Canada is!)

For no good reason other than… well, I had a ‘big idea’ and have now thought better of it.

Also I’d entirely forgotten about this remix of the song I had in mind:

(its kinda…[Read more]

Another recommend from me would be that I noticed that from tonight BBC Four are re-running Edge of Darkness from 1985.

It really is an extraordinary series – one of the best I can remember. It was remade as a film but I didn’t see that.

All the actors are astounding, from Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, Charles Kay and Ian McNeice – to be honest all…[Read more]

Hi @Phaseshift et al.

I don’t get Sky Atlantic (is that what its on?) but would probably have avoided Penny Dreadful actually because of similarities to LoEG. No doubt my mistake (yet again!).

I absolutely love the first two books of LoEG and Hyde really is a fantastic character. I won’t want to spoil it for anyone but can only heartily…[Read more]

I probably need one of Bluesqueakpip’s wonderful diagrams, but its just occurred to me that they didn’t have to run.
As long as they were successful, they had all the time in the world. But then again it would’ve been less fun (for us and them!).

Must admit I liked this one. I also liked the digs at the Art world – both low (the pompous critics)…[Read more]

Hi – just to say that my “vote” as such was to go along with the majority.
What I really liked about the process though was that everyone agreed that Kinda was such a classic, that I was going to watch it anyway. If I have any thoughts I’ll post on the Davison Faces of the Doctor thread (but in a non-spoilery way which may prove impossible, so…[Read more]

Bobby Womack passed away.

RIP

btw can I just say… @Blenkinsopthebrave – love the commercial!

@toinfinityandbepond – nice 🙂

and @ScaryB – don’t ever do that again.
That image has spoilers.

Its spoiled my eyes and my sleep.

I now can’t get flying rock heads, grain, and mainly that crotch out of my mind.

ok, apologies but I got weak.

One last “bestest sci fi moment EVAH – and you’re all STOOPID if you disagree” for the list.

The Countdown.

5. 4. 3. 2. 1.

[and yes I’ve also indulged this evening in intros from Buck Rogers, Captain Scarlet, Space 1999 (with Maria Schell!!) Actually Doctor Who’s intro is more iconic than any of these… is it on…[Read more]