@Whisht

Of course, we then have absolutely nothing effing happening!

Agreed. I think I let rip a bit more in the discussion of Episode 2, because by Episode 2 you can make a reasonable assumption that you haven’t put anyone off. But this story is full of scenes where nothing happens, and it didn’t need to be.

If you look at another…[Read more]

Actually @Whisht I would love to hear why you didn’t like Black Orchid. Difference of opinion is the making of good conversation 🙂 as was happing with the off topic discussion about GoT on The Sofa thread. I had the same hesitation about posting on what I dislike about GoT but decided to post anyway and I am glad I did because friends don’t…[Read more]

@Whisht No bad at all. All I can say is “Poor Julian Glover”.

I don’t know… I get a bit busy for a few days (company had their AGM yesterday) and the whole site goes to pot 🙂

Fellow mods!!!!!!!!!!

On The Sofa is for Doctor Who chat – we have a pub for everything else. What’s all this Game of Thrones stuff? I should mod the lot of you – or cut off your heads!

Seriously though – do we need a Game of…[Read more]

@whisht

It would be hilarious if Colin weighed in on Twitter with “I think you should watch..” to entice a new viewer. We could make it feature!

Just on GoT, I’ll admit to a certain reluctance (probably aligned with @JanetteB). I’m thinking of waiting until it is a completed product and revisiting it.

Your mention of Peter Dinklage, though.…[Read more]

@Whisht and everyone- I was going to vote for Rani because people mentioned the industrial revolution etc, but I don’t know now- can I give my vote to asking Colin Baker on twitter? without mentions of red hot pokers etc, though from the fiveish doctors he does seem to have a sense of humour about it…

@whisht

If you, or anyone with twitter, wouldn’t mind seeking his opinion, it may be useful. It’s the one “with more him” (Varos) in it, or one of the other ones, if that’s any help for the character count on twitter.

@arbutus

Noted, and you have broken the deadlock at this point. I owe you a beer.

@Bluesqueakpip

An anti-vote is noted, bu…[Read more]

Gosh – so far it’s a draw on the Colin Baker Episode. So I’m going to ask very kindly for anyone who hasn’t voted to throw an opinion in to avoid the inevitable tie break situation.

I haven’t cast a vote yet, and I’m afraid that if I do it will, sadly, involve me selecting the story I least object to watching. This is not a good position to be…[Read more]

@Whisht, @miapatrick, @purofilion

Re GoT, I have posted a little something for your enjoyment over on the music thread.

(By the way, puro, your story about the 28-second trailers had me laughing hysterically.)

@whisht– isn’t it odd how the brain can jumble up sentences like that? I like that you were at least surprised at the idea I’d say that, and were contemplating a reply to such madness!  There are a lot of things I like about it, not really a boob woman, but there are some nice bottoms sometimes as well…

@Whisht– game of thrones! I watched the first series on channel four (back when terrestrial channels bothered buying sky shows) but it took time for me to feel really hooked. But I recently went into a rant with someone for dismissively saying that it was ‘how some American’s imagine the middle ages to be’.

I think the following is too vague for…[Read more]

@Whisht– thank you. In fact we have just returned from the wedding for which said tweed was purchased (his sister said, buy something dapper…) and went down very well, far better, in fact, than the alcohol he consumed during the reception. Fortunately the tweed survived intact.

@purofilion– just as belated a thank you (see above) and…[Read more]

@Whisht

@Blenkinsopthebrave ‘s impassioned plea kinda tugged at my heart.

Aw, shucks…

<Blenkinsop snuffles, reaches for handkerchief, and noisily blows nose>

@blenkinsopthebrave @JimTheFish @Bluesqueakpip @Whisht @purofilion @janetteB

Thanks to all. The wonderful @ScaryB put on her promoter’s hat and called the BFI Press Department. They pass all press requests on to the BBC, and press are only told if their request has been successful a week before the screening. So we shall wait and see. Fingers crossed.

@Whisht
Yes, I read about that awhile back. I think it is just a case of getting older and slowing down. I was lucky enough to hear them back in the nineties, doing renaissance English music intermixed with contemporary. Frankly, I would go a long way to hear Rogers Covey-Crump sing the phone book, what an amazing tenor voice. Because I can, here…[Read more]

@Bluesqueakpip @Craig @Pufferfish @Whisht and all DWF members who can get to London on 7 Aug
TV Preview: Doctor Who: Deep Breath + panel discussion and Q&A with cast and production

The feature-length premiere episode of the new series, starring Peter Capaldi as 12th Doctor.
Thursday 7 August, 6:30 PM, NFT1, BFI Southbank

Now this I would love to…[Read more]

I’m seeing an ominous-looking “zone 19” label on the video I just posted. Does that mean you can’t view it in the UK? Just in case, here is a YouTube link to the same track.

By the way, @Whisht, that was a nice piece of Pink Floyd. I am way way behind on the Hitchhiker’s watch, hopefully this weekend I will get caught up on it. And I still want…[Read more]

@Whisht  @purofilion

Yes, I was very sad to see the news about Haden. Here is one of my favourites, with Pat Metheny. This has always felt to me like the string equivalent of Oscar Peterson’s Hymn to Freedom.

Also, yes, shocked to realize that the Ramones in their entirety are no longer with us. I…[Read more]