@whisht

I agree that some of the choices seem a bit optimistic in casting. 🙂

I’ll also agree that MacLachlan and Cage seemed to stand out as “wrong” somehow. It’s odd the ones that I immediately thought – yes I could see that, as I thought about them in other work. Wilder was a great suggestion that I always remembered from you on the next…[Read more]

Ha – I was doing a websearch for something else, and I came across this which raised a smile. One of those “alternative” lists of the Doctors history, but imagining American actors of the periods in the role. Quite funny, with some odd choices, but I think it was @whisht who suggested on the Next Doctor thread that Gene Wilder would have been a…[Read more]

@ScaryB

Yes – good point re the MC in Cabaret. Though the “I mean that most sincerely folks” was pure Monkhouse in full cheese mode. 🙂

As an ex-Goth I think I side with Ford on this one. Looks great stylistically, but trying to do anything in that ship with all the black would make your brain bleed (I think that’s why Zaphod is imper…[Read more]

@Whisht

Glad to know you’re on board for the rewatch. Be interested on your thoughts if you’ve now watched all BSG.

Yep – it’s Romo Lampkin. The Sheppard’s are a dynasty of sci-fi going back to his dad, Morgan (he played older Canton in that double parter). Just think – back in the 80s Day of the Triffids, hacking down a nasty plant, Bablyon 5 a…[Read more]

Oh, nice choice for Independence Day @Whisht (And I agree with you – their footie team did them proud)

Ooooh bonkers theories creeping out again! Thanks @Brewski and @Whisht (Dorium as cyberleader and a Davros/Dreamlord faceoff 😈 )

And a guest role for Michelle Gomez – yippee. (Agree she could be a great Doctor – or a great Rani); That’s a very period costume she’s wearing. Madame Vastra period maybe…?

Hmmm – Patrick Stewart as the…[Read more]

@Whisht Love Edge of Darkness, although I do think that some of the environmental themes are a bit dated. I’ve not seen the remake either but I am glad it exists otherwise I might not have heard of the original. I saw the DVD in ASDA around the same time as the remake came out (I remember because it had a sticker on it that said “now a major…[Read more]

So – Last call for Votes, and looking at first choices, the scores on the doors are currently:
VOTE DAVISON – VOTE FOR AN EPISODE FOR THE FIFTH!

Story (Episodes)
Notes

Kinda (4)
@TheKrynoidMan @whisht

The Visitation (4)
@bluesqueakpip @Phaseshift

Earthshock (4)
Null points

The Arc of Infinity (4)
Null points

Enlightenment (4)
Null p…[Read more]

@Arbutus, @Whisht

@ScaryB    Oh dear Lord. That is not a sci-fi moment with which I was familiar, and I could have continued quite peacefully in that state of blissful ignorance, my innocence intact. Oh well. I will look  to my extra-dimensional trophy for comfort (does it come with an extra-dimensional bottle of champagne? Do I get to soak @blenkinsopthebrave and [Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave @arbutus @whisht

Congratulations all. You made the podium! Champions.

Look forward to receiving ‘nothing’ in the post as a reward.

It’s actually something extra-dimensional, but everyone dismisses it as nothing. What can you do?

<Rubs hands in gleee>
he he.. Lists… see what I started 😈
@Whisht – completely agree with you about that first scene in Star Wars – that seemed like the biggest ship ever shown on screen up till then. And 2001 deserves all the kudos it gets, especially since it was done without a computer graphic in sight.
There’s also Kubrick’s earlier…[Read more]

@Whisht I’m afraid @Arbutus has stolen your winner’s medal by calling number 12!

Arbutus, the twin sunset is No. 71. Of Princess Bride, Moffat says he’s lost count of the times he’s watched it and read the book. He also says it’s not the best swordfight you’ll ever see as there’s an even more exciting one at the end! You may have a soul mate.…[Read more]

Okay, I fell for the marketing and bought SFX. I don’t know if this will calm you down or enrage you further, but here goes…

@JimTheFish Gort came in at 92, Statue of Liberty was 29, Maria was 136.

@FatManInABox Buffy singing was 22, Wickerman was 167, Gandalf’s death comes in at 16 and his arrival at Helm’s Deep is 26, but it doesn’t seem…[Read more]

http://www.combom.co.uk/2014/06/no-doctor-who-panel-for-sdcc-2014.html

@blenkinsopthebrave  @PhaseShift  @Whisht  @JimTheFish @FatManInABox  @ScaryB  et all

I’ve just realised that I could make a list of 10 reasons why I shouldn’t make lists.

Choosing favorites was fun but as soon as I posted I realised I needed another 6 months to seri…[Read more]

On the face of it, some bewildering choices in that list BUT then I remembered SFX did a similar poll around the millennium which was similarly biased towards more recent material. From memory, a lot of references to X-Files (cause Mulder and Scully were just to die for), Star Trek:TNG “Best of both worlds” (cause Picard and Borg!) and the lik…[Read more]

As I collapse, wearily onto the sofa I find nominations stuck behind the cushions! Huzzah for Mr Davison!

@ScaryB has been counted twice provisionally because I got the impression she was teetering on the fence, and if anyone wants to reappraise their votes/correct mistakes let me know.
VOTE DAVISON – VOTE FOR AN EPISODE FOR THE F…[Read more]

Thanks for the link @Whisht. Several there I am not familiar with. Slang varies between the states too. Recently a Sydney friend used the word “tip” for the classic school yard game “chasey”, in a video for the boy’s school. I pointed out that in S.A. the term is, “gang up chasey” and none of the children would know what “tip” meant. In Victorian…[Read more]

@Whisht

Soundgarden, long time no hear.

They seem to be making a bit of a comeback after ‘Live To Rise’ became part of the Avengers soundtrack. They’re supporting Black Sabbath at BST Hyde Park on the 4th July.

Thinks… Doctor Who connection … uh, Avengers is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where Guardians of the Galaxy is set, and…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip

Steven Moore is “just this guy” as Zaphod’s physiatrist says. When Sue Townsend died a few months ago I went back to the Adrian Mole TV series and completely forgot Steven Moore was his dad! Every time I come across him it’s “Hello Steven Moore”. He’s really good, but it seems oddly appropriate that his most famous role is a v…[Read more]