le sigh, ariastar's alternate season 5 for Doctor Who is finished, and I am so happy and sad: [link]
Sail, I still can't thank you enough for pointing these fics out!
Looks like civilization finally caught up with us.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Juliebird - Jul 20, 2008 2:01:04 pm PDT #3719 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
SailAweigh - Jul 20, 2008 3:27:23 pm PDT #3720 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'm totally spoiled for any other writers, now, she's just so good.
Juliebird - Jul 20, 2008 3:58:36 pm PDT #3721 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
although, I have to say, this time around I didn't quite buy the psychology of The Master and his motivations for sticking around. But, still, awesome plotty goodness and wonderful voices.
SailAweigh - Jul 20, 2008 4:07:09 pm PDT #3722 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I felt that was a bit forced, too, but still enjoyable. I'll take it over Ten/Rose, anyday.
Juliebird - Jul 20, 2008 4:24:25 pm PDT #3723 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
All of it, totally enjoyably. Yes.
And speaking of Who, I've been rewatching some of the first season, and I think DT may have eclipsed my love for CE (gasp!), but I think perhaps that the writing has also improved for the most part, which may have had a role to play in that eclipse. Although, say what one will of Rose: sure, she may have hopped on board because she was bored and had the youthful attitude of indestructibility (sp?!), but she had some moxie, too, and an opinion --I'm thinking specifically of Dalek when she called the Doctor on his murderous behavior and felt compassion for the Dalek (Caan?). She wasn't all giggles and chips. More on that in a few weeks.
Juliebird - Jul 20, 2008 5:03:46 pm PDT #3724 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
serial: and now I'm trying to track down the flower references in Time Monster and Buddhist koans and am coming up dry/confused, in regards to alt season 5. Any old school Who fans have a clue? (Is it Old School or Classic Who? Which is preferred? Does it even matter?)
victor infante - Jul 20, 2008 7:03:21 pm PDT #3725 of 30001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Dalek (Caan?)
Not Caan. Just a Dalek. (Most of them don't have names.)
Caan led the Cult of Skaro after Dalek Sec became a "Human Dalek" in the New York episodes.
Juliebird - Jul 21, 2008 12:12:21 am PDT #3726 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
They all look the same to me.
Fiona - Jul 21, 2008 2:09:50 am PDT #3727 of 30001
Who news from IMDb:
Hollywood screenwriter Steven Moffat has turned down a multi-million dollar contract with legendary director Steven Spielberg - to work on British TV show Dr Who.
Moffat was offered a $2 million (GBP1 million) contract by Spielberg to write the first two scripts for his forthcoming Tintin trilogy, based on the comic-strip hero.
But Moffat has now turned down the offer in favour of a position on the cult sci-fi show - replacing writer Russell T. Davies, who will step down within the next year.
And Moffat insists he jumped at the chance to fulfill his boyhood dream of writing Dr Who scripts.
He says, "I know a lot of people won't understand it but I've been dreaming of writing for Dr Who since I was seven. There are no bad feelings between Spielberg and me, but Dr Who has to come before Hollywood. I am working on scripts to be filmed next year. Russell T. Davies is doing four specials next, then my shows will begin. I talked to Steven and he completely understood. Steven is a fan and he understood my passion for the series completely."
Frankenbuddha - Jul 21, 2008 3:31:41 am PDT #3728 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
They all look the same to me.
Speciesist.
As much as I'd like to see Moffat's take on Tintin, I'm psyched he turned that down, as Speilberg would have more control of the script(s), and I'm really glad to have him running Who.