Lone Locust Productions

Day: November 19, 2008

  • Here come the trains!

    The December 27th arrival of the light rail is just around the corner and I’ve even seen a train or two out on the tracks near the house.

    Unfortunately, more often than not, what I usually see are morons, and I’m not the only one to notice. According to light rail operator Kim Zablonski:

    “People are walking down the tracks to get where they’re going, riding their bicycles, ignoring the fact the tracks are for trains only, they’re driving their vehicles down the tracks”

    You can read a bit more about preparations at ABC 15.

    Link: ABC15 => Metro Light Rail prepares for debut.

  • Doctor Who and the Archives of the BBC

    The BBC has posted some fascinating – if a bit difficult to navigate – documents concerning the creation of Doctor Who.

    BBC Archive – The Genesis of Doctor Who – The Creation of a Television Hero

    Particularly fascinating are the two reports by the BBC on the feasibility of Science Fiction on the BBC, written a year or so before Doctor Who first aired.

    Other BBC news: BBC One an BBC Two will be simulcast over the Internet starting November 27th.

    Once again, BBC content will only be available to machines inside the UK.

    Buy a clue people! There are many people, worldwide, like myself, who would gladly pay the license fee (and not even whinge about it) to get live BBC content. The system of international rights and royalties is obsolete in the 21st century. Someone’s got to be the pioneer and start to break down those walls.