Month: December 2007

Since the so-called “adult” content of Torchwood added not one squat of value to the stories, I suspect I’ll find these new “kid friendly” version superior.

CBBC Newsround => Young fans to see Dr Who spin-off

Doctor Who spin-off show Torchwood is to be shown in a version that younger fans will be able to watch.

The first series was aimed at adult audiences, but in the second series a specially-edited repeat will be shown that’s suitable for families and kids.

The fact that RTD himself seems to be endorsing this clearly indicates that the adult stuff was just tacked on to the stories to make them “edgy.”

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Well, it’s not really “the Return of the Saint”, that name has been taken. It’s the new Saint series currently in production.

James Purefoy, whom I’ve never heard of, is the Saint.

The Saint and Leslie Charteris Blog => James Purefoy To Play Simon Templar in The Saint

James Purefoy, who played Mark Antony in “Rome” is set to play the new Simon Templar in the forthcoming TV series of The Saint.

Bill Macdonald tells www.saint.org (the official website of The Saint Club) that his team is prepping a two-hour pilot for a European shoot. The reason for shooting in Europe is the current strike situation in U.S. would otherwise hold up production. Shooting in Berlin and Australia begins in April.

All I can say is, please, please, please don’t screw this series up. So far, the little info coming out of the production is mixed.

Going back to the original premise of the Saint being a vigilante, good.
Bringing back Patricia Holm, bad. Didn’t work all that well in the earliest stories and no wonder Charteris dropped her. She was drag on the story.
New actor, someone who was considered a 007 candidate and British, good. (I was really worried he’d be from Texas in this new version.)

This is their chance to expunge that pile of crap movie with that egotistical fart from Real Genius from the collective memory of the world. Best of luck!

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Sounds like a new version of Lonely Planet Taiwan is out. This is a book I used to find indispensable when traveling to Taiwan. Lately I’m familiar enough with Taipei and confident enough in just exploring that I don’t use it much any more.

Nonetheless, if you’re traveling there for the first time, or considering a trip there, it’s a good read.

From this morning radio interview from Taiwan’s English-language radio station with one of the the authors, Joshua Samuel Brown, it sounds like the latest edition has been significantly enhanced. I might have to get a copy just to find out.

Click the play button on the embedded player to listed to the interview, and learn about “cutting edge” bands like Led Zeppelin.

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Of course, the Japanese again…

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Gridman, that’s me.

Fine. It’s not a fantastic score, but it’s a first try.

Look at this “brandon” guy. To quote the immortal one (Praise be Shatner’s name), “Get a life.” Can’t quite understand how someone can score 323736 points on a 30 question quiz, with what appears to be a 100 point maximum per question, but hey, who am I to accuse someone of cheating?

If you want to test your TV theme song knowledge, check out televisiontunes.com

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