So, the cat’s out of the bag, is it?
This weeks IT Crowd revealed to the world about the secret masters who control the Internet, which is, in fact, a box that is normally kept at Big Ben for the best reception. These people are “The Elders of the Internet“
Who are these mysterious elders?
Looks like the BBC is (again) remaking John Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids.
No complaints here, I love that story, and the whole notion of the entire planet being blinded by a natural events rings so plausible.
Well, Assuming such an event would occur, who wouldn’t look up at it? And then it’s too late – you’re plant food.
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 The system of international rights and royalties is obsolete in the 21st century.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.
For those of us what don’t get to see Children in Need.
I haven’t posted anything Doctor Whoish lately, except the depressing news that David Tennant has knavishly abandoned his efforts to be the longest running Doctor yet.
However, If I don’t go searching, not much Doctor Who news comes my way, today I ran across this article, (at ComicMix News) which purports to be “what we know” about the upcoming specials – although, from the comments, I see a healthy dose of skepticism, which I’m more than pleased to to echo.
I’m skeptical, but it’s fun to speculate.
Read on if you want to hear things that sound like rumors, but might actually be spoilers…
Donna’s still got a bug? Is this timeline going to be undone, too?
Wonder what Chris Eccleston has been doing lately?
Sontar Ha! Sontar Ho! Sontar Hum!
I stumbled across this at lesliecharteris.com in the news section. It’s a synopsis of the upcoming new Saint telemovie/series with James Purefoy.
Simon Templar is part of a secret organization known as ‘Knights of the Templar’. He’s responsible for enforcing the group’s code of ethics against the criminal underground of the world. Those familiar with ‘Knights’ know Simon Templar by one name: The Saint. His current assignment has him in Montenegro, rescuing captive children from being sold on the black market. When the operation is finished, Templar discovers that one of the children is missing. An orphan once himself, he vows to rescue the lost boy, no matter what the cost. Waiting for him in Paris is Patricia Holm, an intelligence specialist and Templar’s lover. She has information that a crooked businessman named Carger is responsible for the children’s abductions; however, the Knights learn that Carger is now into much bigger things. The Saint is ordered to find Carger and steal a treasured relic that, if made public, could ignite a spectacular holy war. When he discovers Carger has also been keeping the missing orphan as his own son, Templar must decide between his own personal convictions and his duties as The Saint.
Up till now, I’d been eagerly anticipating this new series, now I’m dreading it.
Goddamn-it! If they can’t keep their meddling fuckin’ fingers off the core concepts of the character, why even bother? Do they presume that they can actually improve upon the original? Or is it that they just wanted to make their own show and, like that horrific Val Kilmer travesty, want to use the name “The Saint” to get some free audience buy-in?
Oh, I’ll still watch it, but if they can’t get the simple stuff right, why should I expect them to get anything else right, either? For cryin’ out, the whole point of the Saint is that he is a lone wolf idealistic vigilante! Yes, he occasionally had a gang – but they were following him like a pack! He was not part of some worldwide secret organization, and that completely changers the man, the mode and the motivation.
In short: That’s not the Saint.
While you’re looking at the news section of lesliecharteris.com, note that in Australia the Simon Dutton Saint series from the 80’s is being released on DVD. Even though this show didn’t do well in the ratings, it was probably the truest to the original spirit of the Saint.
The Dutton series suffered from some terrible supporting acting and the production quality, despite being a large international production, has that 1980’s “breaking away from the major studios into small production company” feel to it, but the spirit of the show to the original character is spot on. Much more so than the Roger Moore series.
In fact, in one of the Dutton telemovies, Templar keeps the stolen money – or at least his self-defined “cut”. How else does he maintain his wealthily lifestyle? Answer: He’s Robin Hood! He steals from the crooked and gives to the victims (less his 10%.)
That’s the Saint.
And they’ve almost always been afraid of that aspect of the character when adapting him for TV.
So how come Australia gets the DVDs and we don’t?
Something queer is happening at at Lady Edison’s estate and it isn’t just her sons, it’s murder most foul!
There’s something a little ood about this episode.
Proving once again that no costume is inexpensive enough to use only once, the Ood have returned.