Primeval returns for a third series! Synopsis The episode starts with a new member of the military (Captain Becker) being added to the ARC team. His job, keep them from getting killed like poor ol’ Steven. Meanwhile, at the British Museum, an anomaly appears and a prehistoric crocodilian (Pristichampsus) kills one of the employees. Cutter’s … Read more
A lot has been said about “Trial of a Time Lord”, some of it by me, but that’s neither here nor there. This Colin Baker series comes from another era. It was era of disappointment in many ways – of enormous potential squandered. A time when optimism was slowly eroded away to despair. I remember … Read more
The question I ask is… do I trust a story in The Sun? The official confirmation came yesterday — proving thousands of members of the public have been right for years. Forestry workers conducting deer surveys have TWICE got within 50 yards of the fearsome creatures in the wild, it was revealed. These so-called “fearsome … Read more
I think I’ve finally figured out why I never seem to get around to reviewing the Doctor Who Christmas episodes – it’s because, Christmas is over and by this point it all seems hokey to dredge up stuff about Christmas. It’s like watching A Charlie Brown Christmas in July.
Therefore, I will make this short:
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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…
Last night during, on BBC America, the BBC broadcast all evening what I believe to be the same election coverage that was shown on BBC 1. That was an interesting different perspective, even though most of the commentators in studio were from the US. (Which seems fair since they would be the most knowledgeable on … Read more