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: ken_redtail wrote in doctorwho; July 17th, 3:50

An intriguing thought.

Most people place Eight and his adventures in the Classic era by sheer definition of New being the revived series and yet the TV Movie is really just an early attempt at a revival and had it succeeded, would have been New Who then. Also consider that some of the writing of Eight's various adventures in books and audio are closer to tone to New Who than Classic while keeping still clear ties to some of the Classic style.

Poll #1430963
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Do you consider Eight to be Classic or New Who?

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Classic
4 (80.0%)

New
1 (20.0%)

Companion News!

: ecossefilmmaker wrote in doctorwho; July 17th, 9:42

Current Mood:: geeky

Okay, so maybe I will give series 5 (or is it 1 now?) a chance...

And the companion had a name...

( Read more... )

For the sake of immature curiosity...

: sazzat wrote in doctorwho; July 17th, 9:41

Poll #xxxx Best companionPoll #1430956 Best companion
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Tegan or Nyssa?

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Tegan
5 (55.6%)

Nyssa
4 (44.4%)

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: artbroken; July 17th, 18:21

While getting my hair cut last night, I was talking to my hairdresser about shows we'd watched, gigs we'd attended, books and graphic novels we'd read, albums we'd heard and various other things we'd done since my last cut, and my response kept coming up as "nothing new, I've been too busy."

Between work and school and other quotidian shit, most of my life gets eaten away by the same goddamn rut each week, leaving me precious little time to write or do anything new and worthwhile. And then that little remaining clocktick gets washed away by beer and video games, and the next thing you know it's Monday morning and I'm another week closer to a bland, anonymous dotage.

And goddamnit, fuck that shit. That didn't use to be me, and I don't want it to be me now. I came home (with a killer hairdo) all ready to get my arse into gear and achieve something, anything this weekend, to push my fists against the posts and not take mediocrity lying down.

... since then, though, we knocked off work at 2pm and started drinking to celebrate the company's 425th birthday, soon minesajd and E. will be over to get pissed and play Rock Band, and I have two parties and possibly a Mage session this weekend.

So it looks like I'm enjoying my life too much to make my life mean something right now. Ironic, really.

come on, come on, get down with the sickness

: belak_krin; July 17th, 8:59

Current Mood:: sick

It would appear that, as predicted I have picked up whichever viral thingy

lilac_jellybean has and feel a bit crappy. I'm not entirely convinced its actually H1N1 since I'm missing the vital fever diagnosis to panic the GP, but I really don't feel bad enough to warrant expending Tamiflu on me anyway.

Since the onset of symptoms is supposed to be rapid, I'm hoping this means I won't be eating my words in a day or two's time ;)

So, everyone have fun at the spleen BBQ/Games/other nefarious activities you have planned.

I think I may go have a bacon butty...

A shining beacon on your desk...

: mouseferatu; July 17th, 1:48

Current Mood:: amused

I've been rewatching a lot of Babylon 5 lately, as I tend to do every few years. And something struck me.

Given the shape of the B5 station, and the way it rotates... Why has nobody ever marketed a B5 electric pencil sharpener? :-D

Just because...

: mithras; July 16th, 23:43

( Yeah... )

Progress!

: graveyardgreg; July 16th, 23:43

52560 / 60225 words. 87% done!

87% done.

I know compared to some people's wordcount, this is nothing but for me it's an accomplishment. I've tried writing novels (three to be exact) and I've never come remotely close to finishing them.

87% done.

I'm almost there.

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: callmeromana wrote in doctorwho; July 17th, 9:18

Poll #1430918 Oldskool or NuSkool?
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Classic
15 (20.3%)

New
37 (50.0%)

Can't say
22 (29.7%)

Nevermind
0 (0.0%)

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You know....

: mythdude; July 17th, 1:08

Current Mood:: accomplished

Except for the whole, "Being a Nazi(1)" thing, I'd want to be a War Wolf. They're werewolves in CoH that have enhanced super powers by the Council, the italian Fascist ring which conquered the Fifth Column, the old nazi villain crew. They look bad ass, have cool powers, and next to the Werewolf dimension (which really does exist), I think they're cool.

(1)I don't care if in the new storyline Italian Fascists are more PC than German Nazis, these villains are based on Nazis so I still consider them Nazis and Big Justice, Captain Triumph, and the Dashing Haberdasher enjoy kicking the ever loving crap out of them.

BTW, Dashing Haberdasher barely made 35 in time for the Rikti War this weekend, so Vanguard merits for me! Hoorah! Atominus, no, cause I've been busy getting caught up on Night Lights with Tony. Got some funny scripts on the way and we're getting closer and closer!

Hey, Internet denizens?

: mouseferatu; July 16th, 23:03

Current Mood:: irritated

"He's a great guy in real life" is not in any way a defense when someone's being an asshole online.

Online is the only means I have of knowing most of said people, and if they come across as an asshole online, guess what? They're an asshole.

Added for clarification: I'm not talking about someone having a bad day and lashing out, or failing to consider the wording of a post. We all do that. I'm talking about an ongoing online "persona."

Fresh Ink Online

: gamera_spinning; July 16th, 22:49

Blair talks about Jason Aaron's new Punisher MAX series with art by Steve Dillon and DC's foray into serialized newsprint with Wednesday Comics.

Tags: comics, fresh ink online

A sad day for this Who fan :(

: randyroo124 wrote in doctorwho; July 16th, 20:40

Our DVR box suffered a critical hard drive failure today :( And so goes all beloved 54 episodes of New Who.... I'm so sick over it. It took me like a year and a half to collect them all waiting for Sci-Fi Channel Marathons or midnight odd episodes. Sigh. I'm mourning.

Grocery Bags in the UK; Storefronts on Charing Cross Rd

: creepy_crawly wrote in little_details; July 16th, 22:42

Okay, so this is one of those really, really weird questions.

I have an 11-yr-old girl and her mother visiting in London, in the early 90's. Daughter is a bit of a bibliophile, and tends to buy at least one book wherever she goes with her pocket money. Sometimes more. With this in mind, mother packs something in her own bag for the daughter's overflow. I'm imagining this to be like the cloth grocery bags I always used in Germany--made out of a strong, light material that's probably some cotton blend. They're cheap and small--you can fit two, maybe three 3-litre bottles in them.

How common would these be in London? Would they be present at all?

Second question. Having never been to London myself, let alone Charing Cross Road, I must ask:
Can anyone give me the names of a bookstore and a recordshop that are side-by-side? If not, no sweat. If so...free kidney!!

Thank you very much!

Tags: britain (misc)

Lack of context can be amusing.

: kyrthira wrote in quote_wall; July 16th, 23:15

Current Mood:: snickering

[23:14] Kyrthira: If shenanigans were afoot I'd be saying something like OH GOD GET HIM OFF ME THAT DOESN'T GO THERE
[23:14] Kyrthira: or something

"Danny Boy" but not the traditional ballad

: shanghai_jim wrote in little_details; July 16th, 11:19

I was on hold with Northwest Airlines of all places listening to what sounded like alternative or contemporary folk on their line when on came a song whose refrain started out "Danny boy". It was not the old Irish air. The singer was male, American-accented if that counts for anything, youngish, it was guitar-based, and somewhat wistful. I'd call it alternative or pop-folk. Does anybody out there have any possibilities for me to search on?

I did a search on Google, but you can imagine what pops up with only "danny boy lyrics" as your terms. I also searched iTunes with "Danny" in the title and focusing on Alternative and Singer-Songwriter, and did come across one good song -- "Danny Boy" by Greenwich -- but although I bought it and like it, I don't think that's the one.

How would you go about finding this song? Or any song if all you have is a bit of lyric and a vague idea of a genre/kind of artist?

Tags: music

Korean Names, Genderswitch

: andersenmom wrote in little_details; July 16th, 12:18

Current Mood:: frustrated

I'm working on a fanfiction that takes place in Seoul, present day, and am looking to pull a genderswitch on one of the characters. I would like something feminine that would still make it recognizable as this character.

For all I've studied the culture, etc., the names still baffle me.

The boy's name is DongHae.

I don't even know what to use as a search term to look, so anything in that direction would also be of help.

Thanks.

Am I the Only Person Who...

: neuralclone wrote in doctorwho; July 17th, 12:26

Current Mood:: curious

... prefers the slower pacing of Classic Who?

All right, I admit I'm old enough to have grown up with the Doctor Who series, which has thus been fixed in my head as the way the show ought to be. However, as I've been re-watching it lately I've come to the conclusion that the slower pace of the old serials gives me a proper chance to savour them. Not the special effects - obviously! - but the character interactions, and the relationships between characters which are able to be built up detail by detail. The world building, which can be progressively constructed, scene by scene, and doesn't need to be created in a burst of exposition. The plots, which can ramble around a bit, and sidetrack, and let's the Doctor GET THINGS WRONG before he steps in and finally makes things right - making him more an eccentric traveller, and less a "lonely god".

(I'd be particularly interested to hear what some of the newer fans have to say about this one - those who made the opposite journey to me from New Who to Classic Who!)

Teaser 2

: haplessweasel wrote in 221b_bakerst; July 16th, 21:40

Don't think this has been linked here yet...

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810045845/trailer

I may need to watch the last 10 seconds a number of times.

Apophis Consortium's 10th Year Anniversary Sale

: matt_m_mcelroy; July 16th, 20:35

To celebrate 10 years of the Obsidian Apophis Consortium is having a huge online sale.

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Use the code "10Year" at checkout.

Dig in at the Apophis Online Store.

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