I spent part of the afternoon at the storage shed. I wasn’t searching for anything in particular–I hoped to find a book on the history of astronomy I knew I owned and couldn’t find. If I didn’t find it, though, no great loss. I went through box after box. A book on the historical Arthur.Continue reading “On a Fortunate Find”
Category Archives: Doctor Who
On Finishing Torchwood
Torchwood, season one. As I mentioned a few days ago I recently started watching Torchwood, the BBC’s adult-oriented Doctor Who spin-off about a team of alien tech investigators. I’ve finished the first season, and what do I think? Torchwood was very much a mixed bag. There were moments that were absolutely incredible. There were episodesContinue reading “On Finishing Torchwood”
On Experiencing Torchwood
Thanks to the kindness of beagles I’ve been watching this weekend the first season of Torchwood. For some readers Torchwood is an old hat. For other readers, unfamiliar with the program here’s a quick summary. Torchwood is a Doctor Who spin-off, following the adventures of Captain Jack Harkness (seen in the revived Doctor Who‘s firstContinue reading “On Experiencing Torchwood”
On Automatic Silliness
I saw this on several friends’ LiveJournals: a short story generator. Most everyone used it to create bad Star Trek fanfic, but I decided to be different. I’d create Doctor Who fanfic. So, with much ado, I give you… The Cat Princess The Doctor was walking through a turgid meadow, laughing at the butterflies flittingContinue reading “On Automatic Silliness”
On Total Nerd-dom
Firebox is selling a USB hub shaped like the TARDIS. According to this article at The Register the TARDIS USB hub “not only flashes its light and blares out the time-space craft’s famous ripping-a-hole-in-reality take-off sound.” I don’t need a USB hub–I have one, and I’ve never used it, except for one day where IContinue reading “On Total Nerd-dom”
On Grand Fenwick
Turner Classic Movies showed yesterday afternoon The Mouse that Roared, the late-50s movie starring Peter Sellers about the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, a long-forgotten English-speaking country on the continent of Europe whose only export was Pinot Noir Grand Fenwick, who declares war on the United States when a California winery begins producing Pinot Noir GrandContinue reading “On Grand Fenwick”
On Goofy Comments
Daleks won’t vote for Pedro.
On Nerdish Insights
From an IM conversation today: mknzyCalhn: I’m racking my brain here — I’m trying to think if Doctor Who has ever done a story about cloning Scavgraphics: new earth mknzyCalhn: you’re right Scavgraphics: also, daleks Scavgraphics: aren’t the mutants clones? mknzyCalhn: well, the mutants are grown in vats, but we don’t know if they’re clonedContinue reading “On Nerdish Insights”
On Watching Doctor Who
While I have “The Sontaran Experiment” and “Genesis of the Daleks” on video tape, last night I tuned in to public television at midnight to watch them. Why? Nostalgia. 🙂 I grew up watching Doctor Who on Saturday afternoons on public television. In high school I watched it late Saturday nights. Doctor Who on publicContinue reading “On Watching Doctor Who”
On The Sarah Jane Adventures
The BBC issued a press release today on their upcoming series starring Lis Sladen as former Doctor Who companion Sarah Jane Smith: Multi-award winning writer Russell T Davies has written a brand new series for CBBC called The Sarah Jane Adventures. It stars one of The Doctor’s most famous companions, investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith.Continue reading “On The Sarah Jane Adventures”