Doctor Who News
YES, I AM STILL ALIVE. I know, I know. It's been like...September since the last time I posted on here (aside from a one-shot fanfic). So, I just thought I'd drop everyone a brief note and let the world know I am still alive and still very much involved in fandom.
Sadly, I've mainly been on Tumblr the last few months, trying to convince people I have a sense of humor and building fanmix followings...or something like it anyway.
But, here's the cliff notes:
<0> Still working at the library and volunteering at the history museum. I'm tired all the bloody time, but I enjoy myself and I stay busy.
<0> Had my 7th Whoniversary on 17 March. I had a lovely time celebrating. I added quite a bit to my classic!Who collection recently and spent most of it watching through those serials. It did, however, send me into a fresh mourning period for Nine (whose regeneration I apparently will never actually get over.)
<0> There is some drama going on at home that is pretty negative and I can't lie -- I'm worried about how it's all going to play out. It looks like it could end quite badly and I'm not sure how I'm going to deal with it. Thankfully, I've been distracting myself a bit with DW and hopefully things will work themselves out. *crosses fingers*
<0> I'm working on numerous fanfics simultaneously. I have a series of one shots that I'm working for that take place in the universe of Maureen Johnson's book series "The Shades of London." I also have a TenII/Rose and Peter/Olivia fic set up and in the works for my Planets Bend 'verse, as well as my Eleventh Doctor fic with Olivia as the companion. It's still Doctor/Rose and Peter/Olivia of course, but with an interesting twist on it. I just thought Olivia would make an AMAZING companion.
But, now on to part everyone really cares about:
THEY'RE COMING BACK!!! I mean, I know I should be worried about all the possibilities of Moffat really fucking up the Doctor/Rose story line since he never has written those two in character particularly well. And a small part of me is worried, but I'm optimistic for two reasons. 1) I don't see why he'd bring them back only to ruin them -- he knows Russell intended for Journey's End to be the closest thing to a happy ending the Doctor would get as far as that goes, and if he wants to believe that they died or broke up or something, he doesn't really need to WRITE that. He and the Doctor/Rose haters could believe whatever they wanted to on that front. That's the beauty of it being an off-screen relationship. 2) I'm pretty sure Billie and David read the script before they agreed to be in it. I mean, Moffat may be an anti-shipper on the Doctor/Rose front, but David and Billie are hardcore shippers, so I think if there was anything in the script that they'd have had issues with, they would have just refused to be in it. They *do* have that call, after all.
I mean, I have no idea how big their part will be -- whether it's going to be a small cameo showing their life in the other universe, or if they're going to be actively involved in the plot (it would be a waste if they weren't), but I'm excited either way. I never actually thought I'd get to see those two characters on screen together again after Ten regenerated. And, I have to admit it, that I really hope we get an Eleven/Rose scene too. I mean, I would never buy Rose leaving TenII for anything or anyone, but I'd love at least one small moment between Rose and Eleven, if only because with the friendship between Matt and Billie in real life, they'd have the most amazing chemistry.
But yeah, that news got my mind off my family troubles for a long while there.
And in related news, I watched The Bells of St. John earlier this evening.
-- The plot line was rather "meh." I mean, I get they're trying to bring back the Great Intelligence, but I don't find him a particularly interesting classic!Who enemy, and he was (quite literally) in the last episode. For the first few minutes, when they were talking to "the client," I had vague hopes of them maybe bringing the Master back (though I already knew John Simm has no plans to return, so it would have been a new one.) I think my problem with the Great Intelligence is that I don't find it particularly intimidating. I thought the Snowmen kind of cute (despite how menacing they TRIED to make them look) and I'm not too bothered by the idea of people being downloaded into technology. I mean, it's kind of Matrix-y, and cool in that kind of thought provoking way, but it wasn't really fleshed out enough to make my brain think of it as anything more than kind of funny.
-- I do genuinely love Clara. I think she's a lot of fun, and I'm intrigued as to how she manages to die multiple times. I'm hoping that (for once) Moffat will follow through and give a legitimate, well thought out answer to an interesting question instead of half-assing it and making it non-sensical or speaking in circles to cover the fact that he never really answered the question at all. And I really hope that she's the way she is because of something she *decides* to do and not something that was done *to* her because I'm tired of passive companions. It drove me crazy in the Amy and River story lines, and I'm really anxious that Moffat do something different with Clara instead of re-hashing the same theme. I don't hold out much hope with Moffat's writing (cos he tends to stick to a pattern), but I'd be more than happy to admit myself wrong if he broke form JUST.THIS.ONCE.
-- Eleven was adorably quirky, and actually looked younger in this episode than he did all last season. He looked more like he did in s05, and I can't help but wonder what age-reducing cremes he's using. Also, I had to hide my face in my hands at his dork dancing. I was so embarrassed for him, but so happy to see that lightness re-appear again. I had missed it in the last half of the season.
Sadly, I've mainly been on Tumblr the last few months, trying to convince people I have a sense of humor and building fanmix followings...or something like it anyway.
But, here's the cliff notes:
<0> Still working at the library and volunteering at the history museum. I'm tired all the bloody time, but I enjoy myself and I stay busy.
<0> Had my 7th Whoniversary on 17 March. I had a lovely time celebrating. I added quite a bit to my classic!Who collection recently and spent most of it watching through those serials. It did, however, send me into a fresh mourning period for Nine (whose regeneration I apparently will never actually get over.)
<0> There is some drama going on at home that is pretty negative and I can't lie -- I'm worried about how it's all going to play out. It looks like it could end quite badly and I'm not sure how I'm going to deal with it. Thankfully, I've been distracting myself a bit with DW and hopefully things will work themselves out. *crosses fingers*
<0> I'm working on numerous fanfics simultaneously. I have a series of one shots that I'm working for that take place in the universe of Maureen Johnson's book series "The Shades of London." I also have a TenII/Rose and Peter/Olivia fic set up and in the works for my Planets Bend 'verse, as well as my Eleventh Doctor fic with Olivia as the companion. It's still Doctor/Rose and Peter/Olivia of course, but with an interesting twist on it. I just thought Olivia would make an AMAZING companion.
But, now on to part everyone really cares about:
THEY'RE COMING BACK!!! I mean, I know I should be worried about all the possibilities of Moffat really fucking up the Doctor/Rose story line since he never has written those two in character particularly well. And a small part of me is worried, but I'm optimistic for two reasons. 1) I don't see why he'd bring them back only to ruin them -- he knows Russell intended for Journey's End to be the closest thing to a happy ending the Doctor would get as far as that goes, and if he wants to believe that they died or broke up or something, he doesn't really need to WRITE that. He and the Doctor/Rose haters could believe whatever they wanted to on that front. That's the beauty of it being an off-screen relationship. 2) I'm pretty sure Billie and David read the script before they agreed to be in it. I mean, Moffat may be an anti-shipper on the Doctor/Rose front, but David and Billie are hardcore shippers, so I think if there was anything in the script that they'd have had issues with, they would have just refused to be in it. They *do* have that call, after all.
I mean, I have no idea how big their part will be -- whether it's going to be a small cameo showing their life in the other universe, or if they're going to be actively involved in the plot (it would be a waste if they weren't), but I'm excited either way. I never actually thought I'd get to see those two characters on screen together again after Ten regenerated. And, I have to admit it, that I really hope we get an Eleven/Rose scene too. I mean, I would never buy Rose leaving TenII for anything or anyone, but I'd love at least one small moment between Rose and Eleven, if only because with the friendship between Matt and Billie in real life, they'd have the most amazing chemistry.
But yeah, that news got my mind off my family troubles for a long while there.
And in related news, I watched The Bells of St. John earlier this evening.
-- The plot line was rather "meh." I mean, I get they're trying to bring back the Great Intelligence, but I don't find him a particularly interesting classic!Who enemy, and he was (quite literally) in the last episode. For the first few minutes, when they were talking to "the client," I had vague hopes of them maybe bringing the Master back (though I already knew John Simm has no plans to return, so it would have been a new one.) I think my problem with the Great Intelligence is that I don't find it particularly intimidating. I thought the Snowmen kind of cute (despite how menacing they TRIED to make them look) and I'm not too bothered by the idea of people being downloaded into technology. I mean, it's kind of Matrix-y, and cool in that kind of thought provoking way, but it wasn't really fleshed out enough to make my brain think of it as anything more than kind of funny.
-- I do genuinely love Clara. I think she's a lot of fun, and I'm intrigued as to how she manages to die multiple times. I'm hoping that (for once) Moffat will follow through and give a legitimate, well thought out answer to an interesting question instead of half-assing it and making it non-sensical or speaking in circles to cover the fact that he never really answered the question at all. And I really hope that she's the way she is because of something she *decides* to do and not something that was done *to* her because I'm tired of passive companions. It drove me crazy in the Amy and River story lines, and I'm really anxious that Moffat do something different with Clara instead of re-hashing the same theme. I don't hold out much hope with Moffat's writing (cos he tends to stick to a pattern), but I'd be more than happy to admit myself wrong if he broke form JUST.THIS.ONCE.
-- Eleven was adorably quirky, and actually looked younger in this episode than he did all last season. He looked more like he did in s05, and I can't help but wonder what age-reducing cremes he's using. Also, I had to hide my face in my hands at his dork dancing. I was so embarrassed for him, but so happy to see that lightness re-appear again. I had missed it in the last half of the season.