And in other news, a spirited defense of that Doctor Who Christmas special with the blonde singer guest star with not exactly a deep personality to play, the openly advertised use of a well-known story for a plot, and that mixture of cheesy, grandiose and crackers that makes the show. Why yes, I'm talking about Voyage of the Damned. :)


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Jane Espenson talks about Torchwood season 4. Apparantly they write it British style - i.e. the entire season before shooting begins - not American style. You know, despite still thinking Children of Earth was the perfect Torchwood ending, I'm looking forward quite a lot to the next season. Can't wait to see Jane E. writing Gwen and Rhys! (Also, ( Read more... )

On the train to Osnabrück, which means time for more ramblings. I've been thinking about why the finale for Life on Mars upset me so much that I fell out of affection (I was never in love, but I liked the first season very much, and while the second one didn't feel as good by comparison, the affection was still there) with the entire series, ( Read more... )

I had an incredibly exhausting day, hence only one link, for those of you who like myself enjoy speculating about the nature of the Ashes To Ashes/ Life on Mars verse, and what Recent Events might mean:

One Grand What Is Really Going On Theory

Name five series that should have had a musical episode (and how it could have been explained).

1.) Alias. Especially given they had a genuine star of the genre among the cast (Victor Garber), they so should have gone there. Yes, there was one episode where Sydney's alias was a singer, but that just sufficed for measly one and a half songs and is ( Read more... )

One great thing about cons one can't attend: this particular one means a lot of vids in various fandoms get all at once.

Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes:

I bet you look good on the dance floor: Gene Hunt, Sam Tyler, Alex Drake, the 70s and the 80s, and that mixture of craziness (often in the fun sense) and angst both shows amply display. Given that ( Read more... )

The rest of you might already have seen them, but in case you, like me, haven't: there are two shiny new promos for season two of The Sarah Connor Chronicles out there:
here and here. I'm so looking forward to it, and pleased that the promo puts such a strong focus on the female character (I liked Derek Reese as much as the next fangirl, but I ( Read more... )

The reason why I hesitated watching it in the first place where two or rather three fold. I had and still have issues with the Life on Mars finale; moreover, I thought the second season in general, while not being bad, was noticable weaker than the first one and showed the writing staff losing interest in their main character while falling in love ( Read more... )

The reason why I hesitated watching it in the first place where two or rather three fold. I had and still have issues with the Life on Mars finale; moreover, I thought the second season in general, while not being bad, was noticable weaker than the first one and showed the writing staff losing interest in their main character while falling in love ( Read more... )

My ongoing issues with the Life on Mars finale notwithstanding, I still don't think either poor Sam Tyler or his creators deserved this. The horror ( Read more... )