Interview with Louise Jameson (aka Doctor Who's Leela of the Sevateem) on Verity Podcast. It's about 36 minutes long, and very interesting -- she talks a lot about being an older woman in the acting business and the state of women-centric TV stories today versus in the 80's (when she starred in Tenko), how her theater training fed back into Doctor ( Read more... )

Non-spoilery: not perfect by any means, but a breath of fresh air, probably the best episode overall since The Doctor's Wife. It's nice to feel optimistic about the show again. Though that may just be my lowered standards, ahem.

And on another note, the Doctor Who Pointless Celebrity Special -- starring the teams of Syvelster McCoy and Sophie ( Read more... )

Skimming back through my DW/LJ reveals that I haven't talked about what's going on in my personal life since ... erm, April. So, a brief rundown of what's been going on in my life:

( Okay, actually not so brief. )

( Doctor Who mid-season finale; disorganized thoughts. )

I wish I could be optimistic about the upcoming line-wide reboot of DC comics, but given that the vast majority of my favorite DCU characters are legacy heroes and other late arrivals, I can't help but be wary despite Didio's promises of diversity. I really, really hope the rumors about Lois and Clark's marriage being dissolved, Wonder Woman ( Read more... )

( First some thoughts on 6x02 and 6x03, then tonight's 6x04 -- spoilers! )

( Game of Thrones, 1x01 and 1x02. )

I was really hoping that this would be just another one of those Twitter/Facebook rumors with no grounding in reality, but it's been confirmed by the BBC: Elisabeth Sladen, best known as Doctor Who/the Sarah Jane Adventures' Sarah Jane Smith, has passed away, apparently from cancerThis makes the lack of news either way about a next series of Sarah ( Read more... )

I suspect I've posted this before and am too lazy to check, but settiai posted it and I felt like watching it again, so there you go ( Read more... )

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Speaking of YouTube, you know what's even more awesome than My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic? My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic in HD on your parents' giant flatscreen, that's what.