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scarlettina

Misc notes of a gray Saturday morning

Sep 30, 2006 07:51

Missed the showing of Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion on SciFi last night, so when I got home from the office (9:45 PM), I popped in my DVD of the Children In Need special (care of drewshi, bless him), and then my DVD of Christmas Invasion (care of twilight2000, bless her) and indulged. So much fun. We were all correct to be excited about Tennant as the Doctor. It ( Read more... )

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exiledfromtribe September 30 2006, 16:22:32 UTC

Amazing. I actually managed to catch Dr. Who last night. Indeed it looks like Tennant will work just fine but I admit to being kind of upset initially. *shrug*

I think that i need to watch a bit more TV-not much, but some to just mindlessly relax. Hope to catch up with you relatively soon. I am glad that there is particularly bad in this post. :)

scarlettina October 1 2006, 14:30:04 UTC

Indeed it looks like Tennant will work just fine but I admit to being kind of upset initially.

Awww. :-) Yeah, for the most part he does good work this season, though there comes a point at which the manicness of his performance begins to wear on me. I'm hoping he tones it down a tiny bit in third season. In the meanwhile, I'm going to enjoy what there is to enjoy, and there's quite a bit.

Would love to catch up with you soon, but it won't be until after the work madness ends which should be in about a week. I hope.

exiledfromtribe October 2 2006, 03:29:00 UTC

Yeah, I picked up on his mania. It gets worse?! :| Cool-I'll look forward to your work madness simmering down. Mine is generally chaotic and often frustrating (3 yr old company, still depending partially on venture capital) but wer're supposed to avoid overtime so at least I just do 8 hours a day. It just feels like 12.

botgrrrl September 30 2006, 16:41:02 UTC

Gaaah! I missed it! It doesn't appear as though SciFi is going to repeat it.

Oh there is nothing now but darkness and despair.

scarlettina October 1 2006, 14:51:39 UTC

I'm so sorry you missed it. I do have a bootleg DVD. Perhaps we can arrange a viewing. Hmmmm....

botgrrrl October 3 2006, 04:17:30 UTC

Ooo, yes please.

deedop September 30 2006, 18:58:28 UTC

(ahem, vaguely spoilery for last night's episodes)

We caught both Christmas Invasion and New Earth last night -- much fun & our first exposure to the Tennant Doctor. I thought he was just delightful; Dave too, though he said it'll take a bit to get used to his voice, which doesn't appeal to him as much.

The ending of Christmas Invasion (re Harriet Jones) really caught me off guard, but I liked it much, especially the Doctor's reaction.

Also, yay, Face of Boe!

BTW, if you do make it down this way sometime and have enough time for multiple friend visits, give us a holler!

scarlettina October 1 2006, 14:57:06 UTC

I thought he was just delightful...

He is in these first few eps. He gets pretty manic as the season goes on. I'll be curious to hear what you think once we're a few episodes in.

The ending of Christmas Invasion (re Harriet Jones) really caught me off guard...

You're not alone. Caught everyone off guard when the thing first aired, but the truth is that she's got a good point. I can see both her and the Doctor's points. It's a tough call. Her action is a direct result of the Doctor's remark about Earth drawing attention to itself; they both bear some responsibility. But now he's a man who offers no second chances, hence his action in response. It's ultimately a pretty reckless move he makes. It's more about personal retribution than it is about what may be good for humanity, and that still bothers me.

...yay, Face of Boe!

And the Face of Boe may return in Season Three, from what I hear.

Should I find my way to Portland, I will find a way to make time for all the Oregon folk, I promise. :-)

Well, Crap!!! oldmangrumpus September 30 2006, 20:41:08 UTC

Hadn't realized they were broadcasting TWO episodes last night. So I foolishly only taped the one I'd already seen and the first half hour of the one I hadn't !!!!

Waaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!

sara_ramirez_1 September 30 2006, 22:06:43 UTC

do you know where i can find info on the portland coin show.. like where it is at and what times.. i have alwys wanted to go to a coin show but never knew of one..

scarlettina October 1 2006, 15:00:07 UTC

The show is Oct. 14-15 at the Doubletree Inn, Lloyd Center, in Portland. Doors for shows like this usually open at 10 AM. There shouldn't be a huge fee at the door, no more than $5-10 to get in, and if it got as high as $10, I'd be surprised. Good luck and enjoy!

sara_ramirez_1 October 2 2006, 03:32:13 UTC

is it a smaller one.. i never heard of them being at hotels.. thanks for the info though..