Doctor Who Season Two, Eps 5 & 6: Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel

I was looking forward to seeing these two episodes because whereas I'd heard of the Daleks before I ever saw an episode of Doctor Who, I was completely unfamiliar with the Cybermen, what they were or what they wanted. Based on conversations with friends and on some reading I' ( Read more... )

Final count on the donated clothing: three bags full.

Spent yesterday at a writing marathon on the Eastside from 9 AM to 5 PM with one lunch break. Finally pushed through the wall that I've been hammering at on this short story. I may actually finish it today (thank God!). I so badly want to move on to something else.

Spent last night at markbourne's with ( Read more... )

In what appears to be becoming an every-two-weeks affair, a small group gathered last night to watch the newest episodes of Doctor Who, season two, this week eps 3 and 4 . Before I get to the episodes themselves, however, I want to first remark on episode length. It looks as though this season's episodes are a little shorter, timewise. Rumor at doctorwho is ( Read more... )

The BBC's official Doctor Who Web site has posted their design for this week's episode, "School Reunion," and there's Anthony Stewart Head, who's the guest star, perched on the rooftop of a school . . ..

markbourne has been "acquiring" the season two episodes, and showed a small group of us the first two last Sunday evening. (He has my undying gratitude ( Read more... )

I'll be popping into LJ a little more this week. I find myself strangely compelled to catch up on the TV blogging. And I'm not feeling quite as brittle as I was last week. So I'm returning, and with my return I link to this tidbit for Doctor Who fans, especially those of the classic series.

For local friends who get CBC via cable and who (like me) don't do the BT thang, Outpost Gallifrey reports that CBC will air Series Two starting in the fallAlso, I now have big love for Russell T Davies for a whole different reason: the man recognizes what Hollywood does to women, which explains Billie Piper's healthier, more natual look. Picked ( Read more... )

Wanted to make sure I posted about last night's episode before too much time went by ( Read more... )

Here's my TV blogging for the weekend. There may be more TV blogging after tomorrow night's premiere of Ghost Hunters.

The West Wing: Welcome to Wherever You Are: Sunday night's was a fast-moving episode but pretty superficial, very much a John Wells creation. Even as I watched it, I found myself thinking, "He's trying to be Robert Altman: all the ( Read more... )

As of last night I've received two e-mails and one phone call asking me why I haven't done a round-up on "Rose" and "The End of the World" yet on LJ. Guess it's time. ::grin::

Rose: As has been pointed out elsewhere on LJ ( here, for example, and other places), this episode is not the strongest the series has to offer. It does a good job of setting ( Read more... )

Outpost Gallifrey is aggregating press coverage of the Doctor's premiere in the States. My favorite quote so far?

His time-travel ship _ it only looks like a police call box _ remains bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.... The Daleks have been around since the 1960s on 'Doctor Who.' The difference is the latest episode makes you feel ( Read more... )