Watching Doctor Who

The question this week relates to the bad elements of Doctor Who series four. Which was your favorite baddie in series four? As I was making my usual list, which you will find below, I discovered an interesting fact. Humans were at least partially involved in the badness a couple of times in this series, and in one notable case, were the baddies. So, go ahead. Consult the list I’ve compiled for you and tell me which baddie you preferred from series four. (My apologies to the folks in Australia who are still watching the series. This will be spoilery.)

The Bad and the Ugly:
1. Miss Foster (and perhaps the Adipose)
2. The Pyrovile
3. The Humans from Ood Operations
4. Sontarans
5. The Soldiers from The Doctor’s Daughter (And specifically the leader of the Humans)
6. The Vespiform
7. Vashta Nerada
8. The mysterious Shadow that takes over Sky Silvestry
9. The Time Beetle
10. Davros & The Daleks

Once again this year, I’m choosing Steven Moffat’s new baddie. As if it’s not bad enough that he’s already made us afraid of statues and blinking, now he’s given us reason to look suspiciously at dust motes too. I choose the Vashta Nerada as my favorite baddies from series four. The whole concept was dead clever. I’m betting that we encounter them in some form or other in the future. Especially considering that Steven Moffat is soon to take over Head Writer duties.

Which did you choose?

Doctor Who, baddie, Vashta Nerada

I’m mixing things up a bit this week and bringing you the weekly question on Monday. Terribly shocking, I know. In keeping with last week’s question, this week I am wondering: Which is your least favorite Ninth Doctor episode? Think back. Remember series one of the new Doctor Who? Which episode did you enjoy the least? (As before please be polite and no bashing. Your least favorite may be someone else’s favorite. And that other person is probably me.) To assist you in jogging your memory, I have linked the episode listings below to my review of each. I’m helpful like that.

So, which will it be?

Back in the days of the Ninth Doctor…
1. Rose
2. The End of the World
3. The Unquiet Dead
4. Aliens of London
5. World War III
6. Dalek
7. The Long Game
8. Father’s Day
9. The Empty Child
10. The Doctor Dances
11. Boom Town
12. Bad Wolf
13. Parting of the Ways

I thought about this for a bit before deciding, even though there was an episode that I’ve never really liked. The thing is, even though I love the Tenth Doctor, I also adore the Ninth. I feel bad disliking even one of his limited number of episodes. In the end, though, I still like The Long Game the least. The reason why is probably Adam. He really annoys me to this day.

Which one did you choose?

Ninth Doctor, Doctor Who, Rose, The End of the World, The Unquiet Dead, Aliens of London, World War III, Dalek, The Long Game, Father’s Day, The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances, Boom Town, Bad Wolf, Parting of the Ways

Noel Clarke at the premiere of his film Adulthood.

(Well, this site is apparently running on its new hardware now. Sorry for the additional downtime. Here is the post I was working on when it went down again.)

Rumour has it that John Barrowman and his partner are thinking about adopting. It seems that they are building a house on the beach in Cardiff, and word is that they wish to have children to share it with. Barrowman has been talking about the possibility of adopting for a while now. I wonder if they are finally going for it.

Apparently, the BBC isn’t planning to animate any more of the missing Doctor Who episodes at this time. Luckily, there are several fan projects out there aiming to do just that. I can’t wait to see what they manage to come up with. Also, I’m hoping that the BBC will be changing their mind about this.

Rumour and Sarah-Jane.tv have it that series two of the Sarah Jane Adventures will appear on televisions in the UK this Autumn. (Yes! I can’t wait.)

Digital Spy has let us know that the series four finale of Doctor Who attracted 10.5 million viewers in the UK. Wow! I wonder what percentage pf the population that is…

And the winners are: The Constellation Awards winners have been announced! David Tennant won “Best Male Performance in a 2007 Science Fiction Television Episode” for Human Nature/Family of Blood. The winner of the award for “Best Female Performance in a 2007 Science Fiction Television Episode” was a certain Carey Mulligan (better known as Sally Sparrow) for Blink. And Doctor Who itself won the award for “Best Science Fiction Television Series of 2007.” Yay for our team!!!

Russell T Davies recently received an honorary fellowship from Cardiff University. Needless to say, he was very excited about this. I would have been, too.

Nowmagazine.co.uk is reporting that Catherine Tate will be taking it all off for her new role in “Under The Blue Sky” in the West End. Apparently, she will be playing a Math teacher named Michelle who is on the randy side. (You might want to think about getting your tickets soon. I’m just saying…)

Noel Clarke, John Barrowman, Doctor Who, Sarah Jane Adventures, Constellation Awards, David Tennant, Russell T Davies, Catherine Tate

Freema at the F1 Party in London

The Mirror is reporting that Russell T Davies is writing a book, due out in September, about making series four of Doctor Who. Word is that it won’t be full of scandals, but instead more of interest to writers. Personally, I’m keen to see how his mind works.

Rumour has it (and according to Sarah-Jane.tv) that a certain Brigadier is set to appear in series two of The Sarah Jane Adventures. The rumour goes on to add that Sontarans might be involved in the story. Please pardon me while I squee. I’d love to see The Brig again.

If we ever needed any more proof that Russell T Davies likes to mess with the press, there’s this story: Amy Winehouse to be the next Doctor? All together now. *snicker* Riiiiiiiiiight. That’ll happen. I can hear RTD giggling all the way over here.

John Barrowman will be in L.A. autographing his book on 23 July. So, if any of you happy to be in the vicinity of “Book Soup” in West Hollywood at say…7pm on that day you may wish to stop by.

And finally, a video of David Tennant’s audition for Takin’ Over the Asylum back in 1993 surfaced recently. When he saw the video, David reportedly said “My God, what was I wearing?” Don’t worry. He got the part. Enjoy the audition!

Russell T Davies, Doctor Who, John Barrowman, David Tennant

Rumours never seem to stop swirling about how much longer David Tennant will remain as the Doctor. Folks have been hounding the poor man with this question since before he even began the job! So now I asking you lot. How much longer do you think that David Tennant will play The Doctor? Heck, as far as I’m concerned he can stay forever. Series four of Doctor Who will be his third year in the job. What do you think? As per usual, I am including some suggested answers to help get you thinking about this topic.

The 10th Doctor for how much longer?

• David signed the contract in blood, didn’t you know? He’s to play the Doctor forever.
• He’ll mysteriously die at the end of this series. The filming of the supposed “Christmas Special” was a ruse.
• The Doctor will die in one of the gap year specials. Daleks will be blamed.
• He’ll die in the first episode of series 5, just when everyone is lulled into a false sense of complacency.
• He’ll make it halfway through series 5 and go on to appear at conventions.
• The Doctor will regenerate during a guest appearance on the Sarah Jane Adventures.
• The 2009 Christmas special will be a heartwarming tale of the Doctor regenerating in embarrassing circumstances.
• Who’s this “10th Doctor” you speak of? The 9th Doctor never left.

Personally, I think that the regeneration will occur partway through series five. Now, I hope that this doesn’t actually happen, as I am now dying to see a full series of Moffat-led Tennant episodes. I mean, seriously. How awesome would that be? I know I asked for 3.5 years, but…that was my minimum request. Yeah. I think he should wait until halfway through series 6.

Hey. I can dream. What is your take on this situation?

David Tennant, Doctor Who, 10th Doctor

This is the Reaction Post for Doctor Who series 4, episode 7 - The Unicorn and The Wasp. It looks like Gareth Roberts is the new person in charge of writing the “The Doctor meets a famous person” episodes. What did you all think of this last episode for two weeks?

My usual brand of disjointed commentary lies within. Why not come and join the discussion? I’ll just go get the kettle on…

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This is the Reaction Post for The Sarah Jane Adventures series one - Warriors of Kudlak (part 2). Another decent story, I thought. It showcased Luke well.

What did you think? My usual disjointed thoughts on the episode lurk beyond the spoiler barrier. Come and join the the discussion.

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Reaction Post, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Warriors of Kudlak

This is the Reaction Post for The Sarah Jane Adventures series one - Warriors of Kudlak (part 1). As per usual we are left with a worrying cliff-hanger. They love doing that to us, don’t they? Well…I suppose that it’s the tradition to have cliff-hangers in the Whoniverse. Le Sigh.

If you’d like to join me for my usual disjointed reactions to this episode, click past the spoiler barrier…if you dare!

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This is the Reaction Post for The Sarah Jane Adventures series 1, episode 2 - Eye of the Gorgon (part 2). When we last left our intrepid team it was cliff hanger time. Did they manage to sort things out?

Join me for my usual disjointed thoughts past the spoiler barrier.

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This is the Reaction Post for Doctor Who series 4, episode 5: The Poison Sky. It was the second half of our first two-parter of the year. What did you think?

Apropos of nothing, I made crumpets this week for the very first time. I just had to share with the world. I know. I used the kitchen. Don’t faint.

Back on topic, come and discuss this episode with me beyond the spoiler barrier. You know you want to read my disjointed thoughts on the subject.

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This is the Reaction Post for The Sarah Jane Adventures series 1, episode 2 - Eye of the Gorgon (part 1). Sorry that it took me so long to get to this reaction post, but I did only just see this episode.

Well, lots to discuss. Care to join me on the other side of the spoiler barrier?

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This is the Reaction Post for Doctor Who series 4, episode 4 - The Sontaran Stratagem. I apologize for not getting this post up sooner, but I didn’t actually see the episode until late Sunday night. On the bright side, I got an amazing about of Old School Doctor Who stuff from a friend. Once I get a chance to go through it all, I may have some classic gems to share with you.

If you would like to read my usual disjointed reactions to the current episode, click past the spoiler barrier.

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This is the Reaction Post for The Sarah Jane Adventures series 1, episode 1 - Revenge of the Slitheen (part 2). What did you all think of part two? If you wish to see what I thought, in my usual rambling fashion, click past the spoiler barrier.

Oh! And I found this cool pic over on the SciFi Channel Sarah Jane Adventures page.

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This is the Reaction Post for The Sarah Jane Adventures series 1, episode 1 - Revenge of the Slitheen (part 1).

The episodes for this show are half an hour long, and each story seems to be two episodes long. The Sci Fi Channel is showing the second half of one story and the first half of the next each week (until the last episode.) Did you enjoy this episode? If you wish to discuss it with me, then click past the spoiler barrier.

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This is the Reaction Post for The Sarah Jane Adventures Pilot Episode - Invasion of the Bane. I really enjoyed this episode, and I am so happy that Sarah Jane has finally made it to the US. If you wish to read my thoughts on the episode, in my usual rambling style, feel free to click past the spoiler barrier and discuss it with me.

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