Just found out the William Russell (aka Ian Chesterton) was one of the Kryptonian elders in Donner's Superman.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
I believe Arthur Dent from the BBC TV HHGTTG miniseries back in the day is also one of them. I know for a fact he's in 12 Monkeys.
I really wish Moff would bring Ian back for the 50th. We literally haven't seen or heard anything from Ian & Barbara since 1964. It would be all kinds of cool to have old man Ian meet young-immortal The Doctor. The classic switch-around from the 60's when The Doc was the old man, and Ian was the young action hero...
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
They should have brought Captain Jack Harkness with them. He would've fucked all the Romulans and Klingons.
And make you watch.
"Batman is only meaningful as an answer to a world which in its basics is chaotic and in the hands of the wrong people, where no justice can be found. I think it's very suitable to our perception of the world's condition today... Batman embodies the will to resist evil" -Frank Miller
"Conan, what's the meaning of life?" "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!" -Conan the Barbarian
"Well, yeah." -Jason E. Perkins
"If I had a dime for every time Pariah was right about something I'd owe twenty cents." -Ultimate Jaburg53
"Fair enough. I defer to your expertise." -Prometheus
Rumors have begun to circulate that they might have found a reel copy of one of the 110-missing episodes of the Hartnell/Troughton era! If that's true, it will be the first one found in the 21st century, with the last one coming (I believe) in the mid-90's with Troughton's Cyberman opus, 'The Invasion' (also the first time we see Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart promoted to the rank we come to know him best-The Brigadier)...
"Batman is only meaningful as an answer to a world which in its basics is chaotic and in the hands of the wrong people, where no justice can be found. I think it's very suitable to our perception of the world's condition today... Batman embodies the will to resist evil" -Frank Miller
"Conan, what's the meaning of life?" "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!" -Conan the Barbarian
"Well, yeah." -Jason E. Perkins
"If I had a dime for every time Pariah was right about something I'd owe twenty cents." -Ultimate Jaburg53
"Fair enough. I defer to your expertise." -Prometheus
According to Twitter, Steven Moffat mentioned/answered-question concerning my Twitter ID "Ozzy Baxter" in the latest Doctor Who magazine. It'll be the end of the month before the issue hits here, but that's hilariously awesome! Ozzy Baxter is finally a "real person".
Probably Pre-Crisis. You know, the one that was based off of Ted Danson's Sam Malone.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
Bowties are starting to become trendy in here, I see a lot of teenagers, teen actors, and fashionable people using bowties, and it's not like they're using it along with a busboy's uniform or a tuxedo, they use it with a goofy coat like Smith. You can easily tell it's cool now because of Smith (or maybe someone who watches Smith thought it was cool, and then it snowballed from there and now people who aren't even familiar with the show think bowties are cool.)
Also, wasn't the whole point of "bowties are cool" is the fact that it's not, and the doctor only makes it cool because he's the doctor (or it's cool because he's totally unaware that it isn't). When other people ape it it's just goofy.
You can easily tell it's cool now because of Smith (or maybe someone who watches Smith thought it was cool, and then it snowballed from there and now people who aren't even familiar with the show think bowties are cool.)
Yeah, I read that sales of bowties in the UK shot up 90% after his first season. I'm not surprised it's spreading.
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Also, wasn't the whole point of "bowties are cool" is the fact that it's not, and the doctor only makes it cool because he's the doctor (or it's cool because he's totally unaware that it isn't). When other people ape it it's just goofy.
Correct! But, I'm not surprised random fans/people are getting into it. It's an easy fashion/pop culture statement to make.
It's funny. I hear some Whovians claim that David Tennant is the "BESTEST DOCTOR EVAR!!1!" Yet, I don't see a single person running around dressed like him gurning like an idiot. So, it's funny how Smith's Doctor has effortlessly conquered the fans that aren't simply Tweenants. Not only that, but it's based on the ratings and reactions, Matt Smith is waaaay bigger in the US than Tennant. Smith's appeared twice on Craig Ferguson's CBS Late Night Show. Gillan's appeared. They sold out of the NYC season premiere, with hundreds waiting outside to get an autograph. Look up Comi-Con 2011 panels on YouTube. THOUSANDS in attendance. That's huge for a non-American celebrity or show. Just the other day, I was wearing my Matt Smith/Mickey Mouse Watch shirt. Five random people all paused and commented "Hey Doctor Who!" or "Matt Smith is cool!" That's in South Carolina, United States.
So, in conclusion, I would expect more bowties in public. It's the second-SECOND Renaissance for Doctor Who...
Mother fuckers are going to start wearing fezzes next.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
Wow. That Xmas special was a bit crap, wasn't it? Smith was flawless, as ever. The Androzani Trio was excellent, and should have had more screentime. But, the rest? Really, really bad Doctor Who. Moffat is obviously overworked. Hell, the first five minutes with The Doctor yelling and breathing in space (!!!!!) broke my NUMBER ONE NERDRAGE RULE OF SCIENCE FUCKING FICTION: NO. BREATHING. IN. SPACE.
The worst Steven Moffat script ever produced. It had to come, sooner or later I guess...
Wow. That Xmas special was a bit crap, wasn't it? Smith was flawless, as ever. The Androzani Trio was excellent, and should have had more screentime. But, the rest? Really, really bad Doctor Who. Moffat is obviously overworked. Hell, the first five minutes with The Doctor yelling and breathing in space (!!!!!) broke my NUMBER ONE NERDRAGE RULE OF SCIENCE FUCKING FICTION: NO. BREATHING. IN. SPACE.
The worst Steven Moffat script ever produced. It had to come, sooner or later I guess...
Yeah, seemed like Moffat just phoned it in on this one. Seemed like it was there to pull at the heart strings more than anything. Wasn't a total loss, though. We got to see him reconnect with the Pond's before the next season kicks off. Only thing I would've liked to see in the last scene was him walking through the door to dinner and hearing a "Hello, sweetie." as it faded to black/door closed.
P.S. I'm willing to let the breathing in space thing go so long as they are around a ship or something that could theoretically have an oxygen field, but--yeah--over the top as soon as he started falling. Anyway, I think it would be cool "effect" of sorts to have someone's screaming suddenly cut off as they were hurled into the vacuum of space.
I also had problems with him surviving the fall from space. It can be easily explained that it's because the suit was super durable and designed to withstand impact, but then again that would make the suit a really damn powerful weapon to be treated as a throwaway (also, they could have at least given him a couple of lines to explain the thing, I mean, they do spend a few lines to explain the TARDIS' translator and its shield.)
