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- On that note, I've been working on a real name blog post for like, three weeks now, and I swear it will soon be done. It's just...it feels like my writing is disjointed, all bits and pieces (ze says, writing a goddamn list post).

- Also on that note, what do you do when the place you end up in, after long consideration, is on the fucking fence? What use are you then? Do you just nope out of things for the future and be considered useless by all parties? /cannot cope

- In light of the sad news about Jonathan Crombie's death, I'm a bit spooked by my recent Festivid choices and look at AGG fandom. I sort of want to rewatch the vid (and the canon, now that I have a copy), but I think it'll make me sad. He embodied Gilbert for me, just as Megan Follows is Anne and Schuyler Grant is Diana; I had the Anne of Green Gables miniseries fotonovel when I was a kid, so they're sort of indelibly impressed on my mind and were long before this vid. My heart goes out to his family and friends.

- I am not gonna talk about Star Wars or Daredevil because I do not want to be Captain Buzzkill. I will talk about Welcome to Night Vale with any and all comers, though!

- I would like to vid a whole bunch of snarky multi-Doctor DW vids, as I've been watching a bunch of old!skool Who thanks to the Horror channel* going Freeview recently. I get daunted as hell by the size of the canon, though, by the amount of stuff I would need to acquire and log/mine for detail. Suffice it to say, I have lots of DW feels again...they're just not new!Who feels, which is a bit strange.

* 'Horror' is really just a catchall for 'speculative fiction'. Right now they're trying to convince me that The Stand is scary, which it is, but not how they think. God, I love that story, even with its faults. I even love that mini, though some of it is painfully bad. Gary Sinise makes up for a lot. A LOT.

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Rather liked Day of the Doctor. Not without its issues; I have come to accept it's never not going to be problematic. But as a whole: very well-constructed, some rather clever takes on Davies-era and old skool Who style, Clara being useful instead of standing around being ~special~, limited angst around Billie Piper's return. A very subtle Scotland joke in there, blink and you'll miss it. And Jemma Redgrave!

And truth is, I probably liked it so well because I remembered why I do so love Ten. I miss being Ten.

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But overall, it was a damn sight better than I anticipated and a very good tribute. Worth a watch, says me.

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Firstly! Thanks to everyone who commented on my last posts about excite news. Anxiety's prevented me from thanking individually but yes. You are lovely.

Now, for Doctor Who! The Bells of St John's--not bad. Not the bestest thing I have ever seen on TV, but then again Brand New Companion stories aren't for me, in my experience.

In pros/cons:
+ I like Clara, she is quite good.
+ Low fail content!
+ A good chunk of creepy!
+ A not wack Amy shoutout!
+/- Interesting use of Data Stuff Overlay, though I felt a little odd about it because I see it as such a Sherlock thing and therefore not really an ostensibly-kids-show thing? If that makes sense.
+/- It's not spoilery to say that Moff's Problem With Twitter makes a brief and very deliberate 'did they just say what I thought they said' appearance. (Actually, I wonder if the whole damn theme of the episode isn't sort of an extension of that Problem, but I could write meta on it and I need to do other things this evening.)
- As usual (regardless of showrunner), plot pacing and tension is an issue. You'll know what I mean when you finish the episode.

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YES EVEN GRUMPY ME HAS THE FEELS OKAY? YES I HAVE FEELS.

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In the meantime, to cheer you up, I ARE MEDIA ELITE: Cookie Monster and Elmo take a look at this summer's TV/film trends for Entertainment Weekly. In song. Look for fantastic uses of Major Accent highlighters.

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A few wee points before I go make myself a snack:

- Tepper's The Visitor, in synopsis:

PEOPLE: [do stuff]
APOCALYPSE: [happens]
PEOPLE: [do stuff]
WEIRD SHIT: [happens]

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- alexandraerin has it right on the nose with what bugged me about DW Xmas this year--namely, she notes the unclear gender stuff, whether or not Moff is taking the piss. (spoilers)

- I've got both mine in TR New Year's top levels, should you be interested! Going to meet reqs despite failing most of the month with work stress.

Happy Gregorian New Year's Eve!

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Back from Yorkshire. My apologies for the radio silence on all but email and Twitter, but there were issues with the wifi setup and Matt appropriated my work-issue mobile broadband dongle* for most of the time there.

Oh hell, I say that, but it was admittedly a bit of a breather from fandom and RP and SJ and whatever, but it also means I got fuck-all done on my Festivid. shiiiiiiiiit. And I have to work tomorrow. I'm hoping like hell that things will be quiet. shiiiiiiiiit.

I need to update my paid account here at Dreamwidth. Hmm.

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I need to watch the rest of Sherlock by the end of the week so I'm ready for the new year. Now that DW Christmas is done, it's all.over.the.place. promo-wise.

Anyway, should anyone still be interested, I still have the Classic Rock Christmas mix for you.

And should anyone still be interested, I have TR reqs to make this month.

Leave a comment.


* For those who don't know, this is actually the name of the device--dongle. I am not making this up.

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Right, so that was okay. Matt thinks it was all really good and clever and I am just...okay? Not bad, not disappointed particularly, just okay. I think the problem I have with new Who in general is that it does too much buildup prior to the final episode, and then the final episode always sort of feels anti-climactic to me because it cannot up the ante.

So please do not come down on my head like a ton of bricks because I am not saying I hated it.

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Okay, the more I think about it, the happier I am with it. But not pee-pants thrilled, is all.

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This is a post about how awesome Amara Karan is and how Rita is brilliant.

Talk. I will have things to say tomorrow as it is late, but I want a Rita love post.

(may contain spoilers)

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