Peter David's Blog, page 160

The Doctor's Last Words

The final adventure of David Tennant's incarnation of the Doctor is nigh. To my mind, it's pointless to discuss the first half of "The End of Time" because it's mostly set-up for the meat of the story. So instead I'm going to put forward a challenge:
What do you think the Doctor's last [...:]

So Lemme Get This Straight

My wife, whose name apparently was similar to someone on a watch list somewhere, was on the no-fly list (now gone from it, thankfully) while Abdul Mudallad, who was in the terrorist data base, was NOT on the no-fly list.
Thank God some fast-thinking passengers and a misfired inflammatory device prevented an even greater [...:]

Cowboy Pete Investigates Sherlock Holmes

So over in that corner we had "Avatar," embracing a host of story cliches under the apparent belief that technological advances in movie making were sufficient to rise above them and make the film more than it was, instead of having the unoriginality of thought dragging the whole enterprise down.
And over in this corner, we [...:]

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

And all through the house..
Not a creature was stirring; not even a mouse.
Because someone had nerve gassed the family and stolen all the presents.
Merry Christmas!
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Cowboy Pete Goes Biblical on "Avatar"

In the beginning, "Avatar" was unformed and void.
And James Cameron looked upon "A Princess of Mars" and "Dances with Wolves" and "Ferngully" (but not anything by Harlan Ellison, because he knew better than that) and found them good.  And he wrote a 114-page treatment, and he found it good.
And then he looked upon Gollum and [...:]

"The Books of Laredo"

(Based on the news report that Laredo, with the closing of its lone B. Daltons, will be the largest city in the U.S.A. without a single bookstore)
As I read a book on the streets of Laredo.
A book in my hand in Laredo I read,
I finished that book and desired a new one
And so to the [...:]

I'll Be On Ariel's Radio Show Tomorrow Morning. Call In!

Tomorrow morning, Saturday, from 9 AM to 12 Noon EST (although we might wrap it earlier if a blizzard is rolling in) I'll be co-hosting Ariel's college radio show (her usual partner is leaving early so I'm subbing in).  You can listen to it on line at whrtradio.com, and not ...

Stash Wednesday – December 16

X-Factor #200 comes out this week, along with some other books. Whad'ja get?

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Cowboy Pete Desperately Dishes Dexter

"Dexter by Design" is the fourth and most recent installment in the novel series by Dexter's creator, Jeff Lindsay.  It details Dexter's honeymoon with his newly married wife, Rita, and his subsequent dust-up with a bizarre whack-job who fancies himself an artiste.

It was fun.  It was entertaining.  It was head ...

Question About Paloma Faith That Someone Out There Might Know…

...because there's damned near nothing you can't find out on the Internet.

Paloma Faith released a video a few months back for her song "New York."  It was shot almost entirely in a bowling alley.  Anyone know where?

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