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Rick
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Jan 05, 2024 01:11PM
I just read an article that the first spin-off for the new era might feature … the Sea Devils 🤷🏻♂️
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I read that too, of all the things I DO want that’s something I don’t. Just… why?
Tali wrote: "I read that too, of all the things I DO want that’s something I don’t. Just… why?"Yeah, I’m definitely scratching my head. 😹
But they did such a lovely job with updating the Silurians in the Matt Smith era, so I’m thinking this could really make them a much more interesting species.
Rick wrote: "Tali wrote: "I read that too, of all the things I DO want that’s something I don’t. Just… why?"Yeah, I’m definitely scratching my head. 😹
But they did such a lovely job with updating the Siluria..."
Interesting choice, but RTD has been making some unexpected choices for his second era.
I've been pleasantly surprised that he hasn't played it as safe and predictable as I was expecting.
and Sea devils isn't even the strangest thing they've teed up as a spin off idea.
Love watching old UK TV and seeing a Who actor show up.Nicholas Courtney was the detective's smug reporter associate in the mystery show we were watching.
Always happy to see him!
Travis wrote: "Love watching old UK TV and seeing a Who actor show up. …"Yep, love that.
Mark of the Rani: I think this is, so far, my favorite story of Colin's run.Solid writing on the two leads, nice mix of historical and sci-fi, the Rani and Master are fun.
Love the Rani's Tardis.
Want BF to do a series of the Master and the Rani, stuck together, and bickering their way across the universe.
Only grumble: The trees...wasn't a great effect back in the 80's and hasn't gotten any better with time.
Travis wrote: "… Want BF to do a series of the Master and the Rani, stuck together, and bickering their way across the universe...."Oh yes please!
The comic can my wife and I are going to this summer just announced Michelle Gomez as a guest!I may need to break my 'I'm not doing any paid photo ops thing' rule.
Travis wrote: "The comic can my wife and I are going to this summer just announced Michelle Gomez as a guest!I may need to break my 'I'm not doing any paid photo ops thing' rule."
Nice. My niece & her husband did that with David Tennant a couple years back, she said he was absolutely lovely & charming even though he’d been meeting people and doing pictures all day at that point.
Mod
Solid writing on the two leads, nice mix of historical and sci-fi, the Rani and Master are fun.
Love the Rani's Tardis...."
This is one of my favorite of 6's stories. Well written, set in a real place with a real coal mine (I've forgotten where it was filmed, but I think it's one of those living museum places).
Lori S. wrote: "Travis wrote: "Mark of the Rani: I think this is, so far, my favorite story of Colin's run.Solid writing on the two leads, nice mix of historical and sci-fi, the Rani and Master are fun.
Love the..."
Ironforge Museum, I think was the name of the place. It gets a mention in the credits.
Got back into fanfic and have been doing a bunch of one shots, helping a guy create an alternate Marvel universe.He wanted to do some stuff set in the past, to give it a sense that stuff's been going on for awhile and I came up with a take on the Paternoster gang, using Marvel aliens.
And he went for it!
Rick wrote: "Nice! Which aliens?"
I'm leaning towards a Sha'ir from X-men, one of the Recorder robots and for their 'Jenny' one of marvel's cowboy heroes.
We both want to include a Skrull, but that feels too crowded, so we are debating if we want to swap one of our other choices out.
Still a work in progress.
Swap out the Recorder for a Skrull. Otherwise - I approve! 😹
Rick wrote: "Swap out the Recorder for a Skrull. Otherwise - I approve! 😹"But I love the idea of having an unemotional robot as their butler, as well as the visual of them putting a butler's outfit over his robot body.
Problem is I love all my choices, but realize my cast is getting crowded.
A Recorder in a butler’s outfit (or a maid’s uniform?) would be hilarious. I’m envisioning it drawn by Jack Kirby.
Rick wrote: "A Recorder in a butler’s outfit (or a maid’s uniform?) would be hilarious. I’m envisioning it drawn by Jack Kirby."Bingo
Currently where I’m at it’s 2 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind chill that makes it feel like -13 Fahrenheit. I hate winter.
Rick wrote: "Currently where I’m at it’s 2 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind chill that makes it feel like -13 Fahrenheit. I hate winter."Took it awhile, but winter finally showed up.
Don't love the cold, but I haven't had to shovel.
The con we're going to this summer may have gotten Sylvester McCoy!!!
Whenever I am tempted to get back into action figure collecting, I get a harsh reminder how much they cost and manage to get my willpower back.
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It helps that all the places I used to be able to get Doctor Who action figures have gone out of business and I forget to order stuff from the websites ...
Man, isn't that the truth. I remember when I could buy an action figure in a major line for only $2.50. Those same figures rereleased today are $12 or more.
Ivan wrote: "Man, isn't that the truth. I remember when I could buy an action figure in a major line for only $2.50. Those same figures rereleased today are $12 or more."With some of the stuff I've looked at, I'd be thrilled if they were 12 bucks.
Some were going for 45 bucks, for a single figure...!
Travis wrote: "With some of the stuff I've looked at, I'd be thrilled if they were 12 bucks.Some were going for 45 bucks, for a single figure...!"
Ouch. Too rich for my blood.
Yeah, the pricing on a lot of stuff has gotten insane. Ben Funko Pops can get out of control. I’ve the Twelfth Doctor with guitar & sonic sunglasses, but that’s the only Doctor Who figure I’ve gotten. Some others are priced outrageously.
Rick wrote: "Yeah, the pricing on a lot of stuff has gotten insane. Ben Funko Pops can get out of control. I’ve the Twelfth Doctor with guitar & sonic sunglasses, but that’s the only Doctor Who figure I’ve gott..."Most of my funkos have been gifts, and the couple I bought were reasonable.
But, the action figures have gotten insane.
And that's mostly the new stuff, I don't even like to think about how much some of the older ones, I had as a kid, go for.
Godzilla minus one is freaking amazing!!I highly recommend seeing it on the big screen.
Continuing with my Space: 1999 rewatch.Man, this second season is uneven.
Some decent episodes and the cast is trying but the writing is all over the place.
Fun to see some Who writers in the credits and the occasional actor.
Travis wrote: "Continuing with my Space: 1999 rewatch.Man, this second season is uneven.
Some decent episodes and the cast is trying but the writing is all over the place. ..."
As a kid I loved Year Two, but as I got older it lost its shine, then it finish and now a lot of Year Two is rather tough for me to watch. The cast was really trying, and some script are good. I lay the blame with the producer(s). Fred Freiberger, the “showrunner” for Year Two was also the head producer or “showrunner” for the third and final season of Star Trek AND for the final season of The Six Million Dollar Man. he had the nickname The Serial Killer . And clearly the reputation was deserved.
Rick wrote: "Travis wrote: "Continuing with my Space: 1999 rewatch.Man, this second season is uneven.
Some decent episodes and the cast is trying but the writing is all over the place. ..."
As a kid I loved ..."
Too many episodes where the show is trying to be Star Trek.
It does better when it sticks to its original quirky, cosmic vibe.
Plus, I don't know how they have any Eagles left. They seem to blow one up every other episode.
Travis wrote: "Too many episodes where the show is trying to be Star Trek. It does better when it sticks to its original quirky, cosmic vibe. ..."Totally agree with you. Freiberger was actively trying to recreate the fan success of Star Trek. I’d give him mixed results on that. Space: 1999 already had it’s own dedicated fan base (I was part of that VERY active group). And it should have been able to build for a second year upon its unique gothic/science-fiction roots instead of trying to become something it wasn’t actually intended to be or trying to be in Year One.
Until TNG, I was always a bigger fan of Space: 1999. William Shatner kept me from really enjoying Star Trek so it took his absence for me to really appreciate that franchise.
Travis wrote: "… Plus, I don't know how they have any Eagles left. They seem to blow one up every other episode."They did have the whole underground eagle hanger complex, maintenance bay and eagle fabrication facilities, Alpha Moonbase was build and designed to be self-sufficient. See the wonderful Alpha Moonbase Technical Notebook from the 1970s and the newer (and absolutely GORGEOUS!) Space: 1999 Moonbase Alpha Technical Operations Manual for details. 😸
I spent one summer in the late 1980s pouring over what episodes I had on VHS and the novelizations, counting the deaths of personnel and the destruction of eagles trying to figure out how many of both were lost from the original 311 people and unspecified eagles. I’ve got those notes in my files somewhere. I wrote a handful of fan fiction stories for Space:1999. I also operate from the idea that any wrecked eagle could be salvaged for parts unless it was destroyed on a planet or too far from the moon to be retrieved. Even the one that was crushed by the gravitational forces of the “Space Brain” could have been cannibalized broken down and the raw materials repurposed. The Alphans had to be resourceful and frugal to survive. Waste not, want not.
Rick wrote: "Travis wrote: "Too many episodes where the show is trying to be Star Trek. It does better when it sticks to its original quirky, cosmic vibe. ..."Totally agree with you. Freiberger was actively t..."
They could occasionally pull off Star Trek-ish stories by leaning into how their set up/skill sets were different, but it was hit of miss.
Alien of the week didn't work well for them, unless they really built up the 'universe is weird and we are so out of our depth here!' vibe.
Though, they'd every now and then stumble into an idea so goofy, it was fun to go along for the ride: Devil's planet with its space amazons was at least fun.
Rick wrote: "Travis wrote: "… Plus, I don't know how they have any Eagles left. They seem to blow one up every other episode."They did have the whole underground eagle hanger complex, maintenance bay and eagl..."
True.
Would have liked to have seen more episodes where they are just trying to juggle their resources.
Were they able to mine the moon for minerals?
Is half the moon radioactive after the explosion?
The explosion was magnetic not radioactive - an absurd pseudoscience distinction that gets glossed over a lot. 😹😹😹
Rick wrote: "The explosion was magnetic not radioactive - an absurd pseudoscience distinction that gets glossed over a lot. 😹😹😹"But the explosion was caused by the radioactive waste exploding...?
How does that generate a magnetic force?
I'm over thinking this, aren't I?
Travis wrote: "But the explosion was caused by the radioactive waste exploding...?How does that generate a magnetic force?
I'm over thinking this, aren't I? "
You are.
If you go back and watch Breakaway they spend a lot of time talking about why the people suffering don’t have radiation poisoning and why they can’t figure out what’s wrong with them and what’s causing the brain damage and the deaths. Then Professor Bergman realizes it’s magnetics that are causing the brain damage and not radiation. It’s typical 70s pseudoscience.
Rick wrote: "Travis wrote: "But the explosion was caused by the radioactive waste exploding...?How does that generate a magnetic force?
I'm over thinking this, aren't I? "
You are.
If you go back and watch B..."
When you explain it like that I feel silly for questioning it.
Travis wrote: "When you explain it like that I feel silly for questioning it."😹😹😹
I’ve only watched that episode like 793 times and read the adaptation a couple times, and the read the comic book adaptation a half dozen times, and listened to the Big Finish adaptation once … so far.
😹😹😹
Rick wrote: "Travis wrote: "When you explain it like that I feel silly for questioning it."😹😹😹
I’ve only watched that episode like 793 times and read the adaptation a couple times, and the read the comic book..."
see, you've done the research, so you can explain the hard science.
I’d gotten to the point that I was expecting I’d be seeing this on disc, then this morning a friend texted me: “Hey, we never saw Wonka. It’s still in the theater.” And off we went. I loved it. Absolutely magical.
Gene Wilder as Wonka had been intentionally at turns menacing and charming.
Johnny Depp as Wonka had been just flat out creepy to the point of being almost pedophilic.
Timothée Chalamet was marvelous. He was perfectly charming without being a single bit creepy. And as far as I’m concerned, the absolute best Wonka EVER.
Tubi is streaming a bunch of the Kroft live action shows.Love this stuff.
Fascinated me as a kid, and as an adult I still like their goofy, slightly creepy charm, spotting old actors and admiring the huge imagination vs the very small budget.
I’m slowing working my way through Lidsville now, and recently rewatched HR Puffnstff. Wacky surreal fun.
Rick wrote: "I’m slowing working my way through Lidsville now, and recently rewatched HR Puffnstff. Wacky surreal fun."Started Electra woman (as that's the only one my wife had any interest in) Pufinstuf, and the lost saucer.
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