A random collection of links & stuff.

[elisi]

I've been collecting tabs...

The Master isn’t changed.
Tumblr gif set. Spoilers for the S8 DW finale.

Handles.
Also a Tumblr gif set. Also spoilers for S8 DW finale.

I hope I don't get in trouble for posting this link, but... One of the Moffat-haters posted their idea for an 'improved' version of Kill the Moon. Kudos to them for actually putting their money where their mouth is, but even so Phil Sandifer couldn't help but tearing their outline apart. (I'm actually reminded a little of Moffat shouting at people who dismiss 'Smith and Jones', pointing out how good it is.)

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And in the 'real', un-fannish world:

Email of the Day from the Dish. Know hope.

Finally, the part where you have to do something:

PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION to call for THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION to unilaterally suspend the introduction of the new EU VAT laws for micro businesses and sole-traders, which if allowed to come into force will unfairly disadvantage the EU’s smallest businesses.

(For a simple, and very harsh, illustration of what this means, go to this post.)

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ETA: Oh and today's happy brainwave:

Sue Perkins for Thirteen, anyone? (Picture chosen specifically as she looks like a cross between Ten & Clara. ♥)



ETA: She could do actual conducting at the Doctor Who Proms!!!

(In August and September 2008, Sue Perkins appeared in the reality television series Maestro on BBC Two. During the series, a group of eight celebrities attempted (until eliminated) to learn to conduct orchestral, choral and operatic music. During the series, Perkins conducted three pieces, two of them with soprano soloist Lesley Garrett. Perkins went on to win the series.)

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[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Sue Perkins for Thirteen, anyone?

I still want Drunken Irish Thirteen, but I'm on board with that too - if nothing else, she's easily as qualified as Capaldi. ;)

[elisi]

Oooh yes, Dylan Moran. That could be a nice bridge to Perkin's... perkiness.

And LOL to that. Thank you. :)

[promethia_tenk]

This is exactly the kind of scene that becomes even more fun if you imagine that Handles is actually Cyber!Brig.
Omg <3

Sue Perkins for Thirteen, anyone? (Picture chosen specifcially as she looks like a cross between Ten & Clara. ♥)
She is unnaturally adorable.

[elisi]

Omg <3
It is truly great and is now my headcanon. Must rewatch.

She is unnaturally adorable.
Someone on Tumblr came up with 'Sue Perkins is my spirit animal'.

[promethia_tenk]

Does she act or is she just a tv talking head?

I watched her Mekong travel show and she does gab enough.

[elisi]

Does she act or is she just a tv talking head?
Well she and Mel started out in the Cambridge Footlights (like almost every other British comedy duo, ever), so I presume she can act. I'm now trying to think of anything she has acted in, as opposed to presented... (Wiki here. And yes, she's done acting, including her own sitcom. Dunno about anything weightier, but look at Catherine Tate - she might just need something proper to sink her teeth into, acting-wise.)

I watched her Mekong travel show and she does gab enough.
I was going to watch that and... never got round to it.

[promethia_tenk]

During the series, a group of eight celebrities attempted (until eliminated) to learn to conduct orchestral, choral and operatic music.
. . . . The British are weird.

However, her facial expressions in that are amazing.

I was going to watch that and... never got round to it.
I ended up signing up for a VPN so I could watch the last couple Doctor Who eps live on iPlayer and then felt like I should get my money's worth for it. The show was good. I mean, it was no No Reservations. But few things are.

[elisi]

. . . . The British are weird.
Not sure why you're picking on THIS example. It was a very good reality TV concept thing.

However, her facial expressions in that are amazing.
Imagine that at the Doctor Who Proms. With her as the Doctor. Possibly wearing a fez.

I ended up signing up for a VPN so I could watch the last couple Doctor Who eps live on iPlayer and then felt like I should get my money's worth for it. The show was good. I mean, it was no No Reservations. But few things are.
I have not heard of No Reservations (I don't think), but she's Sue Perkins, so... it had to be engaging and charming. (She and Mel presented The Great British Bake-Off and were wonderful! ♥) And I remember them, going all the way back to Late Lunch. I think that was their first TV thing. A sort of chat show, at lunch time, and the audience brought packed lunches to eat while they watched. <3

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

She does look a nice mix between the two, lol!!

*HUGS*

[elisi]

Also she is AMAZING.

:)

[paratti.livejournal.com]

Sue Perkins for everything

[elisi]

Pretty much.

Imagine having her for Prime Minister...

[eaweek.livejournal.com]

Sandifer rules. Thanks so much for sharing that post!

[elisi]

My pleasure. It... needed sharing.

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

Where's Moffat's defense of Smith and Jones? That might be interesting to see.

[elisi]

'[On ‘Smith and Jones’] Anyone who's interested in writing should study that script - it's one of the most technically brilliant scripts you'll ever get your hands on. The construction of it is dazzling, and yet - and this is the REALLY dazzling part - it's designed to feel light and airy and simple. And for that dim-witted reason, people think it IS simple. It's not, it's incredible. Look, what's folded away in all that gorgeous froth. A new main character, whole and complete - an old friend within minutes. Her entire background and family, all there for us, perfectly clear. And while all that’s going on, AT THE SAME TIME, a hospital gets stolen and taken to the (bloody) moon. All this in under ten minutes! And never mind all that, the entire format of the entire show is explained and sold to a brand new audience. Stunning. But - and this what makes your blood boil - because it's made to LOOK easy, idiots and critics think it IS easy. Try it! Go on, get yer pen, TRY it.

Thing is, I get a lot of praise for the complexity of Blink, and quite bloody right too. But because I know what I'm talking about, I can tell you as a matter of FACT, that Smith And Jones is WAY more complex. But because Blink wears its complexity on its sleeve, cos that was kind of the point, Smith And Jones conceals it, cos it's a means to an end.

Really and truly, Smith And Jones, go study. And if you don't think it's brilliant, shut up until you understand that it is.'
(From this post of Moffat quotes.)

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Wow, that WAS cool to read.

[elisi]

I love that post. <3

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

She does look like a mix between the two :)

[elisi]

Plus she absolutely has the right personality! :D

[imyril.livejournal.com]

Sue Perkins for Thirteen

Oh yes. Oh very very yes. Especially dressed like that.

That would be seventy million shades of awesome.

[elisi]

And I just realised that she could do actual conducting at the Doctor Who Proms! Must add this to the post. Dear god, that would be brilliant...

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that linkage! Thirteen ladies ftw ;)

[elisi]

My pleasure. And Merry Christmas. :)

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Same to you! ♥

[elisi]

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