Oh snap vindicated! :D

Doctor Who and the New British Empire by Chris Oates

Money quote:

Doctor Who is also quintessentially British not because it is made in Britain or because it is popular in Britain, but because it reflects the development of the United Kingdom’s place in the world in the past half century. The show continued the youth adventure literature enabled and encouraged by imperialism into a post-imperial time. The Doctor acts as the epitome of how Britons (and perhaps Westerners in general) would like to see themselves and their actions in the world.

(My post Meta: Layers in Doctor Who specifically noted that the show was an allegory for post-Imperial Britain. This guy goes into a lot more detail though, which is lovely, whilst also talking about British TV in general and how it's fairing across the pond. Well worth a read.)

About Thatcher...

From various places on my flist:



Mark Steel: You can't just shut us up now that Margaret Thatcher's dead
(If someone robs your house, you don’t say: “I disagreed with the burglar’s policy, of tying me to a chair. But I did admire his convictions.”)

And finally, the poets always say it best:

( A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General By Jonathan Swift )

Browncoats still awesome!

Also via my flist:

Firefly Peeps Tweet About KnitGate, and Other Whedonverse Stalking: A Screencap Essay.

Also make sure to check out:

Etsy Community Responds To "Firefly" Hat Crackdown.

These are things of beauty.

Doctor Who

What a THOROUGHLY enjoyable episode! <3