Some links.

[elisi]

Just random stuff I've been meaning to pimp, but RL keeps interfering...

Via st_salieri: Derailing for Dummies. Can't praise this enough!

Via shipperx: A excellent blog post about the Nazis (And the current health care debate, obviously. Reading sane people is such a relief.)

gabrielleabelle wrote Just a Girl. (Meta. Buffy is awesome.)

I'm sure there was something else, but I can't remember... Oh! I finished My Immortal, in case there's someone who missed it?

Comments

[sevedra.livejournal.com]

darn! That snoymous is me. I am at school and forgot I wasn't signed in.

[elisi]

Hey no worries, I shall copy&paste. :)

I am loving DW so much, I imagine I could forgive TW for being terrible at the start. BUt, I have heard so many good things abvout TW that I will watch a good deal of it before giving up and I fully expect it to bloom into must-see material :)
Well TW is... TW. If you make it through S1, you should be OK, and there are upsides what with all the crack. The writers just went 'OMG *adult* DW' and went a little nuts on the sex and the angst. Oh and there's a lot of giant plotholes too. Even so, I bought it a while ago, when I saw it on sale! *pets show*

I wish I could watch it more quickly. I can only see 1 or 2 episodes on weeknights and 3 or 4 episodes on weekend nights. I am impatient to catch up, but I am seeing it much faster than everyone who watched one episode per week for only 3 months of the year!
That is true! :) And this year we got even less! (CoE - as you probably gathered - was a mini series shown over a week, and we're only getting 4 DW specials. 2010 can't come fast enough!)

[sevedra.livejournal.com]

I am curious about the dearth of TW and DW this year. Why only 4 DW specials and 5 episodes of TW? Is it the economy? Were they trying to save money, but keep an audience? Was there just no story to start from? I know Tennant is leaving (has left) the role, was it that he wasn't available and they weren't ready for the next Doctor yet? What is the plan for the next part of TW? is it going to be miniseries from now on? Or will it go back to regualr 13 episode segments? SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!

[elisi]

Well the reason for the specials is that DT did Hamlet (not a role you turn down, really...), so couldn't film a whole series. And then he announced that he was leaving. *is sad* But, since they found the 11th Doctor pretty fast, they're busy filming S5 now, so NEXT year we'll have a proper season again. (All 13 episodes!)

As for TW, then I think it was a money thing, and when they found out that they only had a mini series RTD decided to do one long story... and the rest is history, as they say! *g* AMAZING TV. *flaily hands* Apparently there'll be a S4 (if the rumours are true), but I've no idea what the format will be. I think I'd prefer a mini-series again, to be honest.

[sevedra.livejournal.com]

no, I guess Hamlet is one of those roles you do not turn down. I imagine MacBeth is the same. Quintessential meaty role and serious acting chops display, both.

Thanks for explaining all that. I think I am still too new to the series to figure out where to find out all the info about production and stuff. *sigh* I used to haunt so many BtVS sites. but, I have been out of the loop with fandom type stuff for a long time. I get all my news and information about movie and tv stuff from lj now.

I know I will miss Tennant, probably triply so once I get through the next two season worth of him, but I am kind of excited that there will be a new Doctor. Casting for a Doctor rarely goes wrong!

It is after 3am my time and I need to try to get some sleep. I am looking forward to reading your Immortal when I get through some more DW and TW! Hugs to you and your girls. oh, and I guess to Mr. Darcy as well!

goodnight
sevedra

[elisi]

no, I guess Hamlet is one of those roles you do not turn down. I imagine MacBeth is the same. Quintessential meaty role and serious acting chops display, both.
Indeed. And apparently he was very, very good. (I hear they're filming a movie version. I'll have to pre-order it from amazon!)

Thanks for explaining all that.
Hey, my pleasure. :) And I know what it's like... you need to know where to go - esp if you don't want to get spoiled. (LJ has been very good for that actually. I've been spoiled for several things to do with the Christmas specials, but from magazines!)

I know I will miss Tennant, probably triply so once I get through the next two season worth of him
Same here! *clings* He just is the Doctor, y'know?

but I am kind of excited that there will be a new Doctor. Casting for a Doctor rarely goes wrong!
Apparently he completely wowed them with his audition, so... *crosses fingers*

Hope you get lots of good sleep! (I was wondering how late it was for you.) And there is SO MUCH fic out there, OMG. Most of them are shorter than mine though. *g* Lots of hugs to you and your family too! *squish*

Happy dreams,
elisi

[elisi]

PS. Because it only just occurred to me (holidays are not good for remembering things). You should definitely check out this vid:

Fallen Heroes by taleya - a 'Parting of the Ways' vid that I love to absolute distraction! (Youtube here, if you don't want to download.)