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OK, so I very very rarely talk about RL stuff here (mostly because it's deathly dull, and if I want the government to track everything I do, I could use facebook), BUT this is the project my other half is currently involved with:

🚨 CASTING ALERT 🚨 The one and only Sylvester McCoy has accepted the lead role of #harveygrieves pic.twitter.com/d1mMiFPLq4

— The Grim Reaping Of Harvey Grieves (@harveygrieves) December 5, 2020

Like - it's hugely unlikely that I'll actually meet him, but. BUT. Damn.

And hey, if you want to help there is a kickstarter... Go check out the Twitter thread for links.

ETA: 60 second pitch here. <3

ETA2: Wonderful blog post here by a backer: BEFRIENDING THE GRIM REAPER

This is the only day you can retweet this pic.twitter.com/RGlDxcCeEQ

— 🌌 (@memoriesdw) July 6, 2020

So, finished S14 of Classic Who, meaning I am 3/7 of the way through the Fourth Doctor. (He is endless and forever...) And just sometimes you come across stuff that, well. Let me illustrate:


THIRTEENTH DOCTOR: What are you doing?
RYAN: Fighting back.
THIRTEENTH DOCTOR: No. Guns, never use 'em.

Never? Really Doctor? Never?? I mean, the show is littered with examples, but this one is just a corker:

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What else? Oh yes, we watched The Great Gatsby last night (the Baz Luhrman version), which was pretty much exactly what I expected, but I like the more-is-more aesthetic and how every frame is just exquisite and over saturated, so it's a thumbs up for me.

This trailer has been one of my favourite things for a long time, and the movie is pretty much exactly that. And ye gods, the power of money (old and new) hasn't changed at all...

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Finally, a very silly MCU tweet:

i asked my roommate to name all of the marvel characters, she’s seen a good number of the movies but still doesn’t know anybody’s names and she said she feels like a failure pic.twitter.com/PPf3H7dzqi

— jessie || spoilers (@holygroundharry) May 3, 2019

(No Endgame spoilers.)

Partly just to prove that I am actually watching Classic Who and have Opinions...

As I have explained previusly, I am watching backwards, by Doctor. I find this a very good way of acclimatising myself to the slower pace (Seven's stories are paced quite similar to modern TV, and then it gets slower as you get further back), and it really helps to follow a TARDIS team and see how they grow & develop. Watching random 'good episodes' never managed to make me invested enough to watch more, but this has worked a treat! (Even the dull/annoying episodes are worth it when you care about the characters.)

I have now done Seven, Six and Five, and have just finished S12 (Four's first). And I luff them all very much. (I watched the movie years ago, and should probably watch it again, although I know that Eight is basically to be found in Big Finish...)

Anyway. Opinion time. :) With thanks to Promethia. (As always.)



*I know that line was from Revenge of the Cybermen, but it's too perfect not to use