tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post3684394938167655918..comments2023-04-06T22:01:07.239+10:00Comments on YOA's Blog Of The Unusally Pointless: IntermissionYouth of Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-64656039880222443482011-08-31T13:28:18.384+10:002011-08-31T13:28:18.384+10:00Hmmmm... I dunno, character development? The Tesel...Hmmmm... I dunno, character development? The Teselecta was a pretty cool thing to do on the BBC's budget (I'm glad it wasn't moved around on strings...), but the set up of Mels, right after the opening titles... and then she's <i>their</i> Melody? Holy crap. <br /><br />If nothing else, the regeneration certainly vindicates Douglas Adams in the case of <i>Destiny of the Daleks</i>, don't you think? ;-)Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-79633629534579641182011-08-31T10:20:52.786+10:002011-08-31T10:20:52.786+10:00There wasn't actually much plot between Mel...There wasn't actually much plot between Mel's revelation and the final snog, when you think about it.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-37600576278389437842011-08-31T10:17:29.932+10:002011-08-31T10:17:29.932+10:00LKH really floored me. I had no idea we were getti...<i>LKH</i> really floored me. I had no idea we were getting THAT MUCH PLOT in one ep. <br /><br />Hell of a ride, though. :-)Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-44826902012449894772011-08-29T18:35:18.237+10:002011-08-29T18:35:18.237+10:00Meh. No big deal. He was a tad limited when it cam...Meh. No big deal. He was a tad limited when it came to prose (there are only so many times the narrator can go mad before you start to wonder "can you even work out a PLOT, HP?")<br /><br />Oh, I gotta <a href="http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/index.html" rel="nofollow">link</a> somewhere...<br /><br />Tell you truth, I find the novelization of <b>The Awakening</b> scarier than anything Lovecraft ever did...<br /><br /><i>The silence of centuries returned to the crypt. And noiselessly, as if he was part of that silence, the man appeared.<br /><br />Moving sideways like a ghostly crab, he slipped out of the cover of an archway and humped his aching body across the floor.<br /><br />He reached the steps and craned his neck to look up the empty staircase. Although the dim light still did not reveal his features, it was strong enough to show that there was something wrong with his face.<br /><br />Something terribly, sickeningly wrong.</i>Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-1332455696075126662011-08-29T18:29:19.253+10:002011-08-29T18:29:19.253+10:00Haven't read any Lovecraft
*Loses 10,000 inte...Haven't read any Lovecraft<br /><br />*Loses 10,000 internets*Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-83830764877897535682011-08-29T13:36:31.812+10:002011-08-29T13:36:31.812+10:00But the thing comes out of the well at the very en...But the thing comes out of the well at the very end! Might have to reread it...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-22669792631075963442011-08-29T12:29:32.207+10:002011-08-29T12:29:32.207+10:00They didn't throw it in the well though. By th...They didn't throw it in the well though. By that time, the asteroid had dissolved and had gone into the soil, then the well... then they went crazy.Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-62200823956730046402011-08-29T09:15:21.722+10:002011-08-29T09:15:21.722+10:00Actually, on second thoughts, "The Lurking Fe...Actually, on second thoughts, "The Lurking Fear" would be a better summary. Coz, you know, lurking - internet forums, etc.<br /><br />Plus the whole scenario of finding an warren full of inbred cannibalistic degenerates isolated from the rest of civilization because of the demented obsession of an aristocratic drunkard of abnormal smoothness, that sort of fits the bill.<br /><br />HP Lovecraft: summing up internet forums since Cthulu hit the snooze button.<br /><br />Next on <i>Sick, Sad World</i>: How "From Beyond" is actually about the flamewars when Eccleston quit and why "The Unnameable" refers to the New Dalek Paradigm!Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-28042316848101390512011-08-29T09:01:47.435+10:002011-08-29T09:01:47.435+10:00Heh.
Seriously though, just how dumb were that fa...Heh.<br /><br />Seriously though, just how dumb were that family in TCFOS? I mean, "Hmmm. Something fell out of the sky and landed in our backyard which now glows in the dark, all the lifestock is mutating and my hair's falling out. I know, I'll shove this dangerous object into OUR MAIN FUCKING WATER SUPPLY - what could possibly go wrong?Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-80534795653500461182011-08-29T07:38:49.587+10:002011-08-29T07:38:49.587+10:00Essentially, the Chatham forum has become the Love...Essentially, the Chatham forum has become the Lovecraft story- 'The Colour from Space'Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-30828553929880786862011-08-29T07:09:26.149+10:002011-08-29T07:09:26.149+10:00Good summary. I mean, they LITERALLY have gone all...Good summary. I mean, they LITERALLY have gone all peculiar, praising themselves for aping the style of something they only got interested in for being UTTERLY CRAP IN THE FIRST PLACE.<br /><br />Still, that's the price you pay for gazing into the abyss too long. We were right to get out before it was too late.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-70388936870701428472011-08-29T01:59:39.641+10:002011-08-29T01:59:39.641+10:00Just been on the Chatham forum for the first time ...Just been on the Chatham forum for the first time in probably six months.<br /><br />...That's just creepy to visit. It's some kind of horror story, the main character returns to the haunted houe after six months (having fled in terror) to find everyine still there, clearly out of their heads with insanity, all naked and eating each other's poo.<br /><br />Because it'd just be rude to eat their own.<br /><br />I'm glad I left.Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-59678496221949731342011-08-28T15:26:07.722+10:002011-08-28T15:26:07.722+10:00Mmm. Objectively, this one doesn't look it wil...Mmm. Objectively, this one doesn't look it will be memorable. Bar Jim Keats fighting giant china dolls.<br /><br />Nevertheless, a big deal is made about it being a standalone ep (shock - Gatiss is public that despises writing anything else, for good or ill).Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-5602234893107728402011-08-28T15:19:28.271+10:002011-08-28T15:19:28.271+10:00Ah, well, Gatiss has failed to offend me with his ...Ah, well, Gatiss has failed to offend me with his TV stories so far. They've all been pretty unremarkable for me, actually. The Dalek one has been the only memorable one..Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-8060398117069373142011-08-28T15:14:16.999+10:002011-08-28T15:14:16.999+10:00Hmmm. Just seen LKH. First impressions? I liked it...Hmmm. Just seen LKH. First impressions? I liked it a lot, particularly the way it basically says "RIGHT! Now THAT crap is out of the way, let's get back to normal..."<br /><br />I dare say you will like Alex Kingston's line "River Song? What a stupid name!"<br /><br />Only trouble is next week is a Mark Gatiss story that wasn't considered good enough for the first run...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-90594871789666958632011-08-28T13:02:01.158+10:002011-08-28T13:02:01.158+10:00Oh... Doctor Who's back then?
So it seems.
Se...<i>Oh... Doctor Who's back then?</i><br />So it seems.<br /><br /><i>See, I was so excited by that cliffhanger I forgot the season was still ongoing...</i><br />Heh. No, I know what you mean. It's like, I'm glad it's back and fully intend to watch it, and it looks like it will be entertaining...<br /><br />...but I don't really give a crap. It seems Moff's cunning plan to keep DW in the running order every three months has caused the intense apathy that RTD rightly feared.<br /><br /><i>Anyway, I'm assuming it's Chatham-related... so fuck those guys. I understand where you're coming from now. It's a little beyond annoying when the people who help to keep you banned want to get something from you on their demand,</i><br />Especially as the ringleader delights in regularly taking the piss out of me (and my avatar) every chance he gets on the forum anyway.<br /><br /><i>although I don't think it's happened to me. We ain't no dancing chimps, bitch</i><br />[Bill Oddie]RIGHT ON, SWEETHEART![/Bill]<br /><br />Seen the latest Torchwood? I found everything after Q and Kiera bitching at each other in the wrong sci-fi franchise rather tame and uninvolving...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-25958076957604557332011-08-28T12:56:51.262+10:002011-08-28T12:56:51.262+10:00Oh... Doctor Who's back then?
See, I was so e...Oh... Doctor Who's back then?<br /><br />See, I was so excited by that cliffhanger I forgot the season was still ongoing...<br /><br />Anyway, I'm assuming it's Chatham-related... so fuck those guys. I understand where you're coming from now. It's a little beyond annoying when the people who help to keep you banned want to get something from you on their demand, although I don't think it's happened to me. We ain't no dancing chimps, bitch!Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-4514977477719890092011-08-28T06:16:39.693+10:002011-08-28T06:16:39.693+10:00Meh. I'm still quick to take offense.
See, th...Meh. I'm still quick to take offense.<br /><br />See, they want to know the answer to a question - a very, very PATHETIC question - and I am the only one who can provide it. I am annoyed at the fact they find this topic of such magnitude they want to contact me over it, despite my attempts to contact THEM over the totally unfair and illogical bannings of us both.<br /><br />Just rubs me up the wrong way, kind of like that story of the little bird who grows some wheat, bakes some bread then makes a sandwhich - and NOW all his friends are willing to help him eat it, when they were boneidle mofos who let him slave on all the other parts of the process.<br /><br />I mean, I nearly died but these people are only interested in contacting me for some truly, monumentally would-not-get-on-the-Einstein-Factor-if-it-still-existed lame trivia.<br /><br />It. Annoys. Me.<br /><br />However, as I type this I am but minutes away from a copy of Let's Kill Hitler, which hopefully will balance out this detestable situation. I mean, anything where Rory beats the shit out of Adolf with his bare hands should we worth checking out...<br /><br />AMY: [to deathbot] We come in peace!<br />RORY: [running like fuck] Does that EVER work?!?Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-66519119161397488742011-08-28T02:24:18.773+10:002011-08-28T02:24:18.773+10:00..is there some sort of Doctor Who Forum drama ong.....is there some sort of Doctor Who Forum drama ongoing?Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.com