tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post431317809533652237..comments2023-04-06T22:01:07.239+10:00Comments on YOA's Blog Of The Unusally Pointless: Musings on MurdersYouth of Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-20883565770607997732012-07-16T20:01:29.670+10:002012-07-16T20:01:29.670+10:00Hence why I said I wasn't terribly happy with ...<i>Hence why I said I wasn't terribly happy with my submission. I don't want to sound too defensive but I think I did well in the circumstances.</i><br />I'm sure you did.<br /><br /><i>There's no need to get pessimistic.</i><br />So it's gratuitous pessimism.<br /><br /><i>And all they need to do is Google your name to see how good you can write.</i><br />And find a massive online guide ripping the shit out of their mighty works... that'll improve my chances, great...<br /><br /><i>And Google me to see how many years I take to write a script... oh, fuck...</i><br />Tell them I just refused to post the rest to make you look lazy.<br /><br /><i>Speaking for myself, my luck's been improving lately.</i><br />That's nice to know. I hope your ascendance continues unabated.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-18953718843046118752012-07-16T19:55:53.799+10:002012-07-16T19:55:53.799+10:00It wasn't the plan, Ewen. I was working every ...It wasn't the plan, Ewen. I was working every single day, with my fatigue-indcuing virus, after the contest was announced so I needed something I could write and polish in the space of what amounted to about four hours... after my original idea turned out to be unworkable the day before it was due.<br /><br />Hence why I said I wasn't terribly happy with my submission. I don't want to sound too defensive but I think I did well in the circumstances.<br /><br />There's no need to get pessimistic. I still think the field for the submissions will be fairly weak, and they specifically described it about discovering talent that's out there. Opens possibilities for further submissions outside of whoever the chosen three. And all they need to do is Google your name to see how good you can write.<br /><br />And Google me to see how many years I take to write a script... oh, fuck...<br /><br />Speaking for myself, my luck's been improving lately. (Well, people around me are saying the opposite, pointing out stuff like 'You got food poisoning from a lunch your mum bought you on a sick-day', but that's small stuff :P)Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-80335045944174151542012-07-16T19:24:39.435+10:002012-07-16T19:24:39.435+10:00Well, I might have advised against that, had I had...Well, I might have advised against that, had I had any idea that was what you were going to do.<br /><br />Still, who are we kidding anyway? They're not going to choose anything we did. End of.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-91301259346051457942012-07-16T19:03:51.210+10:002012-07-16T19:03:51.210+10:00Hmmm, probably didn't help my case that I just...Hmmm, probably didn't help my case that I just submitted a 1000 word dream sequence... :/Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-10402688019263450512012-07-16T08:32:41.168+10:002012-07-16T08:32:41.168+10:00From the interviews, that seems to have been the i...From the interviews, that seems to have been the idea - go trad before rad...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-70745496201975283692012-07-16T08:08:12.127+10:002012-07-16T08:08:12.127+10:00Kinda. To be honest, it was kinda trad and 'By...Kinda. To be honest, it was kinda trad and 'By Numbers.' It's 2.5 out of 5, decent, but not earth-shattering.<br /><br />If we're lucky, that was kind of 'the brief' of the early B7 stuff, just to test the waters before opening up for more experimentation.Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-81126029051122667352012-07-14T09:41:24.959+10:002012-07-14T09:41:24.959+10:00Sorry, gotta go. Will be online again soon.
Stiff...Sorry, gotta go. Will be online again soon.<br /><br />Stiff upper lip, old fruit.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-23178166733794867392012-07-14T09:35:57.727+10:002012-07-14T09:35:57.727+10:00I should probably admit I haven't finished The...I should probably admit I haven't finished The Forgotten. I got to the bit where they're on the station and the pirates are flashbacking to their first invasion.<br /><br />I take it the rest of the book can be summed up like that?Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-55915720606526333672012-07-14T09:30:02.163+10:002012-07-14T09:30:02.163+10:00Though that seems to be a recurring motiff in BF&#...Though that seems to be a recurring motiff in BF's B7. It occurs at least twice in the Chronicles and they've got another one coming up - The Magnificent Four, I think, where some other rebel-criminals get their own DSV.<br /><br />...was it JUST about Blake encountering these folk? I did something like that but I also had Servalan's doppelganger, Avon's lust-at-first-sight and Gan vs Travis vs Zen to pick up any slack...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-32594274404316362302012-07-14T09:27:01.164+10:002012-07-14T09:27:01.164+10:00Well, I was going okay (although the story itself ...Well, I was going okay (although the story itself is a bit, generic) until we had the group of Evil Rebels and the moral differences between him and Blake, then my heart sank.<br /><br />Ah well, we live and learn.Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-4543760574863041442012-07-14T09:19:52.495+10:002012-07-14T09:19:52.495+10:00FUCK! I knew I should have reviewed the damn thing...FUCK! I knew I should have reviewed the damn thing in pedantic detail as I usually do...<br /><br />OTOH, maybe you'll stand a chance if they go for a retro "Terry Nation recycling" style?<br /><br />*I'm clutching at straws, I know, but it's all I got*Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-20238811324834331822012-07-14T09:17:11.019+10:002012-07-14T09:17:11.019+10:00Just read and finished 'The Forgotten'
Ye...Just read and finished 'The Forgotten'<br /><br />Yep... my Novella story isn't getting picked up.Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-77212594661196712772012-07-13T19:44:44.687+10:002012-07-13T19:44:44.687+10:00I mean, in Weapon there was nothing to say he was ...<i>I mean, in Weapon there was nothing to say he was terribly competent, per se. He only had to predict the actions of one guy he had a full profile on. AND he screwed it up.</i><br />I noticed that. My parody guide said that puppeteers HAD to be incompetent morons because otherwise they'd stop getting any work if they did everything right the first time.<br /><br /><i>Who WAS script editor that year? Was it Anthony Read?</i><br />Yeah. Read took over part-way through.<br /><br /><i>only logical explanation I could think of for his crazy behaviour..</i><br />Yeah, but the story just says he's crazy and despite living with him for months on end, no one noticed. At all.<br /><br /><i>... well, that's an interesting take, if nothing else.</i><br />And "nothing else" is what we got.<br /><br /><i>"No! This is not how it was meant to be!" Classic cultist dialogue..</i><br />Along with "Soon it will be too late for all the meddling fools!"<br /><br /><i>Yeah there was some kind of schism with the classes separated by their waistlines. I don't remember the specifics, though..</i><br />Something about them worshipping Shakespeare, and the stuff about "thin people are dangerous because they think too much".<br /><br /><i>Lol. That would have better justified 5 episodes of ... character development, as opposed to Rull shooting Cotton down in cold blood for being a plant of Landerchild's and showing no remorse, even though they're meant to be old friends.</i><br />Yes, and there's nothing to say that just because one of them betrayed the boss that automatically meant they had to kill the other. They both HATE Uvanov for crying out loud...<br /><br /><i>I think I got that right - I don't remember it too well since it added nothing to the plot even in that episode. And I seriously have no idea why Landerchild is meant to be the villain... but I think we've covered this :P</i><br />I remember he's supposed to be the villain because he's Uvanov's only political rival. But then, everyone's out to get Uvanov. And Uvanov's out to get everyone. I suppose there is some metatextual triumph at making an entire civilization so bloody unpleasant no one would shed a tear if it ended...<br /><br /><i>Yeah, bed rest has done me well. Which is good because I have a pretty full week ahead.</i><br />Here's hoping.<br /><br />And the Nimon were in the God Complex, the Doctor says the Minotaur in that story is the same species. Matt Smith needed to be trained to pronounce it right as he thought it rhymed with "women"...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-87587273227750792602012-07-13T19:35:02.349+10:002012-07-13T19:35:02.349+10:00Hold the phone... Moffat's bringing back the N...Hold the phone... Moffat's bringing back the Nimon???Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-45701567957178960772012-07-13T19:33:15.482+10:002012-07-13T19:33:15.482+10:00I can only say that Corpse Marker had Carnell basi...<i>I can only say that Corpse Marker had Carnell basically bluffing his first employers, and was ready to do a runner at a moment's notice precisely BECAUSE he knew it couldn't last.</i><br /><br />Yeah, that does make a lot of sense. I mean, in <b>Weapon</b> there was nothing to say he was terribly competent, per se. He only had to predict the actions of one guy he had a full profile on. AND he screwed it up.<br /><br /><i>BTW, the book implies the Doctor took Carnell off the planet to ensure he didn't start any more trouble.</i><br /><br />That's also sensible..<br /><br /><i>Boucher says that it was partially down to a theme on percepting events, and partially because he pretty much scribbled this out half-heartedly without Robert Holmes to pick up the slack.</i><br /><br />Was he starting his work on B7 at the same time? I'm sure that would also have affected things. And who WAS script editor that year? Was it Anthony Read?<br /><br /><i>Stahl isn't said to be brainwashed... but he isn't said to be anything.</i><br /><br />Oh. I guess I assumed he was brainwashed because it was the only logical explanation I could think of for his crazy behaviour..<br /><br /><i>He's just some passing German who can convinced pigbin Josh locals to accept him as a dark messiah without taking off his labcoat. The character has absolutely no point at all. Tezza Dicks claimed he was actually a traumatized child of postwar Berlin who was forced to turn to Black Magic after finding he was monumentally crap at anything else, and his revival of the Fendahl was a lucky fluke and he had absolutely no idea what was going on.</i><br /><br />... well, that's an interesting take, if nothing else.<br /><br />I agree Stahl just added to the running time, but he did get one of the coolest dark moments of the series when he asks for the gun. And he had my favourite line of the serial..<br /><br />"No! This is not how it was meant to be!"<br /><br />Classic cultist dialogue..<br /><br /><i>Alas, it's not that good an ending. The Doctor says they'll throw the skull into a supernova, which - given he earlier says the skull is indestructible - lead to the "Doctor is possessed by Fendahl and giving it to the supernova will make it double-fisted awesome" rationale of Kaldor City.</i><br /><br />Huh. Well, there you go..<br /><br /><i>(isn't it a big thing in Boucher's Last Man Standing that thin people are considered evil in some cultures?</i><br /><br />Yeah there was some kind of schism with the classes separated by their waistlines. I don't remember the specifics, though..<br /><br /><i>Oh, hilarious - wait, isn't that the infantile sillyness that makes all right-minded folks hate Vila?!? - and makes no sense whatsoever, especially as Rull is never seen, say, EATING anything. At all. It didn't even lead to a Homer-esque still bit where Rull dives onto the Fendahl and tries to eat it because the diet's pushed him over the edge... sigh.</i><br /><br />Lol. That would have better justified 5 episodes of ... character development, as opposed to Rull shooting Cotton down in cold blood for being a plant of Landerchild's and showing no remorse, even though they're meant to be old friends.<br /><br />I think I got that right - I don't remember it too well since it added nothing to the plot even in that episode. And I seriously have no idea why Landerchild is meant to be the villain... but I think we've covered this :P<br /><br /><i>Anyway, you seem to have perked up a fair bit which is good news in anyone's language</i><br /><br />Yeah, bed rest has done me well. Which is good because I have a pretty full week ahead.Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-16520226211008978422012-07-13T19:02:50.520+10:002012-07-13T19:02:50.520+10:00Oh, and for completeness sake, the Time Lords appa...Oh, and for completeness sake, the Time Lords apparently took out the Fendahl in their younger, hotheaded days. They didn't even write it down. The Doctor only knows the Fendahl EXISTS AT ALL because the hermit told him about it as a "ghost story" which was unusually frightening (and one that the Doctor thinks was not entirely factually accurate, given the hermit often changed stories for the hell of it to make them cooler - as in State of Decay, the Doctor wants to check Time Lord files before he relies on what K'Anpo actually TOLD him).<br /><br />Indeed, Image of the Fendahl seems to be a story about the Doctor sucking up his childhood fear, realizes the Fendahl is just some random alien that SALT can kill, and slam-dunks it into a supernova and it has never, ever been mentioned again.<br /><br />(Except in The Taking of Planet Five, where ironically everyone who mentioned it had their minds wiped...)<br /><br />I'll just say that Moffat chose to bring back the Nimon instead of the Fendahl... and RTD locked onto the Macra over the Fendahl. And Boucher himself said that "there's nowhere to go with that idea" when someone said he do a sequel to Fendahl.<br /><br />There's some kind of subtext to this.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-29245362868095637802012-07-13T18:54:01.144+10:002012-07-13T18:54:01.144+10:00Hmm, possible connection to Michael Keating not ap...<i>Hmm, possible connection to Michael Keating not appearing in any MB productions when he's the second-most popular cast member and has had several BF appearances?</i><br />Whoa... subtext...<br /><br /><i>Lol, I think I've seen that interview. It's funnier to me because Boucher wrote one of their best scripts even if it seemed to be a 'piss it in my sleep' job for him. I like Death's Head because it almost seems to take the piss out of the entire premise.</i><br />I do think you'd be hardpressed to do more of a parody than "everyone pointlessly kills each other because Carnell told them to, achieving absolutely nothing in any way, shape or form". Though I notice, Stevens/Moore wrote a short story specifically to make sure Death's Head is all dark cool and hard and stuff...<br /><br /><i>Also, Iago is actually Avon-y in that story</i><br />Yeah, the only time I believe the "we wrote it for Avon" claims.<br /><br /><i>HOW does Carnell make a fortune off of psychostrategy in Kaldor when it's a society that a) doesn't believe in (sigh) life on other planets, b) has no record of his existence or education and, most importantly, c) no concept of psychostrategy?</i><br />I can only say that Corpse Marker had Carnell basically bluffing his first employers, and was ready to do a runner at a moment's notice precisely BECAUSE he knew it couldn't last.<br /><br />BTW, the book implies the Doctor took Carnell off the planet to ensure he didn't start any more trouble. This, along with the previous robot revolutions, are clearly ideas MB were unwilling to take up. Their pick-and-choose attitude bugs me, as apparently I was an obscene freak for enjoying Terror of the Vervoids for NOT THINKING EVERYTHING THROUGH!!!<br /><br />Oddly enough I never stopped to think about that... but...<br />Boucher says that it was partially down to a theme on percepting events, and partially because he pretty much scribbled this out half-heartedly without Robert Holmes to pick up the slack. (Holmesy, we should remember, was the one that came up with the bitchy personalities of the Sandminer crew...)<br /><br />Your memory of the story is quite accurate. Stahl isn't said to be brainwashed... but he isn't said to be anything. He's just some passing German who can convinced pigbin Josh locals to accept him as a dark messiah without taking off his labcoat. The character has absolutely no point at all. Tezza Dicks claimed he was actually a traumatized child of postwar Berlin who was forced to turn to Black Magic after finding he was monumentally crap at anything else, and his revival of the Fendahl was a lucky fluke and he had absolutely no idea what was going on.<br /><br /><i>Also, the bit where he traps it in a time-loop, forcing it to feed on itself forever...</i><br />Alas, it's not that good an ending. The Doctor says they'll throw the skull into a supernova, which - given he earlier says the skull is indestructible - lead to the "Doctor is possessed by Fendahl and giving it to the supernova will make it double-fisted awesome" rationale of Kaldor City.<br /><br />Your idea is actually much better, especially as the Doctor says that the Fendahl ate its own kind...<br /><br /><i>"They had to get him two stretchers!"<br />YES, HE IS FAT. I realise this! There's no need to bring it up EVERY episode!</i><br />First time I thought it might have been important to the plot (isn't it a big thing in Boucher's Last Man Standing that thin people are considered evil in some cultures?) but... no.<br /><br />"Morbidly obese isn't what I am, it's who I am!"<br /><br />Oh, hilarious - wait, isn't that the infantile sillyness that makes all right-minded folks hate Vila?!? - and makes no sense whatsoever, especially as Rull is never seen, say, EATING anything. At all. It didn't even lead to a Homer-esque still bit where Rull dives onto the Fendahl and tries to eat it because the diet's pushed him over the edge... sigh.<br /><br />Sheesh.<br /><br />Anyway, you seem to have perked up a fair bit which is good news in anyone's language.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-997976733876932612012-07-13T17:42:06.077+10:002012-07-13T17:42:06.077+10:00Wait, should add I've only seen Fendahl once. ...Wait, should add I've only seen Fendahl once. Sorry if I'm misremembering some details..Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-39070323158195455612012-07-13T17:40:55.418+10:002012-07-13T17:40:55.418+10:00the authors can't stand Vila, and whinge end o...<i>the authors can't stand Vila, and whinge end on end about his "sillyness" undermining everything. I could say the subtext is that they realize the humor, joy di verve and fun of B7... and thoroughly despise it.</i><br /><br />Hmm, possible connection to Michael Keating not appearing in any MB productions when he's the second-most popular cast member and has had several BF appearances?<br /><br /><i>Anyway, Hello Jared!</i><br /><br />O hai, Ewen!<br /><br /><i>Interviewer: And then you wrote a play for Kaldor City Productions.<br />Boucher: ...who? Oh wait. THEM! Yeah! I did that. Needed the money. So, what were you asking about Star Cops?</i><br /><br />Lol, I think I've seen that interview. It's funnier to me because Boucher wrote one of their best scripts even if it seemed to be a 'piss it in my sleep' job for him. I like Death's Head because it almost seems to take the piss out of the entire premise.<br /><br />Also, Iago is actually Avon-y in that story and Carnell, rather than being borderline God-like with his pre-science and an annoying mouthpiece for the author's views, seems to a more credible smarmy conman character, who just manipulates people to make it APPEAR he can predict everything with unerring accuracy.<br /><br />Incidentally, while I remember... Stevens himself shot me down when I posed the question but didn't really explain... HOW does Carnell make a fortune off of psychostrategy in Kaldor when it's a society that a) doesn't believe in (sigh) life on other planets, b) has no record of his existence or education and, most importantly, c) no concept of psychostrategy?<br /><br /><i>All of this based on tiny extrapolations from lines by characters who are shown NOT to know what they're talking about.</i><br /><br />Oddly enough I never stopped to think about that... but...<br /><br />Ransome - is being possessed and not stable<br /><br />Fendelman - appears to be going slowly insane<br /><br />Stahl - has already been brainwashed prior to the story, AND is shown to have actually misunderstood the Fendahl's inentions..<br /><br />Time Lords - are the only people to have rationally observed the Fendahl and have concluded that is simply a highly dangerous lifeform, but not universe-threateningly so (Unlike Vampires, who they are blood-pledged to eradicate)<br /><br /><i>But somehow, the big scene where the Doctor freezes and says "Hang on, this conspiracy theory could be bullshit and it's all just a freaky coincidence" is ignored.</i><br /><br />Also, the bit where he traps it in a time-loop, forcing it to feed on itself forever...<br /><br /><i>OTOH, having heard their "comedy" stuff, I'll take the bleak macho cynacism anyday. No question.</i><br /><br />"They had to get him two stretchers!"<br /><br />YES, HE IS FAT. I realise this! There's no need to bring it up EVERY episode!Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-54406581546413811042012-07-13T12:00:05.129+10:002012-07-13T12:00:05.129+10:00You know, I recently read a review of Liberation t...You know, I recently read a review of Liberation that noticed something I hadn't - the authors can't stand Vila, and whinge end on end about his "sillyness" undermining everything. I could say the subtext is that they realize the humor, joy di verve and fun of B7... and thoroughly despise it.<br /><br />Anyway, Hello Jared!<br /><br /><i>It's kinda funny how Chris Boucher's writings don't factor into it much, either</i><br />Thankfully it goes both ways.<br /><br />Interviewer: And then you wrote a play for Kaldor City Productions.<br />Boucher: ...who? Oh wait. THEM! Yeah! I did that. Needed the money. So, what were you asking about Star Cops?<br /><br /><i>Stevens and Moore probably the narrowest, given they seem to think the Whoniverse revolves entirely around the Fendahl (Seriously... it still doesn't make sense, guys)</i><br />Quite right. As Mad Larry himself said, the very concept of the Fendahl is pathetically unimaginative.<br /><br />"Right. So... ghosts, evolution, race memory, black magic, deja vu, humanoid life, violent tendencies, supersitions about salt, the number thirteen, the microchip revolution, life on Earth starting in Africa, the missing planet of the solar system... all are down to ONE, SINGLE ALIEN RULING EVERYTHING."<br /><br />Not only is this ghastly idiotic concept 90% Quatermass and the Pit (except instead of intelligent Martian grasshoppers, it's just a Lovecraftian phirana that eats absolutely everything), but Stevens et all go on to that that the Fendahl is responsible FOR ALL LIVE IN THE UNIVERSE BECAUSE IT IS TRUE GOD ITSELF.<br /><br />All of this based on tiny extrapolations from lines by characters who are shown NOT to know what they're talking about.<br /><br />But somehow, the big scene where the Doctor freezes and says "Hang on, this conspiracy theory could be bullshit and it's all just a freaky coincidence" is ignored.<br /><br />Probably coz it's all fun and immature and suggests life is more than the parasitic desires of giant slugs.<br /><br />OTOH, having heard their "comedy" stuff, I'll take the bleak macho cynacism anyday. No question.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-53165942064828201302012-07-13T11:25:34.579+10:002012-07-13T11:25:34.579+10:00It's... really confusing.
It's kinda funn...<i>It's... really confusing.</i><br /><br />It's kinda funny how Chris Boucher's writings don't factor into it much, either as well! I mean when Diss Pitter (what a stupid name) was introduced in <b>Corpse Marker</b> he was friendly to Uvanov and accepted as a good ruler who could restore order. In KC he's killed off by Uvanov offscreen and nobody's sad that he's dead!<br /><br /><i>Briggsy wiped the floor with his own sequel, Robophobia (which, bar having one of the fops a "No way, girlfriend!" best gay friend forever, was superior to KC in every way).</i><br /><br />Ooh, I'll have to listen to that one..<br /><br /><i>And I have decided I'm glad I'm not on that wavelength. It is lonely, miserable place that has no meaning.</i><br /><br />Yep. Not going to argue that point..<br /><br /><i>At least you weren't saying "I'm sadly unable to verbalize the hatred this fanfic makes me feel."</i><br /><br />I'm sure I'd be able to verbalize it :P<br /><br /><i>Sleep the sleep of the just, wise and noble friend. Who is easily patronized when suffering sleep deprivation.</i><br /><br />Lol. As it turns out I wasn't well enough to drive in today. So a brief respite! I think I'll spend a lot of the day sleeping though..<br /><br /><br /><i>Briggsy and Big Finish tends to knock the pants off Magic Bullet Nine times out of Ten. They deliver clunkers, but they also know how to provide entertaining Doctor Who on demand.</i><br /><br />I have to agree that I've gone off about a few BFs that have just been plain bad... say <b>Horror of Glam Rock</b> and <b>Scaredy Cat</b> to say two of the least listenable, but they ARE always Doctor Who. They haven't released anything that has made me say "This ISN'T Doctor Who"<br /><br />..wait. Okay, they did <b>Deadline</b>. But NOTHING ELSE.<br /><br /><i>To be honest, I don't think Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore ARE fans of Doctor Who outside of three, maybe four stories, so many of their articles have very little of things positive to say about the series, either old or new.</i><br /><br />I get that impression, too. A lot of fans seem to have very narrow bounds for what the 'good' stories are.. Stevens and Moore probably the narrowest, given they seem to think the Whoniverse revolves entirely around the Fendahl (Seriously... it still doesn't make sense, guys)Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-74713772456523888562012-07-13T09:46:15.215+10:002012-07-13T09:46:15.215+10:00Briggsy and Big Finish tends to knock the pants of...Briggsy and Big Finish tends to knock the pants off Magic Bullet Nine times out of Ten. They deliver clunkers, but they also know how to provide entertaining Doctor Who on demand.<br /><br />To be honest, I don't think Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore ARE fans of Doctor Who outside of three, maybe four stories, so many of their articles have very little of things positive to say about the series, either old or new. I am half appalled and intrigued at what they've said about the Classic Battlestar Galactica in 'By Your Command', especially considering their previous output. Think they'll accuse Adama of being a sex-killer or a child-molesterer?Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-74391055899768106462012-07-12T23:18:51.579+10:002012-07-12T23:18:51.579+10:00Miles Reid. Laying down the LAWL.
I'm sure Len...<i>Miles Reid. Laying down the LAWL.</i><br />I'm sure Lenny screams that in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.<br /><br /><i>Like you, Ewen, when I rewatched Robots of Death I was stunned at what a big deal the death of Zilda's brother was, plot-wise. As well as Uvanov's response - I mean, he showed remorse for what happens! And then apparently he goes on to become Pol Pot of the planet!</i><br />It's... really confusing. Also kind of pitiful that such raging ROD-worshippers like Magic Bullet failed to do the story any justice. Briggsy wiped the floor with his own sequel, Robophobia (which, bar having one of the fops a "No way, girlfriend!" best gay friend forever, was superior to KC in every way).<br /><br /><i>I know Alan Stevens wouldn't want to hear this but... I think he doesn't really 'get' Doctor Who or Blakes 7. With everything he writes I'm amazed he's actually a fan, because he's on another wavelength.</i><br />Yes.<br /><br />And I have decided I'm glad I'm not on that wavelength. It is lonely, miserable place that has no meaning.<br /><br /><i>Incidentally, sorry I haven't been reading the B7 scripts lately.</i><br />Yeah. I assumed that was the reason why there was a lack of comments, and so took no offense. At least you weren't saying "I'm sadly unable to verbalize the hatred this fanfic makes me feel."<br /><br /><i>I'm really sick again with that damn virus and my work schedule has been hectic. Hope everything has been okay with you - I had been going to email.</i><br />1) Damn, keep fluids up<br />2) Goddamn, hope that gets better<br />3) A vain hope, but appreciated.<br />4) Aint that the truth?<br /><br /><i>And now I need to collapse into bed... Just six days until I get a day off. Zzzz..</i><br />Sleep the sleep of the just, wise and noble friend. Who is easily patronized when suffering sleep deprivation.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-6283576801430614332012-07-12T22:36:54.542+10:002012-07-12T22:36:54.542+10:00Your psychological review and the person giving it...<i>Your psychological review and the person giving it sucks balls.</i><br /><br />Miles Reid. Laying down the LAWL.<br /><br />I'd like to second that I'm looking forward to Part... 5 (?) of Caribbean Blue. In fact I've been a bit irritated because I keep forgetting what happened in the previous episode when a new one comes out..<br /><br /><br />As for Magic Bullet.... yeah.<br /><br />Like you, Ewen, when I rewatched <b>Robots of Death</b> I was stunned at what a big deal the death of Zilda's brother was, plot-wise. As well as Uvanov's response - I mean, he showed remorse for what happens! And then apparently he goes on to become Pol Pot of the planet!<br /><br />I know Alan Stevens wouldn't want to hear this but... I think he doesn't really 'get' Doctor Who or Blakes 7. With everything he writes I'm amazed he's actually a fan, because he's on another wavelength.<br /><br /><br />Incidentally, sorry I haven't been reading the B7 scripts lately. I'm really sick again with that damn virus and my work schedule has been hectic. Hope everything has been okay with you - I had been going to email.<br /><br />And now I need to collapse into bed... Just six days until I get a day off. Zzzz..Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-46184141159909790822012-07-12T21:56:49.899+10:002012-07-12T21:56:49.899+10:00In fairness, it was a kind of test of strength on ...In fairness, it was a kind of test of strength on my part (I go in denial a hell of a lot, you see.)<br /><br />But thanks.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.com