tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post8625865355219048965..comments2023-04-06T22:01:07.239+10:00Comments on YOA's Blog Of The Unusally Pointless: Life Ain't BadYouth of Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-77932403074989885462013-10-11T03:35:44.425+11:002013-10-11T03:35:44.425+11:00Lance Parkin's either broken the embargo or is...Lance Parkin's either broken the embargo or is mouthing off about something he knows nothing about. <br /><br />Which doesn't speak well of him in either case. Still, a nine episode haul isn't bad at all if he's right... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174712415809146988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-35938524990812904442013-10-10T19:36:39.610+11:002013-10-10T19:36:39.610+11:00Eighty-eight differences, by my count.Eighty-eight differences, by my count.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-62531706131891556492013-10-09T03:07:02.094+11:002013-10-09T03:07:02.094+11:00So the BBC's finally given in and admitted we&...So the BBC's finally given in and admitted we're getting episodes back.<br /><br />I find myself oddly neutral about the whole business, at least until we know which ones and how many. There's a lot of difference between two and ninety.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174712415809146988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-51407848217372689222013-10-08T11:18:11.466+11:002013-10-08T11:18:11.466+11:00Star Trek V? I actually don't think it's T...<br /><br />Star Trek V? I actually don't think it's THAT terribly bad. Sure, it is not a great film, but was hampered from the outset by studio demands for more humour (in keeping with how well the comedic Star Trek IV did in cinemas), a vastly slashed budget and a SFX company who did not deliver the goods that were promised, forcing them to scrap the entire conclusion where Kirk fights rock monsters (and Kirk and Spock having to descend into a metaphorical Hell in order to save McCoy)<br /><br />It has some interesting ideas and good moments, but was hampered by so many setbacks, it's ridiculous.<br /><br />By regard, Into Darkness tries to be Wrath of Khan (much like the worst Star Trek movie- Nemesis) but doesn't have any of what 'Khan' had. It can't, it shouldn't have been. If Benedict Yummybatch hadn't been Khan and had simply been a disgruntled Federation black ops member gone rogue, the film would be a quantum leap better.<br />Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-27899294837363621912013-10-05T16:19:33.597+10:002013-10-05T16:19:33.597+10:00I thought it was Die Hard with Cumberbatch as Alan...I thought it was Die Hard with Cumberbatch as Alan Rickman...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-5080117079224195982013-10-05T16:10:06.231+10:002013-10-05T16:10:06.231+10:00I'm pretty sure that there's a rule that s...I'm pretty sure that there's a rule that someone has to bring up "Final Frontier" in any and all discussions of terrible Trek movies. <br /><br />Anyway, the things wrong with "Star Trek Into Darkness" largely stem from it wanting to do the whole homage bit. There's a perfectly solid action movie that riffs on old Star Trek there without actually having to call the supervillain "Khan".<br />(Did anyone else think that the movie was riffing on James Bond as well? I kept thinking "Daniel Craig in space would be like this", but that way "Moonraker" lies.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174712415809146988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-62929253415949095752013-10-05T13:01:23.508+10:002013-10-05T13:01:23.508+10:00DON'T YOU DARE RECITE THOSE THEME TUNE LYRICS ...DON'T YOU DARE RECITE THOSE THEME TUNE LYRICS ON THIS BLOG!!!Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-17531761889145138192013-10-05T12:56:39.999+10:002013-10-05T12:56:39.999+10:00Where's the any key?
I always preferred Sisko...<br />Where's the any key?<br /><br />I always preferred Sisko, or Jonathan Archer... because I believed that it was Sam Beckett on the longest Leap of his leap and that the objective of that Leap was to create the Federation.<br /><br />It's been a long way...Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-28536513013865725742013-10-05T12:55:05.257+10:002013-10-05T12:55:05.257+10:00Yeah, Kirk was a cameo. I thought it subversive at...Yeah, Kirk was a cameo. I thought it subversive at the time, but then I've always preferred Picard.<br /><br />Welcome to the Cyberiad.<br /><br />Prepare to be upgraded.<br /><br />Upgrading in progress.<br /><br />Press any key to continue.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-71508444443167091052013-10-05T12:50:04.043+10:002013-10-05T12:50:04.043+10:00
I guess with a film like Generations, which is me...<br />I guess with a film like Generations, which is meant to be the Ultimate Meeting of Kirk and Picard, that should really be most of the film, not just a lackluster third act. <br /><br />But that opinion is derived from emotion.<br /><br />Emotion is the enemy.<br /><br />Join Cybercult.Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-8469457165103698272013-10-05T12:44:19.944+10:002013-10-05T12:44:19.944+10:00I didn't mind Generations.
But I have to admi...I didn't mind Generations.<br /><br />But I have to admit I spent most of it thinking "this isn't as good as the Three Doctors".<br /><br />I always remember Kirk telling Picard "I was visiting new worlds before you were in diapers!" and thinking "so, you're old and out of touch and arrogantly think you know anything - how can you POSSIBLY be of any help?"<br /><br />Oh, and Kirk is the one who dies.<br /><br />Quelle surprise.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-68066092004790140282013-10-05T12:39:42.091+10:002013-10-05T12:39:42.091+10:00Star Trek Into Darkness? Flawed, but not the huge ...<br />Star Trek Into Darkness? Flawed, but not the huge affront to a franchise that gave us<br /><br />-Nemesis<br /><br />-Generations, an example in how NOT to have Kirk meet Picard or rather Picard meet Kirk.<br /><br />-Voyager<br /><br />- Well, some of the shit we got in Star Trek since it started to the day it ended.<br /><br />-It's general arrogance about how great it is, but that was fueled by the fans so much that the show creators believed it's own hype.Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-42960249723818687882013-10-05T12:10:12.407+10:002013-10-05T12:10:12.407+10:00Ah, well my rule was "no Clara with Clara&quo...Ah, well my rule was "no Clara with Clara". And Moff suggests that "woman in shop" will be revealed.<br /><br />That said, there are plenty of opportunities for Clara sprites in S7b, like the dog-faced alien who gives them the anti-grav car, the Ice Warriors who save the sub, the pathologist who uncovers the crimson horror, et all.<br /><br />So, yeah, if it turns out Clara fiddled with stories post Snowmen, I will update the list.<br /><br />As for soaps, I agree. True, Bold and the Beautiful and Passions may be crap, but you'd have to be criminally insane to write off the entire genre. Waterloo Road, I cannot recommend enough and Shortland Street - even with Adam Rickitt (seriously, though, AR was very good in it) - is also worth a look. Unless of course you're an emotionally-stunted mouth breather who cannot cope with horrible girl things like emotions, anyway.<br /><br />It's nice to have comments. Aw.<br /><br />I feel so less zealoty and pathetic now.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-22677351672295851242013-10-05T11:05:45.766+10:002013-10-05T11:05:45.766+10:00On a side note, I may not like soap operas (more d...<br /><br />On a side note, I may not like soap operas (more depressing than Children of Earth), but I have a lot of respect for the hard-work that goes into making these shows. You've got a huge cast, numerous stories and you've got to keep it fresh and interesting non-stop. The only other medium who has to keep releasing new material perpetually are comic books, but they have the luxury of allowing delays, cancelling titles and the like.Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-46976950940761309022013-10-05T11:00:42.434+10:002013-10-05T11:00:42.434+10:00You missed 'The Bells of Saint John.'
I t...<br />You missed 'The Bells of Saint John.'<br /><br />I think that Clare gave her past-self the phone number to call the Doctor. It seemed like something that was going to get picked up down the line, but never did.Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-83611961836065071372013-10-04T00:31:31.575+10:002013-10-04T00:31:31.575+10:00your perspicacity in coming up with such a scene b...<i>your perspicacity in coming up with such a scene before we knew this is evident.</i><br />Oh, I blush...<br /><br /><i>what about her as the President in "The Three Doctors"? The only person besides the Doctor to be doing anything useful about the crisis, and also thinking that the obvious and best way to fix a crisis is to get a whole bunch of Doctors in a room at once.</i><br />Unless she's Mrs. Ollie who attracts attention to the organism in the first place?<br /><br /><i>Actually, it's kind of a pity we never saw him again.</i><br />Find a random Terrance Dicks novel, he'll be there.<br /><br /><i>She's probably Elton's mum in "Love & Monsters", seeing as that's another example of a timey-wimey accident of family dynamics that never got explained as such.</i><br />Or the little old lady to tells Elton where Rose lives.<br /><br /><i>I can completely see everybody just taking "The Android Invasion" as a week off, though. Not worth it.</i><br />...no. You're right.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-29336884231496154822013-10-04T00:25:36.698+10:002013-10-04T00:25:36.698+10:00It's especially ironic given that loads of the...It's especially ironic given that loads of the people who did all those books and audios and so forth and can therefore be considered hardcore fans, if anyone can, were such soap aficionados themselves. I mean, I just finished rereading "Synthespians", so this line of argument sounds even thicker then usual. Gareth Roberts working as script editor on "Emmerdale" and chucking DW references into it at intervals, David Bishop blogging at length about "Doctors" in utter excitement...even RTD did his share of soap before hand. <br /><br />Speaking of whom, in light of the revelation that Moffat called up RTD and asked for his fan-fic about Peter Capaldi in order to reconcile three different Capaldi-esque figures, your perspicacity in coming up with such a scene before we knew this is evident.<br /><br />And if Clara can be gender-swapped, then...what about her as the President in "The Three Doctors"? The only person besides the Doctor to be doing anything useful about the crisis, and also thinking that the obvious and best way to fix a crisis is to get a whole bunch of Doctors in a room at once. Unnecessary temporal shenanigans sounds like Clara, all right. <br /><br />Her iteration in "The Deadly Assassin" ought to be Castellan Spandrell. Who must have rather annoyed Tom's request for a companion-less episode, as in all ways he serves the function and "oh, Doctor, what's that?" purposes of a companion. Actually, it's kind of a pity we never saw him again. <br /><br />As for "The Christmas Invasion"...erm...oh, what if she's Harriet, Prime Minister from Flydale North?<br />She's probably Elton's mum in "Love & Monsters", seeing as that's another example of a timey-wimey accident of family dynamics that never got explained as such. <br /><br />And Tik-Tok's girlfriend in "Victory of the Daleks", obviously, helping to save the world unobtrusively. For "The Pandorica Opens"...maybe Van Gogh's landlady? Who's responsible for making sure that the painting does, actually, get to where it needs to be a few decades down the line. There's only one non-regular she could possibly be in "The Girl Who Waited", and that's the computer interface girl who tells Amy about the entertainment zones...maybe Clara is responsible for telling Amy more useful things like how to survive for years fighting killer robots off-screen. <br /><br />I can completely see everybody just taking "The Android Invasion" as a week off, though. Not worth it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174712415809146988noreply@blogger.com