tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post8999663358989105024..comments2023-04-06T22:01:07.239+10:00Comments on YOA's Blog Of The Unusally Pointless: The Fall of the Big N (i)Youth of Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-48753052138087826212010-08-30T09:47:59.119+10:002010-08-30T09:47:59.119+10:00Ah well, you see, it wasn't that straightforwa...Ah well, you see, it wasn't that straightforward. Talons was a rewrite of a pitch by Robert Stewart Banks entitled "Foe from the Future" which didn't feature the Master. While rewriting it, RH considered making the villain the Master, then changed his mind. It was just another display of Holmes' Phantom of the Opera fetish. Remember Sharaz Jek?Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-10206412099206148742010-08-30T00:23:11.169+10:002010-08-30T00:23:11.169+10:00Ahhh... curious, then, how a character named "...Ahhh... curious, then, how a character named <i>"Magnus"</i> replaced the Master in <i>The Talons of Weng-Chiang</i>... almost as if Robert Holmes were trying to tell us something. ;-)Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-31253564229776072652010-08-29T12:50:26.982+10:002010-08-29T12:50:26.982+10:00Wha...?
No!
Given that Doctor Who is completely ...Wha...?<br /><br />No!<br /><br />Given that Doctor Who is completely fictional in the YOAverse and Nigel has written for and starred in the damn show, I;m fairly certain none of the characters somehow came to life and began to torment him...<br /><br />No, Magnus is just a rich Russian kid who is a Complete Monster. Nigel crushed him, but Magnus just came back worse than ever.<br /><br />He's not the Master, he's Vasey the Sheriff of Nottingham...<br /><br />(The "Magnus" thing is vaguely Who-connected, as he was based on Anzor from Mission to Magnus. Except turned Up to 11.)Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-90800777633248662332010-08-29T12:46:47.077+10:002010-08-29T12:46:47.077+10:00Yep. Is Magnus supposed to be the Master, by the w...Yep. Is Magnus supposed to be the Master, by the way, or is the name just a coincidence?Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-29611556888680226742010-08-29T12:14:37.421+10:002010-08-29T12:14:37.421+10:00Why? I think because it was ONE of the first I saw...Why? I think because it was ONE of the first I saw. Someone said something like "there are two types of Who fan - the kind that watch the credits and the kind that watch the stuff occuring BEHIND the credits". And I like the starfield.<br /><br />As for Teletubbies, I found them terrifying. I remember once at an ABC shop they had a DVD of it playing and it went to this menu which showed their little bit of countryside, totally deserted with this incredibly creepy music playing. The shop assistants actually found it too scary to keep working and stopped to change the disc. Besides, those strange brain-dead mutants with their pelvic thrusts, trapped in that strange hobbit village, constantly watched by the burning baby face of hate in the sky...<br /><br />...no escape...<br /><br />You can see why the Master's a fan, can't you?Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-59541969660346870732010-08-29T12:08:58.584+10:002010-08-29T12:08:58.584+10:00Early 80s.
I did ask as to why, as well, you know....<i>Early 80s.</i><br />I did ask as to why, as well, you know... ;-)<br /><br /><i>One of the first bits of YOA I ever wrote. Nice to know someone found it funny.</i><br />You're welcome; having grown up with that terrible show, it's really hard <i>not</i> to! :-DMatthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-13432263828377788872010-08-29T11:14:49.675+10:002010-08-29T11:14:49.675+10:00That was the one; don't think I got a response...<i>That was the one; don't think I got a response. :-/</i><br />Early 80s.<br /><br /><i>I must admit, I burst out giggling by the time you got to the bit where the professor no longer speaks after viewing Andrew's booklet, and now watches Teletubbies all day long... :-D</i><br />One of the first bits of YOA I ever wrote. Nice to know someone found it funny.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-56017042403128509462010-08-29T10:26:02.986+10:002010-08-29T10:26:02.986+10:00That was the one; don't think I got a response...That was the one; don't think I got a response. :-/<br /><br />Ahhh, I misread the dialogue; my mistake, Ewen. I must admit, I burst out giggling by the time you got to the bit where the professor no longer speaks after viewing Andrew's booklet, and now watches <i>Teletubbies</i> all day long... :-DMatthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-108235479977221972010-08-29T08:52:00.022+10:002010-08-29T08:52:00.022+10:00So, when's Dave going to drop his pants, then?...<i>So, when's Dave going to drop his pants, then? :-D</i><br />Never.<br /><br />ANDREW, on the other hand...<br /><br /><i>Also, did you get my last e-mail? I don't think I got a response from you, but I'll check, again, in a minute... :-/</i><br />Last one I got was about title sequences..Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-10121498320186513282010-08-29T03:28:40.930+10:002010-08-29T03:28:40.930+10:00So, when's Dave going to drop his pants, then?...So, when's Dave going to drop his pants, then? :-D<br /><br />Also, did you get my last e-mail? I don't <i>think</i> I got a response from you, but I'll check, again, in a minute... :-/Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-9728814767440424692010-08-28T15:24:56.474+10:002010-08-28T15:24:56.474+10:00Oh. Well. Sure.Oh. Well. Sure.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-63718287050013010112010-08-28T15:03:35.428+10:002010-08-28T15:03:35.428+10:00Well, not necessarily YoA. I just meant in general...Well, not necessarily YoA. I just meant in general.Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-87814025704867806882010-08-28T13:01:15.912+10:002010-08-28T13:01:15.912+10:00...you'd actually like to write for these peop......you'd actually like to <i>write</i> for these people? 0_oYouth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-40420778063070018652010-08-28T12:58:35.536+10:002010-08-28T12:58:35.536+10:00Yeah, I did notice that a lot of Verkoff was going...Yeah, I did notice that a lot of Verkoff was going back to explain the various noodle incidents.<br /><br />Maybe we could try a collaborative script sometime?Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-1530814848072205582010-08-28T12:53:56.565+10:002010-08-28T12:53:56.565+10:00I liked it, myself... only, he's not killed of...<i>I liked it, myself... only, he's not killed off yet, is he? :-/</i><br />Ah, I can see there's no fooling you. Actually the second part won't post for some reason that escapes me... I probably should try it without the accompanying illustration.<br /><br /><i>Well, it may be borne out of a dark and depressing time but I have to say it's pretty damned funny.</i><br />Really? I was worried it would be as amusing as Chris Lilley at the funeral of Tom Baker...<br /><br /><i>Andrew's HSC scene is my new favourite moment for the character,</i><br />Alas, like so much of the humor in the prequels, it is effectively a Family Guy style flashback to explain a joke in a later episode.<br /><br /><b>DAVE:</b> [READS] ‘Mr Theodore Klyngirophel, owing to the nature of your result in the Higher School Certificate Exams, we have decided, in conjunction with the Federal Government of Australia, that you shall re-sit these exams in two... hours time. Your original score was gauged at a rough 143%...’ Sorry, ‘*Negative* 143%’. ‘This is the lowest score in Australia... ever. Your mark has been given a status of a national emergency. The Prime Minister is very concerned. You got no answers right, and the few you did answer were in pig latin. We were not amused by the pentagram on the front page of the exam booklet, as well as the words ‘HELP ME, SATAN, HELP ME!’ both of which were written in your own blood. We believe that your actions have pulled down the national average...’<br /><br /><b>ANDREW:</b> How could I do that?<br /><br /><b>DAVE:</b> Well, whenever you got to a question you couldn’t answer, you DID drop your pants and run around the exam hall screaming ‘Stairway to Heaven’ backwards.<br /><br /><b>ANDREW: </b> Oh, that’s right. Fail the HSC and blame me for everything! What else does it say?<br /><br /><b>DAVE:</b> ‘Mr. Klyngirophel, simply reading your answers is a health hazard. We asked one Mr. Liang Li to mark your 2 Unit Mathematics exam. Formally a Dean at Sydney University, after reading your answers, Liang can no longer remember his name. He now spends his time watching the Teletubbies. The military have shown interest, but upon reading the answer to your name, year, and topic, went utterly mad. In an attempt to save our country from public humiliation, you are hereby commanded to sit your HSC again. If by some divine intervention, you complete every question successfully, you will have ensured your mark raised to an average of... zero.’<br /><br /><b>ANDREW:</b> [SIGHS] Seems reasonable enough. What else does it say?<br /><br /><b>DAVE:</b> [READS] ‘On second thoughts, don’t bother to turn up. Don’t reply to this letter in any way. Do not talk to anyone. At all. Stay where you are. Do not eat, breathe or consume alcohol. We hope you die horribly and that some celestial agency removes your blight from our planet. P.S: Piss off.’<br /><br /><b>ANDREW:</b> I really shouldn’t have annoyed that marker, should I?<br /><br /><i>and the psychiatrist really cracked me up.</i><br />I should note that it is in no way based on my own therapy sessions, though I do worry that I've now had three main characters in this story sent to lunatic asylums...<br /><br /><i>Anyway, if you write more it's cool with me, but likewise if you want to do something else.</i><br />I got nothing else. Hence depression.<br /><br /><i>Just read that the B7 remake ain't gonna happen (big surprise) so if you had your own script/idea for it to show off...</i><br />I've never had an idea for a REMAKE... it's all down to me thinking the original was damn near perfect...<br /><br />I'd have to think about it.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-14661140461610336872010-08-28T12:45:38.467+10:002010-08-28T12:45:38.467+10:00Well, it may be borne out of a dark and depressing...Well, it may be borne out of a dark and depressing time but I have to say it's pretty damned funny. Andrew's HSC scene is my new favourite moment for the character, and the psychiatrist really cracked me up.<br /><br />Anyway, if you write more it's cool with me, but likewise if you want to do something else.<br /><br />Just read that the B7 remake ain't gonna happen (big surprise) so if you had your own script/idea for it to show off...Jared "No Nickname" Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825668092428993308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-83018975898650168132010-08-28T12:37:00.014+10:002010-08-28T12:37:00.014+10:00I liked it, myself... only, he's not killed of...I liked it, myself... only, he's not killed off yet, is he? :-/Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.com