tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post114711088695188667..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: Stone heart... beating....James Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1148128288510939522006-05-20T13:31:00.000+01:002006-05-20T13:31:00.000+01:00D Tennent is a fantastic dramatic actor. I find hi...D Tennent is a fantastic dramatic actor. I find his 'happy Doctor' moments a bit manic. C Ecclestone had more sheer gravitas and physical weight to pull off the manic bits woithout appearing as light as fluff in them, in danger of being swept away on his own energy. But David is a fantastic serious/ pathos-driven actor, and as such wins on moements like that at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147470798809308792006-05-12T22:53:00.000+01:002006-05-12T22:53:00.000+01:00You share away m'dear.You share away m'dear.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147462061898634912006-05-12T20:27:00.000+01:002006-05-12T20:27:00.000+01:00And yes, I do realize that probably no one is goin...And yes, I <I>do</I> realize that probably no one is going to read any more of these comments.<BR/><BR/>I'm just...uhm....<BR/><BR/>Yeah. <BR/><BR/>*sigh*the triple Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714264073912276276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147461937092721292006-05-12T20:25:00.000+01:002006-05-12T20:25:00.000+01:00I was just (in manner of the Spazz that I am) tryi...I was just (in manner of the Spazz that I am) trying to share a little bit of the woe that I am going through in the obsessed GW fan life that I live.<BR/><BR/>...Maybe I won't do that anymore....the triple Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714264073912276276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147383756311336922006-05-11T22:42:00.000+01:002006-05-11T22:42:00.000+01:00Steven Moffat is almost on a par with the absolute...Steven Moffat is almost on a par with the absolutely fabulously fantabulous Russell T Davies...just not quite. Having said that, this weeks' 'GITF' and the two parter WW2 from the Chris Ecclestone Era were definitely memorable. <BR/><BR/>David Tennant is bringing a whole new level to the Doctor right now and is COMPLETELY living up to the sky-high expectations Ecclestone left in his wake. But I think part of that transitional success between the two Doctors is down to the darling Billie Piper. She's fantastic. I'll cry when she leaves. Howl.<BR/><BR/>*sheds a tear even now, thinking about it*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147374191340955542006-05-11T20:03:00.000+01:002006-05-11T20:03:00.000+01:00Cue an innuendo about SM's wand...Cue an innuendo about SM's wand...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147364769715222742006-05-11T17:26:00.000+01:002006-05-11T17:26:00.000+01:00I just saw that. I really liked 'ant-wetting' thou...I just saw that. I really liked 'ant-wetting' though. It sounds like the sort of thing David Tennant would do.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147364692895719662006-05-11T17:24:00.000+01:002006-05-11T17:24:00.000+01:00or possibly "pant-wetting". ::Runs away::.or possibly "pant-wetting". ::Runs away::.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147364625817380492006-05-11T17:23:00.000+01:002006-05-11T17:23:00.000+01:00Takin' Over the Asylum really needs a DVD release....Takin' Over the Asylum really needs a DVD release. I still remember it all these years after, even though I didn't realise it was the same ant-wetting David "Casanova" Tennant. Never knowingly given a bad performance and with his Dr Who profile, not likely to be on stage again for a long long time. Wish I lived in Edinburgh last year. Anyone got a time machine?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147278547799580412006-05-10T17:29:00.000+01:002006-05-10T17:29:00.000+01:00oooh mr henry!I was out with a very close pal who ...oooh mr henry!<BR/>I was out with a very close pal who works for ch4 who knows you.<BR/><BR/>She asked how I knew you. I then had to say 'oh, well I came across his blog, and I err, read it, and sometimes comment on it'.<BR/><BR/>But hey, if there was a 6 Degrees of Seperation between me and, say, Elton John I could make it via my mate Cath, you and Bob the Builder. Rah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147277820491136962006-05-10T17:17:00.000+01:002006-05-10T17:17:00.000+01:00The Swiss version of Hogwarts - that's the best th...The Swiss version of Hogwarts - that's the best thing I ever heard, and it surprisingly makes a lot of sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147276599746708412006-05-10T16:56:00.000+01:002006-05-10T16:56:00.000+01:00Errr, but if that was the case, wouldn't it be cal...Errr, but if that was the case, wouldn't it be called Weissblatt (pron. Wissblitt)? Or Blanchefeuille (pron. Blinchfoo)? Or Fogliabianca (pron Folbin)?<BR/><BR/>A client of mine once said to a journalist 'VA for PB5 is going GA in Q4'. I've never forgotten that.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147274889810732572006-05-10T16:28:00.000+01:002006-05-10T16:28:00.000+01:00I saw that.I could well be wrong though, we did ha...I saw that.<BR/><BR/>I could well be wrong though, we did have a writer's meeting once, but I wasn't really listening.<BR/><BR/>Meant 'JW', not 'JS', by the way. Haven't seen any of BS S2 so far.<BR/><BR/>Lots of acronyms in this comment. TMA? M.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147273204566203352006-05-10T16:00:00.000+01:002006-05-10T16:00:00.000+01:00Whiteleaf is in Switzerland? I always imagined (a...Whiteleaf is in <I>Switzerland</I>? I always imagined (and in fact have often told other people) that it's spelled 'Whyteleafe' and is named after that place in Surrey. <BR/><BR/>Clearly I just make up everything I think I 'know' about GW.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147272041460349192006-05-10T15:40:00.000+01:002006-05-10T15:40:00.000+01:00Ahh - it all begins to make sense now. Sort of. B...Ahh - it all begins to make sense now. Sort of. <BR/><BR/>By the way, fantastic BSG last night - am totally spoiled for the final ep though, which is a shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147269150927205762006-05-10T14:52:00.000+01:002006-05-10T14:52:00.000+01:00Hmm.. not one of mine, so not sure. Don't think an...Hmm.. not one of mine, so not sure. Don't think any of the other writers are JS fans though, so maybe just a co-inkydink.<BR/><BR/>Mac's 'For I... am the Chosen One' was always supposed to be a nod towards some big Buffy-style supernatural arc, although only to me. And I never mentioned it to anyone else. Or indeed wrote any more on the subject. But still, it's there.<BR/><BR/>Also, I always imagined Whiteleaf as the Swiss Version of Hogwarts, which is why Guyball doesn't quite make sense, and Guy doesn't quite seem to live in the same world as the rest of them - being clearly a failed wizard, stripped of his powers which he clearly used for dirty purposes.<BR/><BR/>Again, this was only in my head, but I always felt it explained quite a lot about the character....James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147267242446647272006-05-10T14:20:00.000+01:002006-05-10T14:20:00.000+01:00Speaking of Buffy, well sort of, was Harriet's des...Speaking of Buffy, well sort of, was Harriet's description of Lyndon as 'shiny' in any way a nod of approval to Joss?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147254384312983242006-05-10T10:46:00.000+01:002006-05-10T10:46:00.000+01:00Exactly - it's all horses for courses. Using the w...Exactly - it's all horses for courses. Using the wrong format just because it's trendy can be fatal: see Ben Elton's 'Blessed'. Arguable if it could have worked anyway, but taking an old-school 'wah wah wah' script and then filming it as if it was some kind of indie film did it no favours at all.<BR/><BR/>GW looks very odd before the grade the video - like some kind of very cheap home movie. Grading is expensive though - apparently Neil Gaiman's 'Neverwhere' was lit for graded video, but then they ran out of money, which is why it looks so flat and rubbish.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147250277710005042006-05-10T09:37:00.000+01:002006-05-10T09:37:00.000+01:00Ah, not many T.V actors can leave you as emotional...Ah, not many T.V actors can leave you as emotionally wrung-out as David Tennant. I first saw him in "Takin' Over the Asylum" by Donna Franceschild, playing a young lad battling with manic depression. His performance was so touching it can still move me to tears ten or more years later.<BR/>It hadn't occurred to me that the look of the new series might be what wasn't quite right (at times I've found the soundtrack so intrusive that the dialogue has be all but inaudible, although this has improved recently) but, yes I can see that a different visual quality might improve things. I hadn't thought either about GW having a "filmic" quality until you mentioned it - I guess you know you've got these things right if no-one notices them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147212105557184702006-05-09T23:01:00.000+01:002006-05-09T23:01:00.000+01:00Nicole, I don't think you can use "lbs" for "£" if...Nicole, I don't think you can use "lbs" for "£" if that's what you were looking for. You could use the clunky GBP instead... But "huh?" or "eh?" all the same...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147210316235911442006-05-09T22:31:00.000+01:002006-05-09T22:31:00.000+01:00hey nicole...am i being stupid when i say "huh?"le...hey nicole...<BR/><BR/>am i being stupid when i say "huh?"<BR/>let me know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147197286797729292006-05-09T18:54:00.000+01:002006-05-09T18:54:00.000+01:00Speaking of GW on DVD, they don't exactly make it ...Speaking of GW on DVD, they don't exactly make it easy for us (U.S. that is) to lay hands on it. I knew I was probably going to have to buy the all-region DVD player (or borrow my brother's bestfriend's Playstation on a permanent basis), but what about this --gah! It's not even on my keyboard! I'm have tempted to just put 'lbs.' But that would probably kind of lame, wouldn't it? <BR/><BR/>I can see this is going to be a lot of work.<BR/><BR/>Unless, of course, anyone has any simple answers? Like, "You dumbass, you just plug in your credit card number and they take it from there." 'Cause they're all wired together...like...that....<BR/><BR/>Maybe.<BR/><BR/>Guess I'll have to try it.the triple Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714264073912276276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147196920414661942006-05-09T18:48:00.000+01:002006-05-09T18:48:00.000+01:00This episode was less irritating than others. I ma...This episode was less irritating than others. I maintain that Tennant needs something slightly less pantomime-ish than family telly to really show what he's made of. Anyone who gets excited about clockwork gets a thumbs up from me, though.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541090959910480802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147177114020678422006-05-09T13:18:00.000+01:002006-05-09T13:18:00.000+01:00I thought Moffat's World War II episodes in the la...I thought Moffat's World War II episodes in the last series were fan-flippin'-tastic, but wasn't so keen on this last one. Loved the robots and the overall storyline, but found the romance angle rather shallow. And the Madame herself had lines like something out of a Mills & Boone novel.<BR/><BR/>Plus the BBC moved it forward 15 minutes without warning me, so I missed the beginning.Abaculushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395139229443720672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1147173636629358792006-05-09T12:20:00.000+01:002006-05-09T12:20:00.000+01:00i know what you mean about doctor who loking too c...i know what you mean about doctor who loking too clean... im not a fan of that hd digibeta video look.... i had no idea GW was shot on DV... is that true or have i misread something? would love to know more techie details...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com