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Oh hello. I didn’t see you there. Was I asleep? Sorry.
Right. A review of the new Big Finish eighth Doctor/Lucie Miller play, The Skull of Sobek.
The Skull of Sobek is set…
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Oh, I’m sorry. Did I fall asleep just then? How rude. Let’s try again.
The Skull of Sobek is set…
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Oh dear. I did it again, didn’t I? Right. Back in a minute after I’ve knocked back a pack of Pro Plus. I can see this is the only way I’m going to be able to get through it.
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To accompany today’s other new feature, Sitting Tennant, and also to mark the switch over from the previous gold standard of hotness, Ali Larter, to our new gold standard, I’m also launching another new feature: Page of the Day.
Equally simple, Page of the Day will feature a picture of Joanna Page, in this case from the BBC production The Lost World. Which is nice.
Today marks the start of an occasional feature: “Sitting Tennant”. This will feature pictures of David Tennant sitting.
Brilliant, huh?
What’s that? Marie’s on holiday? Oh dear…
In the US: Memorial Day, 9pm/8c, A&E
In the UK: Not yet acquired
Didn’t I say you should own this a while ago? Oh wait it’s a remake. A mini-series in fact. Let’s start again then.
Michael Jurassic Park/Westworld/Disclosure/Rising Sun Crichton’s first novel was The Andromeda Strain, a scary little book that asked the question "What if an alien virus that was absolutely virulent and lethal came to Earth? What would it be like and how would we deal with it?" After becoming a bestseller, it got turned into a rather excellent movie (which you should own) back in the early 70s.
So do we need a remake? Interesting question, too. Before watching this two-part mini-series, I’d have said no, even if it is "presented by" Tony and Ridley Scott, especially since it’s showing on A&E, which hasn’t done much decent for about a decade.
But you know what? It’s not half bad. It’s different in a lot of ways. It’s better in a lot of ways, too. But is it the best Andromeda Strain so far?
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