Month: July 2009

Sitting Tennant

Monday’s Sitting Tennants from Jaradel, Ms Rullsenberg and Sister Chastity

13 July 2009 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Jaradel's Sitting Tennant (from Casanova)

Rullsenberg's Sitting Tennant
David Tennant at Wimbledon (from Sister Chastity)  

Three pictures of David Tennant in repose to get your juices flowing, today. Enjoy. Captioning continues with Friday’s picture, remember.

  1. Rullsenberg: 39.5
  2. Sister Chastity: 35
  3. Jaradel: 26.5
  4. Rosby: 2.5
  5. Amy: 2
  6. Persephone: 1

Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below or email me and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery.

Every photo displayed on Monday (one per person who sends one in) gets a point, with a bonus point if it’s from the latest DT production; the best pic in the stash each week will appear on Friday and get three points.

You can also enter the witty and amusing captions league table by commenting on Friday’s Sitting Tennant photo, the best caption getting 10 points.

The CarusometerA Carusometer rating of 2

Series finale: Torchwood – Children of Earth

13 July 2009 Rob Buckley 21 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a first. Some thought it impossible, like finding a news outlet that hasn’t mentioned Michael Jackson once in the last week. Some thought it could never happen.

But it has. An episode of Torchwood got a 0 on the Carusometer. It was really, really good.

After the break, let’s discuss how this could have happened and the whole series in spoilery detail: you have been warned, those of you who haven’t watched it yet.

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Audio and radio play reviews

Review: Doctor Who – 121 – Enemy of the Daleks

13 July 2009 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Enemy of the DaleksOh joy. Another Sylvester McCoy story. There’s another one out this month, too.

But wait. Just like the last one, Enemy of the Daleks isn’t bad at all. In fact, it’s pretty good and nips along at a decent pace thanks to writer David Bishop, former editor of 2000AD and writer of several Doctor Who novels.

In it, the Doctor and co land on ‘Bliss’, only to discover it’s anything but. The Daleks are coming yet there are dead bodies already. And an atrocity’s about to happen, but the Doctor’s the one who’s going to cause it.

If I’m not careful, I’m going to start looking forward to Sylvester McCoy plays and that will never do.

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Monday’s E4-ing Erica news

13 July 2009 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

Film

British TV

  • ITV to charge for Britain’s Got Talent clips
  • Four HD channels to launch on Virgin Media
  • Sci Fi acquires Warehouse 13
  • E4 acquires How I Met Your Mother and Being Erica to air in October

US TV

Sitting Tennant

Friday’s Sitting Tennant (from Ms Rullsenberg): Oh, something. You’ll know it. Probably Secret Smile

10 July 2009 Rob Buckley 9 Comments

Ms Rullsenberg's Sitting Tennant

Well, you wanted to know, given Monday’s photo, what Friday’s would be. Here it is. It’s one of Ms Rullsenberg’s personal favourites, judging by the moth-eared corners, and it’s from something. You know. Probably Secret Smile. Or that one where he’s a bit mental after a car crash. That one.

Anyway, that gives us the following leaderboard:

  1. Rullsenberg: 38.5
  2. Sister Chastity: 33.5
  3. Jaradel: 25.5
  4. Rosby: 2.5
  5. Amy: 2
  6. Persephone: 1

Meanwhile, over in witty captions, the judge’s verdict is in and the ten points for wittiest caption goes to Sister Chastity! There’s a turn up for the books – watch out the rest of you.

  1. Marie: 132.5
  2. Toby: 131.5
  3. Rullsenberg: 92
  4. Jane Henry: 70.5
  5. Persephone: 45.5
  6. Jaradel: 38.5
  7. Electric Dragon: 31
  8. Rev/Views: 25
  9. Scott 2: 14
  10. Joe, Sister Chastity: 10
  11. Scott: 3
  12. Aaron: 2
  13. almostwitty.com: 1
  14. Stu_N: 1

Remember, you can submit as many captions as you like for today’s picture, with the wittiest getting 10 points next Friday.

Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below or email me and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery.

Every photo displayed on Monday (one per person who sends one in) gets a point, with a bonus point if it’s from the latest DT production; the best pic in the stash each week will appear on Friday and get three points.

You can also enter the witty and amusing captions league table by commenting on Friday’s Sitting Tennant photo, the best caption getting 10 points.