Doctor Who
Film
British TV
US TV
In the US: SyFy, 2010
In the UK: Sky One, 2010
I’m confused. This is a review of a DVD that contains an extended version of the pilot episode of Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica, which won’t be transmitted until next year. So is it a preview or a review?
Whatever it is, let’s begin.
Science fiction is a lot of things to a lot of people. It can be space exploration, like Star Trek; it can be alternative reality fare like Eureka; it can be science extrapolation like The Six Million Dollar Man.
Battlestar Galactica is loosely credited with revitalising science fiction, taking the dull, lifeless and artificial people and situations of Star Trek and replacing them with a dark, gritty, quasi-realistic examination of the horrors of war. But BSG only really addressed one category of science-fiction.
Caprica takes away the war, combat and exploration of BSG to revitalise another vein of science fiction: what another, futuristic society might be like. More of a soap opera concerned with relationships and the nature of belief and society than with spaceships and war, Caprica isn’t really like anything you’ve seen before – although it’s probably like something you might have read.
The burning question: do we have a soul and if we do, can it be copied?
Time for our regular look at what’s on at the South Bank in London in June. Not much, basically, but here’s what I found:
For those that want the full description of that Torchwood episode (why?), here you go:
1965: Twelve children are gathered on a deserted moor, before being surrounded by a harsh, bright light… and then they are gone! Today: All over Earth, children stop moving. Stop playing. Stop laughing. Then, as one, they begin to speak with the same voice, announcing the imminent arrival of a new alien threat. ‘We are coming…’ As the British government closes ranks, it issues a death warrant against Captain Jack and Torchwood…
Anyone want to help out?
There’s also a “Jazz at Ronnie Scott’s” season, but if you think I’m wasting more than a nano-second on that, you’re wrong.
Members’ priority booking opens: 11.30am May 5
Public booking opens: 11.30am May 12
As always, visit the BFI web site for more details
Well, it’s all over. I’d say, “Thank God for that,” if it weren’t for the fact that it’s Sylvester McCoy stories for the next three releases. I might just sit those out.
Anyway, brief recap: in a poorly acted, poorly scripted sequel to the Tom Baker Key to Time season, Peter Davison’s Doctor now has to go looking for the segments to the Key to Time for no well explored reason other than because there wouldn’t be any stories without it. To help him is a ‘human tracer’ who can’t act and is only human because it helps the plot of an audio play to move better.
So far, he’s nearly got Ace killed (but failed unfortunately), messed up Mars, and met up with the inept Black and White Guardians. Now he’s got to find the Chaos Pool while some giant slugs slug it out.
Oh God, surely there’s more to life than this?
Continue reading “Review: Doctor Who: Key 2 Time – The Chaos Pool”
Last week, I asked you which TV character you’d most like to be. This week, on a similar theme, the question is
Which TV character do you look like?
For those of a bashful temperament or low self esteem, the alternate question is
Which TV character would you most like to look like?
I asked lovely wife who I most look like, and after a few years suspecting it might be Zach Braff, my self-image was substantially altered when she revealed that – contrary to a recent episode of Heroes – I am Sylar:
“He looks just like you.”
Oh, as they say.
As always, leave a comment with your answer or a link to your answer on your own blog.
© 2022 The Medium is Not Enough
