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Sitting Tennant

Today’s Sitting Tennants (from Rullsenberg, Jaradel and Sister Chastity)

David Tennant and his hands

David Tennant in Planet of the Dead

David Tennant on a Sunday

Time for a bank holiday weekend edition of Sitting Tennant – would you rather be working or out in the sun looking on your laptop at David Tennant sitting down (or even David Tennant sitting down on your laptop)? Thought so.

Three pictures from our regular three picture contributors: Jaradel, Rullsenberg and Sister Chastity. Praise them for their generosity. Maybe we’ll have to have a lucky dip way to allow other pictures to come out of the stash to beat this rationing deadlock? Bonus picture for anyone who gets a wittiest caption point? Or how about a weekly “Scavenger Hunt”, such as “the first person to find a picture of David Tennant sitting down but doing… will get 5 bonus points”?

  1. Rullsenberg: 19.5
  2. Jaradel: 16.5
  3. Sister Chastity: 14.5
  4. Rosby: 2.5
  5. Persephone: 1

At witty caption central, Toby inspired awe by reaching the 100 point mark – he’s a captioning machine (I don’t mean a teleprompter), while Jane Henry and Rullsenberg remain neck and neck. Witty caption points went to: Persephone for picture 1; Jaradel and Toby both for picture 2; and Jaradel again and Marie for picture 3.

Just to really cause some excitement and to try out the bonus points thing, 10 points this week to whomever comes up with the best caption involving one or more of the following: swine flu, May Day rallies and Carol Ann Duffy.

  1. Toby: 100
  2. Marie: 89
  3. Jane Henry, Rullsenberg: 57.5
  4. Persephone: 45.5
  5. Jaradel: 38.5
  6. Electric Dragon: 20
  7. Rev/Views 16
  8. Scott: 3
  9. Aaron: 2
  10. almostwitty.com: 1

As always, captions and new submissions for the gallery, please. Remember, you can submit as many (witty) captions as you like for each and every picture, with topical captions (and pictures of David Tennant in current productions) getting extra marks. The wittiest caption for each picture will get double points. And there’s a bonus point for using Gary Numan lyrics appropriately.

Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery. You can also enter the witting and amusing captions league table by commenting on existing photos in the gallery.

News

Friday’s “the French are upset” news

Robert Downey Jr in Iron Man 2

The Daily News will return on Tuesday 5th May

Doctor Who

  • Set shots from the finale including the return of… [spoilers]

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News

Friday’s “the French are upset” news

Robert Downey Jr in Iron Man 2

The Daily News will return on Tuesday 5th May

Doctor Who

  • Set shots from the finale including the return of… [spoilers]

Film

British TV

US TV

June at the BFI

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:

  • 12th: Torchwood: Children of EarthDay 1. The first episode of the third series, followed by a Q&A with members of the cast and crew
  • 18th: Chandleresque: Raymond Chandler on Film & TV. An illustrated talk featuring film and audio clips.

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