Thursday, 7 March 2013
8o
New DWM! Mostly sensible the-show-is-back and interviewing-actors stuff this month, but the end of the comic had me going 8o and that’s all I’ll say on the matter.
Coincidence? Or Not?!
Two SFX front page news stories made me notice something.
The hair! The tie! The waistcoat! The angle of the head!
The hair! The tie! The waistcoat! The angle of the head!
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
More photos
Which means more spoilers. And more of the same spoiler. And a new monster.
Among other things.
And Jessica Raine is in the fourth episode which also stars Dougray Scott. And both looking rather 50s... or early 60s... although apparently she isn’t reprising her role from An Adventure In Time And Space as Verity Lambert.
Which would be a heck of a Celebrity Historical for the 50th anniversary show, now I think about it...
Among other things.
And Jessica Raine is in the fourth episode which also stars Dougray Scott. And both looking rather 50s... or early 60s... although apparently she isn’t reprising her role from An Adventure In Time And Space as Verity Lambert.
Which would be a heck of a Celebrity Historical for the 50th anniversary show, now I think about it...
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Toys: Less kvetching, more action (figures)!
Well, it seems I don’t personally know anyone who has the stuff needed to cast and resize action figure parts... but a customiser I’ve traded with before does. It would cost a bit, so probably not practical to get all the parts for the new Cyberman and the new classic monster and any new monsters I want, but I could certainly afford to scale up the Clara figure. Hmm...
(I should probably mention this on the Doctor Who Toys forum if I decide to go for it.)
(I should probably mention this on the Doctor Who Toys forum if I decide to go for it.)
It Is Time...
If you don’t want to know which classic alien is coming back in six weeks or so, don’t follow this cut!
Monday, 4 March 2013
GM's Day
... leads to a lovely week-long pdf sale at DriveThruRPG which includes Cubicle 7 among many other publishers (not least our friends at White Wolf).
Does your GM have Aliens And Creatures, The Time Traveller’s Companion, Defending The Earth, or both editions’ adventure books? Perhaps they’d run the adventures for you if they did...
How about Primeval or Dark Harvest or The Laundry while you’re there? Or that Victoriana adventure about the mummy might be adaptable. Or the Cthulhu Britannia one set on the Bass Rock... or... and those are just the ones I can give a personal recommendation to...
Does your GM have Aliens And Creatures, The Time Traveller’s Companion, Defending The Earth, or both editions’ adventure books? Perhaps they’d run the adventures for you if they did...
How about Primeval or Dark Harvest or The Laundry while you’re there? Or that Victoriana adventure about the mummy might be adaptable. Or the Cthulhu Britannia one set on the Bass Rock... or... and those are just the ones I can give a personal recommendation to...
Doctor! Who! Magazine!
New DWM, now with thirteen exclamation points on the cover. And apparently the numbering has gone a bit superhero comic, with Clara getting her second Episode 1...
They note in the comments that “the Doctor Who BBC Wales team is referring to the next episode as 'Episode 1 of Series 7B'.” So there we go.
Meanwhile, Caro Skinner talks to SFX about Gaimanish Cybermen.
They note in the comments that “the Doctor Who BBC Wales team is referring to the next episode as 'Episode 1 of Series 7B'.” So there we go.
Meanwhile, Caro Skinner talks to SFX about Gaimanish Cybermen.
A baby born with HIV has effectively been cured.
Which is not a total cure. But it’s certainly something to celebrate.
Which is not a total cure. But it’s certainly something to celebrate.
World Music
Miriam Makeba, defining voice of world music. (Another in the Google Doodle series.)
She did remarkable things in her life, spoke for the fight against apartheid, met presidents and more. I can imagine the Doctor being a fan. Trying to get in to Kennedy’s birthday party to see her?
She did remarkable things in her life, spoke for the fight against apartheid, met presidents and more. I can imagine the Doctor being a fan. Trying to get in to Kennedy’s birthday party to see her?
Saturday, 2 March 2013
Friends Of The Ood
A second set of Who stamps, with the TARDIS and four iconic monsters, three I can’t argue with... but the Ood?
Sure, they were scary - as possessed victim/weapons of ominous disembodied voices - in The Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit and The Doctor’s Wife, and their ultimate plan in Planet Of The Ood was creepy as all get-out, but we all have our off days, on the whole they’re not exactly the Master, are they? No, they’re lovely.
So let’s have some lovely Ood.
The Ood are off being wise and prescient and all-seeing, turning up when least expected (not generally in the loo) to offer guidance and advice, with optional ominous visuals and cryptic warnings, and also a nice cup of tea.
A temporal wonkiness leads to an Ood arriving in 1920s Rhode Island and fighting a time monster with the aid of H.P. Lovecraft, who is in two minds about the whole thing due to both dreading its tentacular foulness and appreciating its impeccable manners.
The TARDIS lands in a 44th Century explorer spaceship with a heroic multispecies crew including an Ood communications officer. It’s a minor detail of the Trek-alike adventure, which might make savvy players wary but is a total red herring. Include a running gag as it translates the monster’s threats in that perfectly placid and soothing voice: “Destroyer Prime says ‘My intention is the tear out your entrails and wear them as jewellery.’ How should I respond?”
Sure, they were scary - as possessed victim/weapons of ominous disembodied voices - in The Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit and The Doctor’s Wife, and their ultimate plan in Planet Of The Ood was creepy as all get-out, but we all have our off days, on the whole they’re not exactly the Master, are they? No, they’re lovely.
So let’s have some lovely Ood.
The Ood are off being wise and prescient and all-seeing, turning up when least expected (not generally in the loo) to offer guidance and advice, with optional ominous visuals and cryptic warnings, and also a nice cup of tea.
A temporal wonkiness leads to an Ood arriving in 1920s Rhode Island and fighting a time monster with the aid of H.P. Lovecraft, who is in two minds about the whole thing due to both dreading its tentacular foulness and appreciating its impeccable manners.
The TARDIS lands in a 44th Century explorer spaceship with a heroic multispecies crew including an Ood communications officer. It’s a minor detail of the Trek-alike adventure, which might make savvy players wary but is a total red herring. Include a running gag as it translates the monster’s threats in that perfectly placid and soothing voice: “Destroyer Prime says ‘My intention is the tear out your entrails and wear them as jewellery.’ How should I respond?”
Friday, 1 March 2013
New poster!
The Doctor! Clara! A motorbike! The Gherkin!
Oh yeah, and some monsters. Reflected in the larger shards.
Including that one returning after decades away - look at the big shard near the front wheel, and one of the ones between the bike light and the Gherkin.
And, er, the Spoonheads. They may be scarier than they sound.
Happy St. David’s Day everyone!
Oh yeah, and some monsters. Reflected in the larger shards.
Including that one returning after decades away - look at the big shard near the front wheel, and one of the ones between the bike light and the Gherkin.
And, er, the Spoonheads. They may be scarier than they sound.
Happy St. David’s Day everyone!
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