The Great Exterminator

[alexsarll]

Watched 'Bad Wolf' and 'The Parting of the Ways' again last night; contrary to my expectations, a full awareness of what was happening made them even better. The flaws didn't seem so grating, most of the plot holes did actually make sense, and the atmosphere was powerful enough that the rest didn't matter. Oh, and I've checked - London's only Clifton Parade is in Feltham. I'm sure that even the Southrons among you will agree that death by Dalek > life in Feltham. The significance of Bad Wolf's reference to "my Doctor" also became apparent, though everyone else probably spotted that straight away - it's not just Rose talking, but the TARDIS too, and perhaps even Time, hence the multi-tracked effect on her voice.
And isn't it great that even the tabloids seem to have been fine with the gay agenda? At most they seem to have mentioned it with amusement rather than outrage. The only 'will somebody think of the children' drivel I've seen has been from oldskool fans online.
I have also realised that the effects technology is now good enough to give us Rutans. Please, RTD!

I know Metro isn't the most reliable of sources, but I hope they're right about Christian Bale making another three Batman films, but Katie Holmes being dropped. And I hope that she's not being dropped in order to be replaced with another inappropriate no-mark love interest. Unless they use Poison Ivy, Catwoman or Wonder Woman, the closest Bat-films should come to a love interest is that scene from Begins with the two models.

Tony Blair says he could not accept the "usual cobbled together compromise" as he updated MPs on the European Union's failure to agree a new budget. Who'd have thought, after that embarrassment of an election victory, that within two months Blair would actually have shown himself a statesman? Perhaps Peter St John is taking more of a hand in matters.

As a club name, Brighton Queer Bash could be prone to misinterpretation.

On the rise of China, Martin Jacques argues that "China will be demonised for its political system and its profound cultural differences - for the first time in modern history, a non-white, non-European-based society will be a global superpower. The west will need to learn to live with difference rather than seeking to denounce and subjugate it."
So denouncing murderous dictatorships which haven't even had the grace to cling to their principles is racist?

Comments

[publicansdecoy.livejournal.com]

Personally, I'd find living in somewhere called 'Feltham' endlessly amusing.

-x-

[perfectlyvague.livejournal.com]

Couldn't you just laugh at it from outside? It's not a very nice place.

[publicansdecoy.livejournal.com]

Get thee to Glastonbury.

-x-

[perfectlyvague.livejournal.com]

No, I'm going to stay here and wind you up instead. Better than Coldplay.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

I went there once through nightbus mishap. The joke wears thin after about five minutes in fear for your life.

[publicansdecoy.livejournal.com]

This is true of vast swathes of suburbia, not just south London, of course.

-x-

[perfectlyvague.livejournal.com]

I listened to Today In Parliament last night and I found myself wholeheartedly agreeing with everything Blair said. I assumed it was heat stroke or a bad dream, but no...why on earth has he waited 8 bloody years to finally sound sincere, passionate, convincing and diplomatic? If he carries on like this, I'll want him to stay.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Nah, he's going to die saving us from an evil hive-mind that doesn't seem to grasp the meaning of the word 'No', just like the Ninth Doctor.

[mrs-leroy-brown.livejournal.com]

here i would mention the yay like qualities of the hivemind BORG but then i remember you havenae embraced yer inner trekkie. or trekker, whatevah!

i love when you say things purely to get a reaction though ie your last sentence. heh. people will focus on the gay geekery you know.

[perfectlyvague.livejournal.com]

Oh go ahead, spoil it to my face...

[london-imp.livejournal.com]

I thought the Metro said that Bale was wanted in order to re-make the first three films, or did I mis-read that?

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

They did say that, but I'm assuming that bit is just their typical cluelessness. Though given the next film is clearly going to be the Joker, I suppose you could argue that it'll be a remake of Burton's Batman.

though everyone else probably spotted that straight away

[pippaalice.livejournal.com]

Bless the little slow geek. ;P

Re: though everyone else probably spotted that straight away

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

How many points did you get on the Australian immigration test (http://www.workpermit.com/australia/point_calculator.htm), then?

Re: though everyone else probably spotted that straight away

[pippaalice.livejournal.com]

bytch!

Re: though everyone else probably spotted that straight away

[kiss-me-quick.livejournal.com]

I got 115 and passed. Though I lost 5 points for being old.

Re: though everyone else probably spotted that straight away

[kiss-me-quick.livejournal.com]

Well duh, that was obvious. Though I'm not quite sure why they had to make her voice all posh.

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[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Because she's no longer just a Feltham chav. She's also a centuries-old time ship, and possibly an Eternal too on top of that.

[darkmarcpi.livejournal.com]

The two models scene in BB was just a cheeky homage to American Psycho. Wasn't it?

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

The reason Bale was such inspired casting is that Bateman and Batman are very similar characters. Batman's just better at keeping his dual lives separate.
That's exactly the sort of thing billionaire playboys do. And I love the idea that Batman would end up having orgies just as part of his cover story. Best Excuse Ever!

[stealthmunchkin.livejournal.com]

Bale, Caine and Freeman have all signed up for the next one, according to the press releases. The studio said some *very* harsh things about Holmes too...

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

So long as Oldman's back too, those (and a better script) are all you need.

haha i see. not really worth me joining in the scrap up there but...

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

The issue can be solved by applying Bull & Gate logic. Who would you rather see. A band of Southrons, or Northside?

I THINK WE ALL KNO WHO WIN

Also the B&G is graterub and it is in the north so there.

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[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Bull & Gate > The Windmill

Also, the compromise solution would be the boy band North & South, who were clearly beyond rub, but I'm not sure what that says.

Re: haha i see. not really worth me joining in the scrap up there but...

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

N&S, didn't they do "I'm a man not a boy, man not a boy, MAN NOT A BOY (wooooah)"? That was a great song actually.

TBH it's six of one and half a dozen of the other when it comes to London nindie toilet venues, I haven't been to the Windmill as often but I am quite fond of the scuzzy little place and have seen a much higher quality of bands there than I've seen at the Bull "definition of indie" & Gate ie Playwrights, Vichy, MJ, Gary Le Strange, okok that is it but they are worth a ton of the nonce sense you see paying the bills in Kentish Tahn innit.