Doctor Who Season 4 Report Card!

I haven't had a blog in ages. Time to rectify that with one of my lazy one sentence quips about each story in season 4 now that it has finished...

Goodnight Sweet Russ! It was the best of times it was the metwurst of times


4.1) Partners In Crime - Flatulent, fruity & feeble fun...C+

4.2) Fires of Pompeii - CGI monster sinks another potential cracker-toa?...B+

4.3) Planet Of The Ood - I think this sentence must end soon; a boon...B+

4.4) Sontaron Strategem - 'Who's' homage to the SJA & after school specials?...B

4.5) Poison Sky - Sontar-blah! Ok it wasn't that bad, but the pun stays...B-

4.6) Doctor's Daughter - Georgia was a fox, alas, a pair of christmas socks...C+

4.7) Unicorn & the Wasp - GEOS says pile of snot, I say "topping day what!!"...A-

4.8) Silence In The Library - Mister Gold!! go and stand in the corner and think
about what you've done!! Moffat's fresh axe blade may
fall hard methinks...A-

4.9) Forest Of The Dead - Moffatt phones in his conclusion in from RTD's jacuzi?
"Here Stee!, let me show you the reins love!"...B+

4.10) Midnight - "Russell love, can you hold my reins while I try yours?" RTD's
pen??? 9 out of 10!...A

4.11) Turn Left - Poutie Billie hunts down her missing accent with a big one, timey
blimey!...B+

4.12) Stolen Earth - "Phil love! have you seen the kitchen sink?...Oh that's right,
I remember where I put it!"...B+

4.13) Journey's End?..or!.."RTD throws his dartboard at a dart factory" or "Russ
pins a donkey on his tale and shoves a shaken champagne
bottle up its "black hole"". Alright!!! I admit
it! I ate the whole can of condensed milk with a golden
tea spoon. Curse you empty carbs!...B

"What You Talkin' 'Bout Bilis!!???"

The Co-Pilot & I are very proud to announce the launch of a brand new addition to the 'wonderful worlds of Wuundanoogoo'. A new semi-regular segment; "What You Talkin' 'Bout Bilis!??".

It is in this 'domain' that we will discuss the more strange & contentious issues relating to the 'classic series' & also the frankly bizarre rumours that are sifting through to fandom regarding the forthcoming season 4...

Will ancient soap-sud Joan Collins steal the Rani's """sonic screwdriver""" from Kate O'Mara in a nasty Dynasty-esque cat-fight? Has RTD realised that he unconciously wrote 'Love & Monsters' as a particularly vicious satire on himself & his relationship with the show & fandom? Further to this; has RTD now absorbed Peter Kay so that he can assume his rightful role as the 'Abzorbaloff' in a season 4 return appearance?? It does seems rather likely to us here at Wuundanoogoo.

Stay tuned...and remember...if someone is talking absolute s@*t, you'll hear about it, at...

"What You Talkin' Bout Bilis!??".....

Peter Davison Returns!!!!!!!!! (?)

I'm just a little bit excited if this is all true. I'm biting my fist & salivating fan boy saliva by the bucketload.

Thoughts that are making me salivate:

- The thought of Dr's 5 & 10 meeting & interacting
- Steven Moffat warming up his typewriter/ keyboard/ quill/ scribing tool of choice
for said meeting
- A companion with Dr 5?
- The (unlikely it seems) potential of a grand multi-Doctor 2 parter in Series 4.

Thoughts that are making my saliva dry up:

- If this is for 'Children in Need' it will be 15 minutes? at best? Probably chopped
into two 6-8 minute 'blink & you'll miss them' 'fun-sized' chunks. This would be a
cruel tease surely?; a sexy wink across a crowded fan convention without a
follow through of some heavy petting...
- 'Dimensions In Time'
- Frothy 'specials' in general
- 'Dimensions In Time'
- A School Reunion/ Sarah-Jane Adventures-esque out-of-character 'sassying up' of the
5th Doctor. Unlikely from Mr Moffatt though thankfully.

But really, I'm just very excited. Peter was 'my Doctor' as I was first hooked back in 1983.

Bring on the bells & whistles.....

Lucozer

Catherine Tate - Doctor Who Season 4 - Let's stick to the point!

Just wanting to clarify my position re: the casting of Catherine Tate. Even though I am extremely unhappy about the casting news, I'm also appalled at the venom & nastiness being directed towards Ms Tate as a person by some fans in the wake of this decision.

The problem lies mainly with the deeply flawed character of Donna & also the Production Team's prediliction for stunt casting & the more tiresome elements of popular culture. Let's keep to the point & not make this decision an opportunity for cheap personal attacks on Catherine Tate.

There is no way the Production Team will pander to fan opinion & change their decision on the Tate casting. No way. That would set a precedent from which they would never escape. 'Art by committee' is completely undesirable, even when the 'art' is questionable or flawed. So this is how it will be whether the decision is popular with fans or not.

So to Catherine; I wish you luck & hope you display the subtlelty that I'm sure you are capable of. I honestly hope you prove the vast majority of fans (including me) entirely wrong.

Dealing with the inevitable, The Lucozer..

Catherine Tate for Doctor Who Season 4 - Why Russell? Why???

I have never before been so shocked & appalled by news from the Doctor Whoniverse that I felt the need to blog immediately. My brain is rushing faster than my fingers can keep up.

Why Russell?? 'Runaway Bride' was best forgotten d-grade drivel & Donna was an excruciatingly painful (yet seemingly temporary) abberation. She was self absorbed, repetetive, hysterical & horrendously un-funny.

Martha was warm, sympathetic, stylish & sexy & Freema has played her with energy & subtlety. Why sideline her for the neurotic train-wreck that is Donna, just as she & Tennant are building the best Doctor/companion relationship since Tom & Lis Sladen (big call I know)?

Look, I enjoyed the Comic Relief sketch & Tate has her moments as a comedienne, but Donna is NOT right for Doctor Who. The character I saw in Runaway Bride was utterly awful & unless the writers are to give her a credibility crushing complete about turn, it won't work. There's no way I could stand 13 episodes of her 'humour' & histrionics.

It's not as if I am not giving someone a chance before I've even seen them. I've seen plenty of her comedy & we've already seen her actually IN THE SHOW, with the leading guest role in a 1hr special. My considered opinion, not based on hearsay or panic without evidence, is that this is a very poor choice for the new companion.

Unfortunately Russell, 'fabulous' is very rarely truly fabulous & superficiality seems to have been the victor.

The Co-Pilot just texted me his thoughts on the news...he summed this decision up better than I have in several paragraphs..."Three words...Bonnie &*^&%$% Langford"

This is a sad day for Doctor Who. I plod to next season with a heavy heart & grave fears....

Lucozer.