Several things that deserve their own post but I do not have time nor interest...

1) I have been trying to enjoy some of the various new shows on the networks and while I love "Go On", I do want to write about two different shows that I like but will probably give up on. No, I am not going to write about why I am going to give up on them but something that I noticed. I love "White Collar" for a couple of reasons but the main reason is that the city of New York is a character. To that end, "HIMYM" suffers because while the City is a character, it is obviously filmed on a backlot and that is most definitely the sunlight of Manhattan. (And yes, "Castle" suffers from the same issue.).



On that topic, I am delighted that "Elementary" (the other Sherlock Holmes series set in the now) has made the choice to film in New York. Basing the series in the city lends a certain gravitas that is needed when dealing with updating such an iconic character. However, "The Mindy Project" is also set in New York, but...it looks like the back lot that HIMYM is using, just with a little more traffic. I really like the show, but why couldn't Mindy have been a young OB/GYN in Los Angeles? Why make her a young woman in NYC trying to find herself? Isn't that why we have Lena Dunham?



2) Twice now someone has borrowed tech of mine because they forgot their and twice now they have complained about how it worked. Once was over the summer when a friend borrowed my iPad and headphones (because she forgot her iPod and we were in the position of having to kill a couple of hours) and then was irked that the headphones were not noise canceling enough. The second was yesterday when a friend borrowed my Nook to quickly check their email and complained, loudly, about how the browser did not work properly. This was after refusing the use of my iPad. I am lovingly overprotective of my tech, and...I am always grateful when someone goes put of their way to let me use theirs, especially when I am in a jam, but...this may have changed my mind about loaning tech to people that are friends.



3) Most of us are armchair pundits when it comes to politics. I appreciate every opinion when it comes to things like presidential politics. That being said, the point of a debate is for two people to make statements and refute them. If one person says something that is a lie, it is up to the other combatant to refute it. By that understanding of the nature of a debate, WMR won last night in Denver. For those of you who are supporting BHO saying that "But Mitt lied, therefore he lost", that is not how debates work. Your guy, who does happen to be my guy, was unable to get his point across while refuting the lying lies of the other guy. Loss.

4) Yeah, I watched part of the Hulk Hogan sex tape. What do you think about it?

Best Companion

I saw this commercial while watching the mid-season finale of Doctor Who, and I thought that it was a particularly good piece, especially using the word companion, which works exceptionally well contextually within the Whovian Universe.



It made me miss Curly, miss TEA being in a car seat, and a couple PF other little things, and it made the ending of the Doctor Who even more...upsetting.

Thank to the folks at AutoEvolution for the link to the commercial.

This is not creepy at all

Hominid

What is all creatures had a human skeleton? What would it look like? Am I wrong to be a little creeped out by this?



Via io9

Happy October, Everyone.

Notes on The Angel Take Manhattan

Notes on The Angel Take Manhattan  9/30/12

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Spoilers...

The cold open was one of the first times that I was genuinely frightened by Doctor Who since "Blink". (But the Statue of Liberty?!?)

Image via McKern via Reddit.

The use of Sting's "Englishman in New York" is brilliant.

Amy Pond in glasses is so very...great.

"I always rip out the last page of a book, so it doesn't have to end. I hate endings."

As one of my friends texted me, "River Song has gone from being one of the baddest motherf***ers in the universe to being a nerf ball." Melody Malone is a not great name.

The timey-wimey stuff then panning to Rory's gravestone? Not great filmmaking/television.

"yowzah!"

How does Rory get to 1938? Should I start thinking hard about Doctor Who and logic at this point?

The Weeping Angels are screaming for others?!? Is it being tortured? The cherubs are creepy but not in a way that is scary. More like a kiss on the lips from an older relative.

River Song being pardoned takes away some of the pathos of the character.

The rage of the Doctor, and by Matt Smith, is wonderful.

"When one is in love with an ageless god who insists on the face of a twelve year old, one must hide the damage."

"Nothing is gained by you being a sentimental idiot."

We have seen old Rory, and old Amy, before...better than this.

"I'm sorry, Rory, but you've just died."

Maybe the Machines in the Matrix understood something of the Weeping Angel technology, right?

The chase scene seemed almost comically silly.

No, Rory, do not kill yourself! Not the plastic centurion. Not the man who waited. Asking your spouse to help kill you, to save the city and the timeline, is...tough to watch.

"to save you, I could do anything."

the Ponds, hand in hand, falling off a building, made me cry...real tears.

Oh, the grave stone...oh, the Doctor never gets lucky...

The idea of love in this show is more than occasionally irksome.

"don't travel alone" is great advice for everyone.

Amy's afterword left me feeling...meh.

This may have been the episode where Matt Smith surpasses David Tennant in terms of...owning the character. The anger, the obvious tears, the fear, and the hope...DT was wonderful, do not get me wrong, but I have been a Matt Smith fan and this cemented it.