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He's Reborn? (Doctor Who Season 5 Spoilers)

This might constitute for October, it might not, depending on what other juicy nuggets I can find. Reminders that the likes of Alun Vega, Planet Gallifrey, Life And Combom, Blogtor Who etc have covered a fair chunk of this information via their blogspot and photobucket accounts in the last few weeks. About four or five episodes have been filmed since Season 5/Season 1/Season 31 went into production in mid July.

Unknown Character (Terrence Hardiman), Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) during a take.

Male fans seem to appreciate Karen Gillan in her robe, quite a lot from the online communities I've been frequenting the past month. She is pretty, I do admit that.

Location filming at a private house on Llandaff Green. It seems that the episode currently being filmed is in fact the first one.

The evidence is seemingly behind Matt Smith's lovely red robe as he's seen wearing Tennant's converse and brown pin-striped pants.

Another picture shows that this might be the neighbourhood in which he meets up with Amy Pond. Though we've seen no pictures of Karen Gillan today.

Annette Crosbie is the latest actor to sign on to the series (and I bet it will be a while before DWM announce her casting as well). Unsure of her role. Maybe a neighbour of Amy's? Grandparent perhaps?

There's been a few spoilers circulating as to how Eleven and Amy are supposed to meeting. One that has done the rounds has been Eleven meeting a younger version of his latest companion before meeting her in the present day. A bit like The Girl In The Fireplace, then.

Expect more Season 5 set spoilers as they become available and more interesting. Opinions on these blog would be appreciated.

ETA: Also according to someone on GallifreyBase, here's Season 5 writers/directors/blocks. Not sure how true these are.

EPISODE ONE BLOCK 3
written by STEVEN MOFFAT

EPISODE TWO BLOCK 2
written by MARK GATISS
(WW2 Dalek story)

EPISODE THREE BLOCK 2
written by GARETH ROBERTS

EPISODE FOUR/FIVE - BLOCK ONE
written by STEVEN MOFFAT
(The River Song story)

EPISODE SIX BLOCK 5
written by RICHARD CURTIS

EPISODE SEVEN BLOCK 6
written by STEVEN MOFFAT

EPISODE EIGHT & NINE BLOCK 4
written by CHRIS CHIBNALL

EPISODE TEN BLOCK 6
written by NEIL GAIMAN*

EPISODE ELEVEN BLOCK 5
written by TOBY WHITHOUSE

EPISODE TWELVE & THIRTEEN BLOCK 7
written by STEVEN MOFFAT

* Neil Gaiman has said on his Twitter page that he is NOT writing for Season 5. Tis a shame. Remember the list isn't a proper confirmation, just what I found from a poster on GallifreyBase.

Rant #100: Accidental, My Foot!

The way words are used in our language is often tied into different trends that shape these words that we use. This also extends to the use of phrases that tie together words to have meanings that are also based on current trends.

Case in point is the use of the word �accidental� when referring to drug overdoses. If I hear �accidental� and �overdose� used in the same sentence one more time to lessen the gravity of what the drug user did to himself, I think I might inject myself with something.

Remember the case of Adam Goldstein, better known to some as DJ AM? He died �accidentally� from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs and cocaine, the medical examiner's office recently ruled.

The toxicology report showed the 36-year-old had several drugs in his system, some illegal, some not, when he died: cocaine, OxyContin, Hydrocodone or Vicodin, anti-anxiety drugs Xanax and Ativan, Klonopin which also controls anger, Benadryl, and Levamisole, a drug apparently used to cut cocaine.

The cause of death was acute intoxication due to the combined effects the drugs, the medical examiner's office said. The dosage of each drug was not released.

To me, there is no such thing as an accidental overdose. If you use illegal drugs, or a combination of illegal drugs and supposedly legal ones, how can you consider the death accidental?

You are putting yourself in major harm�s way by using illegal drugs and mixing these drugs, and that is what Goldstein did. Sure, I don�t think his aim was to kill himself�although I don�t think that that was ever completely ruled out either�but that is what he did.

When you use illegal drugs, they are not regulated, so you could be getting different levels of �power� when you ingest these things. You might get a good dose, you might get one that is bad�and maybe even mixed with other substances. The bottom line is that you don�t know what you are getting.

And then mix these illegal drugs with supposedly legal ones�but ones that can become deadly without a doctor prescribing them or at least watching over their usage. Even over-the-counter drugs can be lethal if used the wrong way, as the cough syrup problem that was around a few years ago showed.

Since Goldstein dealt with the devil, so to speak, when he was ingesting all of this stuff, I wouldn�t call his death accidental.

He simply played Russian Roulette�and lost.

To me, that is not accidental. That is, more to the point, taking your life in your own hands. Goldstein may have been a superb DJ, but his spins of records led to his life spinning out of control, which led to his death.

Accidental? No. Stupid? Most definitely, Y-E-S.

P.S.: 100 rants! Here's to at least 100 more!

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BWO Feat. VELVET Take on the U K -LIVE & with "Right Here Right Now" single

BWO are about to take on the U K market with the
latest release from Big Science Album 'Right Her Right Now'
Then with this new Mix they have a secret weapon of the
Fun-Tasic singer Velvet doing back-up.
She brought us 'The Queen' from her
new album and in Melodifestivalen 2009.





Yet Sweden did not pick either of these great
Artists for there Melodifestivalen Final 11 at Globen !

Its been a BIG week for BWO who thanks to 'scandipop' did a

LIVE show at Borderline in LONDON Town, its been over a year since

BWO performed in the U K They sang a 9-song set to over 200

strong UK Fan base. See some great pics & report at

SCANDIPOP site

Let hope the Brits take the new single both to their

Hearts N The Charts!

HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR FILM AT HIFF (AND OTHER FILM FESTIVALS)

I'm covering The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) for tattoowesley, and I've also covered the Tribeca Film Festival, The New York Film Festival, The Stony Brook Film Festival, New Films / New Directors and others. Here's what I've learned from good examples, and bad examples, of how you -- the film producer, director, actor, or other involved filmer -- can help your film (and you, yourself, too) get noticed.

The following stuff is pretty basic, yet I see many films that have done none of these things, and few -- except big studio films -- that have done very many of these things. Most of these suggestions are neither very hard nor very expensive, and they can pay off big.

1 -- Hire a good publicist. They should be able to spend a lot of time for you, and come to HIFF with you. And they should know their way around. They should be able to help with all the following:

2 -- Have a good press kit, including bios, info describing the film, and lots of great pix. I prefer essays (by the Producer, Director, Actors etc --PDAetc) -- that can be quoted to copies of interviews, because someone else's interview is of little use to anyone writing an original story.

3 -- The press kit should be available online (see below for online suggestions), and in print form at the festival HQ and at the screenings.

4 -- Send a note to all the accredited press (and industry pros!) before the festival alerting them to your film -- including some info about the film, and possibly a picture-- offering screeners, and alerting them to possible interviews.

5 -- Take as many people to the festival as possible (including the publicist, director, producers, actors, etc...). Make sure you co-ordinate with the PR Group handling the festival! Go to all the parties with everyone from the film. Having identified the look of a press badge, split up and have everybody zero in to schmooze with anybody from the press... and anyone else, too. Make yourselves available for every possible photo and video opportunity.

5A -- Of course, be at all the screenings of the film with people from the film. Be available for photos, video and interviews before and after. Introduce the film before it screens, and hold a Q & A after. Hang around with people after the Q & A.

6 -- All the PDAetc should send a note to everyone they know inviting them to the screenings at the festival.

7 -- Follow up after the festival with anyone you met (or should have met).

HERE'S WHAT SHOULD BE ONLINE

YOU SHOULD CREATE OR PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOW TYPES OF ONLINE PRESENCE:

• Official film website
• Facebook
• Twitter
• The websites of the Producer, Distributor, PR company, Cast & Crew members.
• Wikipedia
• IMDB & IMDBPro
• Channel on YouTube & other video sites
• Blog
• An e-mail newsletter as your film moves toward release is also valuable.

These sites should contain (as appropriate for the type of site)

• Tagline
• Synopsis
• Full credits for cast crew & producer/distributor/PR (IMDB & IMDBPro type complete)
• Awards, any other special honors
• Director's essay
• Evolving gossip & trivia & "reports from the front" esp on Twitter, Blog, etc
• Production stills & other pix people can use
• Videos (previews & trivia) on YouTube etc that are embeddable.
• Links from each site to all the others.
• Links to articles about the film
• Release info
• Contact info: for consumers, for the industry, for press

To sum it up, everyone involved with the film should let as many people as possible know about the film, and then make it as easy as possible for journalists to write great stories (and for buyers to buy, & viewers to come see your film)!

NOTES OCT 10 -- Here are some additional thoughts I've had after several days here in the Hamptons.

1 -- At the Opening Night Party, photographers and journalists with cameras are hungry to take pictures, and editors are most likely to use some great picture from Opening Night. Moreover, not many of the big stars seem to show up at this party, and they don't stay long. SO... Come to the Opening Night Party looking fantastic, and step in front of the Picture Background. Make sure the photographers and cameras all find you. Be sure to carry around business cards and postcards for the film. The postcard should have a compelling picture on one side, and lots of info on the other side (Name --yes, people have forgotten to put the name on the postcard -- Tagline, Short Synopsis, Director and Star credits, SCREENING TIMES AT THE FESTIVAL!, PR contact, etc.)

2a -- Always carry around a business card and postcards (as described above).

2b -- Put postcards anywhere people will be.

3 -- If you schedule an interview, especially on weekends, make sure the press has a phone number to contact in case some problem arises at the last minute. (OK, I couldn't find the place an interview was to take place, and it took frantic work to chase down and hook up with the subjects.)

4 -- People make schedules in advance. Send advisories to the press early, and keep following up. If you wait till the festival starts, people will have already planned something else. If you don't remind them, they'll forget about you and impulsively change their plans.

5 -- When you meet a journalist be sure to give them a business card and postcard. Be sure to get one from them. Don't forget to send them a note after the festival. Find out when their article is published. Make sure they keep in touch as your film moves toward release, and as you move to other projects.

OTHELLO

John Ortiz as Othello, Jessica Chastain as Desdemona, and
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Iago in OTHELLO
Photo by Armin Bardel

The LAByrinth production of Othello, (here's the text) directed by Peter Sellars, with Philip Seymour Hoffman as Iago, John Ortiz as Othello and Jessica Chastain as Desdemona, is a feast for students and directors of Shakespeare, but quite skimpy on the delivery of emotion, especially in (what is usually) the cataclysmic conclusion.

There are many strange features in this production, some of which help illuminate the richness of the play, some of which confuse the audience and dissipate the power of the story and some of which actually do both.

Peter Sellars, of course, is best known for opera productions which have a reputation for quirky originality.

The first striking feature of the production is the slow pace at which the actors speak. This allows an audience unused to Shakespearean language to understand and process far more than is ever possible when the actors (as Hamlet suggested) speak their words trippingly on the tongue. Audience members (and actors) are allowed to savor and appreciate the poetry and the words.

For audiences used to the rhythms of modern films, and more interested in the experience than the details, however, this rich but 4 hour long presentation can seem plodding and tedious.

A second feature of the production is that Desdemona's father Brabantio is cut out of the play, characters are combined, and suddenly the characters pull out cell phones and start talking to each other across the room and on microphones. This gets the play off to a shaky start (not to mention the fact that the sound system seemed to be flaky for a while the night I saw the show). People new to the play, and those who know the play by heart are equally able to be confused about who is who and why they say what they say, at the beginning. (Not surprisingly, the appearance of the cell phones provoked some not very supportive laughter from the audience.)

The play is set (mostly) in a military base in Cyprus. This provides a universal, timeless environment in which to enact the tragedy.

However, Sellars does not seem to take this setting seriously. Hoffman, with a pot belly, and casual clothes, never in uniform, is vocally a great Iago, but physically impossible to imagine as a candidate for Othello's next in command. Other characters are in and out of uniform, and the set design does not evoke a military base, except fleetingly.

In most productions, Desdemona is a problem: The relation between Othello and Desdemona (O & D) is vapid and unconvincing. Here, Desdemona is a strong, though naive character. And there is a lot of physical communication between Othello and Desdemona. They kiss a lot, and lie next to each other a lot. This is a big improvement over most productions. Yet it still seems like puppy love. Because of the open set design, the other characters can freely observe Desdemona and Othello making out on a super-modern, stylized electronic bed. But what they see and what we see is not what Iago describes to Brabantio, Desdemona's father:

IAGO: Even now, now, very now, an old black ram
Is topping your white ewe.

This -- if taken to be an accurate representation of the O & D affair -- suggests that any glimpses we see of their physical relationship should be torrid passion, not innocent necking.

(If, in Sellars version, the intention is for Iago to be misleading Brabantio about the nature of Othello's affair, and the relation between Desdemona and Othello is intended to be depicted as almost High-Schoolish, then it takes away much of the urgency of the whole play. Note -- Since Brabantio is not in this production at all, I was a little confused at the time these lines were delivered, and it is hard to remember how these lines were used in this production.)

It was Sellars intention to create an Othello for the Obama generation. Sellars seems to consider most productions of Othello as demeaning to blacks in general and Othello in particular. It seems to have been Toni Morrison who changed his mind about the play (see the video interviews -- click on see all!)

In assessing the treatment of Othello in the play, realize that here is a black man, in white Europe, hailed as a great soldier, loved by a beautiful white woman for his character, having sex with her (and possibly other women), marrying her despite some objection by her father, and commissioned for an important military expedition. This is in a play written more than 400 years ago. How many modern plays, TV shows or movies treat a black character in an interratial sexual/romantic relationship and interratial career, with such importance?

Othello, the man, the general, is not a puppet for a simple anti-black propaganda play; he should be taken seriously by the director, the audience and the world. He is a great man and a terrible killer. And his interratial marriage is at the center of the play. The play is about the reaction of all the characters to Othello, his position, and his beautiful wife.

So I think it is a mistake, even in accentuating other aspects of the play, as Sellars does brilliantly, to minimize the importance of the basic thread. The relation -- the interracial relation -- between Othello and Desdemona should not be minimized. Indeed it should be maximized to the extent of exhibiting a physically provocative -- rather than timid -- passion. (In the "pre-Obama world" a black man would not be shown coupling with a beautiful white woman. The "post-Obama world" should portray these people as they are created in the play.)

Generally speaking, the casting of a Latino as Othello, and a black man as Cassio, and a big black woman as a combination of characters, does support Sellars stated ambition of making the play more about universal issues, and less about a stupid, credulous, murderous black man than is perhaps (he believes) usually the case. Liza Col�n-Zayas as Emilia, Iago's wife, excellently carries Sellars' idea of how her character's silence is as important as Iago's deception in deluding Othello, and how her courage in revealing the deception unwinds the plot. (However, casting Philip and Liza as a couple is dubious; they are not convincing as a married couple.)

Indeed Sellars' essay and video interviews about the production are extremely interesting. He did accomplish what he set out to do. But, as so often happens, it is what he did not do and did not focus on and therefore did not do, that cause the weaknesses in the production.

It is at the end that the play has the greatest and strangest lapses:

1-- The classic line:

OTHELLO: Put out the light, and then put out the light

is not matched with any action that makes sense of the line. Othello is walking in meaningless circles around the bed.

2 -- The stylized electronic bed does not allow or evoke the emotions raised by the lines:

DESDEMONA: Prithee, tonight
Lay on my bed my wedding sheets: remember;

The wedding sheets, which should carry enormous emotional power, are missing from the bed, and can not deliver the message they should carry to Othello (and to the audience).

3 -- And finally, Ortiz simply does not produce the physical or vocal strength necessary to convey the powerful emotions that would illuminate this twisting of Othello from lover to killer and then convey the cosmic remorse that suddenly erupts when he realizes what horror he has committed; how he has been deceived, betrayed and destroyed.

So, all in all, I enjoyed this production and learned much from it, but did not exit from the theater emotionally devastated!


This is only the beginning of the "Othello Project," for Peter Sellars. According to the notes distributed at the theater, Sellars and Toni Morrison are discussing a prequel to Othello, called "Desdemona," starting from the stories that Othello told Desdemona so that she fell in love with him. And Sellars is planning to return to Othello as well as Toni Morrison's "Desdemona," in part with the idea of developing a film. This project should be exceptionally illuminating to all those who love Shakespeare.


In addition, on Sunday October 4, there will be a free panel discussion about Othello:

OTHELLO DISCUSSION EVENT
FREE OTHELLO DISCUSSION SUNDAY October 4:

"Is It Possible?": Othello in the Age of Obama

Luis Argueta, documentary filmmaker;
Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean of Tisch School of the Arts;
Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx; and
Carmen Pel�ez, playwright and actress.

Moderated by Dr. Avery T. Willis, who has collaborated with Peter Sellars as an assistant director and dramaturg since 2006.

OTHELLO Sunday Speakers Series

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 3:00-4:00PM

General Admission Lobby opens at 2:15PM

NYU Skirball Center
566 LaGuardia Place & Washington Square South

Here are some interesting links:

WEB VIDEO -- James Earl Jones -- Othello's Testimony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJybA1emr_g&feature=related




Kenneth Branagh's version:


Paul Robeson as Othello & Uta Hagen as Desdemona:

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My Review of Doctor Who's: "Time Crash"

Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Graeme Harper

Fifth Doctor: �Who are you?�
Tenth Doctor: �Oh brilliant. I mean, totally wrong, big emergency, universe goes bang in five minutes but brilliant.�
Fifth Doctor: �I�m the Doctor and who are you?�
Tenth Doctor: �Yes you are, you�re the Doctor.�

Okay so given the fact that in the space of three seasons that this show has thrown many a thing that could be deemed fan fiction in our faces, is the meeting of two Doctors really enough to shock us?

After all, we�ve had The Doctor turn human, kiss every single one of his companions (including Captain Jack) and RTD did make a lot of slashers happy by playing up the homoerotic tension between The Doctor and The Master in the last three episodes of the third season as well the fact that we�ve had Daleks versus Cybermen but a collision of Doctors is always going to be something special.

Cohesively, �The Three Doctors� had the strongest of plots with Omega but �The Five Doctors� tugged at certain strings and �The Two Doctors� was also something fun to behold. I would mention �Dimensions In Time� but like many people, I really do want to deny that particular spoof�s existence.

Twenty three years after his departure in �The Caves Of Androzani�, Peter Davison�s dashing, if somewhat mixed Fifth Doctor is back and as a result, we�re treated to seven minutes of sheer geekiness as Davison sparks off brilliantly with David Tennant�s Doctor. In fact, it�s probably the first time since �Last Of The Time Lords� that the Tenth Doctor gets to have a bit of fun.

Of course there�s an element of confusion to be had as well. The appearance of the Fifth Doctor can only spell an array of disaster and while Tennant gets to act like a geeky fan boy (not much acting required), Davison�s Doctor isn�t pleased to see a younger version of him swanning around in his TARDIS and acting like he�s been sleep deprived for a month.

The Doctor is pleased to see his older self but he doesn�t have any problem in giving his fifth incarnation a dressing down. Now for everyone who thinks wearing celery is as lame as having to eat the stuff, there�s a little bit of teasing at the vegetable�s expense.

Teasing aside, there does seem to be a merging of two worlds (TARDISES?) and it�s up to the memory of both Doctors in order to solve things. While the main danger plot doesn�t convince as much, it�s the last moment of the serial that will really hits home for a lot of viewers.

Now we know that writer Steven Moffat and David Tennant are big fans of Peter Davison�s tenure on the series and there�s a nice bit of lip service just as the Fifth Doctor begins to leave. Plus the way this ties into �Voyage Of The Damned� is quite nice. Maybe next time The Doctor will play attention to putting up his shields.

- Although not credited, the last scene in �Last Of The Time Lords� with Martha opens up this scene rather nicely.
- Unsurprisingly enough both David Tennant and Peter Davison are titled in the credits for this. That would be the first time for two men in Doctor Who, credit wise.
- There are mentions of Nyssa, Tegan, the Cybermen, the Mara, Time Lords with funny hats and The Master so this could be set before �The Five Doctors� for the Fifth Doctor.
- Oh and The Master is gay. Not really, but the joke was too good to pass up and come to think of it, the Fifth Doctor had the most interactions with The Master outside the Third Doctor.
- This is also available on the Season Four DVD box-set due out on November 17th 2008. Thank God for YouTube because I actually fell asleep when this originally transmitted.
- This was also directed by Graeme Harper who directed Peter Davison�s departure in �The Caves Of Androzani�.

Quote, Unquote

Tenth Doctor: �Cos you know what, Doctor? You were my Doctor.�
Fifth Doctor: �To days to come.�
Tenth Doctor: �All my love to long ago.�

The more I watched �Time Crash�, the better it seems to get. All these mini-scenes from Doctor Who add to the show and seeing as Steven Moffat himself said this was cannon, I�m more than happy to agree with it. It�s nostalgic without going overboard and it was for Children In Need to boot.

Rating: 9 out of 10.

My Review of Doctor Who's: "The Infinity Quest"

Written by Alan Barnes
Directed by Gary Russell

Martha (re Balthazar): �I know he was rotten to the core but still.�
The Doctor: �Oh I left him a way out.�

One of the cool things about a show like Doctor Who is how unrestricted the storytelling can be. Not only do we have spin-offs, audio plays, books and comic strips to compliment the weekly televised adventures but now we can also the pleasure of an animated feature along with it.

Designed as thirteen three and a half minutes episodes that were aired weekly on Totally Doctor Who, The Infinity Quest is something a lighter tale with The Doctor and Martha as they take on the nefarious Balthazar and his quest for the infinite. The infinite of course being the nifty concept of getting your heart�s desire.

Of course The Doctor doesn�t really believe in the infinite but it doesn�t stop him and Martha from opening the story by stopping Balthazar from destroying earth and free a giant robotic bird named Caw either way.

However despite a brief stay at Volag Noc, Balthazar is no sooner out of the intergalactic slammer when he uses Caw to trick The Doctor and Martha in aiding his quest for the infinite. They have to find four data chips in order to get the exact location and Caw doesn�t exactly have to go to great lengths in order to get them interested in doing Balthazar�s dirty work.

Nope, it seems just the thought of actually stopping the baddie from achieving his goal is enough to do and soon enough The Doctor and Martha nab the first data chip in the middle of an oil war between pirate lady Captain Kalico and her treacherous matey Swabb.

Of course the flipside to this then is that Kalico is killed as they collect the first data and this also happens when they land in their next location with the less savoury Mergrass. The common thread in this quest is that The Doctor and Martha seem to be caught in the middle of big galactic wars.

In the second one, it�s a war between mankind and a bug like alien race known as the Mantisphid. There are some ethical moments between whether or not the Mantisphid are deserving of living after they�ve slaughtered the majority of the human race to claim ownership of the land they�ve acquired.

Although in my opinion The Doctor doesn�t owe the Mantisphid anything, he does decide to save them from extermination by posing as a pirate and pretending he was responsible for all the carnage. This is probably the only part of the story that made me visibly cringe. David Tennant�s very funny but he does get a little too OTT with this particular segment.

Fortunately things pick up much better when The Doctor and Martha wind up as prisoners on Volag Noc. Now I know The Master may have quipped about The Doctor being a menace but I was genuinely impressed with the number of convictions he managed to notch up in his 900 plus years of existence. Jail sentences on Volag Noc are certainly harsh though.

Martha on the other hand is her awesome. Without The Doctor for a few minutes she deduces that Gurney isn�t the real governor at all and we also don�t have to wait long for The Doctor to get assistance from real governor Locke in escaping the joint. However there is a brief moment when The Doctor does have to save the other prisoners from being completely wiped out.

As for Balthazar, well it doesn�t take him long to re-emerge and take The Doctor and Martha prisoner before Caw winds up dying. The flipside for The Doctor is that he is left to perish in the snow while Martha is forced to find the infinite with Balthazar, who as a villain isn�t that particularly original.

Nope Balthazar�s heart craves for destruction and loads of riches. Martha�s meanwhile craves for The Doctor and her crush on the Time Lord is really emphasised here like it has been in many Season Three episodes. Of course when she spots the real Doctor, she�s smart enough to snap out of it and not believe anymore.

Balthazar on the other hand just winds back in Volag Noc. Well Caw did have to find a way to redeem itself and this was a perfect way to achieve that. The Doctor and Martha on the other hand just decide to head to a new location given that the infinite seemingly no longer poses a big concern.

Also in �The Infinity Quest�

As an episode this got the same opening and end credits as the series does, except for the animated TARDIS.

Kalico: �You two might want to hold on tight � to the rail.�
The Doctor: �Ay, ay Captain.�

Martha got scolded by The Doctor for her pirate impression. In all fairness, it was his that was really bad.

The Doctor: �These are warplanes?�
Mergrass: �What do you expect in a war zone?�

Kelvin: �I don�t want to die.�
Martha: �Well you didn�t.�

We got a mention of the Nestene from �Rose� and the Racnoss from �The Runaway Bride�. I�m not sure where the great vampires� part comes from though.

Mantisphid Queen: �What have you done, Doctor?�
The Doctor: �Taken the rap for you and ended your war.�
Martha: �They�ll never believe you.�

Scanner: �No scanning of criminal activity.�
Martha: �Well obviously.�

So in his 902 years of existence, The Doctor has managed to acquire an outstanding 3005 convictions which included traffic violations, evading library fines and planetary demolition. Naughty boy!

Gurney: �Don�t you get it? He�s escaped; your friend let him out.�
Martha: �We�ve only been here five minutes. Nice one, Doctor.�

The Doctor: �How did you find us? It�s very tricky tracking a TARDIS.�
Balthazar: �I had insider information. Have you met Squawk?�

Balthazar was played by the wonderful Anthony Stewart Head who appeared in the Season Two episode �School Reunion� as Mr Finch.

The Doctor (re TARDIS): �This isn�t a taxi.�
Balthazar: �Set the controls or Miss Martha here gets skewered.�

Martha (re The Doctor): �He�ll be back.�
Balthazar: �He�s a thousand light years away in the cold.�

The DVD of this had trailer for Season 3 on DVD, Season 1 of Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures� episode �Invasion Of The Bane as well as interviews with David Tennant, Freema Agyeman and Anthony Stewart Head.

Martha (re heart�s desire): �What did it show you by the way?�
The Doctor: �Doesn�t matter. Didn�t work anyway.�

This serial is supposedly set after the televised episode �42�. To be fair, I don�t think there was really any references to the adventures that Martha has had with The Doctor so far anyway.

As a set of thirteen mini-episodes, this is okay but when viewed together as one big thing, �The Infinity Quest� is a mixed bag. On the positive side the animation is terrific (and life like) and there are great performances from David Tennant, Freema Agyeman and Anthony Stewart Head and there�s an overall sense of fun. On the flipside, the story isn�t terribly exciting and Balthazar does feel too much like a one note villain, despite Anthony going above and beyond to make him interesting. Still points for the effort and the overall sense of fun that was clearly had in the making of this special.

Rating: 7 out of 10.

My Review of Doctor Who's: "Pudsey Cutaway"

Written by Russell T. Davies
Directed by Euros Lyn

The Doctor: �Go on. What do you think?�
Rose: �Who are you?�
The Doctor: �I�m The Doctor.�
Rose: �Where is he? Where�s The Doctor? What have you done to him?�

Set in between �The Parting Of The Ways� and �The Christmas Invasion�, it was generously nice of Russell T. Davies to give us a little taste of the Tenth Doctor a month before David Tennant made his presence very much felt during the 2005 festive season.

All in the aid for Children In Need, the not so imaginatively titled �Pudsey Cutaway� sees Rose not dealing with the fact that The Doctor can regenerate at all. Given that this series has been designed for newcomers in a big way, this was a nice thing to play on as it�s easy to see why Rose isn�t coping so well.

She�s travelled with The Doctor for a whole season and nearly died courtesy of the Daleks and the energy from the TARDIS. With the man bobbing up and down like an overexcited school boy, this should�ve given her a big hint about the art of regeneration. Rose naturally assumes this man has stolen her Doctor.

The thing is Rose doesn�t exactly make any strong attempts to uncover the truth. Sure she�s quick to remember various things during the first season but her fear rather than anger or curiosity is highlighted somewhat more. Also because this is only seven minutes long, halfway through Rose does realise that the man standing in front of her is the same Time Lord who just snogged her a while ago.

David Tennant is good in this. Okay so his performance in this piece isn�t on the level of Christopher Eccleston but �The Christmas Invasion� sorted that one out. Right now in his seven minute scene, he�s cute, funny, enthusiastic, mysterious and just a little dangerous to boot. It�s also worth pointing out that like his predecessor, this new Doctor is able to flit back and forth with these gamuts of emotions quite expertly.

When he�s not persuading Rose that he�s really The Doctor, he asks if she wants to go home. When Rose didn�t provide an answer quick enough he decided to go back to the Powell Estate on Christmas Eve. Again this would lead in nicely to a certain episode and while he doesn�t forget about Jack, The Doctor isn�t exactly in a mad panic to go back and save him. That�s one negative point against The Doctor.

Sometimes I wished we had seen a little bit of Jack in the second season but the dangerous part comes when The Doctor starts behaving erratically and speeds up the TARDIS. Although Rose is perfectly within her rights to freak out she should be grateful that this Doctor isn�t going to strangle her anytime soon. That would definitely add to the tension between The Doctor and Rose right now.

- Rose mentioned her experiences with Gelth, the Slitheen and Nanogenes when attempting to assert her cleverness.
- The Cloister Bell went off at the end of this scene. That will occur in future episodes of the series.
- I loved the CIN ads both David Tennant and Billie Piper did during this special scene. You can find them on YouTube if you look real hard.
- The Doctor telling Rose about their first encounter/word in �Rose� was a nice shout out.
- If The Doctor knew Jack had to rebuild the Earth, how did he think Jack was going to do it?
- This is the first anything really with David Tennant�s name in the Opening Credits. I�m so glad it was featured on the Season Two DVD because I missed its original broadcast.

Quote, Unquote

Rose: �Can you change back?�
The Doctor: �Do you want me to?�
Rose: �Yeah.�
The Doctor: �Oh.�
Rose: �Can you?�
The Doctor: �No. Do you want to leave?�
Rose: �Do you want me to leave?�

As mini-scenes go, �Pudsey Cutaway� is a lot of fun and over the next few years, it would be little things such as this that would continue to add to the joy of watching Doctor Who and even reviewing it. It was a nice way of briefly introducing David Tennant before �The Christmas Invasion�.

Rating: 8 out of 10.

Rant #99: The Beatles Save the World!

To demonstrate that people still have some good taste in music, the re-release of the Beatles� album catalog is sending people back to record stores and other places selling CDs.

EMI Group PLC says consumers in North America, Japan and the U.K. bought more than 2.25 million copies of the Fab Four's re-mastered albums in the first five days after their Sept. 9 release.

On Billboard's pop catalog chart, the band had 16 titles in the top 50, including all 14 re-mastered CDs and two box sets, one stereo, one mono.

The Beatles' original U.K. studio albums were released to coincide with the sale of "The Beatles: Rock Band" on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii, and the ploy is working to perfection; I will bet a good percentage of the purchasers of these CDs are younger than age 25.

And that is great. The generation that has been inundated with the likes of 50 Cent, Eminem, T.I. and countless other trash acts making garbage that today is called �music� is gravitating to music that really is music, music that says something, and music that has withstood the generations.

Yes, I am talking like an old fuddy duddy, but so be it. The Beatles� music is timeless, and I am glad that a new generation is hearing, and grooving, to this stuff.

Yes, I know they are being introduced to it by playing a video game, but you know what, if that gets them, then that is fine. If that is the way they get to hear music that they would not normally hear, then I am all for it.

In fact, I am very proud, in a personal way, because the other night, my 14-year-old son asked me to download all of the Beatles� LPs onto his iPod, which I already had, of course, and I happily obliged his new-found passion for the Fab Four.

And to make sure that he had everything, he rattled off about a dozen songs, and yes, they are now on his iPod �

Next to 50 Cent, Eminem and T.I., but heck, you have to start someplace.

Body painting - Flower - Series #5

Full body painting of flowers on a nude women with her breasts used as flower petals.



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Rant #98: Never To Be Forgotten Or Forgiven

On Sept. 24, Susan Atkins, a follower of cult leader Charles Manson whose remorseless witness stand confession to killing pregnant actress Sharon Tate in 1969 shocked the world, has died of brain cancer, making Atkins the first of the convicted killers to die. She was 61.

At the time of her death, she had been in prison longer than any woman currently incarcerated in California, and her passing comes less than a month after a parole board turned down the terminally ill woman's last chance at freedom on Sept. 2.

These murders were among the most vicious assaults ever documented, and cast a pall on the �mellowness� of the late 1960s youth movement embodied by the Woodstock generation.

Tate, the 26-year-old actress who appeared in the movie "Valley of the Dolls" and was the wife of famed director Roman Polanski, was one of seven murdered in two Los Angeles homes during the Manson cult's bloody rampage in August 1969.

Atkins confession from the witness stand rankled the public. Among her quotes while on the stand was that she had no remorse for what she did because (and I paraphrase) �I did it with love.�

Atkins subsequently apologized for her acts numerous times over the years, saying that finding Christianity had given her a new perspective on the acts that she had committed.

Nonetheless, she never won parole, even while on her deathbed. In fact, Tate�s younger sister recently said that Atkins did not deserve parole because she had lost out not only on having her sister, but she had lost a nephew that would have been 40 years old this year due to Atkins senseless rampage.

If memory serves me correctly, Atkins was sent on her mission to not kill Tate, but to rub out music producer Terry Melcher, Doris Day�s son.

Melcher, a big-time producer at Columbia Records who did work with numerous acts including Paul Revere and the Raiders, had had conversations with Brian Wilson about possibly recording the music of a very young Charles Manson. When nothing came of the idea due to a violent confrontation that both Melcher and Wilson saw between Manson and another man, Manson became further outraged, and vowed to get Melcher.

Melcher had lived at the address Atkins was sent to by Manson, but had recently moved out with his then girlfriend, Candice Bergen. Polanski and Tate rented the house, and reportedly were not targeted; they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Anyway, Atkins passing will be a cause for joy of many people. Her callousness on the witness stand is permanently etched in many memories, and although she was not a troublesome prisoner, she and her cohorts belong behind bars as long as they live, as does Manson, who people forget never killed anyone�but his manifestations of being God as well as the ringleader of this band of drugged-out leeches cannot ever be forgiven anytime soon.

Wine Cork House

Peter J�back & Laakso 'Italy Vs Helsinki' a Fantasic Vid

Peter J�back is a SwedishMan in New York - With a New Album

Peter J�back is back, has he ever been away? Well Yes,

he has been living in New York City for

the past year enjoying some time-out of the limelight.

In fact Svt T V have recently shown

a documentary of Peter's time in the Big Apple entitled- 'Happy Handsome &

Unknown' directed by Anders Halberg. Peter is far from unknown in

Sweden he is one of the countries best Male singers. Since his breakthrough

performing in Bjorn & Benny's

'Kristina' Musical (the swedish original) Peter is better known for his starring

roles in Musicals Miss Saigon, West Side Story, Grease & Cabaret.

Not one to be type cast, he has a success Pop career as well with regular

hits in his homeland. Then in 2007 he got together with indie band

'Laakso' to bring out the single 'Italy Vs Helsinki' one of his best I think.

This indie theme seems to be continued with the upcoming release of

his NYC album 'East Side Stories' recorded near Woodstock! the lead

single is a duet with B52's Kate Pierson.

I am overjoyed the song chosen is a Travis

classic song 'Sing' ( Travis for me are Best Brit Band- EVER ) check

out the most varied track-list of the album of covers. its out

in October.

1. Absent Friends (The Divine Comedy)
2. Sing / with Kate Pierson (Travis)
3. Somebody (Depeche Mode)
4. A Horse With No Name (America)
5. The Drugs Don't Work (The Verve)
6. This Love Affair (Rufus Wainwright)
7. Everybody Hurts / with Declan O'Rourke (R.E.M)
8. God Loves Everyone (Ron Sexsmith)
9. Wicked Game / with Sia (Chris Isaak)
10. I Can See a Little Something (Declan O'Rourke)
11. No Surprises (Radiohead)
12. Our Mutual Friend (The Divine Comedy)

Peter & Kate's version of 'Sing' is amazingly available

internationally on i-tunes Now

CLICK Here SVT Documentary

Happy Handsome and Unknown

My Review of True Blood's 1x11: "To Love Is To Bury"

Written And Directed by Nancy Oliver

Sookie: �I rescind your invitation.�
Bill: �Sookie, don�t please. Sookie, please.�

I hate to admit but if there was ever a time in which Bill should�ve had his invitation rescinded by Sookie, was now the best time? I can already guess that when the killer strikes at Sookie again, she�s going to regret giving Bill the heavy ho.

In fact a lot of the reasons why I find Sookie giving Bill his marching orders wrong are down to the fact that she�s unaware that he made a vampire. That really would be the best reason for such an action. Here it was because Bill and Sam got into a scrap (after Bill caught Sookie and Sam kissing) and she was largely mad at Bill not being by her side.

Sookie and Sam really did get close in this episode. Last week she spent most of her time fuming at Sam for not being honest with her about being a shape shifter. This week, they�re flirting, teasing each other and playing detective. Now, here are two people who really should be friends and nothing more.

Don�t get me wrong, a lot of their scenes together were enjoyable but I just don�t think of Sookie and Sam as a couple. The fact that both of them are complicated and wanted simplicity also seemed rather drilled out as well.

As a detective team, they found out more about one of the victims that either Andy or Bud have been able to come up with all season. So, the girl in Sookie�s visions turned out to be a fang banger and Sookie used some gentle blackmail to get a bigoted officer to fax over a picture of the dead girl�s brother that conveniently will be spotted at the worst time.

If I hadn�t read �Dead Until Dark�, I might have been shocked to learn that Rene was the killer but maybe it�s appropriate. I�ve noticed in past episodes that Rene does have his own anti-vampire attitude, even if it hasn�t been as overt as Arlene, Jason or anyone else on the show, it�s been there.

Plus in the previous episode, he made his stance on vampires clear to Sookie when he danced with her and Jason filled him in all on Amy�s V addiction as well. I so wanted Amy to get her comeuppance but not through being another in a long line of victims from Rene. Being strangled to death while high � does that constitute as painless?

Amy didn�t exactly go out on a high in this episode, even if she was off her face. She spent way too much time attempting to justify her actions towards, was pretty abusive towards Jason and even after grovelling with a slap up, she still managed to get Jason to go on one last V trip with her. Jason really should�ve booted her out the door.

However once again, because Amy got killed, Jason was in the firing line. The interesting thing is that now he�s convinced he murdered Amy, along with Maudette and Dawn but adamant about not killing Adelle. Even though Jason has done a lot to annoy as a character, it�s really hard not to feel bad for him here. It�s also like all of Sookie�s possible defenders have been pulled away from her. Except Sam.

Speaking of Sookie�s men, Bill was largely separated from his girl due to his new duties as a maker. I gotta say with angst flowing all over the place, why would any vampire want to turn a teenager into one of them? Jessica proved the point that it�s not necessarily a great idea.

Deborah Ann Woll is a good piece of casting for the role of Jessica. Delightfully bratty, Jessica�s non stop tantrums about wanting to kill and basking in a newfound sense of liberation versus vampire obligation which included brushing up on her swearing gave Bill plenty of ripe opportunities to look on exasperated at the girl. Of course, brattiness only works in moderation, so Jessica will have to get good characterisation if she�s a keeper.

I also couldn�t help but love both Pam and Eric sort of taking pleasure in Bill�s task. It�s clear that he feels responsible for Jessica but she�s a teenage girl and while some of Eric�s methods worked a bit, Jessica is going to be hard work for Bill. Plus, Sookie is going to be pissed when she finds out that Bill made Jessica.

Also in the pissed stakes was Tara. Drinking and driving always gets you punished and being belligerent to Kenya got Tara locked up for the night in jail. Tara does seem to be on a slight destructive course but Lettie Mae seemed too cold for me. If it was for Tara, Lettie Mae might be dead during her alcoholic bouts.

With Lettie Mae callously washing her hands off Tara, it was interesting that Maryann stepped in and was keen to save Tara. Nice to know the naked woman with a razorback has a name, a purpose and a house you could literally get lost in. However the trailer for the next episode strongly indicated that Maryann might not be all that she seems. Tara really can�t catch a break, can she?

All in what seems like a lifetime since he�s had anything big to do; Lafayette now added blackmail to his list. You know, I don�t endorse blackmail but come on, how could anyone not be angry with a senator like David Finch? Lafayette certainly was and warned him accordingly.

The problem with David was on one had, he slamming vampire/gay rights but on the other, he�s sleeping with men and needing V. He�d be doing a better service for his constituents if he actually told the truth. Lafayette might be playing a dangerous enough game in trying to take on David but boo to hypocritical closeted politicians all the more.

Also in �To Love Is To Bury�

Nancy Oliver was a script writer for Seasons 3-5 of Six Feet Under, writing some incredible episodes like �Untitled� and �Ecotone�. It�s great that she directed this one as well.

Bill: �I find myself doubting whether you were ever truly human.�
Pam: �Thank you.�

Bill was supposed to have sex with Jessica as a part of his ritual with her. He even slept in the ground with her.

Jason: �Yankee bitch.�
Amy: �Dumb fucking hillbilly.�

Lafayette (re David): �Did you just hear what he said?�
Terry: �I can�t listen to politicians no more. I get a seizure.�

Jason got bailed on by Hoyt having to attend a baby shower (he seems to enjoy them) and Rene going on a date with Arlene. Before or after bumping off Amy?

Amy: �I did what you said. It was all my fault, Jason. I�m so sorry.�
Jason: �You made dinner for me?�
Amy: �I�d do anything for you.�

Sam: �Do you love Bill?�
Sookie: �I think I do but where is he? If vampire politics are more important to him than me � I don�t know.�

The girl in Sookie�s dreams/visions was Cindy Marshall, a waitress in Big Patty�s Piehouse. Her brother was called Drew, aka Rene.

Jessica (to Bill): �You�re supposed to take care of me and you suck and that�s funny because you do.�

Tara: �Fuck you. You�re not my mother. Get out of my sight, you evil bitch.�
Lettie Mae: �I love you.�
Tara: �No, you don�t. You never did.�

How come Tara didn�t recognise Maryann the social worker as the naked woman she nearly ran into? The character of Kenya also features in the Sookie Stackhouse books.

Jessica (to Bill/Eric): �I don�t obey anybody. Those days are over.�

Eric (re Bill): �You want to stay with your maker, don�t you?�
Jessica: �No, he�s a dick. Dick, dick, dick.�

There was an interesting scene between Eric and Bill where they argued over Sookie. And was I the only thinking that Jason�s bed sheets looked like bin bags?

Tara: �You�re not a Jesus person, are you?�
Maryann: �No, no, nothing against religion but I�m not a Jesus person.�

Sookie: �You are fun. It�s one of the reasons I�m still working for you.�
Sam: �Yeah?�
Sookie: �It�s not for the tips or high class clientele.�

Standout music: Ryan Adams "Two" and The Cowboy Junkies "To Love Is To Bury".

Andy: �This is the worst confession I�ve ever heard in my life.�
Jason: �Fuck you, Andy, it�s all I got.�

Chronology: A few hours after �I Don�t Wanna Know� finished up.

�To Love Is To Bury� has all the trappings for a good set up to the finale. Sookie�s definitely in clear and present danger, Bill�s got the responsibility from hell and our main focus point for the second season is also making herself known.

Rating: 9 out of 10.