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Since Rich has finished his last story and hasn’t started his next story yet and we need a change of pace to get my mind off of all of the stupid stuff we’ve had to deal with today.
So lets have a fun poll that has (almost) nothing political about it:
The Ron Paul thing BTW is a running gag and the only thing from Charles worth emulating these days
Initial reviews not withstanding I certainly don’t want to skip the new 4th Doctor Audios:
Well lucky for US Based Dr. Who fans. Mike’s comics has an announcement to make:
As stated on our BBC Doctor Who Audio webpage, there is a new licensed source to the US market for BBC Doctor Who & Blake’s 7 audios, and we have negotiated preferred terms for these audios.
On the page all of the Hornet’s Nest episodes are available at only $9.99 each.
That is a better deal than any currently on eBay. They also offer a boxed/slipcased set and if THAT isn’t enough they offer free shipping on cd’s orders over $60 sent by media mail!
What more can anyone ask?
The sad thing is they announced this 10 days ago! See what getting tied up with the blogwars does? It keeps you from important things.
What do I expect from the president’s statement coming up any second? I expect him to Chanel the 4th doctor in City of Death To Wit:
4th Doctor: “If you do that one more time, Duggan, I’m going to take very, very severe measures.”
Duggan: “Yeah, like what?”
4th Doctor: “Er… I’m going to ask you not to.”
The Doctor and Duggan, in “City of Death”
Let’s see if I’m right but I have to scoot in 25-35 min so lets hope he talks before then.
MSNBC: 8:37 a.m. at moments like this Republicans wish Hillery Clinton had won. Hey Mr. Beck how’s that Obama is better than McCain bit going?
8:39 a.m.: Halperin: Obama is a natural multilateralist. He doesn’t want to be the leader.
BTW why am I watching this on MSNBC? #1 Morning Joe, #2 Mika is a handsome and fair woman, #3 Greater chance of absolutely comic nonsense to quote.
8:43 a.m. It starts, Gorden Brown got his meeting now didn’t he?
8:44 a.m. “We expect the IAEA to investigate”, That’ll put the fear of God in ’em
8:45 a.m. “Iran is breaking rules that all nations must follow” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is shaking in his boots.
8:47 a.m. “Iran must be prepared to co-operate with the IAEA” Or what?
8:48 a.m. That’s Obama’s plan to say this while Ahmadinejad is drinking so he will choke to death!
8:49 a.m. France expects a “rigorous investigation”. Talk about high expectations “everything is on the table” including Sanctions! THE HORROR!
8:50 a.m. Sanctions in December! That’ll learn em!
8:51 a.m. Brown: “We are prepared to implement sanctions.” oh brother.
Shades of Life of Brian:
Judith: They’ve arrested Brian!
All: What? What?
Judith: They dragged him off! They’re gonna crucify him!
Reg: Right! This calls for immediate discussion!
Judith: What?
Sibling: Immediate!
Sibling II: Right!
Loretta: New motion?
Reg: Completely new motion! Uh, that, uh, that there be, uh, immediate action…
Francis: …uh, once the vote has been taken.
Reg: Well, obviously once the vote has been taken resolution the oh —- resolution!
Judith: Reg, let’s go now, please!
Reg: Right, right!In the – in the light of fresh information from sibling Judith…
Loretta: Ehm…not so fast, Reg.
Judith: Reg, for God’s sake! It’s perfectly simple! All you’ve gotta do is to go out of that door now and try to stop the
Romans nailing him up! It’s happening, Reg! Something’s actually happening, Reg! Can’t you understand? Oooh!
Door: [Sound of Closing]
Reg: Yeah, hello. Another little ego trip from the feminists…
Rogers: Hrm.
Loretta: What?
Francis: [Whistle]
Reg: Oh, sorry, Loretta. Uh, read that back, would, you?
Warning Brief nudity totally non rule 5 at the .50-1:10 This stuff starts at 8:59
MSNBC what did we learn:
8:59 a.m. Mika called it a very strong message that’ll show em!
I think they are at stage 3 of the foreign office method. Sir Humphrey would be proud!
Hotair headlines reacts, gateway pundit posts.
My reaction: Statement of common principles #12
12. Israel should not be expected to risk another Shoah for the sake of the national interest of any other country.
If the president simply said that it would have a greater deterrent on Iran than anything the three stooges said this morning.
Update: John Miller makes a good point:
Remember the central rationale of Obama’s decision to cancel the missile-defense sites in the Czech Republic and Poland?
I should have brought it up first, but I’m too excited.
Update 2: Yup Beck is wrong about McCain:
Claude Rains would be “shocked” to learn the Iranians have an undisclosed nuclear enrichment site…
Wars come first and McCain gets it. Watch out John, Captain Ed might sue.
Update in detail at Hotair:
As for Russia, they still see Iran as critical to their economic health, so don’t expect much from Moscow. Earlier this week, they sounded fatalistic about new sanctions, and some wondered if Obama hadn’t worked out some quid pro quo based on the shift on missile defense in eastern Europe. Instead, it looks as though Obama may have shared this intel with Russia, which is probably how Iran found out about it.
Hey we don’t have to worry, didn’t the president take care of Nukes yesterday at the Security council?
Update 3: Cripes even Talk Left is worried.
Update 4: Firedoglake reports it. Check out the comments there, WARNING: Be sure you are not drinking while you do so.
Update 5: Tell me how this parody is less accurate than what Iran has actually said?
Dear
suckersesteemed inspectors of the IAEA,
Ok I see the problem, “Suckers” is crossed out.
…because if the reviews from Amazon.com UK is any indication it looks like the story and the presentation of his return is just awful.
Some quotes:
The listener is initially left thinking that Hornet’s Nest is either a radio drama made on the cheap or a talking book that the producers have tried to make more interesting with a couple of extra voices and one or two sound effects.
and this:
Paul Magrs’ storyline and script leave a lot to be desired – both pedestrian and silly.
and that’s from a 5 star review.
And finally this:
What we have is a Tom Baker who sounds like he’s sleep-walking through the lines he’s reading and a story that belongs in the 19th century.
…I have already cancelled part 2 which I had on pre-order.
Remember these are the Doctor Who Fanatics who got the item right away, first day stuff.
If you can get Doctor Who fanatics to cancel a pre-order of this then that’s BAD!
I don’t think narrative style is a big deal, that is the style used by the Companion Chronicles. I think the BBC decided they could copy the success of Big Finish on the cheap and somehow managed to convince Tom Baker to do it. They created expectations and just failed to deliver. At least that is my guess I haven’t managed to get a copy as it isn’t available on Amazon US and Mike’s Comics doesn’t have it yet. It’s only £5.37 out of England. Of course Amazon UK shipping cost practically doubles the price.
If the problems are post production it might be possible to improve the CD’s that are coming, but I’m still talking out of my hat so we will see.
As this is the release day in England I’ll keep an eye on the Amazon reviews and see if the unhappy trend continues.
Update: Andrew Whickey is a bit kinder:
For an audience coming to this from the other BBC audiobooks – straight readings of novelisations of TV shows – this will be a pleasant change, but compared to Big Finish’s productions it seems slightly underwhelming – it’s just not using the medium well enough.
That said, I will still be buying the rest of the series – it’s definitely entertaining, and while the story is not up to the standard of Big Finish’s best, it’s definitely not *bad* either – it’s a pleasant, diverting hour-and-ten-minutes of entertainment, with Tom Baker getting to do his thing again. It’s firmly aimed at a casual nostalgia market, rather than being aimed at either hardcore fans or people who are interested in innovative drama, but that’s not a bad thing. On its own terms it’s enjoyable enough, but I hope if Baker does any more, that he will turn to Big Finish…
Well it looks like it all comes down to the expectations game.
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