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US Premiere of the New Doctor Who season at 9 p.m. EST

Posted: April 17, 2010 by datechguy in doctor who
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I would think that most Doctor Who fans already know this but a few might not or might not have bothered to set up the Proxy server to watch it already, but if you get BBC America then tonight at 9 p.m. you will get your first full episode of Matt Smith as the 11th doctor after a brief taste during the regeneration scene last year.

If you are a reader here and have never seen the series or considered watching it give yourself an hour tonight. Or if possible give yourself two because at 8 p.m. EST there will be a review to get you caught up into exactly what the series is.

Doctor Who Hornet’s Next Boxed Set: Amazon Review

Posted: April 10, 2010 by datechguy in amazon reviews, doctor who
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My review of the Boxed Set of Tom Bakers return as the Doctor in Hornet’s Nest, which was long delayed by Lent is available at Amazon.com here.

It was worth the wait to get all five parts together and well worth the price.

Amazon has a pretty reasonable price on the set, but of course I got my copy from the friendly people at Mike’s comics.

The BBCWorldwideTv channel “frees” The Doctor

Posted: April 8, 2010 by datechguy in doctor who, fun
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Sometime around 1978 I was channel surfing the way we used to in the days before Cable: (We turned the knob) and on Channel 12 in Rhodie Island I found a strange TV show with a fellow with a long scarf traveling in a blue box.

I thought it was cool but didn’t note the time but several months later on another Saturday I turned on the TV and found the very same episode on the very same channel. Shortly after that I discovered Channel 2 and I was hooked.

I was big into history and that episode not only took place in the past but took place in 15th century Italy. You couldn’t find a combination more likely to attract me. If I had managed to find the episode before or the episode afterward I might not have been so excited, but the Masque of Mandragora started me off and the rest was history.

It’s a good episode but not my favorite, it’s not even my favorite episode of season 14 (The Deadly Assassin) but because it was my first experience of the character it holds a special place to me.

Imagiane my surprise and delight when I discovered that BBC Worldwide has all four episodes available for free viewing online. They don’t allow an embed but the direct link is here if you want to give it a shot.

You will have to set up an English Proxy Server if you want to watch it.

I was going to comment on this story…

Posted: April 5, 2010 by datechguy in doctor who, fun, oddities
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…about the bees disappearing last week:

The decline in the US bee population, first observed in 2006, is continuing, a phenomenon that still baffles researchers and beekeepers.

Data from the US Department of Agriculture show a 29 percent drop in beehives in 2009, following a 36 percent decline in 2008 and a 32 percent fall in 2007.

Scientists are stumped:

Researchers have looked at viruses, parasites, insecticides, malnutrition and other environmental factors but have been unable to pinpoint a specific cause for the population decline.

Of course some of us aren’t, we know the Bees come from Melissa Majoria, there is even a blog about the gardens there.. but I couldn’t talk about that last week.

What a difference a week makes

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