WHO?
03/23/2006
Finally saw the new Dr. Who last night. Holly has a friend at work who tapes Sci-Fi’s Friday night lineup. She usually does it for Battlestar Galactica (which I should talk about eventually) and lets us watch as well. But, since that show is over for now, she taped Dr. Who and lent that to us. I have fond memories of the Doctor growing up. I saw quite a bit when I was knee high to a Dalek (do Daleks have knees?). Being very young, most of the story went over my head (and the idea that something was bigger inside that it is outside intrigued me to no end) but I loved the cheesy special effects, the wobbly sets and most of all the theme song. Wooooo-wooo-wooooooooooooooo! Plus I really loved the idea that the Doctor had to regenerate every so often and emerge as a different actor!
Anyway- I even remember watching the bad, bad, bad American attempt about ten years ago. Back then I was thinking, cool- now I can finally figure out what this show was about! Nope- it just confused me more. Too bad- Dr. Who is an institution of British TV and to have it gone for so long is a sin.
But here it is again! In a new incarnation and continuing the story of the last Time Lord as he travels through time and space fixing stuff and doing the hero bit in his flying phone booth. It’s clear now why the American attempt at the show failed- it had already been ripped off for Quantum Leap and Bill & Ted (whoa…).
And I finally found out that Tardis means ‘Time And Relative Dimensions In Space’!
The BBC actually came out with the new show a while back- it’s only now that the Yanks are getting it. We watched the first two episodes last night back to back. I wonder if the show was truncated for American release like MI-5 (or Spooks, which is short by 15 minutes per episode broadcast). Either way, the commercial breaks were a little off putting as the cuts made for them clearly weren’t smooth in the transition.
Two shows: One cheesy fun and one about the end of the world. Living plastic and trampoline humans. Attacking Mannequins with Kim Catrall or Kristy Swanson nowhere in sight (nothing’s gonna stop us now)! Killer rubbish bins and the biggest I-pod you’ll ever see! Humanish! The great composer that is Mark Almond! Benevolent trees! Living Memes! Giant Heads! Wussy boyfriends! Every place has a north! Fun stuff.
And then there was the teaser for next week’s episode:
London.
1869.
The Living Dead.
I am so there.
Four Stars!
(Can’t give cheese five stars, now can we?)
Now, about Battlestar Galactica…they did the Alias thing of fast forwarding the story- here about a year ahead. A good thing? The show is unpredictable (though not as much as 24), who knows where this is gonna end up? The fleet is gone, but they’re massively undermanned…and the Cylons have the leftover humans in their grasp. But my biggest question is: Can the get Lucy Lawless to at least do the ‘Yeeeee-yeeee-yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!’ of Xena at least once?
PLUS:
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Hyphen & The Asian American Writers’ Workshop announce2007 Short Story Competition$1,000 prize and publication in HyphenJudges: Brian Leung and Monique TruongWriters of short fiction are encouraged to enter the 2006-07 Short Story Competition jointly sponsored by Hyphen and The Asian American Writers’ Workshop (AAWW). The winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize, publication in Hyphen magazine, a one-year subscription to Hyphen and a one-year membership to AAWW. The competition is open to all writers of Asian descent living in the United States and Canada. To be eligible, manuscripts must be previously unpublished and in English. No email submissions allowed. Previously unpublished authors are eligible. The competition is limited to short works of fiction, including short stories, novellas and excerpts from novels; the latter must stand alone as a separate work. There is no required theme or page limit. Submissions must be postmarked by Monday, July 10, 2006 and accompanied by a $10 entry fee per story. Please send 4 copies of your story using paper clips. Manuscripts will not be returned and will be acknowledged only if an SASE is provided. Include a cover letter with name, address, email, daytime telephone number and a 3-sentence bio. The story title and page number should be clearly labeled on each page of the submission. Your name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript, except on the cover letter. Manuscripts should be typewritten and double-spaced on 8 ½ X 11 plain white paper.Manuscripts may be under consideration elsewhere, but please notify us immediately if your story is accepted for publication. Hyphen retains first publication rights and the right to publish a portion of the story on its website. All rights revert to the author upon publication. To enter the short story competition, please send submission to: The Asian American Writers’ Workshop2007 Short Story Competition16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10ANew York, NY 10001-3808Make checks payable to “Asian American Writers’ Workshop.”Hyphen is offering a discounted one-year subscription (4 issues) to all entrants. To receive a discounted subscription, please write a separate check payable to "Hyphen" for $15, and include it with your manuscripts and fees. Please include the memo "2007 Short Story Competition."Entrants will be notified by or on Monday, October 2, 2006.For more details visit: www.hyphenmagazine.com or www.aaww.org .
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http://catterpillarboy.blogspot.com/
Finally saw the new Dr. Who last night. Holly has a friend at work who tapes Sci-Fi’s Friday night lineup. She usually does it for Battlestar Galactica (which I should talk about eventually) and lets us watch as well. But, since that show is over for now, she taped Dr. Who and lent that to us. I have fond memories of the Doctor growing up. I saw quite a bit when I was knee high to a Dalek (do Daleks have knees?). Being very young, most of the story went over my head (and the idea that something was bigger inside that it is outside intrigued me to no end) but I loved the cheesy special effects, the wobbly sets and most of all the theme song. Wooooo-wooo-wooooooooooooooo! Plus I really loved the idea that the Doctor had to regenerate every so often and emerge as a different actor!
Anyway- I even remember watching the bad, bad, bad American attempt about ten years ago. Back then I was thinking, cool- now I can finally figure out what this show was about! Nope- it just confused me more. Too bad- Dr. Who is an institution of British TV and to have it gone for so long is a sin.
But here it is again! In a new incarnation and continuing the story of the last Time Lord as he travels through time and space fixing stuff and doing the hero bit in his flying phone booth. It’s clear now why the American attempt at the show failed- it had already been ripped off for Quantum Leap and Bill & Ted (whoa…).
And I finally found out that Tardis means ‘Time And Relative Dimensions In Space’!
The BBC actually came out with the new show a while back- it’s only now that the Yanks are getting it. We watched the first two episodes last night back to back. I wonder if the show was truncated for American release like MI-5 (or Spooks, which is short by 15 minutes per episode broadcast). Either way, the commercial breaks were a little off putting as the cuts made for them clearly weren’t smooth in the transition.
Two shows: One cheesy fun and one about the end of the world. Living plastic and trampoline humans. Attacking Mannequins with Kim Catrall or Kristy Swanson nowhere in sight (nothing’s gonna stop us now)! Killer rubbish bins and the biggest I-pod you’ll ever see! Humanish! The great composer that is Mark Almond! Benevolent trees! Living Memes! Giant Heads! Wussy boyfriends! Every place has a north! Fun stuff.
And then there was the teaser for next week’s episode:
London.
1869.
The Living Dead.
I am so there.
Four Stars!
(Can’t give cheese five stars, now can we?)
Now, about Battlestar Galactica…they did the Alias thing of fast forwarding the story- here about a year ahead. A good thing? The show is unpredictable (though not as much as 24), who knows where this is gonna end up? The fleet is gone, but they’re massively undermanned…and the Cylons have the leftover humans in their grasp. But my biggest question is: Can the get Lucy Lawless to at least do the ‘Yeeeee-yeeee-yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!’ of Xena at least once?
PLUS:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hyphen & The Asian American Writers’ Workshop announce2007 Short Story Competition$1,000 prize and publication in HyphenJudges: Brian Leung and Monique TruongWriters of short fiction are encouraged to enter the 2006-07 Short Story Competition jointly sponsored by Hyphen and The Asian American Writers’ Workshop (AAWW). The winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize, publication in Hyphen magazine, a one-year subscription to Hyphen and a one-year membership to AAWW. The competition is open to all writers of Asian descent living in the United States and Canada. To be eligible, manuscripts must be previously unpublished and in English. No email submissions allowed. Previously unpublished authors are eligible. The competition is limited to short works of fiction, including short stories, novellas and excerpts from novels; the latter must stand alone as a separate work. There is no required theme or page limit. Submissions must be postmarked by Monday, July 10, 2006 and accompanied by a $10 entry fee per story. Please send 4 copies of your story using paper clips. Manuscripts will not be returned and will be acknowledged only if an SASE is provided. Include a cover letter with name, address, email, daytime telephone number and a 3-sentence bio. The story title and page number should be clearly labeled on each page of the submission. Your name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript, except on the cover letter. Manuscripts should be typewritten and double-spaced on 8 ½ X 11 plain white paper.Manuscripts may be under consideration elsewhere, but please notify us immediately if your story is accepted for publication. Hyphen retains first publication rights and the right to publish a portion of the story on its website. All rights revert to the author upon publication. To enter the short story competition, please send submission to: The Asian American Writers’ Workshop2007 Short Story Competition16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10ANew York, NY 10001-3808Make checks payable to “Asian American Writers’ Workshop.”Hyphen is offering a discounted one-year subscription (4 issues) to all entrants. To receive a discounted subscription, please write a separate check payable to "Hyphen" for $15, and include it with your manuscripts and fees. Please include the memo "2007 Short Story Competition."Entrants will be notified by or on Monday, October 2, 2006.For more details visit: www.hyphenmagazine.com or www.aaww.org .
________________________________________________________________________
http://www.myspace.com/catterpillarboy
http://catterpillarboy.blogspot.com/
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