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Adventures in OldSchool: "Dragonfire"
I watched "Dragonfire" this evening, for the first time since 1989. It wasn't the first Doctor Who serial I ever watched (that was "Paradise Towers"), but it was the first to make a profound impression on my juvenile psyche. Mostly because of this scene:
( Twenty-year-old spoilers: 'I sympathise with your disappointment, but I'm about to plummet to my death' )
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peace_bloom asked me to discuss some icons:
I like all of Henry VIII's wives (except Jane Seymour -- no, I don't know why, she just annoys me), but Katharine Parr is my favourite. She was the first Queen of England to become a published author, and encouraged Princess Elizabeth's intellectual pursuits. She was sensible and clever, and survived a plot to dethrone her -- not to mention Henry himself. Unfortunately, her next husband (whom she loved very much) was a douchebag who tried to seduce Elizabeth. Katharine died in childbirth. It's what you might call a monumental waste.
piecesofalice made this remark while we were watching "Warriors on the Cheap of the Deep". Five's era is pretty beige. It was the eighties, after all. Beige broken up by big bright colours (Tegan's eyeshadow, usually).
I like to joke a lot about Fivey being beige in personality, but he's actually quite complex. Any decade now, I'll forgive him for not being Four.
This was made byderogative. It's the most beautiful icon I have -- the colours are marvellous, and she looks imperious and a little sad, and very beautiful.
This is from a Warren Ellis comic called Nextwave. It only ran for twelve issues, and covers the, er, dubious adventures of a team of second-rate Marvel superheroes. Ellis says: "It’s an absolute distillation of the superhero genre. No plot lines, characters, emotions, nothing whatsoever. It’s people posing in the street for no good reason. It is people getting kicked, and then exploding. It is a pure comic book, and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. And afterwards, they will explode."
Anyway, my icon is a line from Dirk Anger, who is in no way a parody of Nick Fury. He is over ninety years old, and once beat Winston Churchill in a hula hoop contest. His psychological problems include misogyny, bulimia, alcoholism, nicotine addiction, depression, sadism, and a fixation on a flowery house dress that may have belonged to his mother (who may or may not have been Andrea Dworkin.)
When he finally kills himself, he is resurrected as a zombie.
Someone said this on a messageboard, and it tickled my sense of humour. I like to use it during very earnest ship debates.
From the Pigeon books by Mo Willems. The Pigeon, for anyone who isn't familiar with this work of towering genius, is a bird with dreams and ambitions. He wants to drive a bus, to eat a hot dog without sharing, to stay up late and have a puppy. Because he is a simple pigeon in an unfair world, he is not allowed to do any of those things. Look, you can make him a hot dog!
( Twenty-year-old spoilers: 'I sympathise with your disappointment, but I'm about to plummet to my death' )
AND NOW, A MEME!
peace_bloom asked me to discuss some icons:I like all of Henry VIII's wives (except Jane Seymour -- no, I don't know why, she just annoys me), but Katharine Parr is my favourite. She was the first Queen of England to become a published author, and encouraged Princess Elizabeth's intellectual pursuits. She was sensible and clever, and survived a plot to dethrone her -- not to mention Henry himself. Unfortunately, her next husband (whom she loved very much) was a douchebag who tried to seduce Elizabeth. Katharine died in childbirth. It's what you might call a monumental waste.
piecesofalice made this remark while we were watching "Warriors I like to joke a lot about Fivey being beige in personality, but he's actually quite complex. Any decade now, I'll forgive him for not being Four.
This was made by
derogative. It's the most beautiful icon I have -- the colours are marvellous, and she looks imperious and a little sad, and very beautiful. This is from a Warren Ellis comic called Nextwave. It only ran for twelve issues, and covers the, er, dubious adventures of a team of second-rate Marvel superheroes. Ellis says: "It’s an absolute distillation of the superhero genre. No plot lines, characters, emotions, nothing whatsoever. It’s people posing in the street for no good reason. It is people getting kicked, and then exploding. It is a pure comic book, and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. And afterwards, they will explode."
Anyway, my icon is a line from Dirk Anger, who is in no way a parody of Nick Fury. He is over ninety years old, and once beat Winston Churchill in a hula hoop contest. His psychological problems include misogyny, bulimia, alcoholism, nicotine addiction, depression, sadism, and a fixation on a flowery house dress that may have belonged to his mother (who may or may not have been Andrea Dworkin.)
When he finally kills himself, he is resurrected as a zombie.
Someone said this on a messageboard, and it tickled my sense of humour. I like to use it during very earnest ship debates.
From the Pigeon books by Mo Willems. The Pigeon, for anyone who isn't familiar with this work of towering genius, is a bird with dreams and ambitions. He wants to drive a bus, to eat a hot dog without sharing, to stay up late and have a puppy. Because he is a simple pigeon in an unfair world, he is not allowed to do any of those things. Look, you can make him a hot dog!
