Hokay, next week and the week after are going to be crazy for me because I've got to copyedit a manuscript, do my taxes and then I'll be going to the Tucson Festival of Books, March 13-14 and speaking on various topics, including a panel on "Vampires that Don't Sparkle."
Also next week I'm going to be the guest over at my evil Canadian nemesis's site, SciFi Guy, so Doug Knipe and I will be in a bitter battle of (half) wits over there. I'll be giving away one of my fabulous Casa Dracula novels in a contest that Doug will concoct.
Actually I think Doug was supposed to send me some questions to answer and he hasn't -- obviously this is his first manuover in his effort to flummox me. Ha! I will not be flummoxed by someone who thinks Olympic curling is exciting.
On Wednesday, I'll have an interview with Danielle Trussoni here and a contest for a hardback copy of her new book, Angelogy. This book is getting critical raves and you'll want to know more about these dangerous and beautiful creatures and their penchant for warmongering. Also, those of you are really shallow will want to know that the cover is just gorgeous.
Speaking of things that are gorgeous, Wiliqueen sent me her new video tribute to one of my favorite paranormal shows, BBC's "Being Human." Her editing to the song "Cut" by Plumb is masterful. I wish I could post it here in a larger format, but you can follow this link to see it properly on YouTube.
GRATUITOUS VIDEOS OF THE DAY
The week's theme, inspired by my contest for Skyler White's and Falling, Fly, is desire and yearning. WRW13 suggested the longing and desperation in "Interview with the Vampire" with Louis and Claudia, trapped eternally in a child's body.
Stella said she thinks "Wuthering Heights" powerfully expresses yearning and desire in the impossible love between Cathy and Heathcliff.
HeatWave16 mentioned the series "Imagine Me and You" as a show that expresses this. Lots of girl-kissing, so if that offends you, please watch and enjoy your moral superiority.
Morning Glow pooh-poohs my fangirl adoration of The Doctor and Rose Tyler in "Doctor Who" and is more interested in the relationship between The Doctor and Donna Noble, played by the brilliant Catherine Tate. (She's one of my favorite comics.) Well, Donna is a great character. One of the things I love about this show is how the Doctor chooses his companions -- usually women who have great talent, great daring and bravery, who are stuck in mundane lives. He gives them the chance to see the universe and save the world.
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"Pooh-pooh" is too strong a word. More like.. My pairing is just superior!
No no, that's not right either...
Really, I like Rose too, and I enjoyed the Rose/Doctor dynamic, more with the Tennant than the ninth Doctor. But then.. I really didn't like the ninth doctor at all. He was too... mean, cynical. Not Doctor-ish!
Ahem. I'll stop now. No, really, I will.
Morning Glow, I loved Christopher Eccleston as the 9th Doctor. One of the things I like about the Doctor's character is his capacity for heartlessness. He makes decisions which seem cruel -- because he's not looking at individual lives but the whole of history.
I liked Tennant best when you got the sense that the Doctor was powerful and dangerous. I disliked him most when he got cutesy.
It is the Companions' role to bring perspective to him and remind him of the need for compassion on a small level.
I'm dreading the new Doctor.
Oh no! It seems we can't agree on anything!
Well, except for that last bit. Yeah, I'm dreading the new doctor too. I was hoping for a lot when I first saw his picture, but after seeing him appear at the end of the most recent specials.. Sigh.
So glad you like it, and thank you so much! Lauren breaks my heart, which is one of a million reasons I adore the show.
And I'm with you -- Ten truly became the Doctor for me in "School Reunion" and that electrifying, still-waters-run-deep confrontation with the Krillitane leader. "I'm so old now. I used to have so much mercy." (And hey, we have Toby Whithouse to thank for that one. Well, that and Tennant and ASH to play it to perfection.)
Ack! Forgot to add, I do think they went a little overboard with the Lonely God thing sometimes, especially near the end. But for the most part, totally on board.
Morning Glow: Take heart! We haven't actually seen Eleven yet. The Doctor is always erratic immediately after regeneration; we won't really know who he's going to be until at least the last part of his first full episode.
Looking forward to your battle with your evil nemisis - but I just cannot believe a Canadian could be evil - we are such a polite and timid country (although, if you ever have walked in downtown Toronto -- you KNOW that statement is a crock of ****) As for the curling -- I don't get it either, but a couple of them were good to look at. Now Hockey -- that is a REAL Canadian sport (Sorry have to have a few moments of Canadian smugness -- we get so little chance to use it)
Morning Glow, I am not going to get over that actor's Flight of Seagulls 'do. Ugh.
Williqueen, thanks for sending me the video! Yes, that one line in "School Reunion" was chilling. Loved Anthony Stewart Head, aka Giles, as the bad guy.
Mountie, I see that you Canadians are already gathering your forces!
I am so jealous that you will be at Tucson's Festival of Books! We just moved from there last year so I have to miss it:( Have fun and enjoy the beautiful weather!
I really have to agree. David Tennant was the closest ever to Tom Baker in Doctory goodness. Even so, I'm not nearly as afraid of the new Doctor as I am of them apparently redoing the TARDIS. That's just freaking sacrilege.
Hi, Anna, thanks for the kind words! I'm looking forward to it and will invite authors to come to this site and do contests.
TMB, I liked Tennant when he wasn't being silly. I liked when he showed an edge. But I haven't seen the Tom Baker version, so I have to check that out. I did like Tennant when he saw Sarah Jane again. (I wonder what happened to the series with her.)
Say they won't redo the TARDIS! I love it's junkiness almost as much as I like the Daleks looking like salt shakers. Fricking scary salt shakers!
Silly's all part of the flavor though, going all the way back.
Sarah Jane's still going. Three series aired and one coming up. Very short series, mind you.
I'd link you some Tom Baker but his first episode was only the year before I was born, so I'll be long dead before it's public domain.
Can't say for sure on the TARDIS but the scuttlebutt is they're going to redo it somehow. And I think the Brit fans might stiff-upper-lip it rather than breaking out the tar and feathers like us colonial types would.
I know it's a kids' show, but...even silly, the Doctor is an ancient character and as dangerous as anything. I'll see if I can rent a DVD with the old Doctor.
FYI, back to the subject we were discussing last week, Jeaneane Frost wrote a long post about e-piracy.
http://www.deadlinedames.com/?m=20100206
Kid's show? Nah. Closest I can meet you there is family friendly show.
And yeah, that's why he's such an interesting character. Seven hundred some odd years old. Acts like a harmless, fairly eccentric temporal tourist most of the time but at the same time he's also the guy who effectively commited genocide on both Daleks and his own Species. Plenty of depth in the character.
Yeah, read that when she linked it earlier. Lot of words, some understanding, glad to see she at least put some thought into it. Mostly though, it's still just someone dealing with the pain and frustration of adapting to a new reality.
Everyone needs a good vent now and then. I'd just advise against venting on the Internet if your name is important to your livelihood. Nothing out here ever goes away and it's all but impossible to live down a truly inspired rant.
Thank you for that absolutely stunning vid, wiliqueen!! And thank you, Marta for sharing it with us. I'm a big fan of all the vids you introduce.
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