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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2021 20:38:04 GMT
Best thing to hear on my break at work! Glad to see the back of him i can actually watch morning television again lol. Unless Nigel Farage is his replacement!
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Mar 9, 2021 22:14:45 GMT
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Post by timegirl on Mar 9, 2021 23:36:43 GMT
I donβt know why I am saying this other than I feel like it but all of you are special and wonderful and I love all of you! Have a virtual hug!π€ππ
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2021 23:40:19 GMT
I donβt know why I am saying this other than I feel like it but all of you are special and wonderful and I love all of you! Have a virtual hug!π€ππ
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Post by timegirl on Mar 9, 2021 23:41:15 GMT
I donβt know why I am saying this other than I feel like it but all of you are special and wonderful and I love all of you! Have a virtual hug!π€ππ Β Thanks ππ€You know me too well ππ
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Post by x2magneto on Mar 9, 2021 23:51:24 GMT
I donβt know why I am saying this other than I feel like it but all of you are special and wonderful and I love all of you! Have a virtual hug!π€ππ *checking to make sure wallet is still there* Yes...you too.
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Post by timegirl on Mar 9, 2021 23:52:55 GMT
I donβt know why I am saying this other than I feel like it but all of you are special and wonderful and I love all of you! Have a virtual hug!π€ππ *checking to make sure wallet is still there* Yes...you too. Wallet is still thereπ thanks π€
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Post by x2magneto on Mar 9, 2021 23:55:10 GMT
*checking to make sure wallet is still there* Yes...you too. Wallet is still thereπ thanks π€ *notices tissue compression eliminator is missing* Hmmm..
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Post by timegirl on Mar 9, 2021 23:55:32 GMT
Wallet is still thereπ thanks π€ *notices tissue compression eliminator is missing* Hmmm.. ππ
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Post by theillusiveman on Mar 10, 2021 0:24:28 GMT
So he basically gave a non answer typical
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 0:57:14 GMT
To put it into further context, Verity Lambert was not only the youngest female drama producer, she was also the only female drama producer at the BBC in 1963. She set the precedent. Without her fighting tooth and nail to get the first of these productions about radioactive monsters off the ground -- against the protests of Sidney Newman and the BBC Head of Serials -- we would not have had the Daleks. Her instinct, that persistence, vindicated her time as producer. The Daleks were everywhere after that point. You could buy them on porcelain plates or coffee mugs. They became such a hit that she was essentially left to her own devices after that point from both quarters. Doctor Who was her production, she knew how to run it.
After she left Who, she ended up Controller of Drama at Thames Television, Chief Executive of Euston Films, Director of Production for Thorn EMI and, eventually, she established her own production company, Cinema Verity. Even a cancer scare didn't deter her from working. She was one of the bidders for the rights of the show in the 1990s. If fate had taken a different tack, we could have ended up with a revival spearheaded by the woman who first championed it. Funny thing, time. But yes, the idea of the Doctor being this grown-up child, a trait that is in all the Doctors to one extent or another -- that was all Verity. What she managed to accomplish in her era (hell, her lifetime) is nothing short of remarkable.
And let's not forget, between 'Doctor Who' and Thames, she also produced another BBC 60s classic (well I think it is anyway!) which is a favourite of mine: Adam Adamant Lives! And in doing so I'm convinced she can take a lot of the credit for creating my beloved Third Doctor and Jo Grant. Adam and Georgina share a lot of creative DNA with the Pertwee Doctor and Jo - cape swirling 'dandy' out-of-time man of action and trendy young woman eager to be involved in sorting out whatever nasties are giving them trouble this week. There's even one AAL plot about taking over the world with noxious artificial flowers... Jo was a much more capable character than Georgina was often written as, but then, Jo was UNIT trained.
See, I marvel at stuff like this. The creative forces behind a lot of these shows have the tendency to rub shoulders with one another in unexpected ways. For instance, even though The Ark in Space ended up heavily revised by Bob Holmes, the initial suggestion to use John Lucarotti had come from Terrance Dicks. He'd worked alongside him for Moonbase 3 and thought he'd be a good author to commission. Work for the series, over ten years later. Verity Lambert had a similar moment born of a... well, I'd call it a crisis, but that's underselling it. The actor for a performance of Armchair Theatre unexpectedly passed away off-stage of a heart attack while the show was still running live. It became a mad scramble to try and salvage the remainder of the play. Newman sent the programme's director to the studio floor to try and restructure the remaining story, while Lambert directed cameras from the gallery. That director's name? Ted Kotcheff. The man who would go on to direct Wake in Fright and then, the first Rambo film.
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Post by melkur on Mar 10, 2021 3:37:29 GMT
Work today was a little quiet, but I can't really complain too much. It's currently just after 3.30 in the morning and should probably be getting into bed, buuuuuut an American I knew at university is currently playing 'Spyro 2' online. Hmm, tough call
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 15:22:59 GMT
Router packed up that'sonly month old so rang Sky they sent engineers testing lines cables, junction boxes yesterday everything ok they said but your router kaput which i told Sky it was because of the continuous red light. New router arrived today & I'm back up and running, the rumours about me leaving aren't true So what have i missed? Arh yes Mr Morgan leaving GMTV & Meaghan & Harry Interview they only did that because i pulled out of being interviewed last minute & the needed someone to fill in.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 10, 2021 16:48:39 GMT
Developments in the case of missing woman Sarah Everard. Why in 2021 are women still not safe to walk home alone?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 16:53:13 GMT
"RECOLLECTIONS MAY VARY"
"In 45 years as a journalist, I could not contrive a more succinct, incisive, indelible way of politely suggesting an interlocutor might be telling porkies. The entire Sussex construct - and the mighty guns of its two hour televised offensive expertly demolished by a 94 year old lady, in just three words. One doesn't mess with The Queen."
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 10, 2021 17:02:22 GMT
"RECOLLECTIONS MAY VARY"
"In 45 years as a journalist, I could not contrive a more succinct, incisive, indelible way of politely suggesting an interlocutor might be telling porkies. The entire Sussex construct - and the mighty guns of its two hour televised offensive expertly demolished by a 94 year old lady, in just three words. One doesn't mess with The Queen." Joins a Dr Who forum in October 2020 & this is their first post...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 17:11:36 GMT
"RECOLLECTIONS MAY VARY"
"In 45 years as a journalist, I could not contrive a more succinct, incisive, indelible way of politely suggesting an interlocutor might be telling porkies. The entire Sussex construct - and the mighty guns of its two hour televised offensive expertly demolished by a 94 year old lady, in just three words. One doesn't mess with The Queen." Joins a Dr Who forum in October 2020 & this is their first post... What?? I've actually been very ill since before Christmas and I'm only starting to feel better. This isn't my only post. What an unpleasant individual.
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Post by tuigirl on Mar 10, 2021 18:51:37 GMT
I donβt know why I am saying this other than I feel like it but all of you are special and wonderful and I love all of you! Have a virtual hug!π€ππ Thank you very much. Means a lot. Not having a very good time recently.
Hugging you back.
Work recently has become complete and utter pandemonium.
Had a work meeting today and completely shocked my superiors with my utterly blunt and direct assessment of the current situation. They had to take a breather after that meeting and after what I communicated.
I have totally run out of patience for BS, and today was another day everybody heaped BS unto me. So I became a total female dog.
Problem is, work load and stress level and personal interactions have become ridiculous. And there is no outlet, people have been locked up and cooped up for 3 months now and there just is no capacity no more. Normally, I would go swimming or to the sauna, or do something, anything!, else, but this is not possible and will not be possible for the foreseeable future.
I had not even had time yet to get my potential Diabetes checked out by my uncle. Talking about priorities...
Anyways, came home and had a hot shower first, and now I will do something completely mindless- if someone is looking for me, I am on New Romulus collecting rock samples and butchering some Tal Shiar (Star Trek Online New Romulus campaign).
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Post by timegirl on Mar 10, 2021 19:58:45 GMT
I donβt know why I am saying this other than I feel like it but all of you are special and wonderful and I love all of you! Have a virtual hug!π€ππ Thank you very much. Means a lot. Not having a very good time recently.
Hugging you back.
Work recently has become complete and utter pandemonium.
Had a work meeting today and completely shocked my superiors with my utterly blunt and direct assessment of the current situation. They had to take a breather after that meeting and after what I communicated.
I have totally run out of patience for BS, and today was another day everybody heaped BS unto me. So I became a total female dog.
Problem is, work load and stress level and personal interactions have become ridiculous. And there is no outlet, people have been locked up and cooped up for 3 months now and there just is no capacity no more. Normally, I would go swimming or to the sauna, or do something, anything!, else, but this is not possible and will not be possible for the foreseeable future.
I had not even had time yet to get my potential Diabetes checked out by my uncle. Talking about priorities...
Anyways, came home and had a hot shower first, and now I will do something completely mindless- if someone is looking for me, I am on New Romulus collecting rock samples and butchering some Tal Shiar (Star Trek Online New Romulus campaign).
Your welcome π€ That sounds very stressful! I hope everything turns out okay and you can relax a bit!π€
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 20:18:42 GMT
The heavy heavy rain...always cheers me up Off to bed folks enjoy your evening
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