raise a glass to ‘Doctor Who’ for his 45th

This Sunday, November 23, marks the 45th anniversary of the debut of Doctor Who, at 5:15pm Greenwich Mean Time, on BBC1. I don’t remember that — I wasn’t born yet, and I would have been living in America anyway, if I had been. Hell, the actor playing the Doctor today wouldn’t be born for another … more…

Peerflix/LiveUniverse: still a deadbeat

Still no money from Peerflix/LiveUniverse, who owe me slightly over $900 in contractually obligated ad revenue (I discussed this a few weeks back). Eric D. Snider, another webmaster of a movie blog who’s been stiffed by Peerflix/LiveUniverse, has started a blog dedicated to shaming LiveUniverse into paying up. It’s called LiveUniverse Owes Me Money, and … more…

I visit Torchwood

Captain Jack shows Captain John the secret tourist entrance to the Torchwood hub in “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang”: Which is almost exactly where I and my travel pal Bonnie-Ann Black — aka bronxbee in comments here — stood just a month ago: No Rift activity was noted on that day, and no weevils were spotted. … more…

tickets for David Tennant’s ‘Hamlet’ in London?

I’m planning a trip to London early next year, probably late January/early February. But I’d consider traveling earlier — say, just after Christmas to early January — if I could get a pair of tickets to David Tennant’s Hamlet at the Novello Theatre, where it’s running through January 10, 2009. If you’ve got a pair … more…

‘High School Musical’ makes me feel old

So I’m watching High School Musical 3 last night, and I’m thinking, Hey, that Troy kid is really cute. And then I went, Hey, Troy’s dad is even cuter. And then I realized that all the actors playing the parents of all the high-schoolers are, like, my age. And I felt old. And I just … more…

Peerflix/Live Universe is a deadbeat

Time to go public about this, as my online-movie-critiquing colleague Eric Snider has. Almost exactly a year ago, I was approached by Peerflix, the DVD-trading company, which was setting up an advertising network geared to movie-related Web sites and wanted me to join up. The idea was that once enough respected movie-related sites were onboard, … more…