Doctor Who thing of the day: ‘Doctor Who Confidential’ canceled
Why the axe? Money, of course.
Guardian
press release of the week: ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Launches Back into IMAX Theatres for Extended Two-Week Run
Duck and cover! Transformers: Dark of the Moon is coming back to theaters! Don’t say Paramount didn’t warn us!
question of the weekend: Are the London riots this week the inevitable consequence of consumerism, and are we likely to see more such unrest?
In at least one shop that was being looted, the looters took the time to try on clothes. That’s much more like shopping than it is like looting…
question of the day: Is J.J. Abrams being a troll when he says, “If you’re so smart, you come up with a better ending for ‘Lost’”?
Seems to me that Abrams is engaging in one of the classic gambits of the Internet troll…
Smurfbargo strangeness
This will not happen: “I say, Nigel dear, that chap in the Times says The Smurfs is a jolly night out. Shall we take ourselves to the cinema this Friday?”
Unlawful Killing (trailer)
It’s the Diana conspiracy flick! With a new trailer released on what would have been her 50th birthday! Run in circles, scream and shout!
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: in which we see the violence inherent in the system (re ‘Torchwood’: “Miracle Day”)
There’s a lot of disturbing news about Torchwood: “Miracle Day” in recent days, and all of it is connected to the fact that this season, the show is a joint production with an American network.
celebrity headlines I’d love to see
The Guardian’s headline about the marriage of two movie stars somehow elevates it above the level of mere gossip and turns it into something nearly shocking…
question of the day: What the heck could J.K. Rowling be up to with Pottermore.com?
Apparently it will happen tomorrow: J.K. Rowling’s new Web site Pottermore will go live with… something.
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: nobody knows what the hell is going on with Season 7, not even Twitter
If only we had a TARDIS and could pop ahead to see what we’ll get, Doctor Who wise, in the next year or so. But we don’t. But have only Twitter…
