Hey, just found out this morning that James Corden is taking over for Craig Ferguson as host of 'The Late Late Show' on CBS.

Really? PLEASE keep him.

We don't want him, take him back.

Keep James or keep Craig?

Oh, no. We're keeping Craig. The UK can have Corden back.

(Though I'd love to see Craig Ferguson on Who with Capaldi.)

We want to be rid of him :(

Look, we've already gotten stuck with Beiber. We can't take Corden, too. You'll just have to do your part.

I didn't like Craig Ferguson anyway, aside from his stint on the Drew Carey show. But Corden? Fuck that. Absolutely hated him on Who, that character and in fact stories that revolve around that type of character, are a huge annoyance to me.

That sad thing is Doctor Who was actually one of his better roles...

... Really? I loved those episodes. And I liked Gavin and Stacey.

My hatred for that show has no limits.

Hey I'm not the only doctor who fan here.

No, you're not.

Dunno why but I would watch this on CBBC

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ALcQh2HqKT4

Well, as of about lunchtime yesterday, episode 2 is in the wild. I just grabbed it and am about to sit down and watch. For those interested, it's available at the same Gokaiger friendly place as last time.

Man, the BBC are going to end up having a serious clampdown soon.

Crap, I forgot to mention that it's a workprint like the episode 1 leak. Same source from before, not sure why it didn't release until now.

Yeah, I imagine they're yanking out hair and gnashing their teeth at this point.

Welp, Clara's gone.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/d...-quits-4061757

That wasn't unexpected. The new companion almost always leaves the next season, sometimes before, a Doctor change. The only exception was Rose.

She wasn't an exception, she left in Tennant's first season.

Really? I thought she made it two seasons.

That's a bummer, she was my favorite so far.

That's an easy mistake to make as the show never stopped talking about her after she left.

Huh. It seems like they try really hard to push the fact it was a mutual decision in that article. I wonder if they're protesting too much and it wasn't so much Jenna involved in the decision. I take pretty much everything that comes out of this production staff with a mountain of salt. They don't exactly engender trust.

Also, the workprint of episode 3 is out there. Giving it a watch now.

Hmm... I'm kinda happy now, as Clara seemed to only be plot for all of S7, but I want to see her with Capaldi beforeI get all emotional in one direction or the other.

Meanwhile, The War Games. While I have still to watch episodes 8-10, because technology at the moment seems to hate me, it's very good. Plus, being my first 2nd Doctor story, I'm warming to him.

Double Post, but I had to share this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt3qZYUPi2Y

Trivia: The guy who made that (Paul 'Otaking' Johnson) was scouted to help do the animation for the missing episodes DVD releases after he made that.

He also went to uni with my friend's sister, and is apparently a nice guy :lol

I knew the animation stuff, but that second part I didn't. In other news, the new Magazine has some interesting stuff in it about the new episodes and a good interview with Tom Baker. Plus giant posters which I never use :)

Just under four hours to go. It'll be interesting seeing the finished episode, versus the earlier workprint. Speaking of which, episode four is out in that form. That leaves, I suspect, two remaining to leak.

Edit: Whoops. Episode five leaked on Thursday, before four. I missed that. One remaining now, it looks like.

The season premiere of doctor who is tonight! Been waiting so long for this.

I remember seeing that months ago, and I still wish it was a thing. Doctor Who, like I still believe with Super Sentai, would make an even better Anime than TV show.

I saw the three Series 4-6 sets in BnM today. Not bad for 12.99, especially if you can't find the figures elsewhere.

In other news, 7:50 tonight. Less than 4 hours...

Not a big fan of the new theme orchestration, but it's nice to have the series back.

So how about that premiere? :)

Can't believe they got this guy's work as an inspiration for the title!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXOBHnWiinY

Opinion time:

I'm just going to spoiler this whole thing, to avoid ruining anything for folks who haven't seen it yet. Read at your own risk.

The new theme is awful and, despite seeming universal internet love, I am not a fan of the titles, either. They're more Alice in Wonderland than Doctor Who to me. Capaldi is brilliant, once he gets to stop being Matt and be his own Doctor. He really looked to settle in around the 'That's the wrong question' bit.

Jenna gives a great performance and Clara seems to improve as series eight progresses. It's shame she's getting shuffled off, because her chemistry with 12 is some of the best stuff I've seen since Who came back, even when having to contend with Moffat's pen.

I am generally a fan of the Pasternoster Gang, but it seems they've simply become caricatures of themselves now. Nothing against the actors, really, they're good at what they have to do but the inneundo was a little heavy-handed and the slapstick comedy (bonk! and the paper) were a poor fit for the rest of the tone of episode.

I know a lot of folks seem to hate it and it was likely put into to address the whining 'He's OOOOOOLLLLD' contingent, but I loved the Matt scene. He, too, seemed at his best when he had a moment to just act, without all the wackiness.

As for the story, the tie-in to Girl in the Fireplace seemed completely unnecessary and it almost feels as if Moffat is just writing generic dialogue between his two shows. Large chunks of the conversation in the restaurant could have been shifted over to Sherlock without changing a word. That scene works, but it's thanks to the actors and not the writing.

Also, the end credits were nicely done, I thought.

All in all, if I was simply rating the story it'd be about 4.5/10. The acting, though, was mostly superb so that really elevates things. I'd probably settle it all in around a 7.5 or 8, if I really pad the figures from the cast. It's more of Moffat's Who. If you like his run, you'll probably be thrilled. I'm just weary of it. With Capaldi, we've got enough of a change injected to carry me through until Moffat leaves. Unfortunately, that means I have all of 9 to get through as well.

(I'm still so bummed Jenna is going after this series. :cry)

I hate to say it, but I was not a big fan of this episode. It wasn't bad or anything, but it felt like it was dragging on for over an hour as everything moved at such a slow pace. I cannot even say if i like the new guy or not as I couldn't even understand half of what he was saying as it sounded like he was just mumbling. I still do not care for Clara, but I did like how they had her written like the younger audience complaining about an old Doctor. The ending was intriguing though. I wonder if the robot is dead or if something will come of that random lady at the end.

Thankfully we won't have to suffer Clara much longer. She is easily the worst companion of the new series. Hell, she makes Martha look great.

I will be disappointed if Moffat leaves the show, but it is time the show got some new blood going and Moffat can fully focus on Sherlock.

I just want to call this now...


Missy=Mistress=MASTER

So good. So damned good.

And once again I call that those three need their own damned show. Or just Strax. "Then may I take your clothes?"