… I’m most excited about The Gifted and The Defenders.
Reminder
SDCC 2017
Latest Dive Into the Past
Old sci-fi films that I never watched for $100, Alex.
The ship design is familiar, and one that I’ve always liked. Even though I grew up during the time of the Starship Enterprise, the Alphan Eagles, and the Millennium Falcon, the sleek, simple shape of a rocketship is what classic science fiction is all about.
Sadly, I couldn’t find this movie streaming on the usual sites, so I went looking for a disc version. I managed to find a copy on ebay, at a reasonable price, and should have it in a week or so.
I found this on Amazon as well:
It’s my next project, as soon as it comes in.
Who!
A while back, when they first announced that Peter Capaldi was leaving Doctor Who, and speculation began on his successor (i.e. the 13th Doctor), there was the usual talk of an actress taking over the role.
Talk like that has gone on for as far back as I could remember, even before I watched the series.
When Tom Baker was leaving the series, and the possibility of a woman taking over the role, Starlog Magazine got blasted for writing an article tiled ‘Nurse Who?’ implying that a woman can only be a nurse.
Sadly I’d recently seen the same comments, and worse, from people on Twitter.
Anyways, one of the first women who I thought of for the role was Jodie Whittaker, since she had worked with incoming showrunner Chris Chibnall on Broadchurch.
I put that thought aside, until this weekend, when the frontrunners for the role were Kris Marshall, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Tilda Swinton… and Jodie Whittaker.
So I jokingly said on Facebook that I’d be okay with Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor, since she’d fought aliens before, in Attack the Block.
I got up this morning to watch the announcement after the Wimbledon Men’s Final, and was surprised to see this:
For the second straight time, my suggestion for the Doctor’s replacement was been picked. I said that Peter Capaldi would make a great Doctor, days before the official announcement.
Welcome aboard the TARDIS, Jodie Whittaker!
Homecoming Review
My favorite Spider-Man movie.
Your mileage may vary.
Within the first few minutes, my jaw dropped. I almost screamed.
No, I can’t say why. Once you see the movie, you’ll understand, if you know me.
The little things, like Mets stuff in Peter’s room, the music, the nods to the rest of the MCU, made this movie so personal to me.
My spirit animal in this movie is Ned. I’d be him in this story, but much skinnier, like I was in high school.
And it really did feel like an ’80s high school film, John Hughes-style.
Go see it! Eight thumbs up!
Homecoming
Winning?
“… Is that what you think it’s about? I’m not trying to win. I’m not doing this because I want to beat someone … or because I hate someone or because I want to blame someone. It’s not because it’s fun. God knows it’s not because it’s easy. It’s not even because it works because it hardly ever does. I do what I do because it’s right. Because it’s decent. And above all, it’s kind. It’s just that. Just kind. If I run away today, good people will die. If I stand and fight, some of them might live … maybe not many, maybe not for long. Hey, maybe there’s no point in any of this at all, but it’s the best I can do, and I will stand here doing it until it kills me. You’re going to die, too, someday. When will that be? Have you thought about it? What would you die for? Who I am is where I stand. Where I stand is where I fall.”
I don’t want [him] to go.
New Gadgets
I’d been waiting all month for the opportunity to upgrade my phone. My lease was up at the end of the month, and I was waiting for them to tell me that I could upgrade without paying off the rest of the lease on the phone.
Which finally was today.
