Aww dammitall.
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xaq_the_aereonJust read a news article about the upcoming season of Doctor Who (you got big shoes to fill, Matt Smith!), and apparently the Weeping Angels are returning.
For those who don't know, these were the alien creatures du jour from the infamous episode "Blink". They look just like statues, even to the point of being completely immobile if anyone's watching them.
If nobody's looking at them, however, they can move insanely fast. We're not talking "Olympic athlete sprinting" fast. We're talking "You look at one half a mile away from you. You blink. It's in your face." fast. And the moment they make the slightest contact with you? BAM. You're gone.
This, for the record, is the biggest reason this episode remains one of the most horrifying of the series, and the reason why the thought of those things making a return has me writing up this post for the simple reason of griping about the fact that NOW I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET ANY FREAKIN' SLEEP TONIGHT. X_X Damn nightmare-loving subconscious.
At least I don't have to be back at work until Wednesday....I'm probably gonna need it.
For those who don't know, these were the alien creatures du jour from the infamous episode "Blink". They look just like statues, even to the point of being completely immobile if anyone's watching them.
If nobody's looking at them, however, they can move insanely fast. We're not talking "Olympic athlete sprinting" fast. We're talking "You look at one half a mile away from you. You blink. It's in your face." fast. And the moment they make the slightest contact with you? BAM. You're gone.
This, for the record, is the biggest reason this episode remains one of the most horrifying of the series, and the reason why the thought of those things making a return has me writing up this post for the simple reason of griping about the fact that NOW I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET ANY FREAKIN' SLEEP TONIGHT. X_X Damn nightmare-loving subconscious.
At least I don't have to be back at work until Wednesday....I'm probably gonna need it.
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Date: 1/25/10 11:46 (UTC)no subject
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Date: 1/25/10 17:27 (UTC)"Who needs atom clamps!? I'VE GOT A FUNNY ROBOT!!"
"Gadget Gadget!"
Seriously, watching a Johnny 5 prototype burn rubber across the desert plains of Mars was just too awesome for that to spook me anymore. Still rather unnerving in a lot of respects, though.
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Date: 1/27/10 00:16 (UTC)oh, damnit... my eyes are getting irritated. I have to blink.
BUT I CAN'T.
>>.<<
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Date: 1/27/10 07:23 (UTC)Yeah, he's in charge of writing the stories for ALL the episodes of this coming season.
(In unrelated news, sales of adult diapers and brown pants are up 17,000%.)
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Date: 2/1/10 21:14 (UTC)Did they get rid of him? If so, why? I thought his little jaunt to another world/dimension with a hot cat burglar and a bunch of innocent bus passengers was a great episode (who knew that The Doctor could speak fluent Fly-person?) amongst many great episodes.
I'm feeling out of the loop, here. It doesn't help that we don't get cable and the wifey gets the Dr. Who episodes via Netflix.
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Date: 2/3/10 18:58 (UTC)If it helps any, you've only got a handful of episodes between Planet of the Dead (bus/Fly-person episode you mentioned) and the latest one.