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James H-B

@fitgeekuk.bsky.social

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Doctor Who fan (check out HBWHoTube on YouTube), sci-fi/cult TV fan in general, long COVID, recovering gym addict and load of other things that'll emerge over time.

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James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 13d

And now, on YouTube, it's the first chunk of #DoctorWho and The Paradise.... of Death!

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It'll be uploaded in three chunks, with today's chunk just covering the first episode.... mainly so I can actually end the upload chunk on a cliffhanger!

The Paradise of Death - YouTube

An unofficial and unabridged reading of Barry Letts' novelisation of his 90s Doctor Who radio drama The Paradise of Death. It's got a lot of subtle differenc...

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James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 9h

Spiridons!

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 9h

Post Script - That final scene with 11....
a) has my all time favourite Murray Gold music
b) seems to suggest the TARDIS is falling back to 2005 and
c) pretty much the first thing that Moffat does is confirm that the Doctor could be female

RTD post mortem tomorrow though.....

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 9h

Your response probably wouldn't have as many words all in capital letters though.

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 10h

Basically, it was a 5/10 but.... Wilf.

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 11h

the context of "we're never going to see DT as the Doctor again" and therefore making me actually think about what all the other characters are doing, it's RTD's biggest mess to date.

I actually feel disappointed revisiting this one, the first time in the nuWhoThru I've had that emotion. 7/10

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 11h

throw it at spectacle than plot. Oh here's a really lovely thought for you.... if a mother was giving birth when suddenly everyone morphed into the Master... well that would get messy and pretty bloody difficult to forget ever happened.

Basically, this one hasn't aged at all well. Taken out of

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 11h

woman in white? No viewer could possibly want to know anything about her, like who she is, so let's have her do random impossible things and never explain it at all. I really REALLY don't feel as though we got anywhere near enough answers, RTD's demob happy, been given a budget and would rather

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 11h

ever mention again? Sure why not. The most ludicrous sky diving scene ever? Oh go on then. Weird voice over that categorically stated the human race ended when it didn't, thus implying another sodding change to the time lines? What the hell, throw it on the stack with the rest of them. And the

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 11h

#nuWhoThru The End of Time part 2
It's an RTD finale so, naturally, he has to pile on the emotion and character stuff in order to hide the totally ridiculous plot. Another massive global event that there would be huge amounts of photographic evidence/video evidence for that suddenly no one will

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 11h

Do you wish to deposit a large amount?

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 12h

Surely it would be the worlds worst orgy?

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 12h

Oh something upbeat then :) Hope you have a better one next week

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 12h

Most people call it quiche but I guess....

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 12h

One of a few people from the late 90s that I really REALLY never want to see or hear from again (and no, not for the reasons you're thinking either!)

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 12h

I'm in ring 2 as well. Is this the forecast for the weekend?

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 13h

Sun roof.

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 13h

And photographic evidence if appropriate

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 15h

It's not a case of won't, it's more "I can't yet"

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 15h

The green guy certainly has an interesting outfit on

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 15h

I'm sure someone will get AI to write them soon...

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 15h

The moment you realize child care center "translates" to cum dump

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 16h

Matthew and Katy on Behind the Sofa is an AMAZING combination though, I wish there was a way to flick between sofas yourself rather than have the director cut between them.

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 16h

Slight problem, most of the windows don't open any more.

Other than that I am 100% in agreement. Just play the Who theme music on full volume to drown them out?

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 19h

Agree completely!

James H-B @fitgeekuk.bsky.social · 19h

He's also much better when he's not being pushed to the background by Tegan.

See also Behind the Sofa ;)