update of updateness

[ladymercury_10]

Via elisi: it appears the recent LJ modifications may not be as disastrous as they first appeared?  As summarized here, there will be some customizability, including the ability to switch off infinite scroll (thank goodness).  Also, paid accounts aren't really going away--if you have one, you'll still have one, it looks like, and if you don't have one yet, you'll be able to just buy the features you want, instead of a bundle.  If you have a paid account when that happens, it looks like you may also get some special privileges?

So that's good.  I think?  I hope.

In other news: I am very excited to get my Yuletide assignment, I don't understand permutation groups so I expect that at least one of the proofs I wrote up for my homework makes no sense (oh well), and I have once again gotten overly ambitious with the borrowing of library books and comics. (Batgirl!  Batman!  The Great Gatsby!  Wait, what?  Who thought it was a good idea to give me library cards?) 

Oh!  And I started poking at the nearly-infinite Doctor Who backlog.  I started watching in 2010, so I've seen all of Moffat Who, somewhere between half and two thirds of RTD Who, and two Fourth Doctor serials.  But I read Classic and Multi-era fanfic sometimes, and I was on an Ace/Hex fanfic binge the other day, and I thought, hmm, maybe I should, you know, actually watch some Seven-era.  So I watched Ghost Light, and I didn't understand a lick of the plot, but it was fun and spooky and Seven was great.  He is much calmer than the Doctors I am used to, and also very scary when he wants to be.  And Ace!  She was actually less big and tough, somehow, than I expected her to be, but she seems like a good companion.  Although--were the TV acting guidelines different in the 80s?  It seemed a bit melodramatic to me.  But the school library had Remembrance of the Daleks, so that's on my desk, waiting and hoping for my legendarily poor TV attention span to return to it. :P

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[lonewytch.livejournal.com]

I need to work my way thruogh classic who as well. I started off doing it in order a while ago, and I've done all of the first Doctor, and all of the complete eps of the second (not the recons) apart from the final serial The War Games.

I've heard Ghost Light mentioned a lot by Classic Who fans, you know how there's certain eps that you hear about. I should probably dip in and out more rather than watching it all in order. The seventh Doctor is the one that I mainly remember sitting and watching from my childhood. I have dim recollections of Daleks, and the ep that i remember most is The Happiness Patrol.

With RTD Who, i'm assuming that you've seen the Library episodes in series 4, River's first ones? There are some quality eps in series 3 and 4,

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[elisi]

There are some quality eps in series 3 and 4,
Seconded.

and the ep that i remember most is The Happiness Patrol.
I tried to show my children that one and they freaked out over the Candy Man and refused to watch the whole thing...

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, I have seen a fair bit of the third and fourth series (Martha was my Ten-era favorite). It's actually S1 that's my worst deficiency--I haven't seen any of it. I'm hoping to correct that soon, although I have a terrible TV attention span, even for shows I like.

I tried to show my children that one and they freaked out over the Candy Man

Oh, dear, is it really that scary? O_O

[welshgirl15.livejournal.com]

It's actually S1 that's my worst deficiency--I haven't seen any of it

You should definitely watch it as soon as possible, it's a brilliant series. If you don't get a chance to watch it all, at least watch The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. It's the introduction of Captain Jack and 2 of my favourite episode of the entire show! (Especially if you like Moffat's writing, it's wonderfully creepy)

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

at least watch The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances
I've heard good things about it, but since I've seen a hodgepodge of the other three series, I had been saving S1 to watch in order so that it would have more emotional impact. I just never got around to it. I have been thinking lately I'd like to catch up on the episodes I've missed. I get very distracted when I try to watch TV in general, but light_frost and I are trying to hatch a plan to do a (re)watch (well, watch for me, rewatch for her) of some RTD Who, or at least S1. :D

[elisi]

It's actually S1 that's my worst deficiency--I haven't seen any of it. I'm hoping to correct that soon, although I have a terrible TV attention span, even for shows I like.
S1 is lovely. It's probably the most coherent RTD season, and hangs together marvellously. Not that every episode will thrill you, but it works in ways Ten's stuff often doesn't. It didn't do much for me at the time, because I was completely new to the 'verse, but coming back it has a million little touches. And the finale is fabulous. So yeah, recommended, despite some of the episodes being so-so. Plus, Nine. Nine is very watchable. I even have meta to point you towards when you're done. :)

Oh, dear, is it really that scary? O_O
No. But children... Well, when you hit something they DON'T LIKE, there's no point in arguing.

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I hope I can follow through on my plan to watch it soon. I'd really like to see Bad Wolf Rose, and the WWII episode, and Charles Dickens, and such. :D

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

I have seen the library episodes, yes! They are splendid. I agree that there are some good eps in S3 and 4. When I was watching RTD Who I was skipping around quite a lot, so I did see a fair bit of those series--Martha was my favorite Ten-era companion, and I love Sally Sparrow and "Blink." AND THE SHAKESPEARE EPISODE, oh my goodness. :D