Uncle Roger's Notebooks of Daily Life
My life is, to me, ripe with frequent challenges, occasional successes, spontaneous laughter, adequate tears, and enough *life* to last me a lifetime. To you, however, it surely seems most pedestrian. And therefore, I recycle the name I used previously and call this my Notebooks of Daily Life. Daily, because it's everyday in nature, ordinary. These conglomeration of events that are my life are of interest to me because I live it, perhaps mildly so to those who are touched by it, and could only be of perverse, morbid curiosity to anyone else. Yet, I offer them here nonetheless. Make of them what you will, and perhaps you can learn from my mistakes.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
First off, let me say that I was never really into the original series. Not that I didn't like it or anything, just that I never got into watching it. The new series, however, is airing in place of Stargate on Friday nights, so I caught the first two episodes on DVD. So, of course, I figured I might as well watch them.
Let me also add that I've been into science fiction since the late 70's -- about '71, if your definition of SF is liberal enough. I am fairly selective, however. I don't go for future war stories (such as Keith Laumer's Bolo series) nor am I really into post-apocalyptic or cyberpunk stories. Fantasy (swords and sorcery and dragons and such) is not science fiction, nor is horror, even when it involves aliens. Neither one interests me. I do, however, totally enjoy time travel.
With that said, the new Doctor Who is actually pretty cool.
Christopher Eccleston, who plays the doctor, has a wonderfully flexible face. He bears a striking resemblance, both in appearance and in mannerisms, to Wallace (of Wallace and Gromit fame). The way he says "FahnTAAStick!" is just the way -- expression and all -- that Wallace would say it. I can just so totally see him saying "Cracking Toast, Gromit." Unfortunately, I'm told he does not return for the second season -- a great pity. He is a wonderful actor and a fantastic Doctor.
Billie Piper does a good job too, portraying a lack of education without coming off as bubbleheaded or stupid. She has moments of great sex appeal, but is mostly -- and appropriately -- a serious companion rather than a bit of eye candy.
Anyway, if you haven't had a chance to check it out, I do recommend it. It's on on Friday nights on the SciFi channel.
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