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[bk]

I have Age Of Consent on a region 2 DVD - it's spectacular and I'm sure this is derived from the same source material.  I'm most anxious to compare the Stairway To Heaven with its region two counterpart.

[Druxy]

I am on a Universal kick today (maybe due to the Vera West discussion of a few days back) and just watched a cute comedy from 1940 titled LOVE, HONOR AND O' BABY starring Donald Woods and Kathryn Adams.

Up next was the Andrew Sister's 1942 musical GIVE OUT, SISTERS co-starring Grace McDonald and Dan Dailey and the Jiven Jacks and Jills (which included a very young Donald O'Connor).

Now for another Universal musical, STRICKLY IN THE GROOVE (1942) starring Mary Healy, Richard Davies, Grace McDonald and Ozzie Nelson.

I'm embarrassed to admit that I've never heard of any of those pictures.

Don't be embarrassed DR Druxy, most of Universal's B films of the 30s and 40s (other then the horror films and Abbott and Costello movies) haven't been seen since that days of the UHF channel late, late, late shows. The only way to find them now is by those who collected 16 mm films, thus the DVDrs that I purchased.

But I tell you, these films are a lot of fun! Nobody made movies like Universal!

I do recall that they made a few good westerns (e.g. WHEN THE DALTONS RODE) and some film noir.  I think that THE KILLERS is one of the all time great gangster movies.

[Jane]

DR elmore-loved the old family photos.

Welcome home DRs Ron & elmore.

[Druxy]

Tonight we watched THE TENDER TRAP w/Sinatra.

It was okay...but SO DATED.

[bk]

I've finished my viewing for the evening, and am now listening to CDs. 

[FJL]

Catching up took a long time. 

[bk]

I'm - I'm -

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I'm.

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That is three I'm's.

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What price I'm?

[bk]

I'm what price?

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I will singlehandedly take us to page eleven.

[bk]

After all, I singlehandedly took us to page ten.

[FJL]

Vibes to Dixie

[bk]

I'm -

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bidin' my time

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Cause that's the kind of guy I'm.

[George]

Several years ago (before the "new" Doctor Who even started), I vaguely remember reading something about the transformations and that it had been established YEARS ago that the Doctor could only transform a certain number of times (and then he would really die).  Do you (or anyone) know anything about that? 

During the long run of the series, and I cannot remember exactly when, it was determined that a Time Lord could regenerate twelve times, giving him (or her, if she was a Time Lady) thirteen lives.

However, part of the Master's story arc was that he'd already run through his regenerations, and somehow managed to go further by taking over other people's bodies (see The Keeper of Traken).  And, obviously, he was able to regenerate in the Third Series story Utopia, when he went from being Derek Jacobi to John Simm.

Plus, there is the curious case of The Valeyard, all through The Trial of a Time Lord (aka the 23rd season), who turned out to be a part of the Doctor, somewhere between his twelfth and thirteenth regenerations, who was trying to take over the Doctor's earlier regenerations.

No matter what happens, I'm sure Moffat or whoever will come up with some way of allowing the Doctor to continue.  Where there is a will, there is an ingenious scriptwriter capable of practically anything!

Or they could just ignore that little piece of information.

Revisionist history is rampant in TV series.

Ignore that little piece of information?  Surely you jest!

Whovians are more dedicated to their subject than any trekkie.  They would notice the lack of adhesion to the history, and would jeer the perpetrator into the Void.

(If the Esteemed BK knew how much more dedicated the Whovians are compared to, say, the film score crowd, his mind would be boggled!)

 

I certainly understand that the Whovians (the fans) are absolutely dedicated and knowledgeable, but I'm saying that the writers and/or producers may not be.  There have been countless examples of new versions of shows that totally disregard previous canon and it angers the original fans.  They (the writers and/or producers) try to make something for a new audience and it rarely works at all.

[DERBRUCER]

How is DD Dixie this evening?  Is she home or at the vet's?

Last we've heard, Dixie is at the vet's, with more surgery having been performed.  Der B's daughter is not keeping us posted hourly, but if there was a real disaster I'm certain we'd have heard something.

Continued vibes for the poor thing.  They must have really screwed up if more surgery was required. 

Boy, did they ever. They found balls of dog hair inside which had casued an infection which then ruptured her incision. The local MD vet called the DE SPCA (who ran the shelter) and raised cain - the DE shelter will pay all of the MD Vet's costs for caring for Dixie. The VET said their was nothing the Family did to aggravate the injury - it was all the SPCA's fault.

As a side note: the Family had never used this particular Vet before, but the Vet's son is one of William's schoolmates, so they thought they'd try him out. It was nice to see the Vet take the lead on getting the DE folks to pick up the tab.

der Brucer