The View Up Here

Last week I started watching Babylon 5 via Netflix, because I'd never seen the series and I hear tell they're gonna do a reboot a la Star Trek. So finally I decided to see what all the fuss was about. I'm through the first three disks (still first season), and so far I am enjoying it, despite the cheesy 90s aesthetic and computer animation from back in the day. I'm looking forward to the Bruce Boxleitner episodes. Oh, and I haven't actually read that Wikipedia link because I'm avoiding spoilers, which can be difficult fifteen years after the fact. I can see why it was lauded as better than Star Trek: Deep Space 9 at the time. I did watch DS9, actually, and dug the the intrigue and inter-species complications and politics. Recently a friend of mine said he watched DS9 beginning to end and found it holds up over time. Funny how these shows from the 90s hold up over time. What sci fi TV will people remember and order on Netflix in another five years? Fire...

Just wanted to update on my submission to Big Finish Productions - I didn't win. Oh well. They were apparently swamped with submissions, and some lucky Brit named Rick Briggs wrote a kick-ass script (or so we're told). I'm glad I threw my hat in the ring, though. As Jason Hawes likes to say, "On to the next."

Just submitted my Fifth Doctor radio drama outline and sample script pages to Big Finish 's call for pitches. Thanks again to Andrew, who tipped me off to this wonderful opportunity to submit a Fifth Doctor and Nyssa story pitch. Even if my submission goes nowhere, I'm happy to have had the chance to formalize my story idea (Golggothar and the Hunter).

Writing a spec for Big Finish Production's unusual and totally fantastic general invite to pitch an original 5th Doctor audio drama. Peter Davison's Doctor remains my favorite, with David Tennant's 10th a very close second. I think Tennant feels the same way:

David Tennant's Doctor didn't want to go, and we didn't want him to go, but as with all things in this Universe, change is inevitable. It's hard not to compare, but I hope that DW fans won't be too harsh on Doctor #11 (as the BBC News clip below already suggests). I, for one, am willing to give him his fair shake at making the role his own. My initial impressions: a little reminiscent of Peter Davison's Doctor (#5) with a smattering of Patrick Troughton (#2). We'll have to wait unil the spring to see him and his new companion, Amy Pond, in action.