When the Doctor was last seen here, he had bid a bittersweet farewell to his traveling companion, Sarah Jane Smith. The reason for the parting was that he had been called back to Gallifrey, the home planet of the Time Lords. Which is where we find him now.
Category: Sci-Fi
Shiver Me Timbers
Following up on my NH-acquired cold, last night I started feeling cold. I just couldn’t get warm then, just as I was going to bed, the uncontrollable shivering hit. It pulled a muscle in my thigh so hard that this morning I had to rub it to walk without a limp. I was hoping to see Project Hail Mary today, but that isn’t going to happen.
The New Hampshire Cold
Last Sunday, at the Funspot arcade in Laconia, New Hampshire, I was amongst many families with children. So I wasn’t surprised when, on Wednesday, I felt a sore throat coming on. Now there’s sneezing and coughing to go along with it. My usual temperature is about 97.7. It’s presently 98.8.
Less Than 12 Parsecs to Wait
Next February, the original, pre-New Hope, Star Wars will be released in theaters for the movie’s 50th anniversary.
https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-50th-anniversary-theatrical-release
It was screened last June in England.
This was how the death of the Death Star originally looked a long time ago, in theaters far, far away.
No Uncertainty About Undercity
Monte Schulz has written a follow-up to his dense and mesmerizing novel Metropolis. I’ve pre-ordered a copy of Undercity and have updated Monte’s entry in the links section.
Who’s Where When
Elisabeth Sladen was one of the very favorite Doctor Who companions. She died fifteen years ago, as I noted at the time.
Sladen’s final regular appearance as Sarah Jane Smith during the classic period of the series was in “The Hand of Fear”. The BBC has graciously made the 4-part story from 1976 — half a century ago! — available for free viewing.
Does UK TV from the time appear to have almost HD quality? That’s because it had 625 lines of resolution, compared to America’s 525 lines.