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From one doctor to another

Matt Smith, perhaps the best Doctor Who yet, returns.

Forty seconds into the video I was taken by surprise, seeing Lily Cole, who was such a standout with another doctor, in Terry Gilliam’s dazzling, but frustrating and overly long, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. I’m sure those who keep closer watch on Who have known for ages that Cole would be appearing this season, but it’s news to me. Who boy, with Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, that puts two tall redheads on the show at the same time.

The career of Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan was kicked into high gear by a single impressive appearance on Doctor Who. Carey had the featured role in one of the finest and most enjoyable TV shows I have ever seen, playing Sally Sparrow in the unforgettable episode called Blink.

In need of a blog post, Who to turn to?

I have several posts in draft form, but they haven’t come together yet. Besides being busy with real-life stuff, I’ve had my mind on things other than this site; although I did update WordPress to the current version, and for the first time I was able to take advantage of the automated update script, so it took all of five seconds, with no ill effects, as far as I’ve noticed. Amazing.

The Doctor Who spin-off, Torchwood, is available on Netflix HD streaming. I’ve watched half a dozen installments from the first season, and it looks and sounds great, but so far I’ve been slow to warm up to the series. I’m doing better getting used to Matt Smith as the new Doctor, and Karen Gillan as the new companion, Amy Pond, is definitely a major asset to the series. So, stuck as I am for a blog post, I’ll embed these webisode videos that Bismo pointed out to me.

Season 5 of Doctor Who isn’t available for free on Netflix yet, but Amazon has it. Paying $12.87 to buy — not just rent! — all thirteen episodes is a bargain, but with a $10 credit from a previous purchase, I procured it in HD for only $2.87. A measly 22-cents per episode! And as Bismo has seen, played with the Roku HD-XR on my Panasonic 720p projector, the picture quality is stunning. Who needs Blu-ray? Who doesn’t.