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Liveblog Doctor Who S04E08 Silence In The Library by Steven Moffat

I am liveblogging each episode of Doctor Who as I watch it. I am publishing a raw stream of consciousness list of things I am considering and wondering about as I watch. In the interest of not spoiling anything for anyone I am putting all of it behind the jump.

This episode is the eighth episode of Season Four (or Thirty depending who you ask), called Silence In The Library. From the site: The Doctor and Donna enter a world of terror inside an abandoned library. They’re given only one warning: ‘Count the shadows’.
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Liveblog Doctor Who S04E07 The Unicorn And The Wasp by Gareth Roberts

I am liveblogging each episode of Doctor Who as I watch it. I am publishing a raw stream of consciousness list of things I am considering and wondering about as I watch. In the interest of not spoiling anything for anyone I am putting all of it behind the jump.

This episode is the seventh episode of Season Four (or Thirty depending who you ask), called The Unicorn And The Wasp. From the site: In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 10 days. Was it amnesia? A nervous breakdown? Or a Giant Alien Wasp..?
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The Rachel Maddow Show: First Episode Review!

I am a little biased, since she did guest host for my man Keith and I love that show. So I wanted her to do well because when she does his show I like her. She’s smart and funny, and I like to know what she has to say about things. I also like her because she is making her way even though she’s not Barbie which means she basically has to be twice as smart as all the boys to do half as well. Oh I was born and bred an NBC news girl but come ON, tv news is not a place where good girls go. Y’know?

So when I heard Rachel was gonna get her own show I was very pleased for her. She does a great job on Olbermann so I was looking forward to seeing how she handled things on her own. I was also looking forward to seeing what her show ended up being since she does fine wtih Keith’s format but when it’s HER name on the title, what will it look like? So tonight I got a chance to see.

I like her show! Right now it’s a fair amount of campaign coverage, so I also want to see how her show evolves when the campaign is over. But for now it’s campaign coverage and then some time with Pat Buchanan and some guy who “gives me enough pop culture knowledge so I can be allowed out in public”. I liked that part because they touched on Britney and he said “I have more if you want it…” and Rachel said “No, I’m good.”

So here’s the show:
I like Rachel. She asked some interesting questions of all her guests who actually weren’t the Keithy usuals.
I liked that she had “my fake uncle Pat” (Buchanan) on, and that she stood up to him on some things. It was fun to watch civil disagreement instead of just shouting. What a switch!
I liked the pop culture bit and it was a brief snarky thing that was a nice change of pace from politics.
I felt like they were trying to show that Rachel could do it on her own, but I also think she really shines when she gets to put the hard questions to guests, so I would like to have more back and forth.
I think this could do well for a number of reasons. I like that she’s a girl but I don’t watch JUST for that, it’s bonus. (grumble McCain playing me grumble) I will save the politics for a different post. But I wanted to say that Rachel’s show is interesting and fun and I think she gives me a different enough perspective from Keith that I can watch two shows for a nice perspective and get info from another source.

Believe you me I have so much to say on politics lately that I barely know what to do with myself. I need a good outlet for all that political opinionating and pontificating. Maybe I’ll find one, you just never know. (:

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Liveblog Doctor Who S04E06 The Doctor’s Daughter

I am liveblogging each episode of Doctor Who as I watch it. I am publishing a raw stream of consciousness list of things I am considering and wondering about as I watch. In the interest of not spoiling anything for anyone I am putting all of it behind the jump.

This episode is the sixth episode of Season Four (or Thirty depending who you ask), called The Doctor’s Daughter. From the site: On the planet Messaline, in the middle of an endless war, the Doctor meets the most important woman of his life.
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Liveblog Doctor Who S4E05 The Poison Sky

I am liveblogging each episode of Doctor Who as I watch it. I am publishing a raw stream of consciousness list of things I am considering and wondering about as I watch. In the interest of not spoiling anything for anyone I am putting all of it behind the jump.

This episode is the fifth episode of Season Four (or Thirty depending who you ask), called The Poison Sky. From the site: As the Sontarans choke the Earth, the Doctor battles to keep both Martha and Donna alive.
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Liveblog Doctor Who S4E04 The Sontaran Stratagem by Helen Raynor

I am liveblogging each episode of Doctor Who as I watch it. I am publishing a raw stream of consciousness list of things I am considering and wondering about as I watch. In the interest of not spoiling anything for anyone I am putting all of it behind the jump.

This episode is the fourth episode of Season Four (or Thirty depending who you ask), called The Sontaran Stratagem (first of a two-parter). From the site: Martha Jones summons the Doctor back to modern-day Earth, but an old enemy lies in wait.
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Liveblog Doctor Who S4E03 Planet Of The Ood By Keith Temple

I am liveblogging each episode of Doctor Who as I watch it. I am publishing a raw stream of consciousness list of things I am considering and wondering about as I watch. In the interest of not spoiling anything for anyone I am putting all of it behind the jump.

This episode is the third episode of Season Four (or Thirty depending who you ask), called Planet Of The Ood. From the site: The Doctor takes Donna to her first alien world – but the Ood-Sphere reveals some terrible truths about the Human Race.
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Liveblog Doctor Who S4E02 The Fires Of Pompeii by James Moran

I am liveblogging each episode of Doctor Who as I watch it. I am publishing a raw stream of consciousness list of things I am considering and wondering about as I watch. In the interest of not spoiling anything for anyone I am putting all of it behind the jump.

This episode is the second episode of Season Four (or Thirty depending who you ask), called The Fires Of Pompeii. From the site: Psychic powers and stone beasts run riot in old Pompeii, but can Donna dare the Doctor to change established history?

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Liveblog: Doctor Who S4E01: Partners In Crime by Russell T Davies

I am liveblogging each episode of Doctor Who as I watch it. I am publishing a raw stream of consciousness list of things I am considering and wondering about as I watch. In the interest of not spoiling anything for anyone I am putting all of it behind the jump.

This episode is the first episode of Season Four (or Thirty depending who you ask), called Partners In Crime. From the site: Donna is determined to find the Doctor again – even if it means braving the villainous Miss Foster and her hordes of sinister Adipose.

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New to the ‘verse: Bananablog? LiveBanana?

I have decided since I haven’t watched the bulk of Season 4 (of Doctor Who, that is), and since I will be watching a lot of it on my laptop, I will “liveblog” each episode as I watch them, more for my reference later than for anything else, but your own amusement is a possible side effect of this update.

Here’s how it will work (I think):
I’ll find some sort of title that is consistent, and I’ll get a description for the episode (maybe from the BBC site). All the liveblogging will be after the jump so I don’t spoil anything.

I haven’t decided yet if the Confidentials will go along with each episode (I have them and I’m watching them) or if they get a post of their own or what. I think I will add a bit about the Confidential at the ends of the actual episodes.

I am only about halfway through Torchwood too, so I’l probably re-watch the ones I’ve seen and do the whole season that way as well. I’ve certainly got time, with both BSG and Lost out of the picture until NEXT YEAR! (twitch) But I do need to get cracking on it because Heroes IS coming back this fall right?

(Plus at the moment I am in a motor home at Beverly Beach with The Scoot and his parents so it isn’t like I have I anything else to do anyway.)

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Liveblog of Lost Season 4 Finale

I’mma do this here, but I am also going to make sure to do it behind the cut in case you come here and don’t wanna be spoiled yet. So read on for my thoughts on the S4 finale!
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