Happy New Year Whovians!

Originally shared by Doctor Who Today

Happy New Year Whovians! 

#DoctorWho #HappyNewYear

Well I hope to see it a second time in 3D.

Well I hope to see it a second time in 3D. Saw the first 13 times in 1977-78, and 14th after it was re-released in a "tinkered" version. It's a bit of fluff, but I need that sometmes.

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/fandango-study-says-42-of-star-wars-viewers-see-it-more-than-once-in-theaters-2015-12

😀😀

Originally shared by David Lee Tibble

😀😀

Recently discovered footage, apparently.

Recently discovered footage, apparently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-_PC6TlIhs&feature=share

Escher managed to "bend" perspective in some of his images.

Escher managed to "bend" perspective in some of his images.

http://euler.slu.edu/escher/index.php/Depth_and_Perspective

This starts in 30 minutes.

This starts in 30 minutes.

http://doublej.net.au/news/lists/music-for-your-new-years-eve

Actually, mine is more like a brook, which if you know my surname makes perfect sense.

Actually, mine is more like a brook, which if you know my surname makes perfect sense.

http://zenpencils.com/comic/spirit/

Go Dinosaur go!

Go Dinosaur go!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjJNPSdvjp0

Hurray!

Hurray!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhhlYdySqQ&feature=share

I've been to this, and used it as the "Praxis University" set.

I've been to this, and used it as the "Praxis University" set.

http://blog.case.edu/lev.gonick/2007/03/19/cleveland_in_second_life_and_the_launch_of_cleveland_20_the_view_from_the_cleveland_plaindealer

I taped this off ABC on Sunday.

I taped this off ABC on Sunday. Not bad for an Oz adaptation. Based on Dorothy of Oz by L. Frank Baum's great-grandson Roger Stanton Baum. Of course it ignore L. Frank's own sequel to the original story, but that's nothing new  with pastiche in either books or films.
#oz  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szwGX6Cix3k

Geekscape of the Day: Operation Secret Santa

Originally shared by Charlie Hoover

Geekscape of the Day: Operation Secret Santa
Artist: Lynton Levengood   Source: http://bit.ly/1mBs2S3 .

He knows if you've been bad or good...=)

Want More? Download Hundreds of Geekscapes!
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#fantasy #christmas #holiday #santa #robot #elves
#gsotd #gsotd2015

Vegemite!

Vegemite!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJhDV0MMPAs

As seen on "The Mix Remixed".

As seen on "The Mix Remixed".

https://vimeo.com/7939104

You'll probably only be able to watch this in Australia, but apart from being an interesting mix in general, I liked...

You'll probably only be able to watch this in Australia, but apart from being an interesting mix in general, I liked the discussion at the end about augmented reality. 

http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/mix/NU1596H046S00

Watched this (mostly) last night. This is the first version of the song. After they're all dead, it changes.

Watched this (mostly) last night. This is the first version of the song. After they're all dead, it changes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47E2tfK5QAg

One last one for the day.

One last one for the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsF53JpBMlk

Liked the Xmas Special. Closure.

Liked the Xmas Special. Closure.
#doctorwho #drwho  

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ef/09/2a/ef092aaaddc0fdff799f17c0b174c7f8.jpg

Am watching the film version of THE WIZ on NITV.

Am watching the film version of THE WIZ on NITV. I thought they did a very decent job of transposing the story to a New York setting, especially  Green-Red-Gold fashion scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHUupWTillo

I usually watch this Xmas day but fell asleep before it was on.

I usually watch this Xmas day but fell asleep before it was on.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-26/queen-elizabeth-christmas-message/7054312

Started watching season 2 of PENNY DREADFUL. Loving it!

Started watching season 2 of PENNY DREADFUL. Loving it!

http://static0.tvbuzer.com/images/episodes/88/88657e603f39da4ead010f8a56749152-2060177-512-341.jpg

As just heard on Double J - brings back memories.

As just heard on Double J - brings back memories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aeETEoNfOg

Seems legit, though many of the links take you to Youtube.

Seems legit, though many of the links take you to Youtube.

http://www.openculture.com/freemoviesonline

That was good of them.

That was good of them.

Originally shared by Open Culture

Paramount Now Streaming 175 Free Movies Online, Including Westerns, Thrillers & Crime Pictures

http://www.openculture.com/2015/12/paramount-now-streaming-175-free-movies-online.html

David Lynch's first film!

David Lynch's first film!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-C4HkSqrmE

"Voxelands is a sandbox construction game inspired by earlier "voxel world" style games such as Minetest, Minecraft,...

"Voxelands is a sandbox construction game inspired by earlier "voxel world" style games such as Minetest, Minecraft, and Infiniminer. Gameplay puts players in a fully destructible 3D game world where they can place and dig numerous types of blocks, items and creatures using a variety of tools. Inside the game world players can build structures, artworks and anything else their creativity can think of on multiplayer servers and singleplayer worlds across multiple game modes."

This one's free.
#opensource  

http://www.voxelands.com/about.html

"Inspired" by Minecraft.

"Inspired" by Minecraft.
 You have to pay to get the non-light version.

http://alternativeto.net/software/block-story/?license=opensource&platform=windows

FROM SEASON 4:

FROM SEASON 4:
River: You know when you see a photograph of someone you know, but it’s from years before you knew them. It’s like they’re not quite finished—they’re not done yet. Well… yes, The Doctor’s here. He came when I called just like he always does. But not “my” Doctor. Now my Doctor, I’ve seen whole armies turn and run away. And he’d just swagger off, back to his TARDIS. And open the doors with a snap of his fingers. The Doctor. In the TARDIS. Next stop: Everywhere.

The Doctor: Spoilers. Nobody can open the TARDIS by snapping their fingers. It doesn’t work like that.

River: It does for the Doctor.

The Doctor: I am the Doctor.

River: Yeah. Someday.

I'm hoping that THIS is when River meets THAT Doctor.
#doctorwho #drwho  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWwi_q2k9Ag

Ah, I just love this composer's music. Very 70s/80s.

Ah, I just love this composer's music. Very 70s/80s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b344JgQX5Q8

Artist: Ella & Pitr

Originally shared by Jean-Valentin Grigoras

Artist: Ella & Pitr
Ella & Pitr are from the the French town of Saint-Étienne. When this duo met...

http://www.juxtapoz.com/news/magazine/ella-and-pitr-the-paper-painters/
#streetart

This actually makes sense.

This actually makes sense.

http://www.gamesradar.com/george-lucas-nearly-wrote-perfect-prequel-trilogy-he-just-didnt-seem-notice/

I dropped out of High school, but I don't think I ever stopped learning.

I dropped out of High school, but I don't think I ever stopped learning.

http://zenpencils.com/comic/asimov/

She looks like she ought bump into Shezow every so often and have Lara Croft on speed dial.

She looks like she ought bump into Shezow every so often and have Lara Croft on speed dial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM-zd1EcPvE&feature=share

This Erin gets around, eh?

This Erin gets around, eh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lquXGJ6Uimg&feature=share

There are cute boy bands EVERYWHERE! I wonder which one's the "tough boy" and which one's the "sensitive one"?

There are cute boy bands EVERYWHERE! I wonder which one's the "tough boy" and which one's the "sensitive one"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1nkmcTZEcs&feature=share

Ain't this a bouncy number?! Just on SBS PopAsia right now.

Ain't this a bouncy number?! Just on SBS PopAsia right now.
See http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2013/08/27/sbs-popasia-radio-tv-schedule

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsVGf1T2Hfs

My spirits soar when I'm making comics, whether they're drawn or "shot". :D

My spirits soar when I'm making comics, whether they're drawn or "shot".  :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft3wpu9U0YQ&index=4&list=PLZQotpncMsxNiMZOFl6jhSkFJKJOUCKNL

Not all music videos are equal.

Not all music videos are equal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1vpFmRtb3c

As seen on RAGE right now. An oldie, but it's got that vibe, eh?!

As seen on RAGE right now. An oldie, but it's got that vibe, eh?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJLoYd8xak&feature=share

"Chewbacca Was Based On George Lucas's Dog"

"Chewbacca Was Based On George Lucas's Dog"

No doubt the dog was called "Indiana".

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3042202/weird-facts-behind-6-famous-star-wars-costumes

This is the song with the end credits of Spirited Away, which was on SBS last night.

This is the song  with the end credits of Spirited Away, which was on SBS last night. I love this film, but I was sucker for Rupert Bear as well (which in many respects it reminds me of)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT0fIfiw7Sg&feature=share

It was a great show.

It was a great show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXSphsw9hbs

Another William Hartnell (the original Doctor Who) sighting this morning, in this film, a 1955 Brit sit-com flick.

Another William Hartnell (the original Doctor Who) sighting this morning, in this film, a 1955 Brit sit-com flick. Hartnell plays Detective Sgt Parsons who's trying to catch one of the main characters, on the run for a dodgy investment scam. Also features Peter Finch and he looks so young (whereas Hartnell always looks the same age).
#doctorwho  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kMuEv5yHkA&feature=share

hmmmm

hmmmm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9pMB6u9dbs

The Various Types of Science Fiction | arts, ink.

http://arts.umich.edu/ink/2010/02/28/the-various-types-of-science-fiction/

Bleaugh - had trouble waking up this morning, and have a massive sinus headache. Time to do not much today.

Ah, classic .

Ah, classic .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldyx3KHOFXw&feature=share

and that's how they do it on broadway

and that's how they do it on broadway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR4lLJu_-wE&feature=share

as good as some of the stuff I've heard.

as good as some of the stuff I've heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCMw3AhWBkA&feature=share

ha ha ha ha

ha ha ha ha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkiI2vM2lfA&feature=share

OK, I've seen THE FORCE AWAKENS, and I will say three (non-spoiler) things:

OK, I've seen THE FORCE AWAKENS, and I will say three (non-spoiler) things:

Abrams has done a decent job of showing a believable universe which is a successor to that in the original trilogy, with very few lens flares; It ticked all my boxes about what a Star Wars film "should be"; and
"Leave your weapon near the door".

That's all (for now).

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ngElkyQ6Rhs/hqdefault.jpg

ha ha ha ha. To a degree, yes.

ha ha ha ha. To a degree, yes.

http://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/return-oz-creepy-disney-movie-blatantly-mind-control/

This is a rather odd adaptation of the Oz stories, but the second season featured the Nome King in a big way.

This is a rather odd adaptation of the Oz stories, but the second season featured the Nome King in a big way. I remember watching this  later in the decade.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuk-hHPTV2U&list=PLyzANfqbnc4I6vlH8aenw0PtcGoY0FTeK

Return to Oz was a film I saw when it was first released in the mid 80s.

Return to Oz was a film I saw when it was first released in the mid 80s. It's based on the 2nd and 3rd Oz books (yes, there was more than one) The Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz. It also echoes the MGM film in that people that appear in Kansas reappear in Oz as other characters in Oz. But there are no songs in this film, which is unusual for a Disney film (though not so much for a live action one).

Lots of details get changed. Mombi the Witch gets merged with Langwidere (who has a collection of heads she likes to wear) and the Nome King is much more an elemental force in this film. But some sections - like trying to pick the right ornament in a room of ornaments - is taken straight from the books. The SFX looks a bit dated nowadays, being mostly stop animation, claymation, and variations of back and front screen projection. I don't think the film was successful, as there was never a sequel. This was Fairuza Balk's first film and she played Dorothy. She's appeared in 29 films since then, with mixed results. Also, Ozma's back story was dropped (she started out as a boy called "Tip") and the Kansas shown in the film looks rather odd, perhaps because it was short in Britain?

But there is one thing in this film that makes me love it - Tik Tok - which is just like the books.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CklyKCKFtwE

Byrne was so thin back then.

Byrne was so thin back then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ORUW0Pc-pw&feature=share

Love these.

Love these.

http://zenpencils.com/comic/violence/

Finished the second draft of the Return to Second Life shooting script.

Finished the second draft of the Return to Second Life shooting script. I can now work out how to optimally use the locations and sets to shoot the 88 1/2 pages of it. :D
#secondswebcomic

It's Trek.

It's Trek.
But not as we know it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRVD32rnzOw

A handy chart of every kind of horror sub-genre.

Originally shared by Jack McDonald Burnett

A handy chart of every kind of horror sub-genre.

Had a read, and it's another fan piece about reviving the show.

Had a read, and it's another fan piece about reviving the show. Much as I would have liked to have seen more of this show, almost everybody in it or important to it, has moved on. Why would Josh Whedon come back to this while he has a hit show with "Agents of Shield"? How would you explain the fact that all the actors in it are at least 10 years later?

No, that boat has sailed. More likely would be a reboot with an all new cast. But would it have the chemistry of the original? Almost as unlikely.

http://www.wired.com/2015/10/firefly-netflix/

Kill Six Billion Demons » Wielder of Names 2-28

http://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/wielder-of-names-2-28/

No clown outfits for this song.

No clown outfits for this song.


[Chorus:]
Don't look to the left, don't look to the right
Just follow that strait old line
Don't look to the left, don't look to the right
Just follow that strait old line

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-m7HcNuFyA

put me in a zone

put me in a zone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfwBGO9TmMA&feature=share

Been ages since I listed to some Abney Park.

Been ages since I listed to some Abney Park.
#steampunk #musicvideo  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEu3bzlFdiM&feature=share

They remade the film as a Musical!

They remade the film as a Musical!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsHhgNn1Qxk&list=PLjBNoy553qTAP8s-3fC85udZNWmBmY140&index=10

Along with "The Smallest Show on Earth" (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smallest_Show_on_Earth), a fave 50s...

Along with "The Smallest Show on Earth" (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smallest_Show_on_Earth), a fave 50s British comedy of mine.  I love the subplot of registering an amusement pier as a ship.

http://www.videodetective.com/movies/all-at-sea/912664

Not much snow over here at the moment, except maybe in Tasmania.

Not much snow over here at the moment, except maybe in Tasmania.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4baio42dmY&feature=share

I'm watching BICENTENNIAL MAN, on TV just now.

I'm watching BICENTENNIAL  MAN, on TV just now. It's one of the films that I'll stop and watch, even though I have it on TV. I like the story, which is really about just makes someone "human".  I also think it's one of Robin Williams's better roles. I also like that even though it's a very loose adaptation of an Asimov short story, it follows the spirit of that story very well (far more so than I, Robot).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5YMEwX2-88

Very into songs about alienation, weren't they?

Very into songs about alienation, weren't they?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjV3zzzGnyY&feature=share&list=PL8e90fShtIt9wW18meUg7dujGY5SD_IeY&index=11

From her album "Songs of Mass Destruction".

From her album "Songs of Mass Destruction".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Akh2FnB-4

I'd get them ALL!!!!

I'd get them ALL!!!!

http://io9.com/5711525/your-favorite-science-fiction-yarns-reinvented-as-kids-books/

This explains some of my earlier employment. Love the album this is taken from.

This explains some of my earlier employment. Love the album this is taken from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG_YZsc2b9M

So long ago.

So long ago. I still think that she has one of those voices you can't not listen to. At least back then. For all I know she has to talk with one of those gadgets that replace the larynx nowadays! :P
#nostalgia  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vUsQMgEveo&feature=share

And of course this classic.

And of course this classic.


"RZ: Hey! What-what's this we've been hearing about you, man?
You-you got some kind of a cause or something?

SN: Well, yeah, I guess!
But it's not just some cause,
It's the fate of the whole human race at stake!
I know something nobody else seems to know.
I don't understand it, but I know.

RZ: Hey, well, well what is it? What is it, man?

SN: It's them, the Picture Makers.
They've fooled us into thinking
They're friendly and people-minded,
But it's not true, it's just an image.

RZ: Oh yeah?

SN: Yeah!..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzxcpug4p3c

Another fave Snakefinger song. Pretty good video, eh?

Another fave Snakefinger song. Pretty good video, eh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Risvl-zJg

He's been dead for years, but The Resident's associate had lots of Style.

He's been dead for years, but The Resident's associate had lots of Style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tww_zIJ5j8U

Missing the Andromeda, and there's an awful lot of Halo and Mass Effect stuff in this.

Missing the Andromeda, and there's an awful lot of Halo and Mass Effect stuff in this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Loc7qX7FI

Oddly enough the title image isn't featured.

Oddly enough the title image isn't featured.

http://gizmodo.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-analog-control-panels-in-scifi-mo-1709949467?trending_test_three_a&utm_expid=66866090-68.NesmD4FSTbKroxp5qEjtVQ.1&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fplus.url.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dj%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fgizmodo.com%252Fthe-ultimate-guide-to-analog-control-panels-in-scifi-mo-1709949467%26uct%3D1423447158%26usg%3D_iWiFNBiNWxRJvjvXZqxIrvdpyA

what's with that tongue, eh?

what's with that tongue, eh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3NQzrkAhD4&feature=share

Spoilsport!!!

Spoilsport!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFOuxAx-dkc&feature=share

For me Professor Julius Sumner Miller was an icon of 60s TV.

For me Professor Julius Sumner Miller was an icon of 60s TV. I used to watch WHY IS IT SO? and WHY IT IS SO. This seems to be a different packaging of the same stuff. I love that he looked the part of the "eccentric scientist".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV8oK_x1_aI&feature=share

I'll just leave this here...

Originally shared by Sasch Mayer

I'll just leave this here...

#starwarstuesday

It's a valid question if you ask me...

Originally shared by Sasch Mayer

It's a valid question if you ask me...

#starwarstuesday

The #DoctorWho finale had such a great ending, I forgive everything: http://trib.al/TYa8IoN

Originally shared by io9

The #DoctorWho finale had such a great ending, I forgive everything: http://trib.al/TYa8IoN

http://trib.al/TYa8IoN

Well, this season's finale was MUCH BETTER than expected.

Well, this season's finale was MUCH BETTER than expected. I think though that the ABC have lost something in their handling of the show.  There was a scene towards the end where the Doctor stares vague towards the lower left of the screen, deep in thought. Then, up pops a box in that corner saying "NEXT: INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLY".

Really, does no one check these things?

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTKv0OxfTJLrOJte1s8qhckZ6ubHV16Vzk-AIaT54g9oywZrEpnZw

Aha!

Aha!

Originally shared by Doctor Who Today

So many to choose from!

#DoctorWho

Steampunk scooter.

Originally shared by Wim Mulder

Steampunk scooter.
Greetz.
Wim.

Very powerful.

Very powerful.
#australia #comic #refugees #detention  

https://medium.com/shipping-news/villawood-9698183e114c#.gvxd1ew3d

One of their hits.

One of their  hits.
#gangajang #musicvideo  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_8spkujshQ&list=RDwsNXQb0TGlI&feature=share

A forgotten classic.

A forgotten classic.
#gangajang #musicvideo  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsNXQb0TGlI&list=RDwsNXQb0TGlI

Fun fact to screw with people: Yoda is a Timelord...

Originally shared by Shminvader Shmim (Gallifrey)

Fun fact to screw with people:   Yoda is a Timelord... 


I'll just let you guys play with that for a while...

Title

Originally shared by David Lee Tibble