Gameplay doesn’t look overly complicated and the visuals are okay - more Doctor Who is always welcome, though!
I haven’t sat down and taken a picture of all my Doctor Who merchandise.
This isn’t everything at all, but mostly stuff I got for my Birthday/Christmas:
Doctor Who Mug, 11’s Sonic Screwdriver, both the TARDIS and Dalek polos, and the Victory! Dalek poster are from Meg. The TARDIS cookie jar is from Teri and Brittany (Meg’s family), and the Doctor Who Encyclopedia is a gift to myself.
Scored a hell of a deal on Doctor Who The Complete Series 6 on Blu-ray this past weekend. Regularly $85-$100, picked up used at The Beat Goes on for $44.99. I had a $12.99 coupon too so after tax I picked it up for $36.
GERONIMO!
This week I finished watching the first season of the BBC series “Being Human” - about a werewolf, ghost and vampire that live together. It’s got a really good cast and manages to keep vampires and werewolves interesting. So many shows have angsty supernatural creatures that it’s nice to see someone’s throat ripped out once in a while - you know?
I’m looking forward to continuing this show - it’s highly entertaining.
I watched an outstanding documentary last week called “Playing God”, which was a BBC broadcast hosted by Adam Rutherford. The main purpose of the documentary was to discuss the concept of synthetic biology. I won’t discuss it to a great extent but it is essentially “playing God” by manipulating genes and creating new biological creations in labs (or even on the street).
The process isn’t overly complicated either - these “building block” type cells are used to manipulate the genome of other cell structures and create new life capable of doing things they shouldn’t. The documentary opens up with immediately addressing this fact by bringing up “spider-goats” which have been genetically engineered to produce strong webbing within their milk - absolutely bizarre.
The documentary was absolutely fascinating and was really eye opening. It’s incredible to see the type of things scientists are working on and what the future has to offer.
You can find the entire film available on YouTube here.
The Doctor’s two dimensional adventures on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Vita aren’t quite as lost in time as the doctor himself, as Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock has been given a “March 2012” launch window. Perhaps you were worried that Supermassive Games (note:not Bastion dev Supergiant Games) wouldn’t include series staples like Silurians, Daleks, and whatever “The Silence” is? Well … uh … quit worrying about that, because they’re alltotally in there.
Also in there? Classic 2D gameplay! And, well, did we mention that those characters from the long-running TV series are in the game? Because they are, in case you didn’t realize that.
(via Joystiq)
Sure, the Doctor Who “Brilliant Book 2012” is intended for younger audiences - but I don’t care. As a re-cap and all around inside-look into series 6 of Doctor Who, I’m happy to plunk this right next to my “Brilliant Book 2011”.
The book has great interviews, behind the scenes info, deleted scenes as well as comics from this past season. It also has these incredible one sheets from each episode that look outstanding. I can’t find a single HD example of them online, which is driving my crazy because I want them for my phone background.
If you’re a Doctor Who fan, it’s worth picking this up. It’s just over 150 pages, but it’s fun and informative. It’s great to see so much passion behind this past season.
Buy on Amazon.ca:
The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 HC
More Doctor Who Books on Amazon!
I went into the British show Misfits completely blind. It has come recommended by a lot of people, and I knew it was something I needed to watch but didn’t realize how awesome it was actually going to be.
The show is centered around five convicted teenagers who have been sentenced to perform community service together, until a mysterious storm hits, giving each of the teens super powers. It’s very similar to the television show Heroes without all the melodrama and complex ideas that ended up tearing viewers away. The acting in the show isn’t outstanding by any means, but the stories and characters really give the show an ensemble feel, each character just as important to the story as the last.
Unfortunately after the second season, one of the main characters decided to leave the show. The third season is only four episodes in right now and I’m unsure what has happened to the chemistry and magic that the first two season had to offer. I’m unsure if I’m going to continue on with the show, it seems that the writing and overall tone of the series has changed drastically in the break between the two seasons, and I think I might abandon it.
If you enjoyed the first season of Heroes, or enjoy any “supernatural” television shows, I highly recommend checking this out. It’s a lot of fun (for the first two seasons at least).
