That was pretty much my reaction on finding out that Lis Sladen, great Who personality and great Liverpudlian, had passed away, a good deal later than most of the rest of you. I somehow managed to avoid seeing any news, certainly any Who news, last night and this morning, so it was lunchtime today when I found out. It took me about ten minutes to realise it was true, because, well, unexpected. Nicholas Courtney, while a shock, was not unexpected, given his age, but... Sixty-three? That's about the same age as my mum...
So yes, what everyone else has said - just sad, sad news. I'll be honest, Sarah Jane, through no fault of her own, has never really been one of my most loved companions from classic Who, but I've loved SJA to bits since it started, and... I'll be honest, this, happening when it has has taken a bit of the shine off my excitement for S6 starting on Saturday. Although that's completely beside the point, it's her family who we should be thinking of. I've lost a number of family members to cancer over the years, and it's not pleasant at all.
*sigh*
When is something good going to happen in 2011?
Obit from tthe Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/apr/19/elisabeth-sladen-doctor-who-star-dies
And nice tribute from Tom Baker too:
http://www.tom-baker.co.uk/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=159
That was pretty much my reaction on finding out that Lis Sladen, great Who personality and great Liverpudlian, had passed away, a good deal later than most of the rest of you. I somehow managed to avoid seeing any news, certainly any Who news, last night and this morning, so it was lunchtime today when I found out. It took me about ten minutes to realise it was true, because, well, unexpected. Nicholas Courtney, while a shock, was not unexpected, given his age, but... Sixty-three? That's about the same age as my mum...
So yes, what everyone else has said - just sad, sad news. I'll be honest, Sarah Jane, through no fault of her own, has never really been one of my most loved companions from classic Who, but I've loved SJA to bits since it started, and... I'll be honest, this, happening when it has has taken a bit of the shine off my excitement for S6 starting on Saturday. Although that's completely beside the point, it's her family who we should be thinking of. I've lost a number of family members to cancer over the years, and it's not pleasant at all.
*sigh*
When is something good going to happen in 2011?
Obit from tthe Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/apr/19/elisabeth-sladen-doctor-who-star-dies
And nice tribute from Tom Baker too:
http://www.tom-baker.co.uk/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=159
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who_like_giants ficathon, which seeks to highlight minor canon characters from the Whoniverse and also OCs interacting with canon characters. The prompt was: Bea Nelson-Stanley (Bea/her husband Edgar) (from the SJA story Eye of the Gorgon) - One or more of their adventures in their younger days. Of course, being an enormous fanw*nker, I had to throw in a couple of other minor characters from classic Who as well…and a certain NuWho-era organisation for good measure… I don’t really speak or write German; the German-language dialogue is all courtesy of Google’s translation tool and may therefore be, well, rubbish… Oh yeah, and as I was writing this, I was picturing Edgar as being played by Matt Smith, for some reason… Doctor Who, Sarah Jane Adventures and all of their associated copyrights very, very definitely do not belong to me. who_like_giants ficathon, which seeks to highlight minor canon characters from the Whoniverse and also OCs interacting with canon characters. The prompt was: Bea Nelson-Stanley (Bea/her husband Edgar) (from the SJA story Eye of the Gorgon) - One or more of their adventures in their younger days. Of course, being an enormous fanw*nker, I had to throw in a couple of other minor characters from classic Who as well…and a certain NuWho-era organisation for good measure… I don’t really speak or write German; the German-language dialogue is all courtesy of Google’s translation tool and may therefore be, well, rubbish… Oh yeah, and as I was writing this, I was picturing Edgar as being played by Matt Smith, for some reason… Doctor Who, Sarah Jane Adventures and all of their associated copyrights very, very definitely do not belong to me. Fic: The Volteze Falcon, Part Six: Kobayashi Unimportant
The jaw-dropping conclusion! The heist of the aeon ends as all great heists do, with double-crossing, backstabbing and generally unethical behaviour. The agenda of the mysterious Kobayashi Unimportant is finally revealed - please try not to laugh too hard at the big twist - this started out as an attempt at crazy crack after all, even if it did kind of...grow... Oh, and I hope Harry's old man's attitude to certain things doesn't offend too much. So, Mexican standoffs! Twist and counter-twist! Daring escapes! Stunning betrayals! All this and naked bottoms too - because I'm out of control, people!
The link:
www.whofic.com/viewstory.php
Possible SPOILERS for Torchwood: Children of Earth!
Fic: The Volteze Falcon, Part Six: Kobayashi Unimportant
The jaw-dropping conclusion! The heist of the aeon ends as all great heists do, with double-crossing, backstabbing and generally unethical behaviour. The agenda of the mysterious Kobayashi Unimportant is finally revealed - please try not to laugh too hard at the big twist - this started out as an attempt at crazy crack after all, even if it did kind of...grow... Oh, and I hope Harry's old man's attitude to certain things doesn't offend too much. So, Mexican standoffs! Twist and counter-twist! Daring escapes! Stunning betrayals! All this and naked bottoms too - because I'm out of control, people!
The link:
www.whofic.com/viewstory.php
Possible SPOILERS for Torchwood: Children of Earth!
Fic: The Volteze Falcon, Part Four: Captain Jack Harkness
So, on we go. Jack is the main character in this part, and I try to take into account all that he went through in Children of Earth, and how it might have affected his character. I understand that not everybody enjoyed that story and/or wants to consider it canon, but I did, for what it's worth, and I hope my referencing it here doesn't ruin this chapter for some people. So, be warned; possible CoE spoilers! Also, more about the mysterious Kobayashi Unimportant and who he might be and what his game is; I suspect I may give the game away totally in this part, but hopefully not. And some stuff that might not make a whole lot of sense if you haven't seen the recent SJA story "The Mad Woman in the Attic", but hopefully that won't spoil people's enjoyment.
The link:
www.whofic.com/viewstory.php
Fic: The Volteze Falcon, Part Four: Captain Jack Harkness
So, on we go. Jack is the main character in this part, and I try to take into account all that he went through in Children of Earth, and how it might have affected his character. I understand that not everybody enjoyed that story and/or wants to consider it canon, but I did, for what it's worth, and I hope my referencing it here doesn't ruin this chapter for some people. So, be warned; possible CoE spoilers! Also, more about the mysterious Kobayashi Unimportant and who he might be and what his game is; I suspect I may give the game away totally in this part, but hopefully not. And some stuff that might not make a whole lot of sense if you haven't seen the recent SJA story "The Mad Woman in the Attic", but hopefully that won't spoil people's enjoyment.
The link:
www.whofic.com/viewstory.php
Yeah, I know I'm a bit behind the times in sharing my thoughts on the second episode of "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith", but you know how it is. I started writing some crazy fic about Captain Jack and a grab-bag of other random characters pulling of a robbery, in spaaaaacccee. Kind of thing that happens to me all the time.
( Thoughts, and SPOILERS, follow: )
Yeah, I know I'm a bit behind the times in sharing my thoughts on the second episode of "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith", but you know how it is. I started writing some crazy fic about Captain Jack and a grab-bag of other random characters pulling of a robbery, in spaaaaacccee. Kind of thing that happens to me all the time.
( Thoughts, and SPOILERS, follow: ) 
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