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Till We Meet Again, Sarah (School Reunion)
Previously on TARDIS EruditorumNo, no, darlings. I'm the tin dog.It’s October 23rd, 1976. Pussycat are at number one with “Mississippi,” with Rod Stewart, Chicago, ABBA, and Rick Dees and his Cast of...
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But GallifreyBase finished off its Troughton stories and it's a day off. Last War in Albion is back Thursday. For those just tuning in, TARDIS Eruditorum is not a review blog and what it says about a...
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One Day, I Shall Come Back (The Girl in the Fireplace)
In this image, Clara is cleverly disguised as a candle.It’s May 6th, 2006. Gnarls Barkley remains at number one, with Dirty Pretty Things, Snow Patrol, and Rihanna also charting. And that Mary J...
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Mary Sticks to the Alleyways, Where the Light and Noise of the City is...
“Mary sticks to the alleyways, where the light and noise of the city is screened out a little”-Warren Ellis, Transmetropolitan #8, 1998Figure 12: "The Checkmate Man" features more maritalstrife than...
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Corners of the Universe (Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel)
The sofa is, in fact, of reasonable comfort.It’s May 13th, 2006. Yep. Gnarls Barkley. Whole story. Beatfreakz, with a cover of “Somebody’s Watching Me,” Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shayne Ward, Pet Shop...
View ArticleSaturday Waffling (June 29th, 2013)
Hello all.Jill and I just got back from Man of Steel, which we both enjoyed, making us seemingly the only people to have done so. That said, there was dinner, and there may have been some wine with...
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You Were Expecting Someone Else 24 (I Am A Dalek)
The Quickreads initiative was one of those feelgood things New Labour was great at. Taking off from Wold Book Day, an earlier New Labour creation in which kids were given coupons to take a pound off...
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Man of Steel: A Redemptive Reading
I’ll put my premise in the first sentence: Man of Steel is a scathing deconstruction of Superman and particularly of Grant Morrison. The second sentence will warn about spoilers for Man of Steel and,...
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When You've Seen The Ages That I've Seen (The Idiot's Lantern)
In the original version the Wire was to steadily move upMaslow's Hierarchy until, in the climax, it shouted "lackingin opportunities to express my creativity" instead of just"hungry."It’s May 27th,...
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This Dread World and the Rolling of Wheels (The Last War in Albion Part 3)
“This dread world and the rolling of wheels” -William Blake, The Book of Urizen, 1794Figure 17: The working class neighborhood of NorthamptonAlan Moore grew up in was called The BoroughsBurroughs...
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In A World of Antimatter (The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit)
Chap with the horns there, five... no, I didn't think so.It’s June 3rd, 2006. Gnarls Barkley is at number one, but is finally unseated a week later by Sandi Thom’s “I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With...
View ArticleSaturday Waffling (July 6th, 2013)
First off, I've fixed the poor quality image in Thursday's installation of The Last War in Albion. This is in no way an excuse to link that entry because a lot of people missed it due to the whole US...
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Pop Between Realities, Home in Time for Tea 65 (Fandom Redux)
This will be review for some people, but the blog’s picked up a fair number of new readers since hitting the new series, and some recap is thus in order. But let’s talk about orthodox Doctor Who...
View ArticleThis Continues To Not Be A Review Blog
But equally, this continues to be a really effective way of handling a need for Tuesday content. God, what am I going to do after next week when I'm out of Last War in Albion to run? (Write more Last...
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Their Little Groups (Love and Monsters)
I've got your animated version of Shada right here, baby.It’s June 17th, 2006. Nelly Furtado is at number one with “Maneater,” with Pink, Infernal, Baddiel, Skinner, and the Lightning Seeds, and Tony...
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This Zen-Crazed Aerial Madman Just Won’t Take No For An Answer (The Last War...
“This Zen-crazed aerial madman just won’t take no for an answer”-Grant Morrison, The Invisibles #18, 1996[previously] The Cornelius books are characterized by large quantities of philosophical dialogue...
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She Carried the Evil Inside Her (Fear Her)
Suck it, RedgraveIt’s June 24th, 2006. Nelly Furtado is at number one with “Maneater.” Shakira and Wyclef Jean, Bon Jovi, and Pink are also in the charts. In news, ummm… the United States celebrates Go...
View ArticleSaturday Waffling (July 13th, 2013)
"Hello faithful readers," says the man who has listened to maybe a few too many Russell T Davies commentary tracks recently.I've been writing the last handful of bonus essays for the Tom Baker book,...
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There Never Was a Golden Age (Army of Ghosts/Doomsday)
Whatever you think of this facial expression, just remember -it's a photo of David Tennant watching the 50th AnniversarySpecial in 3-D.It’s July 1st, 2006. Nelly Furtado is still consuming men at the...
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