Whovian Gallimaufry

[neadods]

Other copies of Quality of Leadership are appearing in the author's hands, including Fearless Editor. (I still got mine first. Neener.) Available from the authorized Who merch resellers, Amazon.co.uk, and, of course, Big Finish.

BF, by the way, are branching out; in a couple of months their Companion Chronicles is going to a monthly release program. (This and the BAFTA for Blink - I know, I need to write a FFN report. One more day, s'il vous plait. Still not getting everything done of an evening that I hope to do.)

Amazon.co.uk has sent me my latest round of audio goodies, and although I sincerely intended to keep this for the M*W drive, I think I'm going to listen to Pest Control right now. I'm thrilled to see that it's the first of the official Donna tie-ins; considering that you could order the Doctor-Donna September books before you could even get a description of Pest Control, I was wondering if the audio would even come out at all, or if it would go MIA like the third of the Torchwood audio releases.

Amazon.com has cover art of the next three Torchwood books, but Amazon.co.uk has nothing on any of them, so they must be winter releases (as the Sept. Who books are already orderable). Why .com would have any info before .co.uk puzzles me. I'm confused. I'm also assuming that at least one is set before the end of S2, because of the big honkin' no-longer-applicable picture on the cover.

Apparently there will be no Doctor Who next week, not in America or Britian. Considering the spanking the Whofen gave the Holiday Inn router last Media*West, I think I'm relieved. (Why I love fandom: trying to call a friend to see how her Internet connection was, getting the wrong room, and having a total stranger cheerfully say "Oh, no bother, let me hit pause on the disk I'm watching and see what my computer says.")

via nnwest, this multi-companion vid to Mambo # 5 (like everyone else, I lose it on "Jessica"), which then linked to the 10/Rose That Don't Impress Me Much and the 10/Martha Kiss the Girl.

And jigglykat has delightful one-shot art but all I can say in description is "Season 4 finale spoiler." You have been warned.

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[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

So there's an episode this weekend, but not the weekend of MediaWest? Same feeling of relief on my part too.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

You gonna be there again this year?

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Yep, me and viedma. Ours will be the room with the insane amount of old Who tie-in paperbacks and merchandise and other random stuff outside it being given away for free.

[hildy.livejournal.com]

*whimpers* Oh well, it builds character. So they say.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

...did I mention it's all FREE? ;-D

[hildy.livejournal.com]

I'm whimpering, because this is the year I won't be there. *sighs* See character building. Any 8th Doctor in there?

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Alas! Well, if some of the stuff doesn't go then I know a good home to send it to. Most of the books are Seventh Doctor or earlier, but there might be a few EDAs in the pile as well.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

!!!!!!!!!!! When are you arriving, because I'm going to be there with bells on. Better yet, just give me a call, and I'll come take care of that for y'all...

(It's going to be old fandom t-shirts and older fanzines in front of mine; I'm clearing house for a friend. Sentinel mostly; I've already combed out the Who.)

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Sometime Friday afternoon or evening. If you know anyone who has VCR access and likes MST3K, we also have some tapes of that to give away and a lot of other random stuff as well.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

That would *also* be me, actually... shall I give you my cell phone number, so I can just come over when you're settled and take all that pesky stuff off your hands? :>

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Hell, yeah. :-) We've got some old MST3K specials tapes (blooper reel, etc.), some home-burned old skool Who DVDs/Big Finish eps, some random old memorabilia from a giant box of stuff a friend of Mary's gave her a while back (Doctor Who: The Board Game!), some NAs and I think some EDAs and all other manner of random movies and stuff. Send your cell number to violetaugustine at gmail dot com.

[jigglykat.livejournal.com]

"Jessica" is pretty good, but I laugh when Arthur shows up. Doctor/Arthur OTP forever! (Not in a weird beastiality way, though)

Thanks for the rec!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

You're more than welcome... but if you ever draw the variant I mentioned, DO let me know!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

They did make a cute couple!

[tiggerallyn.livejournal.com]

I have the back cover text for the three Torchwood novels at work. I'll have to take a look in the morning.

One's about Gwen and Rhys apartment hunting before the wedding. I seem to recall that one sounds Ianto-heavy.

I'm thinking they should be out in the August/September time frame.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

*facepalm* If they're due in Aug/Sep, then why aren't they orderable yet, says the person who put in her order for the Sept. Who books a month ago.

Grr. Argh. I just want them there so I can put in the order and forget about it, y'know?

[tiggerallyn.livejournal.com]

Okay, they're due November.

TORCHWOOD: ALMOST PERFECT
by James Goss
Emma is 30, single and, frankly, desperate. She woke up this morning with nothing to look forward to but another evening of unsuccessful speed-dating. But now she has a new weapon in her quest for Mr Right. And it’s made her almost perfect! Ianto Jones woke up this morning with no memory of last night. He went to work, where he caused amusement, suspicion, and a little bit of jealousy. Because Ianto Jones woke up this morning in the body of a woman! And he’s looking just about perfect! And Jack Harkness has always had his doubts about Perfection...

TORCHWOOD: PACK ANIMALS
by Peter Anghelides
Shopping for wedding gifts with your fiancé is enjoyable, unless like Gwen you witness a Weevil massacre in the shopping centre. A trip to the zoo is a great day out, until a date goes tragically wrong and Ianto is badly injured by stolen alien tech. And Halloween is a day of fun and frights, before unspeakable monsters invade the streets of Cardiff and it’s no longer a trick or a treat for the terrified population. Torchwood can control small groups of scavengers, but now someone has given large numbers of predators a season ticket to Earth!

TORCHWOOD: SKYPOINT
by Phil Ford
SkyPoint is the latest high-rise addition to the ever-developing Cardiff skyline. It’s the most high-tech, avant-garde apartment block in the city. And it’s where Rhys Williams is hoping to find a new home for himself and Gwen. When Torchwood discover that residents have been going missing from the tower block, one of the team gets her dream assignment. Soon, SkyPoint’s latest newly married tenants are moving in. And Toshiko Sato finally gets to make a home with Owen Harper. Then something comes out of the wall!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

*makes note to order in August* Tosh and Owen. Ooo, that's gonna sting.

[bentleywg.livejournal.com]

Apparently there will be no Doctor Who next week, not in America or Britian.

There isn't? Wikipedia still thinks there is.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

The comms are saying no, and I'm betting their news is fresher.

[bentleywg.livejournal.com]

For Doctor Who stuff, Wikipedia is usually very up to date. I'm surprised they're not this time.

I see it's time for time for Eurovision. That explains it.

(side note: why can't we have a US tv listing website that is as easy and fast to read and navigate as the radio times?)

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

(side note: why can't we have a US tv listing website that is as easy and fast to read and navigate as the radio times?)

IAWTC. Unfortunately, because of all the different cable channels it'd have to cover a shedload more data even than RT does, plus there're all the radio/satellite-radio/digital radio channels to consider (and I dearly wish NPR were better at saying what's on when...)

[kradical.livejournal.com]

Amazon.co.uk is run by unusually dim monkeys following a six-week meth bender. And that's on good days. Even when they do put up covers, it's usually wrong. So them not having something Amazon.com does have isn't even worth mentioning, as it's so very very typical.

And neener back atcha. *laughs*

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Amazon.co.uk is run by unusually dim monkeys following a six-week meth bender

They've done fairly well by me, except I take issues with their web coder. Did you know that if you have a problem with an order, the website will only let you choose orders *placed* within the last three months? Not too handy for someone who's already put in the order for the Sept. Who books.

[hildy.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, and you joked about renting it out to pay for your car repairs... fun times! I'm sure the hotel wireless is breathing a sigh of relief on the scheduling front. "It's those people again..."

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

N..no..... NO DW for two WHOLE weeks? Oh gawds.. I can feel the withdrawals setting in already.