Who, the good crack: Oh, it so is. *g* And I don't think it's sad at all...but maybe it's because I'm so sad myself! *snerk* Naw, to me, it's just imagination in it's purest form...which really is the best crack in the world. Which is also why, like you said in the other post, I have such a high suspension of disbelief where Who is concerned. It's the show that shows me the wonders of the universe, and I'm ready to believe them. I appreciate the handwaves it usually gives in the direction of a scientific explanation, because I like it's basic philosophy that there IS a rational underpinning to the universe even if it's beyond our understanding...but I don't need that science to make sense.
(Actually, that reminds me of a really rather neat conversation I just read in a Spider-Man comic. Spider-Man is discussing science and magic with Iron Man, and both heroes are themselves scientists. Yet Iron Man suggests maybe magic should have the benefit of the doubt. 'Science' once thought that the universe revolved around the Earth, until people like Galileo came along. Newton redefined the world of physics...and then Newtonian laws were discovered to fail on a subatomic level, and Quantum Mechanics was born, and a lot of that seemed like magic. Perhaps magic and science aren't so different, he suggests, just systems trying to describe the workings of the universe...all of which goes to show you, who knows, maybe there are calcium-based monsters in the universe who explode in the face of a little vinegar! *Snerk*)
I Capture the Castle, the movie: Yeah, it's pretty good. The ending felt a little jarring...mom and I watched it, and afterwards had quite a discussion about whether or not the fairy tale and more realistic aspects of the story jarred too much...though there's actually an alternate ending on the DVD we thought better. It'll be interesting to see which version is closer to the book. But still, overall it's pretty cool, and has an awesome cast. At least if you're as much of an anglophile as we are. *snerk* Bill Nighy, Tara Fitzgerald (if you don't know who that is, then you need to go hunt down the movie "Brassed Off" right now. *g*)...Romola Garai (think that's how you spell her name), Rose Byrne who was in Troy...plus it was funny for me, because one of the Americans is a guy who was in Buffy for a while.
Charley/India: Hehehehehe. Have you read any interviews with her yet? She so rocks. She's into Star Wars and Lord of the Rings...she's just a gorgeous geek!
Doctor's Past Theory: Yeah, I've got a whole sort of classical tragedy in my head, and it's become sort of anchored by the Coldplay songs "The Scientist" and "Clocks". I see the Doctor as having been a somewhat distant husband, always distracted by his scientific studies...and then something terrible happened, his wife and quite possibly his son or daughter were killed. I see this as when and why he took Susan with him and stole his TARDIS, breaking one of the ultimate Time Lord rules, and one of the few we've never seen him break in the show--going back into his and Gallifrey's own past. Yet he was unable to save his family, and instead ended up on the run from the Time Lords...and we know how that goes, of course. There's a First Doctor episode where one of his companions is trying to change something in history, and the Doctor makes this really impassioned speech, kind of a classic among Whovians. "You cannot rewrite history, not one line! Believe me, I know...I KNOW!" And the way he says it, you really can't help but think he's been there, and it was deeply personal. I also see it as part of the essential tragedy of the Doctor (and Susan), part of his being an exile...home isn't just a place he can't go back to, it's a *time* he'll always yearn to get back, knowing he never can.
Okay, that's enough long-windedness outta me for one post! And I got your story, thanks! :?)
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Date: 2006-04-16 02:31 pm (UTC)(Actually, that reminds me of a really rather neat conversation I just read in a Spider-Man comic. Spider-Man is discussing science and magic with Iron Man, and both heroes are themselves scientists. Yet Iron Man suggests maybe magic should have the benefit of the doubt. 'Science' once thought that the universe revolved around the Earth, until people like Galileo came along. Newton redefined the world of physics...and then Newtonian laws were discovered to fail on a subatomic level, and Quantum Mechanics was born, and a lot of that seemed like magic. Perhaps magic and science aren't so different, he suggests, just systems trying to describe the workings of the universe...all of which goes to show you, who knows, maybe there are calcium-based monsters in the universe who explode in the face of a little vinegar! *Snerk*)
I Capture the Castle, the movie: Yeah, it's pretty good. The ending felt a little jarring...mom and I watched it, and afterwards had quite a discussion about whether or not the fairy tale and more realistic aspects of the story jarred too much...though there's actually an alternate ending on the DVD we thought better. It'll be interesting to see which version is closer to the book. But still, overall it's pretty cool, and has an awesome cast. At least if you're as much of an anglophile as we are. *snerk* Bill Nighy, Tara Fitzgerald (if you don't know who that is, then you need to go hunt down the movie "Brassed Off" right now. *g*)...Romola Garai (think that's how you spell her name), Rose Byrne who was in Troy...plus it was funny for me, because one of the Americans is a guy who was in Buffy for a while.
Charley/India: Hehehehehe. Have you read any interviews with her yet? She so rocks. She's into Star Wars and Lord of the Rings...she's just a gorgeous geek!
Doctor's Past Theory: Yeah, I've got a whole sort of classical tragedy in my head, and it's become sort of anchored by the Coldplay songs "The Scientist" and "Clocks". I see the Doctor as having been a somewhat distant husband, always distracted by his scientific studies...and then something terrible happened, his wife and quite possibly his son or daughter were killed. I see this as when and why he took Susan with him and stole his TARDIS, breaking one of the ultimate Time Lord rules, and one of the few we've never seen him break in the show--going back into his and Gallifrey's own past. Yet he was unable to save his family, and instead ended up on the run from the Time Lords...and we know how that goes, of course. There's a First Doctor episode where one of his companions is trying to change something in history, and the Doctor makes this really impassioned speech, kind of a classic among Whovians. "You cannot rewrite history, not one line! Believe me, I know...I KNOW!" And the way he says it, you really can't help but think he's been there, and it was deeply personal. I also see it as part of the essential tragedy of the Doctor (and Susan), part of his being an exile...home isn't just a place he can't go back to, it's a *time* he'll always yearn to get back, knowing he never can.
Okay, that's enough long-windedness outta me for one post! And I got your story, thanks! :?)