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OFF-LJ LINKS
BBC Worldwide has loosed some classic Who onto YouTube, but not for UK viewers
Final ratings for the third story in the Sarah Jane Adventures are very good
A Writer's Tale, 2nd, expanded edition, will be published in paperback on January 14
Michael Moorcock is in negotiations to write a new Doctor Who novel
David Tennant says he never gave story input because RTD never needed it
David Tennant and Phil Ford launch Dreamland
Bridging The Rift podcast #13
Rob Pattinson takes time out from sparkling to report in the Newcastle Journal that Paul McGann was a star attraction at the local convention [oh, all right, they're probably not the same bloke]
Tim's Take on Who at the Fab Cafe pt 2 [panel with writers Andrew Cartmel and Terrance Dicks]
Life, Doctor Who and Combom on the Time War convention in Rotherham
A new Radio 4 documentary is to focus on the cancellation of Shada

[News via ohnowhodidnt | og_news Tardis Newsroom]

DISCUSSION & MISCELLANY
poker_boy has a Ten picspam
deeznutz1969 is searching for a particular picture
drho posts the new cover for The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter [SPOILERS]

COMMUNITIES & CHALLENGES
iconsofrassilon has challenge #22: Nyssa of Traken
The doctor_donna masterlist of drabbles for prompt #31 and announces challenge #32 and has a reminder for Secret Santa 2009
smith_n_jones has challenge #6 voting
betterwiththree has its weekly discussion post

FANFIC
Completed
The Planet of Cats, Hats and Fairytales by catvampcrazines [Doctor/Donna | G]
These Frost Bitten Hours by eternitywaits [Ten/Martha | PG-13]
Animal Shelters and Pet Shops by the_curlyone [Ten/Simm!Master | PG]
And She Will Know by jeprdyfrndly [Nine/Rose | G]
Across the Boundary by diciple_of_time [Master, Doctor | PG]
World Saving On a Limited Budget by doreyg [Sally Sparrow/Jo | PG]
Shaving Habits by 10imd [Ten/Rose | U]
Then Space -- began to Toll by psynos [Ten, Rose | All]
Swallowing The Storm by the_tenzo [Ten/Rose | All]
No Sleep for the Wicked by tehringmaster [Doctor/Master | PG]
Dark Midnight by anomoly_fetish [Ten/Simm!Master, Ten/Rose | PG]
A Human Gift by oceans_of_net [Duplicate Ten/Rose | PG]
Lights of Blue Above by humansrsuperior [Ten Too/Rose | PG]
Dancing by time_converges [Doctor/Donna | R]

WIPs
Someone Else (26/?) by yourebrilliant [Handy/Rose | PG]
The Offer (1/2) by amy1om [Rose, Romana | PG]
Setpiece (5/6) and (6/6) by dark_aegis [Ten, Rose, Jack, Jackie | PG-13]
Twin Solitudes (19/?) by doctorsdiva [Ten/Rose, Jack/OC | NC-17]

Crossovers
Prime Contact (3/4) by scarfman [Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Susan, Spock, Pike | G | crossover with Star Trek]

ICONS & GRAPHICS
doras_icons has multiple Who icons in a wider multifandom post
nentari has 130 second Doctor icons
fearlessfirefly has 10 sixth doctor icons
laurab1 has a Ten/Rose/Jack fake season 2 promo

FANART & CREATIVE ENDEAVOURS
honorarydoctor has info about Eleven's costume


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WARNING: EVERYTHING FROM HEREON IN CONTAINS SPOILERS OF VARIOUS KINDS FOR THE WATERS OF MARS AND THE TRAILER AT THE END. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

For reference: Handlebars, by flummery

OFF-LJ LINKS
The repository of official goodies has videos and a game based on The Waters of Mars
DigitalSpy reports that the episode got 9.1m in the ratings, more than Planet of the Dead
Behind The Sofa thought the combination of mundane plot, character twists and devastating performances made it something new
Blogtor Who thought that, a few nits aside, it was fabulous but grim
The Sun has a new picture and the trail for The End of Time
Airlock Alpha was not particularly impressed
Den of Geek thought it was terrific and its readers would seem to concur
The Daily Mirror's Jim Shelley (who is, in this compiler's opinion, a mouthy, repetitive tosspot who never met a cheap shot he didn't like) gives his review
DigitalSpy thought it was "pant-wettingly brilliant"
The Guardian thought it was a belter
The Herald gives it five stars
Io9 says that, scenery-chewing aside, it felt like a payoff for time invested
The Coventry Evening Telegraph liked it
The Express and Star reviewer found it powerfully dark
PlanetZogBlog gives it five stars
Aint It Cool News gives the episode 4 out of 5
IGN gives it 9.5 out of 10, and is intrigued for the future
The Metro says no one could accuse RTD of lacking ambition
Monsters and Critics calls it satisfying, compelling and emotional
Who Positive thinks WoM wasn't perfect but it was worth the six-month wait
Unreality.tv found it scary, and has praise for David Tennant
TV Over Mind says the Water of Mars showed the worst, but mostly the best of Russell T Davies
RadioFreeSkaro podcast #168: Squee House of Horror
Life, The Universe and Combom has the Confidential for overseas viewers, WoM from YouTube, details of how to get screengrabs and RTD on the prophecy concerning the Tenth Doctor's end
The Sunday Mercury thought Tennant was brilliant

[News via og_news Tardis Newsroom]

EPISODE REACTIONS
selenay936 thought it was gripping and the stuff of nightmares
honorh thought it showed who the real monster is – and found it chilling
cesario thought it was brilliant, and hated it.
pluckyyounggirl liked it, but misses her happy Who
ionlylurkhere liked individual parts but not the whole
locker_monster was kind of depressed by the episode
neadods found WoM far better than expected
kindkit has some criticisms but was mostly impressed
fahrbotdrusilla says it felt as though RTD forgot he wasn't writing for Torchwood
ark_in_space has a WoM discussion post
tripoli8 thinks we should be scared of Ten, and loves Adelaide
kalichan loved it, but concludes that it means Journey's End made no sense at all
cromarty thought it was good, if you're willing to handwave some parts
rusty_halowas seriously impressed. And can no longer do the dishes
tabula_x_rasathinks RTD can write some speeches
dameruth thinks Ten went off the rails spectacularly
studyofrunning thought it had problems but was mostly solid
hystericblue42 thinks it was a game-changer for the Tenth Doctor
melengro conveys an opinion by means of pictures
selenak was impressed, and loved Lindsay Duncan as Adelaide
the_10thdoctor draws comparisons with 'Frontier Worlds'
meddow has a drive-by reaction
irradiatedsoup capslocks her joy that they actually *went there*
dune_drd employs car metaphors to illustrate great dislike for the episode
azriona thought the Doctor deserved Adelaide's reaction – and spots a plothole or two
lizbee was reminded of The Silurians – and liked it
butterfly finds the darkness in keeping with the characterisation – and inspiring
snowgrouse thought that was the way to do a scary Doctor
i_17bingo is not expecting a greaet finale, even though the episode sparked some excitement
travels_in_time thought it was a lot better than anticipated
betterwiththree has an interesting take on when the dark Doctor characterisation began
zero_ac loved dark Doctor
intrikate88 sees parallels with Eliot
jmtonak found it creepy
skipthedemon liked it and found the end chilling
lisanaterel thought the first half was okay but the second half was awesome

QUESTIONS PERTAINING, SPOILERY SPECULATION, STUFF
doctordiehard says the commentary as broadcast on Radio 7 was spoilery for the final two specials
perfectchichi has a question about Ood Sigma
snowflakie06 would like to know about Adelaide's grand-daughter
scarfman wonders what the revelation that there is now a character arc means for the specials
scruby has a song for Ten in light of WoM
chloris67 wants to know your thoughts on one aspect of the trailer
leoff says "flames? in space?" and sighs
tlinganhom questions an assumption
amaresu thinks that they're taking a certain route
londonkds has a spoilery question about a certain effect in the trailer and wants to know whether an SJA villain could have a part to play in the finale
unclephil2k suspects there could be a robot-related plothole
darkestboy analyses the trailer [SPOILERS BEYOND TRAILER]
persiflage_1 thinks that Ten has been heading this way for some time...
verlaine has a time/date question and wonders about Roman and Yuri's ages
bardingtide has an icon request
milieva has a Rose-related theory
intrikate88 thinks the explodeyness was a bit OTT
jessikacast has a crackpot theory for Christmas
kmrjo has a question about the WoM DVD
callmeromana draws conclusions about bathtime
mari_mac1109 has questions about the trailer
captainjen has a theory about Ten and Eleven
dameruth wonders how long RTD has been setting up this storyline
snowgrouse has a question about the noises in the trailer

ART, ICONS
raumflug has a macro
avantgardenism has art of some of the characters from WoM
renestarko has 12 animated icons from the episode and preview and six icons from the cover of RTD's new book
immobulus_icons has 51 spoilery icons
scarfman has WoM sketches
magicallaw has 35 WoM icons
how_we_dance2 has Eight WoM icons
carly21 has 14 WoM icons
malleusicons has six WoM icons


WATERS OF MARS FICTION
One Drop by dark_aegis [Ten | PG]
Unleashed by wendymr [Tenth Doctor | G]
Escape by lindenharp [WoM cast | G]
Anatomy of a Scene by rude_not_ginger [Ten, Adelaide | PG]
Four Knocks by zero_ac [Implied Doctor/Master | PG]
Crossroads by hiddenriver [Tenth Doctor | All]
Rubberband Man by nylana [Ten | G]
A Ballad Everlasting by mrs_roy [Ten/Rose | G]
Things You Don't Want In The Night by calapine [Ten/Simm!Master | PG]

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music: Handlebars - Flobots

Ten/Rose/Jack fake promo, because this is what should have happened in New Who S2 ;)

Feedback is loved and appreciated :)

It's just about header sized, so click on through, over at my LJ, grab away and enjoy!


full size version over here

tags: art, banners/headers, jack, rose

6 icons from the cover of the new RTD's book.

all of them

Teasers:

tags: icons

I dunno if anyone's come up with this before, I doubt it coz it's doesn't really make sense...

( but... )

mood: confused tags: speculation, spoilers & shenanigans

First is spoilery for End of Time, second for Children of Earth.

( Anybody know/have ideas? )

tags: questions and requests, speculation, torchwood, trailers

Does anyone know if The Waters of Mars can be ordered on DVD anywhere? I checked Amazon.UK and can only find a box set of the Winter Specials that won't even be available until January! I live in America but have a multi-region DVD player and it seemed like I could order Planet of the Dead pretty much right after it aired on BBC.

I know it will air on BBCAmerica in a month, but I don't want to wait that long (and can't afford cable/dish anyway!).

Thanks!!

tags: dvd/vhs/etc, questions and requests

Did anyone else find themselves comparing last night's Who with Defying Gravity ?

mood: curious tags: discussion

( based on reactions to Waters of Mars )

crossposted scarfman doctorwho

tags: speculation, spoilers & shenanigans

Okay so I've got two questions related to Waters of Mars...

( cut for spoilers )

tags: questions and requests

Hi. I just listened to the commentary with DT, RTD and JG. It's available now on iTunes (Podcasts: Doctor Who the Commentaries if you are looking for it). While they stopped themselves before going too far (ahem), I have to warn you that they still put ideas in my head. It's a little spoilery if you're paying close attention. But I enjoyed being spoiled! There was a slip near the end regarding a couple of places and an action. I put 2 and 2 together and do believe I know what happens to our unforgettable Doctor number Ten. It's a charming and entertaining commentary, but if you are trying to avoid all spoilers, no matter how tiny, you may want to skip the WoM commentary for now.

tags: commentaries