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[dbskyler]

Doctor Who S6 will be starting in less than three weeks!!!! And it's getting broadcast here on the same day as in the UK! WHEEEEEE!!!!!!

I'll be reccing Calufrax that week, and I've got to figure out what to rec on April 23rd. Would that be a particularly good day to do an Eleven-era rec, or a particularly bad day? Any thoughts? What about the day before, and the day after?

I got my package of stuff from amazon.co.uk! I don't know why, but it's much more exciting to get a package from overseas than to get the same package in regular domestic mail. I've started reading "The Writer's Tale," and I'm really enjoying it. The book could have been "The Producer's Tale," as some of the more interesting things (to me, anyway) are about how decisions for the show got made. For example, there's a section on getting Catherine Tate for S4, which starts off with RTD saying "Well, of course she won't do it, she doesn't have time," and then progressing through to the "OMG, she's going to do it" stage with all the changes that entailed to the S4 plans. There was similar stuff about planning the post-S4 specials, including a) a regeneration if DT left and b) no regeneration if he decided to stay on. Although the book is purportedly about writing, and was written by RTD, I now have a much better sense of what Julie Gardner did for the show than I used to.

I've started work on my help_japan Man From U.N.C.L.E. fic for curuchamion. It feels like Yuletide, only better, because I don't have to keep the fandom a secret and I can ask curu questions whenever I want. I'm excited, because today I got the first idea for the fic. I don't have the whole shape of it yet, but it's nice that ideas are coming to me already, and I haven't even finished my re-watch yet.

Comments

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

I've no idea re. Calufrax recommendations. All I know is that I've barely read more than one fic per week of late because so many of the recs seem to be Rose-centric.

What did JG do for the show - aside from encourage RTD in his stupid obsession with unrequited love?

[pitry.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah - my appreciation for Julie Gardner skyrocketed after this book!

I'd say rec Eleven on the 23rd. What better date? :D

[shadowturquoise.livejournal.com]

I've put off reading The Writer's Tale because I felt RTD way overstayed his welcome and I was so sick of him by the time that he left. I've calmed down a bit and have thought that I'd like to read it just for the behind-the-scenes info. I think you've talked me into it. Also, I need a reason to not despise JG for encouraging RTD on the Rose obsession.

Yay! You're reccing! I always thoroughly enjoy your recs and have added several new favorite authors to my list because of them. I think starting the week with an Eleven "post-season 5" fic would be good. That way we can see how right or wrong the author's prediction turned out to be.

How's the vid coming?

[thisbluespirit]

I'm so pleased - that all sounds pretty nice for the moment! As we were saying before, nice post is always nice and overseas nice post even more exciting, naturallly.

I'm sure you will find something nice to rec. You could ignore the date, post something with a dragon in it cos of St George, or find some sparkly Eleven fic. I will await your choice with interest. :-)

Also: yay, fic! (Even if, darn, I don't watch The Man from UNCLE....) :-D