AN ONLINE JOURNAL_ by Clake and Klake FRIENDS: Aeryk and K, Berta, Bill, Bret and Claudia, Celeb Reporter, CleverDad, Cobalt Kitchen, Jeremiah, Jess, Joe, JKSquared, Karl, Kristine/Jay, Luke, Malt Madness, Mo' Complaints, Rachel, Surf Report, UFO Clearinghouse MORE: Randy the Cat , Links (del.icio.us), Clake's Recent Books (del.icio.us) Thursday, March 08, 2007 Review: City of Death posted by clake at 10:09 PM Last weekend, I watched the four-part Doctor Who episode "City of Death", using a sweet, new Netflix feature: "Watch Now". (A limited but growing number of the vast Netflix DVD library is now available for current members to view for free as high-quality streaming video on their home computers. Currently, you get an hour of viewing per one dollar spent per month on your Netflix service.) According to Wikipedia, "City of Death" was originally broadcast in 1979, the year of my birth. I've been watching a lot of the new Battlestar Galactica lately (on disc - it isn't currently available as streaming video) and - though I'm enjoying it immensely - it was a great, refreshing change of pace to set the often bleak, brutal tone of Battlestar aside and return to the optimistic, quirky fun of Tom Baker as The Doctor. This episode is credited to the BBC pseudonym "David Agnew", but it was likely that then script editor Douglas Adams penned a good deal of the script. His odd sense of humor comes through, especially in The Doctor's peculiar wordplay (you can sample a bit at YouTube) and the antics of Duggan, the slow-witted, brawny detective who assists our protagonists, though usually just hinders things with his penchant for knocking suspicious persons unconscious before the Doctor is able to get any useful information from them. I won't go into a great lot of detail about the plot, since I'm really hoping to keep this post relatively brief. Netflix has a number of other Doctor Who episodes in its Watch Now collection, and I will most definately be making use of it in the future. Another important note before I end, for those who are both living in Iowa and fans of Doctor Who: The new series, started in 2005, will begin airing on Iowa Public Television in March. Learn more by clicking here. This is especially good news for those who a) Don't get the SciFi Channel, b) Are for one reason or another scared to use BitTorrent (yes, I am one) and/or c) You've always enjoyed Who via the good services of Iowa Public Television and, I say, it's a fine tradition and should continue. Okay, I guess I'm finished nerding at you now. Comments: Post a Comment [MAIN PAGE] [SITE FEED] PREVIOUS POSTS: Caprica 6 Precip. Severe WX? Krull Do Not Give Away the Incredible Non-Ending... Pellets Twenty-Seven Weeks Take to the Sea "Who's gonna saaaave meeeee?" Pictures and Words ARCHIVES: April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 August 2009 March 2010 July 2010 August 2010 January 2011 September 2011 January 2012 February 2012