boreders: a blog about games and geekery
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A Model Major General
Sad news indeed on the death of Don S. Davis, who played General Hammond, in Stargate, and Major Briggs, in Twin Peaks. He had a great presence on camera and played some solid, long-running characters. Only last week I read an article about the longevity of ‘Peaks’ as a classic weirdness – and the writer…
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Oh So True
Why, oh why did this make me giggle so much? What could it have been? Might it have simply have been the sight of sour-faced old Paxman who really does ask for this sort of thing… cheer up man, it’s not the end of the world. (Amusing page layout provided courtesy of the TV Guide)
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Over-Competitive Mentor
I have spent the last few months progressing with the paintwork on a Necron army (for Warhammer 40K). The army is my sons; but, I have been painting miniatures for a looooong time, so I wanted to take the opportunity to pass on some knowledge. So, I had set him to filing and gluing duties…
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The Stolen Earth: First Glance
Crikey! Russell T sure knows how to have a good time. Seriously good episode from a fanboy point of view. Can you really fault it? The Doctor, Sarah Jane, Torchwood… even Harriet Jones makes a heroic return as the core of the resistance, the head of the Doctor’s Army. The episode made sly references to…
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The Encroaching Darkness
While I won’t yet write-up my overall view of ‘Turn Left’ (because I still have a lot of catching up to do), I enjoyed the nod at continuity when the Doctor referred to the beetle as one of the Trickster’s lot. The Trickster was the excellent villain from the ‘Sarah Jane Adventures’ episode ‘Whatever Happened…
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They Wet Their Nests
I’m in the mood for t-shirts… so, I’ve taken the plunge and opened my own Cafepress store, with fine apparel and the odd mug here and there. After recreating my Doctor Who ‘Blink‘ tribute, I’ve now added a nod to the discerning ornithologist who does like the gannet, the nut hatch, or the robin.
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The Angels Have The Phone Box 2
Having experimented with creating my own hand-crafted versions of the t-shirt (and I’ve happily created several now for friends), I’ve taken the plunge of creating a Cafepress store of this ‘The Angels Have The Phone Box‘ design.
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The Fires of Pompeii: First Glance
The historical story had a key role during the adventures of the First Doctor, but over time they started to slip out of favour or became a backdrop to a tale set in the future. The Fifth Doctor, to my recollection, had quite a few, too. Now, we can expect something from the past in…
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Partners in Crime: First Glance
So, having taken a holiday from writing anything at all… I’m going to do the lot in one go. Right… ‘Partners in Crime‘ – I have no trouble with. Thing is, while people rate it down scale from ‘Smith and Jones‘, I didn’t find the Judoon slash vampire granny episode any more compelling than ‘New…