Awayday

[altariel]

We're on the Eurostar!

Where are you?

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[sugoll.livejournal.com]

> We're on the Eurostar!

Hurrah!

> Where are you?

In bed. Asleep. Not even thinking about waking up yet.

[katlinel.livejournal.com]

*does bad imitation of Ivor the Engine* Hurrah!

Here, eating cereal, grumpily, and not in bed.

Have fun in Paris. *deletes remarks about boaters, pinafores and red ties*

[trixieleitz]

Here :P

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

In Llandudno, listening to the seagulls, and the sounds of the waves on the beach.

I hope you're having a good time.

[wonderlanded.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for you and the Eurostar! I'm looking forward to my own Eurostar Adventure next Thursday.

I'm in the office. Bah.

[edge-of-ruin.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm at my desk. Have a great time!

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

In front of my computer, silly!

[the-wild-iris.livejournal.com]

At home, being envious. Have a wonderful time!

[raspberryfool.livejournal.com]

Behind you!

[kendokamel.livejournal.com]

Where are you?

At work. *grump*

[(Anonymous)]

I'm locked in a cellar in a Parisian chateau with two raving lunatics for company - get me out of here before I thump someone!

Duggan

[i-smell-shite.livejournal.com]

I'm in our flat in Edinburgh looking out the window at fettes college and beyond! Iain is watching buzz cocks and laughing lots. Hope you have a wonderful time!

[shezan.livejournal.com]

In Paris, where I live....

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Dammit, I had been reading your Bamberg entries and thought you were on the road!

[aervir.livejournal.com]

Less than 50 metres from a blue police box (no, seriously).

Have a good trip! (Or are you already back again, considering I'm commenting three days late...?)

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Earls Court, by any chance?

I am one flight of stairs away from a Dalek.

[aervir.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was posting from the Internet café right next to the tube station at Earl's Court.

I am one flight of stairs away from a Dalek.

Hmmm, how big is the Dalek? And can it e-le-vate?

And completely OT, I have read your article Resist the host on Blake's 7 in British Science Fiction Television. A Hitchhiker's Guide.

While I don't still know the show itself, I nonetheless liked your very succinct overview of the theme of utopian/dystopian politics in mainstream TV.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

The Dalek is full size. He has not e-le-vated in my presence, but I think that's mainly because he has the best seat in the house for the television and therefore no real need to move.

Thank you for your kind words about the B7 essay, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Hope you enjoy the rest of the book, I think it's excellent.

[aervir.livejournal.com]

The Dalek is full size. He has not e-le-vated in my presence, but I think that's mainly because he has the best seat in the house for the television and therefore no real need to move.

Premise one: Daleks are the ultimate evil.

Premise two: Your Dalek has been vanquished by the telly.

Proposition: TV must be even more evil than the ultimate evil.

Thank you for your kind words about the B7 essay, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Hope you enjoy the rest of the book, I think it's excellent.

Well, your contribution certainly was a promising beginning. :D I think I'll move on to the essays on Doctor Who and HGTTG next, as I've got a fairly good grip on canon in these cases.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

But... doesn't the Doctor vanquish Daleks all the time? Surely this makes telly a force for good in the universe?!

Several of the essays, particularly the historical overviews, read very well without knowing the specific canon (in the case of the essay about television from the 1950s, the canon barely exists any more, of course!).

[aervir.livejournal.com]

But... doesn't the Doctor vanquish Daleks all the time? Surely this makes telly a force for good in the universe?!

I never said I wasn't employing faulty logic...

Hmmm, according to your premise, it would also be possible to prove that the Doctor is, in fact, a TV set.

1. Doctor vanquishes Daleks.
2. Your TV vanquishes Dalek.

--> Your TV = the Doctor.

Several of the essays, particularly the historical overviews, read very well without knowing the specific canon.

Oh, that was one of the reasons I bought the book -- so that it might serve as a sort of intelligent introduction to all those programmes I haven't had a chance of watching yet. But it's just a little more fun if you know the show and can see for yourself whether you agree with the writer's interpretation or not.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

--> Your TV = the Doctor

Well, it's certainly a magic portal to other worlds...

Really looking forwards to hearing what you think of the rest of the book.

[muninnhuginn]

Ah, the joys of submarine blogging. Or were you not actually under the Channel at the time?

[altariel.livejournal.com]

*whispers* actually, we were on the platform waiting to board, but that was going to take too long to type using the connection on Mr A.'s mobile.