Awful things

It is done. The next Doctor will be Matt Smith.

I was wide awake and online at around 2am this morning, eagerly waiting the announcement of who will be the actor that will play — oh, frack it the next Doctor will be.

I admit I was disappointed. I really wanted Paterson Joseph to get the part — I thought he was wonderful and rather Doctor-like as the Marquis de Carabas in Neil Gaiman’s “Neverwhere” mini-series. I wouldn’t even have minded Russel Tovey, because he looks like hasn’t even gotten out of high school yet (he’s 27!), so I thought that would be interesting to see.

So what exactly do I know about Matt Smith? Nothing much, really. Apparently he was in “The Ruby in the Smoke” and “The Shadow in the North”, two television adaptations of Philip Pullman’s novels. I barely remember him from both movies, which does not bode well for the possibility of me liking him as the Doctor.

Still. Upcoming production boss Steven Moffat knows what he’s doing. Any fan of “Coupling” knows how great he is at picking actors.

Another thing concerns me, and it’s the fact that the next time Tennant regenerates will be the eleventh regeneration. Eleventh! That means when Smith finally regenerates, the Doctor he turns into will be the very last, as the Doctor can regenerate only 12 times. Tennant had already used up the 10th regeneration in the series 4 finale “Journey’s End”. (He regenerated to himself. There was a severed hand involved.) That leaves two more regenerations, one of which Tennant will have to use up to turn into Smith.

I really hope Moffat will find some way out of this dilemma. The Doctor must live! He is the last of his race, after all.

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From CNN:

Can you live without “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Hills”?

Some of you may have to, if Viacom can’t reach a deal by midnight Wednesday that would keep Comedy Central, MTV, and its 18 other networks on Time Warner Cable systems, according to a report in The New York Times.

Please tell me this will end happily. TDS and TCR (The Colbert Report) are two of the few gems in the sea of rubbish that is television. And no, I CAN’T live without them. (”The Hills” can go. Far away.)

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Re-posting from Neil Gaiman’s blog. Yeah, Neil’s in it.

Then here’s Neil with a few other authors talking about their holiday traditions.

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I’m always delighted with new locally-brewed podcasts, especially when they feature such smart and passionate Pinoy podcasters.  So I present Danag: The Filipino Twilight Saga Podcast .  It is hosted by the top brass of the Twilight Coven Philippines – Minami, Mabelle, Daene and Clair de Lune (who also edits the show), and includes discussions about the fandom, the books and the movie.

There’s a new episode every week, a fact that puts my own sporadically updated podcast to shame.  You can download it directly from their website or through iTunes. Have fun!

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• I’ve reconsidered my opinion of the BBC “Merlin” series. Bradley James is so edible he should be served with whipped cream on top. #

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Supernatural season 3 DVD. Hello, boys.

I love the cover. They should just do close-ups of Jensen and Jared for all DVD covers. Seriously. Make good use of hotness, I always say.

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Fans of local comic books know that Alexandra Trese rules the night. Trese also rules in this episode of the Geeks are Evil podcast, where we have the creators of the hit comic book series as guests: writer Budjette Tan and artist Kajo Baldisimo. We talk about how they got into creating comic books, their artistic influences, the conception of the Trese series, and the upcoming third collection of Trese.

Charles A. Tan of the Bibliophile Stalker blog co-hosts the show with me. Enjoy!

Links:

• Read Trese online.
• Kajo Baldisimo’s works online.
• Budjette Tan’s blog.
• Trese Fan Art

As per usual, you may subscribe to this podcast via or any podcast-grabbing software of your choice. The feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/GeeksAreEvil.

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The Johann Strauss Society of the Philippines, in partnership with the Italian Embassy presents “Piazza Puccini”, a grand concert celebrating the works of the illustrious Italian composer from Modena, Giacomo Puccini on his 150th birth anniversary. The concert will be held at the Mandarin Oriental, Manila Ballroom on November 28 at 8:30 pm.

Held with the support of Mandarin Oriental, Manila, Swiss International Airlines, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Crewtech Shipmanagement Philippines Inc, the black-tie concert caps the 8th Edition of the Italian Language in the World celebration (Settimana della Lingua Italiana) spearheaded by the Italian Embassy, with this year’s theme focused on the “piazza”. A spectacular set design featuring the Piazza Pantheon makes a dramatic backdrop for the scintillating Puccini numbers that include arias from Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Gianni Schicchi, La Fanciulla del West, Turandot and La Boheme.

Foreign artists perform with Filipino talents in this concert that will feature arias from selected operas of Puccini. Award-winning Italian soprano Anna Carnovali and tenor Franco Becconi, perform with one of the Philippines’ most awarded sopranos Rachelle Gerodias, and renowned guest Austrian conductor Ernest Hoetzl who conducts the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.

You may also contact Sales Manager Mai Garcia at +632 819 9674 for tickets.

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