#James T Davis

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Omg Full Metal Jacket edit???

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Secretary - 2002 - Steven Shainberg

"do you really wanna be my secretary?" - "Yes, I do."

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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

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This is the page from the upcoming novelisation of The Giggle by James Goss that describes the regeneration scene. It's written from the Toymaker's perspective! Look how fun this is! (Transcript in image description.)

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Late to the game as I’ve kinda been kinda non-here for a minute but I scrolled through the Dot and Bubble tag, and thought I wanted to write this post into existence.

There's this part in Doctor Who Unleashed where RTD says this:

“What we can’t tell is how many people will have worked that out before the ending. Because they’ve seen white person after white person after white person, and television these days is very diverse. I wonder, will you be ten minutes into it, will you be fifteen, will you be twenty, before you start to think, everyone in this community is white. And if you don’t think that — why didn’t you? So, that’s gonna be interesting. I hope it’s one of those pieces of television you see, and always remember.”

And I'm like. Yeah. But the reason this works even as well as it does is largely thanks to the work of the previous showrunner with the previous creative team, which was notably the first era to have any writers of color (amongst other firsts in terms of inclusivity in directors, composer, actors). While Chibnall fumbled whenever he tried to write about race himself, he did have the self-awareness to have Black and South Asian writers writing the episodes where race is the focus (and a female writer for the episode where sexism is a focus; my point is, he seemed to know his shortcomings).

I wonder what the current creative team looks like? (not really, but I wasn't 100% sure for all of them)

To quote RTD:

“...before you start to think, everyone in this community is white.”

This is pretty non-self-aware, right? It's pretty “It is said, and I understand this, there was a history of racism with the original Toymaker, the Celestial Toymaker, who had ‘celestial,’ and I did not know this, but ‘celestial’ can mean of Chinese origin, but in a derogatory way,” right? (from The Giggle Unleashed) It's pretty “and I had problems with that, and a lot of us on the production team had problems with that: associating disability with evil,” right? (from Destination Skaro Unleashed)

—none of which are issues that should be overlooked, but think how much exponentially better they might’ve been addressed if he’d consulted with Chinese writers and wheelchair-using writers before going straight to giving the Toymaker weird fake accents and making Davros walk?

How many Black or non-white people do we think saw the Dot and Bubble script before it landed in Ncuti’s hands?

And this just keeps happening.

And like, from some of the shocked responses I've seen from white viewers to the ending of Dot and Bubble, maybe the episode's unsubtlety was needed? From the way RTD talks about it in Unleashed, the episode was written with a white audience in mind, Baby's First Microaggressions (where of course the microaggressions come from people who are pretty self-admittedly white supremacists). Ricky September, a more seemingly normal depiction of someone in the racist bubble of Finetime, seemed like an interesting element, up until the way he died.

The ending worked for me, because I do think the Doctor's reaction is true to how the Doctor would react. I just keep thinking of how much better the core themes could've been handled by someone with actual lived experience on the subject matter.

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Jamie McCrimmon in Tales of the TARDIS

The most special thing that's come out of Doctor Who in years. But the most important return for me will always be Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon. I want him back in a full episode. His story is so rich for a return that could only involve the Doctor (and/or the TARDIS), as well as not only having clear parallels to Donna Noble's mind wipe, but also being the Classic companion who most meant it that he'd never have left the Doctor willingly and would've followed him until the end.

For the record, this Jamie was the inspiration for Jamie Fraser (note the actor's first name being Frazer) in Outlander, as The War Games (my favorite Classic serial) was what Diana Gabaldon was watching when she came up with her idea, which is arguably Doctor Who fanfiction that 'ships time-traveling highlander Jamie McCrimmon with that serial's WWI nurse, Lady Jennifer. Frazer Hines is well aware of being the inspiration and even cameo'd.

Jamie was not only the longest-serving companion in Doctor Who history (yes, even more episodes than the Brigadier, though Sarah Jane beats him with her spinoff) with his 116 episodes (1966-1969, 1983 and 1985) and this short (2023), but he's also one of the greatest examples of the Doctor's closest and most-beloved companions not necessarily being chosen for being the most "equal" (the idea that companions from humble or easily-belittled beginnings like Jamie, Jo, Leela, Rose, Donna, etc…, who all struggled with insecurity over their worth due to their backgrounds, are his intellectual inferiors and thus not as worthy or appropriate as non-human companions like Romana or River, or even human genius Zoe here, for the Doctor to love--which is an insult to the Doctor and what he fell in love with humanity for), but for being the most human, genuine, loyal and loving as well as brave. This is one thing that Russell T Davies understood so well and Steven Moffat didn't quite get.

Jamie was hardly afraid to call the Doctor out when he disagreed or thought the Doctor had callously gone too far, by the way. Just watch/listen to The Evil of the Daleks for that, which is where the Doctor manipulates Jamie's very humanity to get him to rescue Victoria from the Daleks along with him being the source of the "human factor" used to create human-Dalek hybrids. Jamie's desperate, heartbroken, unrequited reaction (sadly, reduced to just audio, which captures the sound of a kiss) to Victoria's departure likewise puts to bed the idea that sentimental emotionalism and the Doctor dealing with companion reactions at their most human began in the Russell T Davies era.

Jamie certainly was more of a skirt chaser, albeit quite innocent, than you'd assume would be depicted in Classic Who! As much as Ian and Barbara, and then Ben and Polly, were depicted as couples in the TARDIS, they never got such an explicit declaration of feelings as Jamie's in Fury from the Deep.

Jo is the Classic companion who arguably admitted to having feelings for the Doctor himself, describing Cliff Jones as a younger version of the Doctor for why she's choosing him. These shorts allude to this moment as well, though frame it in retrospect as Jo having chosen Cliff over the Doctor, despite her arguably having more of a basis for feelings towards the Doctor than Sarah Jane in School Reunion and her inability to move on (highlighted beautifully when she walked down the aisle alone after her wedding day betrayal, only to be comforted by the Doctor, not to mention her adopting all the children she never had), which made her a mirror to Rose's future. Jo is thus a mirror to Sarah Jane as the companion arguably in love with the Doctor in a not-so-platonic way who moved on and found real love vs. one who didn't move on until it was too late, and who was likewise a mirror to Rose, who is famous for being the companion most explicitly in love with the Doctor to the extent that her moving on involved ending up with the Doctor's Metacrisis (but ultimately choosing him, their daughter Mia and a human life over the Eighth and Eleventh Doctors in Empire of the Wolf).

The Second Doctor's favoritism of Jamie extended so far as to go back for him (quite rare for the Doctor) when he was forced to work for the Time Lord Celestial Intervention Agency (season 6b, which isn't so much a theory anymore) and the reaction towards Jamie was probably the most cuddly and warm the Sixth Doctor (to the extent that the turbulent relationship with Peri got a little better for that one serial because of Jamie's presence) sadly ever got on screen before Big Finish salvaged the era. Jamie always brings out of the best in the Doctor and what the Doctor loves humanity the most for.

That Frazer Hines was so genuinely close to Patrick Troughton in real life (they were quite the mischievous pair, often sneaking gags in past the censors in addition to their pranks!) comes across so beautifully in every voice impression of his old friend and through his portrayal of Jamie whose love for and wish to have never left the Doctor is unquestionable.

Obviously, there was that fear of what he had left to return to, but also his belief that he needed to be there to protect the Doctor, which he always took it upon himself to do. Jamie would no doubt get along very well with the Brigadier (whose first story was with Jamie), Leela and Ace in their willingness towards protective violence, not to mention Ian and Rory often facing having to fill that role a little more reluctantly. And most of all, one of the deepest, most-loving friendships among Doctor and companion. Yes, there is exactly one iteration of the Doctor whose closest, most-favorite companion (that tendency towards favoritism was already there) was unambiguously not any of the female ones and was an even firmer break from the Doctor's old model of replacing his granddaughter with a relationship that felt far more like friends/partners in crime with a hint of fatherliness or mad uncle. And of course, this twin mop-topped Odd Couple fit in nowhere. Jamie was as out-of-place and "alien" as the Doctor wherever the TARDIS landed.

And given where he was sent back to by the Time Lords, his future without his memories looked pretty dire. His immediate return involved being being shot at, hanged, put on a slave ship by the Redcoats or fleeing to France--which was the context of his situation when the Doctor saved his life and he walked into the TARDIS when he was a piper from the Battle of Culloden in 1746 who could neither swim or read, and who was as likely to call an airplane a "flying beastie" as calling a Cyberman "the Phantom Piper", and then was returned to that sans all memories but for his first adventure before entering the TARDIS.

Obviously, Russell T Davies has given Jamie quite a happier ending than his tragic comic fate in The World Shapers in which old Jamie has finally gotten his memories back, but his family (he married Kirsty McLaren, daughter of the laird whom he was a humble, orphaned piper for, from The Highlanders) has abandoned him over it and he rapidly ages to death in sacrifice. The Tenth Doctor also had a comic companion named Heather McCrimmon (descended from those five daughters, but still retains the surname!) who still carried her ancestor's Artron radiation energy from the TARDIS. I would love to see Jamie meet Heather, who would be awesome to see realized on screen.

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'...The framing of “The Giggle,” written by showrunner Russell T Davies and directed by Chanya Button, suggests that he’s at the Noble family home for dinner in that final scene. But that’s not what’s actually going on.

As revealed by the Target Books novelization of “The Giggle” by frequent Doctor Who author James Goss, the house at the end of “The Giggle” is actually the Doctor’s house in the country side! Yes, that’s the Doctor’s table. He’s settled down and is hosting a garden party for his family and not the other way around.

It’s explained in the novel that UNIT have kept a bank account in the Doctor’s name since he started working for them in his third incarnation (Jon Pertwee) in the 1970s. With those ample savings and payments, the Doctor has unknowingly become quite wealthy. And unlike Donna, the Doctor apparently chooses not to give away his gobs of cash. Instead, he uses it to buy himself a lovely home, the home seen at the end of “The Giggle.” It’s the last thing you would expect from the Doctor and it makes that final scene with Fourteen and Donna all the more heartwarming.

When the Doctor says he doesn’t know how to stop, Donna replies, “I can tell you how.” The end of the novelization shows the Doctor has listened.

Yes, the Doctor has been grounded before, but never like this, as a home owner who sees himself as a brother to Donna. Sitting at the table in his backyard, Fourteen assures Donna (and, by extension, the viewer) that “I’ve never been so happy in my life.”

Do we believe him? As Donna has made clear, the Doctor needs rest and the house gives him chance to do just that.'

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10 characters from 10 fandoms tag game

Cordelia Chase - Angel/Buffy

2. River Tam - Fierefly/Serenity

3. rose tyler - dr who

4. james kirk - star trek

5. poe dameron - star wars

6. sam seaborn - the west wing

7. Rowena MacKeod - supernatural

8. brooke davis - one tree hill

9. jess mariano - gilmore girls

10. fristprince (cuz i'm not gonna choose one) - RWRB

tag ur it! (if ya wanna) @typicalopposite @softboynick @taste-thewaste @thinkof-england @hgejfmw-hgejhsf

@adreamareads @priincebutt @duchessdepolignaca03 @bigassbowlingballhead

and i dunno anyone else who wants to i guess

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La série Profiler (1996) qui a 3 épisodes-Incursions (Crossover) avec la série Le Caméléon (V.O. : The Pretender) et était diffusée en France le même soir sur M6, et aux USA sur NBC.

Statut : terminée Nb Saisons : 4 Nb Episodes : 64

Réalisation : - Ian Toynton (6 épisodes) - James Whitmore Jr (2 épisodes) - Chuck Bowman (1 épisode), ...

Distribution principale : - Ally Walker, qui recroisera Leland Orser dans l'Ep. 12.13 de la série Urgences; - Robert Davi, qui avait déjà croisé Richard Marcus dans l'Ep. 1.07 de la série Hôpital St. Elsewhere (1982) et qui croisera Jason Brooks dans Alerte Astéroïde (2014); - Julian McMahon, vu dans la série Charmed; - Roma Maffia, vue dans la série Pretty Little Liars; - Jamie Luner, de la série Melrose Place; ...

Distribution secondaire : - A Martinez, vu dans les feuilletons Des jours et des Vies et Hôpital Central; - Gregory Itzin, vu dans l'Ep. 1.15 de la série Le Caméléon (V.O. : The Pretender), puis dans la série 24 heures chrono et Mentalist ; ...

De nombreux lieux de tournage et de participations exceptionnelles sont similaires avec la série Le Caméléon (V.O. : The Pretender) .

Ep. 3.19 : ...

Ep. 4.10 : > avec Max Martini, qui croisera Jeffrey Donovan dans l'Ep. 2.07 de la série Burn Notice; et qui participe également à l'incursion 4.10 de la série Le Caméléon (V.O. : The Pretender)

En 2020, Claire Cornillon, Maîtresse de Conférence à l’Université de Nïmes, a donné une conférence virtuelle “Héros et héroïnes de la Trilogie du samedi “ au GeekFest avec cette série au sommaire.

source : imdb

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"Let My Children Hear Music:" Charles Mingus' Masterpiece of Orchestral Jazz

Introduction: Charles Mingus, one of the most innovative and influential composers in jazz history, produced an immense body of work over his career that spanned bebop, hard bop, and avant-garde styles. Yet, of all his creations, “Let My Children Hear Music,” released in 1972, stands out as a monumental testament to his genius. Described by Mingus himself as “the best album I have ever made,”…

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Covers Revealed for the Target Novelisations of Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary Specials

Covers Revealed for the Target Novelisations of #DoctorWho's 60th Anniversary Specials

The covers for the three upcoming Target novelisations of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials have been released, and though they don’t spoil anything from the plots or tell us too much about what each Fourteenth Doctor adventures has in store for us, they are nonetheless gorgeous. These covers have original art by Anthony Dry, who uses the pointillism technique to evoke the work of Chris…

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So I was crazy lucky and managed to snag a ticket to the Doctor Who 60th anniversary celebration concert in Cardiff this evening. Not only did I get to hear Murray Gold and Segun Akinola talk about writing the score whilst amazing musicians performed it, but we also had the Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat and Chris Chibnall talking about being show runners, AND we got a sneak peak of the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday's themes (spoiler: they're both very good). Also Sylvester McCoy was just there to hang out, it was an actual Who-nerd paradise.....

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Thursday, March 14, 2024, 2pm ET: Feature LP: Quincy Jones - Back On The Block (1989)

Back on the Block is a 1989 studio album, released November 8, produced by Quincy Jones. The album features legendary musicians and singers from across three generations, including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Take 6, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Al B.…

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The latest episode of the Drama Queens Podcast revealed what Brooke, Haley and Peyton’s Instagram handles would be and I am DEAD 😂

Haley-@TutorGirl23

Peyton-@DontLookatMe

Brooke-@TheBrookeDavis

Those names fits them to a T! 🤣

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'The novelisation of Doctor Who's The Giggle expands on the controversial defeat of Neil Patrick Harris's Toymaker.

The third and final 60th anniversary special reintroduced the legacy villain, who hadn't been seen on-screen in several decades, with Harris giving a memorable performance in the role.

However, some viewers criticised the episode's grand finale, which saw the Fourteenth (David Tennant) and Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) win the day by defeating the Toymaker in a seemingly simple game of catch.

While the episode appeared to suggest that the powerful villain simply missed the ball in a moment of poor coordination, the novelisation adapted by James Goss hints there was a ruse at work by the two Doctors.

It suggests that the recently duplicated Time Lords caught out the Toymaker with a feint, miming a false throw that knocked his concentration away from where it needed to be.

There is also an implication that an earlier close call, in which the Fourteenth Doctor nearly fumbles a hard throw from his bi-generated successor, was merely an act they devised to stay one step ahead of their shared foe.

The novelisation of Doctor Who's The Giggle was released by BBC Books on 11th January 2024 and is currently available to buy on Amazon. Fellow anniversary specials The Star Beast and Wild Blue Yonder have received the same treatment.

Following his loss, the Toymaker folded in on himself in a rather unpleasant manner, but his parting words warned of ominous things to come for the Doctor – and left the door open for another comeback down the line.

The Giggle was a reunion for Harris and screenwriter Russell T Davies, who had previously worked together on the latter's hard-hitting Channel 4 drama It's A Sin.'