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This is almost off-topic, but there's just enough DW content that I'm not going to punish myself.

Although Doctor Who is now made with U.S. money, he reiterated previous remarks that the sci-fi smash is still not as lavishly invested in as rival American shows. For a recent scene in the currently-filming Doctor Who season, Davies said he demanded 200 extras for the first time in his career, only to turn on the first episode of The Day of the Jackal and see that, in his mind, there were 500 extras. “I just think, ‘How do you keep up with this?’,” said Davies.

While Davies stressed that he wanted Doctor Who to “look like Stranger Things,” hence the attraction of the Disney money, he said it “would have found a different shape, a different form,” had the Mouse House not jumped aboard. As we revealed recently, the future of the BBC-Disney deal hangs in the balance and Davies said no decision has yet been made over Season 3 of the regenerated version, which stars Ncuti Gatwa as the 14th Doctor.

I'm guessing he still would have been compelled to sing...but the content of his song may have been different, as he would have had different things on his mind at the time.

Maybe a number about gaseous anomalies.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Yeah, there was an episode in Matt Smith's first season where he was hopping around non-linearly, but I don't think he actually interacted with himself at any point.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago (10 children)

I'm here for the Doctor being openly annoyed by his own bullshit.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I thought this was a nice palate-cleanser.

The premise is a genre staple, including of course the original "Lower Decks" episode. I particularly enjoyed just how full of bullshit a typical day is for Captain Freeman.

Pierce was Winnipeg's QB during the dark ages (2010-2013), but has been a very vocal fan of Winnipeg as a city, and has been on the coaching staff since he retired as a player in 2014. He seems like a really good dude.

BC is the only other team in the CFL he ever played for - he was with them prior to his time with Winnipeg, and again briefly during his last year before retirement.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why did the Bombers get rid of him in the office?

On or around Grey Cup Sunday (I can't remember exactly which, but I don't think it had anything to do with the outcome of the game), they said on TSN that Pierce was being granted the opportunity to speak with other clubs about an HC position. It sounds like it was pretty amicable - everyone knows that upward mobility is a challenge in the league.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I strongly object!

Pop-Up Video was a VH1 show.

I wonder if "senior science officer" isn't actually a very prominent position - by this era of Starfleet, the Operations officer tends to fill this role.

I think the TNG Technical Manual explains that the Ops officer manages and allocates the ship's resources like sensors, while the actual scientists are presumably down in their labs rather than on the bridge.

If that's still the case, I wonder what a science officer on the bridge actually does.

I had no idea he'd actually auditioned for this role.

Maybe all you have to do is wave a light over it...

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fair enough - I do think the article makes it clear who the "everyone" is in this case - provincial and federal leadership - but I totally get why you'd bristle at it.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, the article breezes by it, but Canada's ridiculous procurement efforts have been well-documented elsewhere.

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