Monthly Archives: July 2007

Fast Return – July 2007

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Peter A

SPINNING AROUND So Ms Minogue is in the Christmas Special and the world hasn’t ended! Maybe the news managed to be muffled under the roar of disapproval that occurred after LotTL, maybe fans just didn’t see it coming, but overall … Continue reading →

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BATTLE OF THE SEASON – Semifinals

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Jono

  Oh… it’s getting down to the nitty gritty now, isn’t it! 4 seasons battle it out for the title of Best. Season. Ever. Ooooh… the anticipation….. SEASON 5 VS SERIES 1 On the face of it, Series 1 has … Continue reading →

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Wellington, Friday 13th July, 2007

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Peter A

   Let it be put on record, as suggested by Mister Tim Beverstock, that JJ Murphy’s outdo themselves with their bar menu. Oh sure, on laminated card it says “fish and chips’, or some variation thereof, but Foo will tell … Continue reading →

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Crystal Ball… REVISITED

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Jono

Last year, we did pretty well with predicting what would happen in Series 2. This year… well… it’s been interesting… and not entirely accurate. To revisit: The Judoon will be the big surprise repeat monster of the last episode! Erm… … Continue reading →

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Saxon the Single Woman

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Jono

Dum-dum-dum-dum…. Funny how those four words are such an important element of the final episode of Series 3, and yet they’re also the words that have been escaping the lips of fans all over the world in its wake. I went into … Continue reading →

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Impatient to see ‘Ice’, it came to him…

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Peter A

Tragedy at Zeus Blog Terraces. ‘Parapangi’s Rose’ felled in home accident. If reader/s of Zeus Blog thought things were slow to hit their plasma screens and pub laptops lately, then this weekend’s news will be harder yet to bear. Peter … Continue reading →

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“What?… What??!”

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Peter A

And so, it’s all over until Christmas for another year. Jono is away resting for the big review of episodes Twelve and Thirteen, but before he wakes up, let’s – just quietly – talk about the week that’s been. Shhh … Continue reading →

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Fast Return – June 2007

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Peter A

1. OGGIE OGGIE OGGIE – SPOIL! SPOIL! SPOIL! Sigh. We used to visit Outpost Gallifrey all the time for the news, casually ignoring its hemispherist promotional images for the next episode that hadn’t made it to NZ yet. It worked. Then this … Continue reading →

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Can’t Get You Out Of My Head

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Peter A

The end of the Universe. We’ve been here before, haven’t we? There’s a sense of deja vu that permeates Utopia, and yet despite its location, its familiar director (who, it must be said, does a reliably excellent job here), a quarry … Continue reading →

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Hell’s Angels

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Peter A

Steven Moffat is a genius, and by now it must be very unlikely that anyone would dispute that.  His contributions to the last two years of Doctor Who have produced the very best stories which the new series has to … Continue reading →

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