tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773539610706998068.post2943278829914925821..comments2024-03-28T10:33:47.385+11:00Comments on Kate Constable's Blog: A latte beckonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967372772145537800noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773539610706998068.post-15673069761169348112011-01-04T19:20:09.210+11:002011-01-04T19:20:09.210+11:00I went with a bunch of fans to meet Peter Davison ...I went with a bunch of fans to meet Peter Davison at the airport when he came to Australia, not long after he'd landed the role.He came with his wife, Sandra Dickinson - thank heavens, one of us remembered she'd just done Hitch-hiker's Guide To The Galaxy and got her to autograph his drawing of her! It meant she wasn't ignored.<br /><br /> One of my friends was idiotic enough to ask him to pose with her wearing her Tom Baker scarf! I wanted to strangle at her, as I saw his eyes flare with fury! However, he merely said politely, "Very well, but I shall pick it!" - and he did! Afterwards, she said, "Hey, it's got a hole in it!" and I thought, "Serve you right, mate!"<br /><br />Do re-view Vincent! I love it, myself. And check out that museum curator - it's Bill Nighy! :-) (If you've been around long enough, he was Sam Gamgee in the LOTR radio series and I'm quite sure that Sean Astin, who listened to it rather than read the book, copied his voice and accent for the role).<br /><br />BTW, just had another look at "Blink" and Moffatt wrote it with Paul Cornell, no wonder it was so good. I met PC once, years ago, before he was famous, as the friend of a friend and he told me that in the UK, if you had a certain small amount in the bank, the government would support your writing - wouldn't you and I love that, eh, Kate? ;-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773539610706998068.post-42647074069413173442011-01-04T13:52:20.999+11:002011-01-04T13:52:20.999+11:00Oh, I adored Peter Davison, even though I was brou...Oh, I adored Peter Davison, even though I was brought up on Tom Baker. I didn't know the fans were mean to him!<br /><br />I agree with you that the Angels should have been left alone. SM does play fast and loose even with his own rules, which bugs me - now it's enough to "pretend" to be looking at them? Hm, I don't think so.<br /><br />I need to watch Vincent again. First time round I found it a bit schmaltzy (this was even before I realised Richard Curtis had written it). But I will give it another chance.A latte beckonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967372772145537800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773539610706998068.post-85099504541030137572011-01-03T19:29:47.122+11:002011-01-03T19:29:47.122+11:00Interesting viewpoint, Kate. I have to admit, I ha...Interesting viewpoint, Kate. I have to admit, I had a good giggle over Daleks with British flags offering cups of tea.<br /><br />I know Steve Moffatt created the Angels, but they just don't work out in this season, for me. "Blink" was brilliant. It should have been left as it was, unspoiled.<br /><br />Best episode, IMO, was the one with Vincent Van Gogh.<br /><br />I, too, remember when Peter Davison became the Doctor. Fans of Tom Baker were awful to him - and he really was the gentlest of the Doctors, one I loved. I will give Matt Smith another season before I make up my mind.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com