YAY ( Read more... )

The news has finally made the BBC.

So far, it's the article that has had the most statements from the BBC that I've seen, but there are a number of things that bug me about what they've written.

"BBC Worldwide said it acted because finished figures were being sold by others on auction website eBay." (Emphasis mine.) They also repeat this later ( Read more... )

( About something mentioned in the commentary )

I'm at Powder Hill, which is where my parents live. I cannot say that it is their house, as it isn't; it belongs to the estate of my late father's friend. The house is beautiful and it's great being able to stay here to look after my mum as she recuperates from minor surgery ( Read more... )

Both the Open Rights Group and Boing Boing has picked up the story.

YAY!

Spread the word, folks. (That means you too, who_daily. *poke poke* That includes yesterday's entry.)

Holy cow.

Gore Verbinski to direct Bioshock.

He'll direct and produce with The Aviator's writer John Logan to maybe do the screenplay. Oo.

And there will be a Bioshock sequel released in 2009.

*drool*

Well, it seems like the word is spreading about Mazzmatazz's order from the BBC to pull all of her Doctor Who-related patternsI know that I've written to both the Brand Protection Team (at BBC Worldwide Ltd.) and the Doctor Who Branding group (which was an address that was given to me when I submitted email feedback to the BBC). I keep thinking ( Read more... )

Does having the title of the episode in my subject header constitute a spoiler ( Read more... )

Guillermo del Toro to direct 'Hobbit'

And not only that: Filmmaker signs on helm feature and sequel

WOO HOO! He will be moving to New Zealand for the next four years.

I am pleased.

Ever so pleased.

I was tagged by bruyere_75 for the following book meme:

Grab the nearest book, open to page 123, find the fifth sentence.Then post the next three sentences. Tag five people and post a comment.

I've got a number of books near me, but almost ALL of them are thin. Seriously. The two closest which are right on my desk? Graphic novels Scarlet Traces by Ian ( Read more... )