The Idiot's Lantern

The Idiot's Lantern

Friday, June 27, 2008

What's on

Has everyone seen the two BBC trailers for Stolen Earth? The second is pretty intense!

If you are trying to avoid spoilers for the last two episodes of the season, you might want to avoid the current issue of Doctor Who Magazine (DWM 397)-I'm told it's chock-full of spoilers!

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.S.A.:
Fridays, 9:00pm (EST) on SciFi
*if you missed last week's episode, Silence in the Library, SciFi is having an encore presentation at 8:00pm*

Current episode:
10. Forest of the Dead, part 2

Previous:
9. Silence in the Library, part 1
8. The Unicorn and the Wasp
7. The Doctor's Daughter
6. The Poison Sky, part 2
5. The Sontaran Stratagem, part 1
4. Planet of the Ood
3. The Fires of Pompeii
2. Partners in Crime
1. Voyage of the Damned

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.K.:
Saturdays, 7:10pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
12. Stolen Earth, part 1

Previous:
11. Turn Left
10. Midnight
9. Forest of the Dead, part 2
8. Silence in the Library, part 1
7. The Unicorn and the Wasp
6. The Doctor's Daughter
5. The Poison Sky, part 2
4. The Sontaran Stratagem, part 1
3. Planet of the Ood
2.The Fires of Pompeii
1.Partners in Crime

Don't forget the audio commentaries on BBC7!!

Happy Who watching!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

a note from your friendly editor. :)

Hey everyone!

Just a quick note-I'll be on vacation starting tomorrow. I've got a couple of posts scheduled to appear over the next two weekends for what's on Doctor Who-wise so the blog has some activity on it.

There are no meetings scheduled to happen while I'm on vacation, but keep your eye on the DWC yahoo list, just in case a last-minute meeting or group event occurs. ;)

Also, Jarrod needs our help! The registration of our club URL, www.doctorwhocolumbus.com, is set to expire next year. GoDaddy is currently running a special on registrations this month, with a pretty nice discount. If you are interested in chipping in, please see Jarrod's post on the DWC yahoo list for more details. Thanks!!

TAFN, if I don't get the chance later, I want to wish everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July!! Try not to blow anything up with fireworks-leave the blowing stuff up part to the Doctor. ;)

Saturday, June 21, 2008

meeting location update!

The monthly club meeting will be at Max and Erma's on Nationwide (across from the Hyatt) starting around 5pm.

Also, there's a pre-Concom meeting brunch at Max and Erma's, from 11:00am-12pm-just a causal little get-together.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Meetings and tv this week

Don't forget! Tomorrow there are two meetings-the first one, the Post-Marcon Vote meeting at the Hyatt Regency-from 1-5pm. If you were on staff this year at Marcon, please come and vote on DWC positions on Marcon affairs!! :)

Also, our monthly meeting will follow after the vote meeting, from 5-9pm. The location is still TBA, so keep an eye on the Yahoo List for updates (just in case I don't get a chance to update the blog beforehand.)

Hope to see you there!

Now, this week's Who schedule:

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.S.A.:
Fridays, 9:00pm (EST) on SciFi

Current episode:
9. Silence in the Library, part 1

Previous:
8. The Unicorn and the Wasp
7. The Doctor's Daughter
6. The Poison Sky, part 2
5. The Sontaran Stratagem, part 1
4. Planet of the Ood
3. The Fires of Pompeii
2. Partners in Crime
1. Voyage of the Damned

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.K.:
Saturdays, 7:10pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
11. Turn Left, part 1

Previous:
10. Midnight
9. Forest of the Dead, part 2
8. Silence in the Library, part 1
7. The Unicorn and the Wasp
6. The Doctor's Daughter
5. The Poison Sky, part 2
4. The Sontaran Stratagem, part 1
3. Planet of the Ood
2.The Fires of Pompeii
1.Partners in Crime

Don't forget the audio commentaries on BBC7!!

Happy Who watching!

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Extra steering meeting reminder!

Don't forget!! Tomorrow (June 19th), we will be having an extra pre-concom steering meeting from 7:00-8:00pm at Tommy's Pizza on Lane Avenue. As mentioned earlier, everyone who is going to the Marcon Vote meeting on Saturday, please try and make this quick meeting so we can discuss and plan some of our strategy for the vote. Contact Andrew if you have any questions. (contact info can be found in the DWC yahoo list)

Hope to see you there!

Monday, June 16, 2008

Club happenings this week

First of all, apologies (again) for the lack of post-Marcon updates-I think the longest I've been in front of my computer at home since Marcon has been maybe 15 minutes...

First off-we will be having an extra pre-concom steering meeting this Thursday, June 19th, from 7:00-8:00pm at Tommy's Pizza on Lane Avenue. Everyone who is going to the Marcon Vote meeting on Saturday, please try and make this quick meeting, so we can discuss and plan some of our strategy for the vote. Contact Andrew if you have any questions.

Saturday the 21st, there will be two meetings: Marcon post-con Vote meeting, from 1-5pm in the McKinley room of Hyatt Regency Columbus. Everyone is invited to listen and discuss how this year's Marcon Convention was. DWC did a great job with the video room, and we will be sure to discuss it's merits, as well as everything else at the con.

This is also the Vote meeting for next year's Chairperson. Anyone who was on staff for the convention (paid $10) is eligible to vote, and we really want to see you all attend and vote for Doctor Who Columbus's positions on Marcon affairs. Contact Andrew if you have any questions.

After the vote meeting, we will be having our monthly club meeting from 5-9pm, at a place yet to be determined. (Hopefully I'll have an update for you by the end of the week.) We will be meeting to discuss and plan for the future, as well as talk about the latest Doctor Who episodes! If you have any questions, please contact...yup, you guessed it-Andrew!! :)

But, wait! There's more!! We would like to have a club event/field trip this summer! If you haven't already done so, log onto the DWC Yahoo site, and vote for your choices. You can choose more than one, but please limit it to 2 or 3. If you vote for other, please email the group with your other choice, and, with current gas prices, please remember the closer the better. (sorry, no road trips to Vegas or Atlantic City, folks.) ;)

I'll be posting short reminders for the meetings later this week. :)

Friday, June 13, 2008

This week in Who

Club and Marcon updates coming soon-sorry for the delay! The last couple of weeks have been a little busy for me. :)

For now-
Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.S.A.:
Fridays, 9:00pm (EST) on SciFi

Current episode:
8. The Unicorn and the Wasp

Previous:
7. The Doctor's Daughter
6. The Poison Sky, part 2
5. The Sontaran Stratagem, part 1
4. Planet of the Ood
3. The Fires of Pompeii
2. Partners in Crime
1. Voyage of the Damned

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.K.:
Saturdays, 7:10pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
10. Midnight

Previous:
9. Forest of the Dead, part 2
8. Silence in the Library, part 1
7. The Unicorn and the Wasp
6. The Doctor's Daughter
5. The Poison Sky, part 2
4. The Sontaran Stratagem, part 1
3. Planet of the Ood
2.The Fires of Pompeii
1.Partners in Crime

Don't forget the audio commentaries on BBC7!!

Happy Who watching!

Friday, June 06, 2008

Who tv

The Sarah Jane Adventures, series 1 in the U.S.A.:
The Sarah Jane Adventures has ended it's current run on SciFi (awww...) Bring on series 2! ;)

Previous:
11. The Lost Boy, part 2
10. The Lost Boy, part 1
9. What Ever Happened to Sarah Jane?, part 2
8. What Ever Happened to Sarah Jane?, part 1
7. Warriors of Kudlak, part 2
6. Warriors of Kudlak, part 1
5. Eye of the Gorgon, part 2
4. Eye of the Gorgon, part 1
3. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 2
2. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 1
1. Invasion of the Bane

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.S.A.:
Fridays, 9:00pm (EST) on SciFi

Current episode:
7. The Doctor's Daughter

Previous:
6. The Poison Sky, part 2
5. The Sontaran Stratagem, part 1
4. Planet of the Ood
3. The Fires of Pompeii
2. Partners in Crime
1. Voyage of the Damned

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.K.:
Saturdays, 7:00pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
9. Forest of the Dead, part 2

Previous:
8. Silence in the Library, part 1
7. The Unicorn and the Wasp
6. The Doctor's Daughter
5. The Poison Sky, part 2
4. The Sontaran Stratagem, part 1
3. Planet of the Ood
2.The Fires of Pompeii
1.Partners in Crime

Don't forget the audio commentaries on BBC7!!

My camera is sitting right next to my computer-but for some strange reason, it doesn't want to hook itself up to my computer and download the MarCon pics for me. Hopefully I'll have a little downtime this weekend so I can upload some pics to the blog. ;)

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

June Steering Meeting

Hi Everyone!

This Thursday, June 5th, is our June steering meeting, from 7:00-10:00pm at the Rusty Bucket on Lane Avenue.

This is our post-con Sttering meeting, where we will be discussing what went right and what went wrong at this year's con. Also we will be discussing the future of the group, what activities we have planned for summer, and would like to plan and do, and what we need to have ready for the Marcon Vote meeting on the 21st.

Everyone who wants to participate in group decisions is invited to attend!
Contact Andrew if you have any questions. (his contact info can be found in the Yahoo group list).

Hope to see you Thursday!!