tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post5968567060872976356..comments2024-03-20T03:11:21.756-07:00Comments on The Great Raven: A To Z Blogging Challenge 2020: U Is For ... Uther Pendragon!Sue Bursztynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-57831010583730068812020-05-07T17:55:55.184-07:002020-05-07T17:55:55.184-07:00I missed that mini-episode with Paul McGann - and ...I missed that mini-episode with Paul McGann - and those with John Hurt. But I've watched the first now and heading forwards. Many thanks, Sue.Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-61401845668342905822020-05-04T18:09:31.183-07:002020-05-04T18:09:31.183-07:00Yes, Roland, Paul McGann counts, whatever we think...Yes, Roland, Paul McGann counts, whatever we think of the episode. He is officially the 8th Doctor, and that’s good enough for me, even if we did have to put up with the silliness of his being half human. I wouldn’t have minded seeing him for a season, but it just didn’t happen.<br /><br />Have you seen Night Of The Doctor? If not, it’s free on YouTube. Only a few minutes long, but it works. In it, we see him - very reluctantly! - regenerate into the War Doctor. <br /><br />Mutter, grumble, whinge about people whose families played cricket against one of the Doctors! Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-22529119908198635172020-05-04T17:28:25.658-07:002020-05-04T17:28:25.658-07:00Peter Davison was a good Doctor, even if Tom Baker...Peter Davison was a good Doctor, even if Tom Baker was my favourite among the first era doctors. David Tennant is possibly my fave of the modern crop, but I've yet to watch Jodi Whittaker so...<br /><br />I'll admit my first doctor encounter was as a kid when either William Hartnell or Patrick Troughton was in a cricket match versus my dad's eleven. So, that one is a vague memory, while meeting Paul McGann - does he count - was when trying to cast him unsuccessfully.Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-14267723588584754542020-05-03T18:01:52.184-07:002020-05-03T18:01:52.184-07:00Roland, I'm seething with jealousy! The only D...Roland, I'm seething with jealousy! The only Doctor I ever met was Peter Davison, and that was briefly at the airport, when I went with friends to greet him and his wife, Sandra Dickinson aka Trillian from Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. He had just taken the role and was having to put up with fans who resented ANYONE replacing Tom Baker.. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-6960243741696557102020-05-03T17:22:07.105-07:002020-05-03T17:22:07.105-07:00I will for sure, Sue. I was fortunate to meet four...I will for sure, Sue. I was fortunate to meet four of the doctor actors, including working with Jon Pertwee - on a sci-fi pilot - and Tom Baker - a voice over for a documentary. Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-54682031299850538812020-05-03T16:19:47.637-07:002020-05-03T16:19:47.637-07:00I think the episode is called School Reunion. The ...I think the episode is called School Reunion. The kids are being used by the aliens via the fat in which the school canteen chips are fried. <br /><br />Do watch the Jodie Whittaker episodes! She is wonderful. I remember heaving a sigh of relief and thinking, yes, it’s still the Doctor! There was an episode in which she meets another woman who is another regeneration which neither of them remembers and the scene so reminded me of the encounter between Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee! Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-14295413513567844642020-05-03T15:23:22.325-07:002020-05-03T15:23:22.325-07:00Although I watched Dr Who religiously until recent...Although I watched Dr Who religiously until recently, I hesitate to say 'I remember'. Or do I? Off to try and find it. I want to catch up again as the new Doctor is an actress I rate highly.Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-36734387204448042792020-05-02T17:44:31.349-07:002020-05-02T17:44:31.349-07:00Definitely synchronicity! How good to hear that An...Definitely synchronicity! How good to hear that Anthony’s brother is also an actor/singer! Especially in the role of Judas, which requires the performer to be brilliant at both. <br /><br />Did you see that David Tennant Dr Who episode in which Anthony Head plays as the evil alien Principal(and Sarah Jane returns)?<br /><br />I have a recording of him reading - delightfully! - a story by Diana Wynne Jones. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-69811387062856514032020-05-02T17:29:56.634-07:002020-05-02T17:29:56.634-07:00That scene from Excalibur with the versatile Gabri...That scene from Excalibur with the versatile Gabriel Byrne - as with most of that excellent film has become my dominant image of Uther. Although, as a Buffy-fan, I was also entertained by Anthony Head as Uther - weirdly, I'm listening to the original Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack which features Anthony's brother Murray as Judas Iscariot. Synchronicity or something?Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-29093216457446945422020-05-01T20:53:35.445-07:002020-05-01T20:53:35.445-07:00Always possible, Ronel! But I think this particula...Always possible, Ronel! But I think this particular event was to make him look familiar. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-31716762305182658852020-05-01T07:19:09.302-07:002020-05-01T07:19:09.302-07:00Wonder if he was so horrible-looking that Merlin h...Wonder if he was so horrible-looking that Merlin had to use glamour on him for any woman to sleep with him...?<br /><br />An A-Z of Faerie: <a href="https://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/ululating-werehyena-atozchallenge-folklore/" rel="nofollow">Werehyena</a>Ronel Janse van Vuurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041347187777879494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-29236672548592966952020-04-26T18:09:54.177-07:002020-04-26T18:09:54.177-07:00Ah, Anne, we will never know...😂Ah, Anne, we will never know...😂Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-70575963172870273512020-04-26T14:00:19.723-07:002020-04-26T14:00:19.723-07:00Okay, but it would be kind of awesome if his name ...Okay, but it would be kind of awesome if his name was really "Arthur the Incompetent" before the translators got confused! Ha ha!<br /><a href="https://nydamprintsblackandwhite.blogspot.com/2020/04/v-is-for-victuals.html" rel="nofollow">Black and White (Words and Pictures)</a>Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-62534821516800886942020-04-24T05:22:02.847-07:002020-04-24T05:22:02.847-07:00Do see it if you can. A classic! Plus you will see...Do see it if you can. A classic! Plus you will see several big name actors early in their film careers - Helen Mirren, Patrick Stewart, Liam Neeson...Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-8458219966428523032020-04-24T00:20:11.611-07:002020-04-24T00:20:11.611-07:00Definitely - ouch! 😂Definitely - ouch! 😂Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-29798934091424071942020-04-24T00:19:05.826-07:002020-04-24T00:19:05.826-07:00That plate armor scene from the movie... O.o Ouch....That plate armor scene from the movie... O.o Ouch.<br /><br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.hu/" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary</a>A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-18321495940177220592020-04-23T20:45:22.275-07:002020-04-23T20:45:22.275-07:00I bet it’s a tourist trap! 😂 I missed it, when I ...I bet it’s a tourist trap! 😂 I missed it, when I was last there, years ago, and only had a couple of hours in Glastonbury due to the public transport shortage. But I did get to Shrewsbury, which was doing very nicely out of Brother Cadfael tourism. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-15423025802375851022020-04-23T18:14:04.595-07:002020-04-23T18:14:04.595-07:00I enjoyed visiting Tintagel in Cornwall the last t...I enjoyed visiting Tintagel in Cornwall the last time I was in Britain. I climbed all those endless bloody stairs up to the castle ruins, saw King Arthur's Footprint and then went down to the shore, clambering over very slippery rocks, to enter Merlin's Cave. And of course, the town itself is one big theme park tourist trap for the Arthurian Legends. Loved it!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-36821124647684794532020-04-23T18:13:41.819-07:002020-04-23T18:13:41.819-07:00Chuckle! If you hate it, just imagine being stuck ...Chuckle! If you hate it, just imagine being stuck with the name. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-25266686791172456302020-04-23T18:10:51.585-07:002020-04-23T18:10:51.585-07:00I know this is rather petty, but I've never li...I know this is rather petty, but I've never liked the name Uther. I realise the "U" must be long, but my head always reads it short, like "other".AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.com