Cuddy2977Right, then, #DrWho fans …
if you’re waiting for my next #UnderwaterMenace review …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoniTRrwqZ4
That video tells you when it’s out … !
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EugeneNot Everyone is Laughing at The Giggle
It’s Monday, as I type this. Earlier today, Simon and I recorded our session on #TheGiggle. Although we generally avoid listening to other opinions before we record, it was not lost on us that all the feedback we had seen online so far was pretty much positive.
Can you enjoy(ish) an episode and still find it maddeningly annoying? Listen and find out.
With the Giggle, there was “the story,” and then there was “the gargantuan seismic event that made the Flux look trivial.” It made for a long conversation, and I have broken it into two parts, which will be released over two consecutive days. Part One has already been released for our patrons on Patreon and will be released to everyone else on Saturday (UTC-07).
Menace Beneath the Waves
Yes, we did manage to get the time to record our podcast on the #UnderwaterMenace this past week, and it will be out on December 23rd, just in time for Christmas. Some might say it’s a Christmas miracle, but I wouldn’t.
This is our second take on the Underwater Menace, the first being back in 2016 when they released the story on DVD with the worst photo snap reconstruction in the history of time itself. It was so bad the Time Lords declared the whole thing a war crime.
Now, fully animated, it’s time to reconsider the story. It’s out now in the UK and will be released in the US in early January.
Onramp to the Fediverse
There’s a lot of trial and error involved in getting on board the Fediverse. This week, it has felt mostly like error.
When we first connected, everything we posted went live on the Fediverse. Yes, that’s more or less what we wanted, but there are no backsies. Once it’s out there, it cannot be removed.
Imagine my horror when it posted the scheduled post of #TheStarBeast and included the entire post, including the synopsis.
If you’re listening to Fusion Patrol, you know that there will be spoilers – the very premise of the podcast is that you have to watch the show first (or not be concerned with spoilers.) This is why I have no problem including the synopsis on the website; however, what goes out on the Fediverse serves a couple of different purposes, one of which is to try to induce new listeners to join us. To do that, you have to flag down people who, in the case of the Star Beast, are interested in #DoctorWho, so the content needs to be different, and basically just blasting out the entire plot line of a brand new TV show without content warning was just bad manners.
And there’s no way to delete it and try again.
I’ve not yet found a workaround, so this week’s #WildBlueYonder went out with no synopsis. That’s not ideal either, but for the moment, it will have to do.
This week, we also (finally) managed to get a test website up – this allows me to test changes to the Fusion Patrol website and the Fediverse integration without flooding your feeds with test messages. So far, every idea I’ve tried to reach a compromise has failed.
Release Schedule
SeriesEpisodeRelease DatePatreonRelease DateDoctor WhoThe Giggle (Part 1 of 1)Dec 16, 2023Dec 11, 2023Doctor WhoThe Giggle (Part 2 of 2)Dec 17, 2013Dec 12, 2023Doctor WhoThe Underwater MenaceDec 23, 2023Dec 16, 2023Doctor WhoThe Church on Ruby RoadDec 30, 2023Dec 27, 2023 (est)BugsNuclear FamilyJan 6, 2023Dec 30, 2023Neo Ultra QBusinessman from the Sky/
Pandora’s CaveJan 13, 2023Jan 6, 2023I have little or no doubt this finely-crafted table looks like poo on the Fediverse.
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Who’s He? PodcastScott & I are on our way to the @BFI Nothing in ze vorld can stop us now!
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DWUDatabaseThere is a lot of water in this studio and thanks to the overzealous censors we even get to see Zarroff's death scene. Whether you like him or not he definitely kept this story interesting #DoctorWho #UnderwaterMenace
What is the connection between the Daleks and Atlantis? Or does Zarroff just take all of his measurements in Rels? I'm assuming that this was added by the loose canon team for the recon but does anyone know for a fact? #DoctorWho #UnderwaterMenace
"NOTHING IN THE WORLD CAN STOP ME NOW!" Zarroff is my favourite part of this story, he is playing it up for all it is worth and I am here for that. Weirdly he is reminding me of Londo Mollari #DoctorWho #Underwatermenace
NOTHING IN THE WORLD CAN STOP ME NOW!
Polly literally hunches in the corner, hand to her mouth and screams while the action is going on. Seriously? This needed some script editing as it is completely at odds with the Polly we had in the Highlanders who was much better characterised #DoctorWho #UnderwaterMenace
I think that is the strangest thing we have seen since The Web Planet. The scene is definitely sureal and otherworldly but it goes on for far too long and adds nothing to the plot. Also why does the food go off within hours? #DoctorWho #UnderwaterMenace
There is a lot going on in this small market square but the music has just reached a whole other level, making the scene very hard to watch #DoctorWho #UnderwaterMenace
The Second Doctor really does come into his own when you can see him. As much as I enjoyed the animations and recons there is something about Troughton's performance that they struggle to replicate #DoctorWho #UnderwaterMenace
