First off, a confession from a lifelong Sci-Fi junkie. Yes, the same guy who used to watch Star Trek, Space 1999, UFO, Dr. Who, and Kolchak on a 13” black and white television in his own room.

I came in late to the new Dr. Who incarnation.

My first encounter with the newer Doctor with no name was on a late Saturday night on PBS. In fact, I had no idea I was watching an episode of Dr. Who. Here was this guy with an English accent, long trenchcoat, suit, and converses on his feet battling a werewolf.

Converses and a suit.

Huh? Then , as he continued to talk it dawned on me, this is Dr. Who! But he wasn’t the stodgy old Dr. Who that I remembered watching. This wasn’t Tom Baker, no, this Doctor was young (well, young to me) in fact, he was close to my age.

While I continued watching, the effects were displayed. Yep, it had to be Dr. Who.  The special effects were cheap as ever, a BBC tradition with the Whos.

As an aside: Now, you have to realize that when I was watching Dr. Who, they were all old to me.

Thus, started a Saturday night tradition with me and eventually, even the Princess.  In fact, I knew this show was something special when she started to watch it. At first she did the usual “What the hell are you watching” and then she started to get into it (as with most programs with her highness that don’t include the words ‘sex’ or ‘city’ in them).

She began to ask me questions about the Doctor and his previous shows. Of course, I didn’t really have too many answers for her concerning this ‘new’ doctor. In fact, I didn’t even know where to begin without belaboring her with the convoluted history of the previous Doctors.

Fortunately, due to the shows increasing popularity and the evolution of Netflix, we were able to catch up on everything that we had missed and then some.

Needless to say, we were hooked.

Hooked so much that the Princess and I became so attached that we didn’t miss a new episode, hissed at the Master, bemoaned the ambiguity of Rose’s last episode, and even so much as lamented loudly the demise of ‘our’ Doctor and then grew to love the ‘new’ Doctor as portrayed by Matt Smith.

Now, we anticipate another ‘gut wrencher’ as we battle within ourselves to say goodbye to the ‘new’ Doctor and welcome a ‘newer’ Doctor.

Wow.

The Princess and I could go on and on about which was our favorite episodes, our favorite or disliked companions, etc… but let’s just say this: the Doctor is simply a part of our lives now.

And, in my opinion, we owe it all to one man, Russell T. Davies.

If I have one thing to say about Russell T. Davies, it’s this: like Rick Berman of Star Trek fame/infamy, he made a dry, limited audience, Sci-Fi show into a cultural phenomenon. With his inventive writing he re-created the Doctor into something new audiences could embrace and old time viewers wouldn’t feel left by the wayside.

And, it worked. The old Doctor would never dream of obtaining ratings that it does now especially for a show from ‘across the pond’.  

Russell was able to make us care about these characters and cross the gender gap. Then, his successor, Stephen Moffat took it even further.

Which brings us full circle to another ‘final’ episode.

And, this new episode is so big that they are showing it in 3D in theaters the Monday following the premiere! Finally, Dr. Who back on the big screen!

To tell you the truth, I’m more excited than I ever have been. In fact, I really have to say, that I haven’t been this stoked to see a picture as I have this episode.

Screw Batman and Superman. Did you see the promo pictures?  I have the two ‘New’ Doctors in one episode!  And that’s not to mention all of the previous Doctors! (Will they include Peter Cushing?! (and yes, I realize he’s not an ‘official Dr. Who but it would be neat, wouldn’t it?))

I’ll say it again: I. can’t. wait.

You know, we all have so many picayune things that bother us on a daily basis that it is pure joy to lose ourselves within a fictional program for a while (of course, to many who know me, it can be argued that I lose myself too often in fictional stories whether they be comic book, motion picture, etc… to them I say: well, yeah. Your point?)

So, to wrap up a clearly personal rant, I’ll end with this: I hope to see you there at the theater, to see Dr. Who in glorious 3D!

The Doctor is dead. Long live the Doctor!

*****There will no longer be any political rants/satires on this front page. It has gotten so bad that I feel that it really isn’t fair anymore. After all, why would you want to shoot fish in a barrel?  After this latest headline I would suffice it to say that it’s only a matter of time before they start having caricatures of our current President in episodes of Family Guy.*****

Census ‘faked’ 2012 election jobs report

It was fun while it lasted.

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Well, as the President predicted, the prelims came out in regards to the unemployment report. Nobody is surprised by this, are they?  As I told you prior, Reid and his marionettes are just getting started with the blame game.

New York Times story:

Delayed Jobs Report Finds U.S. Adding Only 148,000 Jobs

Check it out:  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/business/economy/us-economy-added-148000-jobs-in-september.html?hp&_r=0

This headline says it all:

Obama says shutdown caused ‘completely unnecessary damage’ to economy

(courtesy of NBCNEWS.com)

The White House, in an effort to defer blame from the obviously poor economic reports that will be reported soon, took center stage today.

Indications of upcoming poor employment numbers, poor manufacturing numbers, and the typical housing slow down during this time of year would definitely create a pall over the administration.

As it is, the continuing poor reception/roll out of the administration’s signature piece of legislation: The Affordable Care Act is creating enough of a headache to them.

So, what better way to avert everyone’s attention than to blame the upcoming poor news on those damn Republicans and the shutdown?

Mr. President, please. I realize that the majority of the American people are actually apathetic and/or selectively ignorant, but really. Do you actually expect us to believe that reports compiled upon data that occurred months ago is due to sixteen days of hitting the pause button?

Really?

There’s nothing more to say. It will be fun to see how this plays out.

Understand something, this ‘shutdown’ is exactly what the administration wanted. It deferred people’s, the press, and congress’ attention from the ongoing IRS, Benghazi, Spygate, Seal Team 6, and the other ‘scandals’ that have been going on.

When all is said and done, you have to admit, love him or hate him, Harry Reid’s puppet President is master magician who keeps everyone’s attention from what is going on behind the curtain.  And, he keeps us entertained.

P.S. Everyone does realize that our government now collects more tax revenue than at any time in history. Don’t you? Raise the debt ceiling? Why even have it?

Check out Dennis’s spinner rack for his Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD review!

As much as my criticism of the man has been, I have to agree with him wholeheartedly on this one:

“Whatever hardships you may experience because of your race, they pale in comparison to the hardships previous generations endured – and overcame,” he (Barack Obama) told students at King’s alma mater, Morehouse College, this spring.

It’s nice to finally hear him speak like an adult instead of an ‘organizer’.

Reuters:

Anthony Weiner’s sexy texting post partner has announced to the only people who actually care, the press, that she is emphatically free from HIV after having a ‘lucky’ thirteen tests.

Sydney Leathers, whose provocative texts helped lift Mayoral hopeful Weiner’s campaign to actually recognizable levels, was ecstatic after the findings were announced.

“This is great news!” she gushed. “I mean, before I had hot monkey babble with Anthony, I was a total unknown. Now, I’m one of America’s chosen bimbos! Who knows? After my reality show, Keeping it up with hot Leathers I can be an icon!”

Ms. Leathers, who had an unprecedented thirteen tests for the HIV virus, was asked why so many. “Well, the publicity of course, silly! I mean, I didn’t have sex with my co-star, i had self-love, if you know what I mean, but after word came down about Xander’s condition, well, how could I pass it up! I knew I didn’t have AIDS but what the hey! A&E network here I come!”

Ex-Congressman Weiner was unavailable for comment, but a source was heard saying that he was re-assigned to maintenance man for his wife’s upcoming “Four more years of failed policies” campaign that she was beginning with Hillary Clinton.

Reuters

President Obama broke his silence on the George Zimmerman verdict controversy in a not-so-surprise appearance in the White House Briefing room.

“As I’ve stated before, if I had a son, he would look like Trayvon (well, except for my charming looks). And, to be honest, what happened to him could have happened to me if not for a few slight differences.”

The president continued in his transparent race-baiting rhetoric as he adjusted himself for the best camera shot.

“I mean, if I had caring and loving parents like Trayvon, maybe I would have been profiled after buying some candy and soda. As it was, I was sent to Boarding school, which, as we know, Trayvon’s parents wouldn’t have been able to, grew up with an absentee mother, raised by two grandparents, attended Columbia and Harvard, and began a career in public speaking which I disguised into a political vocation, and eventually became what you see now, President of the United States.”

The President then took his water bottle and deftly dabbed his eyes to simulate tears.

“It’s unfortunate that it takes a tragedy to make you realize just how fortunate you are in life, like myself.”

The President dabbed his cheeks with a handkerchief and gently eased down his press-not-invited oration.

“Thus, if we had less opposition from the Republican lawmakers and more cooperation, perhaps young men like Trayvon wouldn’t be profiled and they would have an opportunity to serve successful men, such as myself.”

The President concluded with a nod to the camera.

This was clearly another historic moment in his legacy and a brave step forward in redefining the office of the President into a soap box instead of a world leader.

YNN News

A Fairport family today witnessed the news report of the fatal crash of a 777 in San Francisco last night.

“It was terrible, those poor people.” Wilma Lindequoist commented from her living room chair.  “I was channel surfing late last night and I saw the news report. Thank goodness so many survived.”

Wilma’s live-in boyfriend, Maxx Klaushammer didn’t see anything though.

“Hell, I was asleep. I had a long day watching Nascar and the such when all of a sudden I was woken up by Wilma’s screaming. I thought maybe the cat got into the garbage again but it turned out to be that new story. All I’ve got to say is thank god I didn’t take her to San Francisco like she wanted to. Who knows what could have happened.”

Upon questioning the couple, it turned out that Wilma had wanted to travel to San Francisco this very month for the annual pot holder knitting convention.

Lindequoist and Klaushammer were no longer available for comment because Wheel of Fortune came on their television.

Well, another celebration of our country’s declaration of independence has come and gone and once again, there will be a slew of people who obtained injuries from fireworks.

Every year, we, the press, report on the dangers of using fireworks and plead with the public to be careful.

And, every year, we report that hundreds, if not thousands of people are harmed by fireworks.

Of course, these numbers aren’t accurate, not even by a long shot, because, let’s be honest, if you were harmed by a firework, would you want to admit it?

Face it, all you would set yourself up for is for a lifetime series of ridicule and judgment.

“What are you fucking stupid?” or, “Hah, you’ve got to be a real dumb ass to get hurt by a firecracker. How much beer did you have jerk-off?”

Would you want to be labeled for the rest of your days as the “Fireworks moron”?

So, take this story as an obligatory public service announcement from your local news source and attempt to be careful using fireworks.

Otherwise, you deserve the label of “M80 deaf boy.”