Because I'm not all doom and gloom, not I. :)



Spot and Data centric TNG comic: I think if I try really hard, I can still recite a few lines from Data's "Ode to Spot". Anyway, this is a delightful treat for cat lovers and TNG fans alike.

Peter Capaldi reads "The Magic Wood" by Henry Treece. Put up by the BBC, which means it won't be there endlessly, so check it out now and enjoy.

Twentytwo Movie Musicals in 12 Minutes, starring Emily Blunt, James Corden and Lin-Manuel Miranda:

Look, you may know him as Malcolm Tucker, but I still haven't watched In the Thick of It and thus I primarily think of him as Frobisher from Torchwood: Children of Earth. In which he was so stunning, outstanding and moving that I refuse to believe this wasn't the role that got him his third gig in the Whoverse. (The first one being a Roman in Fires of Pompeii.)

Come to think of it, I first saw him as the Angel Islington in Neverwhere, which was also a good performance, but really, Frobisher all the way. Though I have no doubt his Twelve will overturn that.

As you may have gathered by these chaotic ramblings, the next Doctor shall be Peter Capaldi.

Obligatory bigger picture remark: yes, it still sucks they didn't cast a poc and/or woman for a change. But: not only is Peter Capaldi a superb actor, but he's NOT A YOUNG MAN, and I'm really really glad we're taking a break from the youngsters now. Bring back the middle-aged looking Doctors, I say.

(Also: this means Idris Elba still has a shot when Capaldi's run is over.)