What is the role of television today and in the years to come? The future of our beloved box is far from clear.
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That’s the final name for Microsoft’s EU-enforced Media Player-less operating system that no one will buy. And anyone that does get it by accident will surely just install Windows Media Player on it.
You can only laugh I suppose… Windows XP N. Get it now!
In totally unrelated news, I notice that Googling for ‘hillsong cult’ (and various other combinations) brings up my angry post which resulted in a long discussion that somehow ended up with gay sex. Ah well, no-god works in mysterious ways. I have now found the Ebon Musings whose ‘Building Blocks’ essays are a wonderful dissection of belief, along with some funny stuff too. Well written, calm and logical with the clearest arguments for atheism I’ve ever seen.
Tomorrow I’ll be in school for some English revision, but my new MP3 player should be arriving as well. It’ll then be loaded up with music played with Windows Media Player on my ‘unclean’ system without that holy N. (I believe I’m mixing up topics now, so I’ll just stop right here)
Cult sci-fi hero Doctor Who won the battle of prime time as 10 million viewers tuned in to watch the series return after a 16-year absence, figures revealed today.
The much-loved time traveller beat off competition from ITV’s Ant and Dec – and their guest David Beckham – to claim an average audience of 9.9 million on Saturday night.
Salford-born Christopher Eccleston became the ninth small screen Doctor in a special effects-packed comeback, with former pop star Billie Piper starring as his new sidekick.
The series, which was screened at 7pm, had an average audience share of 43.2% and hit a peak of 10.6 million viewers.
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, which ran against Doctor Who, had an average of 7.2 million viewers, taking a 31.4% share.
The Geordie duo peaked with an 8.5 million audience, 37.5% of the viewing public.
Plea to Babbleblog members – use your Photoshop skills against the grinning twosome?
That was utterly fantastic… they’ve completely nailed Doctor Who for 2005. Yes, the plot was weak but only because it was a pilot and they had to grip the audience while introducing the characters. So story wise, I gave it 4 out of 5.
I know it was a success – my mum hated Doctor Who (“I don’t get it”) and was reluctatantly persuaded to watch it “just this once”… laughed at all the right places, will now tune in next week! And my 9 year old sister was beside herself – Doctor Who is back!
[Outpost Gallifrey Forum]And if you didn’t watch it, then give yourself a slap and tune in tomorrow at 7pm on BBC THREE.
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Helen on It’s (waiting) time.: “Fabulous news, congratulations to you both! X” Jun 8, 21:51
