A couple of links: Short Tips and Newswipe

[wshaffer]

For anyone thinking of submitting a short story for the Big Finish Short Trips thing, here's some advice from Simon Guerrier, based on the stuff he saw when he read submissions for a previous Short Trips anthology. (Point #11 is kind of interesting in light of "The Waters of Mars", but in general I the advice holds up well.)

Meanwhile, the blog Sociological Images offers this hilarious video on cliches in news reporting taken from the British TV show Newswipe. Newswipe is one of the reasons why I wish Americans could watch BBC TV on iPlayer. I'll have to go see if there's more of it floating around on YouTube.

Comments

Re: The Third Series

[therinth.livejournal.com]

Ha! That is good to know! Thanks Cliff -- we were just about to dip into Torchwood yesterday. Perfect timing :D.

Torchwood

[obadiah.livejournal.com]

Enjoy! In my opinion, Torchwood keeps getting better from series to series. My favorite is Children of Earth (sort of an abbreviated Series 3).

Also, there's the targeted-for-kids Sarah Jane Adventures, if you want to go there. It can be a bit much sometimes, but it can also be a fun romp. SJA Series 1 takes place around 3.5 of Doctor Who. Definitely watch DW Series 3 first. I haven't seen SJA Series 2 yet. That's it for spinoffs ... at least so far. :-)