Dave Wrote This: 2017

Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Twitter Twatter #49

September 2017 on Twitter:

Possibly my favourite ever museum label! At Hull Maritime Museum #Hull2017 pic.twitter.com/qS5P2Xz6mH
— Keith Merrin (@kmerrin) 31 August 2017

There are gems literally tucked away in the corners. I mean look at this. I'd have this on my wall. pic.twitter.com/jQ287JnPp4
— Eddie Robson (@EddieRobson) 2 September 2017

We will never get tired of sharing this because it is completely outrageous - pls RT if you think everyone should be aware pic.twitter.com/3aKuEX7ZII
— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) 3 September 2017

So was Boris, so was Farage, so was Trump. Now look at them. Don't dismiss these people, call out their bullshit.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 7 September 2017

David Davis seems to have forgotten the importance of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights! pic.twitter.com/7ozu3dgf1k
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) 7 September 2017

To #StarTrek fans whining about a show that hasn't aired yet: here's how wrong they were 30 years ago... also @levarburton as The New Spock? pic.twitter.com/xGEI1p0TCk
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 10 September 2017

@CornershopHQ, since Lessons Learned From Rocky I To Rocky III, two more #Rocky films have been released, but were any more lessons learned? pic.twitter.com/3FO7IqYryO
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 11 September 2017

The Master played by Roger Delg-A-Dow
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 12 September 2017

To be fair, they aren't.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 12 September 2017

Melania Trump's United Nations speech preached about setting an example for our children and preventing bullying…

Umm... pic.twitter.com/U8wjHY0Lie
— Brian Krassenstein🐬 (@krassenstein) 20 September 2017

Why would cinematic visuals be inherantly obnoxious?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 22 September 2017

In early seasons, TNG borrowed many shots directly from the movies, shots that were certainly intended to be cinematic at the time.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 22 September 2017

DS9's huge battle scenes both indoor and out, VGR's crash in Timeless and Archer's trial in ENT were definitely cinematic.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 22 September 2017

@Andydrewz Loving the #DoctorWhoCalendar2018, but it only has thirteen months in it. Where are the rest? pic.twitter.com/DcXXiMFcEm
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 25 September 2017

all other cosplay is cancelled pic.twitter.com/z7NmtY0IJl
— Maggs Kanata (@SamMaggs) 25 September 2017

#TakeAKnee
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 26 September 2017

Monday, 25 December 2017

Friday, 10 November 2017

More Stewart Lee Downstreaming Opportunities

Thank you to everyone who got in touch to point out that I have neglected a number of downstreaming options for Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle and those who, adorably, thought that I genuinely believed downstreaming was a thing.

In addition to Netflix, it's also on the Amazon, the iTunes and on YouTube as well, but not the normal YouTube, the YouTube you have to pay for.

Either way, the DVD will be cheaper.

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Twitter Twatter #48

August 2017 on Twitter:

You're only as old as the half dozen hermaphrodite hexapods you feel.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 2 August 2017

PC Wilson
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 2 August 2017

I emerge. I am emerging. I have emerged. pic.twitter.com/HGjm8K3Kwo
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 3 August 2017

I don't know, Nog pic.twitter.com/913zN49COW
— Swear Trek (@swear_trek) 3 August 2017

@phlaimeaux, is that you on the left?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 4 August 2017

@NoNoiseChitChat https://t.co/6QbxopcoFP
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 7 August 2017

Daniel Craig is back for 2 more bond films? Great, but what about the greatest extra of all time- the sweeping man in Quantum of solace ? pic.twitter.com/kBGDcozkWl
— Jack (@jackcox997) 7 August 2017

Worst jam ever. pic.twitter.com/4iUm1FRUNT
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 August 2017

Wow https://t.co/XhcaNn7BX2
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 August 2017

i must go, my planet needs me pic.twitter.com/GujTFlSA5K
— Cates Holderness (@catesish) 8 August 2017

@DannyJohnJules https://t.co/IewrjW2Jgr
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 August 2017

A huge thank you to #Frasier for giving the world the phrase: 'Outlaw Laser Robo Geek'
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 9 August 2017

The show is called 'Torchwood', the character is 'Rot Cod How'.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 9 August 2017

When you tread on a plug. pic.twitter.com/p9Fctp4QJN
— spankybackpack (@spankybackpack) 10 August 2017

The End Of The World Enough And Time #portmantwho
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 11 August 2017

World Enough And Time And The Rani #portmantwho
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 11 August 2017

The Name Of The Doctor Falls #portmantwho
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 11 August 2017

Thursday https://t.co/MvJw7dgeK4
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 11 August 2017

Not normally good at wordsearches, but @RedDwarfHQ have released one full of #RedDwarfXII episode titles. I'm most looking forward to Perm. pic.twitter.com/mVoqmshxOI
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 12 August 2017

Hell of a day for the President to forget how to tweet. pic.twitter.com/ABffmwwH8D
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 12 August 2017

The struggle is real. #lefthandersday pic.twitter.com/IRtVhmUV8R
— Dee :) (@diandratassone) 13 August 2017

Star Trek III: The Search For Dr. Benjamin Spock #PregnantMovies
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 13 August 2017

Withchild And I #PregnantMovies
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 13 August 2017

Is this how Shako came to be? @2000AD pic.twitter.com/Jg4kitOmUC
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 13 August 2017

And can you make him smile?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 15 August 2017

He should never have left. He was so selectively quoted that what he actually said was lost in the mists of twitter.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 15 August 2017

Breaking news! Holiday liner has sunk ... er ... or will do later today ... or maybe tomorrow ... pic.twitter.com/iGGiQk363w
— Jon Preddle (@JonPreddle) 15 August 2017

10+ stunning examples of “crown shyness”, a phenomenon where trees avoid touching:https://t.co/jSCgNAnIGx pic.twitter.com/aiKy8lb8fD
— Demilked (@demilked) 16 August 2017

2014 Me: "In Winter Soldier, I don't see how Hydra/Nazis could infiltrate the government without anyone noticing."

2017 Me: pic.twitter.com/YRAI8gq2qU
— Nick Murphy (@HeyNickMurphy) 16 August 2017

I'm disappointed to discover that a triathlon isn't a 26.2 mile three-legged race...
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 16 August 2017

Great to see @jeremycorbyn in Pendle today. @UKLabour manifesto printing third edition, #Tory manifesto long vanished from website #JezWeCan https://t.co/7c2JZlaKKb
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 17 August 2017

Star Trek: The Next Generation Game - as requested by Martyn Huyton-Berry pic.twitter.com/W38CGihoQ3
— Grim'll Paint It 🎃 (@Jimllpaintit) 17 August 2017

Here's what Paraguayans did with a statue of dictator Alfredo Stroessner (1954-89). It's an interesting compromise. pic.twitter.com/gEtUPLseDz
— Laurence Blair (@LABlair1492) 16 August 2017

Chameleons are fun cause they'll grab anything you give them. pic.twitter.com/aTJ2Abjrs4
— Emma Ward (@Emma_The_Ward) 17 August 2017

God, I really hate the Bullingdon Club. pic.twitter.com/qMS8yesagZ
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 18 August 2017

All these folks worried about erasing history when the Confederate statues come down will be thrilled to learn about the existence of books.
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) 16 August 2017

#RedDwarf #NationalMensGroomingDay pic.twitter.com/vpPJ93ON0h
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 18 August 2017

"It's my estimation that every man ever got a statue made of 'em was one kinda sumbitch or another." Mal, #Firefly pic.twitter.com/cbIPkPkdde
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 18 August 2017

@2000AD: Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Rogue Trooper, Nikolai Dante, Sinister Dexter, Nemesis The Warlock, ABC Warriors, Kingdom, Leviathan...
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 19 August 2017

Cathay Williams: born a slave, she dressed as a man so she could serve in the US Army during the Civil War.

There's your new statue. pic.twitter.com/7MlHlW5brB
— Dred (@MildredVon) 19 August 2017

How about @ChrisBaldie's Space Captain: Captain Of Space? https://t.co/cbMTDebbx1
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 20 August 2017

@neilhimself #TheXFiles pic.twitter.com/wYUW6bdIVL
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 21 August 2017

People whingeing about @DWMtweets lack of a 'JodieWhitakerIsTheDoctor!' so far. Gibbs & Jayston still waiting @TomSpilsbury @philnewmandsign pic.twitter.com/BIlOy1FDc0
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 22 August 2017

MPs attending the Big Ben vigil. Here are the directions to the nearest food bank for some fucking perspective. @TwopTwips pic.twitter.com/QbIKWcpT6s
— t h u m b s (@Thumbsuk) 21 August 2017

No #Wimbledon moment will ever top the combination of these two sponsors pic.twitter.com/izlvXLnwVx
— Hollyween Brockhell (@holly) 4 July 2017

If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of 19 year old Rose Tyler you should probably just keep it to yourself 😯 #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/OkIK8ajRi7
— Pip (@pipmadeley) 22 August 2017

Graeme Harper would have made an excellent companion.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 23 August 2017

If he was still with us, today would have been the 64th birthday of Bolaji Badejo, one of the men responsible for bringing the Alien to live pic.twitter.com/TyTY97h6ZC
— AvPGalaxy.net (@avpgalaxy) 23 August 2017

Apologise immediately, @richardbranson. #traingate has been shown definitively to be a lie - a lie you propagated. pic.twitter.com/sGrEluTcbz
— Owen Jones🌹 (@OwenJones84) 23 August 2017

Blur vs Oasis is a false cultural dichotomy designed to suppress Pulp's socialist ideals
— Stephen eeK-gan (@MacAodhagainS) 22 August 2017

Season 21B
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 24 August 2017

You'll struggle. The hard drive probably isn't quite strong enough to obliterate the steam roller.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 25 August 2017

'Laughter arises from a certain fundamental absurdity.'
- Jacques Tati pic.twitter.com/XwQriYRnL0
— 41 Strange (@41Strange) 25 August 2017

It's the afternoon of #internationaldogday. Does that mean it's #internationaldogdayafternoon? pic.twitter.com/WckmmuegBB
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 26 August 2017

The strewth is out there.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 29 August 2017

#Utopia @C4Utopia #SaveUtopia Where is Jessica Hyde? pic.twitter.com/U8eOvQydNC
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 29 August 2017

#Farscape #FarscapeNow pic.twitter.com/gscTaijGQI
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 29 August 2017

This time it's impersonal.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 29 August 2017

Wasn't @Vera_Chok excellent on @Channel4News? Yes, yes she was. And she will be again on Channel4+1 if you didn't see it.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 29 August 2017

Isn't @Vera_Chok's @Guardian article excellent? Yes, yes it is. And it will be again here: https://t.co/AgHWtX6F3W if you didn't see it.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 29 August 2017

For some unknown reason Tory Juniors @ActivateBritain seems to have deleted this fantastic tweet and #meme. Please help share it for them. pic.twitter.com/TnfNjI9qhF
— Rachael (@Rachael_Swindon) 29 August 2017

Do you mean The Day Of The Doctor? pic.twitter.com/5nQqNJDpGq
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 30 August 2017

Hsu Tung Han expertly sculpts Jigsaw Disease from 'The Judge Child' with his work 'Pixelated Snorkeler'. I assume he's a big @2000AD fan. pic.twitter.com/4cr1EaclSB
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 31 August 2017

I've often felt a kinship with Princess Diana. We have a lot in common: I don't like landmines or Prince Charles either.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 31 August 2017

Friday, 3 November 2017

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicular Access

Every few months someone will recognise me from Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. It sounds astonishing after such a fleeting appearance. Initially, it meant that a run of repeats had begun on a succession of channels, slowly moving further away from BBC2 with the channel numbers going up and up. Channels I have never heard of.

More recently though, it's not because it's being broadcast. Instead because they are watching it online. Downloading it. Streaming it. Downstreaming it.

I wasn't entirely sure where, so I asked the latest person to mention it where they had seen it. Turns out it's on the Netflix.

Monday, 30 October 2017

Twitter Twatter #47

July 2017's Twitter posts:

Face your fear.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 1 July 2017

Rare copy of Charles Dickens' lost novel, 'Simon Callow'. pic.twitter.com/dxZtRKZwqZ
— O'Brien (@MrsSteveMOBrien) 1 July 2017

Is that Gillian?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 1 July 2017

Hunt is selling off 5 million square metres of NHS land to private companies - RT if you think everyone should know https://t.co/b8dltgU9qu
— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) 1 July 2017

He did you know.

It was in The Five Doctors, I believe.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 2 July 2017

First: The Romans
Second: The Seeds Of Death
Third: Frontier In Space
Fourth: City Of Death
Fifth: The Five Doctors#DoctorWho
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 July 2017

Sixth: The Two Doctors
Seventh: The Curse Of Fenric
Eighth: The Chimes Of Midnight
War: The Day Of The Doctor#DoctorWho
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 July 2017

Ninth: The Long Game
Tenth: The Girl In The Fireplace
Eleventh: The God Complex
Twelfth: Listen#DoctorWho
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 July 2017

Probably The Trial Of A Time Lord. And there's no hash browns...
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 9 July 2017

Today I learned that pythons
a) Watch TV
b) Yawn pic.twitter.com/FCprn2XdOd
— Halloweenya 🎃👻 (@DM_ME_YOUR_CATS) 11 July 2017

pic.twitter.com/YgjHCjrRfG
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 13 July 2017

@Sodenator
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 13 July 2017

The #13thDoctor is due to be revealed after the Wimbledon Men's Final.

So, who will be the new #DoctorWho?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 14 July 2017

So I'm told by a few Tories to stop tweeting this video. Here it is again if anyone missed it #bbcaq don't forget to RT . pic.twitter.com/4WhAVjq5KS
— Nadeem Ahmed (@Muqadaam) 14 July 2017

Change my dears and not a moment too soon - she IS the Doctor whether you like it or not!
— Colin Baker (@SawbonesHex) 16 July 2017

I'm absolutely for progress and inclusiveness but it is fair to worry when almost every ep of Doctor Who revolved around his big ol' dick
— Joss Whedon (@joss) 16 July 2017

Is that cushion from Varos?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 19 July 2017

Number five still holds the record for longest tenure. pic.twitter.com/JbAwvtmFjP
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 20 July 2017

I'd be happy to.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 22 July 2017

Serving suggestion. https://t.co/IpPSiOmtJ1
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 23 July 2017

pic.twitter.com/TZCxtZ3I0R
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 23 July 2017

Lest we forget, Polly's top was very much a shade of grey...
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 24 July 2017

Where is Jessica Hyde?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 27 July 2017

The Wicker Mat #MakeAHorrorFilmLessScary
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 27 July 2017

Everyone's joking about all the backstabbing in the White House, but nobody's giving them credit for their frontstabbing
— Joss Whedon (@joss) 28 July 2017

Five years ago today a bell end nearly killed someone pic.twitter.com/900YUtgDfz
— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) 27 July 2017

Don't eat chicken bones. RT @Caloriesfixes: 400 Calories of each pic.twitter.com/nZhok2sCyP
— Jane Espenson (@JaneEspenson) 30 July 2017

I'd be more worried about those daffodils.

Are they plastic by any chance?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 30 July 2017

Who is your favourite #DoctorWho? *

Please retweet far and wide for best possible results.

*Other Doctors are available.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 31 July 2017

@pipmadeley Do you have #IWasADrWhoMonster? The Underwater Menace actress miming how to be a fishperson is a #doctorwhogifsthatneededtoexist
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 31 July 2017

Tories posing unironically in front of The Scream. pic.twitter.com/g7lveCpWAk
— Slay Deers Eve (@severedelays) 29 July 2017

Hey you. How about you Tweet#BringBackUtopia @netflix @NetflixUK @reedhastings @Channel4

Til we gets a season 3? pic.twitter.com/LPTOlVwPPh
— BringBackUtopia (@BringBackUtopia) 13 January 2016

@uppityfabulous Would you like a cup of...?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 31 July 2017

Thank you. Almost exactly that bit. The last three or four seconds of Mary and without Sylvester.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 31 July 2017

Thank you very much.@uppityfabulous, this is for you!
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 31 July 2017

That thing where you list where you first saw each #DoctorWho
1 - Doctor Who
2 - Doctor Who
3 - Worzel Gummidge
4 - Doctor Who
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 31 July 2017

List where I first saw each #DoctorWho
5 - All Creatures Great & Small
6 - Doctor Who
7 - What's Your Story?
8 - #Alien3
War - #Alien
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 31 July 2017

List where I first saw each #DoctorWho
9 - Cracker
10 - Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
11 - Party Animals
12 - #Neverwhere
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 31 July 2017

List where I first saw each #DoctorWho
13 - #AttackTheBlock or #BlackMirror (whichever came first)
Cushing - #StarWars
Grant - Jack & Sarah
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 31 July 2017

Friday, 27 October 2017

Time Shadows Anniversary Edition

Time Shadows, the Doctor Who Charity Short Story Anthology that I contributed a story to, has been re-released in a new format.

The 'Anniversary Edition' features almost all the short stories from the original edition features and now complementing them are twelve fantastic illustrations by Simon A. Brett, Paul Cowan, Carolyn Edwards, Jon Wesley Huff and Michael Leis.

In addition to the illustrations there are a series of interviews with the authors. It was strange to have to consider the story all over again after the fact.

The Time Shadows 'Anniversary Edition' once again benefits Limbforge, a charity that creates and provides prosthetic limbs for some of the world's most vulnerable people.

Time Shadows 'Anniversary Edition' is available here.

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Outside In: Makes It So Makes It Here

My own copy of Outside In: Makes It So has arrived and I'm really looking forward to reading everybody else's contributions.

I'm the one on the left. Naturally, the first thing I did was take a glance at my own effort.

And then the other, on which Laura Gillespie did the heavy lifting.

You can get your very own copy here.

Saturday, 21 October 2017

Sokath, His Eyes Uncovered

I mentioned previously that in addition to the piece that I wrote about The Price there was another...

It's called When The Walls Fell and its all about Darmok, that episode of The Next Generation in which Picard is stranded on an alien planet by a Tamarian, an alien that speaks entirely in metaphor, and they are forced by adversity to learn to communicate with each other.

The lion share of it is a great point of view piece written by Laura Gillespie, while I contributed the bits written in the Tamarian idiom.

Outside In: Makes It So is available here.

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Outside In Makes It So Published Today

Today is the thirtieth anniversary of Encounter At Farpoint, the first broadcast of the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Today also sees the publication of Outside In: Makes It So, available here.

Saturday, 19 August 2017

Twitter Twatter #46

The rest of June 2017:

Is it any relation to that fish that buries itself in pies? pic.twitter.com/N5yNjb5CVs
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 10 June 2017

If Jeremy Hunt remains in post Theresa May has clearly learned nothing from last night - RT to make your voice heard again #HuntMustGo pic.twitter.com/GrSrqxIoIy
— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) 9 June 2017

Ironically, the DUP don't believe in dinosaurs.
— Victims of Comics (@victimsofcomics) 10 June 2017

Jeremy Hunt has just been re-appointed as Health Secretary by Theresa May - pls RT if you agree it is an utter disgrace #reshuffle pic.twitter.com/1MvHToKmCT
— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) 11 June 2017

John Hurt 2013 - 2005
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 11 June 2017

Wirrn
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 14 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK Why did you vote against making properties fit for human habitation? https://t.co/wCNz7uJScs
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 14 June 2017

not one fucking thing pic.twitter.com/2orl4kG2Vf
— Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) 15 June 2017

Let's make it our mission to eject from office every single one of those venal bastards who voted against Labour's housing bill.
— Sue Perkins (@sueperkins) 16 June 2017

These #ActionFigure photos by Japanese photographer #HotKenobi just made my day 😂💙🙌 @batsancats @suckerpunchgeek pic.twitter.com/Ldc0DPqnlL
— Jessica Thompson (@ItsMe_JessicaT) 15 June 2017

For some reason, I find the faded spine on these TNG VHS sleeves reassuring. https://t.co/hKfYi9oJ1f
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 16 June 2017

My apologies... pic.twitter.com/MHpreKELmy
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 17 June 2017

This letter. #GrenfellTower pic.twitter.com/zEHlFcATAw
— James Rhodes (@JRhodesPianist) 17 June 2017

RT if you unashamedly give a fuck about poor kids burning to death & want to make sure IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. pic.twitter.com/RK1VqNhHMJ
— jack monroe ❄ (@BootstrapCook) 18 June 2017

pic.twitter.com/JjwlaS7von
— steve barber (@LptpsteveBarber) 18 June 2017

In weather like this, I worry about Batman. And Judge Dredd too.

The tan lines must be a nightmare.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 19 June 2017

Fantastic photo of @PeterDavison5. What a welcome. pic.twitter.com/ljh28nhfG9
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 19 June 2017

Have I ever told you how glad I am that these pictures exist? pic.twitter.com/JlLXfWMG5Z
— ㅤ (@grahamslexa) 19 June 2017

Fun and strange to be writing "The League of Gentlemen" again. Evidently it's true.... we'll never leave.
— Reece Shearsmith (@ReeceShearsmith) 20 June 2017

Who says journalism has lost its way... local newspaper in Donegal, Ireland pic.twitter.com/dfoEs0ZNy1
— Shona Murray (@ShonaMurrayNT) 30 June 2017

Excellent typo in document I’ve just been sent. pic.twitter.com/LULe5MvHWz
— Matthew Sweet (@DrMatthewSweet) 30 June 2017

literary criticism peaked in 1944 pic.twitter.com/p1lMTfiJU6
— 🍸 (@oscarewilde) 30 June 2017

Thursday, 17 August 2017

Outside In: Makes It So Personnel & Essay Titles

Outside In: Makes It So features contributions from the likes of Keith R.A. DeCandido (novelist), Rich Handley (Star Trek comics expert and Hasslein Books supremo), Paul Simpson (Editor of Star Trek Magazine), Lars Pearson (novelist), Robert Greenberger (the Editor of DC Comics’ Star Trek), David A McIntee (novelist), Shaun Lyon (Outpost Gallifrey) and Robert Smith? (editor extraordinaire).

Not to mention a hundred and fifty more also-rans like me.

And here they are...

There you have it, folks: Mine is called God Forbid I Should Miss My First Look At The Wormhole I have written about The Price, that episode of The Next Generation in which Deanna Troi talks about chocolate, has a romantic encounter and witnesses a momentous revelation that will impact the entire galaxy for the next decade. And yet, that's not really what I've written about at all.

I've written something else as well, but more on that later.

Outside In: Makes It So is available for pre-order here.

Tuesday, 15 August 2017

Exploits Online

In around 2008 or 2009, I made an uncredited appearance in Exploits, a film written and directed by Alper Cagatay.

I blogged about it ending with an optimistic 'coming soon'. I was wrong about that.

Alper recently put the whole film online and I finally got a chance to see how my bit fitted into the story as a whole. My wife and I watched it the other day and she didn't manage to spot me, so it'll probably be almost impossible for anyone else.

Anyway, here it is.

Exploits - Feature film. from Alper Cagatay on Vimeo.

Sunday, 13 August 2017

Outside In: Makes It So Uncovered

Here's the cover for the upcoming Outside In: Makes It So, which I have contributed an essay and a half to.

There are 173 more perspectives covering every episode of The Next Generation on TV and the four cinematic stories featuring the same crew.

And there's more...

There are a couple of extra bits and pieces in there as well. I'll post a full list of contents and contributors shortly.

Outside In: Makes It So is available for preorder here.

Friday, 11 August 2017

Twitter Twatter #45

Early June 2017 on Twitter:

Wow. @krishgm absolutely nails David Davis over Tory lies. pic.twitter.com/otQdomLScf
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) 1 June 2017

Last Of The Time Lords?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 1 June 2017

So far, the only person Theresa May has debated on TV is her husband.
— Armando Iannucci (@Aiannucci) 1 June 2017

Children's author @MichaelRosenYes remembers how his parents fought for an NHS. Only Labour will protect it. RT Michael's message ↓ pic.twitter.com/yCL90LNMAk
— The Labour Party (@UKLabour) 1 June 2017

Times cartoonist not holding back pic.twitter.com/ekNICfA7k3
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) 1 June 2017

The Tories cannot unite our country when they have done everything to divide it since they took office. Agree? RT pic.twitter.com/MTVGjbYr57
— Chuka Umunna (@ChukaUmunna) 1 June 2017

Imagine knowing so little about the history of your own country that you think this is a remotely controversial statement pic.twitter.com/evWJxavYc0
— Ahir Shah (@AhirShah) 31 May 2017

Just realised what T May’s robotic responses remind me of: early 80’s text adventures. Like a basic text parser running on a ZX Spectrum. pic.twitter.com/AKsexeSYQm
— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) 1 June 2017

Blimey, how did I miss this angle? The Prime Minister is NOT RELIABLY PASSING THE TURING TEST. https://t.co/0lcBdxAgZ8
— James Sumner (@JamesBSumner) 1 June 2017

“Pollsters expect fewer young, poor voters to show up
& more older richer ones."-@bpolitics
Surprise them.#GE2017 pic.twitter.com/xf2Vm7lxAg
— Bonnie Greer (@Bonn1eGreer) 1 June 2017

Roger Moore's Bond having a grand reunion party with all his villains - as requested by Josman Tickle pic.twitter.com/tvbZyBEYkH
— Jim'll Paint It (@Jimllpaintit) 31 May 2017

Today, Theresa May relaunches her election campaign for the 369th time in 6 weeks. That's if she turns up. pic.twitter.com/5lSaCPh7aW
— Rachael (@Rachael_Swindon) 1 June 2017

Boycott this bodyshaming bullshittery. https://t.co/pgwLyBaJYn
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 1 June 2017

I've been sent this, I don't know it's true. Can @CCHQPress please confirm? Because if so there are now searching questions to be asked. pic.twitter.com/T0D90jYEcG
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) 1 June 2017

BBC Editor asks writer Jake Painter of protest song, 'Liar, Liar' "not to go too heavy on the Tories", before going on air @VictoriaLIVE pic.twitter.com/lYs7PMj5RH
— Fraggment (@AshBeechey) 2 June 2017

Theresa May says NHS will get half a trillion pounds, what she means half a trillion pounds minus 3.5% of NHS assets #bbcqt #NaylorReport
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 2 June 2017

Read more: https://t.co/GpJUPxKZWB #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/SCXDotp3bv
— Full Fact (@FullFact) 2 June 2017

I'm sorry Theresa May but that is quite a serious fib. IFS say you are cutting spending per pupil by 2.8%, not raising as you claim #BBCqt pic.twitter.com/rrStoOs3bg
— Tory Fibs (@ToryFibs) 2 June 2017

"This is the most genocidal audience I've ever seen" #bbcqt
— Will Davies (@davies_will) 2 June 2017

You've got a choice this election, vote for a man who buys the big issue, or you can vote for the woman who makes it necessary to sell it. pic.twitter.com/NmQYSSlXVj
— whatsapp ricky (@frankieleach97) 2 June 2017

Labour: No tax rises for 95% of taxpayers.

Tories: No tax rises for the well-off.

There's your choice. Spread the word! pic.twitter.com/Wg9Vg55o7j
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) 3 June 2017

Your negotiating skills caused the first doctor's strike in NHS history, you feckless bellend. https://t.co/eYfW6AD1qN
— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) 3 June 2017

Someone get this girl a free ticket to see @WonderWomanFilm and make a colossal fuss of her @GalGadot @PattyJenks @DCFilms_ https://t.co/uMNFGMQlmp
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 4 June 2017

@Patrick_Ness Would you be willing to write 'The Lost Part 2' as a #DoctorWho episode?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 4 June 2017

The new Times Style Guide is bravely definitive about a contentious aspect of Doctor Who. Probably saving UNIT dating until the next edition pic.twitter.com/PaaFRSdHAN
— John Williams (@WorldofTelly) 3 June 2017

@Theresa_May says UK hasn't done enough to prevent terrorism. Whose fault is that Home Secretary/PM that oversaw massive cuts to policing?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 4 June 2017

Former Met officer Peter Kirkham is absolutely damning about the government's police cuts: pic.twitter.com/jr1ulEurX1
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) 4 June 2017

I agree with you @theresa_may - We are far too tolerant of extremism in Britain. pic.twitter.com/zu5rfjLO9I
— Rachael (@Rachael_Swindon) 4 June 2017

How are some people gunna watch this and still vote for conservatives maybe even knowing one of their family members is very ill. pic.twitter.com/G68i3Ln7tf
— MrActMyShoeSize (@Karanvir_14) 3 June 2017

Theresa May relaunches her Manifesto after previous attempts ended in disaster #GE2017 #WeakAndWobbly pic.twitter.com/D6HLrYvzGZ
— David Cameroon (@davecameroon) 5 June 2017

#dontvotetory pic.twitter.com/OIC0yzpcQ5
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK has spoken in zero debates in the last year #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK has received answers to zero written questions in the last year #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK claimed 9p of taxpayers' money for a presumably walkable journey of just over 300 metres in Skipton #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK posted an image of himself with military personnel on his website which may have breached national security #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against reducing public transport fares #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against capping annual rail fare increases at 1% above inflation and not to ban increases above that #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted to allow rail fares to be increased by more than the Government's cap on average increases #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against making legal aid available to children in a wide range of cases #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted in favour of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998 #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against plans to save the steel industry #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of caste #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against setting a decarbonisation target for the UK #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against needing an environmental permit for fracking activities #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted against requiring a strategy for carbon capture and storage #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

@JulianSmithUK voted not to reduce the permitted carbon dioxide emission rate of new homes #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 5 June 2017

.@Theresa_May, five years ago police officers told you 'Enough is 'Enough' . You've stolen their slogan and thrown it back in their faces. pic.twitter.com/Rbz1wGiLBO
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) 6 June 2017

If #TheresaMay does this, she'll go down in history as the Prime Minister who gave terrorists their greatest victory https://t.co/7yxWKzRif3
— Liberty (@libertyhq) 6 June 2017

Knowing what you know, a Tory vote makes you complicit. Complicit in the extra deaths their health policies will cause #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

Knowing what you know, a Tory vote makes you complicit. Complicit in supersize classes #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

Knowing what you know, a Tory vote makes you complicit. Complicit every time someone drops dead after being deemed fit for work, #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

Knowing what you know, a Tory vote makes you complicit. Complicit with everything this squalid regime gets away with #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

The Conservatives have shown they can't be trusted with the NHS #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

The Conservatives have shown they can't be trusted with education #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

The Conservatives have shown they can't be trusted with national security #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

The Conservatives have shown they can't be trusted with social care #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

Friedrich Schiller said "Every people gets the government it deserves."
Don't you deserve better than this? #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

They don't deserve you and you certainly don't deserve them. #DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

#DontVoteTory if you care about children, employees, patients, parents, school pupils, tenants, pensioners, students, citizens #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

#DontVoteTory if you care about the police, nurses, paramedics, teachers, carers, firefighters, prison guards, doctors, #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

#DontVoteTory if you care about foodbank users, the Army, the Navy, the RAF, the homeless #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

#DontVoteTory if you care about anyone with a disability, anyone with a learning difficulty, anyone with a mental illness #VoteLabour
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

But how would Bruce Wayne vote?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

9.50pm 'I'm off to bed'

10.01pm 'I'm here all night folks' pic.twitter.com/j4FuBkUCMR
— Kate (@kate_librarian) 8 June 2017

I think Alfred the butler would be one of those working class Tory voters that can't explain why they do what they do.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

Possibly a good time to retweet this election forecast made three weeks ago by our Prime Minister @theresa_may. pic.twitter.com/Gm0m9y0drn
— Nicholas Pegg (@NicholasPegg) 8 June 2017

Darren has yet to declare.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 8 June 2017

British politics is fucking brilliant. pic.twitter.com/nqoV1E2SjU
— Chris Addison (@mrchrisaddison) 9 June 2017

72% turnout for 18-25 yr olds. You lot ARE the/our future. Totally and utterly proud and in admiration of you ALL. 💥❤️🌈#hungparliament
— Dr Lauren Gavaghan (@DancingTheMind) 9 June 2017

Dear Theresa, it's not the number of MPs that counts it's how you use them. You have to do more with less that's all 😂👏👍
— Police Community (@PolComForum) 9 June 2017

it seems like democracy has got in the way of, er, democracy... pic.twitter.com/WcftigYRL5
— Anthony Short (@antshort) 10 June 2017