She's such a girl

The correct title of the book in question is "Revelation." I'm fairly certain that a fussy, bookish angel would know that. A former angel would probably know it as well.

And now, so do you. Please proceed accordingly.

 Moffett better have some prime mojo up his sleeve in order to fix the outcome of last night's cliffhanger.  Seriously.  

Tonight, the Friday Night Dinner Group went to see the restored/reimagined/animated Second Doctor series "The Power of the Daleks". This series is important to Doctor Who because it was the first one starring Patrick Troughton, and the first time regeneration was used to change actors in the role. The actual tapes of the series had been lost but there were still photos and, thanks to the fans, complete audio tapes of the entire six episodes in the series. It was originally broadcast in 1966, so the BBC decided to bring it back as an animated series for the fiftieth anniversary.

It was shown on the big screen tonight, all two hours and forty-five minutes of it, and it was great. Original Who had a certain je ne sais quoi that New Who is sorely lacking, and which I often miss. Plus it was a Dalek series, and how could that be a bad thing? As I said, the Daleks throw a great party, so who cares if it's always the same one?

Best of all, the action takes place in the Human colony on the planet Vulcan. NBC and the BBC, perfect together in 1966. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTnU5MG5Edw

Water sports. Heh.

"Lucifer" is coming out on DVD in August!

Pretty good one. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbpgM-JTang

One of the more annoying things about a major snow storm is that every single broadcast station has gone to full-time news and weather reporting. We've got it, guys: it's snowing pretty hard, the wind is blowing pretty hard, parts of Long Island have already lost power, evacuations are now mandatory in some of the towns along the shore. Just like during the last big storm. Just like the next one. Arrrgh!

Fortunately, I have a shiny new set of the S8 DVDs of Doctor Who, thanks to BFFHS. My big plans for the day are to drink hot chocolate and watch the Doctor.

I just realized that Thor is James Kirk's father. Which actually explains quite a lot. ;)

* In my defense, I only saw the movie "Thor" for the first time a couple of weeks ago.

Fans of various science fiction shows and movies have long argued jokingly (or not) about which genre show has had the most effect on this country's real-world space program. Although I once saw a post where someone seriously suggested Lost in Space as the one that had most inspired future scientists and engineers, most people seem to favor either Star Trek or Star Wars. I'm not sure, but I think the quote below may hold our answer, at least for one guy at NASA.

"Voyager has boldly gone where no probe has gone before, marking one of the most significant technological achievements in the annals of the history of science, and adding a new chapter in human scientific dreams and endeavors," said NASA’s Associate Administrator for Science John Grunsfeld. "Perhaps some future deep space explorers will catch up with Voyager, our first interstellar envoy, and reflect on how this intrepid spacecraft helped enable their journey." (Quote from the io9 article on Voyager’s status.)

So Voyager is out there in interstellar space. Now we just have to sit back and wait for those aliens to pick it up. ;)

I got to see the season finale of Doctor Who tonight. It was fun, and River looked gorgeous and sad. Dave was annoyed that I already knew the big twist at the end and demanded I tell him how I found out. I just smiled and said I had connections. ;)