Naïve Old Fart

Yay! Well done, you.

THE FIRST OMEN looks... interesting.

I had to look up "ramen" on the interweb thingy. Sorry, pal, but that is really sad.

Compare Jerry's score for LA CONFIDENTIAL, with Dave Grusin's score for MULHOLLAND FALLS. Grusin's score predated Jerry's by 18 months, yet Jerry's score gets all the kudos. Strange.

Terry O'Quinn? I'm in!

No. N-O; no.

Come to think of it, I see the resemblance, @Tallguy

It doesn't.

Fifty-four. Count them: fifty fucking four!

By the time he attends the ceremony, he'll be 92 years of age.

I used to hate both Barry, and Morricone, with a passion. I thought that their music was both simple beyond belief, and no better than the noodlings of a second-year music student. How times have changed, eh?

Aaw, shit, man! I love his films. ROLLERBALL is one of my favourite films of all time.

... and what are they, Yavar?

WHOA!

After the last five, do we really need another JURASSIC PARK/JURASSIC WORLD? I mean... really? THE PLANTAGENET OF THE APES

Well, thank you, my good man For me Baker came in-between the absolute magnificence of Pertwee, and my all-time favourite Doctor, Davison, so, naturally he was going to be something of a letdown. As I said, however, I will not deny his enormous popularity. He did for DOCTOR WHO in the '70s, what Tennant did for DOCTOR WHO, in the '00s, and some of the greatest DW stories ever ("Genesis Of The Daleks"; "The Ark In Space"; "The Robots Of Death"; "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang") plus the re-invention of the Time Lords in "The Deadly Assassin ", are all Baker stories.

We didn't need five, now we don't need six.

If he never did anything else, Johnson's place in the composing firmament would be assured, by The Avengers, alone.

Unpopular opinion, but... I've never liked Tom Baker as The Doctor, but there is no getting away from the monumental influence that he had on the show.

That's the question, isn't it. Usually, when a companion, or a Doctor leaves, there's quite a bit of publicity, and most of it from Auntie. This time, the BEEB is keeping well and truly schtum.

I'm not sure if I can hear it either, @Thor, but if JW likes him, then he likes him

The way they handled Eccleston leaving was shameful. The way they handled Baker leaving was also shameful.

Agreed. Since its return, four companions have left after one season (I don't count the specials). It's more likely that either Gibson, or Auntie, chose not to renew her contract.

Apparently, Millie Gibson has been fired from DOCTOR WHO, to be replaced by Varada Sethu (nope; me, neither). It's nowhere on the BBC news website, and it's not on Wiki, which is usually pretty good at updating these sort of things. All there is, is a load of clickbait from The Mail Online, etc. Anyone know anything?

It's very direct. Holst, Walton, Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Sullivan, Butterworth, Bliss, Delius, Bax; JW loves them, all.