Doctor Who, Wayward Cats, and Politics...

[shadowkat]

1. Christopher Eccleston Interview highlights diversity of casting in the arts and disadvantages of working class roots

Worth reading for this great little quote.

Life imitates art, and art imitates life. Eccleston brings up the point that inclusion and diversity in the arts is important to look at as a barometer for how everything else is going. Stories generally serve one of two purposes. They either show us what we are, or they show us what we can be. When we think critically about pop culture, it’s important to examine it from both those perspectives in order to move forward.

I admittedly tried Doctor Who because of Eccleston, and he remains my favorite Doctor.

2. Rally Cat at Cardinals Game - thanks to cactuswatcher for the link. It made me laugh, although I fell in love with the cat and wanted it.

Note to grounds crew man: "A cat is not a football. It doesn't even look like a football. Nor it is a dog. If you treat a cat like a football, do not be surprised if you get clawed and bit repeatedly. Just saying."

3. David Tennant talks about the new Doctor Who, takes pot shots at Brexit, and at Trump..making me adore David Tennant. Who is my second favorite Doctor, although I've loved him in other things. He's amazingly versatile actor. It also helps that I agree with his politics and think he's a lovely person.

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Tennant opens up about the beloved sci-fi character, the protectiveness fans have around the character, and some criticism he dealt with when he took on the coveted role. On the sexist backlash, Tennant says, “That will be irrelevant almost immediately once she takes the part … it’s about finding the right performer at the right time, and that’s Jodie without a doubt.”

The actor also takes some shots at Brexit and Donald Trump, reminding us why we love him so much. When Colbert asks why Broadchurch is coming to an end, Tennant responds, “It’s a peculiarly British thing. I think we see something that works, and we run from it. You’ve hear about Brexit? That’s what we do. If it works and it’s solid and it makes money and it’s good for everyone in it, abandon it immediately.”



I loved his joke about Brexit. Particularly after reading in Reuters this week that New York City is apparently going to be the big winner, after brokers flee the London markets. Not sure how I feel about that.



The head of European operations at a large U.S. investment bank said that if Europe ever managed to reform its labour laws, develop its capital markets and attract a global workforce, then it would mark the decline of London as a financial centre. But Europe may miss this opportunity, he said, because of infighting between EU countries and no clear plan for where jobs and assets will end up.

Discord between the euro zone’s three largest countries – Germany, France and Italy - initially stalled the ECB’s efforts to come up with a way to force euro clearing out of London and put it under its watch, three sources told Reuters in May.

Europe “will end up with a hodgepodge of financial centres,” the U.S. executive said. This is “a humongous risk,” he said. “If Europe becomes so unattractive, we just won’t be as big in Europe as we are today. Europe won’t win.”

Instead, some bankers predict the big gainer could be New York, 3,500 miles away. They say it is the only place that can replicate London’s depth of markets and expertise.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

I saw that Tennant appearance yesterday, right after we finished the latest Broadchurch episode. Hopefully his joke about Brexit suggested it was a bad idea in regards to Broadchurch as well and there might be hope for a return. I love his partnership with Olivia Coleman and would watch them investigate parking miscreants.

[shadowkat]

Hee. No, I don't think so. He's moved on. (They filmed and aired Broadchurch S3 over a year or two ago. We're behind.)

[shadowkat]

And, ahem...see cjlasky's response below. Chinbal is doing Doctor Who along Jodi Whittacker. Olivia Coleman did Night Manager and had a kid.

[cjlasky7]

With Chibnall moving over to Doctor Who and taking Whittaker with him, I think Broadchurch is done for the foreseeable future.

David Tennant is on a golden run that most actors can only dream about. In the past twelve years, he's played the Doctor, Casanova, D.I. Alec Hardy, Killgrave...and now, starting on Saturday, Scrooge McDuck in the DuckTales reboot.

He looks like he's having a ball.

[shadowkat]

You forgot Hamlet. ;-)