Thursday, June 24, 2010

I did the dishes and took out the trash before heading over to Michael's on Tuesday. I got there at 4:30pm. Michael didn't end up getting off of work until close to 7pm. I read while I waited. I also did his dishes and took out his trash. Later we cuddled and had 'the sex'. I went to Whole Foods; I tried something new; wholegrain honey maple walnut flax cookies; yum. We watched Star Trek. We slept. I woke up feeling ill again. Been feeling ill almost all the time lately. I really think my pills have mostly stopped working at this point and I'm really considering surgery though it frightens me. If it worked that would be so much better than the way I'm living now. I slept a lot. Later went to Meijer and came home during a tornado warning, which didn't end up amounting to much. We watched more Trek and a thunderstorm packed with lightning; there was so much that it was like the sky was a strobe light. Later, around 11pm I headed home as I wasn't tired and Michael was heading to bed soon (he has to be up at 6am). I worked on my farm; had a snack and looked for Doctor Who news.

The titles for season 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures have been released. The first 3 stories will be set in Season 31 of the Whoniverse. The final 3 will be set in Season 32. All 6 stories (12 episodes) should air this fall. The Slitheen are said to feature in an episode (which sucks) but in a limited capacity (thank Joss!). A 5th Season and a SJA Special will most likely air in 2011. Here are the episode titles and what I know about them:

4x01 The Nightmare Man, Part I
4x02 The Nightmare Man, Part II
written by Joseph Lidster
directed by Joss Agnew

K-9 Mark IV & Luke Smith leave the series in this story. I'll be sad to lose both characters, but perhaps they'll be back in future stories? They don't die. They just leave - probably so Luke can go to some fancy school or something; that's just a guess on my part.

4x03 The Vault of Secrets, Part I
4x04 The Vault of Secrets, Part II
written by Phil Ford

I've heard that the robotic Men In Black from animated Doctor Who installment "Dreamland" will appear here, which I hope is true. Dreamland was also written by Phil Ford, and he's brought imagery from that special to Sarah Jane before in "Prisoner of the Judoon, Part II". I LOVE cross-series-continuity, and continuity in general so I'd be happy for this to be true.

Supposedly a yellow and black monster was spotted?

4x05 Death of the Doctor, Part I
4x06 Death of the Doctor, Part II
written by Russell T. Davies!!!

Features the 11th Doctor & Jo Grant (companion to the 3rd Doctor). This will be the first time former head writer of Doctor Who will get to write for the 11th Doctor! I'm very excited about these episodes. I read somewhere that the team will be taken inside a secret base beneath Snowdon, and that a race of vulture like undertakers known as the Shansheeth (voiced by David "Argus Filch" Bradley) appear here.

Will Amy Pond be appearing as well?

Most likely set between the series finale of Doctor Who and it's Christmas Special.

It's rumored that Jo has several children and grandchildren and one of these characters might serve as a replacement for Luke?

4x07 The Empty Planet, Part I
4x08 The Empty Planet, Part II

A visit to an alien world; a first for the SJA. I think this is the episode featuring yellow & red robot creatures, but I'm not sure. I've seen pictures of them so I know they appear somewhere and it was rumored to be this story.

4x09 Lost in Time, Part I
4x10 Lost in Time, Part II

Rumored to feature Queen Jane & horses. It's also been said that the Trickster is not involved in the time travel story.

4x11 Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith, Part I
4x12 Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith, Part II

It's said that Androvax (from "Prisoner of the Judoon") returns here. It's possible, given the title that The Trickster returns here, and / or possibly the Judoon as well. The people making the episode were told to treat these as if they were the last episodes of the series (though they knew they'd be back for at least 1 more season); to give it an epic kind of feel. I'm excited for that kind of feeling in a story and I enjoyed Androvax the first time around so I'm looking forward to these for sure.

And that's it. This is the strongest sounding season of Sarah Jane yet! Season 1 was ok. Season 2 was...ok. Season 3's first 3 stories were all awesome, and then the final 3 were mediocre at best. Hopefully this season will have every story kicking ass! Now if I just knew the title of the Christmas Special I'd know all the titles for Season 31 of the Whoniverse, though I won't be sure how the final 3 installments go until the Sarah Jane episodes air. But here's how I think they probably go:

The Whoniverse - Season 31:
01 Day of the Clown 1
02 Day of the Clown 2
03 Secrets of the Stars 1
04 Secrets of the Stars 2
05 The Next Doctor
06 Mark of the Berserker 1
07 Mark of the Berserker 2
08 The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith 1
09 The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith 2
10 Music of the Spheres
11 From Raxicoricofallapatorius With Love
12 Enemy of the Bane 1
13 Enemy of the Bane 2
14 Planet of the Dead
15 Mona Lisa's Revenge 1
16 Mona Lisa's Revenge 2
17 Prisoner of the Judoon 1
18 Prisoner of the Judoon 2
19 Dreamland
20 The Mad Woman in the Attic 1
21 The Mad Woman in the Attic 2
22 The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith 1
23 The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith 2
24 The Waters of Mars
25 Children of Earth: Day One
26 Children of Earth: Day Two
27 Children of Earth: Day Three
28 Children of Earth: Day Four
29 Children of Earth: Day Five
30 The End of Time, Part I
31 The End of Time, Part II
32 The Eleventh Hour [Part III]
33 The Eternity Trap 1
34 The Eternity Trap 2
35 The Beast Below
36 Victory of the Daleks
37 The Gift 1
38 The Gift 2
39 The Time of Angels [Part I]
40 Flesh and Stone [Part II]
41 The Vampires of Venice
42 The Nightmare Man 1
43 The Nightmare Man 2
44 Amy's Choice
45 The Hungry Earth [Part I]
46 Cold Blood [Part II]
47 The Vault of Secrets 1
48 The Vault of Secrets 2
49 Vincent and the Doctor
50 The Lodger
51 The Pandorica Opens [Part I]
52 The Big Bang [Part II]
53 Death of the Doctor 1
54 Death of the Doctor 2
55 2010 Christmas Special

If 'Death of the Doctor' is set after the Christmas Special, which I find unlikely, but possible, I'll just exchange those 2 stories, or possibly relocate the SJA story to Season 32. I won't know for certain until I see them. Happy to have the titles though!

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