Pointless Witterings

2017 - 2. Smile/The Shakespeare Code/Alien Heart & Dalek Soul In this, the second Pointless Witterings Podcast, I'll be looking back at the latest episode of Doctor Who, Smile, as well as going back in time to look at 2007's The Shakespeare Code. There's also a spoiler-filled review of April's Big Finish main range audio, Alien Heart/Dalek Soul. I tried to rate this podcast on the missability spectrum, but it unfortunately broke it. That's £300 pounds I'm never getting back... Credits: Podcast Music - Twisted Jukebox, Murrary Gold, Richard Fox & Lauren Yason. Murrary Gold Music Isolated by DoctorWhoInfinity & DoctorWhoUnreleased2015. Doctor Who Clips and Music is Owned by the BBC, and no copyright infringement is intended. Big Finish trailers are owned by Big Finish, and no copyright infringement is intended. This podcast (bar BBC/Big Finish elements) is property of Joseph A. Morrison.

So, another week, another chart rankings. Because of time constraints, this will be a simple repost of last week's chart, with no additional thoughts. This will just reflect how the chart has changed between then and now. 10. HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar (Chart Position - 7) My thoughts from last week: Oh Christ... Not again. Now, if people really like this thing, then I suppose that's valid. Everyone has their own little quirks, but I don't understand how anyone who has any regard for the past 100 years of female emancipation can actually like this. It's far, far too obtuse, and, while it does have some interesting musical structures (even if it is far too repetitive), the lyrics are what really kick the song in the knackers. This follows the same level of sophistication that Drake's latest album did, and I'm rather worried that this kind of music is actually going to become popular. Sure, Kendrick Lamar has a lot more energy than Drake does, but this kind of c...

2017 - 1. The Pilot/Smith And Jones/The Helm Of Awe In this, the first revamped Pointless Witterings Podcast, I'll be looking back at the latest episode of Doctor Who, The Pilot, and taking a look back at 2007's Smith And Jones. Plus, they'll be a review of recently released Big Finish story The Helm Of Awe! It's quite, quite missable, but why not listen anyway? What have you got to lose, apart from your life... MWHHHHAAAAHAHAHA! (Sorry, been watching Caves Of Androzani, can't help it.) Credits: Podcast Music - Twisted Jukebox, Murrary Gold & Jamie Robertson. Murrary Gold Music Isolated by DoctorWhoInfinity & DoctorWhoUnreleased2015. Doctor Who Clips and Music is Owned by the BBC, and no copyright infringment is intended. Big Finish trailers are owned by Big Finish, and no copyright infringment is intended. This podcast (bar BBC/Big Finish elements) is property of Joseph A. Morrison.

Another week, another chart rankings. Most of this week's views will be lifted from last week, as I don't really have the care to find another way to say exactly the same thing. So, we start with: 10. HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lemar (Chart Position - 5) Oh Christ... Not again. Now, if people really like this thing, then I suppose that's valid. Everyone has their own little quirks, but I don't understand how anyone who has any regard for the past 100 years of female emancipation can actually like this. It's far, far too obtuse, and, while it does have some interesting musical structures (even if it is far too repetitive), the lyrics are what really kick the song in the knackers. This follows the same level of sophistication that Drake's latest album did, and I'm rather worried that this kind of music is actually going to become popular. Sure, Kendrick Lamar has a lot more energy than Drake does, but this kind of childish objectification of women just really grate...

One Nerd. One Laptop. One Infinite Library of Music. One series taking the piss out of music. Why, what else would you think I'd do? NOTE - This 'experience' is made better by listening to the original song as you read. Just a helpful hint. I’ve been hearing symphonies Before all I heard was silence I'm surprised you're first reaction isn't 'oh my God, what the hell is that sound?' if that's the first thing you've ever heard. A rhapsody for you and me And every melody is timeless What, they go on forever? That's not timeless, that's just f***ing annoying. Life was stringing me along Then you came and you cut me loose I hope they hadn't kicked away the stool first, that really would have hurt when you dropped to the ground. Was solo singing on my own Now I can’t find the key without you Have you tried looking behind the sofa? I usually find it there.  And now your song is on repeat And I’m dancin' on, to your hea...

So, another week, another chart. I think the British Summer Sun may have had an influence some parts of the chart, as some more up-beat material has broken through. So, without further ado: 10. Passionfruit - Drake (Chart Position - 3) Did you expect this song to have changed positions? If you had expected this song to climb, then you really don't know me at all. I mean, sure, it's musically competent (unlike most of Drake's songs) and the instrumental is ok (if a little wearing after repeated listens), but it just pails in comparison to anything else on the chart at the moment, thanks purely to Drake. Seriously, you can blame him for this song's failings. It's a shame this song shows no signs of moving from the number 3 spot, because there's plenty of better material that deserves to be there. However, I can guarantee that this will be the only Drake song that I speak favourably of at year's end. 9. Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers & Col...

Starring Paul McGann, Hattie Morahan, Nicola Walker, Alex Kingston, John Shrapnel, Tim McMullen & Nicholas Woodeson. Written by Matt Fitton & Directed by Ken Bentley . While River Song takes Helen on an archaeological expedition like no other, the Doctor finds himself enlisted by an alien Queen to save her people. Trapped and alone, Liv stares death in the face as she meets the enemy who’s been dogging the TARDIS travellers’ footsteps throughout Earth’s history. The Doomsday Chronometer has been protected for five centuries: secret cults and societies jealously guarding its mystery. But what is their real purpose? The Doctor is about to discover the truth… After the triple-whammy cliffhanger that ended The Eighth Piece, I did wonder how Fitton was going to continue the story, bringing in more of the Doom Coalition arc as he does. And while The Doomsday Chronometer falls into some of the pitfalls that I mentioned The Eighth Piece avoided, the story does continue fair...

Starring Paul McGann, Hattie Morahan, Nicola Walker, Alex Kingston, John Shrapnel, Tim McMullen & Nicholas Woodeson. Written by Matt Fitton & Directed by Ken Bentley. 15th Century Prague: in the castle dungeons, a prisoner raves about the end of the world. Outside, Liv Chenka seeks out the workshop of a strange Clockmaker to see what he is creating. England, 1538: Lord Thomas Cromwell finds his duties interrupted by otherworldly forces – clockwork soldiers, an unusual nun, and a mysterious scholar calling himself ‘the Doctor’. Perhaps the truth can be extracted in the torture chamber of London’s Bloody Tower? Rome, 2016: Helen Sinclair has an appointment with an enigmatic Professor, whose greatest work is almost complete. Only the Eighth Piece is missing… For nine episodes now, we've all be wondering 'what is the Doom Coalition?' For nine episodes, seemingly random events have been threaded throughout numerous stories (the escape of the Eleven, the unloc...

Starring Paul McGann, Hattie Morahan, Nicola Walker, Jeremy Clyde & Ian Puleston-Davies. Written by John Dorney & Directed by Ken Bentley. Earth. The late 20th century. Across the world, the mobile phone is gaining popularity as more and more people decide to join the digital age. But for the residents of a sleepy English town sitting in the shade of a new transmission mast, that ubiquity has a troubling cost. When the TARDIS veers off-course, the Doctor and his companions find themselves in the middle of a mystery. Sometimes the past comes back to haunt you. And sometimes the future does as well. After eight episodes, the Doom Coalition arc seemed to be going nowhere really, merely laying hints for the future that didn't really seem that interesting or exciting. I hoped that, with this third box set, the questions that the first two sets had built up would begin to be answered. And, while Absent Friends is only one quarter of Doom Coalition 3, if this story is a...

So, we're now into the second quarter of the year, and there have been some minor changes regarding the chart's. There are only a couple of hangers-on from earlier in the year now, and things seem to really be setting themselves up for summer. So, without any further ado, let's jump into this: 10. Passionfruit - Drake (Chart Position - 3) Wow, two weeks ago this was number 4 in my own listings, and now it's slap bang at the bottom. Mind you, a couple of weeks ago was one of the worst charts since the beginning of the year, so what do you expect? I certainly wouldn't call this song a masterpiece, or even competent. There are far, far too many flaws which you notice upon re-listening, the most notable one being the vocals. Even if the rest of the song was any good, Drakes flat, dull vocals would be enough to drag this down into the mire of tedium and predictability that most Drake songs inhabit. The lyrics aren't great on this either, but at least the instrumen...