Doctor Who 50th Anniversary #1 - Why I Love Doctor Who!

Seeing as it's November and it's the month where the 50th special is happening I seen it as a perfect opportunity to get back into blogging and to blog about something that I enjoy very much - Doctor Who. In this blog post I'm going to be talking about why I love Doctor Who.

I started my love for Doctor Who when I was around the age of 10-12 I believe, somewhere around that age anyway. I can't remember precisely what the first episode I watched was but I'm sure it was either 'The Christmas Invasion', 'New Earth' or the very first episode of it's rerun which was 'Rose'. It was between those three but I fell in love with the show. The TARDIS, the gorgeous music, the aliens, the monsters, everything was just so amazing to me at such a young age and I was just bewildered by it all. One of the many reasons I love Doctor Who is because it's a way of escapism for me, I feel I can watch an episode of Doctor Who and to be in another reality where Daleks and Cybermen do exist. Growing up and watching Doctor Who was the perfect way to make use of my imagination. With my sonic screwdriver and my hair spiked up thinking I'm David Tennant, I run around the house blasting the sonic screwdriver to members of my family thinking they are the aliens and monsters. Doctor Who made my childhood an enjoyable, magical experience for me and it's something that I love seeing children do, dress up and pretend to be The Doctor or a companion.

My favourite Doctor is the delightful Matt Smith. Matt is my favourite because of his range as an actor and I am amazed at how he captured the old angered man but with an essence of a schoolboy and it's amazing to see how quick he transitions it one another. With Matt's Doctor I feel that it's back to the traditional Doctor; the outfit, the TARDIS, etc. I just feel that we have a much more classic Doctor than previous Doctors in the rerun. Everyone has their own favourite Doctor and that's great to see and it's great to see people bonding over their favourite Doctor.

Something that I love about Doctor Who is Tumblr. I joined Tumblr to blog about Doctor Who and to have my own blog full of Doctor Who related images, animation, etc. Tumblr is a great community where people use their creative talents and create beautiful, outstanding graphics, GIFs, edits, the whole lot... it's truly magical and exciting. There are hundreds and thousands of Doctor Who related Tumblr accounts and I just love seeing their passion for the show and their passion for the actors and actresses and amazingly, the crew. Tumblr is also a great source to find out new information about the show where there are interviews, spoilers, new filming photographs and when there is new information expressed on Tumblr I just love to scroll through the dashboard and see people's reactions to the news and there's a great sense of loyalty and passion for the show. 

I love Doctor Who for multiple reasons, it's such a fantastic British TV show and I'm proud to say that I'm a Doctor Who fan. This is a short blog post to introduce my blog posts this month related to Doctor Who and to express some reasons why I love Doctor Who. There are going to be many more blog posts about Doctor Who and some of the ideas that I have are:

• A review on my favourite episode
• A blog post about the Doctor Who Experience
• My favourite Doctor Who Merchandise
• Style tips to achieve a Doctor Who related bedroom or another room around the house
• A blog post about my favourite companion
• A blog post about the history of the show
• My Doctor Who Autograph Collection
• A review of 'An Adventures In Time and Space' 
• A review of 'The Day of The Doctor'

So, there are some ideas that I have, if you have any ideas please let me know in the comments!

There are thousands, maybe millions of Whovians all over the world and on the 23rd November we will unite and we will watch the 50th special - The Day of the Doctor. I'm going to be watching the special in the cinema in 3D but what are you planning for the 50th? Are you throwing a Whovian party? Are you going to the cinema? Are you going to watch it at the comfort of your own home? Let me know in the comments.

I hope you follow and enjoy this Doctor Who blog pots related month and enjoy the 50th special.

Thank you for reading.

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Skins: Fire (Part 1) Review.

The seventh and last series of Skins began last Monday with the first part of Effy's story. The series is centered around three classic and much loved old characters, Effy, Cassie and Cook which are in two parts for each character. When it was announced that Skins was going to end, I somewhat felt relived because I feel that the quality of the show dampened a bit in the last couple of series'. I feel that the characters didn't have that likability than the first two generations had, even if they are the 'villain' of the series. So, for this review I'm going to review part one of Effy's story, 'Fire'.

In this new series, Effy kicks everything off by entering the adult world and working in finance. Also two reoccurring characters are back with Effy, and they are: Naomi and Emily. But Emily is only going to be in the second part, she wasn't in the first part of the story. In London, Naomi and Effy are living together and it seems that their friendship isn't all plain sailing and Effy is the one with any income as Naomi just sits on her backside smoking and drinking...and failing as a stand-up comedian. Kaya was brilliant in this episode, you can see that she's so eager to get into the adult world but deep down, she's still that teenage Effy and a little out of her depth, that's just my opinion. I really liked the pairing of Effy and Naomi, I feel that in previous series from now, we all would of thought that it was going to be Effy in Naomi's position and Naomi in the high end job.  I really like how they work together, I felt it was very convincing and there's obviously more troubles to come and heartbreak, as I will talk about later on in the post.

The episode is also full of a great supporting cast with the likes of Lara Pulver playing Victoria, Craig Roberts playing Dominic/Dom and Kayvan Novak playing Jake. Craig Roberts out of the three is my favourite, I've not been a fan of Craig's work before, I found him slightly irritating and annoying, which I know is a stupid thing to do. However, in this he's a breath of fresh air...he plays the part perfectly and he has that 'cute' schoolboy likability to him and he's obviously smitten with Effy and he plays the whole character of Dominic to a T. I feel that Lara and Kayvan's performances was also very plausible and very convincing, I especially loved Lara in this episode. When I seen Kaya and Lara together I just thought that they could be sisters! Also what is talked about on social networking sites is that Kayvan (Jake) has a lot of resemblance to Freddie which...is a little sad seeing as he isn't the actual Freddie.

I feel as a whole, not only has Effy grown up but the show has grown up too. It's not all parties, drugs, sex and giving your fish Viagra...it's much more than that. I feel that's what people are not seeing with this, they thought that it's going to be like the classic Skins, but it's not and they said that right from the start when they released that it's going to be ending. It's got a much more darker, richer feel to it and in a way, a cinematic style to it too.

Now, let's talk about Naomi shall we? Well, right from early on in the episode when Naomi has pain in her stomach, it already prefigures that something isn't at all right with Naomi, something is very, very wrong. As soon as I saw that, I knew that she was going to have cancer. I felt like Dan on Big Brother shouting "I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!" and jumping up and down on the sofa...but I didn't. I feel that it was good to have Naomi having cancer because I feel that cancer isn't necessarily highlighted on TV with young adults, it's usually middle aged women and I feel that with Skins' reputation of highlighting important issues with young adults, this was a very good thing for me, especially to see. I just hope we get to see some happiness with Emily and Naomi before she dies...or perhaps she might not, but I think it's going to be fatal for Naomi.  Lily Loveless plays Naomi with excellence, her funny, witty, quirky portrayal of the character and engages the audience and draws them in, going on this journey with her. I'm intrigued on how the Naomi part of the episodes is going to play out.

As a whole, I feel this was a very pleasing episode, a good opener and a good build up for the next concluding part of Effy's story. Effy is one of my favourite characters on Skins and on TV in general, she's just such a strong, complex character but she has her flaws. Like most good characters has, flaws. Let's just look forward to the concluding part of Effy's story and Skins: Pure and Skins: Rise with Cassie and Cook.

I'll review the second part of Effy's story next week after the episode airs. Thank you for reading, you can follow me on Twitter: @coreyterrett

Doctor Who: WHO'S next?

With Matt Smith leaving, I thought I'd write a little quick blog post about my views and opinions of him leaving and mainly, who I'd like to be the next Doctor.

In 2010 Matt Smith was announced as the eleventh Doctor replacing a fan favourite, David Tennant. At first, I was sadden by the news of David leaving as he brought something completely new to the role of The Doctor, but with Matt's arrival, he brought another whole level and a whole new take on the famous role. And with being sadden by David's departure, now, Matt is now my favourite Doctor. I can also imagine and know that he is also a firm favourite of other fan's of the show. Matt's an incredible, versatile actor and I'm positive, absolutely POSITIVE that he's going to go far and far.

Down below is Matt's thank you message to the fans and to the cast/crew:

It's incredibly sad to see such a great actor and such a great man leave the show, but...it's incredibly exciting to see who's going to take on the role and to step on board in the TARDIS. Here are some people who I feel could fit the bill and would play a fantastic Doctor.

Damien Molony:

Damien, the Being Human actor is my main choice to play The Doctor. After him playing Hal Damien has shown his versatile range as an actor. He can play the scary, desperate, frantic, quirky, the comical, emotional. With the character of vampire Hal, Damien has really shown how capable of an actor he really is and I'm more than sure that he would bring such an essence of The Doctor. 

Here are some other people who I would love to play the classic role of The Doctor.

Tom Hiddleston:

Being said, I'm not a massive fan of Tom and his work. I've only seen him in The Avengers and I feel that his performance was very stale, very pantomime style of performing. However, after a couple of re-watches, I've seen something 'Doctor' in Tom, I feel that he has the look of a Doctor. I'm sure with his experience, he'll also be capable of portraying the character of The Doctor.

Emmett J. Scanlan:

The ex Hollyoaks Irish actor is a very talented actor and he's a very great actor in the emotive sense too. I think that a Hollyoaks actor wouldn't be the typical candidate for the role as being part of a soap opera. But, I feel that Emmett's talent is much more wider than that. His performance in Hollyoaks playing bad boy Brendan Brady has been taken by fans and has won several awards in such a heartbreaking story. I feel that Emmett has that aura and essence of The Doctor and I feel that if they were to take The Doctor down a much more darker route than the fun and quirky personality, I feel that Emmett would be a perfect choice.

Steve John Shepard

Another soap actor, Steve John Shepard would be another favourite candidate of mine. I feel that his performance of Michael Moon in Eastenders, he would bring his unique performance of Michael to the role of The Doctor. He's very good at the confrontational side, the emotion, the aggressive, the dramatic...he's a very versatile actor. I'm sure that he would be a great witty Doctor.


There are many other actors that could fill the bill to play The Doctor, but these are my four candidates to play the role. Out of all of them, I would choose Damien Molony just because I feel that he can bring so much more to the role and to the show.

There's also been a lot of talk about there being a female Doctor. For many years when the Doctor is about to regenerate and everyone quizzes about who's going to play the new Doctor, the thought of a female Doctor has always propped up quite often. Names from Miranda Hart, Olivia Colman, Sheridan Smith have all been linked to the prospect of there actually being a female Doctor. I, personally and others may agree with me, that I feel that there shouldn't be a female Doctor. I just feel that the role being played with a female wouldn't be...right. It wouldn't feel like Doctor Who anymore. A friend of mine also said that she would turn of the show if there would be a female Doctor. I don't think it's being sexist at all when people say they don't want to see a female Doctor it's just saying their opinion...but, is it because we are used to seeing a male actor playing the role that we are wary of the thought of there being a female Doctor?

So, that's my thoughts about Matt Smith leaving, who I would like to play The Doctor next and the thought about a female Doctor. What do you think about Matt leaving? What do you think about the prospect of a female Doctor? Who do you want to play the Doctor next?

Mrs Brown's Boys and Tour 2013: 'For The Love of Mrs. Brown'

On Saturday 22nd June 2013, I went to watch the fantastic and hilarious Mrs Brown's Boys live with the fourth play in the Mrs Brown's series. I received the tickets as a Christmas present from my sister and her partner, which they wrote on a piece of paper that we're going to see them inside a copy of the previous live DVD of the show. It made me so excited and it was one of the best Christmas presents that I received.

I've been a fan of the show since about the middle of 2012/end of year 2011. When the first first became a massive hit in the series on BBC One, I didn't see the massive love and reaction for it. I just seen the show as 'same old, same old' kind of thing. But when the BBC was repeating the episodes of series one and two ahead of series three, I knew I had to watch to see if it'll change my mind. But oh boy did it! I fell absolutely in love with it, I just knew that I didn't give the show a proper chance, I sat down and I just enjoyed the show. What I love best about the show is that they don't make themselves be something their not. It's just a classic piece of TV and I  really cherish in the fact that it's a sitcom at the end of the day and I honestly feel that this show along with 'Miranda' as enforced the love and joy of British sitcoms. Brendan O'Carroll is a comedy genius, the writing may be full of cliches but the audience relishes it and they just laugh out loud along with the show. After watching series one, I had to buy the DVD of it and I watched it all over again. Then series two came about, with it not being as funny as the first but still funny I loved it all over again and again! I  learned to love the characters, I learned about the relationships of the characters and I feel series by series, the show got more stronger as a whole and it was a joy to watch. The show has been a huge success with high ratings, award after award, merchandise after merchandise, building a stronger fan base for the show.

Mrs Brown's Boys hasn't just been a hit BBC One series, it's been going on now for a couple of years. With radio shows, touring the country with their plays...it's been a massive comedy hit. Especially in Ireland where I believe lies it's biggest fan base. The show isn't just about family, it stares almost every member of Brendan's family, which I think is great as they get to share the momentum of the show and get to perform together. His children, his wife, his sister, his daughter-in-law are in the show being part of the Mrs Brown's clan.  The audience all has their own favourite characters with most of them being the neighbor next door and Agnes' best friend, Winnie. She's just a really likable character and the actress plays her with such realism and beauty. Such a glorious character. Another firm favourite character of the show has to be Buster Brady, Dermot's best friend who's always included in crime and in love with Cathy. I think my favourite characters has to be Maria, Winnie, Buster and Granddad. Along with Agnes of course, but them four especially are my favourite. 

So, the tour of the show landed in Cardiff and with every seat full and the atmosphere rife with laughter and just a massive love for the show and the entire cast, it was a very good night. Yes, they could of added new material instead of just using series two and series three material, but I really didn't mind as I was watching it live for myself! I loved it when Brendan went of the script and kept trying to put of Fiona O' Carroll (Maria) and Amanda Woods (Betty) by asking random questions, not expecting them to answer. Which they did and the audience cheered along. All in all, it was a fantastic experience seeing them perform it live...actually live for myself and I really want to go again! The show is only going to have more popularity not just in Ireland and the UK but worldwide as the Mrs Brown's Boys clan is heading of to Australia for a tour! Also, they're going to be filming the movie of the show, 'Mrs Brown D'Movie' in September for a June 2014 release. It's rumored that Hugh Bonneville is going to star in the movie. Also at Christmas time, the show is going to return for two more specials on BBC One, I just can't wait where they'll grow from here. Hopefully a fourth series would also be in the bag! 

From hating the show at first to falling in love with it, I absolutely love it and I can't wait to see the charismatic Agnes Brown next. If you're going to see the show on tour, prepare to laugh your socks off! Brendan and co really do bring the house down and makes everyone belly ache with laughter.  

Big Brother: Secrets & Lies.

Ah, Big Brother is back with a new house, a new bunch of housemates, a new subtitle: 'Secrets and Lies' and a gorgeous new host by the name of Emma Willis. On Thursday 13th June 2013 the new show was launched by the help of the lovely Emma Willis. When it was announced that Emma was going to be replacing ex main show presenter Brian Dowling, I was over the moon because I know she's going to kick some BB ass. She was of course, the presenter on the spin-off show of the main show, 'Big Brother's Bit On The Side' which is now being held by Rylan Clark and AJ Odudu and Emma is also going to present the show every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (Hurrah!). I've read online and in magazines that this was a massive dream for Emma as she is such a big Big Brother enthusiast herself, well it's safe to say we're in good hands with Willis and she's going to be bloody superb.



So, a completely new house is also one of the main attractions this year (except for Sallie's side boob). The theme for this Big Brother is all about being Eco friendly and recycling. The housemates haven't even got a bathroom! They've got to turn a wheel to pump hot water for the shower which is situated in the garden. They're also growing their own produce in the garden, cucumbers are one of many that is growing right now. They've got to cycle on a Call The Midwife esquire bike to pump electricity for the hairdryers and straighteners. Bit of exercise too for them. Also for the first time, the diary room is upstairs! Yes, it is. I'm not 100% pleased with the diary room chair, I don't know, it just doesn't do it for me if I'm honest. This year's house is such a nice gradual change to see, I specially love the tree house in the garden which is obviously the main bitching place this year.


So, the new housemates are quite a varied bunch I must say. From twins, to mother and daughter, to a police man, to a cougar, to a sugar daddy, to a boxer, to a Harry Styles lookalike, to the girl who lived in The Savoy for six months, to a lesbian fisher woman who looks a lot like Rebel Wilson (Just me? Oh, OK). So far, the housemates seem to be quite a diverse bunch of people with not much people being the same as each other. With only what - three days(?) They've already started bitching especially Sallie and Dexter. Right from the words "Welcome to Big Brother 2013" we was already with the knowledge that Sallie was a troublemaker and she's not afraid to say her opinions (Like everyone on the show *cough*). Have we already seen our first romance of the series with Jemima and Sam? The 41 year old cougar certainly has a soft spot for him but it's quite clear that Sam is just young and naive with a little crush on Sallie and Hazel, the glamour model from Ireland. I feel we're in for a good little series with this bunch of housemates, let the bitching, arguing, nominating, backstabbing commence!

With the subtitle "Secrets and Lies" it's obviously not going to go plain sailing for the housemates this year. For the first little twist/task, Michael, a 'professional' actor is in the house which is being controlled by fans and has to do what the fans have selected on the poll online. For Michael's first mission, he had to decide whether to destroy the housemates suitcases and save his or save the housemates suitcases and destroy his...what did he decide to do? Of course, he saved his own suitcase which led to the other housemates' suitcases being 'shredded' in the garden. A few housemates have already sussed that there's something not quite right with Michael and I feel it's going to be out in the open very soon. On the second launch of the series with a new bunch of housemates entering the house, Michael had another mission, that was decided by us fans. Michael could either destroy the other housemates' suitcases and have an ice cold beer and pizza or he could save their suitcases and not have the beverage and the gorgeous looking pizza. In the end, he decided to save their suitcases because he's had enough of everyone moaning. But that isn't all, the housemates were watching every second with Michael not knowing, sneaky Big Brother told Michael that he can relax and the housemates are not watching. A few minutes later, Big Brother dropped ANOTHER twist,  the housemates watched Michael as Big Brother delivered that he (the fans) would decide who's going to be up for nomination. Gasps from the housemates all round. So, we decide who's up for nomination. I can see Dexter, Gina and possibly Jemima or Sallie up for nomination and I think Dexter may be the first person to go.

My favourite housemate so far has to be the lovely Wolfy. She's got classic BB housemate written all over her hasn't she? I think she's going to be a cracking housemate and she may be the winner or have a strong chance of being in the final. I just hope that she doesn't sink into the background too much and is a strong character in the house.

Let's hope to a fantastic series this year with a fantastic bunch of housemates and I hope BB hasn't stopped with all of the secrets and lies just yet.

Review: Miranda, Series 3, Episode 5 - Three Little Words

In the fifth episode entitled, "Three Little Words", we see Gary preparing for the re-opening of the restaurant, we see Miranda and Gary rekindle their love...or do we? We see Miranda unable to tell Mike that she loves him, we see Penny stalking a famous face, we see Dominic Coleman back and caught up in Miranda's problems, we see Miranda, Stevie and Dominic's character 'starting' a Take That tribute band. It's a very busy, funny, predictable episode but still another excellent episode.

At the start of the episode we see a happy, chirpy, enthusiastic Miranda with her toast spoons. Miranda then tells the viewers that Mike and her are still together but when he tells her that he loves her, he freaks out and says something irrelevant and a little random. Miranda then tells us that her and Stevie have fallen out due to Stevie thinking that Miranda has ignored her since she has been dating Mike. We then see a flashback of the Disco Karaoke finals where Miranda and Stevie are dancing in the style of Dirty Dancing, so far so good, when Stevie goes for the big and memorable Dirty Dancing lift, Mike appears which leads to Miranda forgetting about Stevie to talk to Mike and well, that leaves Stevie face flat on the floor. We then see a flashback of Miranda in one of Penny's parties, Miranda then has a tennis racket and says to the waiter, "I'll serve drinks" which then she then hits the drinks with the tennis racket. Well, Miranda has never been 'sophisticated' in Penny's parties has she? Remember when Miranda stuffed peanuts down her bra? Miranda making accessories out of the snacks in the party? We are then in the restaurant where Gary is busy making sure that everything is sorted for the grand re-opening. Miranda and Mike mock Gary saying that naming the restaurant 'Gary's' sounds like a greasy spoon, which Gary is actually naming the restaurant, Gary's. In the shop, we then meet a very familiar face, Raymond Blanc which leads to Penny being over excited and questioning him whether he would attend her dinner in the evening. Which leads to Penny stalking poor Raymond. With Miranda and Stevie still not communicating, Miranda decides that she will change her duvet on her own without Stevie or without anyone else for that matter. Sound simple doesn't it? But come on, its Miranda we're talking about here. 

We then have the brilliant and hilarious Dominic Coleman back, playing the same character (I assume...), he's gotten all caught up with Miranda's relationship problems. The character in the show is very hilarious and has some of the best lines and moments within the episode. Penny then enters and then his character steps the boot in and says that she can't move on with Mike because she has a pushy mother - Penny. Mike then enters and does the same thing saying Miranda can't move on from Mike because... then Miranda interrupts and what happens next? He says that they're setting up a Take That tribute band, which is very entertaining to say the least. Miranda then hands Mike a letter that she thinks is the letter explaining that they should break up which actually, she's given him the wrong letter. She gave him the letter that was meant to be sent to British Gas. Oops! Mike then leaves with Miranda following him trying to explain that she wants to break up with him, but who walks past and distracts Mike? Raymond Blanc of course. We then see Penny with binoculars stalking Raymond, which she then falls into a rubbish bin which is quite hilarious. One reason why we shouldn't stalk our famous celebs. 

We then go back to Miranda's shop with Gary walking in being all stressed about the restaurant and Rose keeps texting him. With no time and needing of help, Gary asks Miranda if she can help him later on before the restaurant re-opening. When Gary leaves what does Miranda say? "It's one of the reasons I love you"...Stevie then asks Miranda, "How do you see Mike?" and Miranda sees Mike as a happy, sort of boring and just having a cup of tea in front of the TV. Stevie then asks Miranda, "How do you see Gary?" and of course, Miranda and Gary are not sitting in front of the TV...of course not! Gary is 'dressed' up in a sort of Rambo costume I feel...well, I say costume...they snarl, and passionately snog. Even the notion! I quite like Mike and Miranda together, I think they make a really good couple and they are just like each other in a way. Even though at times I thought they were making the whole Miranda/Mike relationship a bit "quirky". Miranda then confesses to Stevie  that she's madly in love with Gary...and Stevie says something that I think most people have been thinking, "I've been waiting three years for this!". Mike is back and Miranda is prepared to end their relationship but a text from Mike's father stops the situation. Mike's father texts Mike saying Daisy, the dog has died. Which makes it even more awkward for Miranda. Gary comes into the shop and is quite upset that Miranda didn't go and help him, so he tells her to not bother - Rose is going to help him instead. A determined and freshly Febreezed Miranda heads to the restaurant to tell Gary how she truly feels about him. Does it go smoothly? Of course not...who comes into the restaurant? Raymond Blanc of course. Nothing seems to run smoothly in this episode just because of Mr Blanc. Penny then approaches Raymond as she was disguised as the coat stand - very clever Penny, well done to you... Stevie then plans a picnic for Miranda and Gary to out-romance Rose. Stevie couldn't find any doves so what's the next option? Geese. So, a terrified Gary (It's the hissing!) and Miranda flee from the picnic and the doves...I mean geese. So, they head to the restaurant and Miranda is still, yes still trying to tell Gary how much she loves him. Could it get any more awkward? Of course n...of course it could!

Gary goes to wipe the cream from his face, Miranda turns so she can't see behind her. Someone (Mike) puts their hands over Miranda's eyes and without Mike asking Miranda to guess who he is, what does she do? She says how much she loves 'him' (Gary). Which is kind of ironic as Miranda has been trying to tell Miranda how much she loves Mike throughout the episode and when she thought she was telling Gary how much she loved him, she told Mike. Hilarious. A bit Friends-style but it was just hilarious to see Miranda's reaction. Rose then enters the restaurant, Miranda then says to Stevie, "Do something!" and what does Stevie do? Snog Gary of course...to a shocked Miranda, in the flat Miranda states that Miranda is going to get her own back and snog Stevie's Gary, Gary Barlow. As the row escalates, Miranda sees no option but to speak fake French as she thinks that Stevie won't understand and think Miranda is very angry with her and she's offensive towards her. Mike then comes home and Miranda thinks that Mike is going to propose to her, luckily he isn't proposing her, he's just going tying his shoelace. Phew. Mike then tells Miranda that he's taken a job in Africa, he then asks Miranda if he would like to stay but she is adamant for him to go as its something he has always wanted to do, plus it gives more of a chance for Miranda to be with Gary. At the restaurant opening, Miranda tells Gary exactly how she feels about him and Rose walks in and witnesses it. Awkward...

At the restaurant opening, Penny leaves the restaurant and who does she find going to meet Raymond? Only Mr Gary Barlow! There have been reports before the series aired that Gary was going to be in the episode, I think it would of been better if there was no spoilers about Gary being in the episode it would of been much more of a reaction. I do think that they did want to keep it a secret but sadly it leaked. However, it was very good to see Gary in an episode of Miranda. Miranda then snogs Gary in front of Stevie's shocked expression. So, I guess they got their own back on each other now. So, we still don't know Gary's response to Miranda's outburst, we just have to wait and see in the last episode of the third series! 

If you missed this episode, you can watch it here!

Thank you for reading.

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Review: Miranda, Series 3, Episode 4 - Je Regret Nothing

Episode four review of Miranda time! This episode is entitled, 'Je Regret Nothing'. In this episode, Miranda has been caring for her mother for the last five days, stuck in her flat with her needy mother Penny, she is forced to think about her life regrets. As the episode continues, Miranda falls ill and nobody has any sympathy for her.

So, an ill Penny is something that Miranda doesn't enjoy, well...at times Penny can be very demanding, pushy, but an ill Penny makes it even worse. An ill Penny with a bell? A whole different story. We have Penny naming the remote controls 'dooberries', such fun! We have Doctor Gale back, and we have Tilly aspiring to be a life coach. I absolutely loved Miranda and Penny's relationship in this episode, at times it felt very much like the therapist episode. Miranda's frustration and Penny's orders is very entertaining to watch, the way that Miranda is 'planning' Penny's 'death' is also very funny yet incredibly slapstick. Something that made me laugh within the first couple of minutes is when Penny's phone starts to ring, Miranda is approaching her with a pan about to 'hit' Penny, Penny screams and Miranda falls to the floor. I couldn't stop laughing. The relationship and interaction between Miranda and Penny is one of my favourite parts about the show, and it is definitely my favourite part about the episode. Miranda and her moustache straw, eh? I say this a lot but, typical Miranda! Where can I get those straws? Anyone? No? OK. We then see Miranda using over gloves as footwear, sporting a fan and pretending to be a geisha, kindly pointed out by Penny. We then see Miranda doing some slight ballet moves, pretending to be Darcey Bussell, again, kindly pointed out by Penny. I just love this mother-daughter relationship, Miranda and Patricia play it perfectly and they have great chemistry! 

We then witness Miranda finding her first grey hair, and what does Miranda do? Colour it in with a marker pen of course. Miranda opens the front door to reveal a dartboard with Penny's face on it, Miranda throws darts at Penny's face, which I did find a little 'silly' but I couldn't resist but laugh. Penny then asks the question, "Where are my reading glasses?" which are clearly on her head. A frustrated Miranda tells her that they're on her head but does Penny listen? Of course not. Such fun! Miranda then mistakes her deodorant for hairspray...I'm not even going to say "Typical Miranda" anymore...oh wait, I just did. But, I suppose many people have done the same thing in the past. 

Can we just talk about the wonderful Tilly? She's my favourite, she has been since the show has started - she's brilliant, isn't she? She's gorgeous, she's hilarious and she makes up her own words. Even better word's  than Nicole Scherzinger. I like how she's always exaggerating, how she's got to make everything about her. I adore Sally Phillips (Tilly), I think she plays the role with ease and made the character her own. I love the use of her saying "Bare with" whenever she has something to say or is checking her text message. Which, I have started doing. In this episode, Tilly decides to become a life coach. Let's leave it there shall we? I think so...

Miranda then thinks she's got thrombosis, she then asks Doctor Gale to reassure her that everything is OK. This was one of my favourite moments of the lines, here's part of the script:

DOCTOR GALE:

I'll give you half an hour.

MIRANDA:

Half an hour to live? I knew I was ill! Someone take me to Disneyland, there's no time. Have sex with me Doctor!

I just couldn't stop laughing at Miranda's line. Miranda then tries to open her Midsomer Murders DVD, like most people she finds it is a challenge to undo the wrapping...I hate that. Miranda seems to do this a lot in the series, the earphones, the duvet now this, it happens in real life. A lot. With Miranda being ill, none of her friends and mother doesn't feel any sympathy for her, Stevie is rude to her, slating her looks, her breath and her odor, Tilly calls her a drunk Princess Anne, Gary has some sympathy for her by giving Miranda a hug but ruining the moment when he tells her that he went to a ballroom class and met Jacinta, Penny says she's going to audition for Velma in a production of Chicago. 

Something that just makes Miranda and is one of my highlights of this series is Miranda pretending that she's performing in Wembly, thanking Michael Bublé for being her warm up and then performing with 'great friends' - The Spice Girls. Just brilliant...until Miranda is rumbled when everyone walks in on her singing/dancing/miming to "2 became 1". Then, everyone else (Tilly, Gary, Stevie and Penny) fall ill and Miranda is having her own music festival. 

I really enjoyed  this episode, at times it was a bit over the top, a bit cheesy but never the less, it was still rather enjoyable, there was some amusing moments, hilarious lines and these are some of my favourites:

"Do you want to come home with me? Please say no."

"Like a drunk Princess Anne."

"PLUNGE MY CRACK!"

"Someone take me to Disneyland?! There's no time...have sex with me Doctor!"

If you missed this episode, you can watch it here!

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Review: Miranda, series 3, episode 3 - 'The Dinner Party'

So, I'm sorry about not writing up posts about Miranda series three episodes. We've got a few episodes to catch up on haven't we? I'm going to discuss episode three, 'The Dinner Party'. Where Miranda tries her best to be a smart, sophisticated, pashmina wearing girlfriend/woman for Mike. Miranda tries desperately to prove to her friends, Mike and Penny that she can be an adult, not the child-like persona we normally situate Miranda with. In this episode, we get more of Miranda's fruit friends, including some new vegetable friends, Miranda being stuck in a tunnel, Miranda not wearing any pants and an encounter with a man who turns out to be Mike's father...a typical, normal episode of Miranda.

I really enjoyed this episode, I feel at times it was a bit predictable...especially with the Mike's father stuff, I think we sort of seen that happening. But I was intrigued to see people thinking Clive's Mike's father...interesting. Where is Clive? Is he going to be a surprise in the finale? Let's be honest, it hasn't been a different show without him has it? Not at all, its like he was never there to be honest. We also have Chris and Alison back in this episode, they are annoying but you can't stop laughing at them can you? Of course not. 

Let's talk about the soft play centre...I loved this scene, I loved Miranda's reaction to the woman singing everything, it was totally brilliant. See what I did there? I thought it was a very enjoyable little scene, I loved it when Miranda got stuck in the tunnel, going down the slide in the ball pit. I thought it was just hilarious and when I was watching it I just thought, "Typical Miranda!". With a bard back and wearing no pants, Miranda heads to have a massage to try and sort out her back, whilst undressing Miranda realises that she hasn't got any pants on, so, she takes the sheet of the couch and wears it as a garment...well, nappy. There's a really hilarious moment where Miranda farts and blows out the candle, as before, typical Miranda! In the following scene, Miranda tells Stevie that she got a felt pen and decorated her breasts as Jedward...which I found, completely and utterly hilarious. It's also hilarious seeing how Miranda gets to the hand of  'cooking', well, she wasn't really cooking was she? Well, she tried. It ended up on the floor, the ceiling, leaving a devastated Miranda. She then opens a draw, and what does she find? The classic 'penis pasta' from older episodes. Miranda then goes to M&S and she instantly loves the idea of packaged foods, she meets three other women and they're all in the same situation as Miranda, which leads to a song praising M&S for putting food on their table. A great, unique scene I found. 

We then go on to the dinner party, Penny's there, Gary and Rose are there, Miranda, Mike and his father, Valerie are there, oh and Stevie's there too with her new 'boyfriend' Norman. A traffic warden she found on the street. I find it even more funny that in previous series' its always Stevie with the boyfriend, not Miranda. Then, we meet Mike's father, Valerie, which to Miranda's horror is the osteopath that was earlier in the episode, who she farted in front off and blew out a candle...One of my favourite moments in the episode is when Miranda says; "...let me just go and sort out my dessert. I've got syphilis." I just found this scene and line just utterly brilliant and it just made me manic with laughter. I think the audience laughter and reaction also made the line much more 'real' in a way, if that makes any sense at all. I like the use of Norman in the episode, he isn't a full on character, he's just there to fill awkward silences, which I feel is quite refreshing in a way. He's hilarious and it bugged me so much because I knew who he is - Dan from Him & Her. 

Gary, let's talk about Gary for a second shall we? I'm not a massive fan of Gary, I find him annoying at times and he can be a bit irritating, but in this series I think he's turned into a much more character, a much more individual, not just that bloke that works in the restaurant. I know there are people who absolutely love Gary, he has got a massive fan base but I feel that he only worked well with Miranda in the first two series'. In this series, we seen Gary with Rose straight from episode one, which I like because it wasn't all 'Miranda and Gary this, Miranda and Gary that'...I also can't stop laughing at the little things that Gary does, for example in this episode when Miranda says 'We seen, er...mouse' Gary jumps on his chair in a very child-like, camp way. At the start of the episode, the Miranda/Gary 'won't they, will they' story arc started of in a slow pace, I think it started to kick up a gear in this episode, especially when Penny tells Valerie that she's glad that Miranda has moved on from Gary. Leaving some awkward questions from Mike and Rose. When Mike and Miranda kiss, we see Gary's face, the face of 'that should be me' type of face. The type of face that has never stopped loving her.

We then have a very awkward moment with Miranda, Mike and Valerie. Rose, Gary, Stevie and Penny have all gone and checked on Chris and Alison's baby, with the baby monitor still on, over the monitor they discuss not very nice things about Valerie, his wig and Penny says that he has the personality of a self-service checkout. It's a very awkward moment indeed. We then leave the episode with a foam fight, Gary pining for Miranda's affection, Penny drunk, Norman trying to kiss Stevie (again), Rose gone...

I really enjoyed this episode, at times I thought it was a bit cliché and a bit predictable but I thoroughly enjoyed the episode. I loved seeing Miranda trying so hard to be a grown up, it was never going to work was it? We love Miranda being the typical, child-like Miranda. Without the pashmina. So, what happens next with Gary and Miranda? With Mike and Miranda?

These were just some of my favourite lines in the episode.

"I'm not wearing any pants, enjoy your meetballs!"

"Only I can speak for my vagina!"

"I like to let kittens feed from my beard"

"And if in doubt, Delia."

"She's got a red bush."

I really enjoyed this episode, and I hope you did too. Click here!

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Review: Call the Midwife.

It's back in its second series following from a smash hit first series and a very well received and loved Christmas Special. This type of show is something that I tend to avoid - babies are not my type of thing. But, I have fallen in love with this show. It's a proper gritty, dramatic, humorous (in some parts) and a perfect viewing for a cold, wintry Sunday night.

The series is based around the memoirs of Jennifer Worth and is set in east London during the 1950s. The show its self is created and written by Heidi Thomas. The show has a marvelous cast and play the parts brilliantly. The cast include: Jessica Raine as Jenny Lee, Miranda Hart playing Chummy Browne, Jenny Agutter playing Sister Julienne, Pam Ferris playing Sister Evangelina, Judy Parfitt playing Sister Monica Joan,  Helen George as Trixie Franklin, Bryony Hannah playing Cynthia Miller, Laura Main as Sister Bernadette and Cliff Parisi as Fred. The cast are just brilliant! My favourites include Miranda Hart (Chummy), Helen George (Trixie) and Pam Ferris (Sister Evangelina). 

From domestic abuse, poverty, prostitution, messed up relationships, Call the Midwife makes excellent viewing and is just a joy to watch. The show is preferably aimed at women, I can't help but help but ravish this brilliant drama. I love seeing how life was during those times and the way that people used to live, work, deliver babies and its rather interesting seeing how the generations have changed. 

I was deeply affected by the fantastic Christmas special, it was set around three stories: Mrs Jenkins, Chummy organising the nativity play, and a baby being left outside the convent. The Mrs Jenkins story was the one which affected me the most, Sheila Reid's performance was sensational, emotive and award winning in my opinion. (It is Sheila Reid, isn't it? - Who cares, whoever it was, she was superb). The story of Mrs Jenkins sees Jenny get involved with Mrs Jenkins who mistakes Jenny for her daughter whom she lost whilst she got admitted to the workhouse. It's a real hard-hitting emotional story especially when she sees the gravestone. (How perfect for Christmas viewing, isn't it?)

The ratings for the show are just excellent, going above 10m watching the episodes. The second series has just started on BBC One airing on Sundays at 8pm. If you've missed the first episode of the second series where Jenny tries to help a woman in an abusive relationship, Sister Evangelina and Trixie delivering a baby aboard a ship! It's truly a great episode, here's the link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q9xlp/Call_the_Midwife_Series_2_Episode_1/

You can purchase series one, the Christmas special now on Amazon and other retail stores. I hope you enjoy watching the second series as much as the first and the Christmas special! I know I will! 

Thank you for reading. 

Corey.

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Bullying is not OK.

Bullying affects quite a number of teenagers. It can be done emotionally, physically, cyber. There are people in this world who like to make people so small they are on the erg of suicide, which is heartbreaking to think about. Bullying is something that I really, really can't stand, it makes me so sick to witness another person harassing another person for little reasons. People bully people because they haven't got the newest and modern footwear, clothes, music taste, those small things that is no excuse to bully someone. There is no such things to bully someone for.

I believe that everyone deserves a chance to be themselves and to be their own person. Something that I also really dislike is people bullying someone into being somebody they are not, taking away their identity, controlling them. Everyone deserves to be their own person, have their own rights, be able to be who they are. Nobody should make people somebody they don't want to be, they should be their own person, with their own mind and not somebody controlling them and making them live a life that they despise when they could be living the life that they so desperately want to live. 

I don't believe there's enough awareness around, not really though is it? What's a poster going to do? Yes it might attract some people to the issue but does a piece of paper/card really symbolise bullying? No it doesn't it just usually says "STOP BULLYING!" with a picture of cartoon character, fictional character. Not a real person going through the actual experience of bullying. I know, not everybody will have the same story about bullying, everyone's story is different but it all interlinks with the topic of bullying. I wish there will be more people whom people who are suffering with bullying can talk to and feel comfortable talking about their situation. There should be more workshops in school, there should be more money spent on rehabilitation centers, there should much more people where people could talk to. 

Some cases can turn much more tragic, leading to self harm, eating disorders and much more worse, suicide. I can't imagine the pain and heartbreak a loved one of a victim feels when they see that they have commit suicide. It must be the most awful thing in the whole wide world, where someone could do this to a person. Where someone could lead a person to end their own life is simply astonishing and just damn right cruel. Self harm could be a way of comforting for some people, some people say that it eases the pain, with my own experiences of self harm, I did it because I didn't know what else to do. I didn't know how I could change my life around, I didn't know how it could get any better. I didn't do it for a long duration but whilst I was doing it, I knew it wasn't the right thing to do, the right thing to do was to tell someone, but I felt that I couldn't talk to anyone. I felt that nobody will take the issue serious, they would just laugh in my face. The only person that I felt I could talk to was; myself. It might sound stupid but I closed my eyes and I visualised another me, a much more energetic, enthusiastic, happy me. I talked to him questioning him of what am I going to do, how do I turn my life around, how do I make it all stop? I did that, and afterwards I wrote poems, short stories trying to think of ways to resolve the issue. I tend to solve my problems by writing them down, I feel that if I see something written down then I know that I have to do it, I know that I have to stop and turn my life around. Two years later, I am starting to enjoy life much more thoroughly and look more to the future. I'm a worrier. I tend to worry about the present, the past and most definitely the future. I learned to not look back on the past, look forward and that's exactly what I'm doing. 

If you are being bullied, or been bullied I hope you realise there is someone to talk to, there is someone who wants to listen to you and wants to help you. You don't have to do this alone, you need to tell someone before you loose any sense of hope, you need to stop beating yourself up and talk to someone before you do something you might regret. If you like, I'm always here to talk to. You can email me at - coreyterrett1@hotmail.co.uk

I'm sorry that this might be a much more 'depressing' post but I just wanted to express my views about the subject and sort of raise much more awareness, just like I said, don't look on the past, look forward to the future. 

Thank you for reading. 

Corey.

  

Book Review: Miranda Hart - Is It Just Me?

As I write this blog post I have just completed Miranda Hart's book, "Is It Just Me?" and I absolutely loved it! I received it as a Christmas present  from my Nan - I did give her a long list and I'm glad she bought me this book. I started to read it about two days after Christmas, and in all it took me just one week to read the book. As an avid reader I tend to read slowly and it takes weeks and weeks... sometimes I just give up on some books, but on this book it was the complete opposite, I couldn't put the book down! I'm sure we've all had that conversation with one self where we are tucked up in bed nice and cosy, the weather is miserable, you've got a hot beverage and chocolates along with a new book. You pick the book up and enjoy and relish a chapter, you then ask to yourself, "One more chapter? Oh go on, no harm will be done!" and then when that chapter is over, you'll ask the same question to yourself, as Miranda's book is entitled... Is it just me? I hope not. 

I really love the cover of the book, I love the bold sort of sketchy writing for Miranda's name and then a different font for the title of the book. Within the book there are little sketches to go along with what is being said within a paragraph, which is really great. I'm that type of person who doesn't like to read the book with the cover on, it feels uncomfortable and it does my head in when I've got to adjust the cover on the book. Totally annoying and unnecessary. Remove the smart and slick cover, and there's a blocked colour of pink and a little sketch of Miranda with a bird on her head... yes, I'm being serious. It's really a great cover and I think the little sketches make the book a little more unique.

This isn't a typical autobiography, I don't think this isn't an autobiography as Miranda calls the book a 'Miran-ual' - even more great. Each chapter Miranda talks about different topics, these are the topics that she mentions in her book/Miran-ual:

1. Life, Eh?
2. Music
3. Hobbies
4. Office Life
5. Technology
6. Beauty
7. Bodies
8. Exercise
9. Diets
10. Health
11. Holidays
12. Christmas
13. Who's Top Dog?
14. Mothers and Children
15. Dating
16. Weddings
17. Culture
18. Dreams

I really enjoyed each chapter and at times I did agree with Miranda about some topics that she discusses in the book. Also, the main feature in the book is Miranda talking to herself at eighteen. This was great to read for me and we had both perspectives of both Miranda's and Young Miranda has different ambitions to Miranda and it's kind of humorous when Miranda has to explain to Young Miranda that she doesn't become an art fanatic and it's even funnier when she tells the little Miranda that she's still single and still childless. I thought it was a good feature and it didn't feel that it wasn't supposed to be there, there was a good mix of Miranda 'talking' to Miranda and Miranda telling us, the reader, about the subject.

One main thing that I really loved about the book is that Miranda doesn't just write the words like some authors/celebrities writing an autobiography, she speaks directly to the audience, even calls us, the reader 'My Dear Reader Chum' - cute. It's also like we're watching an episode of the sitcom, Miranda. We can see that some of Miranda's past experiences do happen to be in her sitcom of some sort, and it is rather enjoyable. 

I'm a huge fan of Miranda Hart and I cherish her, I really, really do. After reading this book, especially the last chapter I have realised how much an inspiration Miranda is to me (however cheesy that sounds, but it's true), she is an inspiration to me as I imagine she is to many others. I just love her wit, her attitude towards life, she's just amazing. Amazeballs. She's taught me that I shouldn't stick in a room feeling sorry for myself, I should be out there, in the big wide world chasing my dreams and I should never give up on my dreams. Never. And thanks to Miranda, I'm not going to give up on my dreams, I'm going to persevere, so thank you Miranda (if you are reading this... HELLO), but seriously I have to thank her so much for making me realise what I need to do to make sure my dreams do come true, and if they don't... which I hope I don't, well at least I have the satisfaction that I did try my best - that's what all we can do in life isn't it? Trying our best, even when things get tough.

I highly recommend this book to any fan of Miranda's or anyone who is looking for advice on life, it really is a great book. You should go and buy yourself a copy and enjoy the great book, "Is It Just Me?". It's full of wit, honesty, and brilliance - any fan of Miranda would love this book. 

I give this book five stars. I think it was a great book, full of inspirational content and still has the wit and brilliance of Miranda Hart. 

Thank you for reading. 

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Review: Doctor Who - The Snowmen.

I know it is long overdue but here's my review for the Doctor Who Christmas special, The Snowmen. It's taken me this long to write the review just because I wasn't sure about what I was going to write and whether I had enough content to publish. So, I hope I have...

The episode was written by Steven Moffat. Let's be honest, his Christmas specials hasn't been so memorable and not as brilliant as his normal Doctor Who episodes. Even though I wasn't their number one fan, I had to buy them on DVD, simply because I wanted them for my collection of Doctor Who DVDS. (Well, £4 something on Amazon? Bargain.) Anyway, this Christmas special was SO much better than the last Christmas special, it was brilliant. Maybe I'm saying that just because the Christmas special was the episode where we have the 'proper' introduction to the new companion and Jenna-Louise Coleman. I did enjoy the whole episode though.

So, shall we talk about Jenna-Louise Coleman? I think we should. Since Jenna was announced as the companion, I've been ecstatic to see her on screen, besides Asylum of the Daleks (Which was a great surprise - bravo Moffat.) I've been aware of Jenna's previous acting credits, including: Emmerdale, Waterloo Road, Titanic and I think she's a brilliant actress, and a very lovely person. Clara's a barmaid and a governess, a Mary Poppins type figure. Jenna was brilliant in Asylum of the Daleks, and she was loved by many fans of the show, myself included. In this episode, she isn't disappointing in the slightest. There is very great chemistry with herself and the eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith and I'm really looking forward to see the chemistry grow in the next batch of episodes. I think she was really great in this episode and she puts so much into it, I can't wait to see where the mystery of Clara goes and Jenna shine even more.

The character of Clara is an interesting one, isn't she? WHO is she? Well, at the start of the episode we see her as a Victorian barmaid, she meets The Doctor and she's instantly determined to find out exactly who and what he is. We then see Clara as 'Miss Montague', the governess and like I said, a Mary Poppins type figure. From being cockney to a very posh and articulated governess, we see another, yes, ANOTHER Clara, or is she Oswin? But we see another character with a different persona and... not Victorian?! Oh, and she's standing over 'her' gravestone. Not confusing in the slightest, right? But did anyone else recognise that the date that she was born was 'November 23rd'? And what's on the date of the 23rd of November? Doctor Who's 50th anniversary! Linked? Maybe, you know Moffat. I'm really looking forward to the mystery of Clara being resolved and hopefully there'll be only one Clara in the next batch of series. 

Time to talk about the fantastic Matt Smith. Matt is a very talented actor and has made the character his own, he's just well suited to play The Doctor now. With the loss of the Pond's The Doctor is not his usual, cheerful, child-like self, he's a much more dark, miserable and a much more reserved Doctor. Oh, and he lives on a cloud. It's really great seeing Matt's acting skills on show, the transformation to the much more energetic, fun and childish Doctor to a very miserable old man is really brilliant and Matt does it with ease. There's also the start of a new comic duo, The Doctor and Strax. They share insults to each other throughout the episode, sometimes it felt a little forced but it did seem like a nice change from the 'intense' scenes. I really enjoyed seeing a different side to the eleventh Doctor, and I'm excited to see how he's like in the new episodes. Matt Smith always puts 100 percent into the episodes and it pays off, bravo Matt.

Shall we talk about the new titles? I think we should. At first I wasn't madly in love with the titles, I found them tacky and was unnecessary to change them from the previous ones. It took me about three more watches of the title sequence for me to really love them, apart from the opening TARDIS at the end, that does look tacky never mind how many times I watch it. I love that it looks much more 'sci-fi' and I love the glimpse of Matt's face, like in the old titles. I really like the titles, but I do think they could be done without the TARDIS at the end.

Not only did we get new titles but we did get a new TARDIS too! When the pictures were released of the new TARDIS I didn't like it at all, I thought it looked cheap and it wasn't any need for them to change it. However, when it was shown during the episode, I loved it. I really do love it now, it looks more like a ship and I really like console and I'm excited for The Doctor and Clara to fly the TARDIS in the new series. 

Richard E Grant was the main guest star of the episode playing the role of Doctor Simeon, I thought he was a good villan and himself and Matt worked really well together. I think Richard is perfect to play a Doctor Who villan but the only small negative thing I have to say is, there wasn't enough of him in the episode, yes, it was introducing Clara and Jenna officially as the new companion but I think with so much publicity and so much exception, there wasn't a lot of him. But, I did enjoy the character and Richard's performance. The episode also guest starred Ian Mckellen, well the voice of him but he was brilliant and I wish I had his voice. It also starred Tom Ward, whom I wish we seen more of.

The episode also bought back some firm fan favourite characters: Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax. I love these three, aren't they just the most great trio? I think so, I love the relationship of Madame Vastra and Jenny and I think they work really well together and they have great chemistry. I really would like to see a spin-off staring Vastra, Jenny and Strax which I'm sure most fans would. I think it would be a great series, I would love to see what crimes they investigate in the Victorian era, I hope it happens in the future. We also have the return of them in the next batch of episodes - hurrah!

The Snowmen was a really great, family and a great viewing over the Christmas period. It was full of scary snowmen with pointy teeth, a vicious iced governess, the fabulous Clara and Jenna-Louise Coleman, The Doctor being Sherlock Holmes - do you have a goldfish called Colin? Thought not. The Great Intelligence (which is one of The Doctor's foes, in the classic series'). 

I really loved The Snowmen and I'm sure I'll watch it again and again. Here's to the next batch of episodes and more Jenna! 

Here's where you can watch a little teaser to what to expect to see in the new episodes. Which I'm certain that they air at April/early May, it hasn't really been confirmed.

Coming soon!

Thank you very much for reading - and here's to a fantastic 2013 where we celebrate Who's 50th anniversary! 

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