Way back when the ITV television series Doc Martin began airing on the ABC in 2005, I frowned at the screen and said " ...haven't I seen this before?"
The answer, I discovered a month or so ago was, "well, sort of."
'Doc Martin' started out as a couple of Sky Television telemovies based on a character Martin Clunes played in the film Saving Grace - Doctor Martin Bamford. The films were, 'Doc Martin' and 'Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie'. Sky Pictures was planning on making six telemovies, however they folded after the first two. Martin Clunes took the idea to ITV, at which point the television series was commissioned --- but with not without significant changes.
What I find fascinating about this story is how the narrative and the character of Martin changed, and how I found myself responding when I finally caught up (presumably again) with the original Sky Television films.
( The strange tale of Doc Martin )
The answer, I discovered a month or so ago was, "well, sort of."
'Doc Martin' started out as a couple of Sky Television telemovies based on a character Martin Clunes played in the film Saving Grace - Doctor Martin Bamford. The films were, 'Doc Martin' and 'Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie'. Sky Pictures was planning on making six telemovies, however they folded after the first two. Martin Clunes took the idea to ITV, at which point the television series was commissioned --- but with not without significant changes.
What I find fascinating about this story is how the narrative and the character of Martin changed, and how I found myself responding when I finally caught up (presumably again) with the original Sky Television films.
( The strange tale of Doc Martin )
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Need ideas for your Big Bang story? Need to iron out details? Want to have someone listen to your crazy plot stories and help you find all the possible holes? Well, tomorrow is the day for that.
Afternoon brainstorming chat on Saturday, November 21st, starting at 12 pm PST (UTC-8). We're going to give Yahoo another shot. I'll be hanging around, so ping me to get into the room (akamine_chan@yahoo).
Afternoon brainstorming chat on Saturday, November 21st, starting at 12 pm PST (UTC-8). We're going to give Yahoo another shot. I'll be hanging around, so ping me to get into the room (akamine_chan@yahoo).
Tweets from @Rob_Thurman (probably of a useless and irrelevant nature. Beware.)
15:18 #FF @dianapfrancis @jackiekessler @shilohwalker @marjoriemliu @liketheriver1 @katrchrdsn @mark_henry #
15:27 Saw Sherlock Holmes trailer. RDJ's lethal snarkasm, J. Law as Watson smacking Holmes in the nose (as Watson has always longed to do) Winnah! #
16:05 Chris McGrath is an art ROCK STAR @myusernamewins, thanks for the amazing books. Looking forward to Roadkill. the cover is effing gorgeous #
17:34 Cal just woke up beside a strange monster (like that hasn't happened to us all.) #
17:36 Dog is shoving kernels of dry dog food under my butt-cheek as I sit on the couch. Apparently my ass has the Tupperware seal of approval. #
20:03 A woman of very discriminating tastes you are! @StaceyKade Treated myself to the second book in the Cal Leandros series by @Rob_Thurman. #
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- 10:23 Sexual Harassment Awareness Training at 1:00. If there are no snacks I will...grab someone's ass. #
- 13:08 The sexual harassment trainers are total hotasses. I want to exhibit unwelcome conduct oh yeah baby. #
- 14:12 So far I have learned that I need to delete a lot of shit off my work computer. I have to ask about Facebook. #
- 16:14 They told me at the training that I shouldn't put potentially offensive content on social networking websites. Um...that's all I do. #
- 18:47 Mike just said, "Dubious taste in music is not reason enough to end a relationship." He's so romantic. #
- 20:18 I said David Letterman isn't funny, and Mike said my taste in music obviates my opinion. Then he sang "I Wanna Be Obviated". #
- 20:19 @julia_eff I swear on my face I will get it to you tonight. I'm reading it right now. Sorry for my slowness :) #
- 20:40 @jackiesjunkie I think he's funny but his giant head scares me a little. #
- 20:41 @jackiesjunkie Unfortunately! #
- 21:04 Mike said that funk music gives him strength, and I have to have more faith in things I cannot see, like mermaids and alchemy. #
- 22:08 @Electrohurtz I know! We are all in so much trouble. #
- 22:08 @jackiesjunkie I'm ready to go! I can't sing or play anything but we can just call ourselves punk. #
- 22:16 @jackiesjunkie Yay! If I'm quitting my day job I can finally get the knuckle tattoos I so clearly deserve. #
Only three people entered this challenge, but I'm going to go ahead and put up the voting now that I have a bit of time. Thanks for entering, guys! These are all so pretty. Good luck in the voting :)
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A follow-up to my previous posts. I realized that I need more than one little cthulhu so I made patterns for a shoggoth and a deep one, too.
Though I used google image search for the pics, I noticed afterwards by sheer coincidence both of these pictures came from this site. May have to add another pattern for the cute little cultists.
Anyways, I hope someone else gets good use of these. :-)
Cross stitch, embroidery, whatever, have fun.
For the shoggoth, the teeth need some work but this is a start. I didn't do the outline right but you get the idea, black instead of reddish.
Dagon (or however you spell it) The dude that nearly killed everyone in the party in innsmuth and who spawned my GM's favorite quote "I'm never going to Innsmuth again unless I'm someone else"
I left the outline off of this one since it looked like crap in the previous pattern.
edit I messed up the grid! one of the darker blocks is 6x5 - oops
Though I used google image search for the pics, I noticed afterwards by sheer coincidence both of these pictures came from this site. May have to add another pattern for the cute little cultists.
Anyways, I hope someone else gets good use of these. :-)
Cross stitch, embroidery, whatever, have fun.
For the shoggoth, the teeth need some work but this is a start. I didn't do the outline right but you get the idea, black instead of reddish.
Dagon (or however you spell it) The dude that nearly killed everyone in the party in innsmuth and who spawned my GM's favorite quote "I'm never going to Innsmuth again unless I'm someone else"
I left the outline off of this one since it looked like crap in the previous pattern.
edit I messed up the grid! one of the darker blocks is 6x5 - oops
Same yard from the opposite direction. I'm still trying to get a good one of the water spraying.
I'm tired of all the Twilight and New Moon stuff.
Can we not hear about Robert, Kristin and Taylor for two seconds? Jesus. It almost makes me wish for Jon and Kate again. Almost.
Can we not hear about Robert, Kristin and Taylor for two seconds? Jesus. It almost makes me wish for Jon and Kate again. Almost.
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For those who like to do geeky embroidery, I couldn't find a cross stitch pattern to make a little cthulhu.
I made this and then thought perhaps others would like this.
I thought I'd share.
I didn't outline the whole thing on the pattern because it got too cluttery, you get the point though.
I used orange for details because I have bad eyes.
It stands for black.
I made this and then thought perhaps others would like this.
I thought I'd share.
I didn't outline the whole thing on the pattern because it got too cluttery, you get the point though.
I used orange for details because I have bad eyes.
It stands for black.
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