I really enjoy the atmosphere around liveblogs and I’ve been tossing around the idea of doing one for an episode of Doctor Who. The problem is that I tend to watch episodes on weeknights after work, and that’s a bad time for…well, THE REST OF THE WORLD. That’s why liveblogs these days are now on the weekends.
So I’m aware that a lot of you won’t be able to participate in this tonight and I’m sorry. We will do a larger Doctor Who liveblog in the future, but I know how special this episode is to a lot of fans, so I think it’ll be fun if we can all smash our keyboards for 45 minutes at the same time.
Tonight’s liveblog of “Blink” will start at 8:00pm PST. That’s 11:00pm on the east coast and FOUR AM IN LONDON. Jesus, I am sorry I swear.
So, we all start at 8:00pm PST exactly and treat the comments as our liveblogging space. Reply to other people, make your own comments about the episode, and make sure the lights aren’t off because I’ve heard this episode is TERRIFYING. Also, there are some of us who know NOTHING about this episode, so please don’t spoil anything!
Sounds good? Then off we go!
EDIT: Because it wasn’t clear enough, there will be a normal review of “Blink” posted tomorrow.
I am very excited about this. I have my hard drive with DW on it plugged in and ready to go.
As soon as my noodles are ready, I am turning off all the lights. Just hope to God my roommate doesn't come home in the middle of the episode and decide to knock on my door. My laptop might not survive.
Popcorn? Check!
Gatorade? Check!
Lights low and ready to liveblog with everyone? Doublecheck!!
This is gonna be so totally awesome.
THREE MINUTES AAAH
I'm so excited. This is one of my favorite episodes and one of my favorite monsters. 🙂 It's amazing how something so simple can be so creepy.
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I AM EXCITEDDDDDDDD. Dunno how much I'll be contributing to the conversation though lol
OMG EXCITE
(I was so put out because I did the math backwards and thought I was going to be in class and couldn't participate but NO IT IS JUST LATE YAY!)
All cued up and ready to go! Two minutes, guys! 😀
Oh man the site is already lagging
I can't believe I'm actually going to do this considering the way I acted the last time I watched Blink. I, a grown ass woman, was sliding along the walls of my apartment with my back pressed up against the wall.
So just on the hour, hit play? Eep, so sooon!!
Countdown commencing! Less than 3 minutes! Wooo!
I've already got it loaded on netflix, paused, just in case netflix decides to be stupid and take forever to load.
I just finished watching The Chicago Code pilot – it was awesome! And now I really should go to bed, because of school tomorrow. But I really want to grin along with everyone else while Mark watches this. *dilemma*
I have never been so happy to have a double monitor setup. One screen for Mark, one screen for TERROR.
This'll be my first liveblog with you, Mark! Somehow I missed all the Harry Potter ones. I blame doin' em on Sunday morning, I'm always up super-late on weekends, thus resulting in massive sleepage.
YES YES YES ONE MINUTE
YAY =D SO EXCITE
START
HURRAH HURRAH!
ONE MINUTE GUYS
WAITINGWAITINGWAITING
Oh god one minute!
ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THIS JELLY?
No, but perhaps a bit of jam? Any toast?
Made it for the liveblog! Yay!
its starting! so creeeeepy
HERE WE GO!
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Long time reader, first time poster, created account just in time it looks like.
Its On in a manner similar to Donkey Kong
Old gate, rain, young woman breathing heavily.. in the fall. Already doing the creeps.
Weeeee!
HI YOUNG CARRIE MILLIGAN!
YES CAREY MULLIGAN! she's so nice
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ITS 11!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
Hnnngggg IT IS START. Hello there, trespasser! What is your fine name? I am very sure there is absolutely no reason for the "DANGER KEEP OUT" sign on the gate you just jumped.
She is an artist! They screw the rules
Is it weird that I imagined this comment being recited by Old Spice Guy?
That just made me 1000% more manly.
…that… isn't… uh. :C
Eeeep eeep eeep! First Liveblog!!!
Carey Mulligan!
She is just so freakin' awesome. Love her.
Carrie Mulligan! <33333333333333333
oh mark YOU ARE NOT PREPARED IN THE LEAST. cant wait for your screams, i wish there was a video or audio feed of you watching lol
OHAI CREEPY ABANDONED HOUSE AND PRETTY YOUNG BLONDE.
I love that this starts out like 99% of all horror movies ever. XD
This girl is wicked cute!
Yay Carey!
BEWARE
Carey Mulligan, why you so pretty
Oh god. Dark and rainy.
THIS IS ALREADY SETTING THE TONE FOR CREEPY FOR ME.
Are we starting now? I guess so!
CREEPY
Already terrified. Why am I doing this to myself? o_o
What is under the wallpaper, I wonder?
Aaaaaaaaaaand, there's the creepy.
*sigh* I love the chandeliers… And the wallpaper. I would do up my house like that. YES. RIP IT. VANDALISM IS A GOOD IDEA.
ILU CAREY MULLIGAN
Startin' off with a spooky ol' house.
Like Scooby Doo
CAREY MULLIGAN!!!
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You should probably duck now.
ILU CAREY MULLIGAN!
You're in a scifi show – duck when it says duck!
HOORAY
WHAT THE FUCK. what is the Weeping Angel?
Oh, you know, just THE STUFF OF NIGHTMARES.
The most horrifying thing ever created.
SERIOUSLY
it's how the moff ensures that no one sleeps at night. i apologize on his behalf…
DUCK!
Camera flashes in the dark are incredibly creepy.
I've seen this many times and I'm STILL super creeped out o_O
Um… duck? How bout now?
Little bit of trivia-the writing on the wall is still there in that house. They covered it all up with red except for one word.
Oh jeezus I'm already hyperventilating.
BEWARE THE WEEPING ANGELS! DUCK NOW! i love it
Well, if your name and instructions written on a wallpapered-over wall aren't creepy, what is?
DUCK WOMAN
Really, who throws rocks through windows?
Um, weeping angels, duh 🙂
SALLY SPARROW, DUCK NOW.
EEEEEEEEEEEK
Aaaaand, this is where I started losing my shit. THE WALL WRITING KNOWS HER BY NAME!
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aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh SO SCARY I NEED A TEDDY BEAR
I THINK THE WALL KNOWING MY NAME WOULD BE A HORRIFYING MOMENT
FOR SERIOUSLY.
DUCK! No, really.
I DON'T GET IT. HOW DID THE DOCTOR WRITE THAT.
NOT
EVEN
PREPARED.
Time travel shenanigans!
lololol not prepared
MAGIC.
well he broke out from under the power of his father's imperius curse…
Hahahahaha fantastic comment!
It would have been a fantastic comment if I'd thought to say "John Lumic's imperius curse" but hey, I was under time pressure. XD
mark ARE YOU FREAKED OUT YET?
I know the ending… Yet I'm still unclear on where that rock came from… OR how he knew it was coming…
Rock probably comes from Damn Kids putting rocks through windows for lulz. Or possibly from the Angel, though I don't know why. But he knew it was coming because she gave him the photos of the writing which told her it was coming.
Gah… Wibbly wobbly timey wimey…
Yay. Theme tune. 🙂
bahahahahaha I love the way this starts sooo much. I would be so freaked out if I were Sally!
Love! With love, don't forget.
Theme song!
"Love from the Doctor" lmao
Sally Sparrow is the best plucky young heroine name ever, y/y?
y y y y y y y yyyyyyyyyyyyy
You and me, girl investigators!
Moffat!
I hear the Doctor..
Doing a dance to the theme song, NGL.
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I want to go find me some abandoned buildings to snoop around in
HAI DOCTOR HAI. This bodes well.
OHAI TV DOCTOR
Hello there, many TVs of the Doctor!
Except for the breaking and entering part, our intruder does what I like to do and photographs what I like to call "Dead houses." <3 <3
I want David Tennant to talk to me through the TV!
Hey, Doc's on TV! 😀
Oh doctor, I love you.
Awesome ringtone.
BBBBBAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!
So hard keeping in my evil laugh, reading all of this!
ok seriously. WHAT IS DAVID TENNANT DOING ON ALL HER DEVICES.
Not what I'd like him to do… FAVORITE PART. RIGHT NOW.
Was that Martha in the tv screen?
OH MAN HI GUYS I'm here! Don't even blink!