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[cosmic_llin]

I suddenly have all this fast internet access and I don't quite remember what I used to do with it...
So I've been YouTubing kids' shows I used to love...
Raggy Dolls, anyone? I always identified with Dotty because she was bossy... Also, it makes me laugh now that all of the dolls were in the Reject Bin because they were poorly made in some way, except for Claude, who was just in there because he was French!
Also, Playdays! Does anyone else remember the thrill of seeing which stop it was going to be? The Tent Stop was my favourite, but I hated the Patch Stop.
Astro Farm, too, what a classic!
Count Duckula!!! Need I say more?
Now, Roger and the Rottentrolls has to be one of the most awesome things ever invented. I don't care if it's for kids, I still love it.
I also used to love Moondreamers, Mike and Angelo, The Dreamstone and T-Bag. Clearly I leaned strongly towards SF&F even as a kid...
I know everyone thinks the kids' TV while they were growing up was the best, but I do think that my generation were pretty fortunate. A lot of our stuff was really intelligent and interesting, and not based around the idea of several primary-coloured blobs roaming around very small sets talking nonsense.
Having said that, now they have stuff like The Sarah Jane Adventures, Raven, My Parents Are Aliens and MI High. So it's not all bad.

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[penguin2.livejournal.com]

I officially hates the internet today. Why? Because yesterday we finally got around to ordering your Very Special Pressie as promised - and the @!@#^*&$#@#!@! order page was broken! And it's a ~cough cough~ very important order page. So Himself wrote to the site owners, because they certainly wouldn't be wanting to lose business, especially these days, and this morning the page is still broken. Waaah!

Be fear not, it SHALL be ordered and sent :-)

[cosmic-llin.livejournal.com]

Stoopid internet! I wants me a VSP!
But yayz, I am excited. You guys rock.

[penguin2.livejournal.com]

Daww thx! I do hope you like it (when it eventually gets there), because it's so right for you IMTAO :-)

BTW another friend of mine saw the Tennant and the Stewart in Teh Stratford Play and was so impressed that she bought sixteen tickets for the London run. Nice for those who can afford it :D

[cosmic-llin.livejournal.com]

Oohh, envious!
All of the pre-booking tickets sold out in like five minutes, but apparently there will be tickets on the door for every night, so maybe if I can force my way past the Tennant's creepy stalkers, I can actually get to see it...

[penguin2.livejournal.com]

Waah! I thought you'd managed to score a ticket! Buggrit! Well, I hope you do manage to elbow your way through the hungry vampires...

It's lovely to see you online again BTW. Phoneage and SMS notwithstanding, there's something extra-special about exchanging comments in LJ again :-)

Now to wait for Sarah Jane torrents...lessee, about 22 hours to go at this end!

[cosmic-llin.livejournal.com]

LJing again is pretty sweet. :)
Did you see SJA yet?

[penguin2.livejournal.com]

Would you believe we just now finished watching both parts together?! Meant to last night, but as you'll see in my blog, I went splat rather suddenly :-)

It's great fun! And I've no idea - since I don't indulge in spoilage for most things - if this means M and her dishy da' are leaving the cast, but much as I like them both, I'd be plenty happy with just Luke and Clyde.

Did I mention that your very special pressie has been ordered and should arrive at your father's address in ~4 weeks?

[cosmic-llin.livejournal.com]

Do you want me to actually tell you whether or not they're leaving?
YAY PRESSIE! You guys rock!
Hope you're feeling good today!

[penguin2.livejournal.com]

Noooo! No spoilage! Pleeeeeease! :-)

I really hope you like it. And I'm going to spoiler you about that: it's Tiffany's horse! In silver! ~grins hugely~ With love from both of us...

[cosmic-llin.livejournal.com]

IT ARRIVED!! IT ARRIVED!!! IT ARRIVED!!!!
Oh, it's so lovely! Thank you guys so much! I'm wearing it now and I already feel a bit magical... I shall wear it all the time! YAY!! THANK YOU!!! xxx

[penguin2.livejournal.com]

OOOoooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh! They told us "up to four weeks" - I am SO glad they were over-cautious :-)

Aside from being such a lovely piece, I think it represents continuity through the generations and the whole idea that we will endure. May it bring you much magical happiness!

[carawj.livejournal.com]

Aaah! The Dreamstone! You are fantastic, because I'd completely forgotten that that existed and I used to love it. I clicked the link, thinking the name was vaguely familiar, and then oh the credits! I had the first episodes on video and watched them so much.

I used to watch Raggy Dolls too, but I don't remember so much about that one except the theme song. And Playdays! And I have a Count Duckula DVD around somewhere!

[cosmic-llin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I used to be completely obsessed with that show! It's a true classic. I'd love to see it again properly.

[deccaboo.livejournal.com]

OMFG. Raggy Dolls. Raggy Dolls. Dolls like you and me... Ahhh, the good old days.

Playdays was good, but after a while it used to always be the tent stop or something because it was cheaper to film :( Was T-Bag about a witch or was that Grotbag? I can't remember. Dreamstone was awesome. I used to like Bucky O'Hare too.

Do you remember Round the Twist? And 'Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left...'? For a while sundays on the BBC used to be lots of Aussie imported stuff, like the above and Ocean Girl. I remember one episode of Round the Twist when the dunny was haunted or something bizarre like that!