Just watched Doctor Who: "Aliens of London" and "World War III"

[capri0mni]

And now I know why the program will never air on American television as long as the Bush Dynasty is in control of this country.

(Spoilers beyond this point. If you want to read it, drag your super secret decoder mouse over the block of color. Otherwise, move on... nothing to see see here)

The bad guys are all part of one powerful family. They fake an alien invasion, start a worldwide panic, and lie about Weapons of Mass Destruction, thereby convincing the U.N. to authorize the start of a nuclear war. Why? So they can sell off the radioactive remains of Earth as cheap fuel for spaceships, and turn a hefty profit during the recession... sound familiar?

Oh, and I think I know when Rose might have seen those alien planets...What was that the Doctor said about surfing a plasma storm in the Horse Head Nebula? :::Checks "The Doctor Who Reference Guide":::. Yup. The three BBC 9th Doctor novels are slotted to fit between Episode 5 and Episode 6.

And now, there's a rumor flying around that G. Bush Sr. wants little brother Jeb to run for president when Georgie Jr.'s time is up...

:::Weeps for her country, and her world::: This isn't the America that was promised to me, when I was a wee girl in pony tails.

Comments

[ianmcin.livejournal.com]

No "rumor" about it. H.W. has gone on record as saying that he believes Jeb will eventually be president, but obviously not right now. Whether it actually happens is, of course, up for debate (and up to us to stop, obviously).

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

Well, I was just being a cock-eyed optimist...

:::Sigh:::

[gordon-r-d.livejournal.com]

Yep and the whole "45 seconds" thing was a big poke at our own government for their lies about WMDs being able to be used in 45 minutes that they used to get us into the war...

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

I didn't catch that particular detail, specifically... everything was happening so fast, by that point, and I didn't know the original context...