#Galileis liv

[adventure-showdown]

What is your favourite Doctor Who story?

ROUND 1 MASTERPOST

synopses and propaganda under the cut

Human Resources

Synopsis

Lucie Miller's been headhunted to join the staff of Hulbert Logistics, a respectable blue-chip firm in Telford. Great prospects, competitive salary — you don't have to be mad to work here! But wasn't she made for better things, like travelling by TARDIS through time and space? The Doctor, meanwhile, has been fired — into a confrontation with the most terrifying of enemies...

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

To the Death

Synopsis

"He can't be alive..."

After a last, futile fight-back against the Daleks, Lucie, Susan and Alex are heading home to England in the desperate hope of saving the Doctor's life. But the true, terrible nature of the Daleks' plan is beginning to emerge and the Monk has blood on his hands.

To defeat the Daleks, it can only be a struggle... to the death.

Propaganda

Lucie Bleedin' Miller! (anonymous)

The Eleven

Synopsis

The Eleven. A Time Lord whose previous personalities live on in his mind: arguing, plotting, jostling for supremacy... He is also Gallifrey's most dangerous criminal. And he has escaped.

The Doctor is recalled to his homeworld to lead the hunt. As they search the Capitol's corridors of power, the Academy halls and the cells of the highest security penitentiary, Liv realises the worst monsters may be among the Doctor's own people.

For inside his fractured mind, the Eleven has a plan. And its deadly consequences will extend through space and time...

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

The Red Lady

Synopsis

An anomaly in time brings the Doctor and Liv to London in the 1960s, where they meet a young lady named Helen Sinclair - desperately trying to make a name for herself in the face of sexism and prejudice.

Whilst the Doctor tried to uncover the secrets of a mysterious artefact, a far deadlier mystery awaits Liv and Helen in the collection of a recently deceased antiquarian.

Because that's where they find the Red Lady. Because if you do, you might not like what you see.

Propaganda

I've tried getting into big finish several times because I KNOW it's good stuff, but language barriers make it difficult. So I barely enjoy any story. HOWEVER. The Red Lady immediately had me hooked. Helen is introduced beautifully, Doctor x Liv is a treat as always. And the monster? Just works so so well in the audio format. One of my favourite dw monsters for real, the red lady who stalks you inside a work of art until she kills you. And no one else can see her until they find their own. It's absolutely amazing. And THEN Helen joins the TARDIS as like the cherry on top :) (anonymous)

The Galileo Trap

Synopsis

Helen Sinclair doesn't know what hit her. One moment she was trapped in a dead-end job in 1960s London, and now she is transported back to Renaissance Italy over three centuries before. Florence is a city in turmoil. A new plague stalks the streets. A ferocious behemoth rampages through the vineyards. And Galileo Galilei, celebrated scientist, astronomer and old friend of the Doctor, is imprisoned in his own villa for heresy.

But why has Galileo summoned the Doctor? Who are the mysterious Fortuna and Cleaver? Why have they been sent to Earth? And what is Galileo's secret? Is it the last thing he saw before he went blind?

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

[7eves]

(un)officially introducing two more characters in the Seveneves story! Meet Sybil and Constance-- Liv's mothers!

Sybil Mareluna (left) is a practitioner of divination, and is a very traditional witch. She doesn't use or partake in modern technology or conveniences, not even owning a cell phone. Sybil uses all manner of methods to read the past and look into the future, and is fond of using tea leaves and incense. She also owns an impossibly long strand of binding beads, capable of nullifying the magic in whoever wears them, or finds themselves bound by them. Sybil is Liv's birthmother, and raised the young witch from infancy alongside her wife, Constance.

Constance Galilei (right) is a masterful witch coming from a powerful and renowned bloodline. As a starseer, she looks to the skies to peer into people's fates. She forms the New Moonfell Coven alongside her wife, Sybil, and supports her efforts to grow the coven by welcoming a child and raising her. As one of the strongest living witches of her time, Constance is a natural teacher to Liv, silently acknowledging the child as having the capability to surpass her in skill one day. But Liv is also proud to a fault, and prone to getting full of herself, and so Constance adopts a "tough love" stance in an effort to keep her coven daughter humble... which has only served to foster animosity from the young witch.

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

HELEN: Sorry. Lesson learnt. No more wandering off. LIV: We all do that. It’s better when the Doctor’s not looking. DOCTOR: Come on you two!

LIV: The Doctor’s taking his time. HELEN: Liv, I know the Doctor’s unique, quite strange in so many ways, clearly excentric, but is he safe? LIV: It’s a bit late to ask now. HELEN: But should I have come? I could have stayed home and be miserable. LIV: Would you have liked that? HELEN: Perhaps. Perhaps not! Have I gone mad? Is Galileo Galilei really on the other side of that door? LIV: Don’t worry. It’s the culture shock. I get that as well, every time we move on somewhere else. HELEN: Which you do a lot. LIV: And I know the Doctor’s a bit of a shock too. Can’t exactly call him ordinary. HELEN: I don’t think I know what ordinary is anymore.

HELEN: Tell me. LIV: What now? HELEN: What’s your story, Liv Chenka? LIV: What do you mean? HELEN: How have you come to be travelling with him? LIV: He saved my life. More than once. Although the first time it wasn’t this Doctor, it was another one. HELEN: I’m sorry? LIV: It’s hard to explain. Or to get your head around. He changes. HELEN: How? LIV: I dont know. Like a snake shedding its skin I suppose. HELEN: A snake? LIV: Yeah, probably not the best analogy. Just trust me. In my experience if you’re on his team you’ve a much bigger chance of staying alive. Anyway, you didn’t take much persuading. HELEN: It’s not as if I had much to stick around for. LIV: What’s not to love about London in the 1960s? HELEN: For one thing opportunities don’t grow on trees for people like me. LIV: What are people like you? HELEN: Educated, ambitious, and female. I can’t tell you how often I dream of being a fifty-five year old man called Kenneth. LIV: That can be arranged. HELEN: (laughs) LIV: No, seriously. It can. HELEN: No! Thanks. I think I’d rather have crack at it just the way I am. LIV: At least your life was never in danger. HELEN: Maybe secretly I’d like it to be.

HELEN: That was easier than I thought. LIV: Either that or you’re starting to get good at it. HELEN: Do you do this sort of thing a lot? You and the Doctor? LIV: Run from trouble? Yeah. About as often as we run into it.

i like these two a LOT

[jinjin]

rules: answer 21 questions and tag 21 people you want to know better

tb @cha-eunwoow ty liv!!!! <3

1. nickname: geen, a good amount of friends also call me gross

2. zodiac sign: virgo!

3. height: 5’2 is what i said on my id lmfaoooo im prob actually 5′0 but shhh 

4. hogwarts house: slytherin

5. last thing googled: inspiration

6. favorite artist(s): musicians-- mainly indie, r&b, and pop artists. anderson paak, citizen, borns, galileo galilei, kendrick lamar, mac ayres, nothing but thieves, rihanna, the strokes, tame impala, toro y moi, unknown mortal orchestra, and for korean artists: crush, dean, jooyoung, shinee, exid, bts/exo when i’m in the mood, wonder girls, primary, prep, hyukoh, the black skirts, offonoff/colde, nct, day6, akmu, and obv astro. as for other media i honestly don’t have favorites i just have styles i like i guess?

7. song stuck in my head: howlin’ 404 by dean shez been howlin

8. favorite time(s) of day: to be honest early morning like 5-7 am if i had a good nights sleep before then and don’t feel disgusting ? it NEVER happens but like i really do like how calm it gets

9. favorite color(s): blue ! n green.. any on grayscale and like the brown-offwhite palette too

10. following: 300 smth

11. followers: ummmmmm on this blog i think im almost at 1.4k ? total prob nearing 3k

12. do i get asks: only when i am interesting and active :// which to be fair is like once in a blue moon

13. amount of sleep: like 6-8

14. favorite number(s): 9

15. wearing: domo hoodie & sweats HAHA im on my period ok.

16. dream job: i think like data scientist or someone who kinda does administrative stuff and also research

17. instruments: guitar, i can prob play most woodwind and orchestral instruments lmao but i don’t necessarily anymore. i know a little piano i think

18. language: english, japanese, spanish, ... korean .. kind of in order of proficiency

19. favorite song(s): no idea honestly i can’t like a single song like that

20. random fact: i dyed my hair blue black and it gets EVERYWHERE when its wet rn i was ddrunk and sleeping on my bathtub the other day i guess i had sweat or something i stained the tub LMAO

21. aesthetic: mmmmm my friends just say i am like a cat? and they say im like Slightly ratchet lol i mean yeah i agree? i just do whatever i want tbh and i think. my aesthetic is being fucking crazy with or in front of others and then being unresponsive for 80% of the time i guess i never grew out of my random phase xD

Tagging: im gonna not tag anyone since i basically know all my moots a little dlfjsdfj <33333333333333333333

[regalpotato]

DARK EYES 1  (£17.50)

DOOM COALITION 1  (£17.50)

RAVENOUS 1 (20)

TIME WAR 1 (£20)

ARE ALL ON SALE AS PART OF THE REGENERATION CELEBRATION (code: DOCTOR13) ON BIG FINISH (£17.50 download - which is probably $17.50 because Big Finish can’t do currency conversions to save their life).

IF YOU EVER LISTEN TO ANYTHING I HAVE TO SAY, IT’S THIS:

BUY DOOM COALITION 1. BUY IT. LISTEN TO IT. FALL IN LOVE WITH EIGHT AND LIV AND HELEN. 

Doctor Who: The Red Lady won the 2016 Scribe Awards Best Audio.

1.1 The Eleven by Matt Fitton 

The Eleven. A Time Lord whose previous personalities live on in his mind: arguing, plotting, jostling for supremacy... He is also Gallifrey's most dangerous criminal. And he has escaped.

The Doctor is recalled to his homeworld to lead the hunt. As they search the Capitol's corridors of power, the Academy halls and the cells of the highest security penitentiary, Liv realises the worst monsters may be among the Doctor's own people.

For inside his fractured mind, the Eleven has a plan. And its deadly consequences will extend through space and time...

1.2 The Red Lady by John Dorney (regalpotato note: The Red Lady is honestly one of THE BEST Doctor Who stories to ever exist. TV or EU)

An anomaly in time brings the Doctor and Liv to London in the 1960s, where they meet a young lady named Helen Sinclair - desperately trying to make a name for herself in the face of sexism and prejudice.

Whilst the Doctor tried to uncover the secrets of a mysterious artefact, a far deadlier mystery awaits Liv and Helen in the collection of a recently deceased antiquarian.

Because that's where they find the Red Lady. Because if you do, you might not like what you see.

1.3 The Galileo Trap by Marc Platt

Helen Sinclair doesn't know what hit her. One moment she was trapped in a dead-end job in 1960s London, and now she is transported back to Renaissance Italy over three centuries before. Florence is a city in turmoil. A new plague stalks the streets. A ferocious behemoth rampages through the vineyards. And Galileo Galilei, celebrated scientist, astronomer and old friend of the Doctor, is imprisoned in his own villa for heresy.

But why has Galileo summoned the Doctor? Who are the mysterious Fortuna and Cleaver? Why have they been sent to Earth? And what is Galileo's secret? Is it the last thing he saw before he went blind?

1.4 The Satanic Mill by Edward Collier

The Satanic Mill - a vast Victorian factory floating in the deep of space.

As the Doctor closes in on his quarry, long buried animosities come boiling to the surface on this ancient and powerful satellite, in a final confrontation that could have unimaginable consequences.

And even that is only the beginning...

And if you don’t fall in love, then you’re free to ignore me forever. 

BUT DO IT. 

[somegoodsheith]

Tag game :D

I was tagged by both @pil0t-err0r and @sheithsunderground , thank you both for thinking of me, it's really lovely ^-^

(haha I began this like three hours ago, but I had to go through too many buses from out of town and back home... sigh...)

Rule: Answer the questions and tag 20 to get to know them better!

Nickname: I've had too many over the years, most of them are weird, but the main one is "Shoshki" (thanks to my brother >_>) but my favorite is "Hadarklord" because it’s a word-game with my name :P

Gender: Female

Star sign: Taurus

Height: 1,54 cm / 5'1

Time: 16:10/ 4:10 pm (when I started the draft, it was 13:00/1:00pm)

Birthday: April 27th

Favorite bands: The Beatles, One OK Rock, Ling Tosite Sigure (凛として時雨), Galileo Galilei, Amazarashi

Favorite solo artist: the soloists of Ling Tosite Sigure (Kitajima Toru) and of Galileo Galilei (Ozaki Yuki) each in their solo albums, and John Lennon

Song stuck in my head: Re:make by One OK Rock

Last movie watched: "Wonder" with my parents and brother. We all cried.

Last show watched: Violet Evergarden

When I created this blog: April 2017 apparently. I was sure it was on February at first

What do I post about: mainly sheith, some other fandoms, sometimes pictures of Japan or other things, and most of all: all the gay

Last thing I googled: raspberries... because of a chat I had with a friend (I’m looking at you, Liv)... that’s all I’m gonna say XD

Do you get asks: unfortunately, seldom

Why did got choose your URL: I thought the word-game of "sheith" and "shit" was funny, and I love sheith (ノ*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)

Followers: 315 (!!!! *_*)

Following: 787 XD

Favorite colors: deep shades of red, of purple and of brown

Average hours of sleep: ... 3-5 ;-;

Lucky numbers: I'm not sure I have any, but let's say 4

Instruments: You’ll never see me without a pen and headphones. Also, I've got a bass guitar at home from high school if that counts.

What I'm wearing: a black and white Beatles shirt, grey cardigan, jeans, vans

How many blankets do I sleep with: mostly one, but sometimes I add my brother's cause he's mostly out of town (if anyone wants to know, it's not the same brothers I've been talking about before - I have four of them)

Dream job: ... I have no idea.

Dream trip: months and months in Japan please

Favorite food: lemon meringue pie

Nationality: Israeli + American

Favorite song right now: ugh, that's a hard question! Maybe "A 7 Days Wonder" by Ling Tosite Sigure, and “Asu He” by Galileo Galilei (I could only find the “nightcore” version of the first song so... I refuse to put that link.)

Now for tagging... @tragedy-machine @cherrymilkyy @larashir @adorable-troll @roseroyaly @keith-and-shiro-were-dating

[bigfinishaudioreviews]

Featuring: Paul McGann as The Doctor and Nicola Walker and Hattie Morahan as the companions

Set Between:  ‘The Red Lady’ and ‘The Satanic Mill’

Stand alone? : No, Part of the 1st Doom Coalition boxset

Marks out of 10: 8/10

Summary of the Plot

Following a message sent by Galileo Galilei, The Doctor, Liv and Helen head to Italy, where what locals believe to be a plague is in fact something far more deadly. If Galileo didn’t send the message, then who did?

Review

I’d forgotten this third story was penned by Marc Platt but once I realised it is it made perfect sense. Platt tends to stray away from action packed plotlines and tends to instead focus on the little details, characterizations and atmospheric feels. Which is perfect for an audio set in the past. You want to be able to shut your eyes and imagine you’re there walking these streets in history and with this story you can. All in all this story had a similar vibe to ‘Point of Entry’ and if you enjoyed that, you’ll probably enjoy this too. The first half is considerably more detailed than the second which is a lot harder to follow, but that’s not to say that it dropped considerably in quality.

Helen experiences a great deal of culture shock here which works well and is relatable. Too often New WHO has the companions simply excepting things as they are and not questioning, and it’s just not realistic at all. Theres a genuine excitement as she experiences this new world. I loved the dynamic between Liv and Helen. The two appear to get on well together and there’s no irritating jealousy. The companions are quite different and each provide a different perspective to the story. Nicola Walker and Hattie Morahan are both incredibly talented actors who perform fantastically alongside Paul McGann.

I probably mentioned this in my Dark Eyes review but I have to say I’m enjoying the darker portrayal of the Eighth Doctor, it provides a bit of differentiation to the ‘New Shoes’ persona McGann took on in the Charley Pollard era and fits in perfectly with the atmospheric feels of the boxset.

Buy it here

[kulturtidskriften-cora-blog]

Galilei blir en röst i vår tids dagsdebatt

Föreställningen av Brechts skådespel Galileis liv på Stockholms stadsteater går rakt in i vår tids dagsdebatt och ödesfrågorna i vår egen samtid. Leif Andrée i titelrollen svarar för en mäktig skådespelarbedrift av alla bästa märke i denna regissören Lennart Hjulströms med varsam hand genomförda uppsättning, skriver Bo-Ingvar Kollberg.

  Jakob Eklund och Leif Andrée bedriver observationer av hur jorden rör sig runt solen i uppsättningen av Galileis liv på Stockholms stadsteater. Foto: Petra Hellberg

Scenkonst

Stockholms stadsteater, Klarascenen: Galileis liv av Bertolt Brecht. Översättning: Ulrika Wallenström. Regi: Lennart Hjulström, scenografi: Sören Brunes, kostym: Charles Koroly, ljus: Patrik Bogårdh, ljud: Michael Breschi och Håkan Åslund, mask: Johanna Ruben. I rollerna: Leif Andrée, Jan Mybrand, Stina Rautelin, Jonas Kruse, Ralph Carlsson, Jakob Eklund, Maria Salomaa, Lars Göran Persson, Christer Fant, Morten Lövström Olsen. Barnstatister: Jens Deneberg/Elliot Helleday, Vilmer Geijer/Felix Lindström.

 Det pågår rena fysiklektionen på Stockholms stadsteater, Där finns slipade linser till ett teleskop, cirklar över golvet, glaskärl med flytande isbitar, klot i olika storlekar, grova brädor hopbyggda till ett observatorium. Men också en modell av vårt solsystem i Sören Brunes scenografi. Matematikern, astronomen och fysikern Galileo Galilei står på scenen. Det är 1600-tal, men ändå inte långt till vårt eget sekel och dagens debatt om forskningens mål och inriktning. Den som handlar om vetenskapen och samtidens ödesfrågor. Om friheten från värderingar och allt från klimathot till rymdteknologi. Vad datatekniken innebär av möjligheter och risker i ett framtida perspektiv.

   På Galileis tid var det en hel världsåskådning som låg i stöpsleven. Hävdandet av det kopernikanska systemet med solen i mitten och planeterna rörliga runt om väckte samtidens anstöt. Kyrkan kände sig hotad och ansåg att det var kätteri och tvingade fram ett tillbakadragande av åsikterna. Galilei gick inkvisitionen till mötes och undgick därmed att brännas på bål. I stället kunde han fortsätta med sin subversiva verksamhet i ytterligare ett decennium. Om än under försiktigare förhållanden. Ett viktigt tema i skådespelet är huruvida det var listighet eller feghet som avgjorde.

   Frågan saknade inte vikt för Brecht personligen, som levde de sista åren av sitt liv i DDR. Han visste därför en del om nödvändigheten av kompromisser. Galileis replik ”Olyckligt det land som måste ha hjältar” är en av nyckelformuleringarna i pjäsen. Detta som svar till lärjungen Andrea och dennes nästan likalydande ”Olyckligt det land som inte har några hjältar”. På så sätt kan hela dramat också tolkas som en diktares självuppgörelse med villkoren för den andliga friheten i den östtyska arbetar- och bondestaten. Och med dess krav på strikta mallar för konst och kultur.

Stina Rautelin i rollen som Fru Sarti framför Observatoriet i Galileis liv. Foto: Petra Hellberg

   Nog för att det här dramat inte saknar spänning, dramatiska förvecklingar och tydligt markerad anknytning till en brytningstid där mycket står på spel. Ändå är Lennart Hjulström återhållsam i sin berättarstil och låter den följa handlingen i pjäsen utan några särskilda markörer för sådant som han särskilt vill uppmärksamma. Med en text som den här, som i hög grad har ett resonerande och på ett intellektuellt plan så stimulerande innehåll hade detta annars legat nära till hands. I detta grepp finns en tillit till publikens lyhördhet när komplikationer uppstår och förmåga att lyssna, som blir en egen kvalitet. Det har för framförandets del också inneburit en uppsättning som i hög grad litar på språket, på tonfall, betoningar, accenter och pauser. Allt kopplat till skådespelarnas utstrålning. Att Ulrika Wallenström nyöversatt är nog inte oväsentligt i sammanhanget.

   Allra mest märks det dock hos Galileigestalten, en roll som Leif Andrée förvandlar till ett inre drama, där styrkan förlagts inombords och framstår som lika kraftfull, som vad hela det omgivande samhället kan uppbåda. Det är inte lite som står på spel. Misshandel, tortyr och avrättning, eller avbön och en fortsatt tillvaro men nu i vanära och kanske utanförskap. Storheten i Leif Andrées sätt att gestalta detta senare när han valt bort det förra är, att han gör klart att alternativen inte nödvändigtvis behöver se ut på det sättet.

   Snarare förhåller han sig på samma sätt efteråt som han gjort innan. Med ett genomgående en smula roat och distanserat förhållande till allt som pågår runt omkring. Det finns människor som ingen får något grepp om. Leif Andrées Galilei är en sådan. Och därmed befinner han sig också utom räckvidd för dem som behöver en hjälte eller martyr att se upp till. Andrées förmåga att göra detta synligt och tydligt, att han är jämnstark med sina vedersakare är en skådespelarbedrift av allra bästa märke. Man kan falla i stum beundran för mindre. Lars Gyllensten talade i en av sina romaner om ”desperados”. Det var sådana som måste markera sin övertygelse med yttre medel, som Sokrates t ex när han tömmer giftbägaren. Mot en sådan hållning ställde Gyllensten ett alternativ: ”Jag är fast övertygad om att idel ont kommer av alltför fasta övertygelser. Nej nu sade jag visst för mycket”.

   Det är i ett sådant sammanhang Andrée hör hemma. Det blir också ett svar på pjäsens marxistiska utmaning om ”att skapa en så beboelig jord att himlen kan rivas”. Det ges ingen kollektiv lösning på den frågan. Leif Andrées Galilei blir i stället individen som vågar trotsa kollektivet! Att kunskaper, förnuft och tvivel därvidlag fyller en viktig uppgift är ett stråk i pjäsen, som löper rakt in i dagens skol- och bildningsdebatt. Ändå är huvudpersonen ingen blodlös eller abstrakt konstruktion. Hans svaga punkt, böjelsen för det materiella, motsäger en sådan uppfattning. Och när ögonsjukdomen gör sig gällande mot slutet, syns de mänskliga och gripande villkoren i hans liv ännu tydligare. Samtidigt kan säkert många i den akademiska världen säkert känna igen sig själva, när Galilei suckar över att undervisningen tar så mycket tid, att han inte hinner forska.

   Varsamheten i uppsättningen går också igen hos de övriga rollerna. Även om Christer Fant som den blivande påven Urban VIII genom själva påklädningsakten av ornaten ger all önskvärd åskådlighet åt, hur ämbetet får honom att svika sina tidigare ideal. Här finns en annan av föreställningens försiktigt antydda men ändå för helheten övergripande accenter. Stina Rautelins Fru Satori lider i det tysta, utan att någon dock går miste om hennes oro och sorg över vad som sker. Jan Mybrands Andrea Sarti är lågmäld i sina utspel. Desto större kraft får det han har att säga om läraren Galileis omvälvande inflytande. Samtidigt är det onekligen en finurlig och välfunnen regipoäng, när aktörerna förhåller sig till den store astronomen som planeterna i hans solsystem. Medan de kretsar runt honom, är Galilei solen som ger dem deras ljus och betydelse.

   I dag gäller det FRA och övervakningen. Kanske borde datafolket inte ha släppt ifrån sig sin tekniks möjligheter till politikerna, utan behållit upptäckten för sig själva. I den här uppsättningens förlängning ryms även sådant som anslagsgivande myndigheters roll för ståndpunkterna i klimatfrågan. Kanske är en från makten skild vetenskap en illusion. Brecht och Hjulström ger inget svar. Men de ställer frågan. Det är gott så.

Bo-Ingvar Kollberg