So I'm in Scotland again. Edinburgh this time. Technically, right now I should actually be in the air above Scotland since my plane should have taken off about five minutes ago. Instead, I'm still in Edinburgh airport, clocking up time on a BT Openzone WiFi rip-off scheme. Why?
Because it's absolutely pissing it down with rain in Scotland again. QFS. So now my plane is now going to lift into the sky at 22:12 apparently and land in London at about half eleven. Next - and last - train to London Bridge is at 12.15. Sigh.
To save me from night bus and train horrors, my lovely wife who is both lovely and lovely is going to pick me up from Gatwick. She is indeed a wonderful wife.
But that means no proper review of Doctor Who today. No finales guide. Just a rainy picture of Edinburgh airport.
Actually, I'm feeling kind. Since I've been bleating on about how House has the wrong theme tune in the UK for ages now, I thought I'd treat you to the proper title sequence. This is how it should look and sound - notice just how perfectly the music suits the titles in exactly the way the lift music they use over here doesn't. Time to start a campaign, everyone.
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May 24, 2006 | Reply
Erm... it won't play.
But I've been ranting about the same thing as well. because I am confused. Over in the UK season one DID have the original Massive Attack "Teardrop" intro music. It was only with season two they changed it... At least I notice immediately that they had dumped the original music when I starting watching season two.
May 24, 2006 | Reply
Really? It works fine over here and I've tried it on a couple of Macs now. Maybe it's a Windows thing. Anyway, you can also view it at YouTube .
House has never aired with the proper theme in the UK (and I watched it on both Hallmark and Five to be sure). The first season tune sounds like Teardrop, but is actually something completely different, as you'll see if you go to the YouTube video above.
May 24, 2006 | Reply
Officially I am an idiot then.
I don't know why I got so het up about this. It was so obvious you would be right, yet I kept persisting in delusion...
May 24, 2006 | Reply
If only you'd read Anna's blog more thoroughly.
May 25, 2006 | Reply
I've checked in Windows now and you're right, it doesn't play properly in Internet Explorer, although it's fine in Firefox. If you get the latest version of the Flash plugin, though, it works fine once you restart IE. Bloody Internet Explorer.