Category: SIDRAT
The Eleventh Hour – the children who waited
It’s all there in The Eleventh Hour.
Even the title. Even Eleven’s number – or what we think is his number. He’s the ‘eleventh hour’; the last possible moment before disaster. He is, I suspect, the last regeneration of the Classic Doctor.
The clock is ticking throughout. In this story, it never, ever reaches twelve – until the Doctor has finished regenerating, and he and Amy start to leave Leadworth.
In Praise of … The Paternoster Gang
by PhaseShift
I was delighted when it was announced that the three characters introduced in A Good Man Goes to War were to return to the show, and was an early adopter of the idea of a spinoff. To me it seemed a very natural idea. This feeling has only increased as we have experienced more of them in The Snowmen and The Crimson Horror.
I’ve read with interest comments on various articles from those who suggested it wouldn’t work, and thought I’d set out my stall by trying to address those points and offer my opinion on why it would.
What are YOUR 50 favourite Doctor Who stories ever?
by HTPBDET
Again, in this Anniversary year, it seems fitting to chat about personal favourite stories.
Understandably, everyone will have a completely different list of favourite stories and the reasons for them being favourites will be personal and subjective. And, perhaps, enlightening.
So here is my list:
A subjective viewpoint of linear continuity
by PhaseShift
“People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it’s more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey… stuff.”
The Doctor, Blink
All just stories in the end
by HTPBDET
A discussion has sprung up on The Guardian site in about three different places and it is one which regularly pops up.
As it interests me greatly, and it is directly relevant to Memories, I thought I might steal the relevant posts and put them here so see if anyone here wanted to have a safe discussion on this, to me anyway, most interesting of topics.
Cybermen, Emotions and Nightmare in Silver
by HTPBDET
SIDRAT: Some Idiosyncratic Diverse Ramblings About TARDIStimes
Right back in the very beginning, Tenth Planet, the Cybermen explained how they evolved on Mondas in this way:
The 50 Greatest moments in Doctor Who
by HTPBDET
SIDRAT: Some Idiosyncratic Diverse Ramblings About TARDIStimes
It being anniversary year and everything, I thought it might be self-indulgent fun to have a think about the 50 top moments in Doctor Who over the years.
Everyone will have different ideas so join in with your own list!
The Question of Returning Companions
by HTPBDET
SIDRAT: Some Idiosyncratic Diverse Ramblings About TARDIStimes
I am probably a lone voice in this but, for the most part, I would not ever want to see the return of former companions unless the intention is to either have them rejoin the TARDIS crew, complete their story or kill them.
Controversial?
