@thane16

So glad to hear that you and family are coping with everything the elements could through at you. And yet still have a sense of humour!

I remember back to 2010 (?) when there were catastrophic floods in Brisbane. Mrs Blenkinsop and I had just purchased high above the river in Brisbane (near the university) and the flood waters rose up…[Read more]

Season Trailer

Just popping back in from an extended bout of real life to say that Mrs Blenkinsop and I just re-watched (over two nights) “Wild Blue Yonder” and “The Giggle”. Of the two, we both thought “The Giggle” was the better of the two. (I realize not everyone would agree.)

I especially loved the way RTD alluded to television, and the giggle that attended…[Read more]

@thane16

How wonderful to see you online again, Puro! It has been a while.

I’m with you. I found myself getting very emotional by the end. And why not?

All the best.

@ps1l0v3y0u

Re:Moffat “supposedly his  last outing…”

Really? I know IMDB can be unreliable, but Moffat is listed as the writer of the first episode of the 2025 season. And, as we know, Moffat is a master of playing the long game with his stories.

@craig

A Christmas wish:

Would it be possible for you to create a forum page for “The War Games”? Given the interest that the new colourised version has sparked on the site, I think there might be a lot of interest in a discussion of both versions. Indeed, there already is but it is, somewhat confusingly, over here on the “Doctor Who News” page.

Finished re-watching the original black and white version of “The War Games” in glorious black and white. It was fabulous. I know that the colour version (with 2/3rds of the content jettisoned) is out there, but if you have never seen the original black and white version, you must watch it. One of the best Doctor Who stories ever.

@craig,

I revere you as our wise Emperor but, a lowly vassal, I confess that I rather enjoyed it. I take on board all your points, but I responded to it from the perspective of someone who has just experienced loss. I certainly felt that it went on for too long, but one of the things that captured me was that I saw it as a sweet and moving…[Read more]

@translatorcircuit

Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. As you say, the original is epic.

Like you, I will be keen to see the colourised version, but the original really should be appreciated in its entirety. In fact, Mrs Blenkinsop and I started rewatching it last night, and shall be doing so until its conclusion.

With Christmas treats and mulled…[Read more]

@ps1l0v3y0u, @dentarthurdent, @winston

and, of course, other forum members,

On the question of fantasy, a lot of excellent points have been made above. Given that the conversation began with reference to the visual representation of fantasy in Who I would offer two examples of how fantasy can really work on the screen;

The Thief of B…[Read more]

Have not been around for a while (real life can be a bugger sometimes)

@dentarthurdent

@ps1l0v3y0u

Agree with you both. I would argue that when RTD2 introduced fantasy front and centre to the Who universe he created an intractable problem, that shows up clearly in the “death of death restores life” rubbish at the end of his season. Who began li…[Read more]

2024 Christmas Special – Full Trailer

@winston,

Sorry to hear about your daughter’s house losing power. Glad to hear she has got the power back. The west coast of the island, while beautiful, does tend to bear the brunt of weather events like this, unfortunately.

@winston, Thanks for asking about the storms. Winter is definitely coming to the island, as the link below indicates. But so far, we have escaped the worst.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-fall-storm-nov22-1.7390478

Wallace and Gromit: “Vengeance Most Fowl”

New trailer

BBC APPROVED SPOILERS...

ps1l0v3y0u

Damn! I can never get it right!

Been hovering around the site for a while (life demands attention occasionally), but had to say: ps1l0v3you

That was hilarious. “oh my giddy aunt”. And as you point out, with Who, consistency  and coherence is often in in abeyance, particularly when the showrunners areChibnall and RTD2.

new trailer

coming this Christmas in the UK and Jan 3 everywhere else.

Coming for Christmas!

Same trailer, but with new photos.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17163970/?ref_=tt_mv_close

@janetteb

I immediately thought of you when I saw  this, remembering your response when I posted the trailer a while back.