@jimthefish Part of the reason I am attracted to the suggestion of @devilishrobby is that there is more than a few isolated clips and photos of the Gough Toymaker. The entire last episode still exists, and is available on the DVD “Lost in Time” which contains a series of Hartnell and Troughton episodes that survived the ’60s cull. The DVD is still…[Read more]

Mrs Blenkinsop and I just rewatched the final episode of the Hartnell story “The Celestial Toymaker” (the only episode to survive), and am intrigued by the suggestion above by @devilishrobby. Yes, it could, indeed, unfold that way. All three Tennant specials could all be part of a game implemented by The Toymaker, and, indeed, “London Town” could…[Read more]

Well, I enjoyed that very much! In a funny sort of way, it reminded me of some ST: Next Generation episodes where (because they were running short of budget) they would have a contained episode with only a couple of the cast. But clearly there were no budget issues with this! The special effects were great (and logical–i.e. no self-repairing…[Read more]

@whohar

The prodigal returns! Or, given all that time in the bath, perhaps I should say: the pruney prodigal returns…

Welcome back.

@janetteb

I have heard the news that the ABC no longer screens Doctor Who. I hope you have access to a streaming service. It is worth it.

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Who for an American audience: I was amused by a couple of things that did not seem entirely British in the new Disney+ iteration–the result of an American budget and the hope of a larger American audience?

As someone noticed upstream, the new Tardis console could now dispense coffee, but not tea. And  when the Doctor stops everyone in the…[Read more]

Second viewing and liked it even more. Still not sure about undoing the previous fate of Donna, and like @jimthefish I think I would have preferred Rose to go off for an adventure with the Doctor. Am really hoping we do get to see Bernard Cribbins again and agree with @BobbyFatv2 that it surely must be significant that Rose is a toymaker.

@scaryb I just discovered my error about t’other place. Good to know that close it down before the troll wake up.

@jimthefish Well, I see that t’other place does still have a Who forum. I am wrong again! (I would not want to spoil my track record for inaccuracies…)

@scaryb Yes, the new Tardis interior does look pretty cool. In recent years it tends to change with each new version of the Doctor, but apart from anything else, what we saw looked so expensive that I can’t imagine it is just there for three Tennant specials. Of course, I could be wrong–I quite often am! And yes, the callback to Hartnell is a nice touch.

@jimthefish I was thinking about how the wonderful @craig established this site all those years ago as an alternative to t’other place, which was full of angry trolls complaining about how Moffat had ruined their childhood or some such nonsense. And we managed to build a forum of thoughtful reflection and boundless enthusiasm for everything…[Read more]

OK, it was outrageously entertaining, and it was fun watching RTD spend huge amounts of money that his deal with Disney+ has given him. And yet, when it came to the Doctor and Donna, I don’t know, it felt that the resolution  was too easy.  Compare it with “Vincent and the Doctor”, where at the end of the day Vincent died, because Vincent had to d…[Read more]

@jimthefish As a timelord, do you have the capacity to add a forum, or is it only our Emperor @craig who has that capacity?

@scaryb Welcome back!

You were 7, I was 11, but there is part of the true Whovian that alway remains 7 or 11.

That’s what makes it all so special.

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@devilishrobby

Just watched it myself, and trying to decide if it was charming in its silliness, or up there with the 1978 Star Wars Christmas Special. Am probably tending towards the latter.

@jimthefish. that is really neat. Are we to assume it is your quick sketch? If so, bravo!

Currently watching “The Ambassadors of Death” with the Pertwee Doctor. Just finished episode 4 (of 7). A rollicking yarn! One of the great tropes of these early 70s shows is the idea that the British government itself is potentially corrupt. Am trying to visualize the same story today. I suppose “potentially” would not be necessa…[Read more]

@oochillyo, While I cannot join join you, I would suggest (I assume you have access to BBC iPlayer) season 2 of the Hartnell stories. They are totally different to contemporary Who, but wonderful in their own right.