@mudlark

After reading the Moffat interview I can only agree with your reflections on both Moffat and Chibnall. But I also found myself recognizing a slight irritation on his part to being criticized  for his cleverness (as if cleverness was a character flaw) that reminded me of Johnathan Miller.

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Whittaker’s Final “Doctor Who” Gets A Title

@nerys

Just watched “Midnight” again (because of your post). When I first saw it years ago I didn’t really appreciate it because it didn’t feel like a Doctor Who episode,  but this time I thought it was pretty good. I still don’t think of it as a Doctor Who episode, but I do think it was a really brilliant version of a Twilight Zone episode.

Watched “The Five-ish Doctors Reboot” again tonight. What a brilliant show. Everything, absolutely everything, works to perfection. And there is always something to discover afresh on each viewing. Tonight it was that Nicholas Briggs, David Troughton and Frank Skinner (playing the Dalek operators) are all reading a copy of “The Dalek Operator’s…[Read more]

Christmas is coming, and here is something to save up all those pennies for.

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@janetteb Can’t really say it on this thread, but head on over to the Spoilers thread.

By complete surprise, I came across this today. I have no idea of its origin, but it is utterly charming.

And, @oochillyo, I hope it provides some comfort.

@rewvian

I haven’t extended my welcome to the site yet. Welcome. The Three Doctors was the first anniversary special (10 years) so it was natural that they would want all three Doctors in the story. Unfortunately, Hartnell was very frail by that stage, hence the decision to do what they did. I am prepared to forgive its limitations for that…[Read more]

Sad news. Bernard Cribbins had died. He was 93. All the way from the Peter Cushing Doctor to the David Tennant Doctor, he was part of Who. And we will get to see him once more in 2023.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jul/28/bernard-cribbins-a-warm-kindly-titan-of-childrens-entertainment

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@janetteb Yes, the implication that it was ok for the movies to make the Cushing Doctor human  because the BBC did not reveal him to be a Time-lord until 1969 was a bit dodgy. The snippet of information that I was fascinated by was the promotional campaign for Sugar Puffs cereal where there was a chance to win one of three life size Daleks. I…[Read more]

@janetteB Here is a follow up piece (with some great set photos) to the review of the Cushing movies that you posted.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2022/jul/08/daleks-dr-doctor-who-films-peter-cushing-in-pictures

@dentarthurdent There are a couple of options. It could be males duking it out to prove their sexual prowess. It could be the habit of grey squirrels to rip off the bark for the sap (which is bad for the health of the  Garry Oaks). When the acorns appear, they are a prized treat (although it is a bit early for the acorns). Who knows? Drunken…[Read more]

@winston In our part of Vancouver Island our street is covered by a canopy of Gary Oaks. Canada Day began for me when I came downstairs, peered out the kitchen window to discover bits of one of the Gary Oaks scattered across the street–the tell-tale sign of an overnight dust-up between two squirrels. The rest of the day passed without incident.…[Read more]

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Both Mrs. Blenkinsop and I decided today that we needed a diversion and, on looking through the DVD collection, discovered something I had obviously ordered at some point but never watched. “Daleks – Invasion Earth, 2150 A.D.”, with Peter Cushing as the Doctor.

Whoa! It was something…and not something good. It was made in 1966, alongside (but…[Read more]

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