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And here are the trailers for next week. Not much is given away.

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“I’m a very big fan.”

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@iusedtobethedoctor You’re commenting on the wrong episode (they do have similar titles). Try this one:

http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-zygon-invasion/

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@fatmaninabox Many thanks, once again, for starting the new thread.

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@pixiecutlover Am off to bed, but as far as I know Clara doesn’t have a boyfriend this series. If you’re referring to the fallout from the last series there has hardly been any impact at all. So far. But who knows what awaits us? Moffat is devious. We know that already. I don’t think you’ll get your answer tomorrow, but you may in a few weeks. Along with the rest of us.

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@purofilion Apologies for the spelling, obviously. I can edit but choose not to.

I’m going to go to my bed but I will dream of phony sophistry because of Rick Wakeman (I guess that’s what he dreams of).

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@pixiecutlover I didn’t notice “psychotic bitch in a time machine”. What episode was that?

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@pixiecutlover Like, you know, cos I’m dumb, could you maybe explain “phony sophistry” seeing as shopistry is all aboult being false. Can you be phony false?

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Bully to a little flirting jail house bitch , just like that? Must have some kind of split personality.
Or is that supposed to be some more phony sophistry to make you look,more intelligent than you really are?

I don’t think I’m very intelligent, if you are. That doesn’t make much sense to me. Possibly my bad.

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@pixiecutlover From what I can tell you have a problem with Moffat. I think everyone here has a problem with Moffat. We just let him off with the odd mistake.

But from what I hear, tomorrow’s episode could be very interesting. Might be worth your while.

Just saying.

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@pixiecutlover Nice! Shall we flirt? It is a Friday night after all.

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@purofilion Thank you. I have been known to make mistakes. Especially in the sites early days. But when I did I set @jimthefish or @phaseshift on them. I learned from the masters (with the small ‘m’)

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I am ashamed to say I was assuming our dear Pixie was a girl. Might have been a 12 yr old boy as well.

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I think her Mum has put her to bed.

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This is going to be fun (unless it’s past @pixiecutlover ‘s bedtime – think it might be.)

Odd for a show that’s so “progressive” that its constantly throwing how normal homosexuality and gender dysphoria are in your face. I guess progress is only if your gay or a Susan the male horse not if your an actual woman.

The definition of progressive in the first sentence. Second sentence defines the author as some sort of bigot.

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Friday nights were always fun a few years ago. It’s nice to restart that.

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Plus @ everyone… Really. Unless you want a fight, really, you know, don’t feed etc.

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@pixiecutlover Oh good. Sport.

Let me guess. 16, 17? Maybe only 13?

Emperor’s here now! Run away while you have the chance.

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For anyone who wants a bit more insight into Moffat’s mind and his style of writing, the BBC have released the scripts for “The Magician’s Apprentice” and “The Witch’s Familiar”.

Links to the PDFs are at the bottom of this page:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/doctor-who-series-9

EXT. BATTLEFIELD – DAY

No Man’s land. Mud, craters, barbed wire, drifting hellish fog.

The dull stomp and crump of distant explosions. The rattle of gunfire.

Raising up now. The drone of engines. A flying formation, heading towards us. Now energy beams blasting down at the battlefield below –

– it’s a strafing run!

Now, as they zoom overhead, we see these are not X-wing fighters, they’re biplanes! Biplanes firing lasers!

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Peter Capaldi was on Radio 1 this morning. I’ve edited it down to remove the kids’ music.

There’s a lot of interesting stuff in here.

Warning, if you’re a complete spoilerphobe, it contains minor spoilers…

If you wish to discuss those spoilers head over to the BBC Approved Spoilers topic.

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@blenkinsopthebrave I’m still hoping for a version of this. Which the shades are/must be born for.

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@fatmaninabox Many thanks for setting up the new pub. I had to travel to the US on Wednesday for work and, while I’ve set things up for posting Saturday’s episode I forgot that we would be needing a new pub soon. Am back Monday and will look forward to a pint then.

However, I can’t complain. Am currently near Phoenix Arizona and they have a lot of craft breweries here and a vast range of drinks. I had to try this one at lunchtime today, obviously:

http://www.fourpeaks.com/beer/mainstays/kilt-lifter/

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@kharis Ooh! You may be on to something. I thought, denim jacket, quite common, but the band in the hair too? Not sure what it means though.

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And here are the two trailers for next week – the “Next Time” trailer and the official TV trailer.

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So it seems that K9 is getting his own movie, and he’ll be battling Omega! This is one that could be amazing, terrible, bonkers or all three at once.

http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/k9-to-battle-omega-in-movie-timequake-77281.htm

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@ichabod May I also add a (I guess belatedly) “Happy Birthday!” in that way that we humans do, even if it’s not that happy. And I’d like to take this moment to thank you for, well, just being you and being here. “Doctor Who” may have helped you, but you have also returned the favour in spades on this site and although I don’t speak for everyone I’m going to anyway, and say that we are all very grateful that you found us.

I know that losing a very close loved one (either via death or dementia – unfortunately I have experience of both) means that birthdays can be more sad than happy and my thoughts are with you. I am so glad to hear that the work on your desk is, at least, beginning to get done. You don’t fancy coming to London and doing my desk do you?

Big hugs x

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Oh, and I forgot to point out that there doesn’t seem to be any sign of Clara, but that may just be Moffat teasing us.

In this one the Doctor does seem to be the companion, or sidekick.

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And they’re now here – well, on YouTube.

Here’s the “Next Time” trailer

And here’s the official TV trailer, which is completely different and has a lot more Maisie…

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@purofilion I forgot to add that the fact my Dad was a football player is how I got into Doctor Who. He would get back from playing on a Saturday and watch the football results on TV. Doctor Who was on right after the football results. There is a reason the Doctor has always had an attractive companion (for the Dads).

So I would watch the results with him and then I would watch Doctor Who with him even though I was too young to understand either. But while football didn’t appeal, Doctor Who wormed its way into my brain.

And yes, in case it crossed your mind, I do look a lot like him.

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@purofilion Glad you and Boy Ilion liked it. Wish the boy good luck from me, he sounds like a very talented boy. My Dad was signed to a professional team (Airdrie) when he was just about to turn 17 and he was only 5’6″. They called him “the wee man” but he was a fighter and could still challenge the taller players as they said he had “a spring heeled leap”.

People still talk about that moment he sat on the ball many years later, which is very weird for my Dad. And he often gets asked back as a VIP to Hearts’ games. Here’s a cutting from The Scotsman newspaper in 2010 (click to enlarge). I still tease him about his Seventies haircut but he insists it was all the rage. 🙁

He actually, towards the end of his career, played in Australia. He played for Brisbane Lions for a season (I think they are called Queensland Lions now). In his first game for them he scored a hat-trick and they thought they had the best signing ever, but I don’t think he scored again the rest of the season! Such is football.

I’m very proud of him though.

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@mirime Assuming Hitchhikers Guide and Doctor Who happen in the same universe is just wrong. Don’t you know Peter Davison is then an edible pig? Being fed to his real life wife. 🙂

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@mirime I got you beat, I was three and a quarter when Pertwee turned into Tom Baker. 🙂 But I think any age can be enough to have an emotional attachment to your Doctor. I admit, Doctor Four to Five was a bit weird though and probably less easier to process than past regenerations (apart from the first one). Although I did love Davison’s first story and his use of a cricket ball in space still stays with me so he made an immediate impact.

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@gamergirlavatar @mirime

Losing “your” Doctor can be traumatic. I think I was sort of lucky as I am old enough to have watched the Pertwee Doctor turn into Tom Baker, but young enough to not have an emotional attachment to Pertwee – I was more scared of the spiders.

So I was almost preprogrammed to accept regeneration. It was just a thing the Doctor did. But when the new (AG) series started I had an Australian girlfriend who had never seen Doctor Who. And I was so excited! Amazingly so. So we watched every episode, her maybe a bit dutifully at first, but eventually she loved it. And then, in the final episode, Eccleston turned into Tennant and she burst into tears and couldn’t understand it (I thought I’d leave it as a surprise). As the tears rolled down her cheeks she was asking me “What just happened? What is going on? Who is he? Where is the Doctor?”

So I can now understand the trauma that I never really had to deal with. Am glad you’ve come back. Every Doctor is worth it.

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As I hoped to convey, no harm really done. Just a note for the future. Honestly, I never thought running a forum about a TV show could get so complicated. But people are people and they all have their individual quirks.

Puro, I think you lot (Aussies) will beat us Scots easily in the next game so I don’t think you have to worry. But then Japan beat South Africa so you never know. I’ll still be keeping my fingers crossed for our boys on the day. And I would like to apologise on behalf of all Scots for your tradesman’s comment.

I will also keep my fingers crossed for Boy Ilion on Monday (even if you beat us). I have revealed this before but you may not have seen it. My father was a football (soccer) player, and this is what he is most famously known for. I don’t recommend Boy Ilion trying it out though, he got a yellow card and they banned it after that. 😉

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@purofilion @jimmythetulip @lisa and others

Once again, I hate to do this, but can we keep discussion of “Next Time” to the BBC Approved Spoilers thread please? Some people (not me I might add) might not want to know about a certain actor appearing next week.

I discovered just last week that it’s not only people on this forum that are like that. The BBC received so many complaints about the “Next Time” trailer appearing as soon as the eisode was over that they have now moved it to after the credits, so that people have time to switch off. I hadn’t even noticed, but it’s true.

It’s too much hassle to move posts, so I’m not going to bother and, anyway, that the actor is appearing in the show has been all over the news, but some people don’t want to know it is next week (although I bet the trailer will be all over the BBC all week in heavy rotation, so good luck avoiding that!)

But just for future reference etc… And anyway, we’re in the pub. Puro, don’t know if you’re into rugby but us Scots have got you Aussies next in the World Cup, and we have a Scottish Doctor on our side! I hope. 🙂

Many thanks.

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@cumquat We don’t have a like button, but have a “like” anyway. I’m sure that will be something, as a troll or hater, that you will dislike. 🙂

Many thanks for that great contribution. It is very much appreciated. I mean that.

Please buy the Basset Hounds a treat.

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@sarah-jane109 Oh, that’s very funny. Thank you for making me laugh while I was thinking about having to go to work tomorrow. You have brightened my evening.

As you haven’t expressed any views on this site so far, you seem quick to judge. But if you’re just looking for forums that don’t like Doctor Who, why not try one for fans of “My Little Pony”? Or maybe a forum for fans of “Mad Men”? Pick any forum about a show other than “Doctor Who” and I’m sure you’ll find people who don’t like “Doctor Who”.

It’s not time travel science!

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@winston @countscarlioni The good people at Blogtor Who took screenshots of the cards from last week. You can see them all here:

http://blogtorwho.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/doctor-who-series-9-what-did-cards-say.html

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Am not out tonight so thought I’d do a few of my usual posts then off to bed. One thing that seems to be recurring, so far at least, is that the Doctor and Clara are almost like estranged companions. This may have been mentioned before and it’s only just seeped into my skull now after my Saturday night beers… well, actually most of Saturday beers, I started with the Scotland rugby match this afternoon.

In episode 1 she doesn’t know where he is and needs Missy’s help to find him. In episode 2 she may be dead so he’s hanging out with new ‘bezzie mate’ Davros instead. In 3 they’re hanging out but then get separated and he’s all like “Don’t worry, it’ll all be fine, I’ll be back”. Then in 4 he’s telling her to “keep the phone nearby cos I may just call you sometime”.

I’m making light of it, but there does seem to be a distance despite the affection, and possibly even more of a distance than last series when they didn’t even know each other. Or perhaps the fact they know each other means they can now accept that they both need that distance. Or maybe I need to go to bed. 😀

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If you fancy more electric guitar, the BBC have posted tonight’s theme to YouTube.

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The “Next Time” trailer and TV trailer for next week’s episode, “The Girl Who Died”, starring “Mercy” Williams.

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Our friend @danmartinuk has posted another great review on The Guardian, and as has been noted here, he notes that the comments below the line have improved for this season. I hope it continues. Perhaps those who always threatened to never watch again have actually decided to never watch again.

Thanks for the shout out too Dan.

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/oct/10/doctor-who-series-35-episode-4-before-the-flood

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@pachyrhinosaurus I wasn’t sure if that was a new theme or just a little riff for this episode. Will be interested to see if they use it next week. Still, I like a bit of electric guitar.

Also, the Doctor spent roughly 140 years in a box!? Maybe that’s just a short nap for him.

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@lisa thank you too.

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@pedant @devilishrobby @whisht @bluesqueakpip Many thanks, and I’ll definitely look into Wordfence. The cost isn’t a problem at the mo and I would really rather cut down on server load and have a fast site than throw money at the problem. It’s an interesting, technical challenge to speed the site up and it’ll also benefit everyone. I’m working on it. I like that sort of thing 🙂

As I’ve said before, I would never want to run ads (they’re annoying and they slow page loads) but I will consider donations if it comes to it – I’ve done it in the past on other sites. But hopefully it won’t come to that. 10 weeks from now I don’t think my hosts will be bothered about the traffic.

The Activity sidebar was a problem because it was loaded on every page view and was like loading a second page’s content on top of the current page. I got away with it for a while, until we got a bit more popular. I’m working on some new ideas that should be less database intensive.

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Anyone wondering why Doctor Who might be referencing Star Trek, it goes back a while. The creaters of both like to have a laugh. In Star Trek TNG: “The Neutral Zone”, an on-screen graphic of Clare Raymond’s family listed William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davidson, and Colin Baker among her descendants.

It’s not very clear here, but you can kind of make it out.

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@pedant Apologies for late reply, didn’t see your post until now (email playing up).

I’m afraid not. I got an email from the hosts just yesterday saying they’d noticed a jump in traffic and I was causing “server abuse”. Part of that was a bot which I have now blocked. I have also told them we’re seasonal and it’ll only last for 12 weeks so I think they’ll be kind.

The problem is that normal hosting is around £60 a year (not a problem). If I need to cope with greater than normal traffic the next package up is dedicated hosting which starts at around £200 a month (a bit of a problem).

I will look into something in between, but I am a fan of this hosting. They’ve been great so far.

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Me, I’m kinda tempted to suggest there may be a snake-type monster theme going on this year.

“Kinda”… See what I did there 😀

Okay, I’ll get my coat.

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@papermoon Didn’t you know? By signing up you subconsciously connect to our hive mind! We have you forever now. 😀

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I don’t think this is a BBC spoiler anymore as has been seen on screen. Here’s the artwork for the mural on the canteen wall. Someone was commissioned to design it so it is an intentional piece of background art, not a random choice.

If the colours are related to Star Trek then that’s a medical person in the monster’s mouth. A doctor?

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