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@ All I think The Cloven Hoof it is!

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@phaseshift I live very near the real Winchester (it exists), although the Winchester in the movie script (not the actual movie) is really The Boogaloo just up the road (it’s complicated – something to do with needing a gun to shoot zombies, me thinks). Used to see Simon Pegg hanging around all the time, as well as Shane McGowan (who I think lived there for a while) and a shirtless Pete Doherty. But then you also got Gillian Anderson – resident of Crouch End… It has a great juke box.

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This sofa has begun to get a bit uncomfortable for this old Doctor. New sofa is over here:

http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-6/

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Oh choices. So many wonderful ones. @phaseshift @jimthefish @fatmaninabox I’m quite happy for you to start a new “pub”. I do kinda like The Cloven Hoof though.

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@ Everyone

Just to let you know that the server company are going to move this site to a new server. We’re moving from Germany to Bulgaria! The move will take place sometime between 5am and 9am UK time next Sunday morning (the 30th).

The site will be down for around 2 hours within those hours, they expect. I’m guessing that will really only effect our Antipodean members unless you’re an early bird in the UK or a night owl in the US.

I’ll obviously back up everything beforehand, although I assume they will too.

I’ll repost this next weekend to remind everyone again.

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@scaryb Yes, a quiff just like that – a band full of Tennants!

@mudlark I agree with @ScrayB, sounds very 5ish.

I think this will be a calendar where a lot of the companions are taller than the Doctor. But I can use Photoshop very well. It’s part of my job to do image manipulation.

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@scaryb Thinking about it, more or less just going on natural hair, I thought you might make a good 2, or 10 (we could fashion you a massive quiff!)

@juniperfish could maybe do a good 3 or 5 or (somebody has to do it – 6!) or maybe even 11.

Just my random thoughts…

I will obviously have to wear a wig, so no reason anybody else can’t though.

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@pedant @scaryb I see we move further and further away from The Graun every day 😀

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@juniperfish I too have been meaning to add that I’m very sorry you’ve been ill for so long. I do hope that you get better soon. At least in time to participate in our calendar! Am sending good thoughts and vibes. x

@mudlark The calendar is, if it ever happens, going to be a gender-bending tribute to the Master/Missy – women as The Doctor, men as the female companions. We’re looking for ideas.

@ Everyone – I think a good place to start would be to gather a collection of iconic images – one for each Doctor that we could recreate. A bit like, you know…

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@pedant It’s not really on topic and I’m not starting an argument, just wanted to point out the opposing view as it’s a decent read by Neil Gaiman. I’m guessing you’re probably aware of this, but just in case not:
http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/05/entitlement-issues.html

I know you’re not coming from a sense of entitlement, more a sense of boredom at the length of things. But just thought you might enjoy the read.

And for a modern, pink-haired YouTube take:

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I’m really trying to find the whole of this online. But in the meantime – something even Steven Moffat didn’t know. Capaldi turned down the opportunity to be the 8th Doctor.

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@arbutus A round of applause from the cheap seats! 😀

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@phaseshift Feel free to power up that DVD player. Part 1 is now up for discussion.

http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-curse-of-fenric-part-1/

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@lisa No worries here either. I’ll let it go for now unless I get asked to take it down. We’re not that big that your posts will bankrupt the BBC. Not yet anyway 🙂 In fact, you’re helping them out if they want to shut things down.

Just by calling this site The Doctor Who Forum we are, I think, technically in breach of copyright and I keep waiting for that cease and desist letter from the BBC (hence the disclaimer in the footer). But I’m guessing the gain from publicity is worth more than the negligible loss of the BBC’s property’s name used on a non-BBC website.

And I think/hope Moffat and Capaldi check in here every now and again and haven’t complained.

I’m guessing that’s why they let greendude33 get away with it for so long as well – no such thing as bad publicity, until it gets too big.

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@lisa @ozitenor We don’t have any rules on this, but the unwritten rule would at least be no direct links, which you have avoided, thank you for that, and that you remember that your posts are your own and do not represent those of the site owner, i.e. me.

The whole thing about copyright and the internet is now difficult to deal with. In America they have a “Fair use” law where you can post things for review purposes, but no such law exists in the UK. Then again, this site is hosted in Germany but the domain name is purchased through a US company. I have no idea what is okay and what is not, and I don’t want to have to pay a lawyer!

But I would rather not see this become a site for the sharing of ways to watch Who illegally. If you love Doctor Who then invest some money in it. The DVDs from the BBC website are extremely cheap these days.

Classic Who (some of it less than £6.00)

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@phaseshift I saw yesterday that Children In Need will include a clip from the Christmas episode. I had planned, as suggested, to set up a new Trailer blog for the episode to keep everything under wraps for those who don’t want to know. And I’ll be in tomorrow night (night out tonight instead) so will be on the case.

And don’t worry about not replying, I’ve hardly replied to anyone of late. Although my company’s half year results are next Tuesday so should hopefully have more time after that.

Is it Fenric at the weekend? I forget. I could look back but…, you know.

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@devilishrobby I’m afraid I’m not quite sure what you mean, what issue you are having. If you could provide a bit more info that’d be great.

At present, for non-logged in users, the pages are cached for 5 minutes to reduce CPU load. However, if there is an update the cache of that page should be refreshed. If you are logged in you get the latest version of the page, not the cached version. Is it something to do with that?

Automatic refreshing could cause problems, especially if someone is in the middle of writing a long post.

But if you let me know what problem you are having I can maybe fiddle with the caching settings to see if I can solve it, if that is the issue.

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@Burrunjor Yep, just write some text, highlight it, then hit the link icon (a chain link in visual mode, the word “link” in text mode) and then you can paste in your URL.

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@Burrunjor I’ve fixed your link. The link was fine, but you need some text to highlight to turn into a link first. It was there, but invisible.

So next time, type some text, highlight it/select it, then choose the link option. Hope that helps.

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Cheers @phaseshift I have some even more scary pics! Always up for alcohol. Alcohol and dresses. 😀

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@scaryb Glad you like the new look. I don’t think it’ll last long though. Enjoy it while you can!

Re @robertdaller ‘s post, it’s just a discussion of the episode, no spoilers. Robert, once the episode has aired it can be freely discussed and mentioning what happens in it does not count as a spoiler. Spoilers are only mentions of what has not yet been aired, and they belong in the Spoilers thread or, if they are in the “Next Time” trailer, in the Trailers blog.

Thanks for being so courteous though.

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@apopheniac That really did make me LOL. In my defence that was taken at a  festival that had a Circus theme. I went as a bearded lady.

But really, any excuse to get in a dress and I’m there.

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@fatmaninabox It’s just been a long weekend and I haven’t had time to shave my head – honestly! 😀

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I don’t think this has been posted yet. Apologies if so.

David Byrne does seem like he should be from Gallifrey.

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@bluesqueakpip Done. Moved to spoilers, as is a bit difficult to move to Trailers (different part of the CMS).

@lewis97 We’re a bit spoiler averse here. Some people never watch the “Next Time” stuff. Feel free to discuss it though, but only in the Spoilers topic or on the trailers blog as linked to by Bluesqueakpip above.

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A calendar? I have many pictures of me in what my English friends like to call a skirt (it’s a kilt). I also have a few pictures of me in a very fetching dress I bought in San Francisco for an alternative prom night at Burning Man (women wear tux, men wear dresses). I wore it again at Bestival a few years ago and managed to freak several men out. If you’ve got it, flaunt it! It’s a red dress, I think I need to be a summer month 😀

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This made me laugh. And kinda touched me. Sean Pertwee’s Halloween costume. Ahh…

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@wolfweed Just to add to the chorus – you’re sorely missed. Looking forward to your return, hopefully sooner rather than later.

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A bit of humour from The Daily Mash

“Manipulative boyfriends vote Danny Pink best Doctor Who companion”

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No real hounds, but plenty of trees. “It’s in the trees, it’s coming” is sampled from the classic “Night of the Demon” which is well worth a watch.

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@jimmyp Have done so.

@ixion Please feel free to discuss the trailer for next week on the Trailers blog.

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Hey all, just back from LA and just about to go to bed, having caught up on Flatline (which I thought was great). @badwulf If you email me the spreadsheet I can post it for you. Will do any other tidying up tomorrow night.

One of the movies I watched on the plane was The Lego Movie, cos I was bored. Turned out it was great. If you haven’t seen it then minor spoliers ahead, but I thought this little exchange was apt for here and the whole ARSE arguments.

Dad has just found out his son has been playing with the impressive world he has paintstakingly created in Lego in his basement.

Dad: Look, I know it’s hard to understand. But this is Dad’s stuff, okay? All of this that you see before you is all your father’s. And everything is thought out, there’s… What did you do down here? Did you take the top off of the tower?
Son: It was an accident.
Dad: You accidentally, expertly, carefully took the entire top off of that tower?
Son: Yes.
Dad: You know the rules, this isn’t a toy!
Son: Um… it kind of is.
Dad: No, actually it’s a highly sophisticated inter-locking brick system.
Son: But we bought it at the toy store.
Dad: We did, but the way I’m using it makes it an adult thing.
Son: The box for this one said “Ages 8 to 14”!
Dad: That’s a suggestion. They have to put that on there.
Son: Because maybe we won’t be able to resist playing with all this.
Dad: Look, I moved your stuff over near to the decorations. All those bricks, you can build anything you want… Son, we’re gonna play a little game. It’s called “let’s put everything back the way you found it.”
Son: But, Dad, you don’t understand…
Dad: So I can make things they way they’re supposed to be… [He picks up a tube of Krazy Glue] Permanently!

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@scaryb No probs at all. Better to be safe than sorry. I would’ve deleted the post instantly if it had really been a spolier.

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@scaryb I’m with you. I thought both stories were great. Had a conversation at work and we decided, basically, if last week’s episode had been set on an alien planet with 3 moons and one, or even all, had turned out to be an egg no one would have batted an eyelid. There was a bit of a problem with it being closer to home because of “known” science – which nobody can actually claim to know.

Lack of imagination I think. But those who didn’t like it are entitled to their opinion. 🙂

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@scaryb I have to agree with @geoffers that it is an old plot postulated by @seyhall

@seyhall is referring to the wikipedia entry for “Time and the Rani”, but it is an interesting point given the events of this episode.

I’ll allow it as bonkers theorising, although they could have been clearer… And they may be on to something.

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@doctorbaker I have to admit you’ve made me laugh. Cheers. And I do admire the effort. Honestly. Not being sarcastic.

I hope you’ll post on our Doctor Who memories thread, and maybe on the companions thread. Also just say hello on the Sofa. I would really like to hear where you’re coming from.

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@doctorbaker @Marconi I think you will find a lot of criticism here, and constructive criticism is always welcome. We’re here to debate the good and the bad. If you care to check out past episodes you will see there have been many episodes that a lot of us have thought could have been better.

But a negative attitude or approach is not very welcome. @doctorbaker, if you love Baker, why not use an avatar of him rather than one proclaiming Davison an “idiot” and “Worst Doctor ever!”? It’s that I am more concerned about than anything you wrote.

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@doctorbaker Nice of you to take the time and effort to sign up just to tell us how bad you thought it was. Nice avatar too, which I see you’ve revised already since you joined to make the “Worst” bolder and add “idiot” on the forehead.

Negativity always interests me, especially the energy it seems to give some people. If I see something I love I can’t stop telling people about it – I want them to see it too, I think it will give them enjoyment, brighten their lives. If I see something I don’t like I won’t mention it. If asked, I’ll just say it wasn’t very good, don’t waste your time.

But I admire your energy and enthusiasm for negativity. It’s kinda alien to me, but maybe that’s just me. Carry on enjoying being negative if that’s what makes you happy.

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Hi all,

Just to let you know, JimTheFish contacted me last night to let me know that he was “going to take a break from the forum for a while”. He said it was “because lots of RL stuff is getting in the way at the moment”.

I’ve been in touch with him today and he wanted you all to know that this was not “a fit of Caledonian pique but the culimination of a variety of RL factors.” He also said ” I’m seriously touched by all the imprecations to stay.”

He ended his email with this: “I shall be an occasional lurker but feel certain that I’ll be back on the forum before long. One day I shall come back, as some old dodderer once said, I believe….”

I’ve thanked him for all the hard work, the many insightful posts which were always a joy to read and the great art. He made a massive contribution to making the forum what it is today and it wouldn’t have been nearly the same site without him.

To JimTheFish… I, for one, look forward to his return!

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@RickGreen Please contact me to tell me how you know you are right if it’s not “based on leaked materials or anything”.

This may just be a matter of semantics. Saying you know you are right goes against the raison d’être of this forum. This forum is for debate and theories based on what we have seen. There are lots of interesting discussions to be had.

If someone comes along and says I’m right 100% and you are all wrong, it shuts down that debate. And where’s the fun in that? You might feel vindicated, but no one else will get any pleasure out of it.

If I know where your info has come from I can give you a guide as to what would and would not be appropriate to say on this forum.

I read the leaked scripts and knew everything about the first 5 episodes, but it was not appropriate to discuss them here before they aired.

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@davros Feel free, that’s what this thread is here for. I’d prefer if you posted material here instead of a load of links though. That way we can enjoy it without having to click a ton of links (but that’s just my preference).

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@davros, please see my reply above.

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@RickGreen If you have a theory then I am quite happy for you to post it here. If you have insider information of some sort then please post it in the Spoilers thread, or don’t post it at all.

I’ll let this one go as I don’t actually think you are right but, unfortunately, if you keep posting things like the above I will be forced to move all your posts to the Spoilers thread, just in case. This is a ‘non-spoilers’ forum except for that one thread.

I don’t care about being spoiled and I am intrigued. I would like you to send me a Personal Message via this site or send me an email (address is on the Home page) explaining how you know for sure. Then I can judge the veracity of your posts for myself.

Thanks in advance.

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Warning. As they say on UK TV at least – contains flashing images from the start and throughout.

You know you’re a big #DoctorWho fan when… you recognise several of these faces… http://t.co/6ipe8h0X5e

— BBC One (@BBCOne) September 20, 2014

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Sorry @scaryb

I was also reminded of this. One of my favourite silly, romantic songs.

“She looks at me, and she knows…”

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@wolfweed

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Yes, I’m also concerned about @blenkinsopthebrave I hope, even if he’s left us for some reason, he will pop on and let us know he’s okay.

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@everyone I apologise, both for starting this and then being a bit busy for the last couple of days. I kinda thought we could have an interesting discussion amongst us all without things getting too heated, being members of this forum and all that. I now think I was wrong.

Won’t do it again, and am prepared for a slap on the wrist from all involved. @pedant I really should use more smilies when I’m being flippant, was just trying to be a bit light-hearted. Sorry it wasn’t clear.

Anyway, although this is “the pub” I think I’ve learned that this is probably not the site for such discussions.

Once again, apologies for starting it. Lesson learned. :-S

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@jaspercoyle Hi there, and welcome. I’m afraid we’re not that kind of forum. The topics are set by the moderators, but a lot of them are general enough to accommodate most questions/enquiries.

If you have a specific topic you’d like to start, please let me know and it will be considered.

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Can it be much longer before Morris is taken away to a home? I’m actually concerned for the man.

What’s happened to him? It’s like the curse of the mummy or something. Dust from old film canisters?

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