The Doctor Who Forum | CraigNixon | Mentions https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/members/craignixon/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning CraigNixon. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:59:38 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 48e4fdba530f39c1e814f93dcd59ca30 ConfusedPolarity replied to the topic General Open Thread - TV Shows in the forum TV programmes http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/general-open-thread-tv-shows/page/8/#post-26510 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:56:46 +0000 @CraigNixon; @WhoGirl – I’m still watching The Musketeers; it’s an entertaining romp that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and that’s the kind of thing I need on a Sunday night with the terrifying prospect of Monday morning ahead!

A couple of episodes haven’t quite gripped me – I’d like more political intrigue and less…[Read more]

]]> 0f03504164b8ae5a5f14d0c531988bb1 WhoGirl replied to the topic General Open Thread - TV Shows in the forum TV programmes http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/general-open-thread-tv-shows/page/7/#post-26482 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:36:22 +0000 @CraigNixon I’m watching The Musketeers, I quite enjoy it, and it lightens up my dull Sunday evenings.
Every time I see Peter Capaldi I wonder if he knew he was the next Doctor when he filmed the episode…

I’m filling the sci-fi shaped hole in my life at the moment with ‘The Tomorrow People’ on E4. It’s ok, it’s been interesting enough to keep…[Read more]

]]> 6b1a47f8c65e6850bb6d63a578783fc4 Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic On The Sofa (4) in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-4-3/page/4/#post-23833 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:26:11 +0000 @CraigNixon – I lived in Romania. Do you think that counts?

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]]> 50c73cb93374a52b4c2be631ced5056f Monochrome Dimension replied to the topic On The Sofa (4) in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-4-3/page/4/#post-23816 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:22:19 +0000 @CraigNixon – Yeah there’s at least five of us.

Thanks for the welcome anyhow. πŸ˜€

]]> d69ff0ef2f8d7a586059b5977ad4bd2c Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic On The Sofa (4) in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-4-3/page/4/#post-23813 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:42:15 +0000 @CraigNixon Some girls here were on the Internet before it became the World Wide Web… 😈

[Eeeeh, I remember when I were a lass. We ‘ad ter do our own calculations in them days, with nobbut a piece o’ wood an’ a bit o’ clockwork to ‘elp us]
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]]> 57cb8e106922200f02f266837bd3ef2d Juniperfish replied to the topic On The Sofa (4) in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-4-3/page/2/#post-23182 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:20:12 +0000 @ScaryB Sorry for getting glitter in your fur and for getting you into trouble with our new overlord @FatManInABox – heh – but not that sorry –Β glitter is immutable πŸ™‚Β 

@CraigNixon I miss Oswin Dalek myself – definitely my favourite Claricle. A gift to fan fiction at any rate.

]]> f6efb093af669a2f25fb526a83822e51 Devilishrobby replied to the topic Spoilers in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spoilers/page/17/#post-22896 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:35:11 +0000 @craignixon Well I was trying to avoid using book/novel content as I haven’t been around the forum long and wasn’t sure if they were accepted as part of the who history/cannon.I agree certainly in the McCoy era there seemed to be a deliberate attempt to make the doctor more mysterious and taking the novels into account the Other was certainly…[Read more]

]]> 92a7ccf8f358791e76d7c5b9a6407533 ScaryB commented on the post, "Days of the Doctor – The "Big 50" Blog 23-11-13 http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/sidrat/days-of-the-doctor-the-big-50-blog/comment-page-2/#comment-1943 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:32:10 +0000 @CraigNixon Too much to dream last night…?!

]]> 0ddd2141cc083bf66ab3af47c329842a ScaryB replied to the topic On The Sofa (3) in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-3/page/13/#post-20878 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 06:25:32 +0000 @Bluesqueakpip – Undoubtedly

@CraigNixon – Nothing important πŸ˜‰

My comment was more of a moan that the new YouTube comments format, with nesting, actively encourages trolling and gives it prominence. (Which no doubt works for YT by increasing the click rate).

OTOH, just ignore the comments threads* (and esp on the trailers, NotD etcΒ  this…[Read more]

]]> 293920f9c9c2bf8ab4b2fe064959e8ca wolfweed replied to the topic Spoilers in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spoilers/page/13/#post-20095 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:02:24 +0000 Nice theory, @CraigNixon

Will we see the Wedding of The 10th Dr to Liz 1? We know it happened (for him) between the Waters of Mars & The End of Time…

Was that the beginning of The Dr’s serial bigamy(Liz 1, M. Monroe, R. Song), or has that stretched back throughout his lives?

]]> 3d64159c3fdc68f6e0e6bde0aa547ce1 Bluesqueakpip commented on the post, 'Loose Ends' - for the 50th Anniversary Special and Beyond http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/sidrat/loose-ends-for-the-50th-anniversary-special-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-1236 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:13:59 +0000 @CraigNixon – I don’t think you can call the Silence good guys. Well intentioned extremists is about as far as you can go – and even that’s doubtful.

Good guys don’t murder for fun; which was one of the first […]

]]> b7f3cccc8bf5e82d70afd999227a1fa9 ScaryB commented on the post, 'Loose Ends' - for the 50th Anniversary Special and Beyond http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/sidrat/loose-ends-for-the-50th-anniversary-special-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-1234 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:04:03 +0000 @CraigNixon

I admire your attempt to rehabilitate the Silence, but sorry, I’m not convinced!

I think the rumours which galvanised the Silence, Kovarian and the Doctor’s other enemies came from the GI jumping […]

]]> d1a65c1942489d36a85de28350c7aa5c Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic The Day of The Doctor - The 50th Anniversary Special in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-day-of-the-doctor-the-50th-anniversary-special/page/13/#post-18885 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:29:21 +0000 @CraigNixon – I think the Hartnell was the real Hartnell – but the colourisation and upgrading to HD from black and white and 405 lines was a bit tricky. They probably had a similar problem with Troughton, which is why he’s only seen in siloh … sillou… outline.

Sean Pertwee’s an actor, yes. He has a distinct look of his dad – with modern…[Read more]

]]> 1ec25c80598c588b157cbe3137820c59 janetteB replied to the topic The Day of The Doctor - The 50th Anniversary Special in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-day-of-the-doctor-the-50th-anniversary-special/page/13/#post-18881 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:47:04 +0000 @ScaryB and @CraigNixon The spidery thing could be a dual reference to the racnoss as per the tagged images, and also the spiders in the Pertwee story, Plant of the Spiders, which was what first came to my mind. Likewise the soldier, which I took to be a U.N.I.T reference but is identified as something else, (temporary break in transmission) could…[Read more]

]]> f25734d9ee5540dc3792148214215d29 ScaryB replied to the topic The Day of The Doctor - The 50th Anniversary Special in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-day-of-the-doctor-the-50th-anniversary-special/page/12/#post-18876 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:14:50 +0000 Update on the 11 lives in a day theory –

Or it’s the last 3 regenerations in a day, with HurtDr (as either aged 8 or between 8 and 9) doing the thing that now needs resolved. Which keeps it all AG, doesn’t tamper with the earlier history. Unless HurtDr is, as @HTPBDET suggested, Doctor Zero – above still applies but in timey wimey very wibbly…[Read more]

]]> 62de49e2cf0043c20a6fd507478a42f7 ScaryB replied to the topic The Day of The Doctor - The 50th Anniversary Special in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-day-of-the-doctor-the-50th-anniversary-special/page/12/#post-18810 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:34:14 +0000 Still jumping up and down this morning!

@Wolfweed – “…some will have watched it 180 times...” Whatever do you mean?!!Β  (Nice to see the trailer notching up the numbers on YouTube – 400k and 320k on the 2 official YouTubes)

@Bluesqueakpip Thanks for copying out the text – really helpful, and I agree on your pick-up of “impossible”

The point @Bl…[Read more]

]]> 2ffc3a95fe31d8e3cd8c856baec5e668 ScaryB replied to the topic The Day of The Doctor - The 50th Anniversary Special in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-day-of-the-doctor-the-50th-anniversary-special/page/11/#post-18644 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:44:48 +0000 @CraigNixon

“Timey Wimey Wibbly Wobbly” is a totally acceptable explanation – “mumbo jumbo” is just too vague

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]]> 39303d22ff0bb9439815d184363cef3a ScaryB replied to the topic The Day of The Doctor - The 50th Anniversary Special in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-day-of-the-doctor-the-50th-anniversary-special/page/11/#post-18641 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:17:29 +0000 Been wondering about the haircut too (for the reasons @Bluesqueakpip says) – ooh, a River farewell – that’d break hearts… OTOH River can have her farewell with Matt, but it doesn’t mean she can’t come back for series 8.Β  A younger than in the Library River could be off having adventures with Capaldi even as we speak.

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@CraigNixon

I was…[Read more]

]]> 46f084ec747f0e66bdf6f5ffe0b9f5d3 Craig replied to the topic The Tomb of the Cybermen part 1 in the forum The Second Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-tomb-of-the-cybermen-part-1/#post-18603 Wed, 16 Oct 2013 20:21:47 +0000 @CraigNixon Episode One ends when you see the first Cyberman (or what looks like a Cyberman – we’re not sure if it’s real yet) so you can stop live blogging after that πŸ˜€

Look forward to it.

]]> d757405fea1eac98659a27180056c343 ScaryB replied to the topic Spoilers in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spoilers/page/9/#post-18051 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:10:13 +0000 @CraigNixon

I like your theory – still working through it, but, but… I DIDN’T KNOW that QE1 was involved and I didn’t know about the locations being confirmed πŸ™ Spoilery?

I tend to think that “the long and bitter war” warrior-Dr is a construct of the GI, after he entered the Dr’s timestream.Β  Maybe it’s the HurtDr’s actions which caused…[Read more]

]]> d08af2dc244a6c58feb2c437ba6d7055 Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic S32 (6) 8 - Let's Kill Hitler in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s32-6-8-lets-kill-hitler/#post-18045 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:57:40 +0000 @CraigNixon – good points. I’d always vaguely presumed that either a)Mme Kovarian et al had found her again and taken her to England and the right time zone. Because to assassinate the Doctor you have to meet the Doctor, and knowing her parents would be the easy way to meet the Doctor.

Or b) Mels-the-toddler kept her age that of a small child,…[Read more]

]]> 7b6de91d0c08eb3e00f1c1c299c4f742 Whisht replied to the topic On The Sofa (3) in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-3/page/2/#post-17787 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:33:46 +0000 btw – in terms of theories I’ve enjoyed… I didn’t want to mention posters by name, as I’d forget someone and that would be dumb.

However, perhaps its good to remember some of those who don’t seem to be around anymore, in case a mention gets an email to them that they open and want to take part.

So here’s to @MTGradwell @Bruin @CraigNixon @penny…[Read more]

]]> c309e16a2addd6631c140ff753ef9c6f Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic Companions past and present in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/companions-past-and-present/page/6/#post-15744 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:39:14 +0000 @CraigNixon and @Shazzbot – yes, there’s definitely a line in there somewhere which states that Amy was kidnapped before Series 6 started. Either that, or Moffat said when after All Was Revealed.

River’s […]

]]> fa73cd447dcce18e8a7524396f536724 Miapatrick replied to the topic Companions past and present in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/companions-past-and-present/page/6/#post-15743 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:33:46 +0000 @CraigNixon– yes, interesting, Kovarian should still be alive. In fact we haven’t seen the ‘endless bitter war’ that they were attempting to prevent, in a ‘Let’s Kill Hitler’ kind of way. Does the fact they tried […]

]]> e47290f456b6a4cdf057ff759ae8df31 ScaryB replied to the topic The Next Doctor in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-next-doctor/page/17/#post-15471 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:39:36 +0000 @CraigNixon Various interviews with Moffat this weekend says they have no idea what his costume will be yet. Of ourse there’s rule no 1…Β Β  But I reckon PC was dressed as “actor on appearance duty”

]]> 18413d7c7b56e8b24140ff0313c06d11 HTPBDET commented on the post, Paul McGann : Doctor What Now? http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/the-doctors/paul-mcgann-doctor-what-now/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:40:50 +0000 @Pedant

I am, alas, too dim to understand the reason for your raised eyebrow

@Craignixon

That snake…another piece of religious symbolism but otherwise, utterly incomprehensible.

@arkleseizure <a href='http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/members/jamesunderscore/&#039; […]

]]> e22914d5bf2d7288d4718ee611bfd34a OsakaHatter replied to the topic The Next Doctor? in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-next-doctor/page/10/#post-12667 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:00:22 +0000 @CraigNixon – yeah, I think there’s a reason we’ve seen the Doctor trying to teach Clara to pilot the TARDIS and I don’t think it’s just to prove that he can teach better than Sexy herself!

]]> b077fc9b4b1366780365b441c6b4999d ScaryB replied to the topic Website comments in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/website-comments/page/8/#post-12404 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:52:33 +0000 @CraigNixon You obv just like living dangerously! (Did you not kick yourself a while back for being unable to resist an obvious BIG spoiler?!)Β  But enjoy the spam to follow πŸ˜€

Anyone coming in and mass […]

]]> 558620f1561d04242bfac555a095a995 Timeloop replied to the topic The Next Doctor? in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-next-doctor/page/8/#post-12142 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:15:23 +0000 I think it was @Phaseshift who said it: black smoke? Hilarious! You now go on and compare the Doctor with the Pope? I don’t care and but a few people might be offended (you never know).

@CraigNixon True! IF […]

]]> dacb891db6b73671b397303a3b9dcd6b IAmNotAFishIAmAFreeMan replied to the topic The Next Doctor? in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-next-doctor/page/7/#post-12007 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:47:53 +0000 @Shazzbot

No, no – that was a specific reference to the Firefly comment by @CraigNixon

I have no issue with a female Doc, so long as the casting is awesome. No pressure Moff.

]]> 0a62371634ec109f3bd18c2a76cc72ee IAmNotAFishIAmAFreeMan replied to the topic Spoilers in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spoilers/page/7/#post-11999 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:25:55 +0000 @CraigNixon

Well I suppose it would be too confusing to have another River….

]]> cbbb9bf62fe3691353dfdef0e5e00c32 IAmNotAFishIAmAFreeMan replied to the topic Spoilers in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spoilers/page/7/#post-11918 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:23:29 +0000 @CraigNixon et all

Spoiler (or not) related chat

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I’d be cautious about reading too much into that – there’s no reason to suppose that Wheaton is in the loop, but even if he is comes over as the […]

]]> 4c0009adc88c0ca2b39a90f8383faa0f Whisht replied to the topic S33 (7) 14 – The Name of the Doctor in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-14-the-name-of-the-doctor/page/12/#post-10238 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:43:37 +0000 wow – that’s a whole hunk a burning bonkers theorising going on!

I don’t want to name everyone who I agreed with as I’ll leave someone out, so I’ll just mention @MTGladwell, @davemorris316 and @CraigNixon (who […]

]]> 15244f506b41a7ebd15b896c0449ed3e Timeloop replied to the topic S33 (7) 14 – The Name of the Doctor in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-14-the-name-of-the-doctor/page/3/#post-9675 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:41:48 +0000 @CraigNixon What was the mindblowing thing with river?

]]> 7e7857250b18ecdf35a3d32b4799b722 PhileasF replied to the topic S33 (7) 13 – Nightmare in Silver in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-13-nightmare-in-silver/page/5/#post-8897 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:07:44 +0000 @CraigNixon, nice theory about the Guardians. They’re one of the best ideas of the original series that hasn’t been seen yet in the new series.

If there’s someone that could fill the gap left by the Doctor’s […]

]]> 9f0a7db5a4feef71178f75352dec72bf Craig replied to the topic Spoilers in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spoilers/page/5/#post-8895 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:55:48 +0000 @CraigNixon Please don’t. πŸ˜€ Or any indications of whether you think it is good or not. And I’m sure you know this, but just a friendly reminder as I had to tell someone on Saturday, telling someone their bonkers […]

]]> a5913aa64ca47042d2883a54c81122a4 PhaseShift replied to the topic On the sofa in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa/page/12/#post-8431 Fri, 10 May 2013 14:06:49 +0000 @CraigNixon

It’s largely concerned with “The Deadly Assassin” (Tom Baker) where The Master was said to have used his regenerations up. He tried to steal the icons of the President that would enable him to […]

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