@dentarthurdent

Like you, I tend to prefer science fiction/fantasy stories set in an imagined future to those with a historical setting, but not for the reasons you cite. For me, as an archaeologist and historian, it is the inaccuracies which are jarring, and there generally are at least a few inaccuracies or anachronisms.

That said, I thought…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent I have no recollection at all of the Tsuranga Conundrum though I know I watched it, which I guess says something about the quality of the episode. Demons of the Punjab however I consider to be one of the better episodes of the series. Kerblam is another I had to look up to remind myself of what episode it was. I vaguely remember it…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

What @bluesqueakpip said. I believe the prevalent theory at the moment is that this new Rose is new character and not some new version of the original Rose (there is a more specific theory but I think I’ll save that for the Spoilers section). As to Yasmin Finney’s credentials, they look pretty solid. I’ve only checked out a couple…[Read more]

@janetteb  I really hope you get some rain and not stupid rain but just gentle drops to feed the land. There are so many places suffering from drought and the consequences are terrible for humans and animals alike. We need rain here already even after the snow melt because the ground was so dry going into winter and the spring rains have missed…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent I don’t know if it is just South Australians trying to claim to be best/biggest/worst at something and lack of rainfall is the best boast they have but the state is described as being, “the driest state on the driest continent”. Maybe that is due to efforts to farm land with poor sandy soils and irregular rainfall. In the…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent I did like Yaz’s family too and wish we had seen more of them. There was rich narrative potential there that was never tapped. I might be wrong about the political slant. As I recall it did start off with an anti corp tone but that felt confused at the end but it has been a long time since I watched it and yes the preachiness about…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent Yes I take on board all you say. Growing up in Australia in the 50s and 60s the impact of England was always there. I know from friends it was the case in NZ as well. I often recall the joke about NZ at the time that so many men looked like Sir Edmund Hillary and so many women wore pleated tartan skirts with big safety pins on the…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent Thanks for the link to the different Tardis consoles. I had completely forgotten about Season 14, even though I would have watched it at the time. Come to think of it, I have a feeling the opposite sex was occupying more of my attention than the Doctor around then…

@dentarthurdent Capaldi definitely had the best Tardis interior, the one with the bookcases. The early Smith felt too minimalist and clinical but I prefeerred it to the Tennant grunge Tardis. It is a spaceship after all.

cheers

Janette

@dentarthurdent that was a good review. When we first watched it one of the family said, “well that’s it for that then” when Grace dies as she is by far the best character. I think it was generally agreed that she would have been better as The Doctor. she had that quirkiness that J.W. lacks which is at least partly due to the script. Chibnell has…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent I think this will probably mean another hard reset companion wise much like Jodie’s run I might be wrong but I just can’t see the chemistry working for  Yaz and see her staying when she loses Jodiedoc though I suppose Dan might just stay but we will see. As for this being the first Doctor of colour I’ve seen in some articles   whic…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent. That is fine. I agree re’ not being too negative. I hesitated before posting my thoughts on the Chibnell era on another thread, and deleted the post twice before finally hitting send. Overall the past three series have been disappointing but they have fans and there have been some good episodes that pass the watch again test. I…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent. Indeed. Sorry. I need to pay more attention to proof reading.

A couple of years ago, not long after the son’s girlfriend had moved in the S.O was messaging them to say, “just leave the something or other out, but accidentally hit send after typing “just leave”. The dangers of modern communication. (after a moment’s panic she…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

Our long mellow autumn has now conceded defeat and the clouds have mustered. We have even had rain. I hope our cold front has found its way down to your patch of the Pacific and hampered your swimming.

Cheers

Janette

@dentarthurdent   and @janetteb    Hello to you both! We are all doing different rewatches, I am on series 2 of new Who and just finished School Reunion with Sarah Jane. Still love K9 .

I just watched Around the World in 80 Days and found it good if not very exciting. It was a pretty good adaptation of the book with some added romance and a few…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

I liked Twice Upon a Time in part because it touched on the “Silent Night”, of 1914 which seemed so apt for a Twelfth Doctor finale. Very Moffat. Once I did a “Silent Night” image using Playmobil figures. IT was also nice to see David Bradley reprise the role of the First Doctor which he did so well in An Adventure in Space and…[Read more]

@bean-powered @missy @cedarbranchtardis @dentarthurdent @albert

Can I just remind you and everyone else that this topic is just for comments about the website, if you spot any problems. And to alert me to spammers etc. It is not for Doctor Who chat.

If you have random Doctor Who chat please post On The Sofa.

Thanks.

@dentarthurdent  This episode actually had me in tears more than once. Poor Bill, brave and reliable Nardole, who is on of my favourite companions, even Missy made me tear up.  So much loss in this episode, it is not one I watch a lot, it needs a certain mood.

I can’t say much more til I watch it again.

Stay safe.

@dentarthurdent. I think the monks choose her to vote partly just because she was there and because she was not acting to protect her own self interest but their choice of Bill is random and unfair to her so the viewer sympathises with her. This feels very different to the “voting” in Kill the Moon which as you say most certainly did not do Clara,…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent  It snowed here yesterday and today so it does not look much like spring yet, but it will come, it always does. Sorry about the swimming, but I guess you had a good long season and you will be able to walk on the beach now. There is always next summer (the gardeners mantra) to dream about.

Stay safe