The Doctor Who Forum | Galactus | Activity https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/members/galactus/activity/ Activity feed for Galactus. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:10:48 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 ff898fb1030f644815b37010598944f0 Galactus replied to the topic General Books thread in the forum Books http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/general-books-thread/page/2/#post-20578 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:49:38 +0000 Ta for that @ScaryB. Managed to miss that gallery. I took delivery just yesterday of my Dave McKean variant cover of Sandman Overture #1 signed by Dave McKean himself. To say I’m pleased at getting my hands on this entirely fails to do justice to the smug grin plastered on my features. I’m more pleased than the Doctor after being told that his fez…[Read more]

]]> 26aa33149ee68014556a0f706ba22c34 Galactus commented on the post, The Sandman – a primer for Doctor Who bloggers http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/comics/the-sandman-a-primer-for-doctor-who-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 19:09:32 +0000 Thanks for that PhaseShift. My order is in for Gaiman’s new Sandman series starting at the end of the month. I’m ridiculously excited about it.

]]> bba4ab6e43452a9dfb64aa8c700ff910 Galactus replied to the topic On the Sofa (part 2) in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-part-2/page/16/#post-16585 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:56:58 +0000 @Shazzbot Ha! ‘Galactus lives!’ is the best response I think I’ve ever received anywhere. I shall appoint you my herald. I imagine you standing over me triumphantly having connected an aracane power source to me, […]

]]> 01f8a99dd8e3ce2cf32a105fe7fc4c60 Galactus replied to the topic On the Sofa (part 2) in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-part-2/page/16/#post-16582 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:22:39 +0000 Hello All

Just to let you know, I do still dip in to the forum to catch up on the latest discussion, just don’t often log in as I don’t have much time to contribute at the moment. Will definitely be back for […]

]]> f58ece0cc9ad41fc98ee1d9adfacb5b2 Galactus commented on the post, The Sandman – a primer for Doctor Who bloggers http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/comics/the-sandman-a-primer-for-doctor-who-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:39:07 +0000 @Whisht with regard to Sandman start with Preludes and Nocturnes. Might as well begin at the beginning. Order that one and see whether it encourages you to buy more (I’m sure it will, and can advise on further […]

]]> d3a83ac56340ac78443bf75828e36d05 Galactus 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/2/#post-9665 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:27:08 +0000 One last thought before I call it a night and really have to stop thinking about this (otherwise I’m not going to sleep tonight). Do we think that perhaps the 50th anniversary special may end up undoing the events […]

]]> edd9fc32cb23de250c51b9d03acabe6e Galactus 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/2/#post-9662 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:14:42 +0000 @Juniperfish Someone on the Guardian blog pointed out that if Clara was present on Gallifrey to point the Doctor towards the ‘right’ TARDIS to steal, then it would suggest there’s a Timelord version of Clara. […]

]]> 324300cac7b7364f9d63c39cfd7ff94a Galactus 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/2/#post-9653 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:48:54 +0000 It appears my brain hurts so much I’ve forgotten how to spell ‘incarnation’.

]]> 807f92a801d2d3bbfb386dfa3bbd930d Galactus 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/2/#post-9652 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:46:31 +0000 @PhaseShift A sensible approach, sir. We’ll split the Pennines down the middle. I’ll have everything in the universe to the west of them. You can have everything to the east.

]]> d597cfd4120a0b953764813202e3072b Galactus 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/2/#post-9650 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:41:45 +0000 Just finished watching again. The GI talks of ‘the slaughterer of the ten billion’. I assume that this is the John Hurt incarnation, and I’d be surprised if the Timelords had let one of their own responsible for […]

]]> 97e59b5cf0ed84f5287e0b0dc3209889 Galactus 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/2/#post-9638 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:56:02 +0000 @PhaseShift Ah, this could get tricky. I’m a member of the Lancashire chapter. The Great Time War may pale into insignificance if we decide to go head to head on the great battle grounds of the Pennines in a bid […]

]]> 6bea990bad50e0d93c5b1acfdd76b476 Galactus 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/2/#post-9622 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:25:27 +0000 @Whisht Ha ha! Touche 🙂

]]> 91b3e26409f2d4d0860f82e08b532fc1 Galactus 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/2/#post-9616 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:16:14 +0000 @PhaseShift Hang on. I have a beard. Does that mean I’m secretly the Master? That would explain my tendency to spend breakfast plotting how to take over the galaxy.

]]> ca81beead7939fae4ff7b0367f7ed455 Galactus 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/2/#post-9612 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:42 +0000 @Bluesqueakpip @miapatrick Hmm, coming round to the idea of John Hurt being the Zero incarnation, the one whose actions first caused him to flee Gallifrey and assume the name of Doctor. That would certainly be an […]

]]> 5ef2c5360e8d62dbb82d64411bd008bd Galactus 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/#post-9592 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:27:32 +0000 Well, my brain is fried after that one. Bloody brilliant episode.

I’m guessing John Hurt might be the Time War incarnation since the Doctor’s reaction seems to be about crimes past. Which has me tremendously […]

]]> 79c5594156645136eb11eaf0bd2a5e34 Galactus commented on the post, The Sandman – a primer for Doctor Who bloggers http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/comics/the-sandman-a-primer-for-doctor-who-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Thu, 16 May 2013 21:33:27 +0000 @Craig I hadn’t seen that. Settling down to read right now. And I believe Dave Gibbons of Watchmen fame was an artist back in the Doctor Who Weekly magazine strips that I’m afraid I’m old enough to remember […]

]]> d1e8fd2c3ddf63f14429d76add9ddf9b Galactus commented on the post, The Sandman – a primer for Doctor Who bloggers http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/comics/the-sandman-a-primer-for-doctor-who-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Thu, 16 May 2013 21:25:17 +0000 And, of course, Grant Morrison also did the Arkham Asylum comic that @ScaryB mentions. With artwork by Dave McKean, who did the covers for Sandman. That’s synchronicity right there.

]]> 3567f4e012d2ebb5aa1aea3502c65439 Galactus commented on the post, The Sandman – a primer for Doctor Who bloggers http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/comics/the-sandman-a-primer-for-doctor-who-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Thu, 16 May 2013 21:16:09 +0000 I shouldn’t really be surprised that so many Who fans are comics readers. Comics readers are cool.

@ScaryB Need to pick up and re-read the Ballad of Halo Jones. Loved Gibson’s art on Robo-Hunter. One of my […]

]]> 59377e844534abb5cc16a271e82bbd31 Galactus commented on the post, The Sandman – a primer for Doctor Who bloggers http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/comics/the-sandman-a-primer-for-doctor-who-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Wed, 15 May 2013 22:11:46 +0000 Haven’t seen an ‘abridged’ version of Watchmen. I’d be very dissapointed if there had been attempts to edit out how a certain character had finally adopted their true mask.

@PhaseShift I’m a big fan of Moore’s […]

]]> 7f013153bff2f2f4eb9a23d323c6aba7 Galactus commented on the post, The Sandman – a primer for Doctor Who bloggers http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/comics/the-sandman-a-primer-for-doctor-who-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Wed, 15 May 2013 19:39:49 +0000 One further thought about Sandman. Matthew’s act of bravery in The Kindly Ones, offering to stand together with Dream despite being clearly terrified, was one of the first things I can remember reading that left […]

]]> 030f85f90f58500c52548aab00bb0aad Galactus commented on the post, The Sandman – a primer for Doctor Who bloggers http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/comics/the-sandman-a-primer-for-doctor-who-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Wed, 15 May 2013 18:55:19 +0000 @WhoHar Well, Watchmen made Time magazine’s list of the 100 greatest novels of the 20th Century, which tells you something about it. Watchmen is set in a more recognisably straightforward superhero world, although […]

]]> e97126bed33c0d37a1023789a3ba9e71 Galactus commented on the post, The Sandman – a primer for Doctor Who bloggers http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/uncategorized/the-sandman-a-primer-for-doctor-who-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:08 +0000 @Craig Thanks. I tend to avoid the term graphic novels. They’re comics. In all their glorious wonder. You’ll find me down the comics shop every payday collecting my monthly order. I would give a shout out to […]

]]> acf5ccfe041a0dac196265e6f81aa397 Galactus 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-8951 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:50:15 +0000 @PhaseShift @Craig have published. May need some formatting. Hope you like it.

]]> 2390a36117b201d6dd7c43629bb7ffd8 Galactus wrote a new post, The Sandman – a primer for Doctor Who bloggers http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/uncategorized/the-sandman-a-primer-for-doctor-who-bloggers/ Mon, 13 May 2013 20:48:35 +0000  After Nightmare in Silver, you’ll have noticed a few of us discussing Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comics. Even drawing a few parallels. So who is this Sandman, you may ask. Is a comic really worthy of discussing in […]

]]> 6ae6f5efedeef0c0f882a1630870a8ac Galactus 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-8940 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:08:08 +0000 Some great theories on here, especially about the Doctor’s journey perhaps being this series’ story arc rather than what ostensibly seems to be another one for a companion.

@PhaseShift I took your suggestion of […]

]]> a944aa55172649ef3eb7ba33adeb6daf Galactus 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/2/#post-8609 Sat, 11 May 2013 20:49:45 +0000 @Miapatrick I did wonder, when the Emperor made his speech about feeling sorry for the person that pressed the button that condemned a galaxy to death to defeat the Cybermen, whether he wasn’t sure who’d actually […]

]]> 4acdc61aac229ca49d073a592e0cf05e Galactus 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/2/#post-8599 Sat, 11 May 2013 20:25:37 +0000 @Miapatrick

And what will be the reaction across the universe when various species realise the doctor was trying to pull a ‘silence’ on them- making them forget he existed

Ooh, I like that implication. I wonder […]

]]> ff10e7d6efe8de851890ccbb7ec04aa9 Galactus 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/2/#post-8586 Sat, 11 May 2013 20:03:39 +0000 Note to self. Spell emperor correctly.

]]> 1ed002111c6ef3a65436fd4cd2ce883a Galactus 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/2/#post-8581 Sat, 11 May 2013 19:54:06 +0000 @PhaseShift Good spot on the echo of Gaiman’s August story. Didn’t occur to me while viewing the episode, but spot on. And of course, the entire Sandman epic revolves around the idea of the all powerful entity […]

]]> a23dbcb12e2189d90f89c1a70bdbeb9b Galactus replied to the topic S33 (7) 12 - The Crimson Horror in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-12-the-crimson-horror/#post-7749 Sat, 04 May 2013 19:24:25 +0000 @Phaseshift it did seem very convenient that Clara’s kids had ‘discovered’ these photos. They really discovered a photo of a Russian submarine crew from 1983 in school? Would like to think something like the GI is […]

]]> 220c8d31e7b565dc5e15abdf111978a1 Galactus replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/2/#post-6978 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:22:36 +0000 Ha ha no worries @HTPBDET. It gave me an excuse to mention planet eating cacti. Which I’m reliably informed will appear in the next Who series.

]]> d8c4758ccbda2913ac59bfbf6b75bfa0 Galactus replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/2/#post-6973 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:12:37 +0000 @HTPBDET You know, I’ve been called Galactacus so many times over the years I’m starting to wonder whether it’s my true name. It should never be spoken aloud, though. Otherwise silence may fall and your planet may […]

]]> 33a775790c15e3e7016b1e89d39e4522 Galactus replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/2/#post-6967 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:00:12 +0000 Thank you for that information on the Time War, @PhaseShift. I hadn’t read that. Now I have even more food for thought. I fear I may find myself muttering ‘Time War’ in my sleep.

]]> 4017432b835dbf6f3888a0bc7d69f796 Galactus replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/2/#post-6959 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:43:07 +0000 This was posted on the Guardian blog:

But I don’t see why the Dr would care if we did know his name. Maybe because he has some sort of terrible criminal record?

I genuinely hadn’t thought of this. I’m so […]

]]> c0b1844b0079ac087a338d67edb412e1 Galactus replied to the topic On the sofa in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa/page/9/#post-6924 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:15:46 +0000 @zaphod You’re quite correct. Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen was a script proposed by Douglas Adams but rejected in the late Seventies. In that version, the Krikkitmen had been stuck in a temporal prison by the Timelords.

]]> c726b53c5a376d73a376f523cd7aaaa2 Galactus replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/#post-6909 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:08:01 +0000 Whoops. That post didn’t go according to plan.

]]> 81b80e4d41f1d3bdec1b4c544e4c693d Galactus replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/#post-6908 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:07:24 +0000 <a title="@JimTheFish” href=”http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/members/jimthefish/”>@JimTheFish I’m not sure it’s the Doctor’s name per se that’s so important. I still don’t think we’re actually going to hear it. I […]

]]> 29d2bb296fb4131a468fdd2d3487e4ba Galactus replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/#post-6899 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:35:21 +0000 Going to have to watch that again. So much going on.

So, can things learned be truly unlearned? Clara is the Impossible Girl who keeps reappearing in time. Will resetting time back one day really undo what […]

]]> 050f03f7a8e8158789c4623d8c14c446 Galactus replied to the topic On the sofa in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa/page/9/#post-6748 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:49:13 +0000 Oh, that seemed to work.

]]> a5c35bfd20bf890fabdf1c573d9ffe61 Galactus replied to the topic On the sofa in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa/page/9/#post-6747 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:48:15 +0000 Hello all! Well, have spent most of the week reading through various parts of the Forum. Blimey, I thought I pondered about Who a lot. Now I feel like I’ve been slacking off and must try harder.

Could I ask a […]

]]> 4a4bd815f2fd7e605fd885af271ab78e Galactus replied to the topic S33 (7) 10 – Hide in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-10-hide/#post-6182 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:31:36 +0000 Hello Juniperfish!

The idea that the Doctor ganger is still loose is an interesting one. Mainly because of the promise of the end of season closer. The answer to ‘The Doctor’s Name’ could be ‘not the real one’.

]]> 107e59ebada4f752bd64c1c2ee50472b Galactus changed their profile picture https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/activity/p/5870/ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:54:05 +0000 0 738055e003fff6a0e1a9de5e9feeaacc Galactus replied to the topic S33 (7) 10 – Hide in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-10-hide/#post-6171 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:49:57 +0000 Hello! So here you all are. How lovely to see you.

Anway, as I hinted on the Guardian blog, thought the most interesting part of that episode was Clara’s reaction to the Doctor’s rather dispassionate take on […]

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