@ichabod: Damn, I’m going to miss him, contradictions and all.

Oh, so shall I.

I was watching Extremis last night. My OH walked into the room just as it finished.  Feeling sad, I said (out loud)

meaning PC, “I hate you!” To which my OH replied, “No you don’t!”

He’s obviously been paying attention. *chuckles*

Missy

@ichabod : Sheesh, gonna miss this crew no matter what comes after . . .

You and me both!

Still haven’t looked at the clips (old team clips I mean) must make some time. Thanks to all who contributed.

Missy

@ichabod

I too saw JW in Broadchurch, and it bothers me a lot that *I do not remember her from that show at all*. It’s also true that nobody much made an impression on me in Broadchurch — I found them all stiflingly dull and dreary and their story basically idiotic in any sort of real world terms, except the Woman With A Past living with her…

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@bluesqueakpip and @ichabod while choosing to stick with the team he is familiar with might seem rather restrictive it also reflects his loyalty to his “team” and shows that they are happy to continue to work with him so there are positives there. I liked the way Jodie W’ referred to him as “Chibs”. That gave me a little more confidence. I am sure…[Read more]

@Ichabod

Don’t forget that Chris Chibnall may be thinking that he needs to stick with people he already knows he can work with in his first season – before he goes a bit wider and re-invites other Who directors.

The directors he already knows include James Strong, Euros Lyn, Alice Troughton and Colin Teague. That’s a pretty strong, experienced Who team.

@Ichabod yes I love the accent too. Must be preferable for the actor too, especially I would think when playing the Doctor as each actor does bring something of themselves to the part. “Chibbers” not inviting Rachel Talalay back would be consistent with the rumour or statement that he is bringing in his own “team” from Broadchurch.

Cheers
Janette

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<span class=”useratname”>@jimthefish</span>Time Lord:

I’ve seen her in : Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Accused, Cranford and all three series of Broadchurch. Before we knew that PC wasn’t going to do a fourth series, and before JW had been chosen, I’d told my OH that she irritated the hell out of me. The two you mentioned I’ve never heard of. You co…[Read more]

@ichabod;

How well you know me. *grins* Loving it.

@conchobarre:

I know what you mean. However I didn’t fall asleep during the Musketeers, my OH and I really like it. If you haven;t already, do try to see In the Loop – hilarious!

Missy

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@ichabod:

So far, this series is very funny.  Tongue in cheek humour at its best.

Missy

Thanks, @Ichabod …

Jodie Whittaker will join Shaun Keaveny on BBC Radio 6 Monday, August 7, 9:00 a.m.

Lots of great comments and I’m pleased we’ve got a thread to celebrate Twelve – thanks @Craig .

@DrBen and @ichabod  Yes, I think there’s a reason why Twelve doesn’t want to regenerate, beyond that he’s grown attached to this version of himself (that was Ten’s schtick). I do think he’s tired, and part of him would just like it all to be over.…[Read more]

@ichabod

Yes; it might be worth remembering that pretty much everybody is feeling losses of some kind here, which is one of the things that “the end of an Era” means.

True, but I could live without this loss, which is unnecessary

Missy

@ichabod:

Can’t say I’m surprised that PC says he plans to just “vanish” for a while.  I think he’s got a lot to think about from this experience of getting his dearest wish from childhood, and having to deal with the many realities of actually doing it — it’s never entirely what you expect, is it?  And there will likely be some brooding time t…[Read more]

@ichabod:

I’d say it’s not that he’s forgotten everything he’d learned — he certainly remembers what pudding-brains we can be, and scorns us for it — but that he seems cut off from the more positive understandings that 11 had gained.  Maybe that’s what a completely unexpected and wrenching regeneration can do to a TL.

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@ichabod raises some interesting points about Twelve believing he’d rather die than regenerate.  I would be interested to hear from someone with more subject-matter knowledge than me on the subject of The Doctor as Manic-Depressive.  If you think about, Eleven was ready to die.  He was a Time Lord who had reached the end of his allotted re…[Read more]

@ichabod

Your description of your reaction to the news made me smile.  Being less pessimistic than you I was half expecting it, but before the announcement I would have said that I wasn’t greatly concerned either way as long as the actor cast was up to the job so, although I didn’t actually yell out loud,  the rush and glow of satisfaction I felt…[Read more]

@ichabod Glad to hear you approve!  😉  Your comments are always so eloquent.

@midnight was one of the few U.S. shows to discuss the news and Chris Hardwick, the panelists, and the audience cheered the choice and, in their usual saucy way, pooh-poohed the detractors (highlighting the “complaints as episode titles” meme).  It cheered me up.  Bu…[Read more]

Hi @ichabod

Loved your account of being at a convention and finding out about Whittaker’s casting at the end of the weekend.  Presumably it wasn’t a Who convention, or someone would have announced it there. It’s great to feel this delighted, isn’t it.

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