@whohar Thank you for the update. I did worry that they might be the people that decided on the infamous i-daleks.

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Janette

@dentarthurdent, @ps1l0v3y0u and @whohar

I am reading the T.P books from the beginning. Half way through now. Death is one of the best characters but htey are all gold. I think if I have a preference, and it is only by a smidgen, it would be for the witches. Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and of course the fabulous Greebo.

The tv adaptation of…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent I am still working through my first read of Pratchett. I recently picked up more books so now have only three to go to complete the series. I am currently on Jingo. Pratchett has that english style of writing, a tradition that really seems unique to the U.K and certainly influences Dr Who, especially Moffat.

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Janette

@ps1l0v3y0u I really enjoyed The Other Bennet Sister too. there were some jarring modern lines and sensibilities and costumes were hit and miss but overall it was a delight.

I have only watched one series of Slow Horses as yet. The remainder is on my “too watch” list. I am not sure I will get around to Silo. too much to catch up on. I have the…[Read more]

thank you for the link @whohar I was just thinking earlier about how universally loved Dr Who is. I was in a shop yesterday when the s.o rang to find where I was and the assistant immediately smiled at the ring tone and we started talking about Dr Who. Prior to the reboot that would not have happened, not in Australia anyway.

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Janette

@whohar Right now I am not watching anything because the laptop I watch stuff on in the mornings is out of order and at night I am too busy working, writing and editing podcasts. Earlier this year I caught up with Ludwig which I really enjoyed and Derry Girls which was entertaining. (Took a while I know.) followed by How to Get to Heaven from…[Read more]

@winston and all Canadians, I most humbly apologise. The American movie.

@nerys and @dentarthurdent. Not all fans are talented but those that are usually have the feel for the show which non fans might miss. There are of course exceptions. One problem I think with recent Who is the developers were trying to be more “american” to compete with the…[Read more]

@winston @nerys @blenskinsopthebrave Happy Canada Day. I think the world could be ruled by many worse countries. (and probably currently is)

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Janette

@dentarthurdent & @whohar I disliked the movie when I watched it back in the 90s but rewatching it, I found it even worse than expected. yes it was very 90s American TV but it wasn’t even good at being that. The script was woeful, the directing was woeful and the acting was woeful. McGann is a good actor, was a good actor then but that is not…[Read more]

@nerys I smiled too when I saw that heading. It is a reminder of just how embedded in U.K. culture the Doctor now is. As the companion in Curse of Fatal Death says, the Doctor can’t die, they are too iconic. (we recently watched CoFD for a podcast, and it was generally well received. Yesterday we did the 90s movie which went down like a lead…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent. Have not rewatched any of this series so commenting from memory but I recall this episode as being rather confused. I agree that the UNIT stories have not been great which is a shame as I liked Kate L-S and the early UNIt stories were very good. I think perhaps UNIT have got too big, too well funded and not so well written, rather…[Read more]

@ps1l0v3y0u I do like arcs but they have not always “landed” well. I am perhaps thinking mostly of the two most recent series. RTD’s promise to make it “bigger and better” always made me groan. In trying to outdo himself he often “overdid” the drama, ramped it up to the point of silliness. There were too many universe ending threats. Moffat did…[Read more]

@nerys Story arcs in Dr Who have been a mixed blessing. I like a story arc but I think they made them too important, some small narratives threads linking episodes, the odd little mystery to keep fans, (like us), guessing and theorising are fun and add depth but they had to make the end reveal too big, to noisy to flashy and that always fell flat.…[Read more]

and the reason I came to this page was to share this  An insightful article by Martin Belam

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Janette

@whohar I like that idea. I did write a draft of a story about J.W Doctor meeting up with Ian and introducing Alfred Enoch as Ian and Barbara’s grandson and potentially a new companion some years ago. I also had some convoluted theories to explain the Danny/Orson conundrum. I think though the challenge now is to explain who Billie Piper is and to…[Read more]

@whohar it does sound like RTD bravado. I do suspect a falling out.”Creative differences” is the euphemism generally used I think. I hope that, whoever takes over, the fine work done by AG writers is not forgotten and RTD and Moffat get to pen the odd episode. they were both at their best when writing one offs. It was the big bang series endings…[Read more]

@ubik beat me too it.. (And welcome.) It isn’t too much of a surprise. I hope that the emphasis going forward will be on good writing rather than expensive flashy special effects. I would prefer wobbly sets and bubble wrap monsters if the stories are good. (Well maybe not bubble wrap. that looked silly back in the day.) I just hope that the BBC…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

You did not include the food in your list of uncool things from the fifties, the boil it until it is reduced to mush cooking style. I grew up in the 60s but it was still the 50s culturally and so I fully concur. The 50s look cool now, to those who were not there.

Funny reading my previous post on this thread. I had forgotten that…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

I had forgotten this story. It was well written and very tense. I must rewatch it. thank you for doing these reviews. Always good to revisit these threads.

I agree with you re’ Star Trek. I felt very much the same way about it.

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Janette

@whohar Sounds promising. He is surely busy right now with a new series out so maybe Dr Who has been pushed to the back burner for a bit. Fingers crossed for news.

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Janette