@PhaseShift. Very interesting post. There are a few alternative Doctors mentioned that I did not know of. I am not familair with the audio stories. Part of the fun of Curse of Fatal Death is seeing different actors’ takes on the role. It is rather like one of those children’s flip books where one changes the face of the character. When one doesn’t…[Read more]

Apparently it was exactly 10 years ago today that Mr Eccleston and co went into the BBC studios to start filming Dr Who again for the first time for over 15 years. Oh my giddy aunt  indeed! 10 YEARS!! How’d that happen? 😯

@Bluesqueakpip I don’t know if it’s a likely response but another cinema simulcast is a bloody brilliant idea! I know…[Read more]

@JimTheFish

It’s a difficult one for me as well. In the last few voting sessions we’ve had an outlier come in against nominal choices, but in Season 22 is anyone going to argue that Attack of the Cybermen, Two Doctors or Timelash is better than any of these?! Difficult to see.

@bluesqueakpip

I hate it when that happens. He can lay siege to you…[Read more]

Oh, this is so much fun. I’m very fond of these country house stories. I seem to remember that this story isn’t rated all that highly, but I quite enjoy it. I love the music in the ball scene! And Tegan’s dress!! And the Doctor lost in a stone tunnel in his silk dressing gown!!!

While I agree that this lot of companions were on the whole not a…[Read more]

Just to say big thanks to @Wolfweed @Craig @Phaseshift @JimtheFish @FatManinaBox for all their efforts to keep us spoiler free in the forum. This is now the only place I’m looking for DW news and I’m so glad it’s here.

The rest of the time I’m wearing my danger specs – which makes surfing the net a bit complicated 😎

I 100% agree with @Bluesq…[Read more]

I’ll pick up and reference a couple of comments from last time in the mix. I was enormously indebted to @JanetteB regarding Lady Cranleigh’s dress. I’ve always found it naggingly familiar and I never realised it was retooled for Sophia Myles in Girl in the Fireplace. Good spot.

The second episode needs to do its work in a limited time to resol…[Read more]

@fatmaninabox @JimTheFish @ScaryB

Many thanks for the kind words. I would have been happy with “It doesn’t completely suck”. 😉

@fatmaninabox

Actually, given my natural feelings towards six, that’s really good. Do we have a candidate for our cover image for the six review?

From the GIMP forums they are looking to implement trial version…[Read more]

Chuckles.

@Craig @Jimthefish – been trying to think what else the Aussie cossies remind me of.  Great call from @Blenkinsopthebrave on the Tegan look… but also this –

@JimtheFish

 I think I must be the only person in the world who kind of likes it

I think you might be 🙂 Or at least the 8% who voted it a hit in recent STV poll.

My favourite comment on it so far – “made in Scotland, from curtains”

(or we’re just trying to dazzle the opposition before we hit the tracks!)

Doctor Who themed cossies – love it!

Just adding to the general enthusiasm for recent artwork posts.

Great poster @Phaseshift (and love the new home page avatar @Wolfweed )

Meant to comment on @Midnyt‘s beautiful Gallifreyan scripts before (and say hi to (fairly!) new member)

@Fatmaninabox – no it doesn’t need any more colour 😉 but agree with @JimtheFish‘s remark that you’ve…[Read more]

@Craig, @JimTheFish

Actually, I thought the outfit of the tall Australian with the scarf had a sort of “Tegan flight attendent” air to it.

Actually, is there a bit of Jamie in the Scottish outfits? After all, his time with the second Doctor was in black and white. Who knows what it may have been in colour?

One wonders if we could match a…[Read more]

@JimTheFish I love the implications of the Aussie kit. “We’re going to Scotland in the Summer – get the jumpers, scarves and raincoats out”

@blenkinsopthebrave Many thanks.

As a warning to all, @JimTheFish has informed me that the Scottish Sun is posting a story tomorrow containing dialogue from the first episode and they are somehow trying to suggest that it shows Moffat is in the No camp re Scottish independence (I’ve read it and I didn’t see any politics in it at all – it’s Doctor…[Read more]

@Craig @JimtheFish @Phaseshift @FatmaninaBox @Blenkinsopthebrave

If  the mods are happy to increase vigilance then I think that would be my preferred option, rather than pulling up the drawbridge etc for the next 3 months. Most people here are generally v good at not posting spoilers in the wrong place, except for the occasional newbie.

I a…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave @phaseshift @fatmaninabox @jimthefish and everyone else.

Well the nuclear option, which we’ve used before, is to shut the site to new sign-ups, not only for the 47 days up to first transmission, but the next 5 weeks after that.

It seems a bit drastic. Last time it was because DVDs were sent out early and I don’t think…[Read more]

@Craig, @PhaseShift, @FatmanInABox, @JimTheFish

Regarding the leaked scripts for series 8, I have already seen far too much spoiler-laden detail on the web than I wanted to see (and I wasn’t looking for it).

While every regular here is responsible, we are not immune to malicious posts. Besides increased vigilance, is there any other option?

Thanks everyone for comments, inc @Blenkinsopthebrave for the context. Re steam trains on Gallifrey – possibly, or they may have been included in educational/historical videos about Earth. Now we know why he has such a fondness for Earth and humans.

@Phaseshift –

It’s a Black Orchid which a famous Botanist returned from South America. Hmmmm N…

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@bluesqueakpip @midnyt @JimTheFish @purofilion

Oh, you have to love Mark Sheppard. I’m convinced he’s on a one man mission to simplify this whole “six degrees of separation” thing by appearing in just about every genre show possible. Usually in an extremely memorable way.

I have a massive soft spot for Shindig myself, but the flavour of the Wes…[Read more]