@missrori Just one example that made me laugh today – because sometimes the court jesters actually make the most sense. Big hugs.

@missrori Sorry to hear that. I know what you mean. You may find some useful tips in this article. There’s a lot of good advice. I know I have when I’ve needed to re-adjust some times.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/04/boston_bombing_breaking_news_don_t_watch_cable_shut_off_twitter_you_d_be.html

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Sigh. Even if you had the same views as your loved ones, this would be a challenge. I gripe with my friends, but unfortunately we don’t feel any better when we’re done. Aside from some early postcard wrting/emails to our representatives, I think we feel that we can’t do much. We contribute to the organizations we feel need the  extra…[Read more]

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@hiker: Knowing Steven Moffat, it will be a doozy!

@ichabod: That’s how I read it too.

@missrori; What would be wnderful is if someone tells him about Missy’s change of heart.

Missy

@missrori   I think “The Lie of the Land” comes off as a bit rough, even half-baked, which in fact the script was — that’s the one Moffat apologized for in an interview because he was still working on it when his mother got sick and died.  He lamented the fact that he never got to do a final revision or go over the draft that he turned in with C…[Read more]

@missrori   That sounds like so much fun! Too bad about Tennant but there was a lot of other great actors there. It must be great to see the actors and get pics and autographs. It is good to hear that 12 is being represented.  Donna ,River and Clara, wow. The only thing better than seeing all those Who people is to be able to share it with your Dad.

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Sorry to hear about DT’s troubles & the silly schedule. Hopefully you enjoyed the hits. The panel sounds interesting.

I’ll try to post the whole thing if it’s uploaded on Youtube…

@missrori No, never heard of it (I usually avoid mobie games), but sounds worth a look! Do you have a link?

@missrori  I think the defining characteristic of Twelve is his rawness of emotion, even when it’s concealed

Steven Moffat said so early on — that this Doctor is “an exposed nerve” of emotion — and Capaldi played that beautifully.  It helps to have a face that reads like a contour map of the Highlands, of course.

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@missrori  @mirime  YES, with you on that — the only way to follow Capaldi was with something as cool in its own way as the wild-haired Scotsman with the hearts of two lions (well, a lion and a lioness, clearly).  And this woman looks up to the job, though I know nothing about her.

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@glasgowboy:  I second that. What a flippin; disaster!

<span class=”useratname”>@jimthefish: </span>Well, he Kris marshall, isn’t to blame for bad choices is he. The role (apart from PC) was made for him. Unlucky 13 mayhap?

@exfan: Now that’s where we part. Peter Capaldi was the best, and I’m certainly not an EX fan.

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@MissRori Me too! @Juniperfish could give them some style tips – she made a great female Doctor when I met her the first time!

To be more serious, I think it does raise some interesting dramatic questions, which I’m sure will make for great TV. As @optimall noted on the spoilers thread, walking into a situation can be more difficult for a woman…[Read more]

@JimTheFish and @MissRori if 13 is a reasonably big part of Xmas and they are showing teasers at ComiCon it makes loads of sense to reveal it now.

I still wish they kept it a secret but if, as @Wolfweed says, filming starts before Xmas then there is no way that would happen.

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@craig and @missrori—

I’d lay odds that 13 will almost certainly be making an appearance at SDCC.

Also the timing to me still suggests that this is the first time the Beeb could conceivably schedule a Doc announcement, without it stuffing up Wimbledon. It suggests rush-job rather than careful plan to me….

@MissRori unless, of course, the next Doctor will be a surprise guest on the panel!