@Shazzbot

even as I was trying to summarise my thoughts, I was aware that it could be done (and could be done in a convincing way too). But I can’t find anything in myself that makes me feel likes its something that SHOULD be done. Yes Hartnell Doctor and Susan left Gallifrey for a reason and BG Who hints at what this might have been, but to make…[Read more]

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@osakahatter @d12345

Excellent analysis. I’m don’t really agree about this:

I do like the Doctor-Zero theories, mainly because the Doctor 8.5 concept has never felt right for me

I’m in the other camp on that one. I find D0 concept hard to believe as the Hartnell Doctor seems so lost at the beginning. To me he has little practical experience in…[Read more]

@Timeloop

I don’t think the trailer is related to the 50th episode directly, so I think the head line you read was misleading. I think there are some hidden clues mixed in with what is otherwise a celebration of the 50 years of the show to date. The trailer showed at Comicom in the US (which hasn’t been leaked so far as I know) did show real m…[Read more]

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@thommck

Very pertinent point. However, with the new(ish) digital based projectors I wonder if they can be streamed directly to via the web ?. If the BBC has to distribute multiple super quality DVDs (or whatever they use for the medium these days) then the logistic change will be an issue from a security point as well. I’d guess a day before…[Read more]

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@JimTheFish

I think <a href="mailto:think@wolfweed“>@wolfweed (probably) posted a pic of Mark Gattis with the (new) old style console a while back, so its probably been built for the drama-doc he’s written. It’ll be interesting to see whether they reuse it for something else (other than this).

Cheers

Nick

@Bluesqueakpip

I’d add the rider “unless Steven Moffat thinks otherwise” 🙂

Nick

@bluesqueakpip – not that I had noticed. Again, I may have a different view of what a spoiler is than @timeloop, but a direct quote from Moffat in a newspaper interview isn’t a spoiler unless he says something in particular about this or future shows surely ? He doesn’t eitherway.

I agree with your sentiment (and @timeloop) on spoilers which is w…[Read more]

@timeloop – which is why I didn’t discuss the contents here, merely expressing surprise at the lack of discussion at all. If you’ve read what @wolfweed posted their, I think you’d see that it fits reasonably well into the Doctor zero discussion that’s happening right here now. Whilst @wolfweed posted it in spoilers it could have been posted here,…[Read more]

@wolfweed

Me too. Whilst I’m not 100 % convinced on repeated staring at the picture its true, it was certainly my initial impression as well. Given how much time and thought this has obviously taken to produce its hard to believe this isn’t deliberate (whether as deception or clue is another matter).

I’m surprised (or have I missed it ?) there’s…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave

I get a certain sense that there’s meant to be a 3D trailer (and its meant to be seen that way) and I therefore wonder if the 3D to 2D conversion has also had an impact. I agree with your comment on the stylization of the images . It looks to me that they’ve certainly used CGI effects on some of the images they’ve used to give…[Read more]

@ScaryB

Apart from one deliberately pays homage to the other, I obviously don’t see what you do 🙂 I’ve seen a few colour pictures of Hartnell on a few of the First Doctor DVDs that really look quite similar to the clearest Hartnell image in the trailer, so I’m afraid I don’t see anything particular their either :(.

Cheers

Nick

@Shazzbot @ScaryB

Shazzbot, I’m sorry I don’t see any specific resemblance to Hartnell at all. I found a still image (lifted from the video I suppose) of the policeman via Google image search for Reg Cranfield (the original actor). here the difference in resemblance is much clearer to see.

It could well be Hurt in the trailer though, although…[Read more]

@Shazzbot @HTPBDET

Dear mini-HTPBDETS (I really think it should be a capital S), I apologize for being completely unobservant on that !

Cheers

Nick

@HTPBDET

Hi mini-HTPBDET. I certainly thought it might have been John Hurt at first glance, although studying the screen cap that @Shazzbot referred to, I’m less convinced. I’ve searched for Reg Cranfield on Google and I agree with your uncle that the new picture doesn’t seem to be him. I thought it might in fact be an image from Mark Gatiss’…[Read more]

watching Sky News – paper review headlines show the missing episodes makes the front page of the mirror tomorrow

@CptNifty

i cant remember a night like it, although I have to say they could have done a live BBC 1 extravangaza instead of the embargo (sorry going all ARSEy their for a moment)

cheers

Nick