@mudlark @JimTheFish @scaryB

Ah – Z-cars. I’ve only seen a couple of episodes in retrospectives. I’d love to see more. I think the episodes may be lost now, but I remember that Who producer Barry Letts appeared in the show for a while in one of his acting roles.

@wordmuse

Thing is, I can remember similar concerns being expressed in the 2005 show about the various issues surrounding Rose. Do we really need to see her mum? God – now it’s her dad. I got a bit exercised by some of the criticism of Father’s Day when it was shown. Boring soap opera, some called it, when I thought it was a very good chara…[Read more]

@Mudlark

Yes – that move to a more frequent weekly showing certainly saw a desperate shift in tactics from what I understand. My mum (who was Lancashire born), and her fellows in the “Mum Mafia” in our street used to amaze me by standing in the street discussing last nights events in the 70s and actually talking about characters as if they were…[Read more]

Some interesting points on the Soap Opera front. It’s not a term I can really equate with criticism for very specific reasons. I think it must have been levelled at virtually every writer of a franchise I’ve followed internet comments on. @bluesqueakpip may have a better grasp of the Whedonverse than I do, but I’m sure I’ve read criticism of Angel…[Read more]

@thommck

I hope you enjoy it. I remember you were a child of Seven and Ace, and you may find things you remember from other serials being referenced in it. It has a big reveal concerning Ace.

It’s really unusual to find a version that’s spliced together on the DVDs (some of the earliest VHS releases you won’t remember – but they tried to make…[Read more]

Earlier this year one suggestion we made was that, having looked at the two “Big Beasts” of AG Who with Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat retrospectives, could we fill in the gaps with themed episodes that took in, very loosely, the themes the BG selection played with. So Curse, with its play on Vampire myths and faith, what would your sel…[Read more]

The Greatest Sylvester McCoy Episode Vote in the Galaxy – Result!
OK – Collating and reflecting on the votes received, I think we have a clear winner for our choice of Story containing The First Scottish Doctor.

It’s actually pretty apt to reveal it after we’ve seen Mummy on the Orient Express as well. The first victim terrorised by the Mum…[Read more]

I’d just like to echo others who have mentioned the naming of the beast as “The Foretold”. To me, it obviously immediately brings to mind prophesy or knowledge of the future. Thinking about it, and this series, I kept coming back to the thought “Signs and Portents”. As in end times, the apocalypse.

The reason for this, I’m sure (and I’ll beg th…[Read more]

Many thanks to @serahni for the intervention. @GothanCelt – I was pretty specific about my criticism – However you feel about this series, episode, whatever – please do not call the Gods Of Who to your aid.

Assuming that someone involved in the show will automatically share your worldview is just daft. Full stop. I’ve seen it on the Guardia…[Read more]

@Juniperfish

I’m really torn on this. In some ways I agree. I think we live in a age where I think the collective storytelling – the myths and legends, are often overlooked for more current pleasures. In some ways I think if the links were intentional they could be stronger. BBC4 used to strand programmes after DW Confidential (back in the Day…[Read more]

@GothamCelt

Capaldi needs to put his foot down and say ‘this isn’t good enough’

Putting aside your own displeasure for the moment, can you possibly live with the fact that you can’t speak for Capaldi? He looks like he’s having a whale of a time. He was a big fan of Matt Smith’s era He likes the type of storytelling that SM is doing. He’s living…[Read more]

@Juniperfish

I only mentioned it to set you off! 😀 I know you’re far more knowledgeable on that pantheon than I am and was surprised you hadn’t taken the opportunity. How I loved the Osiris parallels you pointed out throughout the last series. Please continue because I can’t get enough.

Sorry for the absence. I posted a quick comment on the G (lending moral support in amogst the hate watchers) and then lost my internet connection. Which is still a bit wiggy.

It’s funny that we talked about potential successors to Moff once. I suggested that one of the benefits about Toby Whitehouse (whose name was oft mentioned) was that he h…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip

I remain amused by A Good Man Goes to War’s detailed discussion of River’s conception – without once using the word ‘conception’. Tone, you know.

Oh, agreed, I’m sure that entire sequence between the Doctor, Vastra and Dorium should be taught as a masterclass in “getting away with it”. An entire conversation about sex, which incl…[Read more]

Personally @purofilion, I think @thommck is quite right on this one. It can be really easy to pick isolated scenes as evidence to back up a glib assertion (such as Amy and Clara are “indistinguishable”, when @thommck has focused on the characters over the period.

I think Amy is peculiar one, and the scene you’ve selected from Beast Below is…[Read more]

@nick1235

Anyway another theory time, I don’t know if someone mentions this yet but at the beginning of the episode when Clara and Doctor was discussing about Woods, he said ” that was ages ago ” and didn’t seem like he remember her, but we don’t know how long from the Caretaker’s episode date to Kill The Moon’s date and as we know, Doctor is a t…

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Just dashing in to wave hello to @JimTheFish

@arbutus

Definitely one theory (although admittedly not the most popular one) is that the moon is an asteroid that got sucked into our orbit at some point.

Absolutely. In fact, it had rather been discounted since the moon shots, but that didn’t stop Doctor Who from making the wandering planet t…[Read more]

OK, before bed. One for the author of Modern Tribes.

Because, as the serious journalist she wishes she was, that column was filled with despair. I love Doctor Who. No apologies. This Modern Love. Bloc Party. Possibly epic.

For this evenings episode. I;m sure we could all name a track with “Moon” in…[Read more]

@miapatrick

Yes, when it was floated that Time would see some sort of resolution to the regenerations issue I was pretty firmly of the opinion that he shouldn’t seek it. It seemed to go against the Doctor’s past philosophy (that immorality was for fruitloops, and self interested people) full stop.

Thinking beyond that, about the afterlife, and…[Read more]

Aaarghh! So many times I’ve said this in this series.

I need another rewatch. It seems a cop-out, but I was like this in Series 6 and only Steve Moffat can leave me like this. Which I assure myself is A GOOD THING. I enjoyed it, although tired and I want to see what comes next (which is a five star rating in book).

I’m looking for certain…[Read more]