Just going back to my memory of Kinda though, and more specifically my Brother – has anyone had the experience of trying to watch the programme at any time with someone who is definitely “anti” it? And trying to keep your enthusiasm alive? I’m just interested to see if there is room for a discussion on a blog or the memories strand.

@wolfweed

Wow – Carnival of Monsters! That’s a left-field suggestion, and I think was the first Pertwee story I can remember seeing in full because of the repeat in my early teenage years.

I think I discounted Trial in conversation with @monochromedimension (hope she’s keeping well) as it really doesn’t make sense unless you watch it all, an…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip @blenkinsopthebrave @janetteB @nick

Thanks – keep the suggestions coming. I’m actually in the mood for any Pertwee story since I haven’t watched any since Terror of the Autons last year, and before that it was March 2013 I had a bit of a review.

While I really like Inferno myself, I have one slight concern about it, which may m…[Read more]

@JimTheFish – All comers for nominations really, even if you’re not sure you’ll be commentating. I know Pertwee’s not your favourite, but you may get to a point in a month when you feel like jumping in, so it may as well be something you fancy watching.

I just thought I’d write something about Dennis Spooner, the writer of this, because he’s quite an important player of this time who never seems to get name-checked that often. Definitely a bit of an unsung hero in evolving the show.

We’ve talked about the transition of the Doctor towards his status of hero, his humanisation by his compa…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip @wolfweed

I concur with the general feeling about our Viking raiders. “They aren’t the sharpest sword in the sheaths” is an excellent summary. You get the feeling that the Viking leader in ep 2 bid them a fond farewell, thought “that’s the massive distraction sorted out” and then sailed away to attack on another front.

Tha…[Read more]

I don’t know what it is about the clocks changing, but last year at this time I had difficulty with internet speeds, and it’s happened again. Started after Midnight Saturday, and only recovered yesterday evening. Still a bit slow, but at least all components like CSS seem to work consistently.

Anyway, after The Time Meddler, we are moving onto [Read more]

I think after Father’s Day and the SM two parter Empty Child/Doctor Dances (all of which I really rate), I actually winced a bit when I watched this originally. Looking at it in retrospective, I’m not as harsh as I was, but I’m still glad to see the back of it.

On the plus side, it’s not as frenetic with the fart gags as the first Slithee…[Read more]

@WhoGirl

Glad you enjoyed it as well, and its good news it seems to have a second series. I liked Sardines as well – a huge irony that one of the stories with the largest cast saw them crammed in a wardrobe!

I thought the last one, The Harrowing, was a bit broad for a piss-take of the Hammer style of Horror (it reminded me of the Steve Coogan s…[Read more]

@JimTheFish

The show is starting with the blankest slate that it has done for years (which suggests to me that Moffatt can put a nice big ‘job done’ tick over the 50th anniversary)

I agree. A big thing for many older fans (I think) is that the Doctor is somewhat shorn of the angst of the Time War. After the confusion, it seemed there was a col…[Read more]

@craig

Happy Birthday. Another member of the 44 club! We should have T-shirts made 😀

Also the Birthday of Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones) if you want to claim that one. However, if you’re dwelling on your increasing sense of mortality, Patrick Troughton died on your Birthday in ’87. Feel the happy.

Hope you got plenty of beer tokens in your…[Read more]

It’s definitely a case of “spin the wheel” on this one at the moment. Just picking up on a few points raised though.

Memory (or lack thereof) – I’m not sure about this one. It’s always seems to have been a thing that the Doctor is a bit out of sorts when he regenerates, and more than a few have had memory issues. I don’t think that it’ll be some…[Read more]

@fatmaninabox

Bugger – if I’d been around earlier in the week, I could have pointed out that the episode of Cobwebs was repeated on Monday night (midnight).

I’m sure you know it’s available on i-player, but if anyone wants to hear the first episode of the Fifth Doctor BF story Cobwebs, it’s on i-player for a couple more days.

BTW – Adric retur…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip

It’s interesting that RTD’s original idea for Adam was that he’d have a decent motive for stealing this information. But they were right to drop it; it wouldn’t have worked. This early on, everyone would simply have expected the Doctor to cure Adam’s Dad.

I think you’ve just articulated why I think it would be problematic…[Read more]

@FatManInABox

Ahh.. Your knowledge of Torchwood does you proud. The mental image that came to mind that provoked the chuckle was along these lines:

“For Gods sake – someone get me an epidural”

Actually, it’s interesting watching this episode after just watching the Time Meddler, and remembering the resistance some have to the transient nature of the Universe the Doctor inhabits (largely of the opinion that time couldn’t/shouldn’t be re-written).

Here, the Doctor materialises in the future, but it’s clearly not the future he knows…[Read more]

As we discussed on the News thread (ta, @blenkinsopthebrave and @scaryB), we have opened a new thread for speculation on Series 8. So if you’ve got any theories on what may form the shape of the next phase in the life of the Doctor, a wishlist of thingz you’d like to see, or an unlikely theory on loose ends from Clara’s storyline, let us…[Read more]

Steven’s “who’s a clever girl then” is a bit patronising considering Vicki has been way head of him since episode 1. 🙂 At this early stage, he does come across as a bit of an arse (he does improve and sets a tone for amiable competitiveness with companions like Vicki and Dodo in the future). Their “follow the leader” game could be consi…[Read more]