@tomsscarf

There is a fair amount of discussion on those points on the Time of the Doctor (link) thread, if you want to read and post your thoughts or questions on the specific thread (this really isn’t the thread for in-depth discussion).

Needless to say though, he suggested that the Time Lords would be Frozen in Day of the Doctor, and it…[Read more]

@monochromedimension

I look forward to your comments. Actually, I almost threw a spoke in the works after catching up on the Time of the Doctor threads, and noted some ongoing confusion about how the Doctor could change the outcome of Trenzalore. I was going to suggest a rewatch of Space Museum. Arguably the Doctors first “Trenzalore” – he chang…[Read more]

@Tomsscarf @faegrl

Unless there is a late surge for something else, The Mind Robber is the serial we’ll be moving onto after The Time Meddler.

I lost my internet connection at the weekend, so didn’t get round to:

Coming Soon

We’ll be restarting the BG retrospectives this weekend on a week by week basis. We’re going from One onwards, and for the First Doctor we’ll be looking at The Time Meddler, a four parter. There will be existing review material available, but, as ever, your viewing…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave @thekrynoidman

Best wishes for a rapid recovery @blenkinsopthebrave. I share the love of Day of the Triffids (I’d noted your request on the earlier thread @thekrynoidman). I think we’ll feature it soon enough with a few other one-off features and series, but as we’ve just started the RTD retrospective and are about to restart…[Read more]

@Tomsscarf

Geek and Nerd have rather lost their power since they inherited the Earth. As a scientist and sci-fi fan I’m happily confirmed as nerd squared and will happily take on the mantle.

It’s interesting how these things change. I think you’ll find many of the older fans decline to use the term “Whovian” because it was largely a media…[Read more]

@monochromedimension

Don’t worry – I’ve made a note of your and @arbutus nomination of Genesis of the Daleks (and his alternative of Seeds of Doom). They are both additions to the pretty wide range of Fourth Doctor stories nominated. I publish the list nearer the time if we are showing the Doctors in Order to finalise. Front-runner (just) is Deadl…[Read more]

@wolfweed

Are those figures doing “The Timewarp”? How apt.

Having said all that, it would be interesting to hear from someone for who this was their first taste of Doctor Who, and what they thought. I can remember MrsPhaseshift was more entertained than I thought she’d be. She likes a lot of sci-fi but can frankly take or leave BG Who, as she wasn’t raised on it.  With no preconceptions, I think her…[Read more]

…and we’re back. Welcome to the 21st Century, Doctor. I can pretty well remember I spent the time between the announcement of the return and this episode, Rose, downplaying my expectations while conveniently reading every behind the scenes announcement pretty rabidly. My internal monologue was pretty much “DO NOT SET HOPES TOO HIGH”.

I still…[Read more]

@FaeGrl @ScaryB @bluesqueakpip @monochromedimension

It’s an odd one this, because genuinely if a female turned up to a fan gathering (common, before we discovered shouting at each other on t’internet was easier) they wouldn’t be more welcome. A bit too welcome in some cases perhaps. 😉

As @monochromedimension pointed out, it wasn’t too easy to…[Read more]

…and how is anyone supposed to follow that post, @bluesqueakpip? 🙂 Excellent stuff.

I think anyone who hasn’t seen this before should take the opportunity. The final episode effectively pulls the strands that have been worked out in the previous episodes into a terrifying whole.

The vision of “Hob” looming above while chaos ensues is an…[Read more]

Top quality @craig. I’ve put a link on the home page, but I’m not convinced by the pic. We even have a “RTD retrospective” Page (even though it is a little empty at the moment 🙂 )

Well, the first thread for the RTD retrospective is up. You can find a forum to discuss “Rose” here.

In the past we’ve featured pre-existing internet video in these (for review purposes) for a limited period, but on this occasion I couldn’t locate one in English. The range of voice stand-ins for Rose and the Doctor is truly mind-blowing though,…[Read more]

@Rob

Good to hear you are OK, but commiserations to the extended family. I was about to say “wouldn’t it be funny if yours was one of the contaminated sites I’d visited!”. Then I thought “No it wouldn’t – they were disaster zones”. Glad to hear yours didn’t go pear-shaped.

@MonochromeDimension

Thanks – I think Varos was always the choice for Six, and Curse of Fenric was the way out favourite for Seven. The ones where there was less of a consensus were stories for three, four and five. We can finalise those later though.

@bluesqueakpip @craig

Thanks for the link. Looking at the schedule, you have Rose down for starting today, so I’ll put it up later if @craig s out for a while. Let’s see how it plays out and whether we go for a part 1 option or continue up to the new series starts.

On BG who we’ll aim to start next week after the end of Quatermass. Are we going…[Read more]

@glenbricker

Just out of interest has there been an official confirmation that the Character Options deal has been terminated? I thought that the position was that it was still in negotiation, which was why Lego were considering the options?

The main problem I can see straight away with your image is the Daleks. Final approval for use of the…[Read more]

@everyone

While I’m one of the least sensitive people to being “on or off topic” I can’t help but feel that extended dialogue on the merits of one or more Doctors would probably be better on the Faces of the Doctor strand. Mainly because a while ago long posts On the Sofa became the source of some consternation. General consensus seemed that th…[Read more]