@blenkinsopthebrave

All sound more feasible than mine. I keep getting stuck on an image of a blue box appearing half way up St. Barts and a voice shouting “It’s happening again! Clara – open the doors to the swimming pool!”.

I fear I may be stuck in “Doctor Time”.

Here’s hoping that the i-player Global app is cost effective for you!

@juniperfish @bluesqueakpip @arbutus @whisht

It’s a great idea for speculation, and I think it’s aspects like “Mother” that makes me think a potential future showrunner could use the idea to accelerate the Time Lords beyond that conflict into new territory.

Like the Time War, they could have exciting references by a future RTD to events that ha…[Read more]

This has been prep, of course. I’m now rewatching the last episode of Sherlock Reichenbach Fall prior to tonights return. Anyone got any clever theories?

I took the opportunity to record some of the Mrs Bradley mysteries over Christmas from 98/99 (shown now on UK Drama). Largely because it’s the wonderful Diana Rigg and I remembered enjoying a bit of 20s set murder mystery at the time. I watched the “Death at the Opera” one and had completely forgotton it featured both Peter Davison and David Tenna…[Read more]

@BESD1 @Arbutus (& @OsakaHatter)

I think my thoughts on the crack and time passing were simply that

1. They’ve had time to put a plan to contact the Doctor in motion.
2. They had time to both receive information, process it and adjust their actions, responding as they did.

So that does imply some linear passing of time rather than being “…[Read more]

Happy 2014 everyone. I’ve started the New Year in exactly the right way. I’ve had a massive sleep in, which in no way reflects indulgence in any celebratory drinks last night.

Well, perhaps a bit. Has anyone got a razor I can shave my teeth with?

@juniperfish

I just had an unpleasant coincidence. I was trying to find out which one of Peter Cook’s Establishment crowd had produced a pithy quote on satire being the indulgence of capitalism and found out one of them, John Fortune, has just died! Oh well, farewell John.

I agree with you btw, but it is unusual for todays Disney to go down…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave

In that spirit, let’s all bonker on into 2014

A sentiment I’m sure we call all get behind!

@Juniperfish

On Matt, we have the Faces thread (link to Matt Smith entry) if anyone wants to add to thoughts, but it may be interesting to have a blog about what his tenure has meant to them that could provide a clean slate, if s…[Read more]

@scaryB

That blogs here, Time Lords: Timelocked and I’m loving it.

I’ve been trying to think of ideas to better access blogs, as we get more. If anyone has any ideas let us know on the Website Comments thread.

@juniperfish

WALL-E is absolutely my favourite Pixar film. It’s astonishing, which is why I thought I’d mention it was on yesterday On the Sofa. A great silent movie in the beginning and such an unusual tale to come published by a big corporation like Disney. Its view of humanity is pretty broad (but all the more engaging for it) satire.

It…[Read more]

@cathannabel @wolfweed

I must admit the poetry aspect threw me as well. The only references I’ve found are the ones on TARDIS wiki about the use of it in this episode which @wolfweed linked to, so I guessed the author may be a private joke with SM.

I quite like the use of “in-universe” poetry, rhymes (tick-tock goes the clock) and other bits…[Read more]

@juniperfish

Phaseshift ‘s “watch with Master”

I so wish I’d thought of that. 😀 Hopefully though, I won’t be writing them all.

Happy Birthday to us! A year already – who knew?

Many thanks to everyone who comments, because your thoughts fuel the fire. A special thanks to those who write blogs, take a steering role in a particular forum, or help behind the scenes when required (you know who you are). The enthusiasm is always appreciated by all of us.

Big thanks to me to < …[Read more]

@FatManInABox @Cathannabel @WarDoctor

Thanks for the thoughts, and any more just put them on the Sofa.

I’ve just noticed my afternoon viewing appears to be sorted. Wallace and Gromit, followed by Wall-E on BBC1 (any film that makes Glenn Beck rabid gets my vote 😉 ).

@wolfweed

More than a few mentions on Charlie Brooker last night. I did enjoy the description of Broadchurch as a “new spinoff of Doctor Who – on ITV. Something good on ITV, it was mind-blowing”. 😀

@FiveRoundsRapid

Hi, I meant to reply to you about the post you linked to regarding improving/changing Doctor Who (thanks for the link). I was going to suggest something along those lines for after the new year. Start with a blank slate and do a thread about speculation/hopes for the next series. How it may differ from Matt Smith’s tenure, what…[Read more]

Oh dear @d12345, the time has come to reveal yourself as a little dullard again has it?

I’m still trying to digest @juniperfish s analysis. Both brilliant and bonkers. I may have to come back to it!

@ScaryB. Maybe, like AG and BG we need to develop our own shorthand. Peter Capaldi could be Doctor 2.1. Second regeneration set, first iteration. (Hartnell was Doc 1.1, Troughton 1.2, etc with it all getting a bit messy at the end). Any…[Read more]