@PhaseShift, et al,

Re: City of Death. One should never miss the opportunity of even a snippet of Eleanor Bron:

Thank you all for nominations received so far.

@Craig – for someone who is busy, you had a surprisingly adept catalogue of stories nominated. 😉 Glad to hear the light at the end of the tunnel is approaching.

@janetteB – Absolutely vote for a choice. Last month, @JimTheFish asked the same thing, as Pertwee isn’t his favourite. But, you never…[Read more]

@FatManInABox    Daleks doing G&S. Oh dear, that was an OMG moment. No tea in hand, fortunately. (Big Finish had the Daleks quoting Shakespeare, but this is even funnier.)

@Whisht  Thanks for those Durutti Column tracks, wonderful. I’ll agree, there were tears.

@TheKrynoidMan   South Park really nailed those musical numbers, didn’t they? And…[Read more]

Hi, everyone, I’ve been AWOL but I’m back. Life, you know. (I don’t call it “real life”, because this forum is definitely part of my real life!) I seem to have missed a lot. Welcome to all the new members!

@FatManInABox  I was finally able to merge my Tennants! 20,164 (on my birthday, no less!). Ha. Also, loved the Weeping Cat video. And @Wolfweed…[Read more]

@Phaseshift @Bluesqueakpip
Now there’s a thought – what if BBC Worldwide share of funding for Doctor Who becomes the biggest part of the programme budget?! (chuckles at thought of complete apoplectic meltdown of UK fandom)
Simulcast is a great concept, and means we can all discuss latest episodes at the same time.
PS Lol’d at Phaseshift’s
SD…[Read more]

@PhaseShift It’s strange that New Order, which was pretty much Joy Division minus one member, sounded like a completely different band. I guess Ian brought something that they couldn’t recapture after he died.
BTW have you read Peter Hook’s book, there’s quite a bit of information about Joy Division.

@PhaseShift Glad you’re keeping tabs on things. I have no idea what’s been nominated so far. My busy period at work is almost over though and soon I can start paying attention again, from the back of the class.

I love The Ark In Space because it’s the first story that I really ‘got’ at my young age. However, I watched it again recently and while…[Read more]

@Phaseshift – I didn’t mean they’d air it first Worldwide, I meant BBC America would air it first in the US. Given the time difference, even a same-day airdate would still mean the US got it five hours later than us.

After the success of the simulcast, I don’t think anyone can complain about Doctor Who showing on the same day worldwide. 🙂

@PhaseShift
I love Joy Division

@Phaseshift
Thanks for the link – looks good. Adding it to my (everlengthening) to view list!
Yeah, still pretty bonkers-busy, but it passes the time till Series 8
🙂
(Nice spot on the Orphan Black casting btw)

Well, I valiantly watched the original in all its wobbly glory – then rewatched with the Special Edition.

@Phaseshift – Anat’s the leader, yeah, but I did wonder about her passing the newspaper to Shura. Was it that she wanted to keep her eyes on the Doctor, or was it that she can’t read? I can certainly imagine Daleks only allowing humans to…[Read more]

@Phaseshift – you mentioned Doomwatch – is ReGeneration worth checking out?

I liked this as an opening episode, the premise is intriguing, with lots of strands set up.

Had to laugh at this –

This is definitely one of the stories where he sometimes seems to have a bit of the Dame Margaret Rutherfords about him.

@JimtheFish @Phaseshift

Agree. I rather liked the 3rd Doctor tho. He wasn’t Hartnell or Troughton but he had a…[Read more]

@PhaseShift – Isn’t it just the best gif there is? Hah. Thank you. And yes I am a little bothered I missed the black and white episodes for the rewatches, but hey… I don’t mind technicolour either. The Mind Robber is a brilliant serial, one of Troughton’s best; I’m guessing once we finish the McCoy serial (The Curse of Fenric, I think it was…[Read more]

Not being familair with most of the actor’s doing cameos is often an advantage. I had not seen James Corden or Catherine Tate before their Who roles so accepted them as they were. The only comedian I was famliar with pre” Who was Bill Bailey aka Manny in uniform and much though I like Bill Bailey I found his role to be distracting. Actors should…[Read more]

@Phaseshift

Thanks.

I always thought that Mike Yates character suffered for two reasons:

a) It was just never quite that well written, probably because they wanted/needed someone who ranked between the Brig and the troops and they didn’t really know how to handle it given the budgetary constraints (A captain would most likely have several…[Read more]

@PhaseShift thanks for your kind welcome, and I’ll definitely check out the older Doctor review club ASAP:3

@PhaseShift

You’re old? Young whippersnapper!

<Blenkinsop re-adjusts his dentures>

@Phaseshift

Thanks for the thought. I’m at work currently although I’ll be back in London in early June when (hopefully) the medical profession will commence replumbing the piping in my brain. So far I’ve had 4 years worth of x-ray dosage in 2 months (with more to come) so I’m probably starting to glow a bit.

I remember taking quite a dislike…[Read more]

hmmmmm…… @Phaseshift et al – Clarkson.

I get where you’re coming from, but I’ll admit that although I can hear that its a slightly overdone persona, I’ll admit I still see it as his persona, just a ‘bit more’. And I (choose to) loathe him/that persona.

Great examples of other caricatures (Al Murray, Alf Garnett, Stewart Lee) – the thing…[Read more]