@PhaseShift – But because the BBC has certain clever rights to this footage, they stand to make a more than substantial amount of money by slowly releasing the lost eps on DVD and digital downloads. This will create a relatively huge influx of money for them (which sadly won’t be in part funneled to some degree back into the nudget for new Who…[Read more]

<waves @DestinyRose> Welcome to the Forum, thanks for popping in. Look forward to hearing your theories, stories, contributions

@Phaseshift – wow! you speak Japanese too? And is that a female Doctor? 😆

Rummaging around on Twitter this morning I came across this (ANYTHING to get my mind off lost/unlost Who) – new project with McCoy (it’s his…[Read more]

@PhaseShift @Steve-Thorp @Bluesqueakpip @JimTheFish @Shazzbot @ScaryB

Is that everyone?

I’m thinking Tomb myself. It’s Troughton and it’s Cybermen… The original Cybermen!

And Victoria… I have a soft spot for her. 😀

If you don’t want spoilers then don’t watch below, but I quite liked this fan-made trailer.

It reminds me how, even with…[Read more]

@Phaseshift

Great summing up at the start. Apologies for repeating some of your thoughts in episode 4 thread (been working backwards!)

The Target novel covers are FAB!  The FX in the episdoes must have been a massive letdown compared to your imaginations. But that was the 70s. You had to bring a lot of belief-suspension with you.  No HD to h…[Read more]

@PhaseShift Ooh I like Emperor. Think I’ll go with that.

@Craig @Phaseshift @Shazzbot

Looks great on phone btw, definitely much bettter.

I’m amused by @Phaseshift‘s suggestion of being run by Daleks eg Emperor and special weapons daleks 😉

But there’s plenty to chose from http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Dalek_hierarchy

(And I approve of the added copyright line at the end (did I suggest that, or…[Read more]

@Shazzbot and @ScaryB Thanks.

@PhaseShift I’m glad you didn’t finish that quote! I wasn’t keen on Key Master, and wanted something Doctor related for Mods as well. At first I plumped for Master and Doctor, but Doctor didn’t look right under your pic, so Time Lord and Lord President it is, unless you have a better idea?

@Phaseshift

re the rumours of some missing episodes being found – even the BBC aren’t confirming – just to say that they expect an announcement!

(But I’m getting slightly excited! Anticippointment – haha – exactly)

BBC also announce that they’re upgrading iplayer and making the whole BBC experience more personal. Excuse me for harrumphing, I’d…[Read more]

@ScaryB, @BlueSqueakPip, @JimTheFish, @PhaseShift, @MiaPatrick
Loving all the sci-fi/fantasy on TV at the moment!

Agents of SHIELD is fairly amusing family viewing but it hasn’t really enamoured itself too me yet. Seems a bit too “American” if you know what I mean. All glossy hair-styles and cheesey dialogue. I’m hoping it rises above itself and…[Read more]

@Phaseshift

I pretty much agree with your description of DT’s time as D10. For me, the low key stories which generally had less Arc continuity were generally the best. I’m afraid I never appreciated RTD’s instinct for epic series endings including as many recurring characters as possible.

Even though the Tennant/Piper team was only 1 series…[Read more]

@PhaseShift and @Craig – I’d be happy with either The Mind Robber or Tomb. I’ve seen Tomb, would be happy to watch it again (yup, that good) but I’ve never seen The Mind Robber.

I’d vote for avoiding The Two Doctors – we’re all wishing @HTPBDET well and hoping for him to get better, and reshowing that travesty will not help.

The two anniversary…[Read more]

In the ABC shop yesterday buying up on Who merchandise naturally the guy serving me was discussing getting his costume organised for the anniversary. I didn’t ask where he was going in that costume. I know the local fan club are planning an event.

@PhaseShift, keeping the blog or post open all weekend is good as it allows for those stuck in…[Read more]

I really can’t add much to what @PhaseShift has written. I think David Tennant really cemented the success of AG Who. Eccelstone was excellent but Tennant “was” the Doctor. Chris acted the part, D.T. inhabited the role.  He brought a lot of energy and life to the part as well as depth though sometimes the later was overplayed though not through…[Read more]

@PhaseShift – fairly easy for those of us in London for the Celebration: central Cineworlds are in Shaftesbury Avenue and Haymarket, the one nearest the Excel Centre is West India Quay in Canary Wharf.

@PhaseShift How annoying!

I think your liveblog idea is great though. The last one was lots of fun. I was wondering how I could do it and it will save me logging in and out of the forum on my phone all the time while out and about.

I could set up an email address along the lines of phaseshift@thedoctorwhoforum.com or…[Read more]

@Craig – good practice.

Looking at my own possible not-so-good practice, I can think of a private post (about Journey tt CotTARDIS) where I quoted @PhaseShift, @PhileasF and @HTPBDET – but it was private, I said where the original posts were, and if I ever get asked to place it on a public site, I’ll ask them first. Or if any of them want to PM…[Read more]

@phaseshift – I always like those translations of research paper language into what actually happened. You know, things like:
“the experiment was then left to continue for a short period…” (bugger all was happening, so I went and got a cup of tea).

On the subject of being underwhelmed and publicity drive generally –

For the general public, 2 months is a good time-scale to pace a campaign – more than that and they get “blind” to it, or fed up with it.  And as someone pointed out upstream, the BBC usually do 1 month campaigns, so our fav programme is getting twice as much as usual.

They…[Read more]

@Shazzbot and @pedant – I’m quite sure my whelm will be back to its usual sunnily sarcastic self by later today. 🙂

I agree with @PhaseShift – the trailer will be a narrative trailer.

Okay, gang, @PhaseShift‘s idea that the BBC might use Atlantis to kick-start the build up to the Who 50th was spot on.

The trailer is apparently still in post production, but there will be ‘stings’.