@whohar

9? Have you READ the Empty Child/Doctor Dances script? Jack: “Much bigger on the inside!” 9: “You’d better be.” Battle of the bears. And Micky quickly sussed out what was occurring.

10? The Doctor admitted in End of Time he didn’t just leave Liz 1 at the altar.

11 & River? Two times on one of her birthdays (but no Stevie Wonder) + a…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

‘kid show pleading’ is a fraud really. These people know kids like a thrill. They really just don’t get sci-fi and would rather it was a soap. You could say this goes back to Sidney Newman.

Pre gap romance? Briefly hinted 5/Nyssa flirting during Mawdryn Undead, but she was about to leave. And of course 4/Romana 2! Dear viewer…[Read more]

@translatorcircuit

The gap is the gap is the gap. But the reboot really started with Cartmel. Only Grade still said ‘no thanks.’

Pre Cartmel Who ain’t some holy relic: they all made it up on the hoof, and after fifteen years it began to show. Given good writers it sparked along nicely. But good writers like strong meat: Holmes, Davis, Moff and M…[Read more]

@whohar @janetteb

I’m 4 eps in series on 1. The ratings are stellar, especially for the ‘repetitive’ series 2. I really do prefer Severance though… so far.

Apparently they were working on a film treatment for Wool but then streaming came along. There are obvious and maybe superficial echoes of Doctor Strangelove, THX 1138, Boy and His Dog, Lo…[Read more]

Anyone seen Silo?

I’m in two minds…

Anyone?

@dentarthurdent @winston

Historicals… we’ve had this discussion before. I can’t  think of many reasons why Historicals can’t be fone, or done better.

Unless:

1. They’re considered dull.

2. The writers aren’t up to it.

3. The script edding ain’t up to it.

Not saying it hasn’t ever gone wrong, but really what’s so scary, unless it’s boredo…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent @whohar @nerys @translatorcircuit @janetteb

Midnight… you can call it a bottle episode or whatever. It was well done. Love a bit of paranoia. The only problem might be the stewardess’ sacrifice.  Hope the blue ray’s work @dentarthurdent !

RTD best ep? Turn Left and Love and Monsters (ha ha), the Dalek/Cyberman face-off in Doomsda…[Read more]

@nerys @whohar @translatorcircuit @dentarthurdent

I wouldn’t say Midnight was over-rated, more that the whole of series 4, including the obligatory classic monster 2 parter, was pretty stellar. Gripping, unusual, great acting, top in any other season. Harsh to say there’s too much fuss made about it.

Interesting that Moffat announced he was mov…[Read more]

@translatorcircuit

so. It’s the blessed algorithms. Bring on the Butlerian Jihad.

@translatorcircuit

A Who/Strictly crossover is/was a joke. With a nod toward the musical outings in Ruby Road and Devil’s Chord. That died a death, didn’t it? A bit weird.

Strictly’s ratings are massive. ‘Creatively’ it peaked 10 years ago. I have fond memories of it as a family show: watching it with my kid on a Saturday night. It’s getting tir…[Read more]

@translatorcircuit @blenkinsopthebrave

stand by for a Strictly/Who crossover with Craig Revel Horwood as show runner.

The problem with The BBC is it is a public service broadcaster. The fans may think they ‘own’ the show but so does every license fee payer, and there’s always been a vocal set of critics who will be delighted by the though…[Read more]

@mraem

Well, The Tenth Planet is set in 1986 and Ben says ‘I saw that 20 years ago.’ Of course Ben is from 1966. Does he mean he saw the film in 1966, or remembers seeing the film in the 40’s, presumably when he was quite young?
Because my impression is the clip was quite old. My other thought was about the guy in the very tall pale hat… it is q…[Read more]

So, why has RTD2 been so different, if indeed that is the case?

I think Marvel had been held up as a challenge since Husbands of River Song. Attract new viewers! It’s not necessarily a good fit but, like Grade making unfavourable comparisons with Star Wars in the 80’s (how about giving us the budget and 5 years’ development chap) it does raise…[Read more]

@miapatrick
As opposed to the idea that a hypothetical ‘Rosedoc’ mimics a personification of The Tardis, like Idris or The Moment Interface, could it actually be the other way round? Who has actually looked onto the Heart of The Tardis?

Moviemaster

Slitheen Woman

And Rose… I think we know which one was preferred by the Blue Box. So was Rose…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

I did mention Russ… perhaps I should have said RTD2.

The main point being, those two season closers were not just messed up by the arc – the key element presumably being VR – but by slow development: UNIT; non vital personnel old and new; they have a TIME WINDOW, which requires an exorbitant amount of explanation to no eff…[Read more]

@whisht

Thank you!

You know, I have managed it in the past. You get an update you can’t call t’internet yer own!

Anyway, how was that ever only a b side?

@dentarthurdent @thane16 @winston @blenkinsopthebrave @whohar

it’s easier to find duff eps pre twice upon a time than good ones after (up until RTD2 anyway)

9 eps per season does seem a bit mean, with not a lot of scope for additional writers. I would say the only real clunkers were Russ’ Legend and Empire. But did they clunker. I keep lookin…[Read more]

@whohar @blenkinsopthebrave @dentarthurdent
11th hour. Olivia Coleman does creepy

special mention for Amy’s choice. Toby Jones does creepy.
And Big Bang was totally off the wall yet elegant. Better season ender than Wedding or Time of the Doctor.
I wasn’t overly fond of the return of The Angels at first. Especially Angel Bob. Or the Silurian stor…[Read more]

Re RTD2 in general… Buzzcocks: ‘What do you know?’ What, after all, do we know?

https://www.bing.com/search?q=youtube+what+do+you+know+buzzcocks&pc=EMMX04&FORM=EMMXA2&mkt=en-gb

…except not sure that worked… dumb overwrought lyrics and great brass anyway

@blenkinsopthebrave @ dentarthurdent

So… no talkin shop dahn the pub. Ok I’ll remember that.

I mentioned Ace, not because I thought she’d be coming back, but because she (and Sarah Jane) are the favourite Classic companions. And, of the two, the writing for Ace was probably better. And she was the first ‘supered’ companion, apart from Romana. I…[Read more]