The Doctor Who Forum | Roger429 | Activity https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/members/roger429/activity/ Activity feed for Roger429. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:44:27 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 a0aaa084cf65ee41d96cbb417c46997b Roger429 changed their profile picture https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/activity/p/79873/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 16:13:05 +0000 0 9a5c87c9963d94043025f64442bdb071 Roger429 replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/8/#post-68100 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:47:01 +0000 <p style=”text-align: left;”>@pedant.         Missy didn’t use the term as a pejorative at all. I took her use as short hand for an attempt by the shows producers  to correct a situation which some perceive as overdue. Why you can’t see that is not my problem. Why so angry about it? Relax. Have a beer and smile some. Nobody is attacking you or a…[Read more]

]]> 9950db2ab1202f955f2bd8c48d65f11a Roger429 replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/8/#post-68098 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:27:00 +0000 @winston         Hello.  My response is Brava and kudos.  Great view.  Roger429 out for now. Bye

]]> 5d58dea0600ef89e0b1e2bf7000aaa8b Roger429 replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/8/#post-68096 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:03:13 +0000 @pedant.         The term is sometimes used in an attempt to correct for a perceived injustice, historical or current. Your substitution doesn’t fit in the context Missy and I were using the term. So, I must disagree to the change as an accurate portrayal. Sorry for your confusion. Keep trying if your so inclined, but what’s the point?   Later

]]> c0c9d5035ac1913456fb122ecc480e82 Roger429 replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/8/#post-68093 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 03:37:45 +0000 @pedant      Did you or did you not ask what the phrase means?  My response was only to give you a possible answer from those who think differently.  I was not attempting to educate you in any way. I mostly agree with your premises as stated.  And I do remember a few exceptional female leads in dramas on TV in the ’60s, but I also believe your…[Read more]

]]> 0d685bda230e721144f2f36da4606dea Roger429 replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/8/#post-68091 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 21:12:33 +0000 @pedant        “Political correctness” means avoidance, often considered as taken to extremes, of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against.  My guess is that in the context of Doctor Who it could suggest some believed that Doct…[Read more]

]]> 812eb0411184c751a5bfde1b689fe1d7 Roger429 replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/8/#post-68073 Sun, 08 Sep 2019 03:54:32 +0000 @missy   Hello – Nice to hear from you.  I watched the first story with Peter Capaldi and from the first scene I remembered I’d seen this before.  I also remembered I too like Capaldi as the Doctor.  Tom Baker is still my favorite though.  I’m continuing to enjoy the rest of the complete Capaldi season 8 during the week.  I’m going to start on Une…[Read more]

]]> c79ce46021c476b49815e3e369a13756 Roger429 replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/8/#post-68053 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 00:32:35 +0000 @missy   Hello, nice to hear from you.  I just received Peter Capaldi’s complete 8th season and getting ready to watch from the beginning in a few minutes.  I’ve heard he’s a favorite of some;  I’m partial to Tom Baker, 4th Doctor, myself.  That’s probable because he was the first Doctor I experienced.  But I also like Tennant, Colin Baker, and Da…[Read more]

]]> fda99d359a651b3ac71736260f5ee206 Roger429's profile was updated https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/activity/p/77609/ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 23:48:50 +0000 0 6d8a6ec93efe6833083e0e4dd69dda0f Roger429 replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/8/#post-68047 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 23:42:21 +0000 @arbutus    I have so many gaps of my own in both BG and AG that my only grace in this respect is that there is a lot of DW I can watch that is new to me, until a new DW story/episode is finally available.  I did watch An Adventure in Space and Time and loved it, but have a question.  I’m still not sure who came up with the regeneration them…[Read more]

]]> cb35ea0a42c82c7cbcb422614ece12ed Roger429 replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/8/#post-68044 Wed, 28 Aug 2019 23:12:59 +0000 @janetteb

Hi again.  I just finished watching An Adventure in Space and Time and loved every moment.  Thanks for the suggestion.  My next endeavor is to watch An Unearthly Child, but I won’t receive the dvd for another week–something to look forward to since, as @mudlark said (or was that you?), we’re in a holding pattern waiting until the next…[Read more]

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Oh how right you both are–I stand corrected and greatly educated.  Also, thank you for the warm welcome.  I have to say that I agree with everything you wrote.  I’ll even admit I never heard of nor have I seen An Unearthly Child, was that a movie with Peter Cushing?  I haven’t seen any Hartnell yet, but I just acquired the…[Read more]

]]> 2be4effbc7a631805e0ae6f85ccdf86f Roger429 replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/8/#post-68029 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 22:23:58 +0000 @janetteB @arbutus

Hello from Oregon (pronounced Or-gone)–if you care about such things.  I have notice the gap references and appreciate the heads-up on the AG and BG designations.  My undergraduate degree was in History, and I adore History stories.  But when it comes to scifi I prefer my history to be funny and irreverant if possible.  I ref…[Read more]

]]> fd41a95918a90d261c9bba229a39fad0 Roger429 replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/8/#post-68020 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 21:03:19 +0000 @thane16

Greeting to you both.  Emily Post wrote arguably the most famous guide on Etiquette in the world–circa 1922.  I appreciate the lesson on use of the hashtag.  You see I’m not on social media, never have been, and can’t see ever being on social networks or platforms.  That’s just me though.  I’m still in need of more instruction; when…[Read more]

]]> e74709faef0784d9d570903e762341aa Roger429 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/20/#post-68015 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 21:46:41 +0000 @whisht

When I said I would like to see more special effects I didn’t necessarily mean CGI only; I believe spectacular stunts are considered special effects to the story line as well.  However, what I’m getting to is something to move along the story a little faster so it at least feels like we’re getting somewhere.  Special effects have a way o…[Read more]

]]> d25ad9876d8ccaae30e00c5f8ff2075c Roger429 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/20/#post-68012 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:03:53 +0000 Someone forget to take the Prozac? Good stone throwing though. Anyway,  I guess a low budget doesn’t produce a lack of special effects, which I believe was your rant previously. That would seem to point to the writer’s discretion, since Red Dwarf had plenty of special effects–my point. Dialogue can be fun to, like in Black Adder. I’ll consider…[Read more]

]]> 84c0280a34e82415462bf6e1bf69adfe Roger429 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/20/#post-68009 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 04:03:26 +0000 It’s nice to hear from you again.  May I ask what Syzygy stands for?  My handle is my first name–Roger, the answer to the universe–42, from Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and my late wife’s favorite nymber–9.  I remember my first experience with Doctor Who was having to “pirate” the local signal being sent from one radio to…[Read more]

]]> 716d90845811bc983aa6ded0448d18d4 Roger429 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/20/#post-68005 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 01:13:54 +0000 I concur with every syllable of your diatribe. Maybe I’m just finicky about slow progression in a story line, and more interested in special effects action. I admit I find much of the Doctors before Tom Baker to be boring, along with their episodes. Overall I love the majority of the Doctors from Baker to Jodie. I completely agree with you that…[Read more]

]]> 3a7ad2fb1a4ba72b80d72211c4341797 Roger429 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/20/#post-68003 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 03:34:51 +0000 I think Rosa was good for what it was–a History Channel special Doctor Who.  My point was it would be nice to see the writers put in more special effects and new and creative ideas–not history lessons.  After all, Doctor Who is a fictional character and series, and not based on historical events.  At least that was my take on the last decades of…[Read more]

]]> 406e76c458fdf983a2ccd46eb67146e2 Roger429 changed their profile picture https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/activity/p/77533/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 18:51:58 +0000 0 ded41a83929270822ce558cbad8c5388 Roger429 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/20/#post-67995 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 18:35:05 +0000 So, let’s go back to more season 7 like content.  I realize we no longer have Douglas Adams to insert his wonderful imagination into the plots, but more planetary travel and way-out story lines could even boost the ratings.  I just think the writers are somehow being lazy by doing so much on Earth–after all this is not the Time Tunnel where the o…[Read more]

]]> 0ce145c35c7da44c30e47cfe25dfbae7 Roger429 replied to the topic General Open Thread - TV Shows (2) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/general-open-thread-tv-shows-2/page/19/#post-67992 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:39:29 +0000 I’m a new member so I would like to make some observations.  I’ve been watching Doctor Who since the 70s and I like the new female Doctor.  She’s great at portraying a time lord.  However, Doctor Who is about travel in space and time; but almost the entire new series was spent on Earth–did the writers forget the Doctor travels the universe?  Som…[Read more]

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