@craig

@ScaryB isn’t the only one who is the recipient of unwanted attention. I wouldn’t be surprised is it was widespread.

@ScaryB
If you have recording facilities, it’s on in the wee hours of Wednesday morning on BBC2 at 03:35. That is, in about six hours.

Yes, 3.35 am. Dunno if that’s the one with somebody doing the BSL translation, or something.

@ScaryB – post#36442 “So… if the Doctor is (presumably) awake at the volcano where Clara chucked away the TARDIS keys… does that mean Master as Missy is also part of the Doctor’s dream?  Where do the dream crabs start from? All of series 8…?!!  Oooh, all very Philip K Dick 

So… what’s the concensus on whether they’ve wakened up yet…?!!!”

Exactl…[Read more]

@ScaryB Santa may at least have some means of using Time Lord tech.  If 11 is to be believed, he knows Santa and hung with him.  Why is 12 so leery when he sees him?  There may be a backstory there – and I would not be averse to exploring it because I would LOVE to see Nick Frost in that role once more.  He was superb.  Of course he could just…[Read more]

Cheers @ScaryB

@ScaryB Item 2 was having Ian make an appearance in the series. I’m still hoping that will happen as I suspect we are not finished with Clara and Coal Hill School yet. I am not familiar with “What Culture”. Clearly I’m culturally lacking then. 🙂 All the other points were utter nonsense, the usual Moff’ bashing, as others have pointed out. I feel…[Read more]

@scaryb, not sure Calmac will be sailing, think there is a bit of a front coming in, so best just stay here 😉

I think the only solution to establish the principle is The Slaughtered Lamb (I think The Leaky Cauldron is a bit too populist ands aiming for culty (I said CULTy) would be better as a first stop on the crawl.

@ScaryB

Nothing is more evil than shipping.

@pedant @scaryB @JanetteB

I must admit, I quite like the idea of renaming the Pub each time. Why stick with one pub when you can have a pub crawl through genre fiction? Instead of saying “on one of the previous threads I linked to ….” You can say well, “back in the Rose and Crown, etc. “

So genre themed pubs. I like The Leaky Cauldron. You get a…[Read more]

@ScaryB @Bluesqueakpip

Deep Breath is up there with “Tennant leaving” levels.

@scaryB
Sounds like our ratings crisis might continue into Series Nine 😈

More seriously, you can see why the BBC don’t bother about a set time for Who. Over a third of the audience time shift? That’s incredible!

And oddly appropriate for a show about time-travel. 😉

@ScaryB and @pedant. I would vote for the Leaky Couldron too though maybe that is unfair as I am not familiar with Wetherspoons but I think the Doctor would feel quite at home in the “Couldron” relaxing over a pint or two of pumpkin ale and reminiscing about times past. Well actually, Does the Doctor ever relax or reminsce?

Cheers

Janette

@JimTheFish

Hello Captain Controversial, my fishy friend.

I’m not sure that postmodern relativism counts necessarily as a ‘bad thing’. I’m not sure the story needed to go deeper into historical context

Oh well, I suppose I will have to reply to this as well.

I will do it by repeating something I said in response to discussion of our viewing…[Read more]

@scaryB @arbutus @Juniperfish @purofilion

Many thanks for the Birthday wishes. I ache and feel every inch my 45 years.

The “day” was limited because it’s amazing the amount of people who will decline an invitation to a “Beer’n’bangers” party to be held at 8a.m. I don’t know what the world is coming to? 😀

I’ve said in the past that I love…[Read more]

What ho!

Well – Black Friday. What a to do. I’ve just read a couple of comments from @scaryB and @purofilion on the Sofa, and thought I’d continue here.

No, puro, Black Friday has never been “a thing” in the UK at all, and I’ve been reading the reports of “chaos on the High Street” with interest.

For me, this period has always been spe…[Read more]

Well. I thought I’d had a hectic week due to the insanity of pre-season high school basketball. But goodness, @purofilion, what a shocking time you’ve had. I’m glad you and your family are all okay. It’s absolutely astonishing and very fortunate that no one died, but such a mess (literally and figuratively) for so many. Happy birthday to Boy Ili…[Read more]