if I go back in time I could save all the missing Doctor Who episodes that were wiped!

What an excellent suggestion. I have often wished I could do that.

I would like to go back to Saxon England, just to see how people really lived then maybe check in on early Medieval france, take a peek at Dinosaurs from the safety of the…[Read more]

Then, as recommended, I’ll watch some DW, and start smiling again.

Survivors

Some of us are old enough to have seen it first time round! Definitely worth watching.

There is a 2012-ish remake with Frema Agyeman in the first ep – but after that I bailed out for reasons that I won’t spoil (because I know not everyone agreed).

Cheers

Janette

@thedentistofdavros — The people mentioned in “The Invasion of Time” are called Shobogans — apparently regarded as hoodlums by the Time Lords.  I agree that with what we’ve been given in the televised canon over the years, it w…[Read more]

Thank you all so much for your welcome! It’s a long wait for the new episodes, I kind of wish I hadn’t been hooked with the series until later in the year, but I think time will pass swiftly with you guys!

@janetteb
I absolutely adore Douglas Adams – althou…[Read more]

Really? You find Alpha, Beta, and Omega creepy? Honestly, I just can’t help but giggle when I hear them, for the aforementioned drunk and helium reasons.

“DIZZY- DIZZY- DIZZY- DOCTOR!”

I took the quiz too! I got Cerulean, and then I took it again and got Arcal.

I also took the Sparta quiz, because it looked fun. I also got old age, which apparently has all the sane answers!

Slightly off topic, but there’s no thread for it. I checked. Also, SPOILERS.…[Read more]

what does the Paul McGann movie classify as BG or AG

It classifies as The Movie We Do Not Mention. 😀

Not Paul’s fault, of course. He gave a good performance in a rather dire script, and has since done great Eighth Doctor work for the Big Finish Audio series. But the Gap is 1989 to 2005, and I’d personally classify Paul…[Read more]

For some reason this collection of companions makes me think of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Maybe a spinoff show with a number of ex-Companions who team up and…. fight crime solve mysteries?

I really know very little about music. I’d honestly love it if I did.
And though I could sorely do with my ego being stroked, I’d truly hate it if people didn’t post to the music thread because they thought of it as the muso thread.

so, as an admission of “I know nuffin…..”

{cough}

I’m the…[Read more]

How about Amara Karan, who played Rita in The God Complex? Not necessarily better than Amy and Rory, but I think she would have made a good companion in her own right.

I thought this episode was pretty good and I really liked all of the different kinds of people who lived their lives on the motorway in their  space vans.  What more can I say?  Oh yes! Cat people and little baby, cat, human hybrids and  cookies made from waste, yummy.

@thedentistofdavros I only discovered M.R. James recently courtesy of Gatiss who is a big fan. He discussed James’ work in one of…[Read more]

I think there may have been a case of mistaken identity! Were you meaning @thedentistofdavros or @theconsultingdoctor when you replied to my post about the lack of teaching on the jobs front, if so then I’m glad to hear that your school does so much to inform it’s pupils of life after school, our school does the bare minimum…[Read more]

Indeed it is worth the money and AUD$18 is cheap. And – yes, Jeremy Brett did indeed play Sherlock Holmes, I’ve got the Box Set – now isn’t that a surprise. *big grin*
After Benedict Cumberbatch, he’s the next best Holmes – in my opinion.
Did you know that the role killed him? Poor man, he simply wouldn’t slow down and his…[Read more]

I’ve just ordered the Crooked House from Amazon. Pretty good deal only AUD$18 includidng postage.

Ttfn

Missy

Loved it! I shall try to buy this, thanks for letting me know it’s obtaibabl.
Thank you too, for the info on the others. I’ve made a note of Remember Me.
Have you seen a film called “Haunted” starring Jeremy Brett? Not as good as some, but not bad either.

@stitchintime

Not at all.

ttfn

Missy

I started to but the violence got me down. I have my limits, hence – from what I have heard – I shall never see Game of thrones.

I didn’t enjoy Happy Valley either, even after trying to watch the first episode twice, don’t know why. *scratches head*

Cheers,

Missy

Join the club m’dear.

cheers,

Missy

Perhaps I am being unfair, but what is NOT to get? Confusing? Was it?
Damned if I noticed. I think one has to be Moffatised to understand TAB? *grins*

Cheers,

Missy

I find both sides of the Doctor enjoyable. there isn’t any reason why Peter can’t play it bogh ways, when/if the script calls for it.

cheers,

Missy

Ah, the ghost stories of M R James – so deliciously, skin-crawlingly creepy!  I imagine that the original readings by candle light or firelight must have been the cause of many disturbed nights among the listeners.

I, too, have fond memories of the Christmas ghost stories on TV. The one I recall most viv…[Read more]

Superb isn’t it? Thank you for the top, I shall investigate.

I too enjoyed Charles Dicken’s The Signalman– and have it on disc.

Cheers,

Missy

I still think that it got retconned out, since the Daleks that we see are squids in pepperpots. Take Caan, for example:

Ah! I see. My classic collection is of the Classics. Dickens, ShaKespeare, Austen and Bronte.

MR James? Of course I’ve heard of him.
Provest at Kings College Cambridge, who used to read ghost stories he’d written to the boys at night. Christopher Lee (Dracula) was one of the boys.
I’ve got a CD with 6 of his stories,…[Read more]

I really liked her in this clip and I’m glad they seem to be knocking the romantic undertones on the head with this companion. It bugged me that they kept on falling back on that with…[Read more]

Anyone seen Pearl Mackie in anything else then?

I haven’t seen her, but the signs are good: Bristol Old Vic drama school (one of the top schools for training actors), a stint in a daytime soap and currently a West End role.

Definite Donna vibes – which is good; I think Capaldi’s Doctor needs a Donna. 🙂

Classics a? Which ones have you got, I too have a fair few.

Perhaps on another thread though. The TV shows maybe?

Cheers,

Missy

The box set is a must to a true Whovian – if one can afford it. I save money every week for my ‘DVD’fund.

Loads of extras and of course, The Husbands of River Song.

Hope you get the set soon.

Cheers,

Missy

I think that an episode can take people different ways. Where some of us may love the episode, another can hate it, another can be indifferent.

Like you, I have watched Heaven Sent more times than the other episodes in series 9, I find it bewitching.
However, Hello Bent must be amongst the most charming and gruelling…[Read more]

Thank you again guys!

Clara wasn’t the first! Interesting. So the companions can die in Doctor Who.
Soon or later i have to watch the classic series.

I can’t wait for Hell Bent! Sound legendary.

@thedentistofdavros     That is a great idea, I may go rewatch a few episodes myself.

Well, I’m excited! And yes, it has always gone to air on New Years Day or Eve.

Cheers,

Missy

@arbutus Romana 2 is one of my favourite companions, I should have included her on my list.  I guess I felt the 4th had less tension with Sarah Jane Smith, but on the other hand, tension c…[Read more]

Also, like @thedentistofdavros I can’t understand not watching because of a companion or Doctor.  That’s what seems fickle to me.  The show casts the best of t…[Read more]