<<<shaking leftover streamers and confetti and *someone’s glitter* off my roof>>>

Hello, one and all.

Happy New Year!

And Happy Birthday, dear wonderful forum!

And jelly babies, celery, and Jammie Dodgers all around for reaching, nay, *exceeding* the 1000 member mark.

Should be some sort of prize for our emperor @Craig — another regeneration…[Read more]

@Whisht – I try my best. Ahahaha!

@nicelyuseless – No need to apologize, just thought I should mention it.

@JimtheFish and @ScaryB I will certainly grant you that Conan Doyle is not Dickens 🙂

As you say, fish friend, the original Sherlock and Watson are Victorian gentlemen and Sherlock’s clients are generally upper or middle class.

However, Sherlock’s investigations do take him to parts of London other than the West End. For example, he visits an o…[Read more]

@Whisht – Daleks. Sheesh, I recently checked on my Daleks again… I was pretty surprised at how many I have (random figures etc.). I was thinking of selling a few but now I want to keep them… just need to find a good place to put them on display.

Doctor Who wise I only collect the DVDs and used to collect random Dalek items, of course I have a…[Read more]

@fatmaninabox

Ah, I had quite a few of those myself (as did @whisht if I remember). I sold mine for beer tokens before disappearing to university. Alas any toy that remains unplayed with though.

@JimTheFish

Yeah, when I first bought my house my parents emptied their attic and filled mine, and I found it a few years later. Still works, which…[Read more]

@PhaseShift @JimTheFish @Blenkinsopthebrave @Whisht

What I find amusing is all these “critics” complaining how confusing it will be for “the casual viewer”.

Does that even exist? How can a critic speak on their behalf? I, for one, don’t expect to start midway through a series of anything and be able to get up to speed in a single episode.…[Read more]

@Whisht

Hehheh. I’m sure you’ll be happy to know my “Woody” is in pristine condition, and was actually the Buzz Lightyear of 1979, Rom – SpaceKnight!

Someone in Forbidden Planet once got really excited when I told them I still had it and it worked and asks me the question you inevitably get asked:

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@Whisht

Don’t worry – I’m not a completist on stuff like that, but I have a couple of big Tea Chests in the attic that are full of countless passing enthusiasms as I grew up. The Doctor Who chest is very big and stuffed with goodies (Phaseshift definition)/a load of junk (MrsPhaseshift definition).

@wolfweed

Genuinely that is the first…[Read more]

@JimTheFish @Blenkinsopthebrave @Whisht

I think it’s a bit sad. There has always been that streak of comment fodder on the Guardian, but lately they just seem to focus on what’s trending at the moment and launch half a dozen articles on whatever it is. And then criticise focusing on a handful of the population? 😉

Afternoon all. Tis’ the weekend! Welcome to all the new signups.

@FiveRoundsRapid

Liked the link and idea on collections. I remember those Typhoo cards, along with the Weetabix ones that @Whisht mentioned on the Memories thread. I still have a few of each, but not complete sets.

@FiveRoundsRapid: Indeed! Though currently mine are stacked as I am trying to figure out the best place to store them. At least they’re not VHS… that would take up a lot more space… I think I need a TARDIS…

@Whisht: BTW I posted in one of the threads… not too sure what to post in the other at the moment.

I was thinking about getting the…[Read more]

@FiveRoundsRapid – Thanks. I checked out the blog post; its definitely an interesting and less space consuming method of collecting the Classic series. I’ll probably stay with collecting all the DVDs simply because I like the way they look all together though.

@Whisht – Oh I was planning on posting something in those threads eventually, I’ll get…[Read more]

@Whisht – Yes – Let’s hope Orla was lying about not expecting to return…

@GothamCelt @Whisht @Bluesqueakpip @JimTheFish

The thing of using Hitler is surely that “what if you went back in time and killed Hitler” is a genre cliché? TV Tropes entry on Hitler’s Time Travel Exemption Act is not even comprehensive of its use, but covers a lot of the issues. There’s even a subset of the Grandfather Paradox called the Hitl…[Read more]

@ScaryB (nice New Year avatar btw)

I agree, when you look at the potential for stories to arise from this is seems like a new blank canvas. I quite like the idea of a substantially weakened Gallifrey who have to deal with an outside Universe on a more equal footing. Malong treaties and allies, and perhaps still having a lot of conflicting issues…[Read more]

@juniperfish @bluesqueakpip @arbutus @whisht

It’s a great idea for speculation, and I think it’s aspects like “Mother” that makes me think a potential future showrunner could use the idea to accelerate the Time Lords beyond that conflict into new territory.

Like the Time War, they could have exciting references by a future RTD to events that ha…[Read more]

@Juniperfish – perfect choice for River

@Arbutus Perfect bit of CSN&Y

@Whisht Thanks for starting and keeping this thread going. Harrison was great and Altered Images always makes me smile. Reminded me of this –

Which looks like a great way to bring in the new year

A toast also to @HTPBDET (will always think about you now, when looking at…[Read more]

@Whisht – i think clara has a “step-mom” now, and isn’t thrilled that her dad has moved on. that woman was so cold and self-centred, that i never for one second thought it was her real mum…

or, that was her dad’s christmas date…

🙂

@Whisht      Neil Young performed that song solo at the Closing Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics; as he finished, the cauldron was extinguished. Not being any kind of big Olympics booster, my tears definitely surprised me. The power of music, certainly.

Lovely, lovely George Harrison song. When I was young(er), Lennon was my favourite Beat…[Read more]

@Whisht    Matt Smith actually says, at one point, “a whole new regeneration cycle”. So he certainly thinks that’s what he’s been given. I guess time will tell if he is right.  🙂

Loving the definition of “Tasha Lem”!