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2 January 2020 at 23:03 #68767
@badwolfalice Welcome to the site! I think the house was his TARDIS and I loved it, I don’t think were in Kansas anymore Doctor.
2 January 2020 at 23:00 #68766Why does the Master have to steal a body? Did he explain and I missed it? I really need a rewatch.
How would you feel if someone told you that everything you know is a lie? What, what?
2 January 2020 at 02:43 #68748I never see anything coming so I was totally surprised and really quite happy that I was. I am still not sure who the shiny guys are although I have some theories or more like wild guesses.The spy gadgets were fun and the tuxes were cool as was the Doctors bow-tie .So the Doctor once spent 123 years in the outback?
There was as usual too much to take in with one viewing and I will rewatch it again. It was a great cliffhanger and I can hardly wait till Sunday.
1 January 2020 at 03:05 #68711@blenkinsopthebrave Whimsy is such a lovely word and I agree that we need more of it as well as imagination and fantasy and wishes. Doctor Who is full of all of that and more and I can’t wait till tomorrow night to start a brand new series. I have my Who slippers, t-shirt,scarf and TARDIS mug all cleaned and ready. Treats will be eaten and tea will be sipped and I will fall under the spell of the Doctor and her companions and that magical blue box. I can’t think of a better way to start a new year than with the Doctor. Happy New Year.
1 January 2020 at 02:54 #68710Hello to all my friends around the world and a Happy New Year!! I have 2hr. and 30 min. to go till midnight so some of you have long beat me to the midnight kiss. So I blow a kiss out to all of you with my hope that next year finds you happy and contented.
Like all of you I wish for more peaceful dialogue between all sides with far more listening and far less shouting. I also hope that everyday,regular people everywhere can demand that our governments address climate change. Not by talking but by doing something, anything , and that we at home can force change by being the change. We can consume less and follow the 3Rs and use less energy or plant some trees or go green or anything you want that is positive change for our planet. I know that is a lot to ask for, but a girls gotta dream eh.
Anyway that is my last rant of the year so……..Happy Who Year ! See you after the episode.
29 December 2019 at 04:53 #68697@arbutus Thank you for the good wishes. My granddaughters did fill my day with joy and laughter and a little silliness.It was great! The teenager is here for a few days so the house is filled with her friends and her “stuff” and my bathroom is filled with make-up and hair products.Ah the memories.
I hope your holidays are good and filled with love and family.
27 December 2019 at 03:21 #68686Six more sleeps as my granddaughter measures time.
27 December 2019 at 03:19 #68685@blenkinsopthebrave It was Scrooged with Bill Murray and at midnight Christmas Eve the Winstons watched the old black and white version of A Christmas Carol. I do like the Muppet version because of the music but didn’t see it this year, too bad.
25 December 2019 at 03:00 #68677To all my fellow Whovians and their families, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas filled with good food ,good company and laughing children. I wish you peace of mind and a little joy wherever you can find it. Have a great day!
P.S. Call your Mom or Granny and anyone who might be lonely, they will love it.
25 December 2019 at 02:51 #6867624 December 2019 at 03:57 #68668@thane16 and @janetteb I liked that episode a lot but I have not watched in awhile and now I want to again! So many questions and mysteries in that episode. Like who or what if anything is under the blanket on the bed. That actually gives me the creeps and I hate not knowing.I better read the thread again in case someone had some answers. I will watch tomorrow when I make and bake pies so I can comment.
24 December 2019 at 03:47 #68667@blenkinsopthebrave I love that movie and even those clips had me giggling! I love a good insult.
@pedant Thanks for the clip and “ditto”.
19 December 2019 at 04:03 #68620@janetteb I saw on the news about your record breaking heat and it must be hard to get through it. How hard is it to do your baking in that kind of heat? My oven is used as storage from June to Sept. here during our summer and I bake all winter to help keep the kitchen warm. We are having an arctic chill and it is -22C right now and expected to reach -30 overnight. My feet are cold, but I am Canadian so I like cold and snow.
I started my Xmas baking early thank goodness as my oven has stopped working! Fixing it will have to wait for now and I have no idea how I am going to cook my turkey on Xmas but I am trying very hard not to panic. I will admit to having a moment when the oven stopped, a moment of frustration and shouting “why now?” but now I will have to come up with a cunning plan to produce a turkey dinner for my family. Oh yeah, for the first time in a few years I am hosting Christmas this year.
14 December 2019 at 03:56 #68538@fatmaninabox I do not know enough about British politicians or politics to comment but I do know a lot about “bad language” and you have impressed me a lot with that second one. I will be borrowing it to describe some equally despised politicians in my country. Thanks for that.
14 December 2019 at 03:40 #68537@blenkinsopthebrave and @pedant I was able to watch all 3 trailers and it looks very creepy indeed. Dracula/ vampires have scared the heck out of me since I was a child so as good as it probably is I will be giving it a miss.My OH will watch it and tell me about it after( minus the gross parts).
13 December 2019 at 03:30 #68521@missy and @cathannabel I am so sorry for you both and your families. Cancer sucks and it is terrible that you have to go through this with people you love. Please stop in now and then because I know that sometimes distraction is a blessing if only for a little while.Also know that we are thinking of you even if we don’t see you.
13 December 2019 at 03:17 #68520@janetteb I know exactly what you mean, time is something I could use more of. I really liked the His Dark Materials books and I plan to watch the series, in the new year if I find the time.
As far as my Xmas viewing goes I am almost done the Who episodes and I just watched a nice movie called The Man Who Invented Christmas about Dickens writing A Christmas Carol. From now on endless specials on TV every day. I am hoping that one of them put me in the spirit but maybe I need a few ghosts of my own.
8 December 2019 at 03:22 #68471@blenkinsopthebrave Maybe they give each other shiny new rocks to crawl under.
7 December 2019 at 01:58 #684654 December 2019 at 03:48 #68451@janetteb I think it is really great that you decided to write your own Xmas story for the Doctor.It is good to know that the Doctor will have Xmas at your house this year.
27 November 2019 at 02:02 #6842526 November 2019 at 03:04 #68418@blenkinsopthebrave Thank you. When you are sick then who you gonna call…….a Doctor of course. Sorry for the mixed up quote but I watched the Ghostbusters today.
26 November 2019 at 02:58 #68417Stephen Fry and the Doctor! My head just exploded.
26 November 2019 at 02:47 #68415@blenkinsopthebrave and @janetteb I spent the day curled up on the couch with a nasty cold and as always when I need comfort I watch the Doctor. This time I watched the last episodes and then the first of all the Doctors.(AG) I still feel sick but the comfort is like a warm and fuzzy blankie.
Who is like an escape from the day to day care and worries I take with me everywhere, my happy place. When I am sad or ill it comforts me,when I am pissed off and angry, it calms me and when I am stressed and frightened it soothes and encourages me. I have an episode for everything. Of course when I feel happy the Doctor is the best! I hope Doctor Who gives everyone else the pleasure it gives me and that it goes on for ever.
23 November 2019 at 02:00 #68401@pedant Is it pathetic to be so excited for a trailer? Probably, but I still am!
Thanks and happy Doctor Who Day.
17 November 2019 at 21:54 #68387@pedant It is a cold,grey day here. There is lots of snow and the temp. is 0C and I am stuck inside feeling a little blue and not just from the cold. Then from across the ocean you have posted something that has cheered me up and put a smile on my face. Thank you as always for the link.
17 November 2019 at 21:24 #68386@thane16 Don’t feel too bad, you are not the only one who missed that episode. I have not been able to watch it because I don’t have that channel anymore and because it is not on the disc set of the series. I watched the series but missed the New Years episode so hopefully in the future my library will get it or my lovely youngest son(a Whovian through and through) will get it for me. I hope I didn’t comment on it because if I did I was full of ….it. I heard it was good though ,probably here.
10 November 2019 at 02:45 #68335It occurs to me that the word “companion” is a non gender specific title as is “Doctor” . They could be male, female or other.
10 November 2019 at 02:41 #68334@janetteb @pedant @miapatrick Maybe because I was raised in the 70s and soaked up a lot of hippie rebellion and dissatisfaction but I don’t like titles. The ress in waitress and actress sounds small to me as if it actually makes me smaller than my male co-worker and I don’t like it. Women already get paid less than men must we sound less than men.
If men and women are equal than the gender specific terms that separate us have to go . Fishermen are fishers, actors are actors, policemen are officers and firemen are fire fighters. My granddaughter wants to be a comedian not a comedienne.(that is true and she is very funny) It is how the young people think and talk and us oldies have to keep up even if it can be a minefield.
@janetteb I am sorry about your fly situation, it sounds terrible. We have mosquitoes like that in the spring here and they just drive you indoors. I have swallowed a few in my lifetime. Don’t you have one of those hats with the corks hanging on strings to keep the flies off like in all the movies about Australia. I am joking ! Seriously we have nets we wear over our heads if we have to go into the bush in bug season.We have summer, autumn, winter and bug season.
7 November 2019 at 03:19 #68306@janetteb I watch all the Who Xmas specials before Xmas with a lot of cookies and tea. I have watched Hogfather before and I think I will add it to my list. We all need some of Terry Pratchett’s gentle teasing and silliness……. often. Thanks.
7 November 2019 at 03:07 #68305@blenkinsopthebrave Yikes! That does look like a very dark version of ye olde Christmas Carol. I will probably watch it but I kinda like the Alastair Sim version and Bill Murray’s Scrooged to get me in the spirit. I agree with @pedant about the Muppets Christmas Carol being pretty sweet and it has some nice songs also. There are so many versions of this you could watch it non stop for a week. Good on ya Dickens!
7 November 2019 at 02:55 #68303@thane16 I want to add my congratulations on to you on finishing year 12! I think that it is great and I hope you have a really good time at your dance. You deserve it. I remember when my kids graduated the dance was the big thing for them. New suits ,new dress, new hairdos. Some kids even had limos! My kids got dropped off by Dad, like it or not. Have fun no matter how you get there.
1 November 2019 at 01:40 #68262Happy Halloween to you all. We are having a cold and rainy night here and the wind is picking up and blowing the last of the leaves off the trees. It is not a nice night for trick or treaters but a few intrepid kids showed up (parents waiting in cars) for candy. Only 7 little monsters showed up though and now who will eat all the candy leftover? As I typed that I heard the sound of a chocolate bar being torn open and I have my answer. Mr. Winston! I put on all my Doctor Who clothes and slippers and dressed up as a Doctor Who geek to hand out goodies to the totally unimpressed Spiderman, Pennywise,Hulk, 2 princesses, little mermaid and ,I think, a zombie who knocked on my door.Everyone is a critic.
Now it is all over but the tooth decay. The jack o lantern has fizzled out in the rain and the little ghouls and boys are at home gorging on candy. I so wish I was a kid again.
31 October 2019 at 03:07 #68257@pedant That was so sweet. To see Jodie Whittaker react like that when she sees who is going to play backup is pretty cute. Thanks.
29 October 2019 at 03:16 #68249@pedant I never even heard about a new War of the Worlds and it looks so good! It seems to have cast the includes…everyone. I really want to watch this. So much good TV, so little time.
27 October 2019 at 03:23 #6822927 October 2019 at 02:58 #68228@thane16 @pedant and @bluesqueakpip Thank you for all the great advice and because I know you all love the show I will follow that advice. I will watch from the very beginning and work my way up through the seasons so I can see it all. I remembered that I bought season 4 a while ago so I am off to a good start, I just need 1 ,2,3 and 5 so I can watch 6.Frankly I need the distraction and the entertainment a good fantasy show can give me and its even better when you can discuss it with others.
When people ask me where to start Doctor Who I tell them to start with the first episode of either BG or AG. You can jump in but you do miss things. “I give myself very good advice but I very rarely follow it” but I will follow yours.
By the way, this is the most messages I have ever received! Feeling pretty popular here.
24 October 2019 at 03:27 #68210Hello! today I stopped by my local charity shop for a look around because you never know what you will find there and while looking through the DVDs I found the entire 6th season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in a boxed set for the amazing low price of a twoney (what Canadians call our 2 dollar coin).Of course I bought it and look forward to watching it sometime over the cold snowy winter. I have not watched this season so all is good. I have only watched a few episodes here and there so it will be good to watch a whole season so I know what you are all talking about. I am hoping I get addicted and have to find the rest of the show to watch so I have a winter hobby.
24 October 2019 at 03:07 #68209@thane16 It is so nice to know that there are truly kind people in this world and so fortunate that you met one. Your friend sounds like a good person and it is sad that this has happened to her and her family. Sometimes life sucks and it is definitely not fair. Hang on to old memories and make new ones and remember the music. Take care.
18 October 2019 at 03:11 #6818818 October 2019 at 03:07 #68187@whisht @mudlark @janetteb @thane16 Thank you for all of your kind words although they have brought me tears they are gentle tears. My mother in law never said an unkind word to me in all the years I knew her. She loved her family and we all loved her ,as simple as that. We got her home from hospital to her own room that looked out on her morning glories where she wanted to be and after a few short days she died in her sleep.It was very quiet and peaceful. Up until a few months before she died she was a tiny fireball of energy who me feel positively lazy. She left us a list of chores and her last worries were for her husband and family. She comforted us!
While my husband was spending as much time as he could with his mom I had my Newton to take care of and we ran ourselves ragged going from vet to hospital and hearing the worst news possible in both places. While I tried so hard to nurse my dog back I felt sad about not spending more time with my Mom in law. Each would have been comfort and I miss them both.
We brought Newton home when he was 8 weeks old and he made me happy every day for the next 10 years. This is the only time he made me sad. His footprints are every where.
Anyway, thank you all for being so kind and for understanding. This is a nice place.
15 October 2019 at 00:46 #68176Hello everyone! Today is Thanksgiving in Canada, a day to celebrate the harvest and to give thanks for the good things in your life. We ate roast turkey and all the side dishes you can think of followed by pies for desert . I baked a lemon and apple pie with lots of whipped cream. My boys and granddaughters left with full bellies and leftovers and I am resting with a cup of tea.
Besides being grateful for my family and friends and my husband of 40 years I am thankful that I made it through one of the worst months of my life and am still standing.
On August 18 my wonderful mother in law passed away after a short but devastating illness and the next day my lovely little dog Newton who I had for almost 11 years also died. He got very sick very quickly and after much medical attention he died from what we think was pancreatic cancer. He left us before we found out why he was sick. I miss my wee dog so much. It is almost 2 months since these horrible sad things happened and life slowly goes on while we struggle to find a new normal.
I tell you this sad stuff so I can tell you all how thankful I am for this site and the distraction it has offered me these last few weeks. I am thankful for all the people here and the posts and news and music and links to funny clips that have helped to keep my mind occupied. So thanks to every one of you and especially @craig for giving us a great forum!
13 October 2019 at 02:14 #68172@blenkinsopthebrave I am practically dying of thirst here! Thanks for the little sip.
28 September 2019 at 05:03 #68131@missy I think that when titles get changed like batsmen\women to batters and chairman to chairperson it is about inclusion. Including the female half of the planet is a good thing from my point of view as a member of that half and a Granny to 2 granddaughters. It is nice to be included. (says the person always picked last for the team.)
One of my memories of Doctor Who is how he accepted and included all people no matter what planet they came from or what sex , colour or how many arms,heads,legs or lack of them, they had. As long as those people are not hurting others.
The Doctor also seems to like women of all kinds and he trusts them ,sometimes with his life and they save him all the time. Heck that’s all Clara did! He even taught one to fly the Tardis.Maybe the recent regeneration is a homage to all the strong ,brave,clever and kind women he has met and traveled with with through his many lives. Maybe this Doctor wants to honour all those women and the sacrifices they made to help her save worlds.
Just a thought , late at night, long past my bedtime.
21 September 2019 at 00:51 #68121@missy I am very sorry to hear your sad news. I hope you keep up your spirits and strength and that all goes well for your family.Cancer has touched the lives of many of us and I hope you can find the support that I know is out there.
16 September 2019 at 01:41 #68108@pedant Wow! That was way too close. I would have peed myself and then cried. Thank you for waking me up.
13 September 2019 at 03:22 #68097@pedant and @roger429 It is my opinion that the decision to make the Doctor a women was motivated not by political correctness but by the things that make it possible to produce such a show, money and audience. The better the ratings the more money to be made. They are trying to bring new people to the show, maybe even female people like me and my granddaughters, females who make up approximately half the population. Maybe we want to be the Doctor and not the companion and do the rescuing and have the adventures and be the person in charge. Maybe a female Doctor will get a whole new bunch of people watching and loving the show so it keeps going.Just my view.
I always understood that to be politically correct just meant being polite and kind and being considerate of everyone no matter who they are.
11 September 2019 at 02:38 #680873 September 2019 at 01:59 #68054@blenkinsopthebrave That is sad news. He was a great writer with a wonderful imagination who helped create the Whovian universe.I would get into a retrospective of his work on Who.
21 August 2019 at 03:53 #67986@missy and @janetteb My son gave me a nice little boxed set of Who fairy tales and they have stories for the 1st to the 12th Doctors each based around a classic fairy tale. The few I have read are fun. I have read a few Who books and I enjoy the audio stories performed by some of the actors. As with most things some are good and some are not so good but they are all Doctor Who and they fill a void.
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