Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor
6.50am – 8.07am
ABC1
Sunday
Celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who with this highly anticipated special titled The Day of the Doctor, starring Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt.
Did you know that David Tennant’s wife is the daughter of a past Doctor Who, No. 5 I think.
Anyway I heard it on the wireless so I’m unliable.
Peak Warming Man said:
Did you know that David Tennant’s wife is the daughter of a past Doctor Who, No. 5 I think.
Anyway I heard it on the wireless so I’m unliable.
unreliable more like
Shh. Unliable could be the next selfie.
Yes.
Matt Smith, David Tennant,
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Might as well do away with the Dr…
And just employ the closest screwdriver.
Yawn ‘Talk feast’ ‘Isn’t the doctor wonderful…Yawn.
Why do the writers bother, Oh of course they don’t… my bad.
Vote early, vote often
Vote early, vote often…
The guy from V for Vendetta, not Altered States
Vote Early, Vote Often
dv said:
The guy from V for Vendetta, not Altered StatesVote Early, Vote Often
I just voted informal and drew a cock in the comments section.
That’s what punters do when they don’t know wtf is going on.
dv said:
The guy from V for Vendetta, not Altered StatesVote Early, Vote Often
:-P
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
The guy from V for Vendetta, not Altered StatesVote Early, Vote Often
You really should stop before you hurt someone.:-P
It’s no use talking to him….just nod and walk away slowly. Avoid eye contact.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
The guy from V for Vendetta, not Altered StatesVote Early, Vote Often
I just voted informal and drew a cock in the comments section.
That’s what punters do when they don’t know wtf is going on.
lol !
I was actually rather pleased with myself about the last one, esp the title.
The actual line from TNOTD is “Will it hurt”.
John Hurt was in V for Vendetta and of course the John Hurt Doctor 8.5 is driven by a vendetta.
I imply that the Sister thinks he has said William Hurt, who was in Altered States. The Sisters alter The Doctor’s state as never before.
dv said:
I was actually rather pleased with myself about the last one, esp the title.The actual line from TNOTD is “Will it hurt”.
John Hurt was in V for Vendetta and of course the John Hurt Doctor 8.5 is driven by a vendetta.
I imply that the Sister thinks he has said William Hurt, who was in Altered States. The Sisters alter The Doctor’s state as never before.
So Altered States was like a TV series, yeah?
No, it was a movie.
dv said:
I was actually rather pleased with myself about the last one, esp the title.The actual line from TNOTD is “Will it hurt”.
John Hurt was in V for Vendetta and of course the John Hurt Doctor 8.5 is driven by a vendetta.
I imply that the Sister thinks he has said William Hurt, who was in Altered States. The Sisters alter The Doctor’s state as never before.
you’re overthinking this
I don’t think I can overthink an analysis of my own work…
It’s what Arts folk do all the time.
It’s bordering on interpretive dance meme.
neomyrtus_ said:
dv said:
I was actually rather pleased with myself about the last one, esp the title.The actual line from TNOTD is “Will it hurt”.
John Hurt was in V for Vendetta and of course the John Hurt Doctor 8.5 is driven by a vendetta.
I imply that the Sister thinks he has said William Hurt, who was in Altered States. The Sisters alter The Doctor’s state as never before.
you’re overthinking this
No I don’t think so, I think this is going to be a seriously funny joke eventually.
I’ve still to look up TNOTD and after that once I’ve found out what The Sisters is all about I’ll probably be rolling on the floor laughing by this time next week.
This last series I’ve done isn’t really meant to be funny: it is more about finding links between things.
If I can tie TNOTD into Withnail and I, bonanza.
Also quite pleased with the previous one. Good thing I only do these to make myself happy. Bonus elements are the fact that the quote is from “Two-Face” and The Doctor bears two faces during TNOTD, and the “see yourself”: Doctor-11 literally sees “himself”, ie Doctor-8.5, the villain.
Patrick Troughton was the best Doctor.
Bubblecar said:
Patrick Troughton was the best Doctor.
Probably better than Alex.
It’s an inherently subjective matter. I suppose it is between Troughton and Salk.
What odds we’ll see two regenerations on Sunday morn?
Patrick Troughton was the best Doctor.
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Troll…
dv said:
What odds we’ll see two regenerations on Sunday morn?
OCDC said:
dv said:
What odds we’ll see two regenerations on Sunday morn?
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0 < Pr < 1
Dunno about the best Dr but whats his face with the leather jacket was impressive and remade the genre. I liked him as a doctor. I also think Bubbles is doing himself a disservice in willingly ignoring the new doctors. They have been remade sympathetically and with tops stories.
Patrick Troughton
William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, and Jon Pertwee.
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Are dead.
So obviously they don’t qualify as the Docktor!
Kill the Docktor…
Kill the Docktor…
There seems to be no end to the 7 reincarnations…
Been over some classic episodes in recent weeks.
Even though 9-10-11 are obviously still bound by a code, they are all readier to be extreme than 1-8 were. In School Reunion, 10 says “I used to have so much mercy. You get one warning. That was it.”
When faced with the choice of whether to destroy the cybermen by disabling their emotion chips, thus cruelly reminding them of what they were, he doesn’t hesitate long.
4 held in his hands (literally) the opportunity to prevent the Daleks from arising, but was prevented from doing it by ethical considerations, in Genesis of the Daleks.
I am really looking forward to 8.5 … I assume that he will view these foibles as a contemptible weakness.
I like nice morally upright Doctors, like Patrick Troughton. Although Jon Pertwee was a bit too self-righteous.
Troughton wasn’t all smiles and sunshine.
dv said:
Troughton wasn’t all smiles and sunshine.
You can’t afford to be when you’re the Doctor, but he didn’t carry on like he had a secret dark side just to seem cool.
Skunkworks said:
Dunno about the best Dr but whats his face with the leather jacket was impressive and remade the genre. I liked him as a doctor. I also think Bubbles is doing himself a disservice in willingly ignoring the new doctors. They have been remade sympathetically and with tops stories.
Yes and they are way cool.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Troughton wasn’t all smiles and sunshine.
You can’t afford to be when you’re the Doctor, but he didn’t carry on like he had a secret dark side just to seem cool.
Some bad shit happened, man.
The DW people have been drip feeding details about the Time War for seven years: it is hoped that all will be revealed in TDOTD. Hence the excitement.
House: Fear me. I’ve killed hundreds of Time Lords.
Doctor11: Fear me. I’ve killed all of them.
Really it would be easier having a vote as to whom was nearly as haunting as Jeff Buckley singing Alliluya…
Ahaliluya…
Hallelujah.
quote=Mr Ironic
The name you choose, it’s like a promise you make.
The name you choose, it’s like a promise you make.
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What 24/7?
No it is all about catch and release…
The name you choose, it’s like a promise you make.
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Then again, you might be onto something…
You do know that story about none and Buckleys…
So is TD speaking Gallifreyan all the time and the Tardis translating it?
The sign on the TARDIS says “Pull to Open” but they always push.
dv said:
The sign on the TARDIS says “Pull to Open” but they always push.
It’s one of the more obvious inconsistencies. The door is just a normal thin wooden door when shown from the outside, but a huge thick thing with all that spotty lining from the inside.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
The sign on the TARDIS says “Pull to Open” but they always push.
It’s one of the more obvious inconsistencies. The door is just a normal thin wooden door when shown from the outside, but a huge thick thing with all that spotty lining from the inside.
No doubt that is part of the camouflage
>No doubt that is part of the camouflage
Don’t believe everything you see on TV.
Remember The Green Death?
That creeped the heck out of me as a kid.
>>Remember The Green Death?
He did look like an undertaker in bad light, Christine Milne is running the show now.
dv said:
The sign on the TARDIS says “Pull to Open” but they always push.
neomyrtus_ said:
dv said:
The sign on the TARDIS says “Pull to Open” but they always push.
is tard
Love the look on Matt’s head
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/10467797/What-is-the-greatest-Doctor-Who-story-of-all-time.html
This bloke’s opinion of the top 50 DW serials.
Not a single Colin Baker story.
He just wasn’t well suited, and was also not served well by the writers.
I’m pretty happy with his top 2.
I never knew you were such a Dr Who fan DV…
There’s so much you don’t know about me.
>He just wasn’t well suited, and was also not served well by the writers.
And lumbered with a widely disliked companion.
dv said:
There’s so much you don’t know about me.
Did you know I was once a radio announcer
(on a community radio station…)
The Talons of Weng-Chiang sure as hell creeped the merry dickens out of me as a child but I don’t think, in sober reflection, I’d be likely to rate it as #1.
dv said:
Did you know I was once a radio announcer(on a community radio station…)
Tripple Z?
Triple T
>>The Talons of Weng-Chiang sure as hell creeped the merry dickens out of me as a child but I don’t think, in sober reflection, I’d be likely to rate it as #1.<<
You need to allow for differences in technical stuff over the years. It’s the story, not the effects that scares. Usually.
I’ve never been hooked on Dr Who, I’ve used it a bit socially, that’s about all.
All this talk of old Dr Who has put me in the mood for watching some tonight. I’ve got a shedload on DVD & videotape.
Bubblecar, ABC2 has some sort of doco at 8.30. No idea how schmaltzy it might be though. We’ll give it a try here.
Ta buffy. Two hour’s worth. I’ll tape it :)
Dad likes to tell the story about the pub he used to drink at and Hartnell used to drink there as well. There was a police box near and people would say to Hartnell, “thought you would be here, saw your TARDIS outside”.
Must have been six years ago that ABC started to air the complete Dr Who starting from the first ones. I watched a few but game up, for a modern viewer they moved incredibly slowly. The first one took the whole show to get landed on a planet and demonstrate a lighter to some cavemen.
I used to like Lethbridge-Stewart and his exasperation that aliens were always impervious to bullets. In one episode he even said something like, just once he wished he could meet an alien he could shoot.
Skunkworks said:
Must have been six years ago that ABC started to air the complete Dr Who starting from the first ones. I watched a few but game up, for a modern viewer they moved incredibly slowly. The first one took the whole show to get landed on a planet and demonstrate a lighter to some cavemen.
Yes. There were some good “bits” but they needed to learn a few things about pacing, and also needed to punch the dialog up a notch.
The War Games and The Dalek Invasion of Earth are two serials that had good plots, some great scenes, but needed some serious brutal editing. 10 episodes for The War Games … 4 would be enough.Kate Manning must have had some plastic surgery. Not a wrinkle. She was not averse to giving a flash of white panties in the show.
The Brigadier appeared in a couple of serials in the Troughton era.
there was a telephone in a compartment accessible from the outside that the police or public could use to call the police.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_box
Geeze the Doctors after Baker were rubbish. I must have switched off cos I can hardly remember any of them. I only got interested again with Eccleston.
Skunkworks said:
Geeze the Doctors after Baker were rubbish. I must have switched off cos I can hardly remember any of them. I only got interested again with Eccleston.
Guessing you mean Tom rather than Colin. :-)
Must have been six years ago that ABC started to air the complete Dr Who starting from the first ones.
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Not possible.
Some episodes have been erased for all time…
Mr Ironic said:
Must have been six years ago that ABC started to air the complete Dr Who starting from the first ones.
—————————————————————————————-Not possible.
Some episodes have been erased for all time…
They played all the ones they were able to (several Dalek stories were not played as a result of negotiations with the Nation Estate failing).
And it was more like ten years ago
I think they did that before restarting with the Eccleston series in 2005. I have a video from that time of Unearthly Child, and a Dalek one. I also have BBC videos of The Face of Evil (Tom Baker), Revelation of the Daleks (Colin Baker), The War Machines(William Hartnell), Nighmare of Eden (Tom Baker) and Planet of the Daleks (Jon Pertwee)
Just watched the ABC2 doco. Some interesting old footage, lots of repetition and I didn’t like the way they felt they had to recap what they’d already done every 10 minutes (possibly an exaggeration). Yes guys, I’ve got a memory span long enough to cope with a 2 hour doco.
I presume you can get boxed sets on DVD now, but I still have a video player, so I don’t get rid of the videos.
>I think they did that before restarting with the Eccleston series in 2005. I have a video from that time of Unearthly Child, and a Dalek one. I also have BBC videos of The Face of Evil (Tom Baker), Revelation of the Daleks (Colin Baker), The War Machines(William Hartnell), Nighmare of Eden (Tom Baker) and Planet of the Daleks (Jon Pertwee)
Yes, they ran the whole lot through with an episode each night earlier in the century. My brother and I taped most of them and I still have a number of them. Obviously they only showed the stories that survive in full. But they also didn’t show any of the post-Hartnell Dalek stories, due to copyright wrangling that was going on at the time with the estate of Terry Nation.
>>there was a telephone in a compartment accessible from the outside that the police or public could use to call the police. <<
I had a look during the doco, because people in this thread mentioned that it says on the TARDIS ‘pull to open’ and they always push the TARDIS door. The ‘pull to open’ is on the phone hatch to the side of the door, and refers to that.
>I didn’t like the way they felt they had to recap what they’d already done every 10 minutes
That’s a particularly irritating habit of many British documentaries these days. Really makes them seem retarded (and is another good reason to tape these programmes, rather than watch them live. You can fast forward through the sillier bits :)) I probably watch this tomorrow.
I probably watch this tomorrow = I’ll
Bubblecar said:
>I think they did that before restarting with the Eccleston series in 2005. I have a video from that time of Unearthly Child, and a Dalek one. I also have BBC videos of The Face of Evil (Tom Baker), Revelation of the Daleks (Colin Baker), The War Machines(William Hartnell), Nighmare of Eden (Tom Baker) and Planet of the Daleks (Jon Pertwee)Yes, they ran the whole lot through with an episode each night earlier in the century. My brother and I taped most of them and I still have a number of them. Obviously they only showed the stories that survive in full. But they also didn’t show any of the post-Hartnell Dalek stories, due to copyright wrangling that was going on at the time with the estate of Terry Nation.
Oh, just noticed Neophyte already said that :)
Okay, here’s an idea. There is very strong mail that Tom Baker is going to be in this, due to CGI and old footage with new voicework. Maybe 8.5 will go back and do what 4 wouldn’t do in Genesis of the Daleks, and destroy them before they begin.
So how will you be watching TDOTD DV? The ABC will be showing it to us Aussies live from 6.50am tomorrow morning.
Truth be told, Genesis of the Daleks was the only really good Terry Nation Dalek story. It’s as if he finally started taking them seriously and decided to do them justice.
Of course the whole Daleks saga is tainted by the shabby way their designer, Ray Cusick, was treated by the BBC and Terry Nation. So much of their appeal is due to the original design, but all Cusick got for it (apart from his BBC salary) was a one off payment of a hundred quid and a Blue Peter badge.
Witty Rejoinder said:
So how will you be watching TDOTD
Hopefully behind fully closed eyelids and the beutific sound of deep snoring :)
>The ABC will be showing it to us Aussies live from 6.50am tomorrow morning.
I doubt that I’ll be watching it all, even on DVD. As is well known, I’m not a fan of 21st century Dr Who.
I didn’t like the way they felt they had to recap what they’d already done every 10 minutes
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Yeah the dumbing down of TV for the masses.
Really, it was already TV…
For a IQ test of viewers…Check the roll speed of the info at the bottom of the screen in USA “news’ broad casts.
>I doubt that I’ll be watching it all = at all
Had it been up to me, Dr Who would have ended after the Tom Baker era. And not been resurrected unless it was done very artistically, with long, well-crafted stories with the emphasis on other-worldly atmosphere (rather than bangs, flashes, supposed sexiness and eye-rollingly bad camp dialogue).
Bubblecar said:
Had it been up to me, Dr Who would have ended after the Tom Baker era. And not been resurrected unless it was done very artistically, with long, well-crafted stories with the emphasis on other-worldly atmosphere (rather than bangs, flashes, supposed sexiness and eye-rollingly bad camp dialogue).
So nothing like the original, apart from being long?
and do what 4 wouldn’t do in Genesis of the Daleks, and destroy them before they begin.
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Really, the Daleks have been shown to be a miserable and decreped species not worth the bother.
Although they can now climb stairs…
The Sontarans OTOH are battle hardened and ready.
If only they could work out how to overcome a screwdriver…
>So nothing like the original, apart from being long?
Better than most of the original stuff, yes. If it deserves to continue, it deserves to improve, not get even cornier.
Bubblecar said:
Had it been up to me, Dr Who would have ended after the Tom Baker era. And not been resurrected unless it was done very artistically, with long, well-crafted stories with the emphasis on other-worldly atmosphere (rather than bangs, flashes, supposed sexiness and eye-rollingly bad camp dialogue).
I’d never have discovered it then. The first Doctors I got to know were atfer his era. It was only later they started playing repeats I got into other Doctors like Baker.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Had it been up to me, Dr Who would have ended after the Tom Baker era. And not been resurrected unless it was done very artistically, with long, well-crafted stories with the emphasis on other-worldly atmosphere (rather than bangs, flashes, supposed sexiness and eye-rollingly bad camp dialogue).
I’d never have discovered it then. The first Doctors I got to know were atfer his era. It was only later they started playing repeats I got into other Doctors like Baker.
Tool me until halfway through Tennant. Only recently gone back to “classic”, and they all have their good and bad points, weighted by SFX capabilities. The later ones, my main objection is the abundance of question marks on their costumes.
Angus Prune said:
Tool me until halfway through Tennant. Only recently gone back to “classic”, and they all have their good and bad points, weighted by SFX capabilities. The later ones, my main objection is the abundance of question marks on their costumes.
Sylvester McCoy’s umbrella handle was shaped like a question mark.
party_pants said:
Angus Prune said:Tool me until halfway through Tennant. Only recently gone back to “classic”, and they all have their good and bad points, weighted by SFX capabilities. The later ones, my main objection is the abundance of question marks on their costumes.
Sylvester McCoy’s umbrella handle was shaped like a question mark.
Indeed. And it was a motif across his vest. Rather labouring the point.
Angus Prune said:
party_pants said:
Angus Prune said:Tool me until halfway through Tennant. Only recently gone back to “classic”, and they all have their good and bad points, weighted by SFX capabilities. The later ones, my main objection is the abundance of question marks on their costumes.
Sylvester McCoy’s umbrella handle was shaped like a question mark.
Indeed. And it was a motif across his vest. Rather labouring the point.
He was one of the least favourite Doctors I think, but his companion Ace was smokin’ hot.
party_pants said:
Angus Prune said:
party_pants said:Sylvester McCoy’s umbrella handle was shaped like a question mark.
Indeed. And it was a motif across his vest. Rather labouring the point.
He was one of the least favourite Doctors I think, but his companion Ace was smokin’ hot.
I’ve only seen a little of her. I approve of her fondness for explosives, and her dress sense, I only felt that a less posh accent might have suited the character better.
Angus Prune said:
party_pants said:
Angus Prune said:Indeed. And it was a motif across his vest. Rather labouring the point.
He was one of the least favourite Doctors I think, but his companion Ace was smokin’ hot.
I’ve only seen a little of her. I approve of her fondness for explosives, and her dress sense, I only felt that a less posh accent might have suited the character better.
She suited the time pleriod.
Currently watching Episode 3 (one of only two surviving episodes) of The Faceless Ones, a Patrick Troughton story featuring Pauline Collins, who later found fame in The Liver Birds sitcom and the movie Shirley Valentine. Which I enjoyed but all I can remember from it offhand is Tom Conti inviting her to “make fuck” :)
Still haven’t decided whether to:
a) get up early and watch live on telly
b) get up later and watch in extra relative dimension at the talkies and be slightly late for work
c) get up later, go to work on time then iView after work with poorer resolution.
OCDC said:
Still haven’t decided whether to:
a) get up early and watch live on telly
b) get up later and watch in extra relative dimension at the talkies and be slightly late for work
c) get up later, go to work on time then iView after work with poorer resolution.
First World problems, eh.
OCDC said:
Still haven’t decided whether to:
a) get up early and watch live on telly
b) get up later and watch in extra relative dimension at the talkies and be slightly late for work
c) get up later, go to work on time then iView after work with poorer resolution.
d) Torrent it, since iView will be suffering from excess demand.
Bubblecar said:
Currently watching Episode 3 (one of only two surviving episodes) of The Faceless Ones, a Patrick Troughton story featuring Pauline Collins, who later found fame in The Liver Birds sitcom and the movie Shirley Valentine. Which I enjoyed but all I can remember from it offhand is Tom Conti inviting her to “make fuck” :)
Currently listening to a satire, “Dr Why and The Thing”. I could also swap to “Professor Prune and the Electric Time Trousers”.
d) avoid the internet for 36 hours and watch in extra relative dimension at the flicks on Monday.
Bubblecar said:
OCDC said:
Still haven’t decided whether to:
a) get up early and watch live on telly
b) get up later and watch in extra relative dimension at the talkies and be slightly late for work
c) get up later, go to work on time then iView after work with poorer resolution.
First World problems, eh.
Is there some sort of Dr Who event on?
I thought it was just a thread with DV’s obscure memes…
party_pants said:
Is there some sort of Dr Who event on?I thought it was just a thread with DV’s obscure memes…
TDOTD = “The Day of the Doctor” is the fiftieth-anniversary episode of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It is written by Steven Moffat, an executive producer alongside Faith Penhale. It has been described by series producer Marcus Wilson as a “love letter to the fans” and by the controller of BBC One, Danny Cohen, as an “event drama”. It will be shown on BBC One on 23 November 2013 in both 2D and 3D. The special is due to be broadcast simultaneously in several countries, and will also be shown concurrently in 3D in some cinemas.
David Tennant and Billie Piper, who previously starred in Doctor Who as the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler appear in the special. John Hurt will appear as a previously unknown, past incarnation of the Doctor, the “War Doctor”, introduced at the end of the Series 7 finale “The Name of the Doctor”. Joanna Page stars in this episode. Jemma Redgrave returns as Kate Stewart. The special will feature the return of the Daleks, as well as the return of the Zygons, shape-shifting aliens which up until now have only appeared in the 1975 serial Terror of the Zygons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Doctor
3.50 am ??
Sod that.
“The special is due to be broadcast simultaneously in several* countries”
*where several = 76
Holy smoking Dalekshit! Look at the font color (sic)!
>The special will feature the return of the Daleks, as well as the return of the Zygons, shape-shifting aliens which up until now have only appeared in the 1975 serial Terror of the Zygons.
A very brief video demonstrating the even tackier nature of Nu Hu compared with the tacky but respectable nature of original Who, in regard to Zygons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ksx3TDiWw
OCDC said:
“The special is due to be broadcast simultaneously in several* countries”*where several = 76
Holy smoking Dalekshit! Look at the font color (sic)!
Ack! My eyes :( the 2nd post I click on and my eyes are not awake Aaaagh!
Previously unpublished snap of my own Dalek, looking menacing:
I have a mini Dalek attacking Wallace from Wallace and Gromit fame.
I imagine this must have been where I posed the Dalek. My studio dresser looks particularly handsome in this shot:
Bubblecar said:
I imagine this must have been where I posed the Dalek. My studio dresser looks particularly handsome in this shot:
I remember seeing your Dalek in a previous photo.
>Is the violin a ‘work in progress’ or just decoration?
It’s a late 19th century Bohemian (Czech) instrument that I’ll get around to properly restoring to playing condition one day.
Bubblecar said:
>Is the violin a ‘work in progress’ or just decoration?It’s a late 19th century Bohemian (Czech) instrument that I’ll get around to properly restoring to playing condition one day.
I can post my photo of my Dalek…in a minute…
Stoopid fb is slow……
>Do you play the violin yourself Mr Car?
Aye, rather badly. I need a lot more regular practice.
Bubblecar said:
>Do you play the violin yourself Mr Car?Aye, rather badly. I need a lot more regular practice.
kii said:
Hopefully Wallace can call on the assistance of other critters in that scenario.
There’s also a giant rubber cactus and a crocheted cactus on the sidelines.
kii said:
Stealth said:
Why does the drugged-out rabbit have a keg of beer, with a squashed mouse on the bottom, attached to it’s ear?
*shrugs *
That set of weird things was on sale at work and no one would buy it, so I did. I like to rescue the unwanted and unloved crap from the sale tables. They have a name…..
kii said:
I like that.
I used to do little things like that when I worked a desk job at the bank. I mounted the lid of a copy-paper box over the top of the partition. I built a collection of Lego figurines and Happy Meal toys. Every week or two I’d make a new display, to reflect whatever was the hot topic of the day.
Bubblecar said:
I imagine this must have been where I posed the Dalek. My studio dresser looks particularly handsome in this shot:
I’m always impressed by how tasteful your home looks, Car.
Roman Dirge’s Lenore – a set of characters.
p_p – I’ve always done this stuff :/
It’s the child side of me that runs rampant.
>I’m always impressed by how tasteful your home looks, Car.
It’s a dump in real life :) I try to make it look civilised, but the cottage itself is falling to bits. And the bathroom is an utter eyesore (as well as dripping copiously from the ceiling every time it rains).
I don’t have many photos, they were always fleeting. But here’s the three wise men arriving to see baby Jesus for Christmas
party_pants said:
I don’t have many photos, they were always fleeting. But here’s the three wise men arriving to see baby Jesus for Christmas
Nice…even if it’s religious :P
party_pants said:
I don’t have many photos, they were always fleeting. But here’s the three wise men arriving to see baby Jesus for Christmas
What did you use for baby Jesus?
Bubblecar said:
What did you use for baby Jesus?
It was them setting out. A big golden star was sticky-taped to the stationery cupboard opposite.
Nearly time, but Thunderbirds are go.
50 years eh?
Maybe it was Dr WHO that shot JFK?
Skeptic Pete said:
50 years eh?Maybe it was Dr WHO that shot JFK?
Fifty years ago Sendack’s Where the Wild Things Are was published :P
kii said:
Skeptic Pete said:
50 years eh?Maybe it was Dr WHO that shot JFK?
Fifty years ago Sendak’s* Where the Wild Things Are was published :P
*Fixeded :P
kii said:
Skeptic Pete said:
50 years eh?Maybe it was Dr WHO that shot JFK?
Fifty years ago Sendack’s Where the Wild Things Are was published :P
A very interesting period the early 60’s, culturally speaking. More new stuff going on in the world of music than any other time before or since (other than the late 60’s, maybe).
The sixties were great, apparently.
It was a musical sunlit upland, people took drugs wore flowers in their hair ( flowers actually grew in hippies hair ) , girls liberated themselves from the Berli wonder bra and let the puppies wobble free..
Now these people are brian damaged with tits hanging down to their navel.
Inside the Tardis on Google maps:
Scroll down to the bit about Google Maps.
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=51.492177%2C-0.193015&cbp=%2C120.28%2C%2C1%2C20.660004&layer=c&panoid=lKxUOImSaCYAAAQIt71GFQ&spn=0.18000000000000788%2C0.3&output=classic&cbll=51.492177%2C-0.193015
I see no-one has been posting spoilers. I can’t hack Dr Who in the morning, so I’ll watch it tonight. I was actually awake and out of bed at the right time, but it’s just plain wrong to watch it in the morning.
buffy said:
I see no-one has been posting spoilers. I can’t hack Dr Who in the morning, so I’ll watch it tonight. I was actually awake and out of bed at the right time, but it’s just plain wrong to watch it in the morning.
Is it available on iview yet ?
Yes, it is.
Skeptic Pete said:
Yes, it is.
Not for me :/ and we can’t get the BBC anymore :/
I’ll just wait………………………
Oh yes, and this morning I clicked on something else that was wrong about the doco last night. In dealing with the companions they skimmed two I think of as very important ones. Romana was important because she was another Timelord, and there were two iterations of her. And Adric was important for his self sacrifice. They showed about 5 seconds of Romana and marginally more of Adric. And didn’t really talk about them.
I’ll wait for a while to discuss in detail, but will say that it was a very clever and satisfying plot device
A friend who has seen it thought so too. He says it ties things up well.
Okay, I’m quite out of touch with all things DW. I admit that I’ve fallen away from it after working in retail and seeing all the merchandise and watching the little Yanks get their knickers in a knot about the whole DW thing.
It’s like *yawn *
So, my question is: Do I need to catch up on all the episodes from 2006 to fully appreciate the major foo-foo of today?
I watched Blink (after Alllllllllex said I could).
>So, my question is: Do I need to catch up on all the episodes from 2006 to fully appreciate the major foo-foo of today?
My advice: 21st Century Who is not subtle, let’s put it that way. I can’t be doing with it, myself :)
kii said:
Okay, I’m quite out of touch with all things DW. I admit that I’ve fallen away from it after working in retail and seeing all the merchandise and watching the little Yanks get their knickers in a knot about the whole DW thing.It’s like *yawn *
So, my question is: Do I need to catch up on all the episodes from 2006 to fully appreciate the major foo-foo of today?
I watched Blink (after Alllllllllex said I could).
It made reasonable sense to me, and I’ve seen nearly nothing of the new Dr. An episode Herero there, max 5
Ah, okay. I keep meaning to catch up on the Who files when we have Netflix (usually over summer when the teeev turns to slush), but I’m usually crawling down the seasonal depression well. Sometimes we have cable with BBC available, but that deal comes with so many stations that we don’t watch. It’s hit and miss :/
I have taken note of these comments, especially this strange utterance: An episode Herero there, max 5
Some of the comments on the ABC news item suggest I might need to have a hankie with me. Those of you who have watched it……what say you?
buffy said:
Some of the comments on the ABC news item suggest I might need to have a hankie with me. Those of you who have watched it……what say you?
It was very moving, yes, and I am definitely not a whovian
Tonight after TDOTD:
AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME.Sunday 24th November at 8.49 pm (84 minutes)
Channel: ABC1
As part of the Doctor Who 50th anniversary celebrations, this one-off drama travels back in time to 1963 to see how the beloved ‘Doctor Who’ was first brought to the screen.
buffy said:
Some of the comments on the ABC news item suggest I might need to have a hankie with me. Those of you who have watched it……what say you?
I started watching it on iview but fell asleep in the first 10 minutes.
Why, when watching a show on iview, does it not fill the screen?
The first Doctor was kind of creepy.. Had that pedo vibe going that was so beloved of the Beeb back then
Bubblecar said:
>So, my question is: Do I need to catch up on all the episodes from 2006 to fully appreciate the major foo-foo of today?My advice: 21st Century Who is not subtle, let’s put it that way. I can’t be doing with it, myself :)
They wrote John Hurt’s part with you in mind, Mr Car.
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:
>So, my question is: Do I need to catch up on all the episodes from 2006 to fully appreciate the major foo-foo of today?My advice: 21st Century Who is not subtle, let’s put it that way. I can’t be doing with it, myself :)
They wrote John Hurt’s part with you in mind, Mr Car.
It wouldn’t hurt to have a bit of backgrounding. You’ll certainly appreciate it more if you have seen some of the earlier material.
But with a few notes it can be enjoyed in and of itself.
Read this and watch the short videos therein.
http://mashable.com/2013/11/23/doctor-who-primer/
Dropbear said:
The first Doctor was kind of creepy.. Had that pedo vibe going that was so beloved of the Beeb back then
ROFL harsh.
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/doctor-who-day-of-the-doctor-delivers-20131124-2y3h0.html
Contains spoilers.
I thought it was adequate, neat explanation, but not raveable.
And yes, the thing after it was quite well done. There were things I’d forgotten about the genesis.
And I never liked Billie Piper, but I think she has improved her acting skills quite substantially over in that other dimension.
:)
Someone on another forum says:
“Fridge logic: If Peter Capaldi was there, then shouldn’t 11 not remember anything of these events?”
Hmm
i enjoyed it. gives room for heaps more future episodes.
Clardis.
ermagerd 3D DW is fantastic
dv said:
I’ll wait for a while to discuss in detail, but will say that it was a very clever and satisfying plot device
I hate it when I agree with DV.
Did it!
Couldn’t find this on boxofficemojo, but I did find:
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ramleela.htm
There was a clip on facebook this morning with the ten best scenes from Dr Who…
One scene with Tennant was meeting the ‘Tardis’ personified as a woman…. was quite moving.
I think I’d like to see that episode.
Dropbear said:
There was a clip on facebook this morning with the ten best scenes from Dr Who…
One scene with Tennant was meeting the ‘Tardis’ personified as a woman…. was quite moving.I think I’d like to see that episode.
Written by Neil Gaiman
Dropbear said:
There was a clip on facebook this morning with the ten best scenes from Dr Who…
One scene with Tennant was meeting the ‘Tardis’ personified as a woman…. was quite moving.I think I’d like to see that episode.
jjjust moi said:
Dropbear said:
There was a clip on facebook this morning with the ten best scenes from Dr Who…
One scene with Tennant was meeting the ‘Tardis’ personified as a woman…. was quite moving.I think I’d like to see that episode.
That one was repeated fairly recently.
It might still be up on iview?
I’ll just ask Uncle Torrence.. he’s always good to me
Dropbear said:
jjjust moi said:
Dropbear said:
There was a clip on facebook this morning with the ten best scenes from Dr Who…
One scene with Tennant was meeting the ‘Tardis’ personified as a woman…. was quite moving.I think I’d like to see that episode.
That one was repeated fairly recently.
It might still be up on iview?I’ll just ask Uncle Torrence.. he’s always good to me
McCoy, Tennant, Capaldi, Barrowman … all Scottish
Thought it was interesting that the big line from the trailer, “Great men are forged in fire. It is the privilege of lesser men to light the flame” was somewhat subverted. I assumed that the War Doctor was the great man, but taken in context it seemed clear he meant that he was the lesser men that lit the flame that made 9, 10, 11 great.
Although this solves the issue of the Doctor wiping out the Time Lords, it sidesteps the ethical issues related to wiping out the Daleks. Doctor 4 had the opportunity to effect complete genocide on the Daleks, but decided he did not have the right: of course, he was a younger man…
Vote Early, Vote Often
Nothing?
Tough sub.
You get what you deserve…
That seems unfair.
sux2BU
Thinking of a joke five years late doesn’t exactly help.
I need a ruling: is the term Gallifreyan basically synonymous with Time Lord?
dv said:
I need a ruling: is the term Gallifreyan basically synonymous with Time Lord?
Sure.
dv said:
I need a ruling: is the term Gallifreyan basically synonymous with Time Lord?
Probably not.
There must have been a lot of Time Serfs to support each Time Lord.
“I’m the Oncoming Storm, The Bringer of Darkness and you … are basically just a rabbit, aren’t you? Okay, carry on, just a general … warning.”