Doctor Who - Spoilers!

[ProgMatinee]

pix is bigot for not agreeing with barbie.

 

[pixletwin]

Where's all this speculation about the Doctor's mother coming from? I don't remember anything in those last 2 episodes that had anything to do with the Doctor's parentage. Did I miss something?

There was an article when Claire Bloom was first cast (as The Woman in White) reporting that her character was the Doc's mom. I posted links to the articles on the last page.

 

[Memnoch]

Julie Gardner also says she is in the podcast Commentary. I still like the theory that it's Susan.

 

[barbelith]

pix is bigot for not agreeing with barbie.

 

[Kabukiman]

I don't know how you guys can't figure out it's Iris Wildthyme!

 

[ProgMatinee]

just finished watching...man that ending was painstakingly slow and I felt the Rose closure left a lot to be desired. decent episode but not in my top 10 of Tennant episodes. kinda hoped the send off would be one of my faves with him, just didn't quite deliver for me on an entertainment level.

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

Read that the face of boe will be reappear in the spring which is awesome

Ooh, I hadn't heard that! I hope it's true!

 

[wookster]

There was an article when Claire Bloom was first cast (as The Woman in White) reporting that her character was the Doc's mom. I posted links to the articles on the last page.

Yep, I too remember reading an interview in the paper in which she stated she was playing the Doc's mother!

 

[bcm77]

Ooh, I hadn't heard that! I hope it's true!

So does this confirm John Barrowman for series 1?

 

[pixletwin]

An absolutely excellent read on the loose ends and mysteries RTD left with Doctor Who:

https://io9.com/5439138/figuring-out-doctor-whos-lingering-mysteries

 

[bcm77]

Such overanalysing about every little detail seems very pointless as most of that type of stuff never gets explained officially. It's like the Kessel Run in ANH, it sounds like it might be something intresting but has no bearing on the overall story so why obsess over it?

Besides which the only mystery for me about the RTD era was why the hell people liked it so much. Roll on series 1 and the beginning of the real revival.

 

[pixletwin]

Besides which the only mystery for me about the RTD era was why the hell people liked it so much. Roll on series 1 and the beginning of the real revival.

 

[ProgMatinee]

whoa thats a normal tie. I thought he was a bowtie guy. this inconsistancy I tell you...

 

[bcm77]

whoa thats a normal tie. I thought he was a bowtie guy. this inconsistancy I tell you...

That's probably 10's clothes he's wearing.

 

[pixletwin]

That's probably 10's clothes he's wearing.

I thought he was joking.

 

[Memnoch]

https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v507/JenMalli/?action=view&current=SpecialsForwardsized.jpg

 

[bcm77]

I finally decided to watch a Colin Baker era story last night and chose "Attack of the Cybermen".

And I thought it was............OK-ish, though the number of continuity references made the story seem like bad fan fiction.

Colin's Doctor seems to have a bit more life to his character than Davison though I can see why some would dislike him but if "Attack" was a decent indication of his character throughout his run I'd still take any of his stories to a desert island with me over anything Tennant did.

After watching "The Peladon Tales" DVD box set I'll probably try "The Two Doctors" and maybe one of Sylvester's stories after that.

 

[pixletwin]

I just acquired some Colin Baker stories done on Big Finish I actually am quite enjoying them.

Colin Baker could have been a good Doctor but there were so many bad decisions being made with the program at the time (not to mention the BBC1 controller, Michael Grade, was sleeping with Colins wife at the time). He was doomed to fail.

He was the Conan O'Brian of Doctors.

 

[bcm77]

I just acquired some Colin Baker stories done on Big Finish I actually am quite enjoying them.

Colin Baker could have been a good Doctor but there were so many bad decisions being made with the program at the time (not to mention the BBC1 controller, Michael Grade, was sleeping with Colins wife at the time). He was doomed to fail.

He was the Conan O'Brian of Doctors.

So he wasn't the only one to get screwed by the BBC

One thing I liked about him was his arrogance, the way he walked into a situation and just took control regardless.

It was done in more of an over the top manner than when Tom did it but there was a definite similarity.

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

Colin Baker could have been a good Doctor but there were so many bad decisions being made with the program at the time (not to mention the BBC1 controller, Michael Grade, was sleeping with Colins wife at the time). He was doomed to fail.

WHAT???????