Doctor Who Series 8

[SpookyFrank]

Did you just relegate Bernard Cribbins, noted thespian, whose worked with Hitchcock, Sellers, on Fawlty Towers, and is THE VOICE OF THE FUCKING WOMBLES, to Katherine Tate's granddad?

You haven't even mentioned his career in music.

 

[stuff_it]

ginger_syn In the TV version, the Daleks have mined down to the centre of the Earth and are trying to blow out its magnetic core with a bomb. Ian puts some twigs in the way of the bomb, and their plan is foiled (much of Bedfordshire cops it, unfortunately, though).

I can't remember the film, as it was the 70s that I last saw it. But I believe CNT36 is saying that it was the magnetic core of the Earth itself that somehow foiled the Daleks. (Perhaps they stuck to it or something).

I quite like the idea that they are down there eternally rolling around on the surface of the iron core, trapped there by a combination of magnetism, gravity and the complete inability to negotiate stairs.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

You haven't even mentioned his career in music.

Right said fred

 

[Cid]

I may start a Truevian website.

Heretics sometimes call us Octavians, as we currently accept the biographies of 8 serialised Doctors, but that's inaccurate for two reasons. First, there will be further Doctors in the future. Secondly, the 4 Canonical Doctors of Modern Times occasionally refer to events from the Dark Era (of the fictionalised, garbled dramas). There are, we must all accept, true events that took place during this time, but sadly the accounts of them are buried in amongst the confused and inaccurate portrayals we have left to us by the Dark Era dramatists.

I agree, however I do think there is some valid information to be found in Dark Era material. In the case of the eighth doctor we seem to have an accurate portrayal of a true incarnation which has - via some distortion in time and space - been inserted into a totally inaccurate, frankly deranged account.

 

[ruffneck23]

http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-exec-moffat-explains-orson-pink-mystery

bit of a cop out mr moff

 

[SpookyFrank]

Yep, I call cop out.

That last episode would have worked fine if not for that dreadful scene with Danny's voice from beyond the grave, and the little kid magically coming back to life.

 

[DotCommunist]

it had tanked some time before that I recon

 

[danny la rouge]

it had tanked some time before that I recon

Yep. Second episode of the pair was confused, empty pish. All noise and no substance. Like a fart.

 

[DotCommunist]

while we wait for the christmas episode, lets recall

ten times the doctor was a raging bellend

 

[danny la rouge]

11. He forcibly abandoned his granddaughter on a post Apocalyptic planet with only one shoe, deciding on her behalf she was to mate with a human, who had only one life-span. He promised to return for her, but didn't.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

11. He forcibly abandoned his granddaughter on a post Apocalyptic planet with only one shoe, deciding on her behalf she was to mate with a human, who had only one life-span. He promised to return for her, but didn't.

In his defence on that one - it doesn't matter when in his time line he returns as long as it's not too late in hers.

 

[danny la rouge]

In his defence on that one - it doesn't matter when in his time line he returns as long as it's not too late in hers.

Locking your granddaughter out of the Tardis and buggering off is a cunt's trick.

 

[DotCommunist]

that article doesn't even mention the genocide of the wyrnn either

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

11. He forcibly abandoned his granddaughter on a post Apocalyptic planet with only one shoe, deciding on her behalf she was to mate with a human, who had only one life-span. He promised to return for her, but didn't.

I read a missing adventure novel in which she eventually just knicks the masters tardis while he is on earth trying to co opt the reminants of the dalek invasion force.

 

[DotCommunist]

I read a missing adventure novel in which she eventually just knicks the masters tardis while he is on earth trying to co opt the reminants of the dalek invasion force.

epub?

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

No i actually purchased the fucker.


This was in my yonger wilder years.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Admittedly i got mosy of my virgin published who nevels when forbidden planet was selling them for a pound fifty after the beeb recalled the license.

I mainly have new adventures but i think the average quality of the missing adventures was better.

 

[DotCommunist]

7nth and the land of fiction was missing adventures right?

had a lot of time for that chris kwedge. Good companion, confined to pages

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

I did love the fact the first book the beeb published after getting the license back was the 8 doctors. A full nevel desperatly trying to apologise for the tv movie.


The opening lines were essentially "WTF that was the worst regeneration ever. Why thr fuck did i say i was half human? Shit well at least i just kissed that woman not chocked her like perri"

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

7nth and the land of fiction was missing adventures right?

had a lot of time for that chris kwedge. Good companion, confined to pages

Missing adventures were the ones with classic doctors and were said to take place between specific TV episodes. They had black covers to the new adventures white covers.

Cwej was alright. Mind you by that point i was beginning to flag.

I don't have much from not long after they join


But they are in one of my favourites "the also people". The in all but name crossover with the ian banks culture novels

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Mind you i never touched those adventures of benice summerfeild books. Thats a step too far.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

And i didn't enjoy damaged goods.

 

[DotCommunist]

that was better than most christmas episodes. aliens/inception/santa

internally consistent. A good santa. One of the elves was the geordie on late series Misfits.

and ma says the black woman was previously of Coronation Street.

I think the List of things the shop assistant blonde woman held at the end was a nod to eachreference but I didn't read it all

 

[zoooo]

I only managed to read Aliens and Thrones marathon. Was there anything Thronesy?

I liked her character best. Quite sad and sweet.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

aliens/inception/santa

Videodrome (or maybe Poltergeist) too.

That was one of the better Xmas episodes, genuine festive lols at Santa and the Elves.

 

[DotCommunist]

other than little/people tyrion? hmm- winter setting?

I did enjoy the running 'thats racist' gag at the start

 

[DotCommunist]

Videodrome (or maybe Poltergeist) too.

That was one of the better Xmas episodes, genuine festive lols at Santa and the Elves.

agreed, it managed chrimbo family fayre without being as just wtaf like they normally are.

it made more sense than the robin hood episode!

 

[DotCommunist]

oh and the tangerine gag- its funny cos its true

 

[danny la rouge]

"There's a horror film called Alien? That's really offensive!"

 

[Cloo]

I only managed to read Aliens and Thrones marathon. Was there anything Thronesy?

I liked her character best. Quite sad and sweet.

Also, Thing from Another World and Miracle on 34th Street (or whichever street it is)

This was better than most Xmas ones in not playing 'Top this!' and just sticking with the sort of the thing Who does well.