Doctor Who

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Mar 21, 2014 0:38

Yes. I let out an exasperated sigh when I heard that rubbish villainess idea. Getting quite bored with the Doc going up against heartless corporations or evil capitalists now. We get it. The Nu-Who trope of smarmy arrogant power-dressing women selling out humanity but having inexplicably lax personal security are also monumentally tedious.

How about the Doc against some evil anarchists, eh? Or a demented Dadist? Or Robbie Rotten? Or a hypnotic carpet that attempts to take over the world?

Just... something DIFFERENT.

Best film villainess ever is probably Milady from the Three Musketeers. I haven't seen a Who villainess come close to that boo-hiss evilness, yet.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

9 years since the reboot and this was one of the trailers

Take the trip of a lifetime with the '9th' Doctor :

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

August

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2014 15:05

I think the video may have been a bit superfluous there.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Mr Dave wrote:

I think the video may have been a bit superfluous there.

Its a waste - its a 'teaser' that does nothing but give a date :-(

AUGUST

Would have done just as well

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2014 16:03

Maybe Capaldi forgot to turn up that day, so they had to draft in his stuntman. And make that.

myp · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2014 17:14

zaphod79 wrote:

Mr Dave wrote:

I think the video may have been a bit superfluous there.

Its a waste - its a 'teaser' that does nothing but give a date :-(

AUGUST

Would have done just as well

You're even worse because you posted it here!

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

NSFW (sweary) - The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets

New season starts the 23rd of August

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/ar ... -23-August

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The BBC has today confirmed the much-anticipated eighth series of the hit sci-fi drama Doctor Who will land on BBC One on Saturday, 23 August.

The feature length premiere episode entitled “Deep Breath” will see Peter Capaldi take on one of TV’s most iconic roles as the Twelfth Doctor, alongside Jenna Coleman as his companion Clara.

An exclusive 15 second TV teaser showing a first-look glimpse of the new Doctor and Clara aired this evening on BBC One at 8.00pm confirming the date… You can see it right now!

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10175

Where has the tartan miniskirt gone?!

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

BikNorton wrote:

Where has the tartan miniskirt gone?!

Kov's wearing it (and little else from the look of the BBQ pics)

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun Jun 29, 2014 21:05

It was a little tight.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

KovacsC wrote:

It was a little tight.

32" waist?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun Jun 29, 2014 21:14

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

So the scripts for the first 5 episodes of the new season have leaked online

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-07- ... ed-scripts

If you want to stay spoiler free you'll probably want to avoid most places people could post stuff for the next 5 weeks or so :-(

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Please don't share secrets of Doctor Who series 8 - BBC Worldwide "sorry" for five leaked scripts

Corporation's commercial arm appeals to fans not to pass on titles and plots after the full scripts for Peter Capaldi's opening stories are made public online

BBC Worldwide has apologised to Doctor Who fans after five scripts from the upcoming eighth series have been leaked online.

The Corporation’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide issued a statement to RadioTimes.com pleading for the public not to share the material after the first five scripts of the new series, which will begin broadcasting on August 23, surfaced online. They are the opening feature length episode Deep Breath by Steven Moffat as well as four others.

RadioTimes.com has seen the scripts and knows the titles but will not be making them public.

The statement read: “BBC Worldwide is currently investigating a security issue around Doctor Who Series 8 where unfinished material has inadvertently been made public. We deeply regret this and apologise to all the show's fans, the BBC and the cast and crew who have worked tirelessly making the series.

“We would like to make a plea to anyone who might have any of this material and spoilers associated with it not to share it with a wider audience so that everyone can enjoy the show as it should be seen when it launches. We know only too well that Doctor Who fans are the best in the world and we thank them for their help with this and their continued loyalty."

The scripts are understood to have been disseminated online after being sent to the BBC Worldwide’s newly opened Latin America headquarters in Miami for translation.

“The opening episode is being simulcast globally so of course translations have to be prepared in advance,” said a BBC source.

Deep Breath, the feature-length premiere episode of the eighth series, will air on BBC1 on Saturday August 23.

However fans are being given a chance to catch the first glimpse of Capaldi’s debut on the show at a Cardiff premiere on August 7, weeks before it arrives on TV. The lunchtime event will be held at St David’s Hall in the city and will kickstart the drama’s publicity world tour.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10175

People in Miami are getting fired HARD.

BertyBasset · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 334

I've got no interest in Doctor Who personally, but just a quick heads-up :

A screener of the fist episode of Series 8 has just been leaked on-line.
Not sure how many sites it's on right now but no doubt it'll be pretty widely spread by this evening.

It's not perfect according to this comment but I thought some of you might be interested :

"I was skeptical but this is a real screener, unfortunately it has property of “some guy” and a counter on the screen, also jumps in and out of colour but totally watchable - well done!!"

Edit : Having just grabbed it to send to a mate over Skype, that comment above is a bit wrong. Picture & sound quality are fine but the whole thing seems to be in black & white ! The counter's not a problem because it's in the black border at the bottom of the screen but there are "property of" type messages at both the top & bottom of the picture (something I would find really annoying).

Regardless, the BBC aren't going to be pleased !

2nd Edit : Some screenshots here : http://s.gullipics.com/image/v/2/7/8uxi ... OGRPs.jpeg

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Marcelo Camargo's about to have a really fucking bad day then.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

New trailer

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

I had a watch of the episode last night. It's all in black & white, uses temporary music and special effects (sometimes there's just text explaining what the special effect should be) and it's badly edited, but it's actually not a bad episode as it goes. I'm still convinced Capaldi could turn out to be an excellent Doctor.

miki · **Joined:** 30th Apr, 2011 **Posts:** 1458 **Location:** NL

I'm rewatching the modern ones and even though I love 10/Rose
I think my absolute favourite episode might be Blink

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:33

miki wrote:

I'm rewatching the modern ones and even though I love 10/Rose
I think my absolute favourite episode might be Blink

Blink is one of my favorite episodes..

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:47

zaphod79 wrote:

New trailer

Robo-bloke at 27 seconds in looks like that dude from Mass Effect.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:50

The sniper?

Even has the face damage.

edit: http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Garrus_Vakarian

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

I've given up on DW after the Christmas special pissed me of with its terribleness. And the 50th anniversary special. I'm just not prepared to waste any more time watching it in the hope that it'll improve, it won't with exactly the same creative team behind it, even with a new Doctor played by a competent 'proper' actor. Just… No. Sorry.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

The Christmas Special was shit, I'll grant you - but the 50th Anniversary Special? Surely you'd need to be entirely broken not to have gleaned some kind of enjoyment out of that?

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:48

The 50th was the "let's get our mates in for some mutual backslapping" novelty episode so DT could gurn a bit and BP could dress up culminating in a big red reset button? Yeah, that was shit, too.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:54

KovacsC wrote:

miki wrote:

I'm rewatching the modern ones and even though I love 10/Rose
I think my absolute favourite episode might be Blink

Blink is one of my favorite episodes..

Yes, but:

1) angels are ridiculously over used
2) as are the two comedic alian side kicks
3) the new lass, her character is rubbish. I honestly don't care if she gets dalek'd
4) writing is poor, relies too much on past merits

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

MaliA wrote:

The 50th was the "let's get our mates in for some mutual backslapping" novelty episode so DT could gurn a bit and BP could dress up culminating in a big red reset button? Yeah, that was shit, too.

Except it was not a reset ?

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Prior to the 50th Gallifrey was locked away behind a time lock and could not (generally) be accessed (it was only linked to in one other ep since the reboot) - afterwards it was in an alternative dimension and is something that we think the Doctor is going to go out to try and find ?

The 'Humans vs Zygons' was not neatly resolved with a 'everything back to normal' but with them having to come up with plans to work together (and we dont even know how that worked out since it just retreated to a side point)

Yes there was a lot of celebration / mutual backslapping but as an event for the 50th anniversary of a TV show I think that was what the fans wanted (it was what I wanted)

Of course if you want the silly episode you have the Peter Davison return of the 5 Doctors program instead (which for zero budget was also amazing)

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

MaliA wrote:

1) angels are ridiculously over used

So your complaint against Blink is that the new creatures which had never appeared before on the show have now been on it too much so Blink is at fault for it ?

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:32

zaphod79 wrote:

MaliA wrote:

1) angels are ridiculously over used

So your complaint against Blink is that the new creatures which had never appeared before on the show have now been on it too much so Blink is at fault for it ?

They are now. It should have been left at that one episode. Blink is excellent, other angels episodes considerably less so. I love blink.

miki · **Joined:** 30th Apr, 2011 **Posts:** 1458 **Location:** NL

MaliA wrote:

Yes, but:

1) angels are ridiculously over used
2) as are the two comedic alien side kicks
3) the new lass, her character is rubbish. I honestly don't care if she gets dalek'd
4) writing is poor, relies too much on past merits

1) not half as much as Daleks and Cybermen
2) meh grumpy man
3) yes, Rory and Amy and spare Amy and Fez boy, but they were not in Blink
4) yes, but not Blink

I didn't like the Christmas show and the 50th much either, but I'll happily keep watching and very keen to see the new Doctor

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Doctor Who Parody :

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Red carpet stuff in Cardiff today for the premier

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28678387

And an odd post about music which if Chinny still reads the forum I think would be something he'd enjoy

http://www.geek-pride.co.uk/doctor-who- ... -easy-way/

And down as just a 'look who i met' rather than a 'she might be in a future episode'

https://twitter.com/lou_jameson/status/ ... 2522344449

Awwww... Look who I met today. Utterly charming. pic.twitter.com/GNQV1UIbIe
— Louise Jameson (@Lou_Jameson) August 6, 2014

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/doctorwh ... ign=buffer

BFI post about the history of Doctor Who

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Aug 20, 2014 9:39

I re-watched last year's Christmas one the other week. It made a heck of a lot more sense and was far more enjoyable when not viewed through the Christmas Day booze-and-food fog. But I still prefer the 50th anniversary one.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Kern wrote:

I re-watched last year's Christmas one the other week. It made a heck of a lot more sense and was far more enjoyable when not viewed through the Christmas Day booze-and-food fog. But I still prefer the 50th anniversary one.

It was 'okay' but I think i was expecting more after the 50th which I loved.

Only a few days to go till the start of the new season - the first 3 episodes have now leaked online (in b/w with missing FX) , and there are plenty of rumors of

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Clara leaving at the end of this season

But that doesnt matter - all the stuff I've seen in interviews and small clips suggest Capaldi will be great

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Doctor Who 'extra' announced

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/ar ... tra-series

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BBC iPlayer launches exclusive Doctor Who Extra series

The BBC has today announced Doctor Who Extra - a brand new series, exclusively on BBC iPlayer. Doctor Who Extra is much more than a ‘making of’ show as we follow Peter Capaldi every step of the way throughout the creation of his first season as the Doctor. Over the course of 12 programmes we trace the highs and lows of Doctor Who’s most ambitious run of episodes yet, getting the inside take on series 8 from the people who made it.

The Doctor Who Extra team had unparalleled access to stars including Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Samuel Anderson (series regular Danny Pink) plus guests Frank Skinner, Keeley Hawes, Michelle Gomez, Ben Miller, Foxes and many more. Writers, such as Lead Writer and Executive Producer Steven Moffat, and directors also contribute as they spill the beans on the on and off-screen drama.

Casual viewers will enjoy the fun, fast pace and lighter side of Doctor Who Extra but there’s plenty for fans, too, as we take a quick dip into the archive for every edition, reflecting on how Doctor Who’s history is echoed in this current series.

Packed with emotion, great stories and a real sense of ‘access all areas’, Doctor Who Extra is essential viewing for everyone who’s ever watched Doctor Who and wondered what it’s a like to be a part of the team that brings this global phenomena to our screens.

Doctor Who Extra is produced by BBC Cymru Wales and executive produced by Steven Moffat, Brian Minchin and Jo Pearce. Each 10 minute Doctor Who Extra episode will be available after that week’s Doctor Who episode on BBC One.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

No opinions yet? Overall I'm not that impressed but y'know I'm wrong about everything.

The good:

Capaldi has potential
Creepy enemies
Creepy Premise
Madame Vastra

The bad:

Still too silly and manic (but hey maybe that's the post regeneration thing)
Too much post regeneration madness
Still felt horribly superficial.
Didn't really get much feel for the Doctor.
Still seems very aimed at kids rather than being FAMILY viewing.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22397

First half was too chaotic and not so good, second half was excellent. I thought the interaction between Clara and The Doctor was great and having someone in the role who can really act made a huge difference to how natural the relationship felt.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11898

I think a lot of it was a (not so subtle) dig at the people moaning about an old doctor.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

The character building about him being a different sort, a nastier doctor, and potentially one that has been seen before was quite good. Also, my who knowledge may be poor, but I am sure previous doctors have said the are 1000 yrs old, whereas he said he 2000 years old.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22397

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

He was about 1000 years old, then spent about 1000 years on Trenzalore defending it, IIRC

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26105

I think he will be a good Doctor. I too thought that the second half of the episode was far better than the first half.

A couple of things jarred, however: the stupid cartoon sound effects - when he bonked his head and something else, and some incidental music that sounded like it was from Tom & Jerry. At that point it was like watching CBBC.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26105

Also, didn't think much of the new titles that have been all over the media. but at least they were blue.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Capaldi was awesome! Loved it. Also Strax. Strax is always good.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:27

Watched it very late on Saturday night in a hotel room after a wedding with about 8 other people (a friend 'just happened' to have brought his laptop and a HDMI cable to plug into the TV), some of whom are not fans of the show. Really enjoyed it. Rewatched it last night, and it was as good as I remembered. It was refreshing that whilst Capaldi was top-notch, the supporting cast were just as good and had some brilliant scenes and speeches.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

He's a mumbler though. That could get annoying.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Clara swore. She said, 'bloody.' (Edit:@ 49:49)

I'm afraid that's just not acceptable.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

And where the hell did he produce his sonic screwdriver from when he was wandering about in that nightshirt?

_{Am I being too critical?}

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

Well that was more like it, yes?

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11898

Not sure why there was so much anti soldier stuff in that, esp at the end to that woman. His we will find out, but it seemed a little meta political for my liking.

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