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 AND WE'RE BACK!!! For the first time since you could go to a pub and not worry about catching a deadly virus, Doctor Who is back for another season! Not just any season, mind you - for the first time in 35 years, the whole of the season will follow one story, entitled Flux. What is the Flux? Well, that's a very good question. We've got Cybermen! We've got Sontarans! We've got Weeping Angels! We've got Ood! Hell, we'll even throw in this mix of Yorkshire terrier, Wookie, and Sandinista for no additional charge! The season begins on Halloween and lasts six weeks (blame this on COVID-19, not Chibnall): Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans Chapter Three: Once, Upon Time Chapter Four: Village of the Angels Chapter Five: Survivors of the Flux Chapter Six: The Vanquishers There's also the New Year's Special, which will air....on New Year's Day. The previous thread can be found here. Now, the formalities. We have a designated spoiler thread, but under Chibnall the amount of spoilers have dried like the lake in that one episode. Use your best judgement. Episode titles can be spoiler-y, so use discretion when discussing episodes yet to air. For example, 'Hide' doesn't spoil anything, but 'OH poo poo IT'S THE DALEKS' does. With that being said, as soon as HRH the Q is able to watch it, it is no longer a spoiler. That means anyone not watching on BBC One should leave the thread and not return until they've watched the most recent episode - that is, unless you don't care about the Earth-shattering, canon-defying, poor-choiceingest developments! WHERE DO I START? The Woman Who Fell to Earth is a good starting point, as the current Doctor makes her first starring appearance there alongside her current companions. This is not to discount Doctors 9-12, but so far their stories have not made a major point in the tenure of Whittaker's Doctor. If you want to watch the original series, there are plenty of places to start. You COULD start with An Unearthly Child and watch everything in chronological order. You could also watch individual serials of all the Doctors and determine which you like the best. Keep in mind, don't shotgun a whole Hartnell or Troughton in one go, or else you'll get complacent. Those 60's episodes are meant to be seen one at a time, and if you only just rented the DVD, wait a few hours between episodes. The most popular serials for the original series you can jump into are: First Doctor: An Unearthly Child, The Aztecs Second Doctor: The Tomb of the Cybermen, The Enemy of the World Third Doctor: Spearhead from Space, Carnival of Monsters Fourth Doctor: Pyramids of Mars, The Robots of Death Fifth Doctor: Kinda, Frontios Sixth Doctor: Vengeance on Varos, Revelation of the Daleks Seventh Doctor: Dragonfire, Remembrance of the Daleks WHERE CAN I WATCH DOCTOR WHO? BritBox is the place to watch almost every episode of the original series. In addition, you're in luck if you're an American, as you can watch the original run of Doctor Who on honest-to-goodness TV (Retro TV and some PBS stations)! For the current run: ON TELEVISION UK - BBC One (first run), W USA - BBC America (first run), most PBS stations Canada - CTV Sci-Fi Channel Australia - ABC TV Plus (first run), ABC ME STREAMING UK - BBC iPlayer, Virgin TV Go USA - HBO Max, AMC+ (until six months after first airing) Canada - Crave Australia - Stan, BritBox SHOULD I BUY THE DVDs AND BLU-RAYs? Just for the bonus features alone. THE ALL-NEW GUIDE TO BIG FINISH There are literally THOUSANDS of Doctor Who and Doctor Who-related audio dramas released by Big Finish Productions. In previous threads, I would pour over all the individual lines and describe them. With the great restructure of Big Finish lines, though, I have to adapt. So, here are some bullet points: -Doctors 1-12 have their own individual lines now, although obviously the first three Doctors are not played by Hartnell, Troughton, and Pertwee. Here's a handy guide: if it's current series Doctor Who, "Adventures" means it's the actual actors, while "Chronicles" means it's not. -The Companion Chronicles & the Early Adventures generally do not feature the Doctor, and some of them are essentially audiobooks with sound effects. Check the cast list if you want to know which is which. -If you have ever asked "what about <random character x>?", boy are you in luck! There are so many spin-offs featuring characters both familiar and unfamiliar that you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a series that makes you say "THEY got a series?" Some are good, some are bad, most are unremarkable. -Everyone has a taste, so don't rely on other people's opinions. For example, I don't care for or about Charlotte Pollard and her spin-off, but some people do! Some crazy people enjoy the story Nekromanteia - you do you! THE DISCORD Here it is. The future is now! FINALLY, let's take a look back....all the way to ten years ago! Some folks were celebrating Ian Chesterfield, and this comment came up: MrL_JaKiri posted:The first episode of The Chase is more like Father Ted than Doctor Who. Imagine a Dalek going "FECK! ARSE! GIRLS!" and it might be better than that serial! Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 03:43 on Dec 6, 2021 |
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You’ve redecorated! I don’t like it.
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Oct 25, 2021 20:37
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Oct 25, 2021 20:38
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CommonShore posted:I'll watch it all Just think - we're about a year away from the last Chibnall episode!
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Oct 25, 2021 20:41
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Oct 25, 2021 20:42
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Oct 25, 2021 21:05
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New thread? Perfect time for the....  THE 2021 DOCTOR WHO THREAD SECRET SANTA! Yes, it’s that time of the year again! I'm launching it a bit earlier this year because postal systems are already announcing they're going to be incredibly overloaded, so here's some extra time to beat the rush! If you're new to this Secret Santa malarkey, we all throw our names into a hat, you receive a random name, and send that person a lovely gift of DOCTOR WHO goodies, toys, candy, maybe some booze (postage allowing), and all around a big ol' ball of holiday cheer! It's fun, trust me. No, really.  SIGNING UP: 1) First thing, sign up here: https://forms.gle/rG2pT2UAxy9MuJb77 If you find you are having problems, email me at doctorwhosecretsanta [at] gmail [dot] com In the subject line, please include the tag [DWSS]. 2) Post in this thread! Tell us what kinds of stuff you're into! Once Santas are assigned, we're all going to be trying to figure each other out, so some healthy conversation will help things go smoothly. 3) DEADLINES: The deadline for sign-ups is Monday November 8th! #SAVETHEDAY Assignments will go out shortly thereafter. Try to have your gift mailed out by Friday December 10th 4) BUDGET: Somewhere in the $25-$30 (£20-25) range (before shipping). You're welcome to spend more, but that's no guarantee you'll get that much in return. Gag gifts are cool, but please include some kind of actual gift. 5) WORK ADDRESSES: Remember that these gifts will likely go out around the holiday break, so be mindful of which address you give me. If you have any concerns about packages being stolen from your doorstep, use the address of your work/friend/parents, just so long as it's cool with them. 6) INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: If you sign up for this, you can agree to the possibility of getting an international address. The USPS international price calculator can be found here. 7) SHIPPING DEADLINES: Royal Mail last posting days: https://www.royalmail.com/christmas/last-posting-dates USPS Holiday deadlines: https://www.usps.com/holiday/holiday-shipping-dates.htm/ 8) WHEN YOUR GIFT ARRIVES: Show us your loot! Take pictures! You can wait until Christmas morning if you want, but still, show us all the awesome goodies your Santa brought you. 9) LATE PACKAGES: If you haven't received your gift by January 1st, let me know so I can look into it. If you haven't SENT your gift by Friday December 10th, let me know so I can contact your recipient. 10) DON'T BE A DEADBEAT: If you sign up, please get your person something. Nobody likes a deadbeat Santa. 11) FINALLY: A Merry Christmas to all of you at home! 
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Oct 25, 2021 21:27
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Edward Mass posted:Just think - we're about a year away from the last Chibnall episode! Doctor Who and the No Good Very Long Year
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Oct 25, 2021 21:54
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Edward Mass posted:FINALLY, let's take a look back....all the way to ten years ago! Some folks were celebrating Ian Chesterfield, and this comment came up: I stand by it
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Oct 25, 2021 21:54
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Edward Mass posted:Just think - we're about a year away from the last Chibnall episode! Put that way it really makes Flux seem like Chibnall's version of the Year of Specials.....
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Lotus Aura posted:Put that way it really makes Flux seem like Chibnall's version of the Year of Specials..... Except that 2022 is a year of specials.
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Oct 26, 2021 00:10
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Guess I gotta post about the round things again. Love a good roundel
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Jerusalem posted:I'll watch it, and I'll hope for the best, and I hope it's great, and I really want it to be. I want Jodie to be great, but Chibnall has just caused so many problems for the mythos. Hopefully we get like 1-2 really great eps out of Flux and call it a day 
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Oct 26, 2021 03:44
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Oct 26, 2021 03:45
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Well, even if I don't bother with the new season, it was worth coming here for that.
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Oct 26, 2021 04:23
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God drat it, in the last thread I posted about how embarrassing 'Last of the Time Lords' was to watch with non-fan family, but looking at Jerusalem's episode list I realised I'd mixed it up with 'The End of Time'. Easy mistake to make, as they're both overblown and bad season-enders I have no desire ever to watch again, but 'The End of Time' was an entire power of worse (despite having Timothy Dalton) and I wanted to correct the record for the sake of my nerd credentials.
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Oct 26, 2021 08:30
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Here's a secret: all of Doctor Who is embarrassing to watch with a non-fan.
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Oct 26, 2021 08:36
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I constantly mix up the names for The Parting of the Ways and Doomsday, because each seems like a far more appropriate name for the other.
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Oct 26, 2021 08:39
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Always hated how it was The Parting of The Ways. Too many thes.
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Oct 26, 2021 15:10
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Or too few? The Parting The of The Ways The
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I remember that week between the two parts of The End of Time and wondering if they'd gotten all the goofy poo poo out of the way in Part 1. Then you have the Doctor jumping from the ship into the mansion halfway through Part 2 and I resigned myself to what it was. At least the resolution to the four knocks thing was executed really well.
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I really hope we’re done with bullshit vague prophecies though. Both RTD and Moffat went to that well too many times.
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The_Doctor posted:I really hope we’re done with bullshit vague prophecies though. Both RTD and Moffat went to that well too many times. There's a 50/50 chance that Sunday is going to end with a "Go find the true Timeless Child Doctor, for only then can you truly understand something something Time Lords" Edit: People are also going to be pissed when the whole Yasmin is a Rutan reveal drops so look forward to that J33uk fucked around with this message at 17:55 on Oct 26, 2021 |
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Oct 26, 2021 17:47
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RTD already brought back Elisabeth Sladen and Katy Manning, so it's time for him to bring back Frazer Hines, Louise Jameson, and, hell, Carole Ann Ford.
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Oct 26, 2021 18:00
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Extremely fitting that Chibnall's last season is named after diarrhea.
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Oct 26, 2021 18:01
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Doctor: Hallo, family! I told you I'd be back one day. Susan: It's only been two minutes for us, Grandmother. Doctor: Oh. Well, I'll get her to land at the right time one of these days, just give it a few more incarnations. You didn't have any bother about a Time War while I was gone, did you? Susan: What? Doctor: Grand. One day, I shall be back, etc. etc *TARDIS groaning*
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Oct 26, 2021 18:09
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Lotta Whovies itt gonna have egg on their face this weekend when flux becomes one of their all time fav stories
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Oct 26, 2021 18:32
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Khanstant posted:Lotta Whovies itt gonna have egg on their face this weekend when flux becomes one of their all time fav stories I would love for this statement to be true. The history of Chibnall's writing on "Doctor Who" - let alone his showrunning - tells me it won't be.
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Oct 26, 2021 18:38
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Maybe we'll be surprised Maybe it'll be good And then get retroactively ruined by a later episode
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Oct 26, 2021 18:43
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Class3KillStorm posted:I would love for this statement to be true. practice runs, surely! now he's got those out of the way and knows what everyone hates about it and has perfectly corrected it and found a clever way to reframe all the weird flaws, it'll be great. there's nothing anyone can say to prove me wrong for several days.
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I always hope for it to be good and, hell, even if a lot of it is bad, there will probably be some good episodes. I'm not as excited about this season as I was the previous ones, but that just tempers my expectations. 
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Honestly, if this just a standalone story rather than an attempt to further the Timeless Child mythos, I think there's more of a chance Chibnall will do something okay. I'm really not excited about the Timeless Child stuff. On one hand, I feel like it'd be best to retcon it/swerve it in another direction, on the other hand, this feels almost fundamentally unsalvageable to the point where I'd prefer to just ignore it, kind of like the 'Gwen Stacy hosed Norman Osborn and has his children' plotline in the Spider-man comics.
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Oct 26, 2021 20:11
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On the Timeless Child, if we are talking about more than one Doctor at a time would that be The Timeless Children?
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They're all the same person so maybe they'd be the Timeless Childs  Well except for the fact the Doctor isn't the Timeless Child in the first place because that's just loving stupid  Can't wait for it to be tossed into the dustbin of stupid Doctor Who ideas everybody just pretends didn't happen like The Other and Half Human on my Mother's Side.
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Oct 26, 2021 22:04
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Jerusalem posted:They're all the same person so maybe they'd be the Timeless Childs I thought I read somewhere that RTD thought the Timeless Child was a brilliant idea, though that may just have been him being diplomatic towards the guy he originally hired to run Torchwood.
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Oct 26, 2021 22:23
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All I remember RTD saying is cracking a joke about how it turns out he did multi-Doctor stories after all because maybe everybody on the screen was actually secretly a mindwiped Doctor. Moffat similarly cracked a joke about how ALL THIRTEEN is underwhelming now because he should have had a few million TARDISes show up to save the day. Because, you know, the concept of the Timeless Child is a loving joke 
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Imagine if there's no mention of the Timeless Child at all, driving fans crazy for decades like the Valeyard.
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