Doctor Who: Countdown to Metacrisis

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The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

You�ve redecorated! I don�t like it. :mad:

Well you need to change the �Where can I watch?� Section.

# ¿ Oct 29, 2022 08:03

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 13:32

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

The Hobbit trilogy probably stopped Jackson directing his Who episode he wanted to.

# ¿ Oct 30, 2022 01:37

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

What�s weird is they include a sonic screwdriver animation (complete with banging it) but no sonic?

# ¿ Oct 31, 2022 14:55

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

# ¿ Nov 1, 2022 02:35

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1518272846262329344

# ¿ Nov 1, 2022 18:32

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

One of my biggest regrets is deciding not to go to the Brighton Comic-Con that John Hurt appeared at for one day only. I thought he�d do more cons after that. :smith:

# ¿ Nov 4, 2022 03:07

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

The best fit for Ruth-Doc is between 2 and 3, post Season 6B. Does jobs for Division/the CIA, gets kind wiped and dumped on Earth. Also explains why her TARDIS looks the way it does.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2022 01:36

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Yannick_B posted:

Russell T Davies returns to Dark Season as an audio...with Kate Winslet???

https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/kate-winslet-stars-in-russell-t-davies-new-audio-drama

Christ, that's a major get for Big Finish.

# ¿ Nov 14, 2022 16:22

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

It�s a Doctor�s birthday! But probably not the one you were expecting�

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U3jrS-uhuo

# ¿ Nov 14, 2022 18:56

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

One to Two had their clothes change then as well, so there�s precedence.

Also the vaunted DWM comic that takes place immediately after the regeneration starts with the Doctor going to the 1966 World Cup Final at Wembley, which feels a bit ho hum, rather than investigating why he looks like he used to.

# ¿ Nov 16, 2022 19:18

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Class3KillStorm posted:

Isn't Gatwa's first companion going to be played a trans actress? Seems like he didn't want to overshadow the 60th anniversary with a fight, but he's still going to be upfront about expanded representation when moving into the regular show release schedule. Which, honestly, is probably the best tack to take here.

it�s Donna�s daughter, Rose, being played by a trans actress. She may yet be Gatwa�s companion too, we�ve yet to see.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2022 17:50

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Seems like a big reveal tonight? Especially bigger than how they announced Ncuti.

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1593499471689748480

# ¿ Nov 18, 2022 12:10

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Unless it�s just a Catherine Tate reveal?

# ¿ Nov 18, 2022 12:19

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Because Tuesday would have been a trademark nightmare

# ¿ Nov 18, 2022 21:49

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I guess we�ll have to wait to see how she�s groundbreaking? Because at the moment, she looks like she�s wandered off the set of Hollyoaks.

# ¿ Nov 18, 2022 21:55

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1595341407908253696

# ¿ Nov 23, 2022 11:25

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Interestingly, BBC press office says the specials will start airing in November next year, and Millie Gibson will make her debut �during the festive season�.

# ¿ Nov 24, 2022 17:18

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Lawrence Miles is a very good writer, and has Themes and Plot most writers could only dream of, but when he doesn�t like something, you know it.

Excellent write-ups! Reading the NAs as they came out (or at least while still in publication) was a wild time. My favourite during that era was definitely The Also People, which felt like a relaxing holiday between hardcore psychic battles.

I said at the time, the bit in Power of the Doctor where 13 meets an amalgam/shifting version of her past selves before they fall off the edge into oblivion felt like something straight out of a New Adventure.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2022 10:15

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

General consensus was that Village of the Angels was the best episode, and probably one of Whittaker�s best over her entire run. But yeah, the Flux stuff is just oof bad. There�s bright spots, like the sugar skull gang, but stuff just happens and there�s no lead in or follow through and it�s just a mess.

# ¿ Nov 28, 2022 23:46

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

No, but they look like this.

# ¿ Nov 28, 2022 23:56

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Yeah, Flux has some excellent ideas and concepts but just refuses to engage or explore them in any way at all.

Chibnall proposes that at some point in the past there was a war between Time and Space, the 4th and 5th dimensions as separate sides in a huge battle, instead of the usual �Time and Space� as one, and then does precisely zero on expanding or explaining that surprisingly fertile thought. Doesn�t pick up on it at all, and it�s just so frustrating, because that�s a really good idea!

# ¿ Nov 29, 2022 02:53

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

MrL_JaKiri posted:

Chibnall's stories all feel like the final part of a TV programme you've not watched any of, where all the stuff to make it make sense is elsewhere.

100% this. Just for example, Power of the Doctor started in media res and then never bothered to fill in what happened before. It�s a constant state of �well, why is that happening?�

# ¿ Nov 29, 2022 11:34

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Or just have the Timeless Child be out there somewhere, and never follow up or confirm who it is.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2022 22:24

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

He destroyed one of the Nine Gallifreys made during the Time War as decoys for the Daleks.

# ¿ Dec 2, 2022 04:27

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Astroman posted:

Calling The_Doctor and all McGann fans:

https://www.moviejawn.com/home/2022/11/28/doctor-who-am-i-examines-a-lesser-loved-incarnation-of-the-beloved-franchise

Documentary on the 1996 movie and the guy who wrote it, featuring McGann, Daphne Ashbrook, and examination of American Who fans, and a shout out to Big Finish.

Turns out the writer is the son of the guy who played Doc Holliday on The Gunfighters. I didn't know that.

I want to watch this, though I'm not sure where, as when they say it's appearing on "Streaming" that's a bit vague...

Oh, is that what that is? I�ve been getting adverts for something called �Doctor Who Am I?� in my FB ads for weeks, but no clue as to what it actually is, as I don�t generally click on ads that aren�t clear about what they�re selling. Huh, might be interesting then?

# ¿ Dec 3, 2022 11:34

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

We�ll probably see a costume reveal very soon, then.

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1599848595691343882

# ¿ Dec 6, 2022 01:52

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

It�s literally Jodie�s TARDIS still, they�ve not made a new one?

# ¿ Dec 6, 2022 11:06

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I assume the Tennant specials took some of the budget of a full 10 episode season + Xmas special

# ¿ Dec 7, 2022 21:35

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1601547285292204032

# ¿ Dec 10, 2022 14:22

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Barry Foster posted:

It's this and it's the same deal with climate change too

You�ll have to literally drag them into a solarpunk future, rather than a dystopia hellscape.

Rosa has important things to say, but the writing for it feels so brittle. It�s been absolutely workshopped to death, and there�s no life or energy to it.

# ¿ Dec 11, 2022 10:26

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

It's true then. They say the Evil One eats babies!

# ¿ Dec 12, 2022 06:28

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Ooof, that is a terrible John Hurt impression.

https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1602596690220896256

# ¿ Dec 13, 2022 14:55

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Yeah, those are great boots!

# ¿ Dec 15, 2022 02:53

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Ncuti is in the Barbie trailer for about a second :toot:

# ¿ Dec 16, 2022 20:18

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Jerusalem posted:

I think maybe the closest Who fans have ever been to being in lockstop is that almost everybody loving loved the 50th Anniversary celebration.

�I�m� looking for� the Doctor.�

# ¿ Dec 17, 2022 12:10

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

The show was so lucky to get Hurt for the War Doctor. I�d love to know if Moffat had anyone else in mind.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2022 15:24

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I'm not crazy about the clashing sizes of pattern, even though it's the same tartan. Orange is my least favourite colour too, so I look forward to different colours to shake it up.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2022 19:44

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1604183394941751296

# ¿ Dec 17, 2022 19:59

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

That coat is really nice in motion!

# ¿ Dec 17, 2022 20:03

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 13:32

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Does he need a shirt? He�s got a top on.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2022 22:37

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