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Post by Tom Baker's Scarf on Feb 10, 2018 18:52:45 GMT -5
Just rewatched City of Death. I adore that story. It's so off the wall and very Doctor Who.
I am tempted to go back and start the new series gain from Eccleston to Capaldi just to get ready for the new series. I AM SO EXCITED.
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 17, 2018 17:21:00 GMT -5
Just rewatched City of Death. I adore that story. It's so off the wall and very Doctor Who. I am tempted to go back and start the new series gain from Eccleston to Capaldi just to get ready for the new series. I AM SO EXCITED. Whittaker fan from Broadchurch by chance?
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Post by bad guy™ on May 30, 2018 4:04:42 GMT -5
So, if anyone cares, the Classic Series is being streamed in Twitch for free in a loop on its entirety.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2018 6:37:11 GMT -5
So, if anyone cares, the Classic Series is being streamed in Twitch for free in a loop on its entirety. Had a quick peek earlier today, I've been watching a lot of Hartnell's recently so I haven't stuck around, but the chat page on there is great for a laugh.
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Post by Sting on May 30, 2018 12:19:37 GMT -5
Oh fantastic, I didn’t know whether you guys on this forum like Doctor Who, I’m glad I saw this thread.
I’ll definitely be watching the older series on Twitch.
Can’t wait for the new season to begin as well. I recently re-watched all of Ecceleatone’s, Tennat’s, Smith’s and Capaldi’s episodes back to back ... it was an experience.
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Post by bad guy™ on May 30, 2018 14:03:50 GMT -5
Oh fantastic, I didn’t know whether you guys on this forum like Doctor Who, I’m glad I saw this thread. I’ll definitely be watching the older series on Twitch. Can’t wait for the new season to begin as well. I recently re-watched all of Ecceleatone’s, Tennat’s, Smith’s and Capaldi’s episodes back to back ... it was an experience. It's basically just me and @nwf since Pepsi deleted himself. Bartman pops in. But when where's no new episodes, nothing to talk about. XD
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Post by King Richius on May 30, 2018 14:17:19 GMT -5
I'm quietly lurking while I wait for the next season of Dr. Who. I'm starting to see ads for it on BBC America so it has to be soon. Can't wait to see the first female Doctor. I wonder if they will switch up the assistants to being mostly male.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2018 15:37:27 GMT -5
I'm quietly lurking while I wait for the next season of Dr. Who. I'm starting to see ads for it on BBC America so it has to be soon. Can't wait to see the first female Doctor. I wonder if they will switch up the assistants to being mostly male. Series 11 starts in October, no set date yet. Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole & Mandip Gill have been cast as new companions Graham, Ryan & Yasmin.
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Post by Sting on Jun 1, 2018 13:35:42 GMT -5
How many seasons do you guys reckon the new doctor will last? 3 years seems to be the safe bet. I hope she stays a bit longer though. I never wanted any of the last 4 doctors to leave. I become too attached to them and always think they are better than the previous one.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jun 1, 2018 13:46:57 GMT -5
How many seasons do you guys reckon the new doctor will last? 3 years seems to be the safe bet. I hope she stays a bit longer though. I never wanted any of the last 4 doctors to leave. I become too attached to them and always think they are better than the previous one. They'll use the first season as a test with viewership, if people are gonna watch a female Doctor or if the bungholes on the internet are actually the majority in refusing to watch a female Doctor. Should the ratings be good, which I imagine they will be, she'll do four seasons total I think. Then we'll get a new Doctor with a new show runner most likely because Chibnal never sticks TOO long with any one project and Doctor Who allows for a lot of fluidity when it comes to the writers.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2018 15:42:50 GMT -5
She'll do 2-3 series, I reckon. Jodie's already an established star, so she won't want to stick around long term.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jun 2, 2018 16:08:46 GMT -5
She'll do 2-3 series, I reckon. Jodie's already an established star, so she won't want to stick around long term. I dunno. She seems the type to really be into being The Doctor. It's not a title that can ever be taken from her, but if the money is there I can see her wanting to hang around. As established and good as she is, I doubt she's got any Oscar roles coming her way any time soon, so might as well stay on the cash cow.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2018 16:11:33 GMT -5
She'll do 2-3 series, I reckon. Jodie's already an established star, so she won't want to stick around long term. I dunno. She seems the type to really be into being The Doctor. It's not a title that can ever be taken from her, but if the money is there I can see her wanting to hang around. As established and good as she is, I doubt she's got any Oscar roles coming her way any time soon, so might as well stay on the cash cow. Good points. I don't think any Doctor is going to make the mistake of thinking they can "escape" the role after the whole Eccleston thing.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jun 2, 2018 17:13:35 GMT -5
I dunno. She seems the type to really be into being The Doctor. It's not a title that can ever be taken from her, but if the money is there I can see her wanting to hang around. As established and good as she is, I doubt she's got any Oscar roles coming her way any time soon, so might as well stay on the cash cow. Good points. I don't think any Doctor is going to make the mistake of thinking they can "escape" the role after the whole Eccleston thing. The Eccleston thing is so weird. Because of the old Doctors, they still embrace the role and did even when Who was dead in the 90s. Even McGann who was the Doctor for 90 minutes. That being said, there's a good chance Eccleston gets away from the role more than he actually did if Tennant didn't directly follow him afterwards. Tennant globalized the role of The Doctor, and as a result the show, because both his amazing ability in the role, and the fact that he was somewhat known here in the states and worldwide because of his role in Harry Potter. Eccleston also kills me that he never tried buying back into the role. He hated the role and the show runners, but he can't be so thick as to think the show is remotely the same as it was when he was on it. Hell, he's acknowledged the changes when asked about Capaldi and Whittaker respectively getting the roles as he's worked with both. I hate that he keeps the franchise beyond arm's length, because he'd be welcomed back with open arms, even if it was just convention settings and never donning the jacket again. He's so many people's Doctor. It's kinda sad.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2018 2:20:58 GMT -5
Good points. I don't think any Doctor is going to make the mistake of thinking they can "escape" the role after the whole Eccleston thing. The Eccleston thing is so weird. Because of the old Doctors, they still embrace the role and did even when Who was dead in the 90s. Even McGann who was the Doctor for 90 minutes. That being said, there's a good chance Eccleston gets away from the role more than he actually did if Tennant didn't directly follow him afterwards. Tennant globalized the role of The Doctor, and as a result the show, because both his amazing ability in the role, and the fact that he was somewhat known here in the states and worldwide because of his role in Harry Potter. Eccleston also kills me that he never tried buying back into the role. He hated the role and the show runners, but he can't be so thick as to think the show is remotely the same as it was when he was on it. Hell, he's acknowledged the changes when asked about Capaldi and Whittaker respectively getting the roles as he's worked with both. I hate that he keeps the franchise beyond arm's length, because he'd be welcomed back with open arms, even if it was just convention settings and never donning the jacket again. He's so many people's Doctor. It's kinda sad. It is sad. However, Tom Baker was like that for many years, and look at him now. I believe Eccleston will come back to the fold eventually, in his own time.
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Post by Sting on Jun 3, 2018 6:41:43 GMT -5
The Eccleston thing is so weird. Because of the old Doctors, they still embrace the role and did even when Who was dead in the 90s. Even McGann who was the Doctor for 90 minutes. That being said, there's a good chance Eccleston gets away from the role more than he actually did if Tennant didn't directly follow him afterwards. Tennant globalized the role of The Doctor, and as a result the show, because both his amazing ability in the role, and the fact that he was somewhat known here in the states and worldwide because of his role in Harry Potter. Eccleston also kills me that he never tried buying back into the role. He hated the role and the show runners, but he can't be so thick as to think the show is remotely the same as it was when he was on it. Hell, he's acknowledged the changes when asked about Capaldi and Whittaker respectively getting the roles as he's worked with both. I hate that he keeps the franchise beyond arm's length, because he'd be welcomed back with open arms, even if it was just convention settings and never donning the jacket again. He's so many people's Doctor. It's kinda sad. It is sad. However, Tom Baker was like that for many years, and look at him now. I believe Eccleston will come back to the fold eventually, in his own time. I really hope so. I never got the chance to meet him at any fan conventions etc and I don't even feel like bringing up his Who role if I ever meet him in person in public or at any non-Who event. Joke's on him though, us Who fans are too die-hard to ever forget he played the Doctor. I remember when 28 Days Later came out, my sisters had watched it before me and said Doctor Who is on there. He'll never be forgotten for his time in the Tardis, never!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2018 6:50:48 GMT -5
It is sad. However, Tom Baker was like that for many years, and look at him now. I believe Eccleston will come back to the fold eventually, in his own time. I really hope so. I never got the chance to meet him at any fan conventions etc and I don't even feel like bringing up his Who role if I ever meet him in person in public or at any non-Who event. Joke's on him though, us Who fans are too die-hard to ever forget he played the Doctor. I remember when 28 Days Later came out, my sisters had watched it before me and said Doctor Who is on there. He'll never be forgotten for his time in the Tardis, never! He has started doing conventions, but he charges £95 for an autograph. He's more open to discussing Who now though.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jun 3, 2018 7:31:33 GMT -5
The Eccleston thing is so weird. Because of the old Doctors, they still embrace the role and did even when Who was dead in the 90s. Even McGann who was the Doctor for 90 minutes. That being said, there's a good chance Eccleston gets away from the role more than he actually did if Tennant didn't directly follow him afterwards. Tennant globalized the role of The Doctor, and as a result the show, because both his amazing ability in the role, and the fact that he was somewhat known here in the states and worldwide because of his role in Harry Potter. Eccleston also kills me that he never tried buying back into the role. He hated the role and the show runners, but he can't be so thick as to think the show is remotely the same as it was when he was on it. Hell, he's acknowledged the changes when asked about Capaldi and Whittaker respectively getting the roles as he's worked with both. I hate that he keeps the franchise beyond arm's length, because he'd be welcomed back with open arms, even if it was just convention settings and never donning the jacket again. He's so many people's Doctor. It's kinda sad. It is sad. However, Tom Baker was like that for many years, and look at him now. I believe Eccleston will come back to the fold eventually, in his own time. See, Baker also got into Who very young, and after his time had ended he was doing some pretty large movies but was still being recognized as The Doctor. At least, from what I've heard him say that's what hurt his ego that he was doing Oscar worthy performances and the Brits still only cared about the role that even made him famous in the first place...not thinking about how young he was when he took the role, compared to his predecessors who were all well established media personalities, and very much older than him. I guess that's not so different than Eccleston's situation, but his is more sour grapes towards the production, not the role itself. Baker was against the role after he was done. I dunno how long Who will continue. I'd love forever, even if it gets too rich for BBC and they sell it to HBO or something. But these are things everyone who's cast in Who from now on is gonna have to learn to live with. It may be a British sci-fi dramedy but it's a worldwide hit with one of the most diverse fanbases. They could cast a 20 year old. They could cast an 80 year old. They're going to be known for the rest of their careers as The Doctor even if they only manage a season. Even Hurt got that recognition. Bradley gets more Walder Frey or Filch than Doctor but he's an exception because he's just a replacement, he wasn't even a retcon Doctor like Hurt and McGann. Eccleston is just sour grapes at this point. Sure, he's opening up more but if you believe Moffatt, he begged Eccleston to come back for the anniversary for the regeneration alone and Eccleston wouldn't even listen to him. Which is a crying shame because any new fans Eccleston has gotten? Recent royalty money? All from the role he pretends didn't exist.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jun 10, 2018 7:49:07 GMT -5
So Troughton's Doctor was surprisingly amusing.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2018 7:56:45 GMT -5
So Troughton's Doctor was surprisingly amusing. What have I been telling you all of these years! It's so great to see people enjoying Classic Who on Twitch. I did a watch-along of The Web of Fear on there the other day, and it was a right old laugh.
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