Pieter Boelen 740 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 10 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: But has there been any word of a soundtrack release for series 9 yet? I haven't been able to find anything. I was indeed wondering the same thing. Originally there was a rumoured date of somewhere in May. But apparently the dates have been a bit all over the place in the past. Any chance they're waiting until they can include this year's Christmas Special? 32 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Is it true Matt Smith will be back? Is there such a rumour? I certainly wouldn't mind a cameo; would be fun for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 9 hours ago, Stefancos said: Is it true Matt Smith will be back? I bloody hope not! 9 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: But has there been any word of a soundtrack release for series 9 yet? I haven't been able to find anything. SERIES 35!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 On the subject of no Doctor Who this year: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Class2016 Has anyone heard of that before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 5 hours ago, Richard said: SERIES 35!!!!!!!!!!!! Nein. Nine nine nine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 8 hours ago, Pieter_Boelen said: On the subject of no Doctor Who this year: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Class2016 Has anyone heard of that before? Found some details: http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/feature/a791888/doctor-who-spin-off-class-cast-air-date-spoilers-and-everything-you-need-to-know/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Peiter, it's BBC3. That tells you all you need to know. Don't waste your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Not "better than nothing" then? I did also watch The Sarah Jane Adventures, which was OK I suppose. Nothing brilliant, but did feature a couple of episodes with The Doctor in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,354 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Am really not that interested in Class ... would far rather have had a new series of Who this year. When it comes to the spin-offs, I only watched the Sarah Jane Adventures episodes that actually featured the Doctor ... so just a couple, then. Torchwood I watched through a mixed bag of a first series, a better second, an excellent third, and until about halfway through the fourth (because it all went to shit during Miracle Day, IMO). Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 20 minutes ago, Sweeping Strings said: and until about halfway through the fourth (because it all went to shit during Miracle Day, IMO). I quit on Miracle Day halfway through as well! To this day I have no idea how that shitty, shitty, shitty story ended. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Well it really doesn't jive well with the Christmas star episode with the spider in Earth's core, that's for sure. Miracle Day was about three episodes too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 7 hours ago, Pieter_Boelen said: Not "better than nothing" then? I did also watch The Sarah Jane Adventures, which was OK I suppose. Nothing brilliant, but did feature a couple of episodes with The Doctor in it. Again...it's BBC3. BBC3. BBC3. This is an online yoof channel. It is not entertainment for adults. Fuck, I'd rather watch "Baby Jake". "SJA" was cute in an awkward, teenagey way, and seeing Jo Jones was great, but it was DW lite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,354 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Miracle Day undoubtedly lost something by being extensively set in the States. In an episode where Gwen discovers that lemonade isn't fizzy in the US, she comments 'Fizzy in the UK, flat in America' which summed things up perfectly for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 The change of location, the fact that the American Torchwood characters werent as well developed or interesting as Owen, Tosh, Ianto etc and a story that didnt support 10 episodes sadly meant Miracle Day didnt life up to the previous seasons. There's still good stuff there though. Barrowman is good as Captain Jack, Eve Myles is outstanding as Gwen and there are a few interesting bad guys (Bill Pullman is an excellent loathsome paedo and Marina Benedict and Lauren Ambrose are a feast for the eye.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 You guys carbonate your lemonade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Yes they do. The word lemonade has slightly different meanings depending on what country you go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 What you call chips are called crisps in the UK. Melange 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Yeah, and what you call "government", we call "democracy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 6 hours ago, Stefancos said: What you call chips are called crisps in the UK. Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 I did not know... Wait. It was something else I didn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 8 hours ago, WojinPA said: I did not know... Wait. It was something else I didn't know. Fries/chips? Fanny/fanny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Doctor Who Season 10 Won't Be Peter Capaldi's Last Says Steven Moffat Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Does anyone have any clue why David Tennant left then? I thought he was loving the role just fine as well. Also worth of note in that article is that Moffat says he isn't planning to "go out with a bang". No incredible huge finale, then? Would there be any chance of seeing Jack Harkness back at all? I think that would be the smallest and most sensible cameo I could think of. And I myself would not mind, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I'm sure he was still loving the role but was probably worried about being typecast. They actually did the season 5 specials to allow him to do some theatre work. RTD leaving the show was probably a factor too though. Doctor Who was a much much bigger show in that time though, certainly in the UK. And Tennant was a young actor who was pretty unknown before he became The Doctor. Capaldi is far older and in a very different stage of his career. Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,354 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Apart from Tom Baker, every Doctor in the 'classic era' did 3-4 years then moved on. And apart from Eccleston, the 'NuWho' Doctors have done the same. John Barrowman is apparently in talks to bring Torchwood back to TV. Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I would not mind more Torchwood, if it has Gwen Cooper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 It must! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,354 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Wouldn't mind myself ... it would be a shame if its final series was the shoddy Miracle Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Sure, I could go for more TORCHWOOD, but they're taking too long between seasons. When I saw MIRACLE DAY, it had been -- what? -- YEARS since the last season. So all the references to previous story elements flew right past me. They will have the same problem now, if they choose to do another season. Unless they do s a 'sum-up' episode first, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 The only reason Miracle Day took so long was because it was a co production between the BBC and Starz. The previous series were closer together. Miracle Day wasn't a success, so Torchwood seemed over, maybe it still is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,684 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 On 8/3/2016 at 4:15 AM, Jay said: Doctor Who Season 10 Won't Be Peter Capaldi's Last Says Steven Moffat I'm really liking Capaldi's Doctor, and I was afraid that someone of his stature might want to move on to other things after a few series. So it's really good to hear we've got him in the role for at least the next two series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Capaldi has quickly become a contender for the position of my favourite Doctor, and he's clearly having fun. He was good in his first series, but brilliant in his second. I hope he'll stick around for a while longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I agree. I can't wait to see the upcoming 10th series with him as a well-established Doctor coming off a great previous series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I agree. I've seen every single available DR. WHO episode since the beginning in 1963 (even many of those that are unavailable, I've seen with still photos and sound), and Capaldi is among my top favourites. Wish he continues for at least one or two more seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,354 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 He's a lifelong fan of the show, and is clearly enjoying himself (as has been said). I think he'll hang on for a while yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 David Suchet to guest star in Doctor Who series 10 Hell yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 ...but who is "The Landlord"? If he turns out to be The Master, I swear I will cream jeans, there and then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 David Tennant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I've just seen the photo: he's unlocking his TARDIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Random aside: I am going to throw a party the next time we get a Doctor Who series without a Mark Gatiss penned episode. Sure, he's written a few good ones, but his misses to hits ratio is miserable. "The Unquiet Dead" Hit "The Idiot's Lantern" Miss "Victory of the Daleks" Miss "Night Terrors" Miss "Cold War" Hit "The Crimson Horror" Hit "Robot of Sherwood" Hit (barely) "Sleep No More" Miss That's 4 hits to 4 complete misses, it's a crap shoot! Also "Night Terrors" and "Sleep No More" are both not just misses, but two of the very worst, most fucking miserably bad episodes in the history of nu-Who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 You're wrong, Stu; "Night Terrors" is brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Whaaaaaaaaaa I couldn't disagree more. Hopefully we can all agree that "Cold War" is easily his best. The only one of his that I'd consider an essential Doctor Who episode. Also, I think I like "Crimson Horror" more than a lot of people. A really fun one IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 "The Crimson Horror" is the most outrageously entertaining of possibly the entire Smith run. A riot, from start to finish. "Cold War", is good, and it has the almighty David Warner, but it doesn't have the heart, wit, or imagination of "The Ice Warriors". No: "Night Terrors" is good because it shows something that is not often shown on TV- a father's love for his son. Every time I watch it, it gets me right here (points to heart). We need more DW like it. DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I agree with that hypothetically, but I don't think the episode landed. Too many perplexing narrative decisions with offputting performances. I'd say the two episodes I can think of off the top of my head that try to explore father-son relationships both fall flat: "Night Terrors" and "Curse of the Black Spot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Hmm, yes. I'm not that fond of "COTBS" (I wish Lilly Cole would just STOP pretending she can act RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!). Even "TIL" explores the father/son thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Night Terrors is excellent. Cold War is merely OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 OMG! Do we actually agree on something, Steef!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 A broken clock.... "The Unquiet Dead" Hit"The Idiot's Lantern" Miss"Victory of the Daleks" Miss"Night Terrors" Hit"Cold War" Hit"The Crimson Horror" Hit"Robot of Sherwood" Hit "Sleep No More" Miss While I agree Gattis is far from consistent, i would rate both The Unquiet Dead and Night Terrors as being first rate Doctor Who. Night Terrors is especially worthwhile because it deals with some of the same themes as Fear Her did, but without being as glib and repugnant as that episode (still the worst one by far) DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Agreed. "Fear Her" stereotypes men in every one-sided, horrible way. Unforgivable. I expect more from DW. Didn't that story have Mrs. Figgis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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