Doctor Who

[JTRSickert]

Although it probably deserves a forum of its own, but since the show is a spinoff of Doctor Who, I was wondering...

Anyone on here a fan of Torchwood (besides me and TomTom)?

[TomTomKent]

Although it probably deserves a forum of its own, but since the show is a spinoff of Doctor Who, I was wondering...

Anyone on here a fan of Torchwood (besides me and TomTom)?

I don't even have to answer that? Sweet...

Talking spin offs... is it me, or did the Sarah Jane Smith Adventures get even better when K9 came home?


Yeah it's just me.

[Gman992]

I love Torchwood....my only compliant is that whenever they turn around they are always macking each other! I mean, we have to save the world here, and I you want to make out with your boyfriend.

[DirectorDave]

Well I loved the first Episode of the New Series and I am thou rally in love with Amy Pond already.

And Matt Smith is not bad as the New Doctor.

[TomTomKent]

The Eleventh Hour had a "just regenerated and slightly bonkers" Doctor whom I did not want to slap. So I guess it scores high on that level. The story itself was great, with the village having a strong Stockbridge flavour, which is refreshing after very simaler "Companions Family" structure.


But I still miss Wilf.

[DirectorDave]

We all miss wilf Tom......btw I also like Torchwood....although its a bit adult for me.

[JTRSickert]

Not long before the 11th Doctor episodes premiere, at least over here on BBC America.

[JTRSickert]

OK, so, tell me everyone...what does everyone think of Matt Smith as the
11th Doctor? Me personally, I think he is doing a terrific job, though David tennant and Tom Baker still rank among my favorites. Anybody have any favorite episodes this season?

[caz]

Love him!

I haven't seen the last episode yet - will be recording it from BBC3 tomorrow night.

Van Gogh made me cry.

Love,

Caz
X

[JTRSickert]

Well, another season has passed and I must say that I really enjoyed Matt Smith's performance, though I am still pining for David Tennant. Very nice overall story arc and Karen Gillan was spectacular as Amy Pond. Looking forward to next season. I think I've heard that Matt Smith will only be the Doctor for one more season. IS this true?

[Pcdunn]

Happy (or Happy Belated, depending on where you are) Doctor Who Day!

Lots of nifty Whovian things to be found at this BBCA link:

http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2016/08/doctor-whos-day-roundup-hey-there-rose-tyler

[Wickerman]

Doctor Who, has a 'day'?

I vaguely remember it first starting about 1963, a girl at school told me to watch it she eventually became my first girlfriend.

William Hartnell I think was the first, little man with long grey hair. When he stopped playing the part I stopped watching it - so to me he was the only Doctor Who.
I saw some old Hartnell shows on, I think, You-Tube, arghhh...terrible! So corny, cardboard sets, footsteps echoing on wooden floors in outside shots - so funny, but in the early 60's it was so popular.

[Pcdunn]

Hi, Jon,

Yes, the Doctor has a day of his own!

Thanks for the reply, and for sharing your memories. As Hartnell was your Doctor, you might enjoy this movie about the early days of the television series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Adv...Space_and_Time
Being in America, I was in college when I first discovered "Doctor Who", and it was Tom Baker (tall, scarf, teeth and curls) as the title character.
I fell in love with the series in the late Seventies, and still do enjoy it, whenever I can see it.

[Mayerling]

Hi, Jon,

Yes, the Doctor has a day of his own!

Thanks for the reply, and for sharing your memories. As Hartnell was your Doctor, you might enjoy this movie about the early days of the television series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Adv...Space_and_Time
Being in America, I was in college when I first discovered "Doctor Who", and it was Tom Baker (tall, scarf, teeth and curls) as the title character.
I fell in love with the series in the late Seventies, and still do enjoy it, whenever I can see it.

Hi Pat,

Briefly I watched the series in the 1980s when Baker was the Doctor, and I liked it very much, but after he was "transformed" I lost interest. One thing I heard in the dialog (spoken by Baker's female assistant several times) that I did not care for was her calling civil servants murderers (for at the time I was a civil servant!). I believe she was suggesting upper echelon civil servants who push various plans and schemes for government purposes despite their costs to the general public - what the Communists would have termed "apperachnic". I never got into that position (which is usually appointed - even here!).

By the way, one of my favorite episodes of the Baker series dealt with a take on an actual still-unsolved mystery of 1900 when three lighthouse keepers at an isolated lighthouse vanished. The story in the series was set on a forbidden isle called "Fang Rock" and involved an invasion pivoting on using the lighthouse as a beacon or invasion sign to begin operations.

Jeff

[Elamarna]

Hi Pat,

Briefly I watched the series in the 1980s when Baker was the Doctor, and I liked it very much, but after he was "transformed" I lost interest. One thing I heard in the dialog (spoken by Baker's female assistant several times) that I did not care for was her calling civil servants murderers (for at the time I was a civil servant!). I believe she was suggesting upper echelon civil servants who push various plans and schemes for government purposes despite their costs to the general public - what the Communists would have termed "apperachnic". I never got into that position (which is usually appointed - even here!).

By the way, one of my favorite episodes of the Baker series dealt with a take on an actual still-unsolved mystery of 1900 when three lighthouse keepers at an isolated lighthouse vanished. The story in the series was set on a forbidden isle called "Fang Rock" and involved an invasion pivoting on using the lighthouse as a beacon or invasion sign to begin operations.

Jeff

Jeff

personally i was always a Troughton fan, have great memmories of power and evil of the darleks, but it is so dated now i have to say.

loved Pertwee, but never took to Tom Baker, but the story set in the 18oo's in the sewers was great apart from the giant rat/ cuddly toy used.

was very fond of Tennant, Smith less so.

Steve