Doctor Who - Series 14: Tennant's extra / Ncuti stars

[BritishHobo]

Really makes me laugh the thought of Yaz meeting Susan. Two women the Doctor has callously brushed off for no clear reason.

EDIT: This now looks like a spoiler but isn't - just the actresses meeting

[Mister Six]

lol at baker "i'm mildly contemptuous of the other doctors"

I assumed you meant Colin there. Mixing up the character and the actor a bit.

[GoblinAhFuckScary]

I assumed you meant Colin there. Mixing up the character and the actor a bit.

actually just talking about my local baker what got his med licensed revoked

[magister]

60th anniversary today. 60 years. 23 Nov 1963 - the day after C S Lewis and Aldous Huxley died. I can't help wondering  if there's anything on TV today that will still be shown in 2083.

[Mister Six]

60th anniversary today. 60 years. 23 Nov 1963 - the day after C S Lewis and Aldous Huxley died. I can't help wondering  if there's anything on TV today that will still be shown in 2083.

Probably, now we're in the age of eternal remakes. Just endless reboots of Gossip Girl until the end of time.

[Thomas]

I can't help wondering if there's anything on TV today that will still be shown in 2083.

David Tennant as Doctor Who

[GoblinAhFuckScary]

robo-tennant

repeating WHAT?? WHAT?? on an endless loop

[Alberon]

Yeah, I mean Lost in Space became a big series about fifty years after the original series with just a film and some comics keeping it going in the interim.

Doctor Who will still be going in some form or other.

[BritishHobo]

Lots of articles today about the money Doctor Who has brought to Wales. They're starting a light show in Cardiff Bay tonight that's going to run every half an hour for the next three evenings:

https://nation.cymru/news/60-years-of-doctor-who-celebrated-with-incredible-projection/

Lights 'switch-on' at half 5 tonight to be hosted by Stefan Powell, he of the new behind-the-scenes show.

[Thomas]

I only want Doctor Who to continue after my death if it's rubbish. I don't want to miss anything good. Feel bad for all the Whovians who went over and died in Iraq and never got to see the revival in in 2005.

[Butchers Blind]

Well done on 60 years. Love his catchphrase, 'Whos here!'

[daf]

Happy Doctor Who Day Everyone!

[Norton Canes]

60th anniversary today. 60 years. 23 Nov 1963 - the day after C S Lewis and Aldous Huxley died. I can't help wondering  if there's anything on TV today that will still be shown in 2083

I must have been about ten years old when I realised Doctor Who had a history which stretched back to 1963. That would have been 1978 and I could barely grasp that the show could be so ancient.

Now, 1963 and the year I was born seem separated by no more than a hair's breadth of time.

</profound>

[PinkNoise]

I must have been about ten years old when I realised Doctor Who had a history which stretched back to 1963. That would have been 1978 and I could barely grasp that the show could be so ancient.

Now, 1963 and the year I was born seem separated by no more than a hair's breadth of time.

</profound>

I have a very clear memory of reading the Marks N Sparks "Dalek Omnibus" book when I received it for Christmas, specifically a mention of a story called "The Nightmare Begins" (I know, I know). "Cor!" I thought to myself "Thats over ten years ago!"

And now here we are.

[magister]

I must have been about ten years old when I realised Doctor Who had a history which stretched back to 1963. That would have been 1978 and I could barely grasp that the show could be so ancient.

Now, 1963 and the year I was born seem separated by no more than a hair's breadth of time.

</profound>

I watched the 1981 series of repeats - The Five Faces of Doctor Who. An Unearthly Child was 18 years old, The Krotons 13 years, Carnival of Monsters 8 years, The Three Doctors 8 years and Logopolis was the most recent story then shown.

A comparable series of repeats today, age wise, would be Rose, End of Time, Heaven Sent, Hell Bent and Power of the Doctor.

[Bad Ambassador]

Whereas if the programmes were as old then as they are now, they'd be from 1921, 1926, 1931 and 1939.

[magister]

Whereas if the programmes were as old then as they are now, they'd be from 1921, 1926, 1931 and 1939.

What an interesting thought.

So, for example, The Kid with Charlie Chaplin, F W Murnau's Faust, the Universal films of Dracula and Frankenstein and Gone With the Wind.

[superthunderstingcar]

Dimensions in Time is now the mid-point of Doctor Who's history.

[A Hat Like That]

Rather lovely 60th Anniversary trailer

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1727737778966827161

[jamiefairlie]

Rather lovely 60th Anniversary trailer

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1727737778966827161

You think? Probably just my taste but it all seems so pompous and overwrought.

[Ballad of Ballard Berkley]

A very short and entirely spoiler-free preview of The Star Beast.

Spoiler alert

It's really good, an entertaining romp layered with some earned emotion in typical RTD style. Tennant and Tate are great, they slip back into their roles with ease, while Margolyes is perfectly cast as The Meep.

It's funny, sweet and compassionate. At certain points I was thrumming with pride. Doctor Who is back. Phew.

[close]

[Mister Six]

A very short and entirely spoiler-free preview of The Star Beast.

Spoiler alert

It's really good, an entertaining romp layered with some earned emotion in typical RTD style. Tennant and Tate are great, they slip back into their roles with ease, while Margolyes is perfectly cast as The Meep.

It's funny, sweet and compassionate. At certain points I was thrumming with pride. Doctor Who is back. Phew.

[close]

Will it make sense to people who haven't seen any Who (especially any Tennant/Tate Who) before? That's my big worry with this pre-Gatwa Disney+ episodes.

[Ballad of Ballard Berkley]

A very clear and concise prologue explains everything for Tennant/Tate newbies.

As for people who've never seen the show before, well they all have to start somewhere. This is a good jumping on point, they'll get the gist and take it from there.

[Mister Six]

Phew! Cheers!

[GoblinAhFuckScary]

i must admit i had never seen The Daleks until the colourisation last night. it's... kinda boring isn't it, very early Who.

soundtrack was sometimes awful and overpowered the acting. still, kinda neat

[Alberon]

You think that's boring, try the original. I think the new version is under half the running time of the original.

It only takes a few years for the 'speed' of action in an episode to very noticably increase, in the first years they're still at the shooting the episode 'as live' as much as possible.

Would not be surprised if a few other stories are given the same treatment.

[Ballad of Ballard Berkley]

Some more news.

UNLOCK MORE SECRETS FROM THE TARDIS... DOCTOR WHO IN-VISION COMMENTARY TO LAND IN THE WHONIVERSE

Get set to immerse yourself in the Whoniverse when the viewing experience is expanded with on screen commentary coming to BBC iPlayer for selected upcoming episodes of Doctor Who.

Strap in as the viewing experience is enriched as special guests give an exclusive insight into the creation and filming of some of the brand new adventures. Available directly after selected episodes air on BBC One and iPlayer, viewers can head to the Whoniverse to get a deeper insight into the show.

This new way to enjoy selected episodes of Doctor Who will begin with the first 60th anniversary special The Star Beast, with the Fourteenth Doctor himself David Tennant, and producers Phil Collinson and Vicki Delow giving the audience their stellar commentary. David and Phil will return and be joined by Showrunner Russell T Davies as they commentate the third special The Giggle.

Russell T Davies, Showrunner says: "For years, Doctor Who has been providing top-level in-vision commentaries for selected episodes, on DVD. But we're now bringing this to the iPlayer - as soon as you've watched The Star Beast, you can see exactly what David Tennant thinks of it, scene by scene! I think Doctor Who has the greatest behind-the-scenes coverage of any show in the world, and we're determined to keep expanding it!"

[Bad Ambassador]

i must admit i had never seen The Daleks until the colourisation last night. it's... kinda boring isn't it, very early Who.

soundtrack was sometimes awful and overpowered the acting. still, kinda neat

One has to remember that television was still relatively primitive compared to today. People make the assumption that it's always been comparable in style to whatever the present is like, making it a shock when they watch TV from the 1950s or early 60s, and find it to be only one step from live theatre. The lack of media literacy is really shocking, and RTD seems to be leaning into that in pandering to what he imagines young viewers want, rather than challenging them.

[BritishHobo]

Some more news.

I love this! In the age of streaming it seems like most studios/companies have given up on bothering with special features at all. It's lovely that not only will the DVD/Blu-ray be packed with them, but the commentaries will be freely available on iPlayer. This is how everybody should be doing streaming.

[thr0b]

One has to remember that television was still relatively primitive compared to today. People make the assumption that it's always been comparable in style to whatever the present is like, making it a shock when they watch TV from the 1950s or early 60s, and find it to be only one step from live theatre. The lack of media literacy is really shocking, and RTD seems to be leaning into that in pandering to what he imagines young viewers want, rather than challenging them.

See, I disagree. They're not removing the original versions - they're actively promoting them. But a significant barrier to a lot of (hnngh) young people watching them is that they're Doctor Who But Very Slowly. So they don't bother. The lack of colour doesn't help, but the pace is off putting.

So do a few selected episodes in tarted-up omnibus form as a taster - this is the show you know, we've just made it a little easier to engage with - and then tempt them in to watch the other episodes.

It's not pandering, it's investing to create engagement.