Doctor Who Series 13 continued: RTD2, Chib nil

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I think Baker wasn't very happy with the wooden one as there was less he could do to convey he was operating it.

But yes, its warping between seasons is why they binned it.  Shame.  If that hadn't happened, maybe they would have added more knobs and dials over time.

[Norton Canes]

Took me ages to realise the little console is actually on castors (and they look like period detail so presumably meant to be seen) so it could be wheeled around to other parts of the TARDIS



It would make a fantastic drinks trolley. Maybe Baker made off with it.

[daf]

Exquisite! Absolutely exquisite!

[daf]

Apparently that Pertwee one with the plastic washing up bowl roundels (Time Monster) also got "warped in storage". *



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* Though that might be a fig leaf - as Barry Letts really hated it!

[jamiefairlie]

Took me ages to realise the little console is actually on castors (and they look like period detail so presumably meant to be seen) so it could be wheeled around to other parts of the TARDIS



It would make a fantastic drinks trolley. Maybe Baker made off with it.

Beautiful isn't it?

[GoblinAhFuckScary]

looks like a cute lil robot

or a tall roomba

[McDead]

Beautiful isn't it?

Best console room, though I agree it could have done with a few more buttons and levers. I really associate it with The Deadly Assassin, and it fits that sepulchral academic environment very well.

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Like when Sylvester McCoy put on previous Doctors' costumes I guess.

https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/20/doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-to-pay-tribute-to-previous-time-lords-17216032/

It's the most dull and obvious thing to do, so Chibnall's on it ✔️

[Midas]

i hope she wears william hartnell's wig

[JamesTC]

Maybe she will black up and wear a turban like Troughton wanted to when he took over. It would be a lovely tribute to the show's past.

[daf]

Bit odd she's described as "the Black Mirror star"!

What's she been doing for the last 4 years again?

[mjwilson]

She's going to put on a fez, isn't she?

[frajer]

Chibnall couldn't resist breaking that out in his first run.

[The Roofdog]

Like when Sylvester McCoy put on previous Doctors' costumes I guess.

https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/20/doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-to-pay-tribute-to-previous-time-lords-17216032/

It's the most dull and obvious thing to do, so Chibnall's on it ✔️

In her last episode?

Why?

[jamiefairlie]

Like when Sylvester McCoy put on previous Doctors' costumes I guess.

https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/20/doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-to-pay-tribute-to-previous-time-lords-17216032/

It's the most dull and obvious thing to do, so Chibnall's on it ✔️

" a sexier Doctor"

Oh awesome, just great.

[Alberon]

Bit odd she's described as "the Black Mirror star"!

What's she been doing for the last 4 years again?

Frankly, her three series of Doctor Who have been very forgettable.

God knows I've tried.

[Alberon]

Colin Baker has got a three week driving ban for speeding. Not interesting in itself, but he was filming with the BBC when it happened.

The actor explained he had been working in Telford, Shrops., and was set to do some filming in Ironbridge the following day when he was caught speeding last November.

He told the court: "I said 'give me the sat nav code', they said 'no follow us'.

"I followed the BBC camera car, lost them on a roundabout, tried to catch up and that's when I committed the offence. I had no intention of speeding."

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/doctor-who-star-cries-hes-27789253

Was that for Chibnall's final 'special'?

[pigamus]

I think Baker wasn't very happy with the wooden one as there was less he could do to convey he was operating it.

But yes, its warping between seasons is why they binned it.  Shame.  If that hadn't happened, maybe they would have added more knobs and dials over time.

Apparently the warping thing is a myth. The panels were repainted and used again. They just didn't like it.

[Malcy]

There was a rumour that a few classic Doctors were in the special. Maybe it was just Jodie dressed up.

[daf]

Was that for Chibnall's final 'special'?

Possibly, though a camera car suggests one of those new features included in the collection boxed sets - Like going round old locations with Peri.

edit:
Just read it, ane he mentions Ironbridge - where I think Mark of the Rani was filmed - so it was 100% for the season 22 collection!

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In her last episode?

Why?

Well, as a way of paying tribute to the show's history, rather than as post-regenerative madness, it's still dull and obvious.

To pay tribute in any deeper way would require an appreciation of the various themes and patterns the show has followed over its history, and understanding the different characters that the Doctor has been.  Something Moffat could do for the 50th, but I honestly don't think Chibnall could.  The evidence (bringing back the Master rather than letting the character rest for longer after the series 10 finale; destroying Gallifrey with a tone-deafness to its restoration in 2013) is that he hasn't paid any more than a surface attention to the show since the 1980s, and couldn't give a fuck about the legacy of Doctor Who beyond crowbarring in a collection of his teenage bugbears.

So yeah, bung in a question mark umbrella, a long scarf, a cat badge and a stick of celery and that'll be really knowing and clever for fans of old and new Who alike. 

I'm complaining again, but I'm just grateful that he's not writing the 60th anniversary story.

[Mister Six]

I keep forgetting that there's another Chibnall episode yet to air. I suspect that he does, too.

[JamesTC]

Everybody is so excited about it. I've heard she wears blackface and a turban in it.

[BritishHobo]

The rumour is the title and poster for the centenary episode will be announced on the weekend. Mad to think the title is being used as something enticing. Haven't special titles always been announced at the end of previous episodes in Who? RTD and Moffat always did great at enticing you with mad, evocative titles. Keep you waiting all year with excitement. Don't even have that with Chibnall.

[frajer]

"Doctor Who and the Centenary of the BBC right that's me done I'll be in the pub"
dictated but not read by Chris Chibnall

[Mister Six]

Once again, I forgot that we have one Chibnall episode to go and thought this was about the 60th.

Anyway, I bet it's just called "Centenary". Like the gripping NYD special "Resolution".

[JamesTC]

The title has been announced.

Doctor Who's outgoing executive producer Chris Chibnall has revealed that his final Doctor Who special will be titled Doctor Who 2.

"We always played around with Doctor Who and what could be done with the concept, but never went beyond that. I want to take it forward with a fully fledged sequel".

[JamesTC]

I made that up.

[Alberon]

It was so shit it had me convinced.

[BritishHobo]

That's the second lie about the centenary special to have fooled me in the space of half an hour. The first was a Doctor Who Facebook group saying it would be called 'Dry' after the chorus of Coldplay's Yellow ("Do you know, For you I'd bleed myself dry, For you I'd bleed myself dry") as Whittaker would soundtrack her own regeneration by singing that song. I must stress I'm not usually this gullible; I swear.