Doctor Who: What the FUCK, Tom Baker???

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Wheat Loaf: Feb 13, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

There was a minor craze in the 60s and 70s to write "biographies" of fictional characters as though they were real people. Tarzan Alive! is the most famous but it was inspired by Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street in 1962 by William S. Baring-Gould.

(He subsequently wrote a Nero Wolfe of West 35th Street which I believe went a long way towards popularising the fan theory that Nero Wolfe is Holmes's son by Irene Adler, largely on the basis that the vowels in Sherlock Holmes and Nero Wolfe are in the same order - seriously.)

# ? Sep 17, 2018 22:41

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# ? May 3, 2024 06:48

After The War: Apr 12, 2005; to all of my Architects
let me be traitor

corn in the bible posted:

I used to have this massive two-volume annotated Sherlock where the annotations were all, like, trying to establish what day things happened on and what kind of snake the speckled band really was and a bunch of other insane poo poo. it was incredible and I wish I still had it.

They determined the speckled band was ACTUALLY a hybrid lizard with no legs, that's definitely what ACD had in mind when he wrote the story

Did you get rid if it in the Boston area? Because I may have your old copy.

Hauling that monstrosity back to DC was fun.

Mostly I was just glad to have the stories and novels in the same collection, finally.

# ? Sep 17, 2018 23:30

corn in the bible: Jun 5, 2004; Oh no oh god it's all true!

I do think it's funny that Elementary was very clearly an attempt to ape the success of Sherlock, yet because it's far less ambitious it has ironically ended up a better adaptation

# ? Sep 17, 2018 23:32

After The War: Apr 12, 2005; to all of my Architects
let me be traitor

This set, right? I've included the 70s US version of the "Talons" novelization for scale and... well, just because, really.

(And no, I don't think I actually have your old copy. There is, apparently, a newer, smaller edition out now.)

# ? Sep 18, 2018 00:06

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

I still say that the second episode of the last season of Sherlock (The Lying Detective) is up there with the best episodes the show ever did, but holy gently caress that final episode was so bad it was almost surreal.

Then again, maybe I'm just a sucker for anything with Toby Jones as a villain, see: Amy's Choice :swoon:

# ? Sep 18, 2018 03:50

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

https://twitter.com/charlespulliam/status/1041869103236108294

# ? Sep 18, 2018 11:34

Vinylshadow: Mar 20, 2017

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1041824373496315904

Well that's lovely

# ? Sep 18, 2018 20:15

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Vinylshadow posted:

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1041824373496315904

Well that's lovely

The_Doctor fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Sep 18, 2018

# ? Sep 18, 2018 20:26

Vinylshadow: Mar 20, 2017

The_Doctor posted:

Two weeks is plenty of time to rewatch the entirety (or at least the top five or so from every Series) of NuWho, right?

# ? Sep 18, 2018 21:24

docbeard: Jul 19, 2011

Vinylshadow posted:

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1041824373496315904

Well that's lovely

The Doctor Who psychedelic rock tie-in album is looking good

e. Seriously, that's gorgeous, and, as with everything else, looks completely unlike anything the revival's done so far.

# ? Sep 19, 2018 00:33

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

The level of hype I am experiencing can't be good for me :stare:

# ? Sep 19, 2018 01:19

LividLiquid: Apr 13, 2002

Jerusalem posted:

The level of hype I am experiencing can't be good for me

I am so there with you. I'm worried that I'm going to be disappointed even if it's wonderful I'm so hyped.

# ? Sep 19, 2018 02:48

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen𝅘𝅥𝅮

I'm not unusually hyped. I mean, it's still Doctor Who.

# ? Sep 19, 2018 02:51

CommonShore: Jun 6, 2014; A true renaissance man

Jerusalem posted:

The level of hype I am experiencing can't be good for me

Consider that weekend also has Khabib-McGregor. That's some acute hype. With that much hype, you might need to see a Doctor! :haw:

# ? Sep 19, 2018 03:48

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

CommonShore posted:

With that much hype, you might need to see a Doctor!

Christopher Eccleston is going to kiss me? :blush:

# ? Sep 19, 2018 06:40

Box of Bunnies: Apr 3, 2012; by Pragmatica

Missy box set announced by Big Fin

Featuring Rufus Hound's Monk

!!!

# ? Sep 19, 2018 10:12

thrawn527: Mar 27, 2004; Thrawn/Pellaeon
Studying the art of terrorists
To keep you safe

�Who� Showrunner Demanded A Female Doctor

Matt Strevens posted:

�We knew in our gut it was about time and it felt like the right decision, and the character is not gender-specific, in any way really. If ever there was a character that was never defined by gender, it�s the Doctor. The Doctor is gender fluid in that sense. Once Peter [Capaldi] had decided he was leaving, the next Doctor was always going to be a female Doctor. That�s what Chris wanted, that was part of his conditions of doing the job.�

Interesting, and it makes sense, but I imagine some people will react poorly to the quote.

(On that note, don't read the comments on that article.)

# ? Sep 19, 2018 17:20

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

I remember when Chibnall had mentioned that he was looking specifically for a female Doctor, idiots were talking about suing the BBC for discrimination because they didn't consider any male actors

# ? Sep 19, 2018 17:23

Vinylshadow: Mar 20, 2017

Davros1 posted:

I remember when Chibnall had mentioned that he was looking specifically for a female Doctor, idiots were talking about suing the BBC for discrimination because they didn't consider any male actors

Paul McGann as the Thirteenth Doctor, but he's wearing a dress

# ? Sep 19, 2018 18:20

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Vinylshadow posted:

Paul McGann as the Thirteenth Doctor, but he's wearing a dress

And heels.

# ? Sep 19, 2018 18:31

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

https://twitter.com/dwpageofficial/status/1042182721861287936

# ? Sep 19, 2018 18:43

Wheat Loaf: Feb 13, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

Vinylshadow posted:

Paul McGann as the Thirteenth Doctor, but he's wearing a dress

Peter Capaldi, except in character as Vera from Prime Suspect 3.

# ? Sep 19, 2018 20:08

Edward Mass: Sep 14, 2011; 𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen𝅘𝅥𝅮

I hope we get another trailer soon, because I can�t think of a good subtitle quote for the next thread.

# ? Sep 19, 2018 20:56

Vinylshadow: Mar 20, 2017

Edward Mass posted:

I hope we get another trailer soon, because I can�t think of a good subtitle quote for the next thread.

"Oops."

# ? Sep 19, 2018 21:03

Box of Bunnies: Apr 3, 2012; by Pragmatica

Rhyno posted:

And heels.

Stomping around yelling "these shoes!" seems like a quick way to snap a heel off

# ? Sep 19, 2018 21:35

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

Edward Mass posted:

I hope we get another trailer soon, because I can�t think of a good subtitle quote for the next thread.

What about "Doctor Who Season 10: All of this is new to me" ?

# ? Sep 20, 2018 03:43

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Box of Bunnies posted:

Stomping around yelling "these shoes!" seems like a quick way to snap a heel off

I always forget that Pertwee is the incarnation with experience in ladies clothes.

# ? Sep 20, 2018 04:00

TL: Jan 16, 2006; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world; Fallen Rib

Doctor Who premieres on the 7th.

I'm getting married on the 6th.

I think that's going to be a good weekend.

# ? Sep 20, 2018 05:09

Forktoss: Feb 13, 2012; I'm OK, you're so-so

Rhyno posted:

I always forget that Pertwee is the incarnation with experience in ladies clothes.

There's great bit in Pertwee's autobiography:

quote:

My back had been getting steadily worse, and when we came to do Planet of the Spiders, I was in such agony that I would do anything to ease it, and someone had suggested keeping my spine rigid by wearing a surgical corset.

That seemed like a good idea and so I ordered one to be especially made. It certainly eased the pain whilst on one occasion earning me an unfortunate reputation. We were at an Army camp – Marchant Barracks in Devizes – for part of the location filming, and I had been allocated one of the huts to use as a dressing room. It has been pouring with rain, so after only two shots, I had to get out of my wet clothes and have my lank hair put in heated rollers. So, there I was sitting in this hut, wearing nothing but a pair of long johns and the whale-bone corset, with my hair all in curlers, when suddenly the door banged open and in walked the sergeant major.

He took one look at me sitting there, turned purple, turned on his heel and bellowed to the men behind him, ‘I don’t believe it. Doctor Who’s a poofter!’

He never looked at me in the eye again for our entire stay.

# ? Sep 20, 2018 05:13

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Edward Mass posted:

I hope we get another trailer soon, because I can�t think of a good subtitle quote for the next thread.

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2018/09/new-trailer-released.html

# ? Sep 20, 2018 13:15

Wheat Loaf: Feb 13, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

I know there's a reduced episode order this season, but they seem to have put three episodes' worth of budget into making the remaining ones - at least from what we've seen - look very good indeed.

# ? Sep 20, 2018 13:20

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

And just in time, there�s a new trailer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCt6f1Ttmy4

# ? Sep 20, 2018 13:29

CommonShore: Jun 6, 2014; A true renaissance man

The_Doctor posted:

And just in time, there�s a new trailer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCt6f1Ttmy4

Having Jodie in the "Don't forget to subscribe!" box made it all manifest for me. Until now it was still abstract and hypothetical :stare:

# ? Sep 20, 2018 13:32

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

God that looks good. I feel like visually the jump to Season 11 is gonna feel as visually distinct as the jump to season 5 was.

# ? Sep 20, 2018 13:47

thrawn527: Mar 27, 2004; Thrawn/Pellaeon
Studying the art of terrorists
To keep you safe

Amazing. Can't wait.

# ? Sep 20, 2018 14:02

CobiWann: Oct 21, 2009; Have fun!

The_Doctor posted:

https://twitter.com/dwpageofficial/status/1042182721861287936

Only if the Doctor punches an old lady in the Tube and it turns out they were a Zygon.

# ? Sep 20, 2018 14:14

Doctor Zero: Sep 21, 2002; Would you like a jelly baby?
It's been in my pocket through 4 regenerations,
but it's still good.

The_Doctor posted:

And just in time, there�s a new trailer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCt6f1Ttmy4

Did she say �Let�s get poo poo done?�

That would be a pretty lame catchphrase.

# ? Sep 20, 2018 15:29

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Did they change the TARDIS sounds???

# ? Sep 20, 2018 15:33

thrawn527: Mar 27, 2004; Thrawn/Pellaeon
Studying the art of terrorists
To keep you safe

Doctor Zero posted:

Did she say �Let�s get poo poo done?�

That would be a pretty lame catchphrase.

It sounds more like, "Let's get a shift on." Which...doesn't sound like familiar slang to me, but who knows what you crazy English people say.

# ? Sep 20, 2018 15:47

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# ? May 3, 2024 06:48

Teek: Aug 7, 2006; I can't wait to entertain you.

It's "Let's get poo poo on". It's her kink now, kinks are cool.

# ? Sep 20, 2018 16:01

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