Potsticker posted:

If I had never seen Classic Who and you asked me if the Psychic Paper or the Sonic Screwdriver was the new gadget added in the New series, I wouldn't have guessed the paper. Not that the Doctor really needs "proper" authority when he just barges in wherever he pleases anyway.

The_Doctor posted:

They're perfect for walks or long car drives. I can attest. I listened to virtually the whole of S1 of the 8th Doctor ones (starting with Blood of the Daleks) as I drove across Washington state.

Jerusalem posted:

I think there were a few things that went into the decision. They wanted to update the Cybermen design like they did so successfully for the Daleks, and I think for the most part they succeeded there since I quite liked the new design. RTD absolutely loved Spare Parts and wanted to do a similar origin story, but he didn't want to negate the audio, and since he needed a parallel earth story to set up for the finale, it all just kind of slotted together and made sense to combine the three.

Rose does actually mention the Cyberman head they saw in Dalek too and the Doctor explains that there are Cybermen in their universe as well, so I don't think the original intention was to replace the Mondasians... except of course every time after season 2 that they showed up in the RTD era they were explicitly the Cybus versions even when you had to really stretch to explain how they got there. It wouldn't have even been a copyright thing, since they still had to acknowledge Kit Peddler and Gerry Davis, so I'm guessing it was down to not wanting to fiddle with the designs and remove the big Cybus logo they put front and center.

Jerusalem posted:

"...and then my heart beat. That was the first second."

I hope this lives up to the already high standards set by the first episode. Goddamn.

McGann posted:

Having listened to Zagreus a while ago, thanks for putting up this summary because it all clicked for me again. The universe is a giant GPS - of course it requires fixed locations to calculate every other object's location. It's pretty simple when you put it like that.

CobiWann posted:

Apparently, Shada wasn’t the only victim of the technician’s strike…

Sekkira posted:

Just like McGann was screwed out of his own season, he gets screwed out of a whole hour too.

DoctorWhat posted:

I have discovered an exceedingly obscure bit of Colin Baker ephemera and I will reveal it within 24 hours. If anyone can guess what it is correctly (one guess each, no research allowed)... well, you won't.

DoctorWhat posted:

Which one is this?

Jurgan posted:

I didn't like the Time War looking like a Lucasfilm space battle instead of the reality-warping war between Great Old Ones and Outer Gods we were told about.

Jerusalem posted:

Tennant: Can I come with you, Dad?
Davison: I keep tell you, you're not my actual son.
Tennant: So I'm your companion!?!
Davison:

Some British website that David Bowie's Facebook feed shared posted:

The 55-year-old took inspiration from music legend David Bowie when embarking on his tenure as the 12th incarnation of the Time Lord.

His sleek costume was praised when it was previewed in January but the decision to include a buttoned-up white shirt was inspired by Bowie, according to insiders.

The singer sported a similar look as the Thin White Duke, his persona on the Station To Station album cover and in the film The Man Who Fell To Earth.

The source said Capaldi had decided Bowie was the ideal template for his Doctor: “He explained he drew inspiration for his Doctor Who look from his ‘scrapbook of ideas’. He thought Bowie was the perfect look.”

It was no secret that Peter was a Ziggy Stardust fan, and the actor revealed last year he attended three out of four Bowie concerts as a young fan in Glasgow, missing the last one only because he couldn’t afford it.

No frills, no scarf, no messing, just 100 per cent Rebel Time Lord

Peter Capaldi

For the show, he sports a sharp black waistcoat and red-silk lined coat from Scottish-firm Crombie, as well as all-purpose Doc Martens boots.

He will also keep his Scottish accent, unlike David Tennant who changed his to sound more southern. Christopher Eccleston gave his ninth Doctor a northern accent.

Capaldi says of the Doctor: “He’s woven the future from the cloth of the past. Simple, stark, and back to basics. No frills, no scarf, no messing, just 100 per cent Rebel Time Lord.”

The actor was photographed with co?star Jenna Coleman’s character Clara in the first image of the pair in the new Tardis.

Fans were excited when his darker persona was showcased in a 15-second teaser clip on Friday. The Doctor looks sinister, silhouetted against a fire, asking: “Clara, be my pal and tell me – am I a good man?”

A nervous-looking Clara replies: “I don’t think I know who the Doctor is any more.”

The first episode of the new series airs on August 23 on BBC One. Capaldi is hoped to take the Doctor in a new direction, with some taking the outfit as an indication that the series will be scarier and a bit more serious.

Some 6.2 million viewers tuned in last August to find out Capaldi was the new ­Doctor.

Capaldi, best known for his role as foul-mouthed spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker in the BBC series The Thick Of It, had already appeared on the show, in the 2008 adventure The Fires Of Pompeii, as a Roman merchant.

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The writer of a couple of these titles - Rob Shearman - came in last week to do a Podcast about his Big Finish time - click here to listen absolutely free, and perhaps enter the competition...

Lastly for today, we've dipped into a few of the full-price monthly range and for £5 on CD or Download are offering: The Fifth Doctor's The Game, The Sixth Doctor's Medicinal Purposes and the Seventh Doctor's Unregenerate!

These special offers end in 24 hours, at which point we'll see you for Day 3...

CobiWann posted: