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Edited by Mrph1 on Jun 12th 2025 at 5:03:16 PM

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#102451: Jun 25th 2018 at 12:35:55 PM

If you look around, you should be able to find a leaked clip of Jodie in action, there's one part where she channels a bit of Eccleston. It's cute.

TheAmazingBlachman Since: Dec, 2011
#102452: Jun 26th 2018 at 5:53:39 PM

It has been announced that the next series composer will be the relatively unknown Segun Akinola. Having looked up some of his stuff on Soundcloud, I can say that I'm already quite excited for his take on the theme.

Edited by TheAmazingBlachman on Jun 26th 2018 at 11:54:02 AM

We're all still aliens.
Whowho Since: May, 2012
#102453: Jun 27th 2018 at 3:06:23 AM

Wack'd was saying he's the first person of colour to ever compose music for televised Doctor Who! (It's about time)

Im glad to see Murray go. I've been keen to see the show move on for a while now.

Oboeplum Antiheroic antivillain from somewhere really boring Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Antiheroic antivillain
#102454: Jun 27th 2018 at 9:30:53 AM

I'm kind of attached to Murray Gold's compositions, but I just checked out the new guy's stuff on soundcloud and I like it a lot. Looking forward to what he does for doctor who!

The internet is a waste of time, and that's exactly what's right about it-William Gibson
Eagal Since: Apr, 2012
#102455: Jun 30th 2018 at 5:40:33 PM

Random thing I found.

Doctor Who Alum Tom Baker Wasn't Happy During The 50th Anniversary Special.

Seems like Matt was the only person who would give him the time of day.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#102456: Jun 30th 2018 at 5:53:27 PM

Well, we all know that Tom was apparently something of a prima donna in his final season, and kinda alienated his cast-mates at the time (including the guy who played Adric in a major Broken Pedestal kind of way), but that was 37 years ago, so it's odd he'd be treated like that now.

Still, it's good to hear Matt did right by him...wait? Just Matt? What about David?

Edited by HandsomeRob on Jun 30th 2018 at 6:53:18 AM

One Strip! One Strip!
Whowho Since: May, 2012
#102457: Jun 30th 2018 at 6:09:31 PM

Well, David wasn't in that scene. They might not have shared a day of shooting.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#102458: Jul 2nd 2018 at 6:49:11 AM

Yeah considering that it was one scene that he did (I’m still a little salty they didn’t get the living classic doctors to record new audio for the big scene) it’s entirely possible that he didn’t interact with any other cast members, just crew and production staff.

Also it’s also entirely possible that others were just busy and worn out, Matt has enough energy that he’d be able to keep going and make a big happy introduction, but I can totally understand if the others were just busy getting their job done and didn’t feel a need to make a big thing about Tom coming by.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Wackd Since: May, 2009
#102459: Jul 2nd 2018 at 10:56:54 AM

I feel like Tom Baker expected it to be like that dream sequence Davison has in Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
Whowho Since: May, 2012
#102460: Jul 2nd 2018 at 11:45:52 AM

How many people would be on set for that tiny scene? Jenna, Matt the director and the crew?

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#102461: Jul 7th 2018 at 6:54:11 PM

Couple things I found on Twitter:

From @bbcdoctorwho

#OTD in 1919, the brilliant Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee was born! #DoctorWho https://t.co/qTjCibgtEu

From @DrWhoCastCrew

July 7th in Doctor Who History 1919 – Jon Pertwee born

No Doctor Who has yet been shown on Jon's birthday, but DID YOU KNOW that Jon's godfather was the actor Henry Ainley, father of Master actor Anthony Ainley?

(Anthony looked like his dad, didn't he?) https://t.co/UE7uonNVgw

Edited by sgamer82 on Jul 7th 2018 at 7:55:04 AM

Whowho Since: May, 2012
#102462: Jul 7th 2018 at 7:22:38 PM

What's this I hear about the new sonic screwdriver design being released?

CritterKeeper from Greater Chicagoland Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Dancing with Captain Jack Harkness
#102463: Jul 7th 2018 at 8:17:41 PM

Officially the images of the new sonic were "leaked", although the images look like they could be publicity photos, the way they're posed. I can see already it'll be a Base Breaker, love-it-or-hate-it. And yes, there is a certain type of joke that will inevitably get made about it and the new Doctor being female. Not sure anything would have prevented that, so maybe they just decided to go with it? At least one vid claims to have heard that it isn't going to be her permanent official sonic, just a temporary bodge.

The pictures seemed to come out about the same time as the video clip. At first I thought the clip was a "leak" rather than a genuine leak, but from what I've heard the BBC have been pretty aggressive about taking it down and hunting for the source, so maybe not.

All of the reactions I've seen so far to the clip have been positive! There were even a few reviewers who said they were originally against there being a female Doctor, but that the clip has reassured them that she really will still *be* the Doctor. So, even if it wasn't deliberate, looks like it was a good thing overall. It's been *way* too long since we've had *anything*, it's nice to get a little something to whet out appetites!

Edited by CritterKeeper on Jul 7th 2018 at 11:00:56 AM

EeveeGirlChey Forever a hoopy food from Betelgeuse Since: Jun, 2015 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Forever a hoopy food
#102464: Jul 13th 2018 at 1:52:03 PM

And now for a roundup of today's Doctor Who-related news;

  • William Hughes, the boy who played the Master as a kid in Sound of The Drums, died at the age of twenty
  • A exclusive new trailer will be aired during the BBC's live coverage of the World Cup final this Sunday
  • BBC America's gonna be doing a all-day Doctor Who marathon next Thursday.
    • ...And they're also gonna be airing Shada! However, It's billed in TV listings and promos as Doctor Who: The Lost Episode. Lost episode, my foot... It never got finished.

"My light shall be the moon, and my path the ocean, my guide the morning star as I sail home to you...."
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#102465: Jul 13th 2018 at 2:24:57 PM

William Hughes, the boy who played the Master as a kid in Sound of The Drums, died at the age of twenty

Holy shit! 0_0

What happened?

One Strip! One Strip!
TParadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
#102466: Jul 13th 2018 at 3:07:23 PM

11 years passed?

Oh, I saw "age of 20", not "died".

Edited by TParadox on Jul 13th 2018 at 5:08:03 AM

Fresh-eyed movie blog
rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#102467: Jul 14th 2018 at 2:29:59 PM

Edited by rmctagg09 on Jul 14th 2018 at 5:29:45 AM

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#102468: Jul 15th 2018 at 11:19:40 AM

Apologies for the double post, but the Series 11 teaser is out.

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
zam Since: Jun, 2009
#102469: Jul 15th 2018 at 6:36:55 PM

Huh. We're getting a full tardis team.

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
EeveeGirlChey Forever a hoopy food from Betelgeuse Since: Jun, 2015 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Forever a hoopy food
#102471: Jul 19th 2018 at 11:55:10 AM

Alright, fellow USA Tropers who have BBC America on cable; Are y'all excited for Shada tonight?

"My light shall be the moon, and my path the ocean, my guide the morning star as I sail home to you...."
Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#102472: Jul 19th 2018 at 1:09:40 PM

First trailer for the new Doctor/season:

[1]

Edited by Hodor2 on Jul 19th 2018 at 3:12:21 AM

s5555 s5555 Since: Jan, 2001
s5555
#102473: Jul 19th 2018 at 3:23:35 PM

I don't understand the love for Steven Moffat-verse of Dr. Who. As a matter of fact, I highly dislike Moffat's take on the Whoverse.

I'd argue Russel T. Davis did a better job at creating more cohesive continuity per episode than Moffat, especially whe it comes to stingers/cliffhangers, where Davis uses more laden foreshadowing while Stephen Moffat relies very heavily on deus-ex-machina's and "who are you again?" surprise charater appearances with no proper introductions. As a matter of fact, keeping up continuity with Moffat in a plot-sense is almost an achievement in futility, because there are so many ass-pulls per second that it breaks suspension of disbelief and the groundedness of the story. And yes, I know Dr. Who is a childrens show...but Moffat treated the scripts in his run like absolute nonsense.

Whowho Since: May, 2012
#102474: Jul 19th 2018 at 3:26:22 PM

I LOVE that Jodie is keeping her accent. She is certainly keeping that youthful exuberance of the Doctor, I can't wait to see people react to her, especially when she proves to be a genius ditz.

Nice to see a series starting without moping. Maybe it's a tonal shift from Capaldi being so very tired and wanting to just die his heroic death already, but hay, the Doctor is going through something new and can't help but be excited about it.

Not sure shown off in this trailer, but the sets look really good! Lots of nice steampunk aesthetic.

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#102475: Jul 19th 2018 at 11:52:24 PM

I wish they explained what the Doctor did with the Moment. Or how they all got into the Time War


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