Sea Devils And Die: GeroniMoffat's Doctor Who In The 2010s

but says it is awesome.

Dan, with no Matrix this is always what I had assumed would happen. (not going into the whole thing further so I don't get accused of spoilering.

Ditto. And if not, they'd just say, 'With all the other Time Lords gone, all the regenration energy of Gallifrey ended up in the Doctor, so he'll last forever,' and quietly move along.

Meh, this doesn't bother me at all. It was inevitable that the rule of 12 would be done away with, and I'd rather the main show wasn't clogged up with nerdy retconning.

And it's not as though other characters in the past weren't doing this. The Master has been given a new set of regenerations once or twice, plus was completely resurrected by the Time Lords. But I will try to stop being a nerd and explaining this.

Though the 13th Doctor searching for a way to extend his regenerations could've been quite a cool overarching plot for a season.

Enh, not bothered by this. We all knew it was coming.

Wouldn't be at all surprised if the show is as tired as it was in the late 80s by the time they reach no 13.

I mean it's realistically going to be another 4-6 seasons before they reach that point, if not more.

Fie on that – another three years of Smith, then seven years of someone even better, and we’ll ONLY be as tired as the start of Davison!

OK, good point, put it to bed then.

Matt Smith is in this week's Sarah Jane Adventures:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vmvyh/The_Sarah_Jane_Adventures_Series_4_Death_of_the_Doctor_Part_1/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vmwbr/The_Sarah_Jane_Adventures_Series_4_Death_of_the_Doctor_Part_2/

Enjoyed that--also featured return of Jo Grant, and right at the end a nice little summary of what several other ex-companions are up to.

wait, really? The return of Jo?

And her Chilean-born grandson, Santiago.

So that was a big dollop of Who-fan catnip, especially all the companion updates at the end, into which was slipped the "Doctor can regenerate 507 times" news? Or is that news I've previously missed.

I wonder--the way he said it was quite facetious

You might be right. I have trouble distinguishing Smith's "facetious" from his "matter-of-fact but in a hurry".

This was on when I was in the dentist's waiting room yesterday, so I missed the denouement to get holes drilled in my teeth. Must remember to watch tonight when I get in (I completely forgot yesterday).

she does look like she's been baked.

and was otherwise terrible with all her travelling stories.

the 507 lives thing, *really* throwaway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGntZZ5w0Vc

http://www.pajiba.com/trailers/new-doctor-who-clips-from-series-5-get-your-coat-love-the-doctor-is-in.php

Matt Smith is going to be on the Craig Ferguson show tonight, I will have to record it and watch it tomorrow if I don't go to jail for my traffic tickets.

ha that second clip is fantastic (and not just because of multiple Louise Jameson pics)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfCaxb2yB60

So who watched Craig Ferguson tonight?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm_0-zqp52I

The Christmas Ep is premiering in the US on Christmas Day on BBC America.

My in-laws don't have BBC America, and I won't be at home to torrent it. :(

should be scr33ning in Au5tra1!a on Λߢ1 just a few hours after UK premiere, too (ie on B0><!ng Day)

why not post the cold o. and Hardwick too, suzy?

Just worked out who Matt Smith reminds me of - around the 3:50 mark he's the double of Chris Packham.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAU8lJbZ_4g&feature=player_embedded

ok now i'm just worried about how far they're going to run with the Christmas Carol thing

I'm excited! Maybe a good Christmas story instead of some tarted up effects-fest with tardis car chases and robots playing trombones and crazy bobbins everywhere

they can run as far as they like with it, looks like fun

so long as it is not full of angelic suffering children w/ huge eyes being sad, i hate that shit

also: rory still dressed as a centurion: what

Amy's still dressed as a police woman as well.

angelic suffering children w/ huge eyes being sad

Oh god this. They were in like every episode of the Rusty years.

Rusty's gone people! it's a new dawn! celebrate it!

happy birthday Doctor Who

Going to be holding a 47th Anniversary Celebratory-type Shindig in Portland tonight! Screening some fun for the rest of the pub

Matt Smith interviewed on Nerdist podcast this week. Good stuff!

I'm really new to Doctor Who; I've watched a few episodes this season and really liked them, for example I liked the episode where the Daleks were "built" by a scientist under Winston Churchill to fight the Nazis. It's really dorky but really well written stuff and Matt Smith is cool in it. Surprisingly easy to get absorbed in the plots of the episodes too.

Cool, glad you like it! Funnily that Dalek ep is one of the worst regarded of the season by Who heads.

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcaaxi6mdy1qd51d7o1_400.png

Listened to that Matt Smith interview. No spoilers, natch, but he did say that "something is very wrong with Amy Pond", which I'd guess is related to last season's finale and the whole "time can be rewritten, people can't" thing.

Matt, Karen and The Moff have been a bit more specific and a bit more spoilery in other interviews so the spoilerphobic might want to be careful what they read from here on in.

Have read no spoiler, but can piece stuff together from Amy and Rory appearing as per their fancydress photograph in the trailer.

Cool, glad you like it! Funnily that Dalek ep is one of the worst regarded of the season by Who heads.

― A brownish area with points (chap), Tuesday, November 23, 2010 4:11 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark

Ha, really? I am really new to the show, so... but I liked it because it was so cheesy (the Winston Churchill stuff) and because I had heard about the Daleks for so long that it was a funny way to jump on board. I also liked the ep on vampires in Venice.

Listened to that Matt Smith interview. No spoilers, natch, but he did say that "something is very wrong with Amy Pond", which I'd guess is related to last season's finale and the whole "time can be rewritten, people can't" thing.

― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 24 November 2010 06:10 (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Is she going to be a god/time lord as well? ffs.

i still haven't quite got over Rory just staying in the Centurion clothes for 200 years or however long it was

More believable than 90% of Rusty's stuff tbh.