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

Hartnell / Ian / Barbara / Susan is in top ten TARDIS teams of all time.

(I don't actually super care about Ian qua Ian)

I'd say he gets his comeuppance enough so that his character isn't actually a problem on the show -- doesn't mean I have to like that character even if its OG as it gets.

Olde Gallifreyan

lol

Barbara I quite fancy!

New SPOILERS

Disappointed that yet again they went with pretty 20something female. I'd welcome anything else, even if it meant James Corden.

I don't think this is going to help the feminist issues Moffat has been coming up against.

Like, a robot or a penguin or an older lady or a dude. Anything different, really.

she could be a robot!

non-gendered robot dog

I mean robot penguin

I had pinned my hopes on a transgender cowboy robot penguin.

Shapeshifting alien penguin

too on-the-nose

http://sharetv.org/images/farscape/cast/large/dominar_rygel_xvi.jpg

Rygel could have made his tv comeback!

Spoiler: Speaking of Farscape...

This makes me happy, at least?

Bum. Only 6 episodes this year.

After the six episodes broadcast in the Autumn/Christmas this year, the remaining eight will be shown next year, with Moffat adding: "Oh, there'll be more episodes than just those eight, but these are the ones we're making right now." No other details of when and what else will occur during the 50th Anniversary have been revealed as yet.

I'm hoping the new companion isn't from present-day Earth. Always more fun when they're aliens or from the past/future

hey it's the 50th anniversary, maybe she's susan's granddaughter

or, indeed, susan

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59264000/jpg/_59264969_014335769-1.jpg

Just realised they're probably doing the split season thing so Matt Smith can be the doctor into the 50th year, and then regenerate into #12, which would explain his contradictory "I'm just doing 1 more season" / "I want to be part of the 50th anniversary" statements

Oh god I hope so.

Best Doctor ever.

If you are like me, you've only just seen these:

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

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5iwoRA2Cas

for some reason i feel sort of awkward about how... expensive this looks? why did they spend so much money on location shots, what is wrong with a quarry, i ask you

I want my transgender cowboy robot penguin, you bastards.

Good to hear Murray Gold hasn't discovered any new tunes :/

the devil you know

ban Murray Gold

The score of Dr Who should be done on 70s synths.

77 synths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0N8NefJWCY

I really don't get the point of orchestral incidental music on Dr. Who, it just seems weird whenever I pay attention to it.

This v silly but it gave me a lot of lols and I <3 Peter Serafinowicz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJSQFzw1pEE

David Warner is going to be a guest star! Does that mean next season will be similar to Quest of the Delta Knights? One can only hope.

Posting here bc the RIP thread moved past this way too quickly

Doctor Who star Mary Tamm, who played companion Romana alongside Tom Baker, has died aged 62.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18995370

A few tributes here:
Doctor Who - Best Companion

So, given the photos of who's in the Christmas special... what does anybody think? I am quite hopeful since I actually quite like the characters.

Also secretly hopeful the biopic of Sydney and Verity that Gatiss has announced could be kind of great.

Had to go hunting to see who you meant--I'm very much looking forward to seeing more of them. Love Strax's butler outfit.

Also, I really hope this means the new companion is from the Victorian era--it's been a long time since there has been a non-contemporary or non-Earthling companion.

Yes, with you on both of those points.

For those who haven't seen it: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ifg8YGYf1qzaomlo1_1280.jpg

sweeeeeeeeeeet

OH GOD I

HATE

THEM

Also, I really hope this means the new companion is from the Victorian era--it's been a long time since there has been a non-contemporary or non-Earthling companion.

Well, her name is Clara which has made me suspect that she might not be from the 21st century. The last time Clara was in the top 20 for baby names was 1903. Otoh, Martha wasn't a particularly contemporary name either.

wait isn't there one more season with Amy?

Amy & Rory leave midseason, then we get the new companion.

No word yet on what will happen to Rory's misogynist car.

For those who haven't seen it:

DON'T DO THIS PLEASE

sorry, won't happen again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy1sIXLIyf0