Pretty much all of the episodes are actually quite interesting, I believe they are all in Smith's run. (42 is Martha/Tennant, and I remember almost nothing from my watch through of that era, so no help there) The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood are the Silurian introduction 2-parter which I enjoyed. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship I remember being a lot of fun but definitely not the strongest Who. And the Power of Three is the one with all the little cubes that slowly start appearing, which I think I actually really really liked.

So they definitely aren't SPECTACULAR Who, but there's also nothing in there that's truly offensive. But the thing that does give me hope, is that Chibnall was head writer on the first 2 season run of Torchwood, and there's A LOT of that that I really really love. And according to a couple people I know Broadchurch is like the second coming of Christ or something, so that bodes well for him.

Then again...Moffatt also made Sherlock. So who the hell knows what anything means anymore.

BDA has it right, who knows? Moffat did a lot of terrible things with DW but also brilliant ones with Sherlock, and Chibnall may have done terrible things with Torchwood (I wouldn't know) but I can confirm that Broadchurch (S1 at least, haven't seen S2) was exceptional.

I think it all comes down to who they work with, because a show certainly isn't a single man's doing. We'll see what kind of alchemy the new team can create.

(and you'll be the ones to tell me that, because I still haven't picked up DW since Kill the Moon and I'm not taking any chances)

Last edited by Saniss (2016-01-25 15:19:07)

The only 2016 installment finally aired.

Any thoughts?

My shortlist to be the new Doctor...

1. Brian Blessed
2. Helena Bonham Carter
3. Hugh Laurie - Stephen Fry (either/or)
4. Borris Johnson
5. Will Self
6. Sir Ian Mckellen

With an All-American flavoured shortlist...

1. Shia Labeouf
2. Angela Lansbury
3. Paul Reubens
4. NIC CAGE!!!
5. Ellen
6. Bill Murray

(some chosen, perhaps, just for their 'in bizzarro-land I would like to see' qualities)

Moderate to Wank will be my seventh album.

RHLSTP /Audience

Thank you for confirming a second album is imminent!

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Huh. I could see that working.

I'd be quite happy with Eddie Redmayne playing the Doctor, they could even get that platypus back to be his companion.

I've been down on the series the last couple of years whilst I found both Smith and Capaldi were both great in the role the scripts have the most part left much to be desired.

Recently gone back and have been watching series two which is the first time I've watched Tennant since his regeneration. One thing the show has really lost is the sense of fun that the Doctor has on his adventures.

At the time I found Rose quite annoying because she was a bit of a chav but looking back I find her a much stronger character than many recent companions. Her council estate life is actually much more grounded than Amy Ponds perfect English village which fits in much better to The Famous Five than Doctor Who or Clara who went from working as an au pair to a  fully qualified teacher without any extra training.

This is even got me a little bit excited for the new episode this evening will see how it holds up.

So is Easter, it turns out!

The new episode was actually pretty good. I'm not sure how to process that.

It's like a regeneration.

I'm actually quite surprised the 13th Doctor announcement wait is almost over. If the bookies are to be believed it will be the brain dead goof ball from My Family - Chris Marshall. Hmm. I haven't seen him in anything other than that. I can see it working if I squint hard enough. But I hope it's a lady. I think now is the right time.