Russell T. Davies Returns to Doctor Who as New Showrunner
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The way I see it, not even the colorised War Games has to contract it. Not if what they did in Big Finish and their After War Games series is any indication.
Big Finish is Big Pricey. I own about 4 from twenty years back. And heard most of the early eighth, but it’s like a whole other thing now. As far as I’m concerned, 6B is canon because Uncle Tewwy said so tbh. That’s a man who earned his right to retcon.
Because of Tennant (and maybe the Curator?) we know regeneration can replicate a previous form, so there's no real reason the next or even a future Doctor can't be Jo Martin.
Damnit, beat me to it! I would love that to be true.
Yes, but if we wish really hard, it can be one of the next ones and we can ditch the unfinished nonsense of the TC.
Ncuti will be taking part in the real Eurovision announcing the UK's voting results.
Let's hope the football doesn't go into extra time or all their planning will have been for nothing.
Let's hope the football doesn't go into extra time or all their planning will have been for nothing.
It'll depend when kick off is for the cup final. If it's 15.00 (which it was last year) then even if it goes to penalties the game will be over well before 18.00 and Eurovision doesn't start till 20.00.
If it kicks off at 17.15 then frankly Dr Who is probably the least of the Beeb's worries, they'll be concerned that extra time will screw up Eurovision (although it should still be done well before 20.00)
If it kicks off at 17.15 then frankly Dr Who is probably the least of the Beeb's worries, they'll be concerned that extra time will screw up Eurovision (although it should still be done well before 20.00)
Put him in costume. The 2012 Olympics was a missed opportunity. Though it would have gone to Tennants head and he would be out in orbit to this day.
Considering the role of May Day in The Handmaid's Tale (a fresh thought considering the current and finale season), that particular poster is a nice inversion, intended or not.
Kick off confirmed as 4.30!
It might be tight. The normal 90 minutes and half time should be done by maybe 6.20, if you add in another half an hour (probably slightly more) for extra time, and then maybe another ten minutes for penalties and they have to show the trophy presentation as well then the BBC may be pushing it to have 50 minutes before Eurovision to show Who.
This predisposes the game going to extra time and penalties of course.
This predisposes the game going to extra time and penalties of course.
Russell on if they have any plans for a Christmas Special this year: “No updates. Just have to wait and see.”
Given Ncuti's on stage until November it'll either have to be a new Doctor or they could go back to recording them as-live days before transmission.
Given Ncuti's on stage until November it'll either have to be a new Doctor or they could go back to recording them as-live days before transmission.
If Ncuti leaves the role this season, and they start a "Where/Who is the Doctor?" campaign that carries on into The War Between, they could do a companion-centric Christmas special that focuses on that.
Old companions coming together to fight a festive threat and end up attracting the attention of an older Doctor as a one-off.
Options are there if they really want to do something.
Old companions coming together to fight a festive threat and end up attracting the attention of an older Doctor as a one-off.
Options are there if they really want to do something.
All the companions spend Christmas together. Hilarity ensues as Jackie attempts making Christmas dinner. In the end they wind up in an oddly American Diner down the road that no one has ever noticed before.
‘Ooh I do like a good stuffing, don’t you?’ Said Jackie as even K9 found a way to roll his eyes.
‘This is naff. Why not just stick some gelignite up it? I’ve gone vegan anyway.’ Said Ace with a scowl.
‘Yeh’ murmured Ryan, but no one noticed.
‘I hope you’ve got your sums right…’ complained Tegan as she tried to work out when to shove the Brussels sprouts in. Likely Aggresively.
‘The ovens making it all hot in here! So hot!’ Complained Nyssa the Traken Princess, and started fiddling with her buttons.
‘Oh do keep it on this time Nyssa, you’ll distract Tegan at an important moment. I think we should go to the pub anyway.’ Said Turlough, who had returned to Earth almost, but not quite, as inexplicably as Mel apparently had. He eyed the Turkey uncertainly. ‘Big. Isn’t it?’
‘Pub? Splendid chaps. Five rounds rapid.’ Came a voice with military bearing and an oddly stilted gap between sentences from the direction of the lounge. No one seemed to notice.
You claim to be a writer?
I've seen less random capitalisation of words from KamenRiderBlade, ffs.
It started promisingly as a Carry On pastiche, but fell apart more rapidly than my Character Options Sontaran figurine.
You claim to be a writer?
I've seen less random capitalisation of words from KamenRiderBlade, ffs.
It started promisingly as a Carry On pastiche, but fell apart more rapidly than my Character Options Sontaran figurine.
I just let the spellcheck have its way. Only a few are egregious xD I liked the way it made a description of Tegan’s intent sound like a punk band, and suggested Turlough was actually eying a whole country. Traken Princess also feels like a punk band, and neatly Target don’t you think? XD
(Edit: and as I am sure you realise, all of that character dialogue is absolutely spot on… )
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Or they could just bring Fourteen back again, this seems like exactly the kind of situation they kept him around for.
