A BIG Spoiler Is Coming

[Gingerbread Demon]

I definitely agree Moffat has overdone it with "Doctor Who" lines. But this time it works, since from my interpretation it's meant to be a play on people who think the character actually is named Doctor Who, as opposed to Moffat's usual inserting the title of the show into dialogue just for the hell of it.

But, yeah, before Moffat, actually having Doctor Who spoken in dialogue on the show was a rarity. I remember an interview with Mark Sheppard where he considered himself part of the privileged few because he got to say "Doctor Who" in character on screen. Ironically since then it's become such a regular occurrence that it's hardly notable anymore. Hell, despite how rare it might have been prior to The Impossible Astronaut, Sheppard was still one of three actors in that very episode to say "Doctor Who."

Eek I had all but forgotten that till I read this post .....

It's a bit off putting watching it on screen. Then series 6 onwards with the secret that shall not be mentioned, and the general wankery of the Doctor's name being used as a plot device.... As if they'd ever reveal that one. It felt wanky.

 

[Lonemagpie]

Funnily enough I just watched Silly Nemesis at the weekend, and boy does that have a lot to answer for in terms of "hey, wouldn't it be cool if we started asking "Doctor who?"

 

[marillion]

i'm one of those who hate it when people call the character "Doctor Who"... It's akin to saying Smokey "the" Bear.. There ain't no "the" in Smokey's name and the Doctor's name is not "Who."... I know it's just a TV show and I should just relax, but it's like nails on a chalkboard for me..

I got a bit tired of the constant question of "Doctor who?" during Smith's tenure.. I know it's an in-joke and all, but still..

I know, I know.. I need a drink. LOL..

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

i'm one of those who hate it when people call the character "Doctor Who"... It's akin to saying Smokey "the" Bear.. There ain't no "the" in Smokey's name and the Doctor's name is not "Who."... I know it's just a TV show and I should just relax, but it's like nails on a chalkboard for me..

I got a bit tired of the constant question of "Doctor who?" during Smith's tenure.. I know it's an in-joke and all, but still..

I know, I know.. I need a drink. LOL..

What made it worse was that it was used as a major kind of plot point, and with the big secret of "his name" and all the baggage that entails. It was a point that has polarised some folks.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Realistically though... when someone tells you "I'm the Doctor," you can't help but ask the obvious question: Doctor Who?

The fact that they just accept that this is his name is really, a plot convinience, since after 50 years, we'd get tired of having the same conversation.

 

[kirk55555]

Honestly, while using "Doctor Who" on screen can be ridiculous, I liked it when the big reveal in the 11th Doctor's run that the oldest question in the universe was "Doctor who?". How it was said and what went with it was my favorite use of that name on screen. That said, I wouldn't mind if it was a very rare thing.

 

[Professor Zoom]

Realistically though... when someone tells you "I'm the Doctor," you can't help but ask the obvious question: Doctor Who?

I don't know, I might respond with, "Which one?"

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I don't know, I might respond with, "Which one?"

They're wonderful chaps, all of him.

 

[The Wormhole]

i'm one of those who hate it when people call the character "Doctor Who"... It's akin to saying Smokey "the" Bear.. There ain't no "the" in Smokey's name and the Doctor's name is not "Who."... I know it's just a TV show and I should just relax, but it's like nails on a chalkboard for me..

I got a bit tired of the constant question of "Doctor who?" during Smith's tenure.. I know it's an in-joke and all, but still..

I know, I know.. I need a drink. LOL..

It must have really bothered you that the credits for the first four Doctors and the Ninth listed "Doctor Who" as the character's name. Not to mention The War Machines where he is referred to as "Doctor Who" in dialogue.

For that matter, you clearly didn't read certain Target novelizations...

 

[marillion]

Clearly.

Honestly, I don't remember if I read the Target novelizations back in the 80s or not. I just like consistency...

 

[StCoop]

The Hartnell TARDIS console has been taken off display at the Doctor Who Experience. I guess it's needed elsewhere...

 

[bryanb2014]

isn't the doctor who experience closing soon?

 

[KennyB]

The Hartnell TARDIS console has been taken off display at the Doctor Who Experience. I guess it's needed elsewhere...

isn't the doctor who experience closing soon?

Yes it shuts down in 3 months, so it could be needed orrrrrrrrr they are just starting the packing up. I heard they were going to announce a new venue, but I have not followed up on it. Glad I went last year. It was pretty damn cool.

 

[Lonemagpie]

Of course, that console is also Clara's TARDIS console, and Eddie's Diner is closed for filming for three days (next week, IIRC)

 

[StCoop]

Of course, that console is also Clara's TARDIS console, and Eddie's Diner is closed for filming for three days (next week, IIRC)

Or both!

Meanwhile, snapped today...

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Bigfoot?!?

 

[StCoop]

Bigfoot?!?

Security were keeping people back which is why the photo was taken from so far away but that's Bradley and Capaldi. I'd expect a hurridly rushed out official photo from the BBC shortly.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

It might be Bradley and Capaldi, just like it it might be Bigfoot.

 

[Mr Awe]

Security were keeping people back which is why the photo was taken from so far away but that's Bradley and Capaldi. I'd expect a hurridly rushed out official photo from the BBC shortly.

Kind of looks like a Tom Baker stand in, complete with a long striped scarf standing just to the right of the person wearing the blue coat. The head appears bent down but you can sort of make out a curly head of hair. However, that might be my brain trying to find patterns in random pixelations!

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Exactly. Random pixelations. Can't apply CSI to this photograph.