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Post by Charles on Dec 27, 2005 13:44:31 GMT
Fun thing about the Master- he also got played by Mark Gatiss (who's also done Judge Death) in one of Big Finish's "Doctor Who Unbound" audio dramas- specifically, the one where the plot was where the Doctor, during his exile to Earth, had landed in Hong Kong the day before the Handover by accident and never was UNIT's Scientific Advisor. So the Earth is a mess. He gets a great scene where he has a go at the Doctor for never seeing the big picture & thinking of posterity:
"You've let entire cultures - entire races - die!"
"Now that's unfair!"
"Try telling that to the lizards, and the dinosaurs. Where were you during the Plastic Purges? Your diplomacy would've come in real handy on Probe Seven..."
"I don't know what you mean."
"Of course you don't! That's why there's a line of mile-wide craters across America! I had to live through it all! The chaos! The panic! The shortages!"
"I haven't been here since the 1960s!"
"It shows. I didn't see you at My Lai, Doctor- I didn't see you in East Timor- No interfering in Rwanda, I see- "
"Now hang on-"
"Just going to pop back and fix Cambodia, are we?"
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Dec 28, 2005 13:10:34 GMT
And Giles is in Season 2! He's the Master! ;D ;D ;D I didn't know about these nifty spoiler tags.  How can that be? HOW!? I've just watched the Dr. Who movie, for crying out loud! The brief Cyberman clip at the end was kinda scary, seeing its hand clench... hehehehehe... |
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Post by The Tikal who had no Toes on Dec 28, 2005 13:55:41 GMT
David Tennant + sword = RAWR.
Is Billie Piper going to be in the next series, or is she actually leaving?
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Post by Chigs! on Dec 28, 2005 14:44:35 GMT
David Tennant + sword = RAWR. Is Billie Piper going to be in the next series, or is she actually leaving? Last I heard, she's meant to be in all the episodes Mind you, they wern't specific to mention wether she'd be in the episodes as the doctor's main assistant in all of them - guess we'll have to see  |
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Dec 28, 2005 18:41:49 GMT
Rose had better not last too long. All the Doctor's companions go home, get ditched or die at some point. Hmm, who do you think would make a good sidekick for the Doctor in future seasons?
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Post by robbienekoda on Dec 28, 2005 18:47:17 GMT
Rose had better not last too long. I disagree. Following the regeneration, and with them taking the series in another direction, I think they need a link between the Chris and Dave eras, otherwise they might as well be two different shows. Rose is that link. Also, Anthony Head does look ace in that trailer. Sharp suit, slicked back hair, and we know from Big Finish that he can be a right bar steward. ;D Could be the best Master yet. ;D |
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Post by Ed on Dec 29, 2005 0:19:37 GMT
What's the actual evidence that ASH is playing the Master?. I'd read he was playing a shapeshifting character called the Headmaster. Not that he couldn't be the Master -- it would make a lot of sense -- I'm just reminded very strongly of how people proclaimed the voice at the end of "Bad Wolf" was "obviously" Davros... |
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Post by Robert Frazer on Dec 29, 2005 0:29:17 GMT
Yes, but as The Master vanished into a plothole - the Eye of Harmony is the central power core of the Gallifreyan civilisation, you silly Americans, not a component of the TARDIS! - he could quite as easily climb out of one. Energy fluctuations in "the heart of the TARDIS" reconstituting him, perhaps? On that theme, the TARDIS is supposed to contain an entire pocket dimension behind its doors - yet we haven't seen anything of its Mk. III interior beyond the control room. Whether we have confused the Headmaster for He Whose Name Must Not Be Spake For The Sake of Spoilers or not, I would like to see an adventure which transpires wholly within the TARDIS so we have an opportunity to see what else lies within its titanic holds. There hasn't been an adventure like that since the Hartnell era back in the early 1960s, and having the ghost of The Unnameable One flitting through the vehicle's systems and wreaking all kinds of havoc and hooliganism as revenge from beyond the grave would be the perfect excuse for it! |
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Post by Ed on Dec 29, 2005 2:22:22 GMT
Instead of a load of technobabble just use the "Nack in STC #142" route: "you thought I was dead, but I found a way to come back and now... etc." Clean, simple, a gift to fanfic writers.
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Post by Smithy on Dec 29, 2005 14:52:17 GMT
Ooh, now what's the name of that graphic novel that came out a while ago which involved an alternate reality where Britain landed on the moon first? That'd probably be right up your street!  Ministry of Space by Warren Ellis and Chris Weston its very good. You get to see just how much Britain benefits if we had won the Space race before it even began. In the final panel you also see how much we lost As for the episode I'm not a great fan of the Doctor with sword, the satsuma was a much more suitable weapon. Also fine moments - Tea based regeneration, Torchwood references, Arthur Dent based wardrobe, Six words... I kept expecting the Major bloke who knew about Torchwood to be promoted to Brigadier, sadly no longer to be. |
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Post by Robert Frazer on Dec 29, 2005 15:12:01 GMT
Most obliged, Smithy, I'll be sure to give that a look.  I think I'm going to like it. |
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Dec 29, 2005 19:56:09 GMT
Yes, but as The Master vanished into a plothole - the Eye of Harmony is the central power core of the Gallifreyan civilisation, you silly Americans, not a component of the TARDIS! - he could quite as easily climb out of one. Energy fluctuations in "the heart of the TARDIS" reconstituting him, perhaps? On that theme, the TARDIS is supposed to contain an entire pocket dimension behind its doors - yet we haven't seen anything of its Mk. III interior beyond the control room. Whether we have confused the Headmaster for He Whose Name Must Not Be Spake For The Sake of Spoilers or not, I would like to see an adventure which transpires wholly within the TARDIS so we have an opportunity to see what else lies within its titanic holds. There hasn't been an adventure like that since the Hartnell era back in the early 1960s, and having the ghost of The Unnameable One flitting through the vehicle's systems and wreaking all kinds of havoc and hooliganism as revenge from beyond the grave would be the perfect excuse for it! Yeah, speaking of which, I have just read a tidbit of info on that episode, and I'm starting to wonder if Mr. Head IS actually playing the character in question. |
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Post by Charles on Dec 30, 2005 2:44:11 GMT
Rose had better not last too long. All the Doctor's companions go home, get ditched or die at some point. Hopefully, she won't run off with a bloke she just met. At least seven companions did that.  Mickey would be good for a few stories. I'd also like to see an alien companion- a Silurian, a Raxacoricofallapatorian, something new, but either way a non-human one. I'm just reminded very strongly of how people proclaimed the voice at the end of "Bad Wolf" was "obviously" Davros... Well, since Big Finish's audio drama Terror Firma had Davros suffering from a split personality between him & the Dalek Emperor, with the Emperor taking dominance by the end and with Davros becoming ever more Dalek in each appearence, they weren't wrong... (Unless you discount the audios as canon, in which case they were, but where's the fun in that?) |
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Post by The Stiv™ on Dec 30, 2005 3:27:30 GMT
On that theme, the TARDIS is supposed to contain an entire pocket dimension behind its doors - yet we haven't seen anything of its Mk. III interior beyond the control room. Whether we have confused the Headmaster for He Whose Name Must Not Be Spake For The Sake of Spoilers or not, I would like to see an adventure which transpires wholly within the TARDIS so we have an opportunity to see what else lies within its titanic holds. We saw a wardrobe section at the end of the Christmas Invasion. On that note, did anyone else notice Dave pick out his Casanova costume? I thought that was cool. |
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Dec 30, 2005 9:28:14 GMT
On that theme, the TARDIS is supposed to contain an entire pocket dimension behind its doors - yet we haven't seen anything of its Mk. III interior beyond the control room. Whether we have confused the Headmaster for He Whose Name Must Not Be Spake For The Sake of Spoilers or not, I would like to see an adventure which transpires wholly within the TARDIS so we have an opportunity to see what else lies within its titanic holds. We saw a wardrobe section at the end of the Christmas Invasion. On that note, did anyone else notice Dave pick out his Casanova costume? I thought that was cool. And what a wardrobe! It's about time we saw more of the TARDIS' inside. That's one thing I don't like about the new series. Until the Xmas special, the TARDIS actually seemed smaller than it used to in the old series. |
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Post by Ed on Dec 30, 2005 13:49:08 GMT
Hopefully, she won't run off with a bloke she just met. At least seven companions did that. Because none of the companions have histories of doing THAT to begin with...  |
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Post by Samface on Dec 30, 2005 14:09:40 GMT
Little late to the party, but I loved the episode, although there was a bit too much "oh the Doctor's not here to help wah wah wah". Still, can't have everything. Defeating the villain with the Power of Satsuma was brilliant, and I hope we'll see more of Harriet Jones, she gets more interesting every time.
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Post by Charles on Dec 30, 2005 15:01:46 GMT
I think I'm going to like it. Oh you WILL. Because none of the companions have histories of doing THAT to begin with... This is the final, clinching evidence for the Doctor being completely asexual- the companions get so desperate they latch on to the first receptive male they come across. (Except Susan, who he deliberately locked out of the Tardis so she could go off with a bloke she just met. Maybe he was fed up of her continuously twisting her ankles) |
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Post by Awdures on Jan 2, 2006 21:54:23 GMT
Liked it a lot. Real twist in the end with the the Torchwood "sinking of the Belgrano" moment.
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Post by Samface on Jan 3, 2006 14:04:23 GMT
I watched the repeat on BBC3 t'other night, and did anyone do that interactive story "Attack of the Graske" after the episode? It was really fun! The Doctor praised my alien-finding skills ^_^
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Post by Nab on Jan 3, 2006 15:59:47 GMT
The epidsode was Ok, but things can only get better.
Doesn't look like Harriet is going to survive as the PM.
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Post by Chigs! on Feb 24, 2006 15:43:47 GMT
 bit of bumpage - Doctor Qui offshoot "Torchwood" has announced the female lead in the show - Eve Myles, who played Gwyneth in the victorian cardiff based episode "The Unquiet Dead" Interestingly, her character name for Torchwood is Gwen - which is either a sign that ol' Russell T is really unoriginal when choosing welsh names, or that she might very well have character links with Unquiet Dead's Gwyneth - most likely a direct decendant. More information to be found this ways --> www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/tw.shtml |
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Post by Samface on Feb 27, 2006 11:43:18 GMT
Jawsome, I really liked Gwyneth. I'd say the chances of Gwen being a direct descendant are high to definite.
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Post by Kittie Rose on Mar 4, 2006 1:19:21 GMT
I really liked the Christmas special It was good we got to see more of the Tardis. Shame there was so little Doctor in it. Anyone picked up the figure? Shame it's not in scale with Marvel Legends/most other figs :/ |
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Post by Chigs! on Mar 12, 2006 15:57:54 GMT
youtube.com/watch?v=5OT1llRygwMFound this on YouTube today - just figured people would like to remind themselves of what's to come - As well as all the other obvious stuff, I'm Looking forward to those Edwardian style autons myself!
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