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That JJ who is part of the panel is going to become showrunner one day for sure.
Huh. There is a worrying lack of license information, yes. I didn't even notice.
Yeah, but we're not looking at the root cause here. Their purpose is to train energy glutton, error prone "AI" even if experience teaches us that those ML models fuck up more often than confirmation bias allows.
"AI" is a bourgeoise and Capitalist tool and, same as with cryptocurrency, we cannot dismantle the master's house with the master's tools. Fuck AI down the drain. Make things with your own minds, your own hands.
First, I'm fairly sure both the Beeb and the Mouse Corp are watching Doctor Who ratings on a much wider timescale than the armchair analysts, worrywarts and doomsayers out there.
I don't know how long Disney secured distribution rights for but with their penchant for hoarding IPs they might even be in for a long game of securing international rights for the entire series back catalogue when they expire with other parties. Star Wars, the MCU — they know from experience what kind of synergy a 60 year franchise can build when it's collected in one place.
Second, though, we'll have to see if Disney'll invest in the spinoffs right away. I'd love to see that "War between the land and the sea" thing materialise, whatever it is, and it sounds like Bad Wolf have been setting it up. As for the UNIT show, if that's even separate from the other spinoff... at least the primary set is already built?
Aww! See, that's how you cultivate a new audience! And while our hero Eric is hard to beat, Captain Popsicle was my MVP after the latest rewatch.
It's also skewing the history lesson to peddle cryptocurrency. Not all information is equal.
This reads like a whole lot of research was boiled down to fit the "barely an article" constraints of a casual news outlet. The outline is all over the place but seems well-intended; it's just not clear what information we're supposed to take away from this.
Kudos for mentioning GNU Social, Zot and Diaspora, but I'm not really sure any of them are relevant anymore?
Having rewatched the series, I think Space babies actually stands up pretty well despite all the "for all you new viewers out there" lore dumps. The babies are adorable if slightly weird, the snot monster is ... just the right amount of disgusting, and the fart joke is perfectly Doctor Who to me.
Does it have Mel, Kate or Morris Gibbons? No, but storywise I'll rank it higher than Empire of death for now.
Yeah, in terms of seasons they're sort of in between. My point is that Ruby Road was Ncuti's first proper episode, our introduction to Ruby, and really is the beginning of the season's story arc (unless you want to go back to Wild blue yonder for the salt and superstition seeding).
Different strokes, I guess. To me the discomfort of the unexplained in 73 yards is the source of (mild, child friendly) horror that drives the episode, and makes the story stick with you. 🤷
Rogue was a terrific throwback to fun, slightly bizarre period romps, but apart from introducing a new love interest for the Doctor I think it sits nicely in a third place? Now, if it had had full body holograms of all past Doctors gyrating to "Can't get you out of my head" along with 15 I'd rank it higher...
The Doctor's granddaughter has been teased on screen throughout this recent season, fan theories abound and original actor Carole Ann Ford has stated she'd be happy to reappear on the show.
Let's assume that there is a reunion with Susan coming up; that would be exciting in itself, but narratively, how do you think it will be set up? Does the Doctor seek her out or will Susan find her grandfather first?
More to the point, "the Doctor finally sees Susan again" is just a story beat — how do you imagine the larger science fantasy story context surrounding it? Feel free to fanfic an entire episode plot or season arc if you want 🙂
A short while back the BBC added a batch of new/never before seen scripts to their Doctor Who database, including the 60th specials. Tucked away at the tail end of "The giggle" is an alternate ending scene featuring Wilfred Mott that the late Bernard Cribbins didn't shoot before his demise:
THE DOCTOR And Grandad, where is he?
SYLVIA He’s off, shooting moles.
From offstage, a BANG!
SYLVIA (CONT’D) There he goes.
And all TURN to look.
There’s WILF, in his WHEELCHAIR, buzzing across the lawn, with a SHOTGUN.
WILF I’ll get ‘em! Don’t you worry, Doctor! You stay there! I’ll get the little..!
ALL laughing, except Rose.
ROSE Leave them alone!
WILF I will never surrender!
And Wilf glides away. All turn back to each other.
THE DOCTOR Don’t worry, I gave the moles a forcefield. Love the moles.
Here's to things left undone, Mr Cribbins. You live on in our hearts.
[Tom] Baker, who famously played the Time Lord from 1974 to 1981, will be reprising the role this April. His Doctor joins the Paternoster Gang as they fight intergalactic crime in the latest entry to the Trespassers series.
He joins the cast made up of Neve McIntosh as great detective Madame Vastra, Catrin Stewart as her spouse Jenny Flint and Dan Starkey as their loyal valet Strax.
McIntosh added: "Acting with Tom Baker has been something I've wanted to do for so long. He was my Doctor growing up, from when I was hiding behind the sofa."
I'm thrilled TBH, I thought the chemistry between McIntosh, Stewart and Starkey made the previous Paternoster Gang sets some of the most campily enjoyable BF work I've heard. Add Tom Baker, even in his old age... Woof, this'll be good!
The podcast, which will start releasing weekly on Saturdays from March 2024, will showcase fan-favourite stories from Big Finish’s back catalogue, presented in episodic, 30-minute instalments.
Each episode will feature a brand-new introduction read by Sixth Doctor star Colin Baker, and will also include behind-the-scenes interviews, with the podcast being available via all podcast platforms, with listeners able to stream it for free with ads.
