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jawa_ wrote:> I was initially surprised at the "does the Doctor come in different colours" line; but, thinking about it, I feel it was purely an indication of acceptance for the doctors being of any colour or form; a positive thing.

I agree that was the intention, but it was very clumsily done. It didn't ring at all true that somebody who knows the Doctor regenerates and who has a black husband and mixed raced daughter would immediately comment like that.

jawa_ wrote:I didn't follow the thinking behind why there could be two Doctors existing.

there wasn't really any beyond rtd loves david tenant and is trying to make him objectively the best

Moggy wrote:

jawa_ wrote:> I was initially surprised at the "does the Doctor come in different colours" line; but, thinking about it, I feel it was purely an indication of acceptance for the doctors being of any colour or form; a positive thing.

I agree that was the intention, but it was very clumsily done. It didn't ring at all true that somebody who knows the Doctor regenerates and who has a black husband and mixed raced daughter would immediately comment like that.

Yeah, it was maybe a slightly clumsy line. I think it came from a good place, though, and - as this was first time the Doctor has taken the appearance of a person with black skin - it helped to get the message across that the Doctor can take any form. (As far as I know, anyway - I think that the Doctor could potentially regenerate as any form? I'm not a Who expert ).

shy guy 64 wrote:

jawa_ wrote:I didn't follow the thinking behind why there could be two Doctors existing.

there wasn't really any beyond rtd loves david tenant and is trying to make him objectively the best

... . Tbh, I think that Tennant is one of the best .

jawa_ wrote:

Moggy wrote:

jawa_ wrote:> I was initially surprised at the "does the Doctor come in different colours" line; but, thinking about it, I feel it was purely an indication of acceptance for the doctors being of any colour or form; a positive thing.

I agree that was the intention, but it was very clumsily done. It didn't ring at all true that somebody who knows the Doctor regenerates and who has a black husband and mixed raced daughter would immediately comment like that.

Yeah, it was maybe a slightly clumsy line. I think it came from a good place, though, and - as this was first time the Doctor has taken the appearance of a person with black skin - it helped to get the message across that the Doctor can take any form. (As far as I know, anyway - I think that the Doctor could potentially regenerate as any form? I'm not a Who expert ).

shy guy 64 wrote:

jawa_ wrote:I didn't follow the thinking behind why there could be two Doctors existing.

there wasn't really any beyond rtd loves david tenant and is trying to make him objectively the best

... . Tbh, I think that Tennant is one of the best .

Ah so you’d place him on a pedestal as well?

shy guy 64 wrote:Ah so you’d place him on a pedestal as well?

Not quite a pedestal. Maybe a wee plinth.

The Giggle was RTD as strawberry float and I loved it. I look forward to Gatwa's era.

Moggy wrote:

Outrunner wrote:
I wasn't a fan of the

bi-regeneration. It felt like a cheap way to give Tennants Doctor (clearly RTD's favourite Doctor) a happy ending. It also feels (to my cynical mind) like its a way to produce more Tennant episodes,

It definitely is. The whole whoniverse thing at the start of the episodes means they are planning exactly that.

As much as I'd love that, give Paul McGann a show too!

kerr9000 wrote:My main Christmas present arrived off my Misses today and she let me try it on and take a picture before she put it away and seeing as its Dr Who related I thought id share it here



Its a full Length screen sized official Tom Baker DR WHO Scarf, I have always wanted one.... I purchased the suit jacket today myself cause it kind of gave me Tennant vibes.

Nice. I've got one of those as well (and also the red version from season 18), but I'm not tall enough to be able to pull off wearing it, so I have the half-length version as well.

Zaichik wrote:

kerr9000 wrote:My main Christmas present arrived off my Misses today and she let me try it on and take a picture before she put it away and seeing as its Dr Who related I thought id share it here



Its a full Length screen sized official Tom Baker DR WHO Scarf, I have always wanted one.... I purchased the suit jacket today myself cause it kind of gave me Tennant vibes.

Nice. I've got one of those as well (and also the red version from season 18), but I'm not tall enough to be able to pull off wearing it, so I have the half-length version as well.

I have seen the red one its very nice as well... Im 5'10 according to my last electronic height measurment so have to wrap it about a bit but then I think Baker did the same even though he must be around 6'2

Memento Mori wrote:The Giggle was RTD as strawberry float and I loved it. I look forward to Gatwa's era.

Moggy wrote:

Outrunner wrote:
I wasn't a fan of the

bi-regeneration. It felt like a cheap way to give Tennants Doctor (clearly RTD's favourite Doctor) a happy ending. It also feels (to my cynical mind) like its a way to produce more Tennant episodes,

It definitely is. The whole whoniverse thing at the start of the episodes means they are planning exactly that.

As much as I'd love that, give Paul McGann a show too!

Saw this a few weeks back and while it's speculation the idea is out there.

https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23932205.doctor-paul-mcgann-reprise-role-disney-plus/

EDIT: Here's a better link.
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/paul-mcgann-doctor-who-spin-off-series-newsupdate/

Watched it the other day and wasn't that impressed.
Toymaker built up as this amazing baddie and then they defeat him playing catch.
The German at the beginning was horrific
Bi-generation was weird, will wait to see how Ncuti gets on

you gotta appreciate the irony. when 10 says he doesn't want to go he goes. and then second time around he says he's fine with it this time and he gets to stay

well it's been a week. anyone come to terms with it yet?

I’ve only seen the first of the three new episodes, so I haven’t read the thread yet, but I now really want there to be an ep called The Giggle-Ord.

Just rewatched A Christmas Carol, I've said it before I'm sure, but strawberry float me that is just an exceptional hour of television

Easily, easily, the best of the DW Christmas episodes in my opinion. It's just so well executed - a perfect encapsulation of themes and structure, and the whole thing just flows beautifully.

Between the sublime Series 5, this Christmas special and the introduction of Sherlock it's got to put Moffat's 2010 into contention as one of the best years a creator has had on TV.

rinks wrote:I’ve only seen the first of the three new episodes, so I haven’t read the thread yet, but I now really want there to be an ep called The Giggle-Ord.

It's about to kick off! Hope it's good, hope Gatwa is good and I hope RTD reigns in the cringe a bit.

twitter.com/PlanetFranklin/status/1739348573702213778

Captain Yates

aw we've lost yates. that's a bummer.

That was strawberry floating nuts