Doctor Who

[Bad Ambassador]

Martha's Mum.

[Garwoofoo]

Martha's Mum.

Oh no.

[Boyatsea]

Martha's Mum.

But she's a cat!

[sweetdaddyg]

Oh for fuck sake Russel T Davies. Sort it out. We had the rose tyler era, its over, done gone. No more constant trips home to mummy please.

Let the doctor become a wanderer in the fourth dimension again for fuck sake.

He was doing so well too...

[Boyatsea]

He's already mentioned that Martha's family isn't going to be anywhere near the same kind of family as Rose's were. But people do have families, you know. I'd rather this than people simply stepping aboard the Tardis, and not giving a shit about their Aunt who has just been killed outside.

[JPickford (retired mod)]

Oh for fuck sake Russel T Davies. Sort it out. We had the rose tyler era, its over, done gone. No more constant trips home to mummy please.

Let the doctor become a wanderer in the fourth dimension again for fuck sake.

He was doing so well too...

Stop being rubbish.

I did. It's ace.

[Boyatsea]

Pickford's not messing about tonight.

[linkster]

Has anyone else been switched on to the books since this thread began? Specifically the mind blowingly awesome 8th doctor? Fuck me, all the props I had for Russel T modernising the series, little did I know it had been done years before.

[Garwoofoo]

Has anyone else been switched on to the books since this thread began? Specifically the mind blowingly awesome 8th doctor? Fuck me, all the props I had for Russel T modernising the series, little did I know it had been done years before.

Don't know about the books, but I'm loving the 8th Doctor Big Finish audios.

[Mogster]

Has anyone else been switched on to the books since this thread began? Specifically the mind blowingly awesome 8th doctor? Fuck me, all the props I had for Russel T modernising the series, little did I know it had been done years before.

I've only read three of the books, but they're all 8th Doctor ones, and they're all good. Especially The Gallifrey Chronicles, which is superb.

On a more RTD note though, the Christmas Special was repeated yesterday, and it was even better second time arround. The music is probably the best its ever been in the new series for a start, and it striked a really good balance between humour and seriousness. The sword fight seemed a lot better too for some reason.

"Sycorax strong. Sycorax mighty. Sycorax... rock."

It seems BBC3 are repeating the first series again next week. I think someone's gearing up for Torchwood.

[sweetdaddyg]

if they want to do a spinoff why not do one of the 8th doctor, seeijng as how he got the short end of the stick, with paul mcgann wanting to do a full series and bbc not giving him one. Would mean that they could squeeze even more cash out of it....

[Bad Ambassador]

So some people don't like the fact that Martha will *gasp* have a family?

A surprising amount of people have mums, you know.

[FishyFish]

Mums / Families are fine, but I do hope that it doesn't make an excuse for loads of episodes set in the same Earth location / timeframe, as happened with Rose's lot.

[Boyatsea]

So some people don't like the fact that Martha will *gasp* have a family?

A surprising amount of people have mums, you know.

Everyone just wants Nyssa 2.

[FishyFish]

Everyone just wants Nyssa 2.

Now you're talking!

[DoctorK]

Everyone just wants Nyssa 2.

Mmmmmmmmmmm.

BBC News has a piece up today with more new casting details for "the new Tylers".

[MaffewE]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/jones.shtml

DJ and former Top of the Pops presenter Reggie Yates will feature as Martha Jones's brother Leo in Series Three of Doctor Who. Joining him to complete the Jones clan are Trevor Laird, who will play dad Clive, Adjoa Andoh as mum Francine, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as sister Tish. Former Casualty actress Andoh previously appeared as cat nun Sister Jatt in the episode New Earth. Laird is a Who veteran too, having played Frax in The Trial Of A Time Lord twenty years ago.

REGGIE YATES, DAMMIT.

[sweetdaddyg]

I wasnt the only one whinging about the tylers and the over reliance of stories set in modern day london.

Trips home back to see mummy and daddy ruin the core premise of the show. The doctor is lost in space and time. Set adrift by himself, and now his race and planet are gone, he is even more lost.

The doctor is a wanderer, doesnt like to settle in one place too long, so why would he want to pop home to his companions mums for tea?

I'd prefer to see him travel to the far flung future, alien worlds, ancient times and be there for more than one episode bookmarked by feelgood trips home.

see Tom Baker.....

[Garwoofoo]

I must admit, the casting of yet another extended family (and an even bigger one than last time, at that) smacks of a lack of ideas. I really hope we don't end up with Rose Mk II but the signs aren't good.

[toonfool]

You can download an e-book at the Doctor Who homepage. Nightshade, by Mark Gatiss.

[Alex W.]

I just found out about this guy. BRING HIM BACK, BBC!

[biglime]

I just found out about this guy. BRING HIM BACK, BBC!

He's the very definition of "totally sweet."

[cassidy]

You can download an e-book at the Doctor Who homepage. Nightshade, by Mark Gatiss.

And a solid little book it is too. His first and probably his best Who work.

I managed to nab a copy of Just War by Lance(he should be writing Telly Who) Parkin, last month for the decent sum of £9.99. One of the final NA's I had to read Very good it is too.

[toonfool]

I'm reading The Ressurection Casket, thoroughly emjoying it. The author has totally nailed Tennant's Doctor.

[sweetdaddyg]

Im just finishing resurrection casket, it is very good. interestingly it was written before a single tennant episode had been shown to the writer.

Have a few 8th doctor books too. Kind of feel that hes a bit special since he never got a tv series. To my mind the big finish series is his actual series and the novels the sort of off shoots....

Really do not understand why Russell doesnt do a spin off called 8th doctor adventures or something and have mcgann come back to reprise the role, even for a small series.

Sounds better than Rose fucking tyler: Earth defence force.

[toonfool]

Im just finishing resurrection casket, it is very good. interestingly it was written before a single tennant episode had been shown to the writer.

Bonkers. He must have had access to scripts, or edited in some Tennantisms. The style matches his portrayal perfectly at times.

Agree on the 8th Doctor adventures, though it's never going to happen.

[JPickford (retired mod)]

Im just finishing resurrection casket, it is very good. interestingly it was written before a single tennant episode had been shown to the writer.

Have a few 8th doctor books too. Kind of feel that hes a bit special since he never got a tv series. To my mind the big finish series is his actual series and the novels the sort of off shoots....

Really do not understand why Russell doesnt do a spin off called 8th doctor adventures or something and have mcgann come back to reprise the role, even for a small series.

Sounds better than Rose fucking tyler: Earth defence force.

Wouldn't it be great to have the odd episode based on McGanns Doctor?

[cassidy]

To my mind the big finish series is his actual series and the novels the sort of off shoots....

Thats just so odd to me as McGann WAS the 8th Doctor when the books started getting published in 96 and pre-date the 8th Doctor Audios by quite some time.

I agree with the sentiments about letting him have another pop, but it aint gonna happen.

[Jack]

I've just finished reading The Gallifrey Chronicles. The Eighth Doctor is awesome.

[Andsom]

Wouldn't it be great to have the odd episode based on McGanns Doctor?

They should do it next year in that filler episode where they had Peter Kay this year.