Doctor Who

[SithLordWiccan]

And to think I thought adding Catherine Tate to the show was the death knell for the series. Looks like RTD wants to put those nails on the coffin a little early...

[WebWarlock]

I don't see it like that at all. It's for a charity special.

Doctor Who survived JNT, it will survive this.

Tim

[BBOvenGuy]

Oh, come on. It'll be fun! It's just a short bit for Children In Need, that's all. And it's not like there's never been a multi-Doctor story before...

[SithLordWiccan]

And it's not like there's never been a multi-Doctor story before...

Yeah, but none of them have every really been particularly good as a story in its own right. Not to mention that this is being done by a guy who swore never to do them.

Then again, he also said he wouldn't ever write a story for the Master unless he found a writer that could do him justice, then proceeded to do it himself and make the crappiest job possible of it, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised.

[erith]

You mean the massively popular Last of the Time Lords?

I'm looking forward to the CIN special. It'll be a bit of fun and helping to raise money for Children in Need. Then it'll be Kylie at Christmas and the award winning and popular Catherine Tate next year.

[SithLordWiccan]

You mean the massively popular Last of the Time Lords?

Just because it got a good rating doesn't mean it was actually good.

[erith]

The Audience Appreciation index was also very high.

The final episode of Season Three of Doctor Who was once more one of the most enjoyed programmes on British Television, with Episode Thirteen, Last of the Timelords achieving an Appreciation Index of 88.

For a programme with such a high Audience to achieve such a high Appreciation index is incredibly rare.

The programme scored extremely high on all aspects with 85% making a special effort to watch and 90% watching with a lot of attention. 78% thought it was a high quality programme.

31% thought the programme was inspiring, way above the average score for drama of 16% and 60% said they would recommend it to a friend.

Meanwhile the Sunday BBC3 repeat was once more the most watched programme on Multichannel Television, with 0.76 million viewers, despite its earlier time slot. The share was 4.3% with Doctor Who Confidential being watched by 0.46 million viewers.

Final figures are now available for the whole week and puts Doctor Who as the 7th most watched programme of the week, the highest position achieved since Gridlock. Saturday's Doctor Who got 1.7 million more viewers than Sunday's Coronation Street. Final figures will be released by BARB in about nine days time.

http://www.gallifreyone.com/news-archives.php?id=7-2007

That sounds pretty good to me.

[WebWarlock]

I enjoyed it!

But the great thing about Who. Even the when it is at it's worse, or campiest, or anything, it is still better than most of the dreck on TV now!

Kylie may be pushing it though (sorry I just see what the big deal about her is. She is cute yeah, but seriously.)

Tim

[erith]

Kylie may be pushing it though (sorry I just see what the big deal about her is. She is cute yeah, but seriously.)

I don't think I've ever seen her acting in anything except Moulin Rouge and Kylie wiggling her bottom in MR is probably not the best example of her acting.

[Feena]

Maybe it's just me but I'm really looking forward to...

The CiN Special
The Voyage of the Damned
and
All of S4 with Catherine Tate!!!

I've seen 5 episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures and I think it's great. I have to ring my Mum from work at 4.45 pm every Monday to remind her to record it for me, and she (aged 77) really likes it too!

One of the things I like are the references to Classic Who that they drop in, like mentioning the Sontarans and the Yeti.

[erith]

Maybe it's just me but I'm really looking forward to...

The CiN Special
The Voyage of the Damned
and
All of S4 with Catherine Tate!!! .

I watched The Catherine Tate Show for the first time a few weeks ago and although it's not my type of comedy what a good actor she is! S4 is gonna be good. I just know it is.

[Feena]

I agree, I think she's a great actress

This is the Christmas song - The Stowaway. It's a bit spoilery (possibly). It sounds nice and cheery, reminds me of Fairytale in New York.

[SithLordWiccan]

S4 is gonna be good. I just know it is.

I'm glad you do. Personally, I don't believe that for one minute, but that's just me.

[Feena]

They're back!!

BBC site


*goes all nostalgic*

[SithLordWiccan]

They're back!!

BBC site

*goes all nostalgic*

*fights to hold down gag reflex*

*fails*

[erith]

*goes all nostalgic*

I started watching Doctor Who in the 70s. Happy memories.

I'm getting very curious about what's going to happen with Martha. Could she be in a few episodes each year or will Series 4 will be her last? Martha in Torchwood full time is probably not possible but more guest appearances would be good.

[SithLordWiccan]

Alice Cooper pals with Dr.Who?

The lord of heavy metal could be hanging out with the Time Lord very soon. It’s rumoured that long-locked rocker Alice Cooper may be set for a starring role on long-running British series Doctor Who.

Doctor Who exec Russell T. Davies is said to have held meetings with Cooper and is keen to sign the aging rock-god for the series.

It is not known what part Cooper – originally named Vince Furnier – would play, though producers are apparently eyeing him up as a potential friend of the Doctor, played by David Tennant.

A source told Britain’s Daily Star: “Doctor Who has always been open to bringing in celebrities for cameo roles and the producers reckon Alice could be a big hit on the show.

“He’s not your normal squeaky-clean celeb, so he would fit in amongst the aliens and monsters that regularly give the Doctor a run for his money.”

Cooper, 59, is apparently a big fan of the series, and not new to the world of acting. His previous work has included roles in The Simpson’s and Wayne’s World.

http://entertainment1.sympatico.msn.ca/ ... erDrWho_LT

Jesus...

[erith]

"A source" and "Daily Star" sums it up really. Probably just another rumour/lie from the tabloids as 'accurate' as Ben Kingsley as Davros/Joan Collins as the Rani/John Simm to be the 11th Doctor/Ice Warriors to be in Series 3 etc etc etc.

[WebWarlock]

I was just listening to some Alic Cooper today and wondering what the old skeleton was up to.

If he is in it, ehh. I have seen much worse. And at least he is looking better than Ronnie James Dio is these days or Ozzy.

Tim

[BBOvenGuy]

Remember that today is the Children in Need broadcast of "Time Crash!"

I'll be looking forward to the reviews...

[Feena]

I'm setting up the DVD recorder soon

I'll post up here after. Not sure what time it's on but it won't be late and the Children in Need show starts at 7 pm.

eta

Best guess over on OG is between 8 pm and 9 pm....so only a couple of hours to go!!!

eta again

WATCH IT HERE!!

It was great - funny and sweet and funny...mostly funny...I'm really excited!!

[BBOvenGuy]

My work computer won't play it...

I did see all the photos, though. Looks like a fun time. And the thing is, Peter Davison still looks a lot like he did when he played the Doctor... unlike Colin Baker.

[Feena]

I can't get it to work either, maybe the site's too busy. It'll turn up on YouTube fairly quickly I'm sure

[Feena]

Try this one

BBC YouTube site

[BBOvenGuy]

Nope, that doesn't work for me either. Maybe because I'm not in the UK.

However, I see it's already come up on the USEnet, and I imagine BitTorrent won't be far behind. I'll get my chance in a few hours.

[Feena]

I hope this building up of anticipation doesn't end up with an anticlimax

I don't think it will

[BBOvenGuy]

I hope this building up of anticipation doesn't end up with an anticlimax

Oh, I wasn't expecting anything terribly earth-shattering. How much can you do in 7-1/2 minutes? But it was fun. Not all the gags worked ("You've changed the desktop theme!"), and it was a bit too sentimental toward the Fifth Doctor (who was a bit too bland to be my Doctor), but it was fun. Plus I liked the return of the wibbly-wobbly and the timey-wimey.

All in all, a nice little Doctor Who snack before Christmas.

[erith]

No anticlimax for me.

The "my Doctor" thing wasn't exactly accurate but I got the feeling it was Steven Moffat and David Tennant talking there not the Doctor.

It reminded me a little of the Mark Gatiss and David Walliams sketch about Doctor Who fans kidnapping Peter Davison. "Do you think it'd be alright to kiss Peter?"

[SithLordWiccan]

You all know I've harped on the idea of "Time Crash" since it was announced.

Never in my entire life have I ever enjoyed being proven wrong.

It was awesome.

[Feena]

You all know I've harped on the idea of "Time Crash" since it was announced.

Never in my entire life have I ever enjoyed being proven wrong.

It was awesome.

You never know, you might even like Donna Noble

Glad you all managed to eventually see it