Doctor Who

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Hands up who loves the new series of Doctor Who?

I do! I think that it was fantastic - Christopher Eccleston was great as The Doctor (though I think whatsisname...OK I've had a complete mind blank, but you know who I mean...I think he'll do a great job in the forthcoming series).

Anybody see the Christmas special? With the killer Christmas tree?

One of my favourite episodes was the creepy gas mask boy "Mummy? Are you my Mummy?" Freaky-deaky or what? And that was where we met Captain Jack, who is a great character! I can't wait for his spin off series "Torchwood".

Any other Doctor Whovians? (that's what I've been told they're called )

*chases Jesse with a hammer*



(How cool is it that we should have smileys which expresses our feelings now ^^)

Cher-rae: you reall should watch it - it is brilliant. I dont know many people who dont like it (though fated looks like he came close - not sure what i missed there though lol)

I watched it last night...I admit it...also also admit that its very addicitng and I can't wait till next Friday to see the next eppy

However I'm very confused. I saw the School Reunion eppy and it makes me very confused as I didn't have a clue what was going on...so this is what I've gathered, obviously its quite a ways into tthe future...the Doctor is a timelord which means he never actually dies really, right? ummm and that that one dude actually does do that K-9s job XD lol

lol the doctor regenerates, which is why he never really dies. He changes his body and his face... but I think there's a limit to those regenerations and when he'll be done he'll die.

As for Mick... yep, he's K9 rofl

He regenerates a lot though i think he's invincible cuz with all the stuff he's done if he's not dead now he will never die hahaha!
Oh...and that one girl still gives me the creeps so much that I have to sleep with my stuffed teddy!

Well I haven't seen any other eppies ut one is coming on tomarrow, stupid SCIFI only showing it once a week XD the shame XD

I never even heard of it before.

But, I think they just started showing it on Scifi, so maybe I'll catch an eppy!
OMG! I love Scifi!!

you havent heard of dr who? it is like really amazing!

Nope! That's what I've heard! lol

hmm...I'll probably watch it, then! I'm constantly on the SciFi channel.

I don't think my television has a SciFi channel.... I mean, I know it does, I just cannot find it....

But Dr. Who is on SciFi? When? I'll go through all of the thousands of channels my televison has if I have to!

I think it's Thrusday or Friday around eightish or ninish... lol, i'm not sure. I'll check again!!

Buuut, I did watch it and it was funny!! I'm a little lost, but that's okay. I'll keep watching it. haha! ^.<

It seems like SciFi is having some sort of Dr Who marathon on Friday, so I set my television to record about 6 hours worth of it! I can finally see what all the fuss is about :D

The only one I'm not recording is one called "Love and Monsters" because my recorder thing didn't have enough room. Should I record it anyways? Is that one good?

You should record it because it's good to have the whole series, but if you have to miss an episode, then that's the one to miss.

It's a good piece of television, but not up to par with the usual standard of Dr Who. Definitely the weakest episode of the series.

Well I can't wait until tomarrow cause the 2 hour season finale for season 2, and I can't wait XD

The marathon didn't have the whole season, I found out. They only showed episodes that could stand by themselves, I guess... but I ddin't understand Love and Monsters at all, so I guess... I dunno :D

"The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan's Pit" episodes were the best out of the ones they showed... very creepy... my sister and I spent most of the episode yelling at the characters on the TV

lol well the season 2 finale actually made me cry XD

I am such a sap XD lol

I really enjoyed the Christmas special. Catherine Tate wasn't as bad as I thought she was going to be - because her chracter was meant to be gobby and annoying.

Sarah Parrish was unrecognisable as the Empress of the Rachnids - and her accent was different, so I didn't think there was much point in her being in it. It could have been anyone and we wouldn't have known the difference lol.

But the parts when Donna said something or did something that reminded him of Rose, and he'd get that look on his face...

And there was a tiny flashback scene with Rose, so now we know why she was credited on IMDB for the Christmas Special.

But I enjoyed it - and one of the best parts IMO was the previews for the next series at the end! How can they make us wait three months???

I love doctor who but I havent seen all of season 2 yet

About the new series:

Dr Who- BBC 1, Saturday 31st March, 7pm

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The new series of 'Dr Who' begins this Saturday and will see David Tennant return to his role as the tenth Doctor. The series will also mark the debut of newcomer Freema Agyeman who will step into Billie Piper's shoes as the Doctor's new companion, medical student Martha Jones. The first episode of the series 'Smith and Jones' follows Martha, as an ordinary day working on the ward turns into a nightmare when her entire hospital is transported to the Moon! Anne Reid is guest starring in the episode as Florence Finnigan, a patient in the hospital where Martha works. It's not the first time that Anne has starred opposite the famous doctor - she made an appearance in a Doctor Who episode called 'The Curse of Fenric' in 1989: "I still get fan letters. And it's about 100 years ago. People send me pictures of my character. Apparently you can go to America and be paid to talk to the Dr Who society." Future Dr Who guest stars include Ardal O'Hanlon, Sir Derek Jacobi, Michelle Collins and Anne's good friend and Dinnerladies co star Thelma Barlow.

I can't wait! I've been seeing adverts on BBC1, though one of them was like "aghhh" because you see The Doctor kissing Martha!

But...I read an interview in a newspaper with Freema Agyeman, and they said that

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So that's ok.

Can't wait!

*gasp* Sci-Fi is being evil, I mean it they used to play Doctor Who weekly, but the next time its on is May 30th! And even then its all re-runs

Eeee, I love the new series! I didn't think I would like Martha all that much, as she is Rose's 'replacement', but it's turned out she's not so bad. I've seen the first two episodes so far, and she's quite a good assistant. Her relationship with The Doctor seems to be pretty good, and they bounce off each other pretty well.

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Bring on the rest of the series!

lol yes, I loved it! Martha is great too, though I still want Rose back I love how the doctor keeps mentioning her so it doesnt seem like she never existed. Afterall, he did love her *cries*

ooh ooh

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I really enjoyed the Daleks in Manhatten episode, actually. (side note: did you notice how they like the play on words in the titles with modern books/films? We had The Shakespeare Code [The DaVinci Code] and Daleks in Manhatten [Maid in Manhatten])

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So I was watching series one the other day, and in the episode called "The Long Game" (the one where they go to satellite five and the weird jagravesh thing is in the ceiling), and I noticed this...

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I love Dr Who - even some of the old episodes from the sixties and seventies LOL

To be honest I don't really like martha all that much, but she's alright i suppose. My favourite series was the first, i don't think the quality has been matched yet. My favourite villains are the Slitheen, hence my username!

I came across someone's LJ where they've gone methodically through each page of John Smith's journal and transcribed his (very messy) writing. It's interesting:

http://lixa-turner.livejournal.com/138379.html

I cannot wait for the next part of this episode! I've been reading spoilers on imdb and arghhh I want to watch it now!

And then Cap'n Jack is back! But baaaad Doctor!

This is great: http://www.cafepress.com/worldsendimages.118322425

So I was watching the last two episodes of Torchwood yesterday in preparation for Captain Jack's re-entry into Dr Who, and I noticed that when Tosh and Jack are outside the Ritz (modern times), there's a poster on the door which says "Vote Saxon". Most intriguing, as we know Saxon is someone being mentioned quite frequently in the last few episodes of dr who.

Also, I think a mistake has been made somewhere. At the end of Torchwood, we saw The Doctor's hand bubbling, then heard the TARDIS entering the hub, followed by Captain Jack disappearing.

However, I've seen a clip of when Jack comes back into Doctor Who, and the TARDIS is in the centre of that square in Cardiff, charging up over the rift, with Captain Jack running towards it from the other side of the square. My question is, how are these two scenes reconcilable? Tosh, Owen and Ianto didn't see Jack leave the Torchwood hub, yet he definitely disappeared within the hub.

ARGHHHHHHH I'm now scared stiff of statues!!!!!!!!!!!

So good tonight!!

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I thought nothing could top Human Nature and The Family of Blood, but this episode was fab.

And Jack is back next week (not this week as I was at first led to believe!)

okay i dont know how to do a spoiler thing but the thing with the angels was really sort of scary whilst it was happening i was trying not to blink i was like argh! noooooooooooooooo.

Right, so a big part of last night's ep was the easter eggs, well...I found an easter egg on the BBC microsite for this episode :D

If you go here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/2007/310.shtml

And then click above the Doctor Who logo, you get taken to a copy of "The Hull Times". What is the significance of this? Just to add a bit of colour to the site?

Something I noticed is that again, a Tim is mentioned. Tim was the one with the watch in Human Nature, Timothy the public schoolboy was referenced in the second from last ep of Torchwood, and here again.

Connection? Or a case of Mark Evans?

you know the angel things my friend Aaron who is totally and utterly obsessed with it actually has one of them in his garden now his dad went out and brought him one. It was funny Aaron was telling me how his sister came into his room just before his alarm clock went of and leaned over him like an angel thing he said he screamed lol! well that was abit of topic but i want an agel statue in my garden!

Wow, I just watched the penultimate episode of the series and it was amazing ^^

Pretty much speechless at the moment, as there was so much good stuff in tonight's episode XD

The Master...those orbs...the doctor as an old man...martha being along...and we got to see Gallifrey!

Just wow ^^

I absolutely agree!

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Argh! I can't believe we have to wait a week!

EDIT: I just read a theory that kind of makes sense. We know the Doctor Who people like using anagrams: Torchwood = Doctor Who, Mister. Saxon = Master No. Six, right?

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eeeeehhhh I need the next episode now!

That is an interesting theory, but I'm in the camp that believes RTD is not that great of a writer ^^

I mean, it's possible of course, but it seems a lot to stretch for one more 45-minute episode. I have a feeling the paradox machine will come into play somehow, but at the moment it's seeming pretty desperate

And what exactly are the toclafane? So much to wrap up in the last episode ^^

OK, this is weird...I'm on a Doctor Who forum called Outpost Gallifrey, and apparantly in the last episode there is a secret revealed about Jack that made John Barrowman and David Tennant jump around in glee. So it's something big.

And the general consensus theories are:

-Jack is the Face of Boe
-Jack is the Doctor's brother
-Jack is the Brigadier's son

Now, I have to say - I HATE HATE HATE the idea of Jack being the FoB, so I really hope this isn't true.

I don't mind so much the idea of Jack being The Doctor's brother (half human on his Mother's side, apparantly), but...why can't Captain Jack just be Captain Jack?

Also, I'm not entirely sure who the Brigadier is, but from what I've read he was part of UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce) from the Classic series.

EDIT: Beneath the spoiler lies a whole haul of screencaps from the LoTL trailer. This is good, because the images in the trailer faded so fast I couldn't see what they were!

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Just on another note, some Dr who fans might like to enter this competition:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/games/doctor_who_competition/

I would love to but im not in the age range :(

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Doctor Who Games Competition


Are you
aged 13-19 and love Doctor Who? Send us a game idea with a Doctor Who
theme - characters, scenes, and a story - and you could win some great
prizes.
The winner will have their game made and take part in a master-class
with the Doctor Who and Blast teams to help turn their idea into a
reality.
Your task
Use Doctor Who as the inspiration for an
exciting and addictive game. You don't need technical or illustrative
skills to take part, but you need to be passionate about games and able
to describe: the story, characters, scenery, gameplay.

Imagine the worlds and time zones the Doctor will travel to, and
choose the monsters and villains from the new series of Doctor Who that
he will encounter.

Aww I'm too old as well XD

I'm so excited for the finale on Saturday. I really want to see how all the issues are resolved.

And I'm too old

Is it Saturday yet? I accidentally *cough* read a spoiler earlier, so I think I know what's inside the Toclafane

Come ooooonnnn saturday :D

Wow indeed! Some of my random thoughts about the episode:

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Bring on Christmas!

Any American fans take note:

The USA premiere of Series 3 on SciFi is this Friday July 6 at 8PM EDT (PDT on West Coast Feed).

Friday July 6:
8AM Eastern - 8 hour marathon of Series 2 in the Daytime Rotation - Rise Of The Cybermen through Doomsday, skipping The Idiot's Lantern.
8PM and 11:30PM Eastern - The Runaway Bride - Christmas episode with Catherine Tate
9:30PM and 12:30AM Eastern - Smith And Jones - introduction of Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman)

Beginning July 13, SciFi has Doctor Who airing at 9PM and 11PM Eastern. On August 10, the first showing moves to 8PM Eastern to accomodate the new Flash Gordon series. August 17 sees the second airing move to 1AM Eastern. Last Fall SciFi's schedule changed repeated during Doctor Who series 2 due to ratings problems in the late evening, so do not be surprised if the 2nd airing time moves suddenly during the run beyond the already scheduled change.

Oh, fan-tastic, a Doctor Who thread! I was unsure if there would be one on a Harry Potter forum, because as far as I know the two fandoms are quite removed from each other.

I am still in two minds about the finale on Saturday. On the one hand, it was superb television: funny, emotional, packed with action and a lovely cliffhanger ending.

However, the Doctor Who geek in me comes to the fore and says that it was not so good. There were so many canon errors and problems that I cannot get my head around. I watched the classic series when I was growing up back in the eighties, and have followed it through watching the 1960's and 1970's 'Who' since.

I have a big problem with a lot of the issues in the final three-parter, which I will not go into here because I am sure that my rambling would bore you to death. That is not to say that I didn't enjoy it - I very much did. It just didn't quite sit well with my Classic Series sensibilities.

Oh, and the ending with the

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just isn't possible. The inside of the TARDIS exists in a different dimension to the outside, and so something crashing into the outside is not likely to come through into the inside. I suppose this will be explained away by ol' Rusty, so all I can say is Christmas cannot come soon enough!

(don't know weather this has been said so if so delete it)

But if you live in England or well near Manchester then there is a doctor who exhibition going on now. XD

Good news for Martha fans!

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The BBC has announced the first casting details for the fourth series of Doctor Who following the acclaimed end of the third series - widely hailed by critics and public alike as the best series yet.

The final episode, screened on Saturday on BBC One, saw The Doctor's companion Martha - played by Freema Agyeman - leave to care for her devastated family, and to break the cycle of unrequited love she feels for The Doctor.

The production team has now confirmed that the character is set to make a triumphant return in the fourth series.

Freema, who gained rave notices for her portrayal of Martha Jones, is also set to join the cast of BBC Three's Torchwood where she will continue to play the character in three new episodes before returning to Doctor Who in the middle of the fourth series.

Doctor Who Executive Producer and Head Writer Russell T Davies said: "Series three has gained outstanding reviews and Freema has been a huge part of that success, gaining rave notices for her portrayal of Martha.

"Now we are taking the character of Martha into brand new territory with a starring role in Torchwood."

Freema said: "I can't wait to start filming on Torchwood and the new series of Doctor Who. It's a huge new challenge for me and I'm delighted Russell has decided to expand the character of Martha Jones."

The announcement leaves a vacant space in the Tardis and a new companion for The Doctor, who will join the new series for the entire 13-week run, will be announced shortly.

The fourth series of Doctor Who goes into production this month.

I for one am glad she's coming back - as a character she really grew on me. And I can't wait to hear who the new companion is!

EDIT: We now know the identity of the Christmas special companion - Kylie Minogue!

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Kylie Minogue on board for Titanic festive special.

We're all feeling lucky, lucky, lucky that Kylie Minogue is to take a major lead role in the hour-long Doctor Who Christmas special, to be broadcast in December 2007.

Especially for you, Kylie will be travelling light years to join David Tennant for the episode, Voyage Of The Damned, which starts filming in July in Cardiff.

"We are delighted and excited to announce that Kylie Minogue will be joining the Doctor," revealed Executive Producer and lead writer Russell T Davies.

"Doctor Who Xmas specials are always a joy and we feel very confident that this will be the most ambitious and best Christmas episode yet."

"It is an incredible thrill to be joining David and the entire Doctor Who production for this year's Christmas special," added Kylie. "Doctor Who enjoys a unique history and it is going to be very exciting to be a part of that."

The production team has also confirmed that the story, written by Russell, will follow on directly from the ending of series three where viewers witnessed The Titanic crash through the Tardis wallså

Full details are currently under wraps, with more information to be announced shortly. We'll confide in you as soon as we can. The fourth series of Doctor Who will be back in the Spring of 2008.

There are pics at this link of DT and Kylie: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/gallery/kylie/

I'm ok with this actually...Kylie doesn't give me the same sense of dread that Catherine Tate did when she turned up at the end of Doomsday last year...

The Christmas special ought to be good!

Oh that is great news about Martha - I was so sad when it looked like she would be leaving on Saturday.

Kylie - hmm. Not entirely sure about that, but they know what they're doing I suppose. Apart from that awful Absorbaloff episode, but I've conveniently decided to pretend that episode doesn't exist ^^

And yay, hello Dan - glad to see we have a new Doctor Who fan on the site XD

Amy - your signature is so very, very true. I hope he never leaves!

As others have said - roll on the Christmas episode! Oh, and the Sarah-Jane Adventures, and Torchwood ^^