UK Timeline Doctor Who General Discussion - Page 20

Pierre · 14-11-2013, 14:33

That 6 mins was better than the whole of Matt Smiths tenure.

Just shows what we missed by not having a full Paul McGann season or two.

It also sets up the special briliantly

14-11-2013, 18:30

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Originally Posted by Pierre

That 6 mins was better than the whole of Matt Smiths tenure.

Just shows what we missed by not having a full Paul McGann season or two.

It also sets up the special briliantly

I do agree with this

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Fangasm!!!

I also had to change my undies lol ( well I didnt I do not mind the smell lmao)

**Chris** · 14-11-2013, 20:30

McGann did absolutely knock it out of the park, though to be fair he has developed his take on the character over many years through the audios he has done, so he wasn't coming at it cold. In fact he's been at it a lot longer than Matt Smith.

But yes, I was left gutted that we never got to see more of what this Doctor was like.

Stephen · 14-11-2013, 23:01

Wouldn't it be good to get a McGann series now. A lost series as such.

**Paul** · 15-11-2013, 00:59

Interesting credits ;

John Hurt as "The War Doctor" ......

15-11-2013, 08:34

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Interesting credits ;

John Hurt as "The War Doctor" ......

yeah I always thought it was the Chris E doctor who ended the Time War before we got to see him. It is a shame we are only going to get the special to explain it all though

Pierre · 15-11-2013, 10:33

You'd have thought that if they got McGann to star in a webisode, they could have got him to start in the special. They could have extended his part, and give his doctor a little bit of a run out.

Who knows, he may pop up in it?

**Chris** · 15-11-2013, 10:47

They could have, but the risk with throwing too much at a single episode is that it becomes messy. One of the drawbacks of the TVM McGann made was that they devoted the first 20 minutes to giving Sly McCoy a regeneration sequence. It may have been important in the context of fandom but for a drama hoping to win a new legion of fans and thereby secure a commission for a full series, it was a mistake, and a mistake Russell T Davies et al wisely avoided repeating in 2005.

All that stuff about the Sisterhood of Karn is incredibly clever, but it is also too dense and distracting to be included in any feature-length story where it would have no relevance except as the vehicle to explain how and why the 'War Doctor' came to be. Separating it out into a red button mini episode was a very clever move IMO.

Stephen · 15-11-2013, 15:45

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yeah I always thought it was the Chris E doctor who ended the Time War before we got to see him. It is a shame we are only going to get the special to explain it all though

Its clear to see from 'Rose' that Nine had only recently regenerated or hadn't managed to look in a mirror yet as he was surprised by his appearance. So I've always thought it was eight who ended it going by that. However now we know that Eight choose to regenerate in to a 'warrior' so he could end the war.

Pierre · 16-11-2013, 21:34

Doesn't this throw the whole regeneration thing forward?

The " war" Doctor, may not be allowed to have the name for what he did, but he is still an incarnation of the being known as the doctor.

Which makes him no.9. Eccleston 10' Tennant 11, smith 12 and Capaldi 13.

So unless something radical happens during Capaldi's tenure, he will be the last Doctor!!

dilli-theclaw · 16-11-2013, 21:39

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Originally Posted by Pierre

Doesn't this throw the whole regeneration thing forward?

The " war" Doctor, may not be allowed to have the name for what he did, but he is still an incarnation of the being known as the doctor.

Which makes him no.9. Eccleston 10' Tennant 11, smith 12 and Capaldi 13.

So unless something radical happens during Capaldi's tenure, he will be the last Doctor!!

And Tennant got shot by a Dalek (The Stolen Earth) and regenerated back into himself but still regenerated so he's had two not one.

BenMcr · 16-11-2013, 23:27

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Originally Posted by Pierre

Doesn't this throw the whole regeneration thing forward?

The " war" Doctor, may not be allowed to have the name for what he did, but he is still an incarnation of the being known as the doctor.

Which makes him no.9. Eccleston 10' Tennant 11, smith 12 and Capaldi 13.

So unless something radical happens during Capaldi's tenure, he will be the last Doctor!!

But then River Song gave all her regenerations to 11 to bring him back in 'Let's Kill Hitler', so I'm sure they'll use that somehow

Stuart · 20-11-2013, 19:09

Don't get too excited as this could be a wind up but Tom Baker has stated he *is* involved in the special. When asked for a comment, a BBC spokesperson referred to William Hartnell in "The Name Of The Doctor" and said in Doctor Who anything is possible and nothing is certain..

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/do...y-special.html

Pierre · 21-11-2013, 09:05

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Originally Posted by Stuart

Don't get too excited as this could be a wind up but Tom Baker has stated he *is* involved in the special. When asked for a comment, a BBC spokesperson referred to William Hartnell in "The Name Of The Doctor" and said in Doctor Who anything is possible and nothing is certain..

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/do...y-special.html

Well they'd have to do some Terminator - Salvation type CGI then, as Old Mr Tom is far too old to play the doctor as he was.

Stephen · 21-11-2013, 13:09

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Well they'd have to do some Terminator - Salvation type CGI then, as Old Mr Tom is far too old to play the doctor as he was.

It could always be explained with timey-whimey stuff as to how he appears to have aged.

Patrick Troughton days till the 50th :-)

Also Adventures in Space and Time is on BBC2/BBC2 HD at 9pm tonight and it looks beilliant.