The Doctor Who Discussion Thread and Fan Club

[Nationstatelandsville]

Then Jon Pertwee comes in.

Somehow.

He survived the sinking of HMS Hood, he can find a way to cheat death and arrive for the 50th.

"Jon! You're alive! Where have you been?!"

"Peru. Now where are the TARDIS keys? It's time to get to work again."

[Grays Harbor]

I want a Doctor Who version of Mario Kart, where everyone is racing around in a TARDIS instead of a Kart.

That would be the absolute shit.

One patters on a respectable speed without any flash, Two and Three spend the entire race smashing their TARDISes into each other, Four makes the TARDIS do a wheelie (somehow), Five has been kidnapped, Six refuses to race out of principle, Seven doesn't actually win but has planning this for centuries, Eight is distracted by his shoes and flies the TARDIS into a star, Nine is too busy brooding to race, Ten drops out of the race to flirt, Eleven pulls the wrong switch and blows everything up, and Twelve wins by default.

You forgot that 8½ will time-lock the race halfway through

[Astrolinium]

I want a Doctor Who version of Mario Kart, where everyone is racing around in a TARDIS instead of a Kart.

That would be the absolute shit.

One patters on a respectable speed without any flash, Two and Three spend the entire race smashing their TARDISes into each other, Four makes the TARDIS do a wheelie (somehow), Five has been kidnapped, Six refuses to race out of principle, Seven doesn't actually win but has planning this for centuries, Eight is distracted by his shoes and flies the TARDIS into a star, Nine is too busy brooding to race, Ten drops out of the race to flirt, Eleven pulls the wrong switch and blows everything up, and Twelve wins by default.

And then Eight kisses his companion out of sheer joy.

[Ameriganastan]

Yup, The Weeping Angels are still lame. Even if there's a catacomb full of them.

[Nationstatelandsville]

One patters on a respectable speed without any flash, Two and Three spend the entire race smashing their TARDISes into each other, Four makes the TARDIS do a wheelie (somehow), Five has been kidnapped, Six refuses to race out of principle, Seven doesn't actually win but has planning this for centuries, Eight is distracted by his shoes and flies the TARDIS into a star, Nine is too busy brooding to race, Ten drops out of the race to flirt, Eleven pulls the wrong switch and blows everything up, and Twelve wins by default.

And then Eight kisses his companion out of sheer joy.

"We're going to die! Isn't that LOVELY?"

(kiss)

[Grays Harbor]

He survived the sinking of HMS Hood, he can find a way to cheat death and arrive for the 50th.

"Jon! You're alive! Where have you been?!"

"Peru. Now where are the TARDIS keys? It's time to get to work again."

Great.

I just snorted cocoa all over my keyboard upon reading that. Nice going. I'll send you the invoice for the new one since my keys now want to stick.

[Grays Harbor]

Yup, The Weeping Angels are still lame. Even if there's a catacomb full of them.

Going for the "non-sequitur of the night" trophy?

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Yup, The Weeping Angels are still lame. Even if there's a catacomb full of them.

Going for the "non-sequitur of the night" trophy?

He's watching Series 5.

[Ameriganastan]

Yup, The Weeping Angels are still lame. Even if there's a catacomb full of them.

Going for the "non-sequitur of the night" trophy?

That was an episode thought. Probably should have made it clearer that I just watched "The Time of Angels" but I'm sleepy.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Capaldi was in a punk rock band with Craig Ferguson.

Here's an interview that Ferguson did with Capaldi back in '09, in which they talk about their time in the band, and the one night that they were both on acid.

On another note, I seriously need to stay away from the Facebook Who groups today. It's sheer anarchy out there.

That jacket.

That fucking jacket - he needs to wear it.

[Nationalist State of Knox]

I think the new guy is gonna be good.

Huh? Since when do you watch Dr Who?

[Forsher]

Yup, The Weeping Angels are still lame. Even if there's a catacomb full of them.

Angels were best when there were four of them.

[The Archregimancy]

On this much, we agree.

Another Scottish doctor - but perhaps using his native accent, unlike Tennant and McCoy - is probably a cunning BBC ploy to save the Union.

Either Sylvester McCoy is a very dedicated actor, enough so to maintain the accent across any interview I've ever seen in him and a completely unrelated production of Lear, or that's his native accent.

There's a difference between native accent and natural accent; ask my brother, who was born in the UK, lives in the US, and doesn't have a trace of a British accent.

Sylvester McCoy was born and raised in Dunoon; as it happens, he does indeed occasionally modulate his accent to circumstances/comedic effect. He used his natural very light Scottish accent in Doctor Who, but not necessarily his native one; not unless the Dunoon accent's changed considerably in a very short period of time.

He's not unique here for British actors of a certain age. Ronnie Corbett, for example, is a Scot born and raised in Edinburgh who didn't live outside of Scotland's capital until he was called up for National Service; but what's now his natural plummy English accent, and has been for decades, is not his native Edinburgh accent.

[Nationstatelandsville]

I hope Twelve is a less physical Doctor - I like the Doctor who solves problems by facing them head on with science and genius, rather than running away. Granted, Three's more direct "ATTACK! ATTACK! ATTACK!" approach would be good, too.

I also hope this gives Clara more opportunity to kick ass, like in Nightmare. She can do the legwork for him.

Either Sylvester McCoy is a very dedicated actor, enough so to maintain the accent across any interview I've ever seen in him and a completely unrelated production of Lear, or that's his native accent.

There's a difference between native accent and natural accent; ask my brother, who was born in the UK, lives in the US, and doesn't have a trace of a British accent.

Sylvester McCoy was born and raised in Dunoon; as it happens, he does indeed occasionally modulate his accent to circumstances/comedic effect. He used his natural very light Scottish accent in Doctor Who, but not necessarily his native one; not unless the Dunoon accent's changed considerably in a very short period of time.

He's not unique here for British actors of a certain age. Ronnie Corbett, for example, is a Scot born and raised in Edinburgh who didn't live outside of Scotland's capital until he was called up for National Service; but what's now his natural plummy English accent, and has been for decades, is not his native Edinburgh accent.

My whole world is a lie.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Aqizithiuda]

I'd like Twelve to be a very calm, sedate Doctor who, while more than capable of running if needs be, tends not to show his anger or fear and only then to his companions 99% of the time.

[Nationstatelandsville]

I'd like Twelve to be a very calm, sedate Doctor who, while more than capable of running if needs be, tends not to show his anger or fear and only then to his companions 99% of the time.

I want to see a generally more collected Doctor, yes - I think the new Doctors have shown the anger, and it worked well, but I think it would work better if they quieter about it.

Don't get me wrong; watching Matt seamlessly slither from the jester to the god was fantastic and David seem to be pissed about 50% of the time, but I think it's time for an older Doctor with a stiff upper lip. Not Eccleston, who only a second away from rage, but someone who buries it very, very deep.

Thus, when he does crack, it'll be more unexpected, more dramatic, and more terrifying. I think the best Doctors are a little bit scary.

[Swyftlandre]

That's probably the Indian food.

No, it's Doctor Who has the Welsh madness, English brilliance, Scottish acting and the Cornish whatever the hell the Cornish have.

We provide the Pasties on set I guess :s

[Aqizithiuda]

I'd like Twelve to be a very calm, sedate Doctor who, while more than capable of running if needs be, tends not to show his anger or fear and only then to his companions 99% of the time.

I want to see a generally more collected Doctor, yes - I think the new Doctors have shown the anger, and it worked well, but I think it would work better if they quieter about it.

Don't get me wrong; watching Matt seamlessly slither from the jester to the god was fantastic and David seem to be pissed about 50% of the time, but I think it's time for an older Doctor with a stiff upper lip. Not Eccleston, who only a second away from rage, but someone who buries it very, very deep.

Thus, when he does crack, it'll be more unexpected, more dramatic, and more terrifying. I think the best Doctors are a little bit scary.

That's exactly what I'm talking about, yes. I really want to see him calmly work his way through a series only to crack in the finale and really crack.

Preferably while fighting for his life against the lone Dalek who destroyed an entire, solar system spanning civilisation.

[Nationstatelandsville]

I want to see a generally more collected Doctor, yes - I think the new Doctors have shown the anger, and it worked well, but I think it would work better if they quieter about it.

Don't get me wrong; watching Matt seamlessly slither from the jester to the god was fantastic and David seem to be pissed about 50% of the time, but I think it's time for an older Doctor with a stiff upper lip. Not Eccleston, who only a second away from rage, but someone who buries it very, very deep.

Thus, when he does crack, it'll be more unexpected, more dramatic, and more terrifying. I think the best Doctors are a little bit scary.

That's exactly what I'm talking about, yes. I really want to see him calmly work his way through a series only to crack in the finale and really crack.

Preferably while fighting for his life against the lone Dalek who destroyed an entire, solar system spanning civilisation.

A Doctor who sips tea instead of munching on fish fingers and custard.

I'd like to see someone combine the eccentricity of Four with the subdued quality of Seven - that would be very interesting. And perhaps a bit of One grumpiness sprinkled on top?

[Aqizithiuda]

That's exactly what I'm talking about, yes. I really want to see him calmly work his way through a series only to crack in the finale and really crack.

Preferably while fighting for his life against the lone Dalek who destroyed an entire, solar system spanning civilisation.

A Doctor who sips tea instead of munching on fish fingers and custard.

I'd like to see someone combine the eccentricity of Four with the subdued quality of Seven - that would be very interesting. And perhaps a bit of One grumpiness sprinkled on top?

That could be interesting.

[Nationstatelandsville]

A Doctor who sips tea instead of munching on fish fingers and custard.

I'd like to see someone combine the eccentricity of Four with the subdued quality of Seven - that would be very interesting. And perhaps a bit of One grumpiness sprinkled on top?

That could be interesting.

Of course, it's entirely up to Capaldi - if Moffat trusts him, I'm sure he'll give us something great of his own making.

[Aqizithiuda]

That could be interesting.

Of course, it's entirely up to Capaldi - if Moffat trusts him, I'm sure he'll give us something great of his own making.

I'm really looking forward to his take on the Doctor, being such a varied actor and fan and all.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Of course, it's entirely up to Capaldi - if Moffat trusts him, I'm sure he'll give us something great of his own making.

I'm really looking forward to his take on the Doctor, being such a varied actor and fan and all.

It's weird trying to predict what he'll be like.

I mean, you have a list of things you like and things you don't, and you try to mix and match the traits. "He should X's Y and Z's W", so on and so forth. But you don't want that, not really - Capaldi could read my list of favorite Doctor traits, put it all together, and it wouldn't work. Because that's not how the Doctor, or creativity in general, works. The Doctor can't be all the things you want, he needs to have some things you don't want or didn't expect to make him an actual character. It's not a patchwork monstrosity - it's looking back at what came before and taking it in its entirety to create something new. Something new that's somehow everything old at once.

No matter what we guess, he won't be like that. Peter Capaldi will play Peter Capaldi's Doctor, and it'll be so obvious after the fact, because of course he would do it that way - that's the Doctor!

[Charax]

I've never been excited about Doctor Who before. But I think I'll be watching a LOT of Capaldi.

[DesAnges]

I'd like a return to a really strange costume as well. 11's wasn't really strange, it was just playing up to the hipster scene.

Give me another rainbow coat or cricket whites.