Matt D Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I kind of thought Skinner's character was secretly the bad guy in that episode or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Nick Frost as the next companion. We already had james corden. Close enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 That Catherine Tate has fans at all is mindboggling and very scary to me FWIW, Catherine Tate is easily my favorite companion. They kinda did the "space boyfriend" thing with her, but it seemed more natural to the character. And, to be honest, I took Tate more seriously because she was older and not a supermodel. As much as I don't mind seeing Jenna Louise Coleman on my tv. I do wish they'd get away from the "horny old doctor/impressionable supermodel" dynamic. Mostly, though, Donna was just a fun character And she had incredible chemistry with Tennant. It won't happen, but I'd like to see the next companion for Capaldi's Doctor be an older woman who looks her age (I'm picturing grey-haired Meryl Streep). Though actually, I'd like to see the next companion be a non-human. I'm assuming they stick to type, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I was disappointed with Osgood's death, but I really liked the scene and how they did it so I can't complain much. I don't think she would have worked well as the next companion anyways. Personally I'm hoping for a male though a non-human would be nice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 FROBISHER~! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I thought Osgood would have made for a great companion because she's the perfect "what's that?!" type. She just seemed to make for a great research assistant for the Doctor, who would always be exasperated at the events going on around her. So much so that we could avoid another girl having a crush on the Doctor. I'd have liked Osgood to be a companion as well, but it's kind of silly to think she wouldn't have a crush on him. She had a crush on him more than most already, she was literally cosplaying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Why not Frobisher? Abslom Daak is now officially in continuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Didnt a picture of Frobisher show up on the tardis console? Plus, there was a big finish audio, and the mini movie put mcganns companion as canon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Bring back K-9 and cut all the Doctor boyfriend bullshit. That angle has been done to death in the new series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Didnt a picture of Frobisher show up on the tardis console? Plus, there was a big finish audio, and the mini movie put mcganns companion as canon. Weren't the two Frobisher audio stories explicitly set in the comics canon as opposed to the 'main' BF timeline? (And I am still kind of astonished that C'rizz is canon, since that has implications for Rassilon etc) So I've been listening to the U.N.I.T. miniseries. It gets crazy dark in the third episode including UNIT's successor as the UK's men-in-black squad, ICIS, using mind control tech and suicide bombers to incite a race war in London. This came out just before the first season of the new show started, and while the new series can be fairly dark at times this still feels like something the BBC wouldn't have greenlit a year later. All that said, I'm enjoying it a lot. I'm looking forward to the Brig fixing everything in the final issue, and David Tennant showing up just a few months before he became the Doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 I wanted to get some Big Finish at the con but 1. Too much from which to pick 2. I only get downloads ($) 3. Needed to save money for other stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Yeah, so far the only BF item I've purchased on disc was Light at the End, because it's something I could take to every con with a classic-era cast member and accrue signatures (so far it only has Colin's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 I had an old DWM with me for Colin and Nicola to sign but never got around to it. I did get Dicks to sign my old DW: a Celebration book and David Howe to sign my Target Books book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Are there any major Expanded Universe stories where the Master encountered either the first or second doctors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Not as far as I know. Listened to the final episode of U.N.I.T. and it was excellent. Doesn't really fit in to the new series timeline, but I enjoyed it thoroughly. The idea of Harry Sullivan making Commodore and becoming NATO's head of medical research is pretty hilarious, though. (he never appears due to Ian Marter having passed away years ago, but is referenced and the Brigadier has a one sided convo with him over the phone.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 In plain English: Why did the Master feel the need to put Clara and the Doctor together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 He envisioned a scenario where (after all his other plans had failed) he could get her wanting to kill him so badly that the Doctor would do it instead, thus, in his mind, damning the Doctor forever. The idea behind this was that her "control freak" nature would constrain the Doctor in such a way that he would have no choice in the matter. It's all pretty tenuous at best and should be understood as the Master not really understanding humanity and compassion and such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Alrighty then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 So pretty much the entire third ep of "The Deadly Assassin" could be reduced to a two minute highlight reel with absolutely no ill effects on the serial as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I just realized the implication of last week's Who finale. No heaven/hell/God, and all the graves on earth are now empty. The metaphysical crises alone is the ballsiest idea a supposed "kids' show" has ever thrown out. No wonder they got complaints after part one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Thankfully we were spared Cyber-Amy and Cyber-Rory. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 For me Capaldi is the most interesting Actor to play the Doctor since Baker, and he did a good job with poor material this season. I feel he needs a really strong second season. Eliminate the girly sidekick, aim it in a terror-edge of the sofa direction and it will be game on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 "None of the kids at school like Capaldi." said the 12 year old today. A lot of the kids in his GT English class watch Who apparently. He doesn't like him either and thinks it's very bad that they went from someone as fun as Matt Smith to him and hopes he moves on very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yeah, but 12 year olds have terrible taste in everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Exhibit A: Justin Bieber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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