Load of bollocks, obviously, but thought I’d mention it anyway.

[si]

Funniest thing I’ve read today, anyway.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/06/23/doctor-who-exclusive-all-11-timelords-to-unite-for-mission-115875-21463519/

Topic

[Pete Part Three]

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a161598/bbc-denies-doctor-who-reunion-reports.html

[si]

Well, then.

[Seb Patrick]

Classic case of “headline not matching story” there. I don’t believe for a second that the “eleven Doctors” thing is happening, but… show me a “denial” anywhere in that story?

[Pete Part Three]

The bit where they say they haven’t even confirmed that they’re doing a CiN sketch?

[Seb Patrick]

Saying “nothing has been finalised” is a world away from “that thing you’re speculating about is definitely not happening”. One is a denial, the other is simply a refusal to confirm.

[Seb Patrick]

Dear Christ, the original Mirror story is possibly the worst-written/researched thing I’ve ever read about Who.

Viewers will see the Time Lords regenerating and emerging one by one from the Tardis, each with their own quirky opening line.

Yes, because that’s how it works.

It also contradicts itself about whether there’s ever been an “all the Doctors” story. And apparently The Five Doctors was a CiN special. And the first new series CiN special was filmed in Barcelona.

[si]

Awful, isn’t it? As far as contradicting itself goes, it might mean ‘a story with as many Doctors’.

Still a bag of shite though.

[Seb Patrick]

>As far as contradicting itself goes, it might mean ?a story with as many Doctors?.

True, but even then it’s a pointlessly stupid thing to say – of COURSE there’s never been a story with eleven Doctors in, because there’s never been a story with the eleventh Doctor in!

[JamesTC]

Oh how I wish I could see 15 minutes of Colin and Paul back. I wish I wish I wish. Probably balls like.

[Somebody]

And apparently The Five Doctors was a CiN special.

Well, it was in a sense – it was broadcast on a CiN night, in the days before the current CiN format.

[Seb Patrick]

Doesn’t mean it was made for the event, though. It was made to celebrate the twentieth anniversary, which happened to be close to the time of CiN, so they put it on the same night. It wasn’t a “CiN special”, though.

[Dave]

>It wasn?t a ?CiN special?, though.

It really was. A 90 minute opportunity for Terry to have a sit down. In some regions it had scrolling phone numbers and totals over it. Eighties telethons were just different to what we have now.

[Ben Paddon]

It doesn’t count as a CiN special because it wasn’t produced with CiN in mind. The BBC just nudged the airdate to coincide with CiN.

[pfm]

Oh for…CEASE (as said in the Robot Wars way).

The funniest line of the Mirror piece is – Three years ago, Piper and Tennant filmed a show in Barcelona for Children in Need

Bananas are awesome.

[Ben Paddon]

Youcanttriplestampadoublestamp.

[Author]

Replies