The Classic Doctor Who Thread (1963 to 1989/1996)

[By Jove its holmes]

Fact of the Day: Tom Baker was the first DW series lead who wasn’t a veteran of the Second World War. He had the mercy of a late birth.

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[Warbodog]

Okay, I just remembered I was independently obsessed with The Real Ghostbusters when I was 4-5 and it made me want to watch the films. They can hit sometimes.

[Ben Saunders]

Horns of Nimon is entertaining enough, but holy smokes what a pitiful realisation of a monster. Tepid direction on this one, many instances of people “whispering” loudly while right next to the person they don’t want overhearing them. The half-baked slapstick of everybody hiding from the Nimon in the computer room. Yeugh.

[Professor Flibble]

Oh, for god’s sake.

[Flap Jack]

Well if someone on Reddit said it, then it must be true!

(Also this should probably be in the “Russell Two Davies” thread.)

[Professor Flibble]

Well if someone on Reddit said it, then it must be true!

I get the feeling it’s not being released on there at all. Don’t they have a history of ditching things like this without any word?

Also this should probably be in the “Russell Two Davies” thread.

Oh, fair enough. 

[Ben Saunders]

That account has been becoming more insane, speculative and entitled over time, they’re really deeply obsessed with RTD and how he hasn’t told us all the exact plot and circumstances of the upcoming special yet. It was particularly egregious when they re-posted RTD promoting his new show Tip Toe and said it was “wilfully to the exclusion of everything else”. Like damn I don’t like him either and I do think it’s strange that we haven’t heard anything yet but the man does do other things, let him talk about something else for one damn post.

[Professor Flibble]

That account has been becoming more insane, speculative and entitled over time, they’re really deeply obsessed with RTD and how he hasn’t told us all the exact plot and circumstances of the upcoming special yet. It was particularly egregious when they re-posted RTD promoting his new show Tip Toe and said it was “wilfully to the exclusion of everything else”. Like damn I don’t like him either and I do think it’s strange that we haven’t heard anything yet but the man does do other things, let him talk about something else for one damn post.

Yeah, it absolutely sucks that there’s nothing new happening with the show atm, but I guess the plan must’ve always been to make the special like they used to, film it in August/September and have a modest post-production period. I sort of wish they’d indicated that sooner rather than later. 

I think a lot of people want the special to be quite small-scale, but if the show continues afterwards, it needs to do a big soft-reboot, not lean into fanwank so much. Therefore, I want Paul McGann and Matt Smith to appear in this year’s Christmas special.

[Professor Flibble]

I’m also waiting to see what’s next for missing episode animations. Some people are saying Myth Makers, some are saying Space Pirates

[Ben Saunders]

I’d take Myth Makers, because I’ve watched the Space Pirates recon and it really doesn’t do much for me

[Professor Flibble]

Nothing to say it can’t be both. Could be separate teams doing them. Well, I mean, they’re going to be doing them all eventually. 

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