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  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    QBranch wrote: »
    @MajorDSmythe Yes, it was quite good. I think I tend to rate Who serials on how memorable they are and not the story's strength.

    Silver Nemesis - love how one of the Cybermen falls from the platform and lands next to the TARDIS. Their ship landing up close was a cool effect. The statue was delightfully strange.

    Loved The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. Some psychedelia in there, particularly the eye in the well and when the Doctor travels through the portal. I thought the latter moment was gonna go on forever, and I loved every second of it. The robot clowns were great, as were the Gods of Ragnarok and bus ticket robot. A serial I'll remember for a long time.

    Been watching Battlefield. I recognize the actor playing Mordred, as Christopher Bowen, who played TND's Devonshire Commander Day. Here, he revels in his evil laugh.

    On paper, Silver Nemesis should be an outright winner: my favourite Doctor meets my favourite monster. But.... it doesn't quite stick the landing. I think there is perhaps too much going on. Lose De Flores and his men (do they really add anything to the story?), and that would fix that issue. You would still have Lady Peinforte & Richard and The Cybermen, for the Doctor to face off against.


    I had never realised that Christopher Bowen was in TND. I can see it now though. :))
  • GerardGerard
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    Yes, the last two seasons of McCoy were among the best the series had to offer, that's for sure.

    Now, some news : For the seond (or is it third ? I guess it depends whether you want to count "Assignment : Earth" or not), Doctor Who and Star Trek will get a crossover, this time as a computer game, this time featuring the Tenth Doctor and the crew of the USS Ceritos (from Lower Decks. The pitch : A mysterious space-time ripple throws the Doctor into the Ceritos, while Boimler and Mariner land in the Doctor's universe. The Doctor will have to team up with the crew of the Ceritos, while Boimler and Mariner will team up with River Song.

    https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-star-trek-crossover-newsupdate/

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    Warning : it will run only for a limited time.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Wow, well the Doctor as recently as Space Babies said that they must 'visit' them!
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Quite sweet


  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    I think they went a little overboard with Classic Who in that trailer. :|
  • GerardGerard
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    You can't go overboard with classic Who, or Classic Trek for that matter.

    Now, more serious : there will be one episode of series 2 of the new series you won't see on iPlayer, at least not until one scene is redubbed :

    https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-huw-edwards-fear-her-iplayer-newsupdate/

    No comment.
  • GerardGerard
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    I received "The Celestial Toymaker" DVD set yesterday (!), and decided to watch it the same day. This is an episode which, like "The Web Planet" and "The Mind Robber", seems to have been written under the effects of some substances that might have been illegal. The Toymaker is a great villain, and if we don't see the Doctor much (William Hartnell was at the beginning of the arteriosclerosis that was to plague him for his last years), Steven and Dodo make up for it. It is to be noted that the animators of the missing episodes have decided to take advantage of what the animation allowed them to do. So instead of human beings disguised as clowns, playing cards and dolls, we get wooden and rag dolls, and playing cards folded so as to take a humanoid appearance. The effect takes a moment to click, but it works with the story. And the animation is better than when they last tried it (for the missing episode of "The Web of Fear", which gave me motion sickness). All in all, a good buy for fans.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Who-adjacent show Blakes 7 is coming out on Blu Ray and it looks like they've made a nice job of it: new effects on all episodes.

  • GerardGerard
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    iPlayer has removed two Tom Baker stories from their Doctor Who offerings : "Terror of the Zygons" ansd "The Seeds of Doom", two of the best :

    https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-tom-baker-stories-removed-iplayer-newsupdate/

    And people ask me why I still buy DVDs. No, not everything is on streaming services (especially not in France, where Doctor Who is virtually unknown, and we don't get BBC iPlayer), and some things that are can be retired without any reason.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    THE WAR GAMES in Colour - Trailer | Doctor Who

    :-O Wow this looks incredible i am seriously excited to see this, its on BBCi December 23rd.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Looks impressive, doesn't it.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Whoever put the trailer together deserves a raise, watched it five times.
  • GerardGerard
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    If it's like "The Daleks... in Colour", I'm not sure I'd want to watch it. BTW, anybody knows the runtime ? Because the original story is the longest complete story ever (ten episodes, if memory serves).
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Gerard wrote: »
    If it's like "The Daleks... in Colour", I'm not sure I'd want to watch it. BTW, anybody knows the runtime ? Because the original story is the longest complete story ever (ten episodes, if memory serves).

    Yes 10 episodes 23 - 25 minutes long.

    The War Games     IMO looks considerably better than The Daleks, admittedly they have a lot more to work with The War Games.
  • GerardGerard
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    All right, I havbe my answer : The story will be shortened to 90 minutes, but we will see the regeneration from Troughton to Pertwee, and new scenes :

    https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2024/11/the_war_games_colourisation.html
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Amusingly the upcoming Christmas Special features a character named Sylvia Trench.
  • GerardGerard
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    This year's Christmas Special will air on December 25th at 17.10 GMT on BBC One :

    https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-christmas-2024-schedule-newsupdate/

    But before that, our British friends will be able to watch this year's Doctor Who at the Proms conceert, on december 24th, at 16.10 GMT on BBC 2.

    https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-proms-bbc-air-date-confirmed-newsupdate/
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    I have heard Moffat is focusing on the Darker side of the Doctor in the Christmas special which has given me a reason to watch it as Moffat gets the character of the Doctor well or used to so here is hoping for something compelling.
  • GerardGerard
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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Too much cgi.
  • George_KaplanGeorge_Kaplan Being chauffeured by Tibbett
    edited December 7 Posts: 701
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Too much cgi.

    You're right. Bring back the tinfoil and three wall sets.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited December 9 Posts: 25,458
    Donated well over 300 DVD's and Bluray's to charity including all my Doctor Who and majority of Star Trek disks, it was painful though had to be done.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    THE WAR GAMES in Colour - Trailer | Doctor Who

    :-O Wow this looks incredible i am seriously excited to see this, its on BBCi December 23rd.

    An epic trailer, for an epic story.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    THE WAR GAMES in Colour - Trailer | Doctor Who

    :-O Wow this looks incredible i am seriously excited to see this, its on BBCi December 23rd.

    An epic trailer, for an epic story.

    Just watched it again three times, it was a pivotal moment in DW history. I have not read anything about this new cut
    though with modern tech will Pertwee appear at the end? I have mixed feelings.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    From the trailer you can see they're using a version of a regeneration which is already on YouTube. It's very good to be honest.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    When I first watched The Wars Games 40 years ago what always stuck with me
    was the baroness after the forced regeneration, it left a profound impactful empty feeling.

    I am only using spoilers as some members are maybe watching The War Games for the first time.
  • GerardGerard
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    Next animation : "The Savages"



    https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2024/12/the_savages_new_animation_heading_to_dvd.html#google_vignette
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited December 13 Posts: 14,003
    Gerard wrote: »
    Next animation : "The Savages"



    https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2024/12/the_savages_new_animation_heading_to_dvd.html#google_vignette

    The animation looks good, though I will more than likely watch it in b/w, though it's good that they also do it in colour.
  • GerardGerard
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    The Third Doctor's (Pertwee) first season will soon be available as a Blu-Ray set :

    https://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/doctor-who-the-collection-season-7-limited-edition-packaging/

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