Oh my God.

I don’t object to the Eleventh Doctor, but how the hell did that happen? 🤣

Eccleston speaks re: returning, a bit differently than the usual:

“I’ve never been a fan of multi-Doctor stories. You know, when I worked on the series I had really strong ideas—surprise, surprise—about what works and what doesn’t, and I always think that multi-Doctor stories are a bit of a cash-in, and a bit of exploitation,” Eccleston said. “Creatively they never work for me. … The Ninth Doctor in particular is a one-man band, definitely. So, he doesn’t work with other Doctors. If you want me back, you get me on my own.”

With video:

 

2 minutes ago, Vee said:

Eccleston speaks re: returning, a bit differently than the usual:

 

 

With video:

 

Makes sense. Would be weird to see his loner Doctor palling around trading quips with 10 and 11. I feel the same way about Capaldi’s Doctor.

 

What a thrill. Spoilers for the Thirteenth Doctor's upcoming finale:

The end of this sorry era cannot come soon enough, now for two more very good reasons.

1 hour ago, Vee said:

What a thrill. Spoilers for the Thirteenth Doctor's upcoming finale:

The end of this sorry era cannot come soon enough, now for two more very good reasons.

So glad to see Ace back, the bright spot of the classic series’ final days.

That said, this whole Chibnall era has been seriously boring and messy long overdue to end. Although I’m not sure what an RTD 2.0 era will bring.

LOL speaking of which I keep seeing a lot of talk that Tennant is coming back to the role just with a different Doctor personality. I can’t tell if it is just speculation or if there is some actual truth to it.

Tegan is one of my favorite Doctor Who companions of all time. Some people love to say all she did was moan, but she was actually extremely important in paving the way for the more complex companions of the revival series - we saw various members of her family (at least three, in three different stories) and we also saw a number of stories and key events through her eyes. She even learned to pilot the TARDIS (sort of). I knew there had been plans over the years to bring Ace back but I never thought we'd see Tegan again. 

I'm very torn about this, because I truly disliked Tegan's exit - it was forced, grimdark in all the ways that epitomize how detrimental Eric Saward was to the show, and felt too small and rushed for a character of Tegan's longevity. I never felt that should be her final moment on the show. I'd love to believe this can be a long-overdue chance to right that wrong.

Yet, if she is returning just to be killed off, bait and fodder for a finale almost no one is invested in, then it will probably kill the last bit of good will I have left for modern Who. I desperately hope that isn't going to happen.

A lovely cover, if nothing else. I am amused the Ace shot is clearly just derived from a well-known screencap from the Blu-Ray promotional skit.

 

Tegan was her own person 😃 

Rakhee Thakrar rumors are swirling again re: the Fourteenth Doctor under RTD. I know @DRW50knows her from one of the UK soaps - I can't recall which one. But these didn't pan out on something else awhile back, so I doubt it will here. One never knows.

It seems it has been corroborated a bit more, though, that Chiwetel Ejiofor was offered the Eleventh Doctor under Moffat and turned it down.

32 minutes ago, Vee said:

Rakhee Thakrar rumors are swirling again re: the Fourteenth Doctor under RTD. I know @DRW50knows her from one of the UK soaps - I can't recall which one.

She played the second Shabnam Masood on EastEnders

1 hour ago, Dion said:

She played the second Shabnam Masood on EastEnders

Yes. She was superb on EE. She also did a Big Finish audio. 

She deserves better than the racist, sexist hatred she would get here. I hope she says no if she is asked.

Longtime DW director Euros Lyn, who was a staple of the original RTD era, is the director for Netflix's new gay YA romance series Heartstopper. It's very cute.

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If any of you get MeTV, the next  episode of Collectors Call (which airs on Sunday I believe) is going to have some Doctor Who collectibles, and included a glimpse of Lisa Whelchel dressed as the Fourth Doctor. It makes me happy that even after all these years, he is still the most iconic Doctor. 

Edited May 3, 20223 yr by DRW50