scottsdad Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 48 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: It's shite, IMO. Great idea, terrible execution. My least favourite Hartnell story. Sorry, scottsdad. Also, it's not on the iPlayer, that I can see? Only one of the four episodes actually still exists and they don't seem to have put it on there. There's a fairly new looking animated version on YouTube. I thought they put everything on the iPlayer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) They haven't put any missing episodes that have yet to be animated for DVD release on there. They've put some of the animated episodes on there but not all (I think the more recent DVD releases are missing). They've also not included "An Unearthly Child" due to a rights dispute from the writer's son, who seems to hate the BBC because he thinks Black/gay/Trans people are a bad thing. They seem to have put most of the episodes that exist but are from incomplete serials on, but not the one surviving "Toymaker" episode, for some reason. Surprisingly, "Shada" is there, as is "K9 and Company" if you're feeling masochistic. Edited December 4, 2023 by Bully Wee Villa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said: I think they have quietly dropped the "Celestial" bit of his name... http://www.rsdb.org/slur/celestial See, this is news to me but absolutely fine. Things change from 1966 (apart from England's tournament victories ) and that's fine. Really looking forward to Saturday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Bully Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said: It's shite, IMO. Great idea, terrible execution. My least favourite Hartnell story. Sorry, scottsdad. Also, it's not on the iPlayer, that I can see? Only one of the four episodes actually still exists and they don't seem to have put it on there. There's a fairly new looking animated version on YouTube. The one episode is there under Season 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Just caught up on the weekend’s episode and fair enjoyed it. Loved the Wilf cameo and the opening scene. Wonder if we’ll see them again in future episodes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Naitch said: Just caught up on the weekend’s episode and fair enjoyed it. Loved the Wilf cameo and the opening scene. Wonder if we’ll see them again in future episodes. Apparently not . They wanted him to but he wasn't well enough 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 10 minutes ago, Autistisches Nilpferd said: Apparently not . They wanted him to but he wasn't well enough I was going to comment but this isn't the deadpool thread 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: I was going to comment but this isn't the deadpool thread Wasn’t sure how much Bernard was able to do before he passed. Would be lovely if he at least pops up in episode 3. I do think there’s value in Isaac Newton appearing in a future episode, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 4 hours ago, Wee Bully said: The one episode is there under Season 3 So it is. Not sure how I missed that, I looked twice, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcal Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Overall, I thought the first episode was good. Tennent and Tate with instant chemistry again from the off. Decent wee self contained story. Couple of small things I didn't particularly enjoy, like the over powered sonic and the weird solution to the metacrisis (the fact that it had split was fine, but didn't like the "just let it go" aspect). Second episode was really excellent I thought. A real reminder of the best from the early series of "New Who" for me. Mysterious, silly, wee bit creepy and fuelled by decent performances. A kind of back to basics approach but done quite well, imo. Good stuff. Brilliant to have the Wilf cameo as well. Excited for the next one and for the next season beyond. These two episodes have kind of felt like a soft reboot in some ways (much needed, imo) so hopefully Ncuti Gatwa's time can lead off from these. RTD had some excellent stuff across his first spell, but also some poor stuff. There's a lot of potential I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 On 04/12/2023 at 19:51, The Naitch said: I do think there’s value in Isaac Newton appearing in a future episode, though. He'll need to come back to change the word back to gravity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Aww man, that was brilliant. Loved the idea to have a complete reset. Spoiler Bigeneration is a cool idea. Brilliant that Ncuti is keeping his own accent as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Quite enjoyed this week's and the previous specials. I do think the ending undercuts things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 I like the idea of shaking it all up. Tennant to return in future specials? Sure. Ncuti bossing it? Yes.I Great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 The one who waits, Amy would be too obvious for that, although she did go back in time so could have met the Toymaker. The Master to be involved as well. NPH is fantastic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 I didn't really understand it. But then, I did watch it having had a skinfull. Why did Tennant II Doctor not die? Why did Tennant II Doctor exist in the first place? Why did Ncuti Doctor regenerate without trousers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanton Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Who picked up the gold tooth ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 1 minute ago, stanton said: Who picked up the gold tooth ? I assume it’s whoever Jinkx Monsoon was drafted in to play. Liked that moment. Good episode overall, really like the direction they’re going in. Roll on Christmas Day! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanton Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 24 minutes ago, The Naitch said: I assume it’s whoever Jinkx Monsoon was drafted in to play. Liked that moment. Good episode overall, really like the direction they’re going in. Roll on Christmas Day! Being described as “ The Dr’s most powerful enemy yet” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRocketman II Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Enjoyed it - much better than the previous two episodes in my view. The whole messaging and inclusion agenda is absolutely fine by me but a good writer should be able to do it cleverly and subtly and not have to sledgehammer it home. In saying that, it would go over the heads of many it is aimed at if it were done more subtly and I would miss out on seeing them online completely triggered by it. Hope to see The (celestial) Toymaker again (he was originally played by Alfred from the Burton Batman movies (and sequels) ha) as he is a good villain and I like seeing less obvious canon enemies make their return. Definitely looking forward to the Xmas special now and tbh glad to see the back of Tennant and Donna..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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