Anyone else looking foward to Christmas a lot this year?

I know I am... ;-)

47 years ago on this day...

Happy Birthday Doctor Who!

Steven Moffat talks 'Doctor Who' future

"He’s the best one of course! In a new, different, strange way. Considering he’s so young he comes across as surprisingly ancient. He’s not going to be the youthful doctor that people might expect – he’s a proper grown-up. The Doctor has to be played not just by someone with great acting ability but someone who you can’t take your eyes off and you can’t take your eyes off Matt Smith when he walks into a room. His presence just screams ‘alpha male’ – but in a really odd way. If he walked through here now you would immediately get it. He walks like a drunk giraffe!"


Click here to read the full interview!

Re: How about injecting some magic and surrealism back into the show?

Gallifrey Base: How about injecting some magic and surrealism back into the show?


When it comes to Doctor Who, I prefer hard science fiction with lots of technobabble, since this is originally the subject the program was supposed to deal with when it started (alongside history) as educational entertainment...the word of quantum physics is all about possibility, a lot of strange things can (& do) happen on a sub-atomic scale which opens up a lot of room for stories set in a fantasy setting to be explained (i.e; the weeping angels have a quantum lock on them, taking in to account the act of observing in quantum physics and it's effects on what is being observed).
I don't think RTD appreciates Science Fiction at all, he's more of a 'Family Drama' guy, whereas I think Moffat is a little more clued up, judging from his stories so far. You just have to look at the terrible ending of The Last of the Time Lords with it's RTD cliche 'Jesus-supehero' ending, wrapped up too quickly with no proper explanation as to how the human race chanting the Doctor's name could give him his powers back...that borders on mysticism not science. I do seem to recall the Third Doctor in The Daemons mentioning that all magic (or 'magick' for you occultists) has a scientific explanation. Or maybe after the Time War that with no higher authority like the Time Lords that the universe has become a stranger place?
I think we need more hard sci-fi themes, but with a degree of silliness to keep it fun.....hey, the universe by nature is absurd anyway, and I think Doctor Who & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy have dealt with this better than anything out there! Peace.

Doctor Who RPG Stuff Announced!

Link: Aliens And Creatures Coming For The Doctor Who RPG...
Cubicle 7 has today revealed, via ICv2, its forthcoming boxed set supplement for the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game, which should hit shelves in December - a month after the main game.

New Doctor Who Logo Revealed!

From the BBC Website:

When the new series of Doctor Who begins in 2010 there'll be a new Doctor, a new companion and a new logo - as seen above.

Before that we have three fantastic specials to look forward to, beginning with The Waters of Mars.

And we all thought Peter Davison was young!!!

MATT Smith has been announced as the new star of Doctor Who.

At 26, the History Boys actor is the youngest star ever to be cast in the role.

He takes over from David Tennant in 2010 when he will become the 11th Doctor.

He said: "I've got this wonderful journey in front of me where I've got these six months to build this Time Lord - and that's such an exciting prospect.”

[::Click here for more::]

Not long to go now!

Not long to wait now until The Next Doctor airs on BBC 1. You can watch the trailer again to wet your appetite! Merry Christmas to all.

The Next Doctor?

Well, the two minute preview for The Next Doctor has just aired on BBC1 as part of the Children In Need show. I've already watched it three times...and now I want more! I can't wait 'til Christmas! What a tease...I just hope David Morrissey is the new Doctor & not an impostor, as some fans have speculated. I love his costume & even from his brief screen time so far can tell he'll be a brilliant Doctor! 'Allons-y' indeed.

Torrent Watch: Doctor Who and the Silurians & Extras

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Babelcolour Videos - THE DOCTOR & THE MASTER

I've always loved BabelColour's videos, here's two dedicated to the Doctor & the Master:


(Tip: If you wanna save these to your hard-drive, use KeepVid!)

Cubicle 7 Entertainment to publish new Doctor Who Role Playing Game

Many years ago I played a Doctor Who RPG via email with several other fans like myself, as I couldn't find any players in my area. The game rules we used were TIME LORD: Adventures through Time & Space by Ian Marsh and Peter Darvill-Evans, published by Virgin in 1991. What fun it was taking the role of a character in the same universe of my favourite TV series & having adventures! For those who don't know, a role playing game is a game which requires a few dice, rulebooks & lots of imagination - Dungeons & Dragons & Gamma World being some of the first examples to hit the market. I could explain more, but i'm lazy - so here's a link if you wanna find out more.
There have so far been two RPGs based on DW to hit the market, the first was FASA's Doctor Who Role Playing Game in 1985, and followed by Virgin's TIME LORD in 1991.

I personally prefer the TIME LORD rules because, in my humble opinion, they fit the feel of the show better than FASA's version. The only downside is that TIME LORD was not marketed very well & produced no supplements (other than a DWM article) like FASA's version did.
Still, the future of role playing in the DW universe is about to change, with the announcement for Cubicle 7 Entertainment to release the Doctor Who - Adventures in Time and Space Role-Playing Game early next year. Not much info yet, except that those who have play tested it give their thumbs up.
Well, in the mean time you can download Time Lord online here as it has been released as a free PDF by it's authors.
So, get your mates together for game & have loads of fun! Oh, and you might wanna throw Abslom Daak in there somewhere too.

Torrent Watch: Dragonfire

Up for grabs here is the Seventh Doctor story Dragonfire (1987), which is the first story to feature Ace. The files in the torrent are FLV (Flash Video) format ripped from YouTube which (although hardly of quality for burning to DVD) is still good enough for playback on your computer. If you can't play FLV files, try MPlayer.

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The Betrothal of Sontar : Short Review

Panini Comics have published the first collection of Tenth Doctor & Rose comic strips featured in DWM into a collection titled The Betrothal of Sontar. There are some really fantastic stories in there, my favourite being the title strip featuring the return of the Sontarans (which may have inspired their return in the 2008 series). There's a strange strip titled The Green-Eyed Monster which I think is some kind of Babel fish tribute and the return of the Brigadier in The Warkeeper's Crown (the last strip, which i'm delving into tomorrow when I get the chance). Highly recommended for fans of the show & comics in general, some brilliant writing & artwork in there...and at 180 pages it's a bigger read than I thought it would be! You can order your copy at Forbidden Planet.

Doctor Who Roundtable with Stephen Moffat @ Comic-Con

We all know by now the Stephen Moffat is taking over from Russell T Davies as producer of Doctor Who after the 2009 specials, and here's an interview I found on YouTube from Comic-Con '08 where he reveals his love for the show & also the direction he wants to take it once Davies hands it over into his hands...

Welcome to The Hand Of Omega!

"There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace; we've got work to do!" - The Seventh Doctor, 'Survival'.