Anyone else looking foward to Christmas a lot this year?

I know I am... ;-)

The might of the pen...

Some doodles from my black book...more to come soon!

From my sketchbook...

A couple of doodles I did yesterday...there will be more to come soon! I am in the process of submitting some of my artwork to various fanzines. Let me know if you are interested in my work, mainly small black & white sketches. Keep checking back!

The Ultimate Ginger!

I don't care what anyone says - tonight's episode Vincent and the Doctor was pure television magic! I feel totally satisfied on every level. Quite a sad ending...very deep. Richard Curtis certainly nailed it with this one.

City of the Daleks Walkthrough

A new preview of the upcoming PC game Doctor Who - City of the Daleks has been uploaded, with plenty of in-game footage to drool over:

This will be the first in a series of games available to download for free from the BBC's website next month!

What might have been...

I loved last night's episode (The Hungry Earth) in it's entirety save for one aspect: the redesign/update of the Silurians (or Eocenes if you prefer) - they look nothing like their original design, or their Sea Devil cousins for that matter. Although this is explained away by the Doctor as them being a different branch of the species, I still feel a little let down by the fact they look nothing like Silurians! They look like humans with scales, no third eyes and (wait for it) they have ...BREASTS??! I don't see what a reptile would do with breasts? Beats me...but hey, you can't win 'em all!

A screencap from this week's Doctor Who Confidential reveals what might have been:


But instead, we got this:


I had been looking foward to seeing the Silurians return for years, I loved them in the New Adventures novel Blood Heat and had hoped that their return would be something more akin to that...but I guess that is pure fanboy squee wank material! I understand that they have to update certain elements for today's audience, since apparently kids won't connect with anything that doesn't look human.

I hate to sound like a little bitch! Other than this minor gripe I am loving this series so far!!! I hope next week's Cold Blood holds up, I think this is Chris Chibnall's best Doctor Who script so far, it does feel very much like a classic series episode - which isn't a bad thing at all!

A whole new generation of children will grow up hiding behind the sofa from Malcolm Hulke's creation, 40 years since they first appeared on our television screens which is a testament to the legacy of this show...

Review: Amy's Choice

I am already in love with Saturday's episode! It even tops Victory of the Daleks as my favourite episode of this series. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it yet (and why not?) but to me it came across as The Edge of Destruction, The Celestial Toymaker, The Mind Robber, The Daemons and The Ultimate Foe rolled into one, with a smattering of Night of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz in there too. What is there not to love about this episode? I can't fault it really, and I think fan reaction has been really positive so far.


This episode is set within a dream world, although technically it takes place in the TARDIS. This is the first time Simon Nye has ever written an episode for the show, or any science fiction for that matter, since he comes from a comedy background. The Doctor gets to do some granny bashing, so what is there not to like? I sure hope Moffat lets him write another episode again soon!


If you are a fan of Andrew Cartmel's darker Doctor (hinted at in Season 26) then you'll love the Dream Lord! Toby Jones is brilliant in the role, I had only ever seen him in The Mist before this episode, I will have to keep an eye out for him in the future. I do hope we will see more of him soon, perhaps he even has a role to play at the end of this series? Who knows...


The preview for next week's episode looks good, although I am still unsure as to what to make of the new design of the Silurians...I think the originals were much better, but I'm probably just being bias! Until next week folks...Geronimo!!!

Review: Vampires Of Venice

I am 100% completely sold - Matt Smith is the Doctor, and a new golden era is here for fans!
I really enjoyed last night's episode (and so did my girlfriend, which is saying something) and still can't see why there were a few negative posts on Outpost Gallifrey. Well, I didn't get the negative reviews that people posted up for Victory of the Daleks either, since that is my favourite episode of this series so far..but you can't win 'em all!


I had been looking foward to Vampires of Venice for quite some time, since seeing a preview clip from The Jonathan Ross Show a while back - the one where William Hartnell makes a cameo appearance in the form of a library card, which was a really nice nod to the classic series and something I don't think could have been pulled off when Tennant was the Doctor.
The folks @ The Mill have done a wonderful job of bringing Venice to life (even though this was filmed in Croatia with CGI added in) and it oozes atmosphere - the fishy aliens (which reminded me of Lovecraft's Deep Ones) are pretty freaky, I can imagine some of the younger kids hiding behind the sofa for this one. I had rather hoped to see the real vampires turn up in this episode though, y'know - the nasty ones from State of Decay - but there are only so many old monsters you can bring back in a series I guess.


I look foward to seeing more of Rory and Amy, I think together with Matt's Doctor they will make a brilliant team and I hope that they stay for the next series too.
I am also really hyped on the trailer for Amy's Choice too, it looks very fairytale and the Dream Lord looks quite creepy - like a parody of Matt's Doctor. I can only hope that Saturday will come round quicker...

Amy's Choice

I'm loving the new series so far! It's been brilliant, far better than any of the trollop RTD used to conjure up! (Apart from Midnight, which was brilliant!) I'm really looking foward to Vampires of Venice and Amy's Choice over the next couple of weeks.

I have been buying Doctor Who Magazine again recently, that's how hyped on this new series I am - something I never did when Tennant tried to be the Doctor. Oh, and today I will continue my viewing marathon with Planet of the Daleks on DVD, might be doing some more reviews soon. Keep your eyes peeled!

Approaching The Eleventh Hour...

I will be watching The Eleventh Hour with friends and family this evening...I have the shakes at the moment, I need to calm down and log off of Gallifrey Base and do something more productive to pass the time...damn, hurry up!!! :-/

Less than a week to go until the new series airs!

New Trailer:


Clip from the Vampire episode:

New Trailer!

All I can say at this moment... *gasps for air* ...is - HOLY DROK!

Link: The second 'Who' series five trailer!

New spoiler pics from the set!

Photos were taken on the set of Series 5 in Rhymney, South Wales:

On Set - Matt Smith!

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!

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.

Matt Smith in costume!

Sorry I haven't updated in a while.....more news to come soon on the specials & series 5! Matt Smith is looking brilliant as the Eleventh Doctor! Lookin' good in Moffat's hands...glad the show is going back to it's roots with the old-style TARDIS & costume. Apparently the TARDIS interior is getting a make over too.

More to come soon folks!

Re: The Eleventh Doctor's Costume

Doctor Who Forum - Re: The Eleventh Doctor's Costume

Originally Posted by Mr Chimpey
Fairly plain. More like the Ninth Doctor than the Tenth.

Whilst I have no problems with the casting & think Matt Smith will make an excellent Doctor (similar to Peter Davison) I think that he needs a less plain costume to make him seem older & fit into the role more - maybe a Jackson Lake/9th Doctor-style costume, which I think would suit him. We can't keep having Doctors in leather jackets, there's nothing original about it anymore - what next, hoodies & joggers? Bear in mind this is a 900 year old from an alien world, maybe even an alien costume would suffice......how about a Draconian robe anyone?

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.”

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