Season 14; Russell T Davies Returns

29-11-2023 11:56am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121430968#Comment_121430968

OK that couple of seconds look fairly confident and solid.

B.A._Baracus · 30-11-2023 1:10pm

From what's reported, by the time Ncuti's first "seasons 1" episode airs he will have in fact filmed 2 seasons (his first season wrapped in July) and his original deal is believed to be only two seasons.

That means for the first time in history of Doctor Who an actor may have filmed his regeneration scene before their first season hit television screens.

He is in the Christmas special this year of course. So he will have had air time. But interestingly enough they are filming Christmas 2024 special episode at the moment.

Stark · 30-11-2023 1:51pm

Hmm, I'm sure if he had filmed a regeneration scene, the identity of the new actor would have leaked by now? I hope things are left open ended enough for now that there's room for him to film a third season if the reaction to him is positive.

bren2001 · 30-11-2023 2:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121437153#Comment_121437153

I very much assume the contract is for two full seasons plus the regeneration scene. Not one season and one scene.

B.A._Baracus · 01-12-2023 12:27am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121437534#Comment_121437534

Erm... I said be was filming his second season now. Well before his first has aired. Sorry, don't know what you mean by that.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121437379#Comment_121437379

Regenerations are a funny thing on the show. Jodie filmed her regeneration scene a year in advance before David Tenant came back. They just spliced together the footage.

bren2001 · 01-12-2023 9:35am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121440335#Comment_121440335

I get what you mean now, apologies.

Yeah, unlikely but possible of course. I think we would have heard if that was the case.

B.A._Baracus · 01-12-2023 9:56am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121440812#Comment_121440812

I wouldnt be surprised to see him do another season, he'll likely negotiate for a better deal when his initial episodes are airing.

That said you just don't know. Maybe it's a 2 season and done type of deal. BBC wouldn't announce his departure before his episodes aired.

There was some backlash about how Christopher Eccesholson (spelling?) And his departure got leaked and people weren't happy.

corkie · 01-12-2023 5:23pm

https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Fourteenth_Doctor

The 14th doctor had some comic book adventures before meeting Donna, which are summarized in the above link.

https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Assimilation%C2%B2_%28comic_story%29

Never knew the above was a thing, crossover between the shows.

ebbsy · 02-12-2023 4:31pm

I have a feeling these Toymaker episodes could be total classics.

Neil Harris is a great choice to play him.

And Tennant is just a fantastic Doctor.

Agent Coulson · 02-12-2023 8:25pm

YESSSSSS

That made my day seeing Wilf again.

fritzelly · 02-12-2023 8:29pm

That was a great fun episode

corkie · 02-12-2023 9:10pm

https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Wild_Blue_Yonder_%28TV_story%29

David Tennant called this special "unlike any Doctor Who episode ever", referring to the specials as a whole as "Russell [T Davies] off the leash".[5]

"Mavity"

This episode was dedicated to the memory of Bernard Cribbins, who passed away over a year before transmission.

Thought it was an okay episode, if not a bit repetitive in nature.

B.A._Baracus · 02-12-2023 10:31pm

I enjoyed it myself. Thought last week's was probably a tad bit better but return the form.

I started watching Doctor Who in 2013 going through the reboot episodes from 2005 and the last two episodes in my opinion, have been the best since Tenant and RTD left.

02-12-2023 11:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121446465#Comment_121446465

That was just fantastic. Right in the feels

ebbsy · 03-12-2023 2:30pm

That was one of the best episodes I have seen in years, great acting the whole way through.

CastorTroy · 03-12-2023 7:14pm

So the superstition thing messed things up? can't all be about "mavity".

Wasn't it established in a previous episode that the Doctor can make the TARDIS materialise using the key?

Strange they had the TARDIS change for no reason and then have it explode.

Really good episode.

Thought they were going the route of what may or may not have happened with the professor in Sliders. Except maybe Donna gets saved somehow and they meet in the next episode.

Agent Coulson · 03-12-2023 7:35pm

You could see the Disney money with the special effects in that episode.

Stark · 03-12-2023 9:33pm

Thought they were going the route of what may or may not have happened with the professor in Sliders. Except maybe Donna gets saved somehow and they meet in the next episode.

I was thinking about Arturo in Sliders as well.

An okay episode. Started out promising with the anticipation buildup around the Tardis pulling a legger (I can see why the Doctor disabled that "feature"!) and no sonic screwdriver either. But the copycat thing was dragged out and it was a concept done a million times before.

Tennant is really doing the heavy lifting for the writing. And a good job he's doing too. Love how he's incorporating not just the 10th Doctor but the experiences of 11, 12 and 13 as well to bring a more mature version of his previous character.

CastorTroy · 03-12-2023 9:43pm

Had to Google what Wild Blue Yonder was then it left me wondering what it had to do with the episode and why would Donna's teacher get them to sing an American Air Force song?

ixoy · 04-12-2023 2:59pm

I haven't enjoyed the show this much in years. Neither episode so far are brilliant but they're a lot more fun than Chin's era.

RTD, who has clearly acknowledged the Flux and Timeless child plots, might at least use it to play to his writing strengths which is with characters.

corkie · 05-12-2023 10:33pm

https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Ncuti_Gatwa

Gatwa had the distinction of being the very first black actor to spearhead the series in the titular role, .... He is also the first openly queer actor to play an on-screen version of the Doctor[9], as well as the first actor born after the end of the show's original tenure to play the role.

Hope we don't have people screaming woke over a queer doctor (/lead), remember John Barrowman.

CastorTroy · 06-12-2023 11:48pm

Sure wasn't Jodie's Doctor implied to be gay with Yaz?

Stark · 07-12-2023 12:31am

Funnily enough I don't remember much of people screaming over John Barrowman though that was nearly 20 years ago so those people wouldn't have had as much reach.

The Ninth Doctor was implied to be a bit bi if I remember correctly. Not sure what was up with Ten, he was in love with Rose but it looks like only the half-human version of himself got to consummate things. I reckon Amy had an affair with Eleven and he blamed the time vortex for her producing a Time Lord child 🙂

In the last episode we had Fourteen realising he still carried some latent feelings for the male sex following his stint as a woman.

corkie · 07-12-2023 10:30pm

@Stark I don't remember much of people screaming over John Barrowman

I can't remember it either, I was just trying to say the franchise has a history been inclusive? (if the correct word).

And 'Torchwood' was more of an ensemble cast.

Gatwa got some flak when his role was announced.

The Celestial Toymaker: Animated Teaser | Doctor Who

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncdtvn8H_Bk

Agent Coulson · 09-12-2023 2:57am

Doctor Who’ Gets More Than 100 Complaints Over “Inappropriate” Transgender Character

The BBC received more than 100 complaints from Doctor Who viewers who argued that the inclusion of Yasmin Finney‘s transgender character Rose was “inappropriate.”

The corporation has revealed it had 144 messages from disgruntled viewers in its fortnightly report on audience complaints. Some said Heartstopper star Finney’s character was “anti-male,” while others said it was an “inappropriate inclusion of [a] transgender character.”.......

https://deadline.com/2023/12/doctor-who-complaints-bbc-transgender-character-1235658283/