• Re: Doctor Who ending with Billie Piper's face is so unfair

    From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 12, 2026 08:08:55
    Nomen Nescio wrote:

    I bet film school will be talking about that in
    50 years.

    The new era of the show started with Billie Piper
    and it finished with her.

    There is a kind of symmetry to it.

    Let me get my time machine to check.

    Tell us who won the 2026 World Cup and I'll nip down
    to the bookies...


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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Friday, June 12, 2026 13:59:32
    solar penguin wrote:

    Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

    I bet film school will be talking about that in 50 years.
    Let me get my time machine to check.

    Even worse. It ended with ?The War Between the Land and
    the Sea?.

    Only for us poor unfortunates that watched it.

    Disney are doing the rest of the world a favour by refusing
    to inflict that shit on their subscribers.

    Billie Piper would?ve been better.

    Would she though?

    In fairness, I think we both know the Christmas special would
    have been full of RTD's rampant egotism, silly cameos,
    call-backs and epic lore-changing 'stunts'... so in hindsight it
    might be a good thing.


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  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, June 13, 2026 10:14:22
    On 2026-06-12 13:03:07 +0000, solar penguin said:
    Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

    I bet film school will be talking about that in 50 years. Let me get my
    time machine to check.

    Even worse. It ended with ?The War Between the Land and the Sea?.

    I didn't watch it, but it was meant to be Doctor-less, so technically
    that's not how the "Doctor Who" TV show ended. It's not even how the
    "Doctor WHo" franchise ended since there is still an animated series to
    come (assuming that doesn't get cancelled too). :-)



    Billie Piper would?ve been better.

    Nope, "better" would have been Tennant waking up and we find out that
    all the subequent seasons were nothing but his feverish nightmare ...
    or even better that everything from Poirot McCoy onwards was just a
    feverish nightmare. :-p


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  • From Theory11@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, June 13, 2026 06:10:37

    solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com> posted:

    Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

    I bet film school will be talking about that in 50 years.
    Let me get my time machine to check.

    Even worse. It ended with ?The War Between the Land and
    the Sea?. Billie Piper would?ve been better.

    That wasn't Dr Who. It didn't feature a Doctor.


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  • From Jerry Brown@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, June 13, 2026 08:12:43
    On Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:59:32 GMT, "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news>
    wrote:

    solar penguin wrote:

    Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

    I bet film school will be talking about that in 50 years.
    Let me get my time machine to check.

    Even worse. It ended with ?The War Between the Land and
    the Sea?.

    Only for us poor unfortunates that watched it.

    I thought it better than most of Gatwa's run in DW and had the
    material for a good two-parter.

    Pity it was a five parter.

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    Jerry Brown

    A cat may look at a king
    (but probably won't bother)

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  • From Jerry Brown@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, June 13, 2026 08:16:21
    On Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:14:22 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2026-06-12 13:03:07 +0000, solar penguin said:
    Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

    I bet film school will be talking about that in 50 years. Let me get my >>> time machine to check.

    Even worse. It ended with ?The War Between the Land and the Sea?.

    I didn't watch it, but it was meant to be Doctor-less, so technically
    that's not how the "Doctor Who" TV show ended. It's not even how the
    "Doctor WHo" franchise ended since there is still an animated series to
    come (assuming that doesn't get cancelled too). :-)



    Billie Piper would?ve been better.

    Nope, "better" would have been Tennant waking up and we find out that
    all the subequent seasons were nothing but his feverish nightmare ...

    Which Tennant? He's been 3 instances of the actual Doctor plus the one
    grown from his hand.

    or even better that everything from Poirot McCoy onwards was just a
    feverish nightmare. :-p

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, June 13, 2026 09:38:26
    Your Name wrote:

    On 2026-06-12 13:03:07 +0000, solar penguin said:

    Even worse. It ended with ?The War Between the Land
    and the Sea?.

    I didn't watch it, but it was meant to be Doctor-less,
    so technically that's not how the "Doctor Who" TV show
    ended.

    It was Doctor-less, although having UNIT and Sea Devils
    featuring it means it was in the Doctor Who universe, so
    semi-Doctor Who.

    (Another one of RTD's bad ideas!)

    But yes, Doctor Who as we know it ended with a grinning
    Billie Piper popping up and saying "Oh Hello"...

    It's not even how the "Doctor WHo" franchise ended since
    there is still an animated series to come

    Cartoon for pre-school toddlers...

    I bet the three year olds of 2028 - that are currently in
    nappies and sucking milk from tits - can't wait for THAT to
    be broadcast!

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, June 13, 2026 08:44:43
    Theory11 wrote:


    solar penguin <solar.penguin@gmail.com> posted:

    Even worse. It ended with ?The War Between the
    Land and the Sea?. Billie Piper would?ve been better.

    That wasn't Dr Who. It didn't feature a Doctor.

    <Before Penguin pipes up>

    "Mission to the Unknown"!!! ;-)

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, June 13, 2026 08:44:46
    Jerry Brown wrote:

    On Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:59:32 GMT, "Blueshirt"
    <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    solar penguin wrote:

    Even worse. It ended with ?The War Between the Land
    and the Sea?.

    Only for us poor unfortunates that watched it.

    I thought it better than most of Gatwa's run in DW and
    had the material for a good two-parter.

    Pity it was a five parter.

    Yeah, as a two-parter it might have worked better alright.

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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, June 13, 2026 06:42:49
    Verily, in article <lo0q2lhap836ckn9f7cd8vskb9biggr5er@jwbrown.co.uk>,
    did jerry@jwbrown.co.uk.invalid deliver unto us this message:

    On Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:14:22 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    Nope, "better" would have been Tennant waking up and we find out that
    all the subequent seasons were nothing but his feverish nightmare ...

    Which Tennant? He's been 3 instances of the actual Doctor plus the one
    grown from his hand.

    A fifth one, of course. This one would be even more special and pivotal
    to the universe than the others.


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  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, June 14, 2026 10:31:09
    On 2026-06-13 08:38:26 +0000, Blueshirt said:
    Your Name wrote:
    On 2026-06-12 13:03:07 +0000, solar penguin said:

    Even worse. It ended with ?The War Between the Land and the Sea?.

    I didn't watch it, but it was meant to be Doctor-less, so technically
    that's not how the "Doctor Who" TV show ended.

    It was Doctor-less, although having UNIT and Sea Devils featuring it
    means it was in the Doctor Who universe, so semi-Doctor Who.

    (Another one of RTD's bad ideas!)

    But yes, Doctor Who as we know it ended with a grinning Billie Piper
    popping up and saying "Oh Hello"...

    It's not even how the "Doctor WHo" franchise ended since there is still
    an animated series to come

    Cartoon for pre-school toddlers...

    I bet the three year olds of 2028 - that are currently in nappies and sucking milk from tits - can't wait for THAT to be broadcast!

    Not really toddlers. The CBeebies channel is aimed at kids aged six and
    under, so the animated Doctor Who show will probably be more like the
    "Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures" (which is better than many of the Disney-made 'adult' aimed Star Wars movies and shows) than real
    toddler-aimed shows such as "Teletubbies" or "Barney".




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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, June 14, 2026 11:10:16
    The Doctor wrote:

    In article <110klnd$38ef0$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2026-06-13 08:38:26 +0000, Blueshirt said:

    Cartoon for pre-school toddlers...

    I bet the three year olds of 2028 - that are currently
    in nappies and sucking milk from tits - can't wait for
    THAT to be broadcast!

    Not really toddlers. The CBeebies channel is aimed at kids
    aged six and under, so the animated Doctor Who show will
    probably be more like the "Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures"
    (which is better than many of the Disney-made 'adult' aimed
    Star Wars movies and shows) than real toddler-aimed shows
    such as "Teletubbies" or "Barney".

    Yeah! Yeah!

    The Doctor Who cartoon is being aimed at children from 4-6
    years of age... so you should find it entertaining!

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 15, 2026 13:18:23
    The Doctor wrote:

    In article <xn0pr0htt2q3xqm000@post.eweka.nl>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    The Doctor Who cartoon is being aimed at children from
    4-6 years of age... so you should find it entertaining!

    Doubtful!

    I dunno, an educational show for 4-6 year olds should be right
    up your street...

    C... is for Cyberman. D... is for Doctor. T... is for Tardis.

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 15, 2026 15:13:43
    The Doctor wrote:

    In article <xn0pr1zrb4a4mrc004@post.eweka.nl>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    An educational show for 4-6 year olds should be right
    up your street...

    C... is for Cyberman. D... is for Doctor. T... is for Tardis.

    Sorry but your bid for BBC Showrunner is now in the trash bin.

    The Doctor Who cartoon in production for CBeebies isn't being
    made by the Doctor Who production team, and it has nothing to do
    with RTD/Bad Wolf. It's not a continuation of the show, it's a
    child's learning programme. The company producing it are called
    Blue Zoo, and they are the producers of other popular CBeebies
    shows like "Alphablocks" and "Numberblocks". (Which I'm sure
    you've heard of!)

    I'd say it will be right up your street though... bright colours
    and easy to understand. We look forward to your reviews of the
    episodes next year.

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  • From StanWeiss@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 15, 2026 16:56:19
    On 6/14/2026 6:10 AM, Blueshirt wrote:
    The Doctor wrote:

    In article <110klnd$38ef0$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2026-06-13 08:38:26 +0000, Blueshirt said:
    Cartoon for pre-school toddlers...

    I bet the three year olds of 2028 - that are currently
    in nappies and sucking milk from tits - can't wait for
    THAT to be broadcast!
    Not really toddlers. The CBeebies channel is aimed at kids
    aged six and under, so the animated Doctor Who show will
    probably be more like the "Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures"
    (which is better than many of the Disney-made 'adult' aimed
    Star Wars movies and shows) than real toddler-aimed shows
    such as "Teletubbies" or "Barney".
    Yeah! Yeah!
    The Doctor Who cartoon is being aimed at children from 4-6
    years of age... so you should find it entertaining!


    From my limited posting here I may have the wrong idea, but I think
    they maybe to advanced for him.

    Stan

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  • From Blueshirt@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 08:55:53
    StanWeiss wrote:

    On 6/14/2026 6:10 AM, Blueshirt wrote:

    The Doctor Who cartoon is being aimed at children
    from 4-6 years of age... so you should find it
    entertaining!

    From my limited posting here I may have the wrong idea,
    but I think they maybe too advanced for him.

    I hope CBeebies allow the scripts to be published online...
    or we won't get any episode reviews from him either!


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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 11:26:31
    Verily, in article <110rl25$15nhp$1@dont-email.me>, did daniel47 @nomail.afraid.org deliver unto us this message:

    On 15/06/2026 10:18 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
    The Doctor wrote:
    In article <xn0pr0htt2q3xqm000@post.eweka.nl>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    The Doctor Who cartoon is being aimed at children from
    4-6 years of age... so you should find it entertaining!

    Doubtful!

    I dunno, an educational show for 4-6 year olds should be right
    up your street...

    C... is for Cyberman. D... is for Doctor. T... is for Tardis.

    A ... is for Adric, G is for Gullifrey, M is for Master

    It's a shame that "Doctor" and "dalek" start with the same letter.

    B is for... Bernice Summerfield, maybe?

    E is for Earth. Sounds dull, but the Doctor visits it often.

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  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 09:26:42
    On 2026-06-16 14:02:42 +0000, Daniel70 said:

    On 15/06/2026 10:18 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
    The Doctor wrote:
    In article <xn0pr0htt2q3xqm000@post.eweka.nl>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    The Doctor Who cartoon is being aimed at children from
    4-6 years of age... so you should find it entertaining!

    Doubtful!

    I dunno, an educational show for 4-6 year olds should be right
    up your street...

    C... is for Cyberman. D... is for Doctor. T... is for Tardis.

    A ... is for Adric, G is for Gullifrey, M is for Master

    The book was published in 2017 - hideously expensive if you want to buy
    an "as new" printed copy now though at around US$70 (much cheaper in
    ebook form or second-hand) ...


    Doctor Who T Is For Tardis
    --------------------------
    A Doctor Who A to Z gift book, with a timey-wimey twist
    on every page!

    A is for Angel. B is for Bow Tie. C is for Cyberman.
    D is for Doctor.

    Featuring Doctors, companions and monsters both past and
    present, kids of all ages will love this Doctor Who
    alphabet book.

    Includes stunning original illustrations in a retro style
    on every page, all the way through from A to Z(ygon).

    <https://www.amazon.com.au/Doctor-Who-TARDIS-Adam-Howling/dp/1405929987>
    <https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/doctor-who-t-is-for-tardis_bbc/13547681/>



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  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, June 18, 2026 10:34:40
    On 2026-06-17 12:54:52 +0000, Daniel70 said:

    On 17/06/2026 7:26 am, Your Name wrote:
    On 2026-06-16 14:02:42 +0000, Daniel70 said:
    On 15/06/2026 10:18 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
    The Doctor wrote:
    In article <xn0pr0htt2q3xqm000@post.eweka.nl>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

    The Doctor???? Who cartoon is being aimed at children from
    4-6 years of age... so you should find it entertaining!

    Doubtful!

    I dunno, an educational show for 4-6 year olds should be right
    up your street...

    C... is for Cyberman. D... is for Doctor. T... is for Tardis.

    A ... is for Adric, G is for Gullifrey, M is for Master

    The book was published in 2017 - hideously expensive if you want to buy
    an "as new" printed copy now though at around US$70 (much cheaper in
    ebook form or second-hand) ...


    ?? Doctor Who T Is For Tardis
    ?? --------------------------
    ?? A Doctor Who A to Z gift book, with a timey-wimey twist
    ?? on every page!

    ?? A is for Angel. B is for Bow Tie. C is for Cyberman.
    ?? D is for Doctor.

    ?? Featuring Doctors, companions and monsters both past and
    ?? present, kids of all ages will love this Doctor Who
    ?? alphabet book.

    ?? Includes stunning original illustrations in a retro style
    ?? on every page, all the way through from A to Z(ygon).


    <https://www.amazon.com.au/Doctor-Who-TARDIS-Adam-Howling/dp/1405929987>

    <https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/doctor-who-t-is-for-tardis_bbc/13547681/>

    Order placed, Thank you, I hope my Great Nephew enjoys it.

    If you're really interested, there's a kids' counting book as well
    (which is cheaper printed, but more expensive in ebook form than the
    alphabet book) ...

    Doctor Who: One Doctor, Two Hearts
    <https://www.amazon.com.au/Doctor-Who-One-Two-Hearts/dp/1405933747>

    :-)



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