The Return of Doctor Who

[Phantom]

That should be Robert Delgado.

[Protius]

I can't remember, but as I understood it, the Master has been attempting to cheat death, and probably much longer than a Timelord should be able to, before he started stealing bodies.

Thing about the Valyard... wouldn't that mean he found a way to get around the temporal barrier that keeps Timelords from landing on Gallifrey outside their relative temporal position?

Oh well, it's been a while since I've seen it.

Have there been any successful attempts at Doctor Who RPGs in the past? The best I found was a group that met for a sim weekly which I could never show up for.

[Diamond]

Well, my Doctor Who RPG campaign ran for two (school) years and they're still clamoring for more.

http://bancroft.tripod.com/DWintro.htm

[lone wolf]

Concerning the Master.

To the best of my knowledge the 12th Regeneration of the Master was the version played by the late, great Roger Delgado. Something crappy happened to the Master (namely Roger Delgado died in a car crash) and he managed to stave off dying and changed into the ugly bugger from Deadly Assassin and Keeper of Traken before absorbing Tremas and gaining a new body (but not more regenerations). In the TV Movie (yuck) the Master was finally put on trial for betraying the Daleks in one of the Pertwee stories (can't remember which) and was exterminated (as someone has already pointed out, why didn't they just exterminate him on sight?). Thankfully the Master had somehow learnt how to turn himself into a snake and take over another body (namely Eric Roberts, although given a choice I'd have gone with getting into the body of his sister) and that, as they say, is when it all hit the fan.

At least I think that's how it went.

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Kid Mama-san, what do they call that thing they shoot the cats out of?
Mama-san I'm not sure, but I think they call it a catapult.
Kid Boy, I'm glad I didn't have to say that line...

Samurai Pizza Cats

[Protius]

In the three days I've been watching the vote it's risen nearly 5000 points for Yes, and roughly oh... 30 for no. Looking good.

Of course, with any vote on a fansite, the Yes's will be in favor, so quantity becomes even more of a concern, when the execs look at the IP count and say "ok, we can suppose x-number of people for each vote, did that meet our goal?"

[lone wolf]

I hate to rain on your parade people but their is no way the BBC will bring back Doctor Who if they can help it. The Beeb has had a casual disrespect for Who fans since the 80's since the show is (in their opinion) a relic of the 70's and has no place in the twenty first century.

About 5 years ago the Beeb had a special where the public could vote for the best drama series the BBC had made.

The Beed dropped a load in their pants when Doctor Who won by a small margin. The Beeb claimed that the vote was fixed and (from what I've heard) nearly used this (uncomfirmed) fact as an excuse to give the number two series the title.

Me thinks Sylvester McCoy's acceptance speech didn't help either.

More recently the BBC showed most of the first John Pertwee season before jumping to Genesis of the Daleks (which had just been repeated a few years before and had just been released on video in the UK recently as well) in a dead-end Sunday morning time-slot and after the ratings dipped slightly stopped the repeat season and released a press-release basically saying that their was no interest in Doctor Who so they wouldn't be showing it again any time soon (try ever).

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Kid Mama-san, what do they call that thing they shoot the cats out of?
Mama-san I'm not sure, but I think they call it a catapult.
Kid Boy, I'm glad I didn't have to say that line...

Samurai Pizza Cats

[Protius]

Well there certainly has been opposition and it has been an upward climb but I hardly think this is characteristic of a network that has no interest whatsoever in bringing a series back.

[Don Mappin]

Love Dr. Who. I’m a Dr. Who freak. (I have Pertwee and on up, every episode, on video.)

Gonna keep an eye on this thread and leap in when I return back home.


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[Protius]

Good news for Big Finish:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Big Finish Productions Limited are very pleased to announce that they have just signed a new contract with BBC Worldwide Publishing. This will allow BFP to continue to provide you with brand new Doctor Who adventures on CD into the second half of this decade.</font>

This is better than last time when it was only renewed for what, a year or so? Not too shabby.

[lone wolf]

Concerning the Big Finish audio stuff I admit I've only listened to the first part of Storm Warnings (the first Paul McGann story) and a little half hour drama because they gave it away with Doctor Who Maazine a few months ago. However, I think that Big Finish did better Who than the BBC did on TV for most of the Post Tom Baker era (exempting the most part of the second and third McCoy seasons).

PS: There is a rumour circulating that Tom Baker (you know, all teeth and curls) may be doing some Big Finish audio dramas next year.

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Kid Mama-san, what do they call that thing they shoot the cats out of?
Mama-san I'm not sure, but I think they call it a catapult.
Kid Boy, I'm glad I didn't have to say that line...

Samurai Pizza Cats

[OMNIBUS]

A quick question if I may. I was a big DR. WHO fan myself. (Got a 17 foot long scarf someone made for me in the closet to prove it too. Never wore it, but got it)I was just in the the video store last week when I spotted "The Curse of the Fatal Death" on the shelf. I had never heard of this one before. It was a DR WHO done in 1999 for comic relief with Rowan Atkinson as the "Ninth" Doctor. I thought it was interesting. (I'm a big "Black Adder" fan) I know the special was for laughs, but I'm wondering what others here would think of Mr. Atkinson playing the Doctor for real? I know this is just theoretical but I think he may have been good...

[lone wolf]

I don't think that Rowan Atkinson could play a serious Doctor but I'd pay money to see a Doctor Who movie with Richard E Grant playing the good Doctor.

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Kid Mama-san, what do they call that thing they shoot the cats out of?
Mama-san I'm not sure, but I think they call it a catapult.
Kid Boy, I'm glad I didn't have to say that line...

Samurai Pizza Cats

[Commodore 2]

I've been a Dr Who fan for over 15 years. Got most of his episodes on tape(when available).
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Best speed to Gallifrey!
Commodore Horatio Richard Jaeger
CO USS Audacity,NCC-85901

[Greg Smith]

Do you guys in the US get the spin-off videos?

I watched 'Auton' not long ago and thouroughly enjoyed it.

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Greg

"Calm may work for Locutus of Borg here, but I'm freaked and intend to stay that way."
Xander, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Prophecy Girl.

[This message has been edited by Greg Smith (edited 08-09-2001).]

[Protius]

I think www.thirdzone.com had some once.