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Post by timegirl on Aug 10, 2020 1:58:29 GMT
All I can say is THANK YOU, Chris Eccleston and Big Finish! You've obviously made a LOT of people VERY happy (myself included). I second this!😊
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 2:52:09 GMT
Ahh... You go to sleep one night, you wake up and suddenly your whole world has changed. Isn't that so much like the Ninth Doctor? Congratulations and thanks to Big Finish, and welcome back aboard the TARDIS, Chris Eccleston. We missed you. (Psst... Hey. Hey, do you reckon that Rob Shearman might be interested in contributing a story sometime down the track?)
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Post by daz on Aug 10, 2020 3:46:48 GMT
Well this has cheered me a lot. I'll be very interested to see who else is appearing with him.
Didn't take this thread long to reach 9 pages. :-)
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Post by Hieronymus on Aug 10, 2020 4:28:50 GMT
Can I also say that I am thankful this wasn't a three-week long tease leading up to the reveal?
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Post by muckypup on Aug 10, 2020 4:39:49 GMT
I believe very much that he is. I think this is the reason we have not heard more Out of Time announcements yet.
That would certainly explain it alright! Unless it’s 11 & 12....lol miracles happened today I’m ruling nothing out
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Post by daz on Aug 10, 2020 5:06:21 GMT
There's a limit to what they can do without messing up the narrative established on screen. He doesn't meet the cybermen because the 10th Doctor was taken by surprise by their creation in Season 2: similar arguments can be made why it can't involve The Master. It would be awkward to involve the Daleks because he appears to accept, in the episode "Dalek", that that Dalek is the last of its kind, and there doesn't appear to be any logical way to place them between "Dalek" and "Bad Wolf".
Which rather eliminates the Big Three nemeses. Still, there's a pantheon of rogues out there for him to be up against, or BF could create some original threat. It would be cool if they were to show his actions shortly after regenerating.
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Post by jahawk2009 on Aug 10, 2020 6:50:15 GMT
There's a limit to what they can do without messing up the narrative established on screen. He doesn't meet the cybermen because the 10th Doctor was taken by surprise by their creation in Season 2: similar arguments can be made why it can't involve The Master. It would be awkward to involve the Daleks because he appears to accept, in the episode "Dalek", that that Dalek is the last of its kind, and there doesn't appear to be any logical way to place them between "Dalek" and "Bad Wolf". Which rather eliminates the Big Three nemeses. Still, there's a pantheon of rogues out there for him to be up against, or BF could create some original threat. It would be cool if they were to show his actions shortly after regenerating. 10th was surprised by their creation because they were in a parallel earth. 9th was non-plussed by the presence of a Cyber-head in the museum in Dalek. I don't think a Cyberman story is off the cards. Master, yeah, absolutely unlikely to happen. As far as 9 is aware, all the Time Lords died. Although I suppose they could use a classic-era Master, I'm not sure what it would add. Daleks, I don't think they'll dip into that well all too often, but the likelihood of 9 encountering Daleks in Time Lord Victorious is HIGH, so I don't think they'll be off the table for his audios either - they just won't be post-Time War models.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 6:51:09 GMT
Fantastic news, pre-ordered.
I'll be honest i been angry for years about Chris attitude towards the show, i could never understand why he was reluctant to discuss a show which he made a ratings hit & made the show popular again.
However after reading his book & him talking about his battles with mental health & anorexia i discovered a new found respect for him because i know from personal experience how difficult it is to battle those type of dark demons & obviously as Chris was at his lowest during filming Doctor Who besides the behind the scenes filming dramas he associated Doctor Who in a negative way because it reminded him of battling anorexia.
Obviously the conventions he's done & meeting fan's has allowed Chris to hear stories from fan's who have experienced similar ill health who battle manic depression & other demons has shown him his Doctor has a positive affect on others which only a few shows can achieve.
Chris i hope you continue to enjoy your return to Doctor Who & i speak for us all when i say "Fantastic".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 6:53:48 GMT
As for the stories i hope the Ninth Doctor is companionless as I'd like the BF writers to focus more on his Doctor's incarnation than introducing a new companion.
And hopefully John Dorney & Matt Fitton will write at least one story for the Ninth Doctor.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 7:04:09 GMT
My hopes for 9DA: - Volume 1: Nine and Rose
- Volume 2: Nine travelling alone (before meeting Rose)
- Volume 3: Nine and Rose (with Jackie and Mickey)
- Volume 4: Nine, Rose and Captain Jack
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Post by jahawk2009 on Aug 10, 2020 7:12:46 GMT
I hope these sets tell a consistent arc, like the 8DAs do now
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Post by daz on Aug 10, 2020 8:03:20 GMT
"Master, yeah, absolutely unlikely to happen. As far as 9 is aware, all the Time Lords died. Although I suppose they could use a classic-era Master, I'm not sure what it would add. " I suppose they can get around anything if it is a multi-Doctor story: relying on the fairly well-established idea that only the newest Doctor retains memories of such meetings. "Volume 3: Nine and Rose (with Jackie and Mickey)" Mickey in the 9th era was a bit piffling so it will be a bit disconcerting to see him back in the mode.
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Post by Star Platinum on Aug 10, 2020 8:16:38 GMT
"Master, yeah, absolutely unlikely to happen. As far as 9 is aware, all the Time Lords died. Although I suppose they could use a classic-era Master, I'm not sure what it would add. " I suppose they can get around anything if it is a multi-Doctor story: relying on the fairly well-established idea that only the newest Doctor retains memories of such meetings. "Volume 3: Nine and Rose (with Jackie and Mickey)" Mickey in the 9th era was a bit piffling so it will be a bit disconcerting to see him back in the mode. I think we could have an interesting dynamic between the 9th Doctor and Beevers’ Master. Both have been deeply wounded in one way or another, and their very existence is painful. I think in the hands of a skilled writer those two would make an interesting match.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 10, 2020 8:21:52 GMT
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Post by theillusiveman on Aug 10, 2020 8:23:55 GMT
There's a limit to what they can do without messing up the narrative established on screen. He doesn't meet the cybermen because the 10th Doctor was taken by surprise by their creation in Season 2: similar arguments can be made why it can't involve The Master. It would be awkward to involve the Daleks because he appears to accept, in the episode "Dalek", that that Dalek is the last of its kind, and there doesn't appear to be any logical way to place them between "Dalek" and "Bad Wolf". Which rather eliminates the Big Three nemeses. Still, there's a pantheon of rogues out there for him to be up against, or BF could create some original threat. It would be cool if they were to show his actions shortly after regenerating.
1) Cybermen: Honestly they can use Cybermen but it has to be set during a time before their demise in the universe
2) Master: They can use a Classic Era Master (So Drefyus, Beevers and Roberts) to meet 9 as they are in his past but unless mind wipes are used they cant use a Master like MacQueen, Jacobi, Simm and Gomez as they are more recent Masters prior to the time war.
3) Daleks....yeah can give them a miss
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 10, 2020 8:29:09 GMT
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You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on Aug 10, 2020 8:30:23 GMT
I personally think pre Rose stories would be the most interesting road to take. More introspective pieces where the Doctor (fresh from the Time War) has to examine who he is and what his place is now in the universe. If he even has a place anymore. An examination of what it means to be the Doctor and what that means. Might not fill four boxsets but maybe the focus of a story or two could be interesting. Early, pre-Rose days would very much be my preference. Explore The Doctor running away from everything and from himself. The only thing I know I don't want to hear would be Daleks. I don't want the power of their first appearance in NU Who to be undercut at all. There's a whole arc there waiting to be told. After War rejected the name "Doctor", why/how did Nine take it up again? Nine's story is of him becoming the Doctor again. We only saw the end of that process on TV, I think there's a long journey up to that point.
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Post by jahawk2009 on Aug 10, 2020 8:33:24 GMT
There's a limit to what they can do without messing up the narrative established on screen. He doesn't meet the cybermen because the 10th Doctor was taken by surprise by their creation in Season 2: similar arguments can be made why it can't involve The Master. It would be awkward to involve the Daleks because he appears to accept, in the episode "Dalek", that that Dalek is the last of its kind, and there doesn't appear to be any logical way to place them between "Dalek" and "Bad Wolf". Which rather eliminates the Big Three nemeses. Still, there's a pantheon of rogues out there for him to be up against, or BF could create some original threat. It would be cool if they were to show his actions shortly after regenerating.
1) Cybermen: Honestly they can use Cybermen but it has to be set during a time before their demise in the universe
2) Master: They can use a Classic Era Master (So Drefyus, Beevers and Roberts) to meet 9 as they are in his past but unless mind wipes are used they cant use a Master like MacQueen, Jacobi, Simm and Gomez as they are more recent Masters prior to the time war.
3) Daleks....yeah can give them a miss
I'd be quite up for 9 and MacQueen honestly. Beyond him in the timeline though, definitely wouldn't work imo Watch me apply my clown makeup when Jacobi is announced for boxset 3
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Post by sanderf90 on Aug 10, 2020 8:40:34 GMT
My feelings are that Nine meeting another Timelord (outside of an anniversary special) would be similar to him meeting the Daleks. Unless you play with a mindwipe (which the Eighth Doctor is familiar with) you'd just be undermining the finality of the Timewar.
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Post by cwm on Aug 10, 2020 8:47:31 GMT
That whole first series really tries to avoid getting bogged down in continuity - the only 'classic' monster apart from the Daleks are the Autons, who aren't even mentioned by name. It'd feel weird to have a story trying to recreate that series where Nine meets the Vervoids or the Mara or whatever.
And yes, I really, really hope they resist having him meet the Daleks.
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