someone I work with is married to a Dr Who writer called p4ul C0rnell.
― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 16:51 (sixteen years ago) link
THAT FUCKING GUY
I mean, he's written some great stories, but he's also written some AMAZINGLY AWFUL ONES that people wank themselves into a frenzy over for no discernable reason (The Shadows of Avalon, AKA "FUCKING TERRIBLE BOOK")
Also you work with someone with a fantastic last name, GG!
― HI DERE, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 16:54 (sixteen years ago) link
yes I have wondered whether it's real or a pseudonym but I only met her once so don't feel I can ask!
(she's written a couple of DW audio books herself)
― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 17:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Grandpoint, i thought paul had married a vicar!
― Alan, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 17:41 (sixteen years ago) link
er...? that some obscure reference I don't get? do you know him? his missus did do a theology masters prior to joining us, so maybe that's what you're referring to??
― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 17:42 (sixteen years ago) link
what happens = rose + donna + martha all appear in the same place at titanic, which either creates a paradox or the titanic sinks and all three girls die.
dr looking upset, and then looks up and sees SALLY SPARROW and dr who series becomes the best dr who series ever
― ken c, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 17:50 (sixteen years ago) link
oh that could be it. i met her once, she won't recall tho i bet. i knew paul a teeny bit aages ago.
― Alan, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 17:54 (sixteen years ago) link
my heart aches for sally sparrow and her worried pie-face
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 17:54 (sixteen years ago) link
that's one pie face i wouldn't mind eating
― ken c, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 18:05 (sixteen years ago) link
p4ul c0rn3ll wrote Human Nature and Father's Day, two of the best ever. I have the book of Human Nature somewhere.
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 01:32 (sixteen years ago) link
no mention of the Children In Need thing? was pretty forgettable.
-- koogs, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 01:41 (10 hours ago) Bookmark Link
Very little is more enjoyable than Tennant remarking on Davison "wearing a vegetable."
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 01:33 (sixteen years ago) link
UGH FATHER'S DAY IS AN IRRITATING PIECE OF SHIT
Well okay, it's not that bad, but it is pie-faced twee mooning for a good portion of the time.
Lawrence Miles >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P4ul C0rn3ll
(agh I am turning this into RADW circa 1998)
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 01:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Meh, science fiction doesn't all have to be po-faced aliens with prosthetic foreheads discussing trade tariffs for 28 years.
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 01:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Although I cannot fault Lawrence Miles, if you overlook how incredibly difficult Henrietta Street is to read.
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 01:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Ben Aaronovitch >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul Cornell Lance Parkin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul Cornell Kate Orman (before she started believing her press)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul Cornell Dave Stone >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul Cornell Peter Anghelides >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul Cornell Jonathon Morris >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul Cornell
(Paul Cornell >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Terrence Dicks)
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 01:44 (sixteen years ago) link
(Also Paul Cornell >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dude who wrote The Pit, I can't believe I've forgotten his name)
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 01:46 (sixteen years ago) link
NEIL PENSWICK
Man, the reaction that book caused! lol
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 01:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Dueds Kylie Minogue's in the Crimmus santabotlien special!
― Abbott, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 02:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Jonathan Morris >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Terry == Barry
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 02:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Mark Gatiss (scripts) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mark Gatiss (that horrible book about #3)
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 02:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh actually some stuff >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mark Gatiss (scripts)
Everyone else who ever wrote a Doctor Who book >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jon de Burgh Miller
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 02:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Way to break my horizontal layout
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 02:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Mark Michalowski is missing from this recent discussion.
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 02:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Also let's not forget Craig Hinton.
I LOVED CRAIG HINTON
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 28 November 2007 03:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Right, there appears to be a very large number of old-skool Who episodes on Veoh and I've been meaning to do some sort of crash course in the first five Doctors for a while now. Which stories should a virtual novice make a beeline for?
(I am assuming that the C Baker/McCoy episodes are not really worth bothering with).
― Matt DC, Friday, 25 January 2008 10:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Genesis of the Daleks Tomb of the Cybermen Caves of Androzani (apparently; I've not seen it since I was 10) Pirate Planet (also the Robert Holmes one before it (can't remember what it's called) Inferno
― Autumn Almanac, Friday, 25 January 2008 10:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Top 3 for each Doctor:
The Daleks The Romans The Time Meddler
Tomb Of The Cybermen The Invasion The War Games
Inferno The Daemons The Time Warrior
Genesis Of The Daleks Terror Of The Zygons The Seeds Of Doom Pyramids Of Mars The Talons Of Weng-Chiang The Ribos Operation
Black Orchid Resurrection Of The Daleks The Caves Of Androzani
(4th Doctor gets twice as many because he was there twice as long. 1st and 2nd constrained by existing episodes)
― aldo, Friday, 25 January 2008 11:24 (sixteen years ago) link
That'll do nicely :)
― Matt DC, Friday, 25 January 2008 11:25 (sixteen years ago) link
YES THE WAR GAMES
― Autumn Almanac, Friday, 25 January 2008 11:26 (sixteen years ago) link
(although note The War Games is very long)
― aldo, Friday, 25 January 2008 11:28 (sixteen years ago) link
(although note The War Games is 10 episodes of bliss)
― Autumn Almanac, Friday, 25 January 2008 11:33 (sixteen years ago) link
(although note The Invasion is 8 episodes of bliss too)
― aldo, Friday, 25 January 2008 11:40 (sixteen years ago) link
For Hartnell I'd add The Ark.
― chap, Friday, 25 January 2008 12:59 (sixteen years ago) link
O RLY? It does betray its origins as a four-to-six episoder padded up to ten, one reason why the novelisation is so much more enjoyable.
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Friday, 25 January 2008 13:10 (sixteen years ago) link
When does the new season start?
― Abbott, Friday, 25 January 2008 16:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Spring. I think it was April last year.
Here's the trailer if you've not seen it. Sontarans! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXWHSg08Bv0
― chap, Friday, 25 January 2008 17:03 (sixteen years ago) link
It's got those cthulu guys again!
― Abbott, Friday, 25 January 2008 17:04 (sixteen years ago) link
The Ood.
― chap, Friday, 25 January 2008 17:10 (sixteen years ago) link
My suggestions:
The Daleks The Aztecs
The Mind Robber The Invasion? (I'm in the middle of it, and it seems good) The War Games
Inferno (or Spearhead from Space, or The Silurians) Carnival of Monsters The Daemons
Talons of Weng-Chiang The Robots of Death City of Death The Face of Evil Warriors Gate The Ribos Operation Pyramids of Mars
Haven't seen much Davison, but Caves of Androzani is great, and Enlightenment is pretty good.
Revelation of the Daleks is the only C. Baker one I've seen, and it's fun, if rather strange. The last season of McCoy is also worth watching - Curse of Fenric, Survival, and Ghost Light are all really interesting.
― clotpoll, Friday, 25 January 2008 18:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Carnival of Monsters is excellent, yeah. I also have a soft spot for The Three Doctors - the interaction between Troughton and Pertwee is a joy.
I need to get on the Davison, don't think I've seen any since they first aired when I was very young indeed.
― chap, Friday, 25 January 2008 18:10 (sixteen years ago) link
wow there are so many classics i haven't seen! i am so doing some solid hungover doctor who watching tomorrow
― rrrobyn, Friday, 25 January 2008 18:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Have started watching the restarted series. Not bad.
― kingfish, Sunday, 16 March 2008 06:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Barry Letts RIP
Was a joy on the commentary tracks, Pertwee era DVDs will seem odd without his input.
― I thought I could make it work because you look a bit like a man (aldo), Saturday, 10 October 2009 13:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Watching 'Genesis of Daleks' this afternoon...great stuff.
― VegemiteGrrrl, Sunday, 3 January 2010 02:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Still haven't got into Davison much, can anyone recommend me a couple of indispensable stories?
― Communi-Bear Silo State (chap), Sunday, 3 January 2010 02:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Black Orchid is lots of fun, and not a huge time investment at around an hour long.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Sunday, 3 January 2010 03:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Black Orchid is probably my favourite. Caves of Androzani. Black Guardian trilogy. Planet of Fire. Resurrection of the Daleks.
I'm not really much of a fan of the Wet Vet, mainly because I don't like any of his companions.
― Never in, Kuyt (aldo), Sunday, 3 January 2010 11:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Black Orchid my favourite too. But I've been watching the Davisons in order recently, and I think he's a bit of a failed experiment. A fallible Doctor is a nice idea, but one who consistently messes stuff up and then fails to make the decisions needed to fix things again just gets a bit annoying.
― JimD, Sunday, 3 January 2010 11:51 (fourteen years ago) link