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[doyle]

My mum had a go at watching the first five minutes of Doctor Who with me.

Mum: Is that girl...
Me: Billie Piper. She was married to Chris Evans.
Mum: Where do I know that actor from?
Me: He's Todd from Coronation Street.
Mum: I thought it was him. And who's that?
Me: That's the Doctor. Um, the actor's Christopher Eccleston. You won't have seen him in anything.
Mum: Who was the nice blond one who was a vet?
Me: Peter Davison, Mum.
Mum: [wistful] He was lovely.

Then after expressing surprise that 8 million people watch this (Davison-less) show, she wandered off, missing my glee at seeing Fran from Black Books play the doctor. Meanwhile, I freaked out at the realization that I fancy someone my *mother* fancies. Urgh.


This is the one I've been waiting for, Father's Day. Paradoxes and time loops, yay! Very interested that we saw two versions of the Doctor and Rose in the same place - I was wondering if they'd do that, have we ever seen that in the series before? Looks quite Back to the Future. This week's was too, actually, what with Adam trying to take information back to the past and make himself rich.

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[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

O_O There's an episode with two Brigs? I must find this.

I've seen Three Doctors and Five Doctors but wasn't sure if he'd ever met himself in the same incarnation, or if one of the companions had met themselves.

[silly-dan.livejournal.com]

"Mawdryn Undead", I think it's called?

Yes, but it's shite

[h0pal0ng.livejournal.com]

A better story to try would be one of the Pertwee ones in which at the start, the Doctor while trying to fix his TARDIS console accidentally causes a temporal loop which presents him and Jo with future versions of themselves (in the doorway so that there's no danger of interaction :) ). Then at the end of the sotry, they return home after the adventure and meet themselves in the other end of the loop. I believe (and I've just checked) that it is the Day of the Daleks.

Re: Yes, but it's shite

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

Me, connorbeast and marymac just watched The Caves of Androzani. Poor Five! Although poor Peter Davison, acting his heart out when the three of us were fixedly staring at Peri's huge, um, tracts of land.

Best Regneration ever!

[h0pal0ng.livejournal.com]

Great acting. Great effects. Great idea about his old companions and enemies appearing to the doctor argueing whether or not he should die. and of course the icing of the cake - Peri. what a way to die (happy)!

A nice tonch right at the end is when Colin Baker sits up and he's a bit away from Peri. She presumably must move away while the regenration occurs. Understandable actions on her part if what she sees is anything like what the audience sees. And of course the whole final conversation as Peri tries to understand what just happened.

"what happened, Doctor?"
"Change, my dear, and not a moment too soon!"