[outside]

Originally Posted by Granny McSmith

Well, of course I knew that, because my Quark, Dodo, told me!

(In real life, no I didn't know that Who came off worse?)

I suspected Dodo may have mentioned it! I've no idea what happened - it was only mentioned in passing. I seem to recall giant wasps were involved, too, or maybe that was another unseen romp!

[Mulett]

Still waiting for an actual spoiler . . . .

[outside]

Originally Posted by Mulett

Still waiting for an actual spoiler . . . .

Filming starts the week after next so spoilers/ruiners should start appearing soon.

[Mulett]

Originally Posted by outside

Filming starts the week after next so spoilers/ruiners should start appearing soon.

I know it sounds facile, but I would love a 'School Reunion' type story this year. It would be great for the Doctor to meet up with a face from Classic Who - but I don't think Moffat's that interested in revisiting, which I guess is fair enough.

[outside]

Originally Posted by Mulett

I know it sounds facile, but I would love a 'School Reunion' type story this year. It would be great for the Doctor to meet up with a face from Classic Who - but I don't think Moffat's that interested in revisiting, which I guess is fair enough.

I don't think it's facile - I'd like to see a companion return, too. I think any story would inevitably end up being compared to "School Reunion", though, so it would have to be a fresh concept. With the standard of writing we get these days (although opinions may vary on that!), I'd like to think just about any old assistant could return and be successful. There have been rumours about Tegan returning since Moffat took charge but I'd like to see Polly because Big Finish have breathed new life into her. Steven, too.

[Mulett]

Originally Posted by outside

I'd like to think just about any old assistant could return and be successful. There have been rumours about Tegan returning since Moffat took charge but I'd like to see Polly because Big Finish have breathed new life into her. Steven, too.

Tegan would be interesting, particularly if they followed up the Big Finish adventure The Gathering where

Spoiler

Tegan was left dying from an alien brain tumour

failing that, I'd love the Doctor to come face to face with angry warrior queen Peri once more. She certainly wouldn't give him the sort of happy reunion he got from Sarah Jane!

[Granny McSmith]

Originally Posted by Mulett

Tegan would be interesting, particularly if they followed up the Big Finish adventure The Gathering where

Spoiler

Tegan was left dying from an alien brain tumour

failing that, I'd love the Doctor to come face to face with angry warrior queen Peri once more. She certainly wouldn't give him the sort of happy reunion he got from Sarah Jane!

Why are Big Finish adventures so cruel to companions?

Peri - yes. But only if accompanied by the wonderful Yrcanos.

[johnnysaucepn]

Originally Posted by Mulett

I know it sounds facile, but I would love a 'School Reunion' type story this year. It would be great for the Doctor to meet up with a face from Classic Who - but I don't think Moffat's that interested in revisiting, which I guess is fair enough.

To be fair, there's probably more classic-Who references in Moffat's writing than we've seen before, it's just rarely front-and-centre.

[JCR]

Originally Posted by Granny McSmith

Why are Big Finish adventures so cruel to companions?

Because Nick Briggs is the producer, ergo the Daleks are winning and get to exterminate EVERYONE. Seriously, he'd exterminate The Doctor given half the chance.

[champion10]

Really ? I thought series 6 became more of the amy pond show

[Ed Sizzers]

And then he’s about to say hello to someone very different – the Doctor is going to meet someone very new [in] the very last place he could ever have expected…

A Kung-Fu lapdancer at Spearmint Rhino?

A man can dream, right?

[Corwin]

It seems the shooting schedule is from 20th Feb (which we knew) till December (some time) according to Matt.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/vide...nterview-video

It also sounds like a well known actor has been cast for one of the early episodes.

[sepmix]

Originally Posted by Mulett

Hopefully with his boyfriend too, this time.

Husband.

[performingmonk]

Ace was gonna appear in SJA so hopefully she can be brought into Who instead! It's such a huge shame that Lis Sladen passed away as I had this image of Sarah rounding up all the still-living companions for the 50th anniversary story. It could still happen, of course, but without the Brig and Sarah Jane it wouldn't feel complete....

[CD93]

Originally Posted by johnnysaucepn

To be fair, there's probably more classic-Who references in Moffat's writing than we've seen before, it's just rarely front-and-centre.

Late to the party but I agree, Moffat has given us an abundance of Classic Who material in the past two series.

[Mulett]

Originally Posted by performingmonk

Ace was gonna appear in SJA so hopefully she can be brought into Who instead! It's such a huge shame that Lis Sladen passed away as I had this image of Sarah rounding up all the still-living companions for the 50th anniversary story. It could still happen, of course, but without the Brig and Sarah Jane it wouldn't feel complete....

I hadn't heard about this - any more information?

[bbll22]

All this talk of a 'big' star having signed up for one of the early episodes in Series 7 is very interesting indeed...

Big British or Big American star I wonder?

Just the sake of it I would love Sigourney Weaver to appear in Who in the not to distant future - maybe a base commander or something like that! :

I remember when she was on the Graham Norton show a while back she said she was in the UK a lot more often now, I just hope that includes a visit to the Who studios!

(And since Upstairs Downstairs is filmed reasonably near by Who, Keeley Hawes HAS to be in DW at some point.)

But aside from wishful thinking, in Moff I trust!

[Ash_735]

Originally Posted by andy1231

Whatever happened to the episode Stephen Fry was writing ? I know it was delayed/cancelled for budgetery reasons but is there any reason it can't be reserected ?

It's right up there with things Stephen Fry said he would do but never got around to doing, I believe "Write an Episode of Doctor Who" is just under "Make guest appearance on House M.D."

[outside]

Originally Posted by Mulett

I hadn't heard about this - any more information?

Sophie Aldred mentioned in a recent video interview for Minister of Chance that RTD had planned an appearance for Ace in SJA. It's been a few weeks since I watched it (it's a 40-odd minute long chat between Sophie & Sylvester) but I think Ace was coming out of a big flash car and... that's all I remember. Not sure if it was a cameo or a full appearance.

[outside]

True or false? Dunno.

Spoiler

The new companion is not from Earth.

Spoiler

Amy dies.

Spoiler

Daleks in the first episode.

[Listentome]

Originally Posted by bbll22

All this talk of a 'big' star having signed up for one of the early episodes in Series 7 is very interesting indeed...

Big British or Big American star I wonder?

Just the sake of it I would love Sigourney Weaver to appear in Who in the not to distant future - maybe a base commander or something like that! :

I remember when she was on the Graham Norton show a while back she said she was in the UK a lot more often now, I just hope that includes a visit to the Who studios!

(And since Upstairs Downstairs is filmed reasonably near by Who, Keeley Hawes HAS to be in DW at some point.)

But aside from wishful thinking, in Moff I trust!

That would be awesome (fanboy dream). As long as they don't do Ripley mark II. I actually think Sigourney might be up for it, she seems a more approachable Hollywood star.

[Listentome]

Originally Posted by CD93

Late to the party but I agree, Moffat has given us an abundance of Classic Who material in the past two series.

I agree. He comes across as wanting to honour the traditions that RTD did. Certainly in how we has written The Doctor, and the overall feel of the show.

As for a returning classic series companion, I'd love it if The Doctor turned up on a remote planet and ran into someone like Tegan, who has no idea how she got there.

[wrongsaidfred]

Originally Posted by sandydune

If it is being filmed in Australia there should be a koala in it and also a boomerang.

"Yes, I wear a hat with corks. Hat's with corks are cool"

[Listentome]

Originally Posted by Listentome

I agree. He comes across as wanting to honour the traditions that RTD did. Certainly in how we has written The Doctor, and the overall feel of the show.

As for a returning classic series companion, I'd love it if The Doctor turned up on a remote planet and ran into someone like Tegan, who has no idea how she got there.

Oops I didn't mean Moffat wants to honour RTD traditions, I meant Moffat seems to want to honour DW traditions more than RTD did.

[outside]

Originally Posted by Listentome

Oops I didn't mean Moffat wants to honour RTD traditions, I meant Moffat seems to want to honour DW traditions more than RTD did.

Which DW traditions do you mean?