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Old 19-07-18, 20:45   #3501
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Woohoo. Still no date though which is annoying. I just wanna know!

I'm glad the trailer doesn't show any enemies. Usually we just get shown everything but from that trailer we still don't know much at all.
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Old 19-07-18, 20:49   #3502
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This may be the first season without any enemies at all. No conflict, no adventures, just the new Doctor and some new companions having hour-long philosophical chats about the universe over tea.
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Old 19-07-18, 21:10   #3503
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Woohoo. Still no date though which is annoying. I just wanna know!

I'm glad the trailer doesn't show any enemies. Usually we just get shown everything but from that trailer we still don't know much at all.
BBC don't usually reveal air dates until like two weeks before broadcast so we might be waiting a while \

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This may be the first season without any enemies at all. No conflict, no adventures, just the new Doctor and some new companions having hour-long philosophical chats about the universe over tea.
And crumpets, don't forget crumpets.
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Old 20-07-18, 09:08   #3504
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By the time we've been exposed to episodes from the author of "Cyberwoman" and "Dinosaurs On A Spaceship" I predict people will miss Moffat.
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Old 18-08-18, 08:08   #3505
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If you're interested, Humble Bundle are currently selling a bundle of Doctor Who and Torchwood audio stories.
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Old 18-08-18, 11:23   #3506
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I thought I had already posted it, must've been another forum. But I purchased it and you get over ten hours of content for just $15/€13,50. It's a terrific deal!
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Old 21-08-18, 15:17   #3507
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Out of that Humble Bundle, I've only downloaded Torchwood - The Victorian Age. Gonna give it a listen within the week. Interesting to hear Queen Victoria with Captain Jack.
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Old 21-08-18, 17:21   #3508
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http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/bbc-con...sors-88013.htm

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He continues: “Gone is the daffiness and idiosyncrasy of her predecessors in favour of a Doctor with energy, spark and relatability.”
"Relatability" ? Seriously ? I hope he's not right. For that it's the only role of the companions. The Doctor is great because he/she is not relatable. FFS he/she is an alien...
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Old 23-08-18, 17:22   #3509
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"Relatability" ? Seriously ? I hope he's not right. For that it's the only role of the companions. The Doctor is great because he/she is not relatable. FFS he/she is an alien...
They keep trying to shoehorn this 'relatability' into everything these days it's really tiresome. I don't watch Doctor Who to relate to it.

However, I do think many of the doctors have shown too many similarities and normally end up falling into the 'wacky and werid' trope. I wouldn't mind a more serious Doctor with the odd silly side. From what I've seen so far of Jodie she's reminicent of Eccleston's doctor who, while he had his quirks, wasn't as wacky and daft as those who came after.

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Old 23-08-18, 17:53   #3510
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Maybe they're going for the same strategy Eccleston's doctor had then, to reintroduce people to Doctor Who by playing down the wackiness to an extent (I say extent with stories such as Aliens of London) and a less eccentric doctor. Capaldi was great with playing down the wackiness at first, but I think they went too far the other way of making him too serious in Series 8 then a bit too goofy in Series 9. Didn't quite hit the perfect balance until Series 10 which is a shame. Chibnall has said he made Series 11 under the assumption you're a fresh face coming to Doctor Who.

Which I think is kind of needed honestly. As much as I loved the Capaldi era, it veered dangerously close to continuity lockout in some ways. So much so I recall in at least a couple of occasions in Series 10 with playing up Classic Series references at least 40-50 years old as major plot twists, with no concession to a new viewer who might not be familiar with those elements.

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