Is Catherine Tate going to be Dr Who's assitant next series?

[DotCommunist]

Yup. Blink and the three with the master in em were proper good.

Xmas special was meh imo

 

[scifisam]

hmmm. i think i might be in a very smalllll minority of those who don't mind ms tate being the next assistant...

wasn't hugely taken (fnar) by kylie in tonight's episode, but mr copper almost had me weeping at the end (a house! with a kitchen! and windows!)

*awaits stoning by the kylie loving tate haters*

I don't mind at all that Catherine Tate is the next assistant - then, perhaps, there'll be a little more resistance, as opposed to 'oh doctor, you're so wonderful!' Which I have liked from the past two, but we need a break!

WRT the Earthonomist: I also want a kitchen! And windows! It was very revealing that Dr Who wouldn't even consider taking on this old man. Dr Who is a lech. He deserves a comeuppance.

Tennant is bite your own arm off gorgeous.

C

Yes. He really is. My Christmas Day household of gay men, lesbians and trans people all agreed (outside of the hearing of my daughter). But he still needs a comuppance.

This is said having never seen Catherine Tate (is that her real name or a character's name?) in anything but Dr Who. She might be awful in other things for all I know, but she seemed OK in Dr Who.

Kylie might also turn up again in her 'stardust' (i.e. 'not needing stars' fees paid') form again to save the day some time.

 

[Detroit City]

how about joanna lumley as the next asst?

 

[wishface]

the music really is ridiculous. totally takes away any emotional value ot a scene, not that there is much. it's all getting too melodramatic.

 

[butterfly child]

the music really is ridiculous. totally takes away any emotional value ot a scene, not that there is much. it's all getting too melodramatic.

I didn't notice the music, it didn't detract from anything for me.

I am SMUG about going to see Mr Tennant at RSC next year.. I bloody adore him, so much so that I even overlook the beard.......

 

[wishface]

how can you not notice the music? It's overly loud and constant. You must be stone deaf!

 

[zoooo]

Some episodes are overly melodramatic and mushy, yes. And that includes the music. BUT, they are always the episodes written by Russell T Davies.
Bless him.
The Moffatt ones are the episodes to watch, if you think you're going off Dr Who!

 

[wishface]

Hopefully next season won't be as shit as that christmas episode, though with tate as a series regular i fear the worst.

 

[Jonti]

Can't say the Xmas special held my interest; it was all just far too predictable. I mean, nice old white duffer gets comfortable retirement; fat black guy gets killed.

Who could have seen that coming, eh?

 

[Reno]

Futurama did it all so much better. I think Matt Groening should sue...

 

[zoooo]

Ooh!

I didn't see that one. Naughty Whoers.

 

[Error Gorilla]

Kylie looked amazing but otherwise that special was fucking terrible. Is it me or has this Doctor Who franchise nosedived quite badly since Eccelston's departure? I certainly don't remember so many ridiculous slow-mo shots and ceaseless bombastic music.

Christ, yes. It was atrocious, as was the finale of the last series. Blink was superb, though.

 

[PacificOcean]

Was I the only one to enjoy it?

Great SFX as well - it was more like a film than a TV show.

The BBC really pulled out the stops for this one.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Futurama did it all so much better. I think Matt Groening should sue...

I believe Douglas Adams was first with the starship titanic idea

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I believe Douglas Adams was first with the starship titanic idea

And he fucked that right up.

 

[jannerboyuk]

I thought it was great you bunch of miserable bastards.

 

[jannerboyuk]

I know it wont mean much to the elite of urban but apparently the unofficial ratings for the who special was 12.2m and 50.2% audience share! Only beaten by eastenders. Blimey.

 

[zoooo]

I enjoyed it!!
I always like the Who Xmas specials.

 

[DotCommunist]

I don't mind at all that Catherine Tate is the next assistant - then, perhaps, there'll be a little more resistance, as opposed to 'oh doctor, you're so wonderful!' Which I have liked from the past two, but we need a break!

WRT the Earthonomist: I also want a kitchen! And windows! It was very revealing that Dr Who wouldn't even consider taking on this old man. Dr Who is a lech. He deserves a comeuppance.

C

Yes. He really is. My Christmas Day household of gay men, lesbians and trans people all agreed (outside of the hearing of my daughter). But he still needs a comuppance.

This is said having never seen Catherine Tate (is that her real name or a character's name?) in anything but Dr Who. She might be awful in other things for all I know, but she seemed OK in Dr Who.

Kylie might also turn up again in her 'stardust' (i.e. 'not needing stars' fees paid') form again to save the day some time.

cause being the only survivor of his entire race isn't punishment enough

 

[wishface]

I know it wont mean much to the elite of urban but apparently the unofficial ratings for the who special was 12.2m and 50.2% audience share! Only beaten by eastenders. Blimey.

eastenders was fucking hilarious.

there was nothing else on anyways.

 

[jannerboyuk]

eastenders was fucking hilarious.

there was nothing else on anyways.

That explains that then

 

[magneze]

Oh I see, so all the pretty young girls can ride with the Doctor but the old man from keeping up appearances has to go off into the cold all alone.

That's what we said too. Scandalous.

 

[cat107]

isn't she a bit old for the Dr??

She's 37.

He's 906.

Cradlesnatcher!

 

[zoooo]

903!

 

[Detroit City]

She's 37.

He's 906.

Cradlesnatcher!

do they make Viagra for Time Lords? ahah ahah haha haha a haha

 

[Hellsbells]

I normally love Dr Who, but found the xmas day episode absoultely awful. I was actually so bored by it that I stopped watching half way through and turned the telly off.

Thought Kylie was SHIT. Has she actually done any acting since she was Charlene in Neighbours? B'cos it didn't seem like it.
She's starting to look her age aswell. Which is kind of scary when you're so used to seeing her looking glossy and perfect.

 

[pogofish]

Yep. The only thing that roused my interest was that Bernard Cribbins is still alive.

How many other actors have appeared in multiple roles in Dr Who over the years?

 

[Fullyplumped]

I always like the Who Xmas specials.

But surely there only has been two so far?

 

[Fullyplumped]

Thought Kylie was SHIT.

Thats a terrible thing to say about another person. I doubt if you or anyone else here could out-act her. Maybe she wasn't Dame-Helen-Mirren perfect but she did a perfectly good job, in what is really just a high-powered children's adventure programme on Christmas Day. It's only showbusiness, for goodness' sake.

 

[Fullyplumped]

... I stopped watching half way through and turned the telly off.

And so you missed a really good story because you didn't like one of the actresses!!! Well the children in our house liked it, which is the main thing, and so did the grown-ups.