Comments on: You know who else might be on Doctor Who http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:58:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gavin Bollard http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/comment-page-1/#comment-125890 Gavin Bollard Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:33:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/#comment-125890 If Patrick Stewart is playing the Meddling Monk, then it's a pretty good role for him. Ignoring the monk's comedy aspects for a minute, the whole point about the monk was that he was trying to improve history. He was doing things like trying to avoid bloodshed by having different battles won. eg: In the show he was trying to prevent King Harold from losing to William the Conquerer at Hastings. If that had succeeded then there may have been no Viking invaders and the dark ages may have been skipped. The monks activities would always have been restricted by the presence of the Time Lords - who guarded against such interference. If they were gone, then who could stop him. Doesn't that sound very much like Patrick Stewart... how many times did he really violate the prime directive in order to avoid bloodshed? In the new who... it could take two interesting forms... 1. The Doctor could arrive in the future to find things changed. Perhaps something better but about to turn really nasty... he could then go back to find out why things changed and find the monk. 2. The Monk could be trying to reverse the effects of the time war - though why he'd want to resurrect the time lords - I don't know. They might not thank him. I think it's a brilliant role for Patrick Stewart If Patrick Stewart is playing the Meddling Monk, then it’s a pretty good role for him.

Ignoring the monk’s comedy aspects for a minute, the whole point about the monk was that he was trying to improve history.

He was doing things like trying to avoid bloodshed by having different battles won.

eg: In the show he was trying to prevent King Harold from losing to William the Conquerer at Hastings. If that had succeeded then there may have been no Viking invaders and the dark ages may have been skipped.

The monks activities would always have been restricted by the presence of the Time Lords – who guarded against such interference. If they were gone, then who could stop him.

Doesn’t that sound very much like Patrick Stewart… how many times did he really violate the prime directive in order to avoid bloodshed?

In the new who… it could take two interesting forms…

1. The Doctor could arrive in the future to find things changed. Perhaps something better but about to turn really nasty… he could then go back to find out why things changed and find the monk.

2. The Monk could be trying to reverse the effects of the time war – though why he’d want to resurrect the time lords – I don’t know. They might not thank him.

I think it’s a brilliant role for Patrick Stewart

]]> By: Sarcastro http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/comment-page-1/#comment-125731 Sarcastro Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:40:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/#comment-125731 I'm getting ready to sit down and watch <i>Smiley's People</i>.... Jean-Luc Picard vs. Obi-Wan Kenobee! I’m getting ready to sit down and watch Smiley’s People…. Jean-Luc Picard vs. Obi-Wan Kenobee!

]]> By: MaW http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/comment-page-1/#comment-125659 MaW Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:52:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/#comment-125659 Actually the TARDIS tow truck scene was one of the less problematic ones in that dreadful series ender. Isn't it convenient how enemies like the Daleks and the Cybermen keep coming back every though every single time they appear in the new series, every single one of them is supposedly destroyed (barring a few exceptions with that ridiculous 'emergency temporal shift'). The new series of Doctor Who jumped the shark the moment it introduced a planet called Raxacoricofallapatorius. Possibly earlier. Oh and Prince Charles said no, for which I don't blame him. Soooo happy RTD won't be in charge for series 5. Actually the TARDIS tow truck scene was one of the less problematic ones in that dreadful series ender. Isn’t it convenient how enemies like the Daleks and the Cybermen keep coming back every though every single time they appear in the new series, every single one of them is supposedly destroyed (barring a few exceptions with that ridiculous ‘emergency temporal shift’).

The new series of Doctor Who jumped the shark the moment it introduced a planet called Raxacoricofallapatorius. Possibly earlier.

Oh and Prince Charles said no, for which I don’t blame him. Soooo happy RTD won’t be in charge for series 5.

]]> By: TEO http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/comment-page-1/#comment-125650 TEO Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:53:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/#comment-125650 Why not our own scheptic in Dr Who? Come on. Can't you see it before your eyes when Phil is trying to convince the good doctor that he is delusional and everything that happens only happens in his mind. Could be fun. Dontcha think? Let's start a campaign... Why not our own scheptic in Dr Who? Come on. Can’t you see it before your eyes when Phil is trying to convince the good doctor that he is delusional and everything that happens only happens in his mind. Could be fun. Dontcha think?

Let’s start a campaign…

]]> By: My-Name-is-Kenneth http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/comment-page-1/#comment-125569 My-Name-is-Kenneth Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:22:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/#comment-125569 Maybe Bush can be put on Dr. Who in a cameo and have him dropped into a black hole. Only the Doctor goes back in time to before 2000 to do this so that the last 8 years were all just a bad dream. Maybe Bush can be put on Dr. Who in a cameo and have him dropped
into a black hole.

Only the Doctor goes back in time to before 2000 to do this so
that the last 8 years were all just a bad dream.

]]> By: BudgetAstronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/comment-page-1/#comment-125550 BudgetAstronomer Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:15:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/#comment-125550 The sharks are actually from Clom. The sharks are actually from Clom.

]]> By: Gina http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/comment-page-1/#comment-125543 Gina Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:03:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/14/you-know-who-else-might-be-on-doctor-who/#comment-125543 Doctor Who already jumped the shark with the climactic scene of Series 4, in which the T.A.R.D.I.S. exhibited its abilities as a cosmic tow truck. Doctor Who already jumped the shark with the climactic scene of Series 4, in which the T.A.R.D.I.S. exhibited its abilities as a cosmic tow truck.

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