Comments on: Who’s Who?

By: john

john — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:27:32 +0000

Re the Doctor being too happy. I guessed that the Doctor is happy because he just came from a visit with River Song.

By: Aaron Adelman

Aaron Adelman — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:46:00 +0000

The situation may be akin to the one in the fanfic “Grandfather Paradox”. In there, there are multiple Time Lords known as the Doctor, not just the familiar one (“Curtis”), with the total being as high as seven. I suggest that this other Doctor is probably a descendant of the familiar Doctor, most likely a son of Jenny. I would not rule out a son of Susan, a son of the Doctor by Romana, or a previously unknown son of the Doctor, an ancestor of the Doctor, or an unrelated Time Lord either. I could also be completely wrong. In any case, my interest is piqued.

By: Nigel Depledge

Nigel Depledge — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:03:37 +0000

GuanoLad, that sounds plausible, of course, but it sounds too much like a retcon, and we have too many of those already from other programmes. One of the charming things about Doctor Who has always been the total lack of anything resembling continuity or “canon”.

By: GuanoLad

GuanoLad — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:32:35 +0000

As for the Doctor being “too happy,” I think the general assumption is that, between Companions the Doctor goes on a lot of travelling that we don’t see, that can be squeezed into novels and comics and radio plays. At the end of Tennant’s run, it’s not going to be true that the Doctor was only in that incarnation for four years – in reality it may have been as much as another fifty or a hundred years, that we don’t see and is spent in various empty spaces between seasons. Or so I’ve always thought.

So his cheerfulness can be attributed to a long space between saying goodbye to all his pantheon of recent companions, and this episode.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:17:50 +0000

Yep, going with the ‘long periods of time’ thing too.

Also, is it just me, or was the not!Doctor’s sonic screwdriver a stick? o.O

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:10:58 +0000

*bounce bounce bounce SQUEE!*

Can’t wait! Looks like a lot of fun.

I bet he’s spent some time sitting on a deserted moon somewhere recuperating, and has decided to get back out there. And he loves snow.

By: Flip

Flip — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:57:28 +0000

Maybe the reason he is there is to look for some cheering up?

By: The Chemist

The Chemist — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:07:24 +0000

@ Oded

Found it, thanks. I was kicking around the archives, which it turns out was the wrong place to look.

When they first brought it up I was kind of like, “Okay, they’re wrong, but it’s not that bad. I mean it’s common bad idea.”

Then they started lampooning the science. That’s when I got [bleeped] off.

By: Oded

Oded — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:32:14 +0000

@The Chemist: The link is “Next Overtime: 11/14/08″, it’s on the right.

I see at least some people in the message boards spoke up against it, so that made me feel better…

By: Kelgadis

Kelgadis — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:28:05 +0000

So it seems the “Next Doctor” is an impostor then! If he wasn’t, surely he would recognize himself! And he does seem a bit over the top.

As to why the Doctor is so happy at the beginning, I’m just guessing, but there must be a rather large time-gap between Journey’s End and this. Enough to make him excited again. Which is good!

By: The Chemist

The Chemist — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:15:29 +0000

@ Oded, could you be more specific about where to look on the site? Sorry.

By: hale-bopp

hale-bopp — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:59:57 +0000

Well, that’s exactly what a teaser is supposed to do all right!

By: Oded

Oded — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:50:33 +0000

Sorry for being off topic, not sure if anyone is interested in this – Bill Maher, Ashton Kutcher and a republican senator just showed incredible ignorance in mocking NASA and the space program in the overtime segment of Real Time with Bill Maher. You can watch it from the HBO site – http://www.hbo.com/billmaher/ .

Usually I agree with Bill on most issues, but that segment was just absolutely horrible, I thought it was worth mentioning.

By: Chris Swanson

Chris Swanson — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:47:47 +0000

Sweet! Can’t wait to see it.

Meantime, I made up a stupid joke yesterday.

What’s the difference between Sarah Palin and a dalek?

One is an evil menace that’s on TV entirely too often… and the other one’s just a dalek.

By: Fizzle

Fizzle — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:28:04 +0000

Russell T Davies has said that there is a large gap of time between Journeys End and this so it could start off with the Doctor happy.

Regarding the other Doctor, I think he’s an impostor.

By: The Chemist

The Chemist — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:06:30 +0000

Did you specifically request the Dr.Who ads, or is that an adbot?

By: Pieter Kok

Pieter Kok — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:41:34 +0000

Looking forward to that!

Also: I saw the “Einstein and Eddington, coming soon” on BBC2 a few days ago. Tennant plays Eddington, and Andy Sirkis (of Gollem fame) plays Einstein. I am also looking forward to that.

By: Edd

Edd — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:36:46 +0000

It was shown for the BBC’s Children in Need appeal. If you enjoyed those couple of minutes, consider donating to them – http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/

By: Michael L

Michael L — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:31:39 +0000

io9 also has the new Star Trek trailer.

By: madge

madge — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:25:50 +0000

We watched it last night and that was our first thought too! Why is he smiling? Think of poor Donna! Found it VERY jarring. Looks fun though. Roll on Christmas.

By: Mike Marsh

Mike Marsh — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:33:11 +0000

To be fair, we don’t know how much time has passed since the end of the last season. I’m more interested in why The Other Doctor doesn’t recognize himself. Parallel universe where a regeneration went a little differently, perhaps?

By: Nigel Depledge

Nigel Depledge — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:25:55 +0000

Ooh! That bodes … interesting.

He did seem rather cheerful, but what the hey.