Helloooo, you aten't dead! Always good to know. I am sorry life has been so tough on you the last few years, though. I hope it lets up on you, and/or you let up on yourself a bit. You're always a welcome 'face' around here anyway. ♥
Aw, watching the original team TARDIS slowly bond and grow is such a lovely way to celebrate! It's always been a comfort watch of mine.
I was going to say pretty much the same as dbskyler about The Power of the Doctor. It's ok! I mean, it's a Chibnally mess, but he handles the returning characters surprisingly well & Jodie's regeneration I also thought was quite nicely done, which is good, as she hasn't had much luck with the writing and certainly deserved much better (all Chibnall's cast have, really). Don't be afraid to watch it; you can skip through the Chibnally plot bits.
Not that I wish to add to your fannish to-do list, but I think you must mean Tales of the TARDIS and I can recommend. Are they good? I have no idea! Are they gratuitous fan service? Why, yes, sir. But did they make me cry like a baby through each one in the most ridiculous way? Yes, yes, they did. (You can judge me after if you don't like them, but I do advise tissues for any classic fan venturing that way.) Anyway, the new bits top and tail the serials that have been used, so you don't need to watch the whole episodes (unless you want to). Only one was written by RTD, the rest by Phil Ford (of SJA) and one by Pete McTigh (who wrote some of the lovely blu-ray trailer minisodes). The other good thing is that if there's any bit of them you would prefer to not accept as canon, the premise does rather allow for it being also possibly not real if you want (and very real if you do, and indeed, that, somewhere, somewhen, ALL possible canon realities exist!) I was a bit resistant, but also woke up at stupid o'clock to watch them on the 1st November (do not recommend, lol: watch at regular hours).
I'll say no more, but I know it's been a bumpy road lately, but both PotD and Tales ought to be safe enough. (The BBC suggest Tales should be watched in the order they've put them, but apart from the Earthshock one having slightly more explanation of the premise, I don't think there's actually any reason not to watch them in order of which one you most want to see, or to watch only the ones you want to see. I think they're also intended as neat little intros to Classic Who for people who haven't watched as well as a gift to us oldies, which is nice - I hope it works!)
I am feeling rather more grumpy about the actual specials, so I'm glad we do have something that isn't just an RTD fest for the 60th. (I mean, I will eat all my hats if he doesn't do a bunch of cameos somewhere across the three, and the PotD does set up things to be maybe not as real as they seem, potentially, but nevertheless, it's as if 1983 decided to do a Two, Jamie and Zoe fixit instead of the Five Doctors. I thought even if nobody else was available, Peter would walk through hell and high water to be in a multi-Doctor ep, but heigh ho. /switches off grumble mode. The CiN bit was entertaining enough, though! And lol at him doing a joke where half the point of it is flying by the heads of non-Classic fans. XD)
Anyway, largely: hi!! *hugs* (virtual hugs; harmless enough even if you didn't want them)
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Date: 2023-11-20 08:51 am (UTC)Aw, watching the original team TARDIS slowly bond and grow is such a lovely way to celebrate! It's always been a comfort watch of mine.
I was going to say pretty much the same as
Not that I wish to add to your fannish to-do list, but I think you must mean Tales of the TARDIS and I can recommend. Are they good? I have no idea! Are they gratuitous fan service? Why, yes, sir. But did they make me cry like a baby through each one in the most ridiculous way? Yes, yes, they did. (You can judge me after if you don't like them, but I do advise tissues for any classic fan venturing that way.) Anyway, the new bits top and tail the serials that have been used, so you don't need to watch the whole episodes (unless you want to). Only one was written by RTD, the rest by Phil Ford (of SJA) and one by Pete McTigh (who wrote some of the lovely blu-ray trailer minisodes). The other good thing is that if there's any bit of them you would prefer to not accept as canon, the premise does rather allow for it being also possibly not real if you want (and very real if you do, and indeed, that, somewhere, somewhen, ALL possible canon realities exist!) I was a bit resistant, but also woke up at stupid o'clock to watch them on the 1st November (do not recommend, lol: watch at regular hours).
I'll say no more, but I know it's been a bumpy road lately, but both PotD and Tales ought to be safe enough. (The BBC suggest Tales should be watched in the order they've put them, but apart from the Earthshock one having slightly more explanation of the premise, I don't think there's actually any reason not to watch them in order of which one you most want to see, or to watch only the ones you want to see. I think they're also intended as neat little intros to Classic Who for people who haven't watched as well as a gift to us oldies, which is nice - I hope it works!)
I am feeling rather more grumpy about the actual specials, so I'm glad we do have something that isn't just an RTD fest for the 60th. (I mean, I will eat all my hats if he doesn't do a bunch of cameos somewhere across the three, and the PotD does set up things to be maybe not as real as they seem, potentially, but nevertheless, it's as if 1983 decided to do a Two, Jamie and Zoe fixit instead of the Five Doctors. I thought even if nobody else was available, Peter would walk through hell and high water to be in a multi-Doctor ep, but heigh ho. /switches off grumble mode. The CiN bit was entertaining enough, though! And lol at him doing a joke where half the point of it is flying by the heads of non-Classic fans. XD)
Anyway, largely: hi!! *hugs* (virtual hugs; harmless enough even if you didn't want them)