Big Finish, the audio production company, have decided to "update" the 8th Doctor's image. Since the last time we saw him in 1996, he looked like this:
Now, he looks like this:
The change was made for branding purposes, allowing them to get a modern Paul McGann's Doctor licensed away from the co-op FOX production. The new look also has the advantage of being closer to what the actor requested back in the day. And isn't it about time one of The Doctor's grew some facial hair?
Oh look, this is the 8th doctor the way he looked last month, and this is how he looks now! It looks like he aged four weeks! It much be a side effect of time travel!
November 6th, 2012: Americas new Independence Day.
I can understand someone who doesn't really get into the show thinking some of the stuff is minutia. But, when the licensed companies decide to alter the brand, I think it's a big deal. That's what Doctor Who is about: change.
I think the carry-bag is cool, if only because it screams 90's. Since that's his era, and each Doctor is very much a product of their time, this is just the flip side to the Neil Gaiman/Gothy/'Lord Byron' look he started with. Just like the 90's.
And yes, I do hope it hold weed.
As for the sonic, it looks cheap and dumb. I could do without it. But, overall, I like that this can be considered what the 8th Doctor looked like during The Time War.
For fucksake. Why can't they just have a Paul McGann flashback episode in lieu of the normal 'Doctor-lite' episode they come up with (usually, except Smith didn't take a break this year).
Speaking of the Doctor-lite episodes, I wonder what's so tiring about filming thirteen episodes that the stars usually need an episode off per year? All totaled, David Tennant was the only one that needed a day off. Perhaps it's just a budget thing? Make thirteen episodes of a series, but only have to pay the star for twelve?
I guess I should be glad that it's a sling bag, and not a Rob Liefield-type belt with lots of packets, also, gloves, vests, and popped up collars.
And hands with eight fingers and no feet!
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The budget constraints I don't get, why are they so limited by the budget? isn't BBC sponsored by the people's tax dollars?
You answered your own question. The Beeb, as far as I know, is a corporation that is allocate so much "License Fee" every year by the tax payers. Like any corporation, they take 90% for their execs and 10% for their shows...
I see. I was expecting that since it's paid for by the country, that they'd have more money to burn than if they were privately owned or funded by product sponsorship.
I assume that if people were paying for it, they'd be up in arms if they see something low budget and say "we paid for this?"
The BBC isn't one channel, though. It's four TV channels and several radio channels. The money is pretty well spread out. Yes, execs take a big chunk out of the money, but so do actor salaries and the like.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
Also, Pro, you might want to save up and buy a Wii around Nov. 12th.
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On September 6, 2010, it was announced that the game would support a Wii Remote accessory modelled to look like the Eleventh Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
And no. As for the Wii, I will hold out. See, when I was nine, I said I wanted Doctor Who action figures. I swore that, even if I had to have them specially made one day, I would buy Doctor Who figures! It took twenty-five-years, but I got them!
So, I now wait for the proper full-immersion, open-sandbox, GTA-style Doctor Who game I know will come one day.
I'd buy a GTA-style Who game. I be all into hijackin other timelords' tardises and pickin up assistants at street corners, only to slap them bitches around so that I can reclaim my money.
This is my attempt to see what it would look like, now, if all the living Docs came together for a 50th anniversary episode. As you can see, I made the Colin figure from scratch using three different pics. At no time has that guy been that age with that much hair, in that suit. As for the rest, I got as close to now as I could with the right pic, even though (honestly) the Tom pic is from, like, ten years ago. I can't find a better "current Tom" to use...
Awesome!
As for the rest, I got as close to now as I could with the right pic, even though (honestly) the Tom pic is from, like, ten years ago. I can't find a better "current Tom" to use... 
