OH HELL YES. It’s back! We haven’t done a liveblog in a while and I’m told that perhaps this is the only way we can all survive the only appearance of the Eighth Doctor, Paul McGann. Let us all suffer and rejoice while watching Doctor Who: The Movie.
For some of you, this may be your first chance to participate in an event like this, so stick around if you’re unfamiliar with a liveblog. You will soon learn the true beauty of such a thing!
Our liveblog of Doctor Who: The Movie begins at 11:00am PDT. What time is that where you are? Well, the lovely nanceoir created this nifty time zone guide to determine precisely what time YOU will start the movie in your respective place of watching!
At that exact moment, you may press play from the main DVD menu or on your digital file or WHATEVER. We may all be a second or two out of sync, but that largely doesn’t matter. During the liveblog, treat the comments below as your blank canvas of livebloggy goodness. Yell at the screen. Respond to others. Include appropriate GIFs and screenshots. In general, it’s a chance for all of us to experience this film at the exact same moment!
This is my first introduction to both the Seventh and Eighth Doctors, so I’m rather excited. I will watch past serials dealing with the Doctors I’ve yet to see in the coming weeks, but I thought it would be fun for all of us to do this as a liveblog! My review of the TV movie will go up on Monday at the normal review posting time.
See you tomorrow!
"Why did you do that?!"
"To liven things up, come on!"
I LOVE YOU EIGHT!
MASTER. DO I NEED TO GET THE SQUIRT BOTTLE?
And Paul McGann: so the Doctor.
"Not afraid of heights, are you?"
"Yeah!"
"…so am I."
Cloaking device? What?
Is "chameleon circuit" to hard for Americans to understand?
It's a well established fact that Gallifrey has a terrible tradition in fashion.
why is someone vacuuming
Apparently the inattentive janitor is some kind of TV tradition. There's a page on TV Tropes about it.
"CLAOKING DEVICE"?! NO! NO! NO!
Ok, the cop driving in and out of the TARDIS made me laugh.
SERIOUSLY, IS BRIAN THAT BAD?
I'm starting to feel sorry for him.
It's cheesy, but I love that TARDIS motorcycle gag.
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At least if I ever come across the TARDIS I now know how to sneak in.
Stupid visual gag!
(but I like it)
YANA.
CLOISTER BELL!
"The TARDIS is dying" bit more concern pls Doctor!
TARDIS love!
The TARDIS is dying? NOOOOOO!!!!
Spare key. I guess that explains how the Master got in.
Bu then he put it back?
It's bigger on the inside!
That's what she said.
It's a chameleon circuit! NOT a cloaking device
Hooray! Grace is suddenly smart and accepting!
Cloister bell!
hey grace is a bamf! yeah you get all smart on him, girl!
I'd be "What's a Police Box?"
HAHA, Policeman drives into the TARDIS.
WAIT, How is the TARDIS DYING?!
Seriously, in what universe does the TARDIS look LOW TECH.
Grace, stop making me hate you.
lol, the biker police.
The TARDIS is dying? No.
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"Low Tech?" DO NOT INSULT THE TARDIS!
I like when they say "It's bigger on the inside."
This timey-wimey bit is quite cool, I must admit.
omg, the ceiling! that's beautiful
(even if I have no idea of what's hapening)
They're going to fix the problem just by going back in time to before the problem started?!
You can't do that!
DUN DUN DUN
GUYS LOOK THE TARDIS JUST EXPLODED IN THE FUTURE DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN SPACE.
feels familiar, that.
WHAT!?!
Genuinely laughed at the motorbike randomly riding into the TARDIS and rigt back out, and then Grace just going "oh my". Oh shenanigans.
I HAVEN'T OPENED THE EYE BEFORE
WUT
Oh noes! Evil Grace!
Why not do that to Chang Lee, stupid Roberts Master!
MASTER: I always drezzz for the occasion!
*facepalm*
PLOOOOOT TWIIIIIIIST.
Chang Lee, you are the stupidest man alive!
The robes are lolarious. I personally love it.
I always drezz for the occassion!
Oh God, this movie is so bad.
oh great
"I always dressss for the occasion"
That staircase is totally there just for the Master to pose on isn't it?
Very stylish there Master.
THE MASTER IS SUPER CREEPY
Why does the Doctor see everything overexposed and in a blue tint? Is it those damned human eyes?
This Chinese kid is the most gullible son of a bitch.
FABULOUS MASTER
JADLKSFHJASDLKFJASDFJK THE MASTER'S OUTFIT
Look at those badass Gallifreyan robes. WERK IT ERIC ROBERTS.
Well, as well as you can.
Ommmmmmmmg I'm so glad the Master kept his love of ridiculous outfits. I looooooove the Gallifreyan robes
What ARE these shenanigans?
TARDIS: BE MOAR CONCERNED THAT I'M DYING
AHAHAHA MASTER SO SILLY and stop groping Lee plz
I have to say that the party looks shit…
Master/Doctor bondage porn!
Jesus/Clockwork Orange version…
I want to make a reference about Grace's eyes but it's about a show on Mark's to watch list.
I can guess.
me too.
me three.
I think I know and ROFL A++ reference psycicflower!
3rd half-human mention.
"I always dress for the equation"? OMG Master, can you be John Hamm again. Please.
Equation? Wowfail. That was supposed to be occasion. I think this script has melted my brain.
OMMM!!! (the first time i watched this, that's what i remember hating. I mean, wtf?!)
"We've tried everything else to fix it. This is a long shot, but…"
Hlaf-human, built into the plot!
Gah!
Yeah seriously, that's the most annoying bit! It's integral to the plot!
So many fan theories attempt to explain it but the only explanation that makes sense is the "It's all a post-regeneration dream" theory ;_;
Master thank you for giving Harry Dresden back his leather coat.
Grace, put it on him. I suspect you know how.
DURTY.
I don't even know what's going on anymore? Why does the TARDIS love humans? why is the doctor all tied up and shizz?
This guy's life's work was a clock?
Omg the eye thing is NIGHTMARE FUEL STOP DOING THINGS WITH EYES UGGGGGGGH.
Dressing for the occasion is all well and good, but since you're planning to steal someone else's body in a few moments… it just seems like a waste of time, really.
The Master is all about theatrics.
This half-human shit is getting on my nerves.
AHAHAHAHA THE HALF-HUMAN THING IS A PLOT POINT AHAHAHAHAHA
NOTHING MAKES SENSE
YOU GUYS.
Black eyes will never not creep me out.
OMG this reminds of Clokcwork Orange! I DO NOT NEED TO BE REMINDED OF CLOCKWORK ORANGE!
Anyone would think this was the first atomic clock!
It's just a clock cliched wacky science guy!
The Doctor is not half-human! And the TARDIS wouldn't let a human open a gallifryian device!
The Master's Voldemort eyes are distracting,
Oh Lee, you are really badly written.
Worst. Bondage gear. Ever.
Oh I don't know, I've used– I mean seen worse.
I no longer understand anything. Also, the Master just shot right into homoerotic. The son you always wanted? Son? Sure.
Finally Chang Lee gets a clue!
Gets a clue and gets dead!
Oh look, Chang Lee finally has a brain
NO FAMILY, NO GANGS…ONLY DEATH
this is the best-written script of all time
This was me at that line: <img src="http://i40.tinypic.com/1h828n.jpg">
wait, what?
Noooo Lee!
you were adorable!
So is that what rose did??
Rose did drugs.
A+ usage of the meme.
Never enough +1s!
Wait, did Rose write this movie?
No someone far more crazy:
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*just sort of dies while giggling*
This Lee kid is an idiot.
FYI: There's a Six audio that gives an explanation why the Galifreyan tech would be designed for humans. Not the half-human Doctor thing, though.
Really, there are all sorts of desperate attempts to explain… this.
Some people have noticed a couple of fobwatches lying around, and claim that the Doctor pulled off some kind of trickery with a chamelon arch to fool the Master.
Does it make sense?
ID must love this comment, because it keeps on showing up as new for me.
Same with me. I guess IntenseDebate wonders the same thing.
So this Eye of Harmony just opens up for everyone!?
Only of they're human, which is like the best security ever…
'Run Grace run!' See Grace run.
The Master helpfully informs the Doctor that he's taking his lives…
GRACE HURRY IT UP!
like seriously either i am way more hungover than i thought or this is some kind of absurdist experiment in filmmaking where nothing is actually meant to make any kind of sense
Yep, it's an absurdist experiment.
Actually, the script was rewritten so many times that there's whole books about all the different versions. Same thing, right?
Poor Paul McGann spent a large chunk of his time as Doctor screaming random lines.
Those aren't random. They are well-placed works of art…each and every one. lol
Kind of sad this is almost over. It was so badly brilliant 🙂
If it weren't for the party, I wouldn't know how much time Grace Has.
HE IS ALIVE!
I'M ALIIIIIIIIIVE! I AM ALIIIIIIIIIVE!
IS THE MASTER A LION
He probably doesn't think of himself as a lion, but he might as well be. He has a mighty roar.
RUMBLEROAR
No, no… Alliance.
Grace is not good with wires.