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IctoanAWEWawi Posted Jul 15, 2009
"the Time War is hidden from us to a larger effect"
I suspect we'll find out a lot more about the Doctor and his role in the time war in the remaining specials - the last one in particular, given some of the photos.
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Jozcoz Posted Jul 15, 2009
It's my understanding that they don't want to be so specific about the time war, just to make thier lives easier...
Although i'd really like them to do a timne war series...
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IctoanAWEWawi Posted Jul 15, 2009
maybe not specific about the time war so much as what the Doctor got up to and the repercussions. But I shall say no more, tis just conjecture.
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Giford Posted Jul 16, 2009
If we get any details of the Time War, I suspect it will be at the end of the current incarnation of Who. We first found out about the Doctor's past - Time Lords and so on - in The War Games, the last Troughton story before the show switched to colour, became Earth-based and halved the annual number of episodes. The 'Cartmell Masterplan' was eventually disclosed in the final New Adventure.
If it doesn't all come out in RTD's last few episodes, it won't come out anytime soon. I think the current Who team are aware of the perils of destroying the mystery of the character - that's a bid part of why they've had a Time War in the first place.
Gif 
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NPY Posted Jul 16, 2009
Oh how I wish there was a Time War story! Ok, so I know it'd have to be Paul McGann or Eccleston, but it'd be interesting to fill in the gap. Always wondered what actually happened. And what that thing was that the Doc had to do to end it that meant Gallifrey burned.
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Giford Posted Jul 16, 2009
There's a lot of parallels between the Time War on TV and the Time War described in the EDAs. But there are differences too (the Daleks weren't involved in the EDAs and the fate of the other Time Lords is different). The destruction of Gallifrey is one of the highlights of the entire range.
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van-smeiter Posted Jul 16, 2009
EDAs? Sorry for being dumb but please can you unabbreviate for me? 
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Giford Posted Jul 17, 2009
Eighth Doctor Adventures - the range of novels published by the BBC from 1997to 2005:
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IctoanAWEWawi Posted Jul 17, 2009
and if you've seen the location photos for the last special eps it does seem to imply things will diverge even further...
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Jozcoz Posted Jul 17, 2009
and those can be seen where exactly?
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 17, 2009
Yes, where? <
An inquiring public wants to know! 
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Jozcoz Posted Jul 17, 2009
quit holding out on us! we NEED to know!
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IctoanAWEWawi Posted Jul 17, 2009
io9 - piccy of Timothy Dalton in an interesting outfit.
do NOT click if you don't want massive spoilers
http://io9.com/5291509/your-first-look-at-doctor-whos-next-big-guest-stars
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NPY Posted Jul 17, 2009
Looks exciting.
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Jozcoz Posted Jul 17, 2009
even MORE exiting - the Tom Baker story at the side of the page!!! 
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NPY Posted Jul 19, 2009
David Tennant's working on the Hobbit!?!?! Sounds good.
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Galigan Posted Jul 23, 2009
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Terran Posted Jul 24, 2009
I'm surprised more people haven't mentioned his outfit. Looks great incidently. 
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Alfster Posted Jul 24, 2009
I like the new outfit. It's quirkier than the previous 2 but still 'real world'.
Of course, people are saying it's not his 'real' costume as they don't like it. Some have even said he's a young Dr '1' i.e. Hartnell, which will allow Tennant to make the rumoured D Who movie...presumably with RTD at the helm...
The new series is going to be interesting with Moffat at the helm as I think it's going to be a bit more old school.
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HonestIago Posted Jul 24, 2009
I *hate* the new outfit but I can see why they've done it: youngest ever Doctor plus a young and (so I'm told by those that way inclined) attractive assistant. They had to make it clear it wasn't going to be some sort of Doctor Who meets the O.C.
That said, I couldn't care less what Eccleston or Tennant wore so it won't be a problem for me.
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