Are we really defending Mad Larry here? I love Faction Paradox as much as the next sadfan, but this is the guy who proclaimed Neil Gaiman just wrote Sandman to get into goth girls pants without having ever met him. I witnessed one of his biggest defenders on DWF basically say "Screw it, I'm out of here" after that.…

@avclub-02c1dd6ad234773aeffd7f7067784d58:disqus The moment I decided io9 could go fuck itself was when I tried to sympathize with a fan who liked Fear Her, my least favorite RTD-era story, because I liked Curse of the Black Spot, aka the Pirate Episode, in the Moffat era. They proceeded to flame me over that. Lack of…

I've… seen things you couldn't believe. Flame wars off the posts of Gallifrey Base. I've watched Never-Were beams glitter in the spoiler threads near the Medusa Cascade. All those… Moments… will be lost in the timey-wimey, like… fixed… points. Time… to… regenerate…

@avclub-832d86d3a05e2b4973c329471ee9d6c4:disqus Then you've missed out on some of the greatest Doctor Who stories ever. Seriously, while there are some writers who feel the need to stoop to Star Wars levels of retconnery (cough Gary Russel cough) most are concerned with just telling good stories that occassionally…

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today under the sight of the Lonely God. That fat black lesbian Time Lord in the sky!

Ugh, tell me about it. The second shock for this wide-eyed new fan in the mid-90s when he got involved in online fandom was the number of homophobic, misogynistic, and racist fans posting on rec.arts.drwho.

Lots of planets have a Britain.

@avclub-c305906bce98a870409f20115c7cd4e7:disqus While I wouldn't get my hopes up it's not out of the question - when he was asked if he'd take showrunner position Gaiman said he'd have to seriously consider it despite his many other commitments. I'd love for him to do it, if just because then we might finally get a…

@avclub-f8d4a7dc38e320dfb57317998c711522:disqus That explains how he was able to resist Amy.

Yeah, even the increasingly toxic Gallifrey Base has been overwhelmingly positive. Of course the last time that happened was when Moffat was named as showrunner, so that just means the backlash is going to be huge.

Yeah, a lot of people are forgetting Pertwee had a following among some female fans (and some males).

Oh, I remember when Donna was announced. I was okay with her in Runaway Bride and she became my favorite Tennant companion (and a top 5 overall), but my first response was "Dammit, RTD, did you have to poke the hornet's nest again so soon after Last of the Time Lords?!"

Me too on the goosebumps. The ending with Stan gave me chills. And so fricking satisfying to see Gideon exposed.

@avclub-7ffc7b9269a024d949b808e6856f525d:disqus I made a similar decision after seeing what was claimed to be an Alyson Hannigan tape.

When I read it it was called The Word For World Is Forrest, and the creatures in that didn't need Mighty Whitey to save them.

@Melancholic_Rodeo_Clown:disqus Davros, you utter bastard!

@ShaneAwesome:disqus Cue the avalanche of Doctor/Jareth from Labyrinth slash fic (sure there's some already).

"I Don't Like The Drugs (But The Drugs Like Me)"

Followed by enrollment in the 27 Club.

@avclub-b6e5391be8277308d0801a0be95ac706:disqus I thought that was a scat & bestiality themed story about the Cyber-Controller from Attack of the Cybermen.