Extra! – A Verity! Regeneration

Happy 2023, everyone! This year, after 10 years of podcasting, Verity! is going to regenerate! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we all look back at the last 10 years and share some general hopes for the future! We also chat about the trailer for the Tennant-and-Tate 60th anniversary specials. Much excitement and many feels all around!

Yes, that’s right, Verity! will be taking a hiatus and making some changes, so think of this ep as the speech at the end of “Survival”, but with the knowledge that the show WILL come back again — and a lot sooner than Doctor Who did in the 80s/90s!

Many many thanks for listening, whether you’ve been with us since 2013, picked up somewhere since then, or are joining us right now! We appreciate the community that has built itself up around us, and we’re excited to regenerate into the next version of Verity! to keep bringing you thoughts and feelings about Doctor Who for a good long while to come!

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Extra-special thanks to this week’s editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
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I’ve Got The Power of the Doctor

NEW. DOCTOR. WHO. FINALLY. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we flail over our feels after this intensely feel-fueled BBC Centenary special, which just happens to be the final episode of an amazing Doctor that we’re all going to miss.

How did you feel about “The Power of the Doctor”? Did you need Pepto Bismol? Or were you annoyed/confused by all the fan service? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Extra-special thanks to this week’s editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria!
Support Verity! on Patreon

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Episode 130 – A Good Last

What makes a good final episode for a Doctor or companion? Join Deb, Katrina, and Liz as they discuss just that.

What do you think are the hallmarks of a good last episode? Let us know in the comment!

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Also covered:

• Kat writes chapter 4 of Gene Roddenberry is Not a Timelord!
• Liz can’t wait to see Michelle Gomez back in Doctor Who!
• Deb has all the feels about Head Over Feels’ Love Letter to Gally!

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125 – Genocide of the Daleks

We did it! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss the very last first for the year. We’re finishing off series one with “Bad Wolf” and “The Parting of the Ways”. We talk about this two-parter as well as its place in the context of all of new Who as a season-ender, and it gets a little personal as we discuss how Doctor Who has impacted our lives.

What do you think about these two eps? Do you think they’re the best example of RTD’s finales? And how did you take the regeneration? Was it your first? Or was this process old news to you? Let us know in the comments!

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Also covered:

• Lynne squees over the trailer for the Christmas special!
• Erika lols at a fanvid of classic DW companions as Charlie’s Angels!
• Liz met Doctor Who fans 11 years ago and is giddy over set pics from the Christmas special!
• Deb attended an art show featuring a couple of Who-related projects!

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Extra! – Regeneration Critics

It’s Extra!-time again. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we get a little silly (and tangential…surprise, surprise) while talking about regenerations. What makes a “worthy” regeneration for the Doctor? Which ones make us uncomfortable? What would we like to see in the future? (Besides a better Skype connection…grr.) What would we like to see from the past? All this plus lots of giggles!

What are your thoughts on regeneration? Let us know in the comments!

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Associated links:
Dumb Ways to Die
Love and War (novel by Paul Cornell)

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Ep 68 – Carryover Companions

Time to talk transitions! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy, as we discuss the companions who were there when the Doctor regenerated. How does a carryover companion help (or not help) the audience’s reaction to a new Doctor? Which companions handled it well? Which freaked out? All this and plenty more this week!

If you’re a day-of downloader, four of us (Deb, Erika, Kat, and Liz) are on their way to (or have already arrived in) Los Angeles for the Gallifrey One convention. If you’re attending, please find us and say hi! We have ribbons AND WRISTBANDS!

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Also covered:

• Tansy hosted a Doctor Who-themed birthday party, complete with TARDIS cake!
• Erika
  • squees over the release of Seasons of War and the money they’re raising for charity!
  • couldn’t be more humbly honored that folks have nominated Verity! for a Hugo Award this year!
• Lynne has only ONE MORE Doctor Who story to consume (The Space Pirates!!), and she’ll have seen/heard ALL the televised eps!
• Deb
  • cannot wait to be on her way to Gally!
  • hails the releases of Seasons of War and Sam Maggs’ The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy!

Bonus links:
Missing episode audios
The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
The Five Companions

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