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Gallifrey
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Topic: Doctor Who Posted: February 27 2012 at 02:10 |
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but there doesn't seem to be a Doctor Who thread.
Every forum in existence needs a Doctor Who thread.
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: February 27 2012 at 02:27 |
Hmmm. I am a fan. I did not like the new season at all but I like the series overall.
The 80s era were how I became interested it the series. I liked the newer series with Billy Piper, as companion and then onto Donna Noble. Perhaps her season was the best of the new series with David Tennant. You cant beat Tom Baker tho for sheer class with brilliant companions Sarah, Leela, and Romana 1. I wont mention K9 and Adric....
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Gallifrey
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Posted: February 27 2012 at 02:34 |
I'm basically an any-era fan. But being young some of the earlier episodes have disappeared so I haven't seen them all.
Last series was…. average. Moffat is one of the best writers to write for DW, but he just hasn't had any really fantastic stories since he took over. Unlike the 4 fantastic ones he wrote for the Eccelston/Tennant era. Matt Smith though. Is fantastic. He just hasn't had many good stories to work with.
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JJLehto
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Posted: February 28 2012 at 15:53 |
I myself have never seen it, but I'll admit...I have a natural bias against it solely because a couple of people I know were sooooo obsessed with Dr. Who, that a friend and I felt out of place and even excluded, because we were not fans.
It was honest to god 75% of all their conversation! I'm not a TV show, movie, music, anything could occupy so much of my brain |
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Gallifrey
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Posted: February 28 2012 at 20:39 |
No. Watch it. It is the solely most brilliant thing in existence.
I have currently converted 21 people towards loving it, and I need more.
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Jim Garten
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Posted: February 29 2012 at 03:03 |
Have to say, I couldn't stand the earlier (1970s/1990s) series; only got interested once Eccleston took over. David Tennant for me is the best of the current batch, but Matt Smith isn't doing too bad.
Just don't get me started on the execrable 'Torchwood' spinoff. |
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Gallifrey
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Posted: February 29 2012 at 11:39 |
Some of the earlier stories are great, but they just take too long to get anywhere.
And Torchwood. The series that was sh*t for two years, then pulled out the best 5 episodes of TV for a long time. Then went back to being sh*t again. |
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Logan
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Posted: February 29 2012 at 12:18 |
I love Doctor Who -- have for as long as I can remember. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure. It's the only show still going that I try not to miss. My favourite Doctor was played by Jon Pertwee, but then he was also my first. Tom Baker was also very good. My favourite companion was Sarah Jane Smith who crossed over from latter Pertwee serials to Tom Baker ones. I quite disliked Donna Noble's character
I do hope that the new season (series) has some more interesting and fantastical stories since I also don't think the writing has been that strong of late. It's never been a very consistent show for me, but I still never like to miss it -- at least not since the 80s when I lost interest in it. I like Matt Smith's character, but would like to see a new Doctor ere very long -- perhaps a Doctor Smeghead, Craig Charles from Red Dwarf. :) |
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Gallifrey
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Posted: February 29 2012 at 12:44 |
My favourite is still Tennant, with Davison, Tom Baker and Matt Smith coming in behind.
I've only seen a few of Pertwee's because I believe some have disappeared. But he's still very good. I guess just every version is good.
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JJLehto
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Posted: February 29 2012 at 16:44 |
The fact you say "every forum needs a Doctor Who thread" and how you have converted 21 people...well it is honestly just feeding my own fire...I know think even more that this show is actually a cult
Besides the fact crazy Dr Who fans wrecked my group of friends almost, aren't there like 40 seasons of this thing? I'll be dead by then! Which is what you want I think! I'm onto you occultist! |
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Gallifrey
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Posted: February 29 2012 at 21:18 |
Naaaa. Only 32 seasons.
But most fans only watch the most recent series, and there's only 6 of them. Seriously, watch something from the new series "The Empty Child/Doctor Dances" from series 1, or "Blink" from series 3.
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VanVanVan
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Posted: March 01 2012 at 09:23 |
I'm about midway through Tennant's 1st or 2nd season (can't remember which, it's been a while since I watched)... One of these days I'll get around to catching up to the present.
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Logan
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Posted: March 01 2012 at 13:35 |
I liked Tennant's Doctor a lot. I think my favourite episodes of the new crop involved Eccleston with the Slitheen in the two-parter Aliens of London.
By the way, for those who haven't seen the parody with Rowan Atkinson, Jonathan Pryce, Hugh Grant etc. Dcotor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do-wDPoC6GM (not embedded for full screen reasons) EDIT: And my favourite version of the Doctor Who theme off a really good album: Edited by Logan - March 01 2012 at 13:43 |
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 01 2012 at 15:28 |
I watch, but I'm too young to have the original seasons.
Of the most recent batch I do love Tennant's doctor most, with Smith a close second. With regards to writing...I thought season 5 and the first part of 6 were very good. But the latter half of six did seem to suffer a little with writing. But they did dig themselves quite a big hole, which I don't think anyone expected for them to get out of fully. At least they left various questions for future seasons to answer.
All that said, I am looking forward to the new season.
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Gallifrey
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Posted: March 01 2012 at 20:36 |
In terms of writing, the latest two series don't compare at all to 1-4 with Eccelston and Tennant.
I can't think of one episode from Matt Smith's era that tops Silence In The Library or Blink or The Sound Of Drums or even the End Of Time. Writing has declined. But I still have hope. Moffat's a terrific writer most of the time, he just hasn't been on writing form recently
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Kotro
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Posted: March 02 2012 at 04:08 |
It's a different take. Moffat wrote probably the finnest individual episodes during Russell T. Davies period at the helm. Now he is more concerned with the story arc (which is brilliant) than with individual episodes. Still there have been some pretty great ones with Matt Smith - "Vincent" and "The Girl Who Waited" stand out from the top of my head.
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: March 02 2012 at 04:42 |
Everyone thinks whoever plays Doctor Who is an actor who cannot fill their bra. Conversely, everyone loves the Daleks
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Gallifrey
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Posted: March 02 2012 at 05:43 |
During RTD's era, Moffat's four were the best, along with Human Nature and The Sound Of Drums.
Since then, Vincent, Girl Who Waited were quite good, I'm more partial to Vincent, maybe because I've seen it more, and the other good ones have been The God Complex and The Doctor's Wife. Notice how none of them have been Moffat's? Also, I thought the second weeping angels episode was one of the worst possible things Moffat has ever thought up. I try not to think about it, because the more I do, the more things are wrong.
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Vompatti
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Posted: March 02 2012 at 06:03 |
Doctor who?!
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Gallifrey
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Posted: March 03 2012 at 01:37 |
In more recent news, honest opinions on the most recent christmas special.
I'll ask for yours before delivering mine.
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