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Topic: Doctor Who
Posted By: Gallifrey
Subject: Doctor Who
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 02:10
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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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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 02:27
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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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Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 02:34
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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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Posted By: JJLehto
Date 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  |
Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: February 28 2012 at 20:39
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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. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 03:03
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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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Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 11:39
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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. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 12:18
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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. :) |
Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 12:44
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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. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 16:44
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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! |
Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 21:18
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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. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: VanVanVan
Date Posted: March 01 2012 at 09:23
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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. ------------- "The meaning of life is to give life meaning."-Arjen Lucassen |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 01 2012 at 13:35
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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" rel="nofollow - 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: |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 01 2012 at 15:28
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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.
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Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: March 01 2012 at 20:36
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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 ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: Kotro
Date 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. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Gallifrey wrote:Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: March 02 2012 at 04:42
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Everyone thinks whoever plays Doctor Who is an actor who cannot fill their bra. Conversely, everyone loves the Daleks (You work it out)  ------------- 
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Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: March 02 2012 at 05:43
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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. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: March 02 2012 at 06:03
Doctor who?!  |
Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 01:37
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In more recent news, honest opinions on the most recent christmas special. I'll ask for yours before delivering mine. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 03:00
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I have not been a fan of the Christmas specials in general though loved Titanic episode - i thought Kylie made a great companion as did that foxy assassin in black but sadly was only in the one episode about the Planet of the Dead. My favourite Dr Who episodes in order of airing from first doc to latest are: 
IN CAPITALS AS I CANT BE BOTHERED WITH THE PUNCTUATION FIRST DOC - HARTNELL ERA (ONLY CHOSE COMPLETE STORIES) 
THE DALEKS THE DALEK INVASION OF EARTH THE WEB PLANET THE CHASE THE TENTH PLANET SECOND DOC - TROUGHTON ERA (MOST ARE MISSING AN EPISODE SO CHOSE COMPLETE STORIES) 
THE TOMB OF THE CYBERMEN THE DOMINATORS THE MIND ROBBER THE SEEDS OF DEATH THIRD DOC - PERTWEE ERA 
INFERNO DAY OF THE DALEKS THE SEA DEVILS THE THREE DOCTORS FRONTIER IN SPACE PLANET OF THE DALEKS THE GREEN DEATH DEATH TO THE DALEKS THE MONSTER OF PELADON PLANET OF THE SPIDERS FOURTH DOC - TOM BAKER ERA 
ROBOT GENESIS OF THE DALEKS REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN TERROR OF THE ZYGONS PLANET OF EVIL PYRAMIDS OF MARS THE SEEDS OF DOOM THE ROBOTS OF DEATH THE TALONS OF WENG CHIANG THE INVISIBLE ENEMY THE INVASION OF TIME THE PIRATE PLANET DESTINY OF THE DALEKS CITY OF DEATH MEGLOS LOGOPOLIS FIFTH DOC - DAVISON ERA 
THE VISITATION EARTHSHOCK MAWDRYN UNDEAD THE FIVE DOCTORS WARRIORS OF THE DEEP RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI SIXTH DOC - COLIN BAKER ERA 
ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN THE TWO DOCTORS TERROR OF THE VERVOIDS THE ULTIMATE FOE SEVENTH DOC - MCCOY ERA 
TIME AND THE RANI DRAGONFIRE REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS SILVER NEMESIS BATTLEFIELD THE CURSE OF FENRIC EIGHTH DOC - MCGANN (MOVIE ONLY) 
NINTH DOC - ECCLESTON ERA 
ROSE DALEK FATHERS DAY THE PARTING OF THE WAYS TENTH DOC - TENNANT ERA 
SCHOOL REUNION RISE OF THE MACHINES ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN ARMY OF GHOSTS DOOMSDAY GRIDLOCK DALEKS IN MANHATTAN EVOLUTION OF THE DALEKS BLINK THE SOUND OF DRUMS THE LAST OF THE TIMELORDS VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED - SPECIAL THE SONTAREN STRATEGEM THE DOCTORS DAUGHTER SILENCE IN THE LIBRARY MIDNIGHT TURN LEFT THE STOLEN EARTH JOURNEYS END THE END OF TIME 1 AND 2 VICTORY OF THE DALEKS VINCENT AND THE DOCTOR THE PANDORICA OPENS THE BIG BANG PLANET OF THE DEAD - SPECIAL ELEVENTH DOC - SMITH ERA 
THE IMPOSSIBLE ASTRONAUT DAY OF THE MOON A GOOD MAN GOES TO WAR LET'S KILL HITLER THE WEDDING OF RIVER SONG -------------
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Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 03:29
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I agree with you on christmas specials being average. Christmas Invasion was only good because it was Tennant's first story and he played him very well. Runaway Bride was good because of Catherine Tate. End Of Time was good because it wasn't really focused on christmas that much. And the rest were all quite bad. And I will eventually post a list of my favourites. Eventually. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 03:34
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Ok now that you all know i am a dr who freak my next question is": Who is your top 5 favourite COMPANIONS: The list CLASSIC SERIES http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page1.shtml" rel="nofollow - Susan Foreman (Carole Anne Ford) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page2.shtml" rel="nofollow - Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page3.shtml" rel="nofollow - Ian Chesterton (William Russell) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page4.shtml" rel="nofollow - Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page5.shtml" rel="nofollow - Steven Taylor (Peter Purves) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page6.shtml" rel="nofollow - Katarina (Adrienne Hill) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page7.shtml" rel="nofollow - Dorothea Chaplet/Dodo (Jackie Lane) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page8.shtml" rel="nofollow - Ben Jackson (Michael Craze) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page9.shtml" rel="nofollow - Polly (Anneke Wills) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page10.shtml" rel="nofollow - Jamie McCrimmon (Frazer Hines) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page11.shtml" rel="nofollow - Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page12.shtml" rel="nofollow - Zoe Herriot (Wendy Padbury) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page13.shtml" rel="nofollow - Sergeant Benton (John Levene) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page14.shtml" rel="nofollow - Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page15.shtml" rel="nofollow - Captain Mike Yates (Richard Franklin) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page16.shtml" rel="nofollow - Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw (Caroline John) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page17.shtml" rel="nofollow - Jo Grant (Katy Manning) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page18.shtml" rel="nofollow - Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page19.shtml" rel="nofollow - Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page20.shtml" rel="nofollow - Leela (Louise Jameson) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page21.shtml" rel="nofollow - K9 (John Leeson/David Brierley - voice) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page22.shtml" rel="nofollow - Romana I (Mary Tamm) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page23.shtml" rel="nofollow - Romana II (Lalla Ward) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page24.shtml" rel="nofollow - Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page25.shtml" rel="nofollow - Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page26.shtml" rel="nofollow - Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page27.shtml" rel="nofollow - Vislor Turlough (Mark Strickson) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page28.shtml" rel="nofollow - Kamelion (Gerald Flood - voice) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page29.shtml" rel="nofollow - Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown (Nicola Bryant) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page30.shtml" rel="nofollow - Melanie "Mel" (Bonnie Langford) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page31.shtml" rel="nofollow - Ace (Sophie Aldred) http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/companions/page32.shtml" rel="nofollow - Dr Grace Holloway (Daphne Ashbrook) Medically minded companion to the Eighth Doctor. New series: Lily Melody Song River Song Amy Pond Okay thats the list I think its complete: My Top 5 companions are easy for me: 1 Sarah Jane 2 Leela 3 Jo Grant 4 Rose Tyler 5 Donna Tyler -------------
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Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 03:48
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List of only the ones I consider to be phenomenally good. There are a lot more that are good. Hartnell The Daleks Dalek Invasion of Earth Tenth Planet Troughton Tomb Of the Cybermen The Mind Robber The Invasion Pertwee Spearhead From Space Inferno The Daemons Baker Genesis Of The Daleks Terror OF The Zygons Pyramids of Mars Seeds Of Doom Robots of Death Talons of Weng-Chang Horror Of Fang Rock City OF Death (I just realised all of those have the word 'of' in them. LOL) Davison Earthshock Caves Of Androzani Baker None, lol McCoy Rememberance Of The Daleks McGann None, again Eccelston Dalek Empty Child/Doctor Dances Boom Town Bad Wolf/Parting Of The Ways Tennant School Reunion Girl In The Fireplace Impossible Planet/Satan Pit Love & Monsters Human Nature/Family Of Blood Blink Utopia/Sound OF Drums/Last Of The Time Lords Fires Of Pompeii Unicorn and the Wasp Silence In The Library/Forest Of The Dead Turn Left Waters Of Mars Dreamland End Of Time Smith Amy's Choice Vincent and the Doctor The Big Bang The Doctor's Wife Wedding Of River Song Top 10 Ever 10. Earthshock 9. Waters Of Mars 8. The Empty Child/Doctor Dances 7. Love & Monsters 6. The Girl In The Fireplace 5. Caves Of Androzani 4. Sound Of Drums/Last OF The Timelords 3. Human Nature/Family Of Blood 2. Blink 1. Silence In The Library/Forest Of The Dead As you can see, I like the new series a lot more. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 03:50
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1. Jack Harkness 2. Sarah Jane 3. Romana II 4. Leela 5. Adric :'( ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 04:02
^ Adric really? -------------
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Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 04:11
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Yes. I liked Adric. I think actually I like him the most because he died. But yeah. It was depressing when he died. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 04:16
Sharing the love for Leela.......
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 06:18
EXTErrrrMINAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTE g'night -------------
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 06:48
If we include McGann we should include Cushing?
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Posted By: FunkyM
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 09:47
I tend to agree with you. My only guess would be that the role as show runner likely takes up a lot of his time and concentration (I often felt the same way about RTD-written episodes). |
Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 11:15
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Very much so. Although RTD had some truly great ones (and truly awful ones). And for some reason everyone hated Love & Monsters. I f**king loved that episode. Like honestly. How could you hate it, it was awesome. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 11:46
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http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/03/02/doctor-who-shada-book-review/
Shada, Douglas Adams' episode that never got completed, has been finally turned into book form. I never actually heard the audio version of it so this should be good. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: FunkyM
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 15:45
RTD's writing varied wildly, IMO. One episode would be brilliant and the next would be complete schlock. IMO, he actually improved in both quality and consistency in Series 4, which is my favourite of the new/revived series. The main thing I don't like about Love & Monsters is the ending. It was pretty ridiculous and horrifying if you think about it. |
Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 19:07
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Yeah the ending was… weird. I just love how it's acted out. And Peter Kay was awesome. And the ELO references. I loved it. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: Wu Bi Shuai
Date Posted: May 01 2012 at 15:19
Most recent Christmas special was bland. "A Christmas Carol" was brilliant, though. Gotta love flying sharks. |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 12:54
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Halfway through the second season. First conclusion: the Doctor is the worst grandfather EVER.
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 13:22
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Oooh, yeah. Doctor Who thread. I love every doctor, original and reboot. ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 18:14
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My god, I can't believe I missed this thread. Let's see, read something about top five companions, so here goes. Sarah Jane Smith (Lis Sladen) Dorothy "Ace" McShane (Sophie Aldred) Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) Romana Mk. 2 (Lala Ward) Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) Runners-up, Romana Mk. 1 (Mary Tamm) and Ian Chesterton (William Russell). ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 19:01
I've finally gotten into the show, about a month ago. Starting off with the recent seasons (since I want to watch the new one before TOO long) and I have to say...I'm a relative addict right now. Finished season 2 (of the new ones) a few days ago, such a sad last episode. I confess a love interest in Rose. 
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Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 19:30
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Seeing as this thread has sort of restarted. Opinions of episode 1 of series 7? I liked it, but only a bit. Episodes have been getting a bit weak the last couple of years. And this episode is obviously just setting up next years big return for the 50th anniversary. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 20:40
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Not there yet, going to start season 3 tonight.
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 20:49
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i loved it. each 11th Doctor episode seems better than the last.
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 22:04
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I thought the actress who played Oswin would have made a wonderful "companion". And it turns out, that's exactly who she'll be. A different character than in this episode, though. Rather odd!
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Posted By: Wu Bi Shuai
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 22:16
^^ There is lots of fan speculation floating around surrounding the
Oswin character(s). Some think Jenny (the Doctor's daughter, series 4)
is going to be involved, much of that theory based on the chair in these two photos: Personally, I'm just going to wait and see. |
Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 23:19
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I really hope Jenna-Louise (Oswin's actress) comes back some way or another. She was awesome
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 23:53
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: September 06 2012 at 23:55
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yay! :D she's cute
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 07 2012 at 12:19
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The new companion will be called Clara Oswin, Jenna-Louise Coleman's character in the last episode was Oswin Oswald, so evidently the two will be related in some way as has happened before in DW ... Freema Agyeman returned as companion Martha Jones after previously playing Adeola Jones and there have been several re-occuring characters who are linked in some way, such as The Face Of Boe and Jack Harkness. Of course since they are playing around with time how that relationship works can happen in any direction, just as it did with Melody Pond / River Song, who met the Doc long before the Doc met Amy Pond.
Tomorrow's episode is called Dinosaurs On A Spaceship ... I like that title. ------------- What? |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 05:56
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Okay I convinced my kids to get up early and watch the Day of the Doctor, so I hope its a great episode. Aussies get is at 6:50 am. anyone else look forward to seeing this ultimate 50th Anniversary episode?
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 06:02
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Scott, I own all the currently released vintage DVD's, a massive collection..and although I've bought all the modern ones too, I'm so far behind in watching them. I don't think I've seen more than the first five or so Matt Smith episodes, which means I've got about three seasons to catch up on! :D
I would watch this new Special in the morning, but I'm on nightshift, so it means I won't get home until 8am! 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 06:18
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I've tickets for a "live" 3D cinema presentation of the programme this evening. Should be a giggle.
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 06:53
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Well, Dean, if I wasn't on same said nightshift above, I would LOVE to have been going to a cinema screening as well! Double
I bet it will be great, I wonder if you'll get people in different Doctor costumes! Someone sure better have a long Tom Baker scarf! |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 07:04
I have a long (9 meter) "Dark Side of the Moon" scarf, but I won't be wearing it.  I expect a number of people will be dressing up, even in Basingstoke ... I thought about it for two seconds then discarded the idea - I'd look ridiculous: a cross between William Hartnell's Doctor, Anthony Ainley's Master and the Goodyear blimp.
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 07:05
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...or exactly how Colin Baker looks now
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 07:08
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I remember several years back a friend and I were going along to a midnight premiere screening of one of the newer Star Wars films. I came up with the mind-blowing idea of having some lightsabers attached to our belts haha!
As we're nearing the cinema entrance, my friend was like `Oh man, we look like idiots' etc, and then we walk into the cinema foyer, and I swear it was like the cantina scene in the original SW, EVERYONE in costumes! So my reply was `Great, now we're underdressed' !
Oh yeah, poor Colin Baker! It's a shock when I saw him now on some of the extras on his Who DVD's!
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 07:28
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I really need to make the time to watch more Doctor Who. My familiarity comes from a handful of VHS tapes I rented and/or bought, mainly from the Tom Baker period, but with some Pertwee too. And I haven't really seen anything since. The curious behavior of the Daleks has also made its way into our family's bucket of humor. Maybe because of this, my wife got me a Doctor Who t-shirt about a year ago ("Time and Relative Dimension in Space", printed in the shape of the Tardis), and of all the t-shirts I own, that is the one that has gotten me the most compliments and comments from complete strangers. Problem is, a lot of them then assume I'm a Dr Who fanatic too, and I feel kind of dumb when they then want to talk about the show. Kind of like when a Penn State alumnus sees me wearing a Penn State shirt and wants to know when I graduated (I didn't - my wife did). So it would be nice if I was a bit more current on the Doctor Who show. It's on Netflix, I just need to make the time for it. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 13:45
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My mother, my sister, and the majority of my friends all love Doctor Who but I guess I'll just never get it. I've been forced to watch episodes from the Baker, Tennant, and Smith eras. My takeaways: there are some entertaining enough episodes from the Tennant and Smith years but the old stuff is boring beyond belief. Also, Karen Gillan and Jenna-Louise Coleman are super hot. -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 13:45
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Starts in 5 minutes. Thanks for reminding me!
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 14:27
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Yeah...yeah ..yeah.....all the Who fans will no doubt watch it.
And that includes me.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 17:07
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I like the episode but idk how I like how it fits into the overall chronology of the series. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 17:55
I'm about to watch it for the 2nd time.It's already on my list of favorite Dr. Who episodes.
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 20:16
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 23 2013 at 20:19
yeah its definitely in my top 10 all time Who episodes! i loved it but still saw some missed opportunities in bringing back all doctors in a more pronounced way, as they can do that with CGI these days, but thats the way it goes. -------------
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: November 24 2013 at 06:28
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Great episode. Wasn't much convinced by the Elizabethan sub-plot, but the rest was magic.
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: November 24 2013 at 06:54
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In that episode, did anyone else notice the quick plug for that rubbish old Kameleon robot from the Fifth Doctor era?!
There was a photo of him pinned on the wall next to the old Brigadier! 
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: November 24 2013 at 08:05
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I watched it this morning to see what all the fuss was about. Do bare in mind I am not a recent Doctor Who observer and last saw it in the Tennant era. Trying not to spoil the plot for those who've not seen it yet: Although the story was quite gripping I feel disappointed. I actually felt more gravitas toward The War Doctor than I did toward anyone else because he played the more serious role. I just don't like the silly comedic filler. I know that's been a staple for a while but it's out of place for me. It's like watching Carry On Time Lord at times. I was waiting for a CGI Sid James or Kenneth Williams to appear. It just confirms for me why I stopped watching it a few years back. It wasn't terrible though. It didn't warrant all the "wow" posts I saw on Facebook though. Another complaint: couldn't they have found a better actress to play a certain red-haired lady? It's confusing. It seems the early Doctor Who's aimed at a younger audience were darker and seemingly less comedic and the more recent series are aimed at a more adult audience (or a family one) and are more comedic.  I've found the audio plays and the audio novelizations much more to my enjoyment. -------------   
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 25 2013 at 12:58
| I watched The Day of the Doctor twice on TV yesterday (EDIT: or actually that was the day before), plus lots of other great Doctor Who stuff. John Hurt was the star of it to my mind, and I am a big fan of his as well as Doctor Who, so great choice for me. My main problem with it was that I think they should have done a two hour special (for me Doctor Who has generally worked best with a longer format). Was nice to see Tom Baker at the end (I did expect to see him as he is the most iconic of Doctors, but not exactly sure how that worked with him being the curator -- being much older-looking than when he regenerated, so is he the Doctor? I assume so). I actually like Matt Smith a lot. I didn't like the Star Wars-like parts that much, and I think it would have been much cooler if we'd seen lots of Gallifreyans regenerating during the attack, and that energy release destroying some Daleks. I knew that Gallifrey would not be destroyed since we knew that it continued to exist from earlier series. I liked much of the comedy, but I would have rather had more pathos and rather less bathos. Still, despite having the excellent John Hurt, it was not my very favourite of the Smith years ( that would be Day of the Moon/ The Impossible Astronaut). |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 25 2013 at 13:40
The Tom Baker scene shows why they couldn't have had any of the older Doctor-actors making guest appearances with the exception of Ecclescake (who I believe refused to play the Doctor again) and McGann (who appeared in the mini-episode that showed his regeneration into Hurt as the War Doctor). The Doctor Who writers are very good at darning plot holes and side-stepping paradoxes so I liked the ambiguity of the curator scene, and I liked how it was subtly played by both Smith and Baker. On a side note, I'm not sure that all Gallifreyans could regenerate, not all Gallifreyans are Time Lords for example, Rassilon created the TARDIS tech and altered Time Lord cell structure, this does not imply he did it for all Gallifreyans. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 25 2013 at 13:54
Agreed. I also liked the ambiguity of the Tom Baker scene. I don't assume that all Gallifreyans can regenerate either, but seeing a bunch of them (Time Lord, and Time Lady to use that term, Gallifreyans) regenerating would have made for entertaining spectacle. Perhaps the "Lady Time Lords" could have done a Romana in their regenerations for comedic effect. ;) |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: November 27 2013 at 14:28
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THis is great. Play about Delia Derbyshire. Sorry if you can't listen BBC Radio. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jvh7" rel="nofollow - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jvh7 ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: November 28 2013 at 08:09
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That was good. I listened to it twice last week. Although was Delia really that excitable by the simplest of things? Although I think it was nervous excitement in reality. Although that radio play never mentioned that she lived with a guy from 1981 until her death. It made her sound like she was a lonely lady with an alcohol issue. -------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 28 2013 at 09:43
She really did sound like that (except the slurring perhaps), as this Radio Scotland Radio Interview shows: ...It seems like 90% of the dialogue in the radio play comes from this one interview.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: November 28 2013 at 10:31
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I wasn't denying she had an alcohol issue. Just the way they portrayed
her as being on her own when she had her partner living with her. She
was still reclusive though of course.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: November 28 2013 at 10:59
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That's proggier than Hawkwind.
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: November 29 2013 at 07:46
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Anyone seen the other stuff put out for the Anniversary? I really enjoyed the movie "An Adventure in Space and Time" and the short "The Five(ish) Doctor Reboot" - probably enjoyed both more than the Anniversary episode itself.
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 29 2013 at 09:09
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The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot was entertaining and mostly amusing. I liked the Sean Pertwee and Olivia "... I'm usually in everything" Coleman scene, one day the producers will put Sean in an episode. An Adventure in Space and Time was good, though the characterisations weren't that accurate, nice to see 'Delia Derbyshire' make an appearance.
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 29 2013 at 14:07
I agree...I didn't really care for the actress whio played Elizabeth nor that sub plot.
And I was disappointed in the Tom Baker appearance at the end; it simply didn't feel right and seemed totally gratuitous to me. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 28 2013 at 10:21
Any thoughts by all the Dr Who fans on the death and regeneration episode of Matt Smith...?
I was a little disappointed in the episode.
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: December 28 2013 at 10:35
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WARNING - POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW! :
Despite a touching final scene, Smith's final episode was quite a mess. Far too many little details and unresolved storylines crammed into too short a running time. And as for the banished Time Lords in the other dimension sending the Doctor essentially a `bonus' regeneration' through the crack....what a total cop-out!
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 28 2013 at 11:00
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It's a children's television programme, not Shakespeare. The shows producers painted themselves into a corner with the 12 regenerations plot device in the mid-70s as part of a story line featuring the Master, as no one at the time expected the series to last this long, it was never seen as a problem. However any solution was always going to be a cop-out no matter what it was. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: December 28 2013 at 12:57
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I agree. It wasn't my favourite explanation, but I was left satisfied nonetheless. The episode itself was very uneven.
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: December 28 2013 at 14:50
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It wasn't clear to me if he got just one additional regeneration or a whole new set of twelve. I thought it was the latter.
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 28 2013 at 17:11
It was pretty clear to me: "Ha! It's started - I can't stop it now, this is just the reset, a whole new regeneration cycle" ... in previous uses of the phrase regeneration cycle that has referred to the 12-regenerations. ------------- What? |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: December 28 2013 at 17:31
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 28 2013 at 18:14
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It seems most people didn't care for it, but I liked it. I might even go so far as call it my favorite Christmas episode. That said...I do wish it was longer to accommodate all the story more fully. Shame to see Matt go as well...but so it goes in the life of the Doctor. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: January 01 2014 at 19:37
I liked it as well too. A bit jarring to see Matt Smith suddenly become a very angry-seeming Peter Capaldi with his most intimidating glare.
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: February 01 2014 at 04:04
My feelings on the Time of The Dr finale is that it did well to wrap up many unanswered questions and really wrapped up Smith's era well to pave the way for the grand entrance of Peter Capaldi. He looks rather resplendent in his new costume too.. Not sure how he will go in his first season but so glad Coleman remains as she is perhaps the most enigmatic companion since Zoe. I grew to like the Smith era of Who after a shaky start to his seasons. He was magnificent in the last 3 eps of his final season, and I love how he appeared in Adventures in Space and Time I have been watching lots of Who lately, saw Planet of Giants today, and yesterday watched day of Dr, Time of Dr and Hide in one sitting. My kids are now into and its my fault. hahaa We are all Whovians in this house -------------
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: August 24 2014 at 05:25
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New Doctor ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 24 2014 at 12:54
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Aye, Capaldiwho gets the thumbs-up for me too Not a bad début episode if a little too long for the story-line (ie it dragged at times). Bet Tenant is pissed that Capaldiwho gets to keep his Scottish accent while Tenantwho had to fake an English one. Not sure what to make of  But I adore Michelle Gomez (Green Wing) so I'm not going to think too hard about who or what she's supposed to be.
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: August 24 2014 at 21:28
They could have made that about 15 minutes shorter and not really have lost anything. But Capaldi gets a from me as well. Did anyone else though get that feeling that at the end that whole thing with Clara accepting the Doctor being all old and gray and stuff, was aimed at the teenage girl fans who had a crush on first Tennant and then Smith? It was almost like they were talking directly to them "please give the old guy a chance, no he won't be like your pretend boyfriend, but it will still be a good show". It was cool to see Matt in a cameo, but c'mon, that seemed a little too much. It would have been better if they had done so that it was more along the lines of "The Doctor's been older before, he'll be older again. If you don't like it p*** off." ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: August 25 2014 at 04:19
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Yeah, the whole episode had that "let's see who's a Doc Who fan and who's a Tennant/Smith fan" vibe going one. I was okay with it, but then again, my favourite Doctor is Hartnell, so the message wasn't really aimed at the likes of me. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 26 2014 at 15:00
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I actually liked the pacing of the episode, and not really sure what to cut to trim it down 10ish mins. Needless to say I enjoyed it, and while I can't give a full rec for PC after only one episode he seems like he'll fit in nice once he has a chance to develop into his own doctor. I'm glad hes a bit different from Tennent/Smith at any rate.
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: August 26 2014 at 15:26
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I would have cut out most of the ending for one. That was unnecessary I thought. I also thought the beginning dragged on a bit. I was getting a bit impatient to see the new Doctor in action. Of course, I felt that same way with the first Tennant episode too. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: August 26 2014 at 16:21
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Oooh, Who thread!
I'm reserving judgement on Capaldi, the 'intro' episode is always a 'hey, let's all get used to the new Doctor' festival. I get your point (The Doctor) about the episode being written for a specific group, I certainly got the impression that they were selling the new Doctor but hadn't considered who they were selling him to. Yeah, I think you're spot on with the target audience. I'm very curious to see where the whole Missy thing goes. I've heard a lot of options but I'm going with some version of River (I could be romanticisizing the teaser). She refers to the Doctor as her boyfriend, River was downloaded into the library and the cyborg could have also been downloaded into something (circumventing the murder versus suicide question at the end). Finally, last year, Matt Smith was asking producers to keep River as 'his' character and to not go any further with her. This could have been Matt Smith randomly talking about River, but I think it was more a reaction to the producers discussing the option of reinventing the River character. Just my two cents. . . looking forward to the next one. ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 26 2014 at 17:30
I could see that RE: the ending...at least parts of it. However, if they were trying to sell the new doc to the younger fan base as you suggest (and I agree with) than most of it was necessary. I also like the silliness of the beginning. And it seems like the doctor always enters one of those periods of instability when he transforms (at least with the new esries...don't know the older ones) so to continue that trend makes sense to me. (But it was rather non-connected to the story at large.) ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: August 26 2014 at 18:45
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Unnecessary from a story standpoint, but yeah, I guess from a marketing standpoint maybe it was necessary. I just personally didn't feel the need to be sold on the new Doctor. I've been watching the show since McCoy regenerated into McGann (actually before that in reruns, but that was my first contemporaneous regen). I'm used to accepting new Doctors. Period of instability - when Davison regenerated into Colin Baker, the 6th Doctor attempted to kill his companion and then decided to live a hermit's life. So yeah, that period of instability goes back a long way. Roland, that was my thought too as far as Missy. I think she could very well be some version of River. The "boyfriend" line was what made me think of that too. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: October 31 2014 at 21:41
Today's Halloween costume. My wife is the Dalek and my daughter is the Doctor. I'm the Tardis. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 01 2014 at 02:26
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: November 01 2014 at 03:05
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