Doctor Who

[Dalisclock]

But they have no face, nothing recognisably human. They're as un-humanoid as you can get, and they hate everything that IS humanoid. They're not driven by anything so understandable as hunger or instinct, they honestly believe that as a species we deserve to die. And they will never stop coming. Ever.

And if that distorted warped voice doesn't scare you, you have a heart of stone.

I understand that. I just think the "KILL ALL HUMANS" has been done better elsewhere.

And yelling "EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!" is campy.

Now, the Weeping Angels, OTOH, creeped me the fuck out.

 

[Xelt]

I just saw this about the woman, not sure if anyone posted it already.

Spoiler

During filming, newspapers The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph announced that Claire Bloom would be portraying the Doctor's mother. However, the character was never explicitly identified as such during the special, but the Doctor does react strongly to seeing her character, leaving it a mystery.

Source: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Woman

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

But they have no face, nothing recognisably human. They're as un-humanoid as you can get, and they hate everything that IS humanoid. They're not driven by anything so understandable as hunger or instinct, they honestly believe that as a species we deserve to die. And they will never stop coming. Ever.

And if that distorted warped voice doesn't scare you, you have a heart of stone.

I understand that. I just think the "KILL ALL HUMANS" has been done better elsewhere.

And yelling "EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!" is campy.

Now, the Weeping Angels, OTOH, creeped me the fuck out.

Guess what? They'll be back for an encore next season. The Angels from Hell, I mean.

 

[Xelt]

Wilfred Mott is also a anagram of

Spoiler

Time lord FTW (or WTF)

 

[Jirlond]

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I get so bored I just stop watching it and Daleks just look hilarious, nothing evil about them. They look really silly.

Well, it sounds like you've never really gotten into it. To each his own, whatever.

Speaking of, End of Time part 2 did a MUCH better job than part 1. I baw'd so hard.

Now, Supernatural... Supernatural is an awesome show.

Haha you lost all credibility at spotting good shows.

You are entitled to your opinion but..... you're wrong

I usedto think daleks were silly too - now they scare me beyond belief - they are just so evil they do things so simply but intelligently.

 

[Soxafloppin]

Ive never got into it.

Its too late now!

 

[Darth Marsden]

Ive never got into it.

Its too late now!

it's never too late to get into Doctor Who! The DVD boxset of the Eccleston era should be quite cheap these days, so go grab it.

RE the Daleks: I think they've been overdone in Nu-Who. Aside from Series 3, they've appeared in every series finale (series 3 was the Master), and each time they do show up, their power to impress diminishes a little bit. Still have the ability to send a shiver down your spine though.

Spoiler: Moffat apparently wasn't keen on having them in Nu(er)-Who, but that said...

they are appearing in a two-part story this year. They'll be in episodes 8 and 9 of Matt Smith's first series, with the first episode entitled 'Creation of the Daleks'.

 

[electric discordian]

Right I have watched this, it suffered from several problems. really really shoddy pacing, over emotion, a radiation cubicle with a gap in the bottom under the door and the door didn't go all the way to the frame on either side!

regeneration is not like death, hence the term regeneration. That was just an excuse for Russel T to write some of his proper drama, it smacked of an audition piece to prove that he can still write other things other than kids scifi shows which are still regarded with derision in the BBC despite it being one of their biggest earners.

The whole story could have been told in one hour and a half special, the exposition and set up of the first episode could have been done in the first five minutes with little lost.

But it did have Bernard Cribbin's and the timelords return was a pretty good notion. I enjoyed it, it just didn't hang as well as it should

Oh and finally is homoerotic double entendre really a good thing to put in a family friendly tea time show?

My god people like you annoy me. Constantly whining about details that don't even matter. Yes there was a gap under the door. So what? Aliens don't exist either. It's not grounded in reality. I'm pretty sure you'd have whined that it was rushed if they'd made it an hour and a half special with the summary of the first part in five minutes. And as for the homoerotic double entendre... My god. What kind of kids have you seen that would pick up on that and say "Well mother I don't think that's appropriate. Here I am pretending to be a dinosaur and he's implying sodomy"

Grow up.

Good point about realism. In the Whoniverse, you've basically got Cthulhu going around and breaking people's windows. And I am not speaking metaphorically!

So by having some critical faculty I'm whining! That's a nice way to start the new year. Russell T couldn't write his way out of a paper bag in most cases, he writes things that go nowhere. His story arcs contain so many dead ends and mistakes its breath taking. It's quite frightening that some of the gaffs he makes are not caught in the proof reading stage. The fact that kids cannot pick up on something does not make it right. If I turned up in-front of your children and had hot rumpo with my Mrs would you just sit back and say "that's okay my 3 year old won't understand it!"

My other main problem with it is that most Doctor Who viewers would not know that Captain Jack is in space on his own as the reason that happened was it Torchwood a post watershed show. Realism is very important in creating suspension of disbelief, when your entire story hangs on the idea that radiation will escape into a cubicle and kill anyone in it then have a hole in the door the size of a tabby cat its not just the door that has holes!

I am hoping that a new writer without an over blown sense of his self importance will bring it back to being about sci fi and not about navel contemplation, whining sentimentality and utter utter drivel.

 

[Daffy F]

God bless people who recorded it in HD and posted it on the internet commercial free (what you actually expect me to wait for it to play here in the states on the 2nd?)

On to the fanboy crying now

/sob I want david tenant back, I was choking back mega tears when he screams "But I don't want to go!"

This new guy ain't got a chance, his face looks like it was beaten with a tire iron and his voice still cracks like he's in puberty. Suppose we'll just have to suffer through at the least 1 season of this guy trying to imitate Tennant's acting

(my opinion is slight biased and filled with fanboy anger since Tennant was my first Doctor, so do take it with the prescribed grain of salt)

I don't know, I mean I was kinda like that too, except without the whole tire iron bit. I am willing to give New guy a chance, just as I reluctantly gave Tennant a chance back at the beginning of series 2, however I don' like the way he seems to try and imitate Tennats style, but seriously, be fair. it's a hell of an act to follow.

 

[Milhous]

Right I have watched this, it suffered from several problems. really really shoddy pacing, over emotion, a radiation cubicle with a gap in the bottom under the door and the door didn't go all the way to the frame on either side!

regeneration is not like death, hence the term regeneration. That was just an excuse for Russel T to write some of his proper drama, it smacked of an audition piece to prove that he can still write other things other than kids scifi shows which are still regarded with derision in the BBC despite it being one of their biggest earners.

The whole story could have been told in one hour and a half special, the exposition and set up of the first episode could have been done in the first five minutes with little lost.

But it did have Bernard Cribbin's and the timelords return was a pretty good notion. I enjoyed it, it just didn't hang as well as it should

Oh and finally is homoerotic double entendre really a good thing to put in a family friendly tea time show?

My god people like you annoy me. Constantly whining about details that don't even matter. Yes there was a gap under the door. So what? Aliens don't exist either. It's not grounded in reality. I'm pretty sure you'd have whined that it was rushed if they'd made it an hour and a half special with the summary of the first part in five minutes. And as for the homoerotic double entendre... My god. What kind of kids have you seen that would pick up on that and say "Well mother I don't think that's appropriate. Here I am pretending to be a dinosaur and he's implying sodomy"

Grow up.

Good point about realism. In the Whoniverse, you've basically got Cthulhu going around and breaking people's windows. And I am not speaking metaphorically!

So by having some critical faculty I'm whining! That's a nice way to start the new year. Russell T couldn't write his way out of a paper bag in most cases, he writes things that go nowhere. His story arcs contain so many dead ends and mistakes its breath taking. It's quite frightening that some of the gaffs he makes are not caught in the proof reading stage. The fact that kids cannot pick up on something does not make it right. If I turned up in-front of your children and had hot rumpo with my Mrs would you just sit back and say "that's okay my 3 year old won't understand it!"

My other main problem with it is that most Doctor Who viewers would not know that Captain Jack is in space on his own as the reason that happened was it Torchwood a post watershed show. Realism is very important in creating suspension of disbelief, when your entire story hangs on the idea that radiation will escape into a cubicle and kill anyone in it then have a hole in the door the size of a tabby cat its not just the door that has holes!

I am hoping that a new writer without an over blown sense of his self importance will bring it back to being about sci fi and not about navel contemplation, whining sentimentality and utter utter drivel.

My my, *somebody* has forgotten the egregious retcons in the original series. Sooo, who are the Daleks? What are their *real* origins?
Stop exaggerating the effect of the scene with Cpt. Jack.

In short,
"If you're wondering how he eats and breathes / And other science facts / Then repeat to yourself 'It's just a show, / I should really just relax.'"