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Betonov

10-26-14, 10:07 AM

The heroine in my story had no powers. She just wore high heels with her costume and fought bad guys that way. It's fantasy.

my money is on The Watchmen

Sailor Steve

10-27-14, 09:17 AM

I just watched the episode. Yes, it was silly. The whole concept was nonsense. Trees magically appearing across the whole world overnight? Even given the premise of the reason for this the logistics were unbelievable. I maintain my opinion that within that context the question of the girl and the wolves is the least of my worries. On the other hand, the whole thing is no more preposterous than any dozen other Who episodes. That said, the episode was also a whole lot of fun, what with a bunch of kids running around in the TARDIS and the furthering of the whole Clara/Danny thing.

Which brings me to one thing that's annoyed me ever since the new Who began, and that's the centering of the show not around the Doctor or the companions but the companions' home lives. Too many overbearing mothers. Too many romantic complications. Still, while I say I'm annoyed I still enjoy them immensely, and continue to do so to this day.

So there! :O:

STEED

10-28-14, 06:50 AM

Who's Your Who?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIasXACIhfE

Why is John Hurt not in there? :huh:

I go with Tom Baker. :yeah:

Speaking of classic WHO starting this Sunday Nov2nd DRAMA is screening a different Dr Who every week Starting with William Hartnell.

Oberon

11-01-14, 04:24 PM

So....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oW5s9Qx-J4

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lsko9H79Cu4/Ti8puEaoHJI/AAAAAAAABos/64oy0rGZizo/s1600/115193-vancouver-riots.jpg

What a pile of....
I'm sorry but out of all the villains they could have chosen, they chose the Master...AGAIN! I was hoping...damn, I was mouthing the word Rani at the television screen...heck, even Romana would have been better.
It's a complete lack of imagination on Moffats behalf, not to mention gaping plot holes...the Master was not 'abandoned', he sacrificed himself to drive Rassilion and the rest of the Time lords back into the time locked Gallifrey...so if this 'Missi' is the Master, then where is Rassilion and the rest of the Time lord high council? :dead:
It doesn't make any sense!! And I mean it's not as if this is old Who we're talking about here...the Master was last seen just three seasons ago, just four years ago.

That aside, it was still a poor episode, there was un-necessary spooking created around an unknown subject, death...and cremation in particular. How many children are going to be upset that Grandad Fred was cremated?
Furthermore, Dannys death...he might as well just fallen over his bicycle, it served no purpose other than to get the Doctor and Clara to the Nethersphere, whatever the heck that is.
I actually, physically facepalmed several times...most heavily when Missi revealed her true title.

Moffat, really...he really needs to go. Bring back Russell T Davies!

Cybermat47

11-01-14, 04:28 PM

Dammit... I read your post, Oberon, but I'm on Tapatalk, so spoiler tags don't work :(

It's actually kind of funny :D

Oberon

11-01-14, 04:41 PM

Dammit... I read your post, Oberon, but I'm on Tapatalk, so spoiler tags don't work :(

It's actually kind of funny :D

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnfa1iuw9t1qm00hqo1_250.gif

Rhodes

11-01-14, 06:34 PM

When I began to read (also in tapatalk),that villain was fine by me. He is one of my favourite and deserved the return. Now,if missi is that villain?! :eek::huh: :down: :mad: :/\\!! :nope:!!!

Cybermat47

11-02-14, 04:50 AM

Just saw Dark Water :o

I think I'll have to wait until Death in Heaven before I know what to think of Missy :o

STEED

11-02-14, 06:36 AM

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH!

Wait a minute I take that back, rubbish was better than what ever that was!

A episode we all could have done without! Burn it, burn it now!

Rhodes

11-02-14, 07:02 AM

Lovely episode, can not know if I should laugh or cry!!! :woot:

So the robots remember that they ahve a nice raw material for new ones, in the dead... Oberon is right, Rani or even Romana would be a better villain!

STEED

11-02-14, 07:34 AM

This weeks episode was bought to you by..

http://www.trashionista.com/mills_logo.jpg

Rhodes

11-02-14, 09:26 AM

Please elaborate Steed!

Jimbuna

11-02-14, 10:26 AM

This weeks episode was bought to you by..

http://www.trashionista.com/mills_logo.jpg

ROFLMAO :har:

Please elaborate Steed!

Mills & Boon is a romance imprint of British publisher Harlequin UK Ltd. It was founded in 1908 by Gerald Rusgrove Mills and Charles Boon as a general publisher. The company moved towards escapist fiction for women in the 1930s.

Rhodes

11-02-14, 02:25 PM

Ah, I understand now.:up: We had similar publishers here.

Cybermat47

11-02-14, 03:32 PM

I think it's too soon to judge the story yet. After all, we haven't even seen half of it yet; there's another hour of it next week. But I might as well sum up my thoughts on the episode.

I thought Danny's death was good. After all the exterminations, deletions, beatings, asphyxiations and skull-crackings, it's actually a bit of a relief to see someone die in a more mundane way. And it's better than Sylvester McCoy in a Colin Baker wig falling off a bike any day. I'm not sure what to think of Clara's betrayal though; it seems very much out of character, but then again, her boyfriend just died, so it's a bit more understandable.

The Nethersphere looked great, and I liked the explanation of it being a part of the Matrix. The scenes in it were also pretty unsettling, especially at the end when Danny is given the option to become a Cyberman. Speaking of Danny, I thought the flashback to his 'bad day' in Afghanistan was well done. Back to the Nethersphere though, I hope the mechanics of how the dead work in this story are more fleshed out in part 2. So far, while it's a frightening idea, we haven't gotten much of an explanation of how it works.

The Cybermen have been good so far. I like the idea of them manipulating people to be voluntarily converted. It would have been good if there had been corpses making up the Cyberman army, though, not just skeletons.

And as for Missy... gender-bending aside, Gomez makes a great Master. She's crazy, intelligent, homicidal, and witty, all the things that make a good Master.

What do I think of the Master being a Woman? Well, Michelle Gomez is certainly helping me accept the change. I guess I don't really have a problem with a Female Master. I mean, she's still a homicidal maniac with a PhD. As long as the Master is like that, I don't care what genitals they have.

STEED

11-03-14, 11:51 AM

I see jim picked up on my point. :)

I don't give a dam about companion back stories and the way its going you may as well re-name the show - The Doctor's companions and some guy called the Doctor.

Any way stuff all that for now anyone watched classic Dr Who on Drama yesterday? Well if you missed it you didn't miss much but next week is a must see with Patric Troughton in The Tomb of the Cybermen a classic story so make a note of it.

FREEVIEW DRAMA 4PM SUNDAY GOT THAT?

STEED

11-06-14, 08:00 AM

This weeks episode was bought to you by..

http://www.trashionista.com/mills_logo.jpg

Oh my not gushy enough as Dr Who gets some stick!

some viewers found the plotline, about death and cremation, disturbing and complained to the BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/29908743

Maybe in the grand final the cybermen hand out bunches of flowers and give everyone hugs and kisses and everyone lives happy ever after.:rolleyes:

Oberon

11-06-14, 08:16 AM

TBH I thought that the whole

Don't cremate me

thing was in poor taste and not really necessary to the plot.

STEED

11-06-14, 08:19 AM

The whole episode was rubbish.

I'm not nit picking on a bit here I'm having ago at the whole dam episode. :har:

Sailor Steve

11-06-14, 08:20 AM

And I thought on the whole it was pretty good. :sunny:

STEED

11-06-14, 08:24 AM

http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/tomb-of-the-cybermen-bfi.jpg

Disgusting violent gory story as I recall what Mary Whitehouse's clean up TV campaign said. Can't wait, really looking forward to watching again.

Sailor Steve

11-06-14, 08:27 AM

I own it, so I can watch it any time I feel like it.

STEED

11-06-14, 08:31 AM

I own it, so I can watch it any time I feel like it.

Anyone miss it this sunday pop round to steve's pad. :)

Rhodes

11-06-14, 09:09 AM

Well, the all thing of of the dead have conscience, before explain better had me thinking:

lovely, all that time we (I) played with bones, toss skulls into the air and other crazy stuff - they all felt that...:huh::dead::woot:

Oberon

11-06-14, 09:43 AM

lovely, all that time we (I) played with bones, toss skulls into the air and other crazy stuff - they all felt that...:huh::dead::woot:

http://digilander.libero.it/stanleykubrick/2001/images/dawn06.jpg

:O: :haha::haha:

STEED

11-06-14, 10:20 AM

^Oh heck here come the complaints. :har:

Rhodes

11-06-14, 10:26 AM

:O: That's why they return from the grave! :o (Need zombie smiley for subsim!)

STEED

11-06-14, 10:37 AM

Don't mess with the skull. :o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDiESOyZiVU

Rhodes

11-06-14, 11:05 AM

Bahhh, amateur! Never happened that with me! :know:

Oberon

11-08-14, 04:21 PM

Well, to quote Blackadder:
"It started badly, it tailed off a little in the middle and the less said about the end the better — but apart from that it was excellent."

SPOILERS AHEAD MR CYBERMAT!!

http://hoomahmoos.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/spoilersriver.png

I think that's enough space...

The interaction between the Master and the Doctor was quite nice, with the Master offering the army to him, just wanting to be accepted...although to be honest it was just pandering to Doctor/Master slash fans...which is a pretty large demographic in the Who fandom so I guess he can't go wrong there.

The ending was traditionally push-button, and I'd have expected nothing less to be honest. Big build up, kill off a liked character to make the bad person seem more bad and then hand wave the ending. It was a bit corny to do it for the day next to Remembrance Sunday too...a bit obvious really with Dannys speach...but...as corny as it was, it was quite good. I did like that.

Then...of course...there's Santa Clause...

I'm...I'm not even going to go there...really... Not even sure I want to watch the Christmas episode now if I'm honest... :nope:

STEED

11-09-14, 06:42 AM

Total and utter dribble from start to finish.

Roll on 4pm so I can watch a real good Dr Who Cyberman story from the classic ere.

Betonov

11-09-14, 07:05 AM

I'm surprised right wingers aren't coming out of the woodworks because

Missy kissed Doctor and Missy was two times a man before

Jimbuna

11-09-14, 08:26 AM

I'm surprised right wingers aren't coming out of the woodworks because

Missy kissed Doctor and Missy was two times a man before

Don't you remember what I told you in York :hmmm:

"Sex is okay but you can't beat the real thing" :)

STEED

11-09-14, 01:11 PM

Just watched the classic Dr Who Tomb of the Cybermen and really enjoyed it fantastic. :up:

Jon Pertwee next week in his first story spearhead from space taking on these dudes. Jon Pertwee the 007 Doctor.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d7/Spearhead_from_Space.jpg

STEED

11-12-14, 10:09 AM

Steven Moffat plays down Doctor Who ratings fall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30018190

Nothing to do with the actors at all, more like the dreadful story lines this year so here is some advice.

1. Stronger better story lines are needed.
2. Sod the companion(s) back story lines who cares, its called Dr Who!
3. Tone down the SFX.
4. Give the Cybermen and Daleks a break of two to three years.
5. Beef up the Xmas specials they really are poor.

Jimbuna

11-12-14, 10:36 AM

The ratings (whichever spin you put on them) are seldom wrong.

Oberon

11-12-14, 10:57 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30018190

Nothing to do with the actors at all, more like the dreadful story lines this year so here is some advice.

1. Stronger better story lines are needed.
2. Sod the companion(s) back story lines who cares, its called Dr Who!
3. Tone down the SFX.
4. Give the Cybermen and Daleks a break of two to three years.
5. Beef up the Xmas specials they really are poor.

Can't disagree, I'd say keep the companions backstory but don't make it the main thing, I think Rose had the perfect balance for that, her mother and Mickey appeared from time to time, but they weren't a part of every episode or a main plotline.
Definitely give the Cybermen and Daleks (and the Weeping Angels too) a break, looking at the Zygons and Ice Warriors again might not be a bad idea, there's also the option of the Silurians. That's just a few that have been brought back more recently, there's a whole host of aliens that can be used that have been in the old stories, the Draconians for one.
Don't bring back the Master/Missy again for a few seasons, that was a cul-de-sac of a storyline really and the Master has been turned from a scheming villain (who admittedly was always foiled) into a complete psychopath with over the top acting, even John Sim was guilty of that. They really should have kept Jacobi as the Master for a bit, he could have done justice to it with proper malice, but he probably cost more than the Doctor Who department of the BBC could afford over a long period. Another alternative actor to use for the Master would be Charles Dance, he's just been freed up from Game of Thrones so he's on the market and would make a good Delgado style Master and take the character back to the devious genius Moriarty to the Doctors Sherlock as he was originally intended, not some crazy psychopath who also happens to be a genius.
If you want to have a strong female villain, then go for the Rani, lots of potential to be tapped with that villain, and a fairly clean slate to do it from. I don't think she's even been mentioned since Sylvester McCoy so lots of free space to work with there.
Gallifrey...you're going to have to go there at some point in the next season or people are going to lose interest. You've teased it since the Day of the Doctor, and now that the Master/Missy has somehow reappeared then you're going to have to eventually have the Doctor find it...and then you're going to have to deal with the fact that the Timelord High Council who wanted to end Time has been unleashed into the universe again...perhaps having the Master eat the High Council after he drove them back into the Time lock at the end of 'The End of Time' might help remove the Council and put some more sane people in charge of Gallifrey.
Then, perhaps, if you really want to, you can have a Dalek vs Timelords episode...but give us a bit of Davros action too, it's only fair.

Rhodes

11-12-14, 11:22 AM

I endorse Oberon as the main script writer for the next seasons of the show!:up:

STEED

11-12-14, 12:52 PM

Forgot about those blasted angles yea I agree.

The Master has gone OTT without question and now a sex change! Give him her what ever the master is a season off.

Bring back the Yeti and the Black Guardian & White Guardian

And if you have a Dalek story please lets see Davros up against the Movellans.

Grand final the Time Lords return but so dose a ancient enemy they battled the Giant Vampires.

As you can see a touch of classic Dr Who in my ideas. :)

AndyJWest

11-12-14, 01:00 PM

STEED

11-16-14, 01:01 PM

Another classic Dr Who story what a great afternoon watching Spearhead from space. Bring on next week with my all time Doctor Tom Baker in one of my all favorites from his ere...:up:

Pyramids of Mars next week on DRAMA 4pm.:yeah:

http://www.dbutler22.freeserve.co.uk/dwpom2.jpg

STEED

11-22-14, 11:58 AM

Roll on Sunday, I am so looking forward to this one. :yeah:

Extra long scarf and a bag of jelly babies.

http://www.titaniumteddybear.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/doctor-who-jelly-baby.jpg

BossMark

11-22-14, 03:07 PM

Think I will after dig my VHS collection out sometime, and watch the classic Pertwee and Baker. Because to be honest if want for Jenna Coleman I dont think I would have bothered with the last series.

STEED

11-23-14, 04:49 AM

Back in August...

Doctor Who's Jenna-Louise Coleman quits role as Time Lord's assistant and will leave at Christmas

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-whos-jenna-louise-coleman-quits-4061757

I have no idea if this is true..

Jimbuna

11-23-14, 08:43 AM

Back in August...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-whos-jenna-louise-coleman-quits-4061757

I have no idea if this is true..

Could be an opportunity to stardom for you STEED....time you got the wig, dress and suspenders out me thinks :)

STEED

11-23-14, 01:21 PM

Could be an opportunity to stardom for you STEED....time you got the wig, dress and suspenders out me thinks :)

STEED in a wig. :hmmm:

Nah...:har:

STEED

11-23-14, 01:27 PM

Great to see Tom Baker in action with the late great Elizabeth Sladen. :yeah:

Next Week Peter Davis takes on you know who...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/Earthshock.jpg

EARTHSHOCK...A good one from Peter's ere as the Doctor.

DRAMA 4pm Sunday

STEED

11-30-14, 01:25 PM

Another great one from Peter Davidson ere. :up:

Next week Colin Baker in average one for his time...vengeance on varos. Could have been worst, Colin Baker the man who has many fans would put it brought Dr Who to the edge and never recovered thanks to him. :hmmm:

http://popculture-y.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/vengeance-on-varos.jpg

Sailor Steve

11-30-14, 02:04 PM

Another great one from Peter Davidson ere. :up:
Which is it, Davis or Davidson?
Hint: It's neither.

Colin Baker the man who has many fans would put it brought Dr Who to the edge and never recovered thanks to him. :hmmm:
If you do a little investigating you would find that he hated the outfit and hated some of the scripts he was handed. My personal opinion is that it wasn't Baker's fault at all. The man who ruined that era was producer Jon Nathan Turner.

Cybermat47

11-30-14, 04:50 PM

Colin Baker the man who has many fans would put it brought Dr Who to the edge and never recovered thanks to him. :hmmm:

Nooooooo!

Colin Baker was great. He was just given poor scripts and a bizarre outfit.

The reason that Doctor Who started to decline then was that because the scripts and production values became worse, the BBC didn't like the show, reduced the budget, and that made them like it even less, so they reduced the budget even more...

And the stories weren't always bad. Revelation of the Daleks is great.

And the series did recover when The Cartmel arrived.

STEED

11-30-14, 05:52 PM

OK third time lucky Peter Davison. :/\\!!

Well you deep deep deep deep Who fans would say that as you fiddle with your sonic screwdrivers. :har:

STEED

11-30-14, 05:56 PM

Revelation of the Daleks is great.

First episode was rubbish, just the Doctor poncing around in the snow most part. Too be honest that story could have been done as a good two part story once you cut out all that dead wood.

Sailor Steve

11-30-14, 06:44 PM

OK third time lucky Peter Davison. :/\\!!
Love ya man!

Well you deep deep deep deep Who fans would say that as you fiddle with your sonic screwdrivers. :har:
Say what?!?!

Why, I oughta...
:rotfl2:

Oberon

11-30-14, 09:38 PM

Nooooooo!

Colin Baker was great.

He certainly seemed a nice enough person when I met him, good humoured. Likewise McCoy. :yep:

Sailor Steve

11-30-14, 10:49 PM

He certainly seemed a nice enough person when I met him, good humoured. Likewise McCoy. :yep:
Did you see the '50ish Anniversary Special' put together by Peter Davison and featuring Baker, McCoy and McGann? I assume you did, but I had to ask. If not, you'll love it. They have a lot of fun poking fun at themselves.

Oberon

12-01-14, 06:43 AM

Did you see the '50ish Anniversary Special' put together by Peter Davison and featuring Baker, McCoy and McGann? I assume you did, but I had to ask. If not, you'll love it. They have a lot of fun poking fun at themselves.

I did indeed, it was hilarious. :haha: :up:

STEED

12-01-14, 08:00 AM

Colin Baker was the most hated Doctor for all kinds of reasons and for me I always felt he was not suited for the role. Yes as posted by you lot there was XYZ reasons as well but he just looked out of place and not sure about himself to me.

I didn't out right hate him as most part I hated the dreadful story lines he got and thinking about now it reflected on the way he came across. :hmmm:

STEED

12-26-14, 07:33 AM

I forgot to post so here we go..

Colin Baker - vengeance on varos
Not bad, there were some silly things in it but over all ok.

Sylvester McCoy - Battlefield
A load of rubbish bar one point, nice to see the Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Paul McGann - Dr Who Movie
Can some one tell me why the heck would the Daleks put the Master on trial only to exterminate him? :hmmm:

Not yet seen this years Xmas special, may watch it latter.

Good news for BossMark..http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30602537

Sailor Steve

12-26-14, 08:58 AM

Paul McGann - Dr Who Movie
Can some one tell me why the heck would the Daleks put the Master on trial only to exterminate him? :hmmm:
They didn't. The Time Lords put him on trial and found him guilty. They then handed him over to the Daleks for extermination.

STEED

12-26-14, 09:29 AM

There is no mention of the Time Lords or Daleks putting the Master on trial. So I stand corrected from my point, so who put him on trial and why on Skaro? Seems a dam silly place too as the Daleks hate all other life and Time Lords must be on top of their hate list.

This is a fan rework opener but the vocals are unchanged.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4ClizZwbw

Why use Daleks to eliminate the Master? We know from Arc of Infinity the Time Lords sentence the Doctor to death to prevent Omega's return. Why out source to the Daleks, cheaper if they did it.

The opener was very poor and could have been done better.

Rhodes

12-26-14, 09:51 AM

Possibly because the Daleks are the best choice if you want to exterminate someone!

STEED

12-26-14, 10:29 AM

Possibly because the Daleks are the best choice if you want to exterminate someone!

Clearly out sourcing to the daleks must be good, they do it for free. :har:

Watching the Xmas special online at the moment.

Sailor Steve

12-26-14, 10:38 AM

There is no mention of the Time Lords or Daleks putting the Master on trial.
You are correct. The opening of the movie only states that it was on the planet Skaro. But the line is "His list of evil crimes was read." Who else would have the means, the reason or the power to conduct a Time Lord's trial but the Time Lords themselves?

Seems a dam silly place too as the Daleks hate all other life and Time Lords must be on top of their hate list.
In the new series some things have changed, but if you'll recall The Evil of The Daleks (season 4) ended with a war beginning between the original Daleks and the new good Daleks. Within that context it is assumed that the future Daleks are associates of the Time Lords, and a force for good in the Galaxy.

STEED

12-26-14, 11:00 AM

Just finished watching the Xmas special, a word of warning you could catch crabs from this one. :stare:

Well it could have been worst & better without Santa being in it.

How dare they upset us ALIEN/ALIENS fans! :hulk::hulk:

Jimbuna

12-26-14, 02:07 PM

Oberon

12-26-14, 05:18 PM

Not overly impressed...could have been better looking pair of elves :03:

I was waiting for Bobby Ewing to come out of the shower... :hmmm:

By the way

Did anyone else notice that the place the Doctor 'woke up' in twice bore a striking resemblence to the place that Clara took him when she played Russian roulette with the TARDIS keys? :hmmm:

STEED

12-27-14, 09:50 AM

I was waiting for Bobby Ewing to come out of the shower... :hmmm:

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

Rhodes

12-27-14, 10:45 AM

Crap! :dead: bahhhh!

STEED

12-27-14, 10:49 AM

Crap! :dead: bahhhh!

Dose that mean you were not keen on this years Xmas show?

Rhodes

12-27-14, 12:28 PM

What makes you say that? :rolleyes:

STEED

12-28-14, 05:47 AM

Let me see....:hmmm:

This?

Crap! :dead: bahhhh!

Rhodes

12-28-14, 07:32 AM

Oh yes, that!:D

Even if the Alien idea was good, it didn't make me like the all episode.
Enfim... bring the next season to see what will be like.

Cybermat47

02-09-15, 04:56 PM

http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/unit---extinction

Hnnnnngh.

STEED

04-07-15, 07:29 AM

Doctor Who is set to remain on screen for at least another five years, its executive producer Steven Moffat has said.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/least-five-more-years-doctor-105431911.html#mQVsEMu

Five more years of poor scripts we can do without.

Rhodes

04-07-15, 08:39 AM

Maybe they improve during the next season...or not!

STEED

07-30-15, 04:58 PM

Doctor Who Series 9 Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB8fh4QUy-A

Cybermat47

07-30-15, 06:43 PM

In case you missed the best part of that trailer: https://youtu.be/Q6l9fdKOybw

It looks like we're going to see what happened on Skaro after Genesis of the Daleks, can't wait :up:

Rhodes

07-31-15, 03:32 AM

Well, appears that they are following the rule of the second season of a new Doctor be better than the first! Lets hope for that!

STEED

07-31-15, 11:22 AM

The object of trailers is to draw you in as far as I'm concerned the proof is in the pudding. :yep:

Rhodes

08-06-15, 04:53 AM

http://io9.com/wait-is-there-really-going-to-be-no-new-season-of-doct-1722268951

:hmmm::hmmm::hmmm:

STEED

08-06-15, 11:54 AM

I choose not too :wah::wah::wah::wah::wah: as I got better things to do with my life.

You can just hear it now...NOOOOOOOO IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD, WE NEED OUR DR WHO fix! Nuts to you. :O:

Sailor Steve

08-06-15, 12:41 PM

WE NEED OUR DR WHO fix!
I'm about to get mine right now. In the middle of The Hand of Fear. :sunny:

Cybermat47

08-12-15, 04:54 PM

1547

:D

STEED

08-14-15, 07:16 AM

Doctor Who Series 9 Trailer #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0csVdLbDMO4

STEED

08-15-15, 04:56 AM

Well what do you hard core Who fans think on the new trailer?

I still say the proof will be in the pudding. :)

Betonov

08-15-15, 05:41 AM

Jenna Coleman still has a disproportionately large head compared to her body.

Jimbuna

08-15-15, 09:36 AM

Can't really say up to now but I'm not a Peter Capaldi fan.

STEED

08-15-15, 10:51 AM

Can't really say up to now but I'm not a Peter Capaldi fan.

http://metro.typepad.com/.a/6a00e5517d263f88330120a84995f5970b-pi

Cybermat47

08-15-15, 06:15 PM

Well what do you hard core Who fans think on the new trailer?

It has classic Daleks, including the SWD.

Let's begin.

STEED

09-19-15, 03:27 PM

We are off and the Daleks kick off the new season and that crazy Missy up to no good, love her Scottish accent. A few silly scenes apart from that bring on part two.

Nice to see....
some vintage Daleks in there, oh no the Daleks have built a new city on Skaro!

Rhodes

09-21-15, 06:22 AM

So, what did the fellow whovian think about the first episode?

STEED

09-21-15, 06:45 AM

So, what did the fellow whovian think about the first episode?

I do know one thing the ratings were down.

Doctor Who sees millions desert opening episode
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34307519

Oberon

09-21-15, 11:55 PM

I was nearly one of them, to be honest. I didn't watch it live, but watched it later with a deep sense of mistrust.

So

Missy is still annoying, that whole hologram thing with the cartoony sound effects? What is this, Warner Brothers? Clara is too much of a Mary-Sue, I mean she's in with the elite of the worlds taskforce dealing with aliens and it takes her mentioning that the aircraft could be bombs before UNIT goes 'Durr, oh yeah'. Seriously, UNIT is becoming a joke now, stop it Moffat.

I'd hate to be the poor sod in charge of tidying up after the Doctor, I mean that Chieftain tank in 1100s Essex? Yeah, that's an anachronistic mess waiting to happen, and to think all hell broke loose when Rose tried to save her father back in season one.

I did like the fact that Missy put Clara back in her place, the whole thing with the couple and the dog, that was a good line. But honestly, the whole foe-yay (google it) thing is really only being put there for the fan-fiction writers. Although since the majority of the shippers are women, they'd probably have preferred it if the Master stayed a man. :O:

Anyway, to the meat of the story, Davros, played brilliantly as always by Julian Bleach, and a hint of how he became evil. A nice moral choice moment, kind of already done in Genesis of the Daleks, but still good. Then completely ruined when the Doctor goes back with a dalek gun. Likewise Clara and Missy being killed and the TARDIS destroyed. No-one is buying it. The TARDIS is one thing that can't be destroyed, it can be smashed up for redecorating, which is probably what has happened, but it can't be destroyed. Likewise Clara won't be killed because she's not due to leave yet, and Missy won't be killed because she's too central a character to the series. It's like the Cybermen and the Daleks, each time they get killed off completely they always come back.

Speaking of the Daleks, and Skaro (nice rebuild by the way, but not so great a shock that it's there since the last Doctor visited it not so long ago in Asylum of the Daleks...but Davros has done a great job with the place) and Gallifrey. Now that it seems the 'Time lock' on the Time war has been broken, or at the very least worked around...surely this means that all the horrors that Tennants Doctor mentioned will come out with them?
To quote, from 'The End of Time':

DOCTOR: That's how I choose to remember them, the Time Lords of old. But then they went to war. An endless war, and it changed them right to the core. You've seen my enemies, Wilf. The Time Lords are more dangerous than any of them.

DOCTOR: You weren't there in the final days of the War. You never saw what was born. But if the Timelock's broken, then everything's coming through. Not just the Daleks, but the Skaro Degradations, the Horde of Travesties, the Nightmare Child, the Could-have-been King with his army of Meanwhiles and Never-weres. The War turned into hell. And that's what you've opened, right above the Earth. Hell is descending. Where did all that go? Gallifrey, and that includes Rassilon, the Master (who somehow got out from the timelock and the 'picture lock' to regenerate as Missy) the genocidal Time Lords was saved and will come back at some point...but it's not the Gallifrey of old, it's Gallifrey of war. And Skaro, Skaro has returned, what of the Skaro 'Degradations'? All those deliciously sounding horrors, all the terror that the Time War placed on the universe...and it has seemingly been forgotten.

A pity, really, I liked the direction that that was taking, a once noble race, driven to madness by an eternal war, a war which caused chaos throughout the universe in time and space until it was safely locked away, both opponents locked in a moment in time, never to bother the universe again.

Still...we'll see what Moffat throws at us this season, I've not got my hopes up, to be honest. I'd be happier if Davies would come back. He wrote much better stories, much better scripts, but sadly I doubt that'll happen. At the least though, we need to get rid of Moffat. Oh, and turn the Master back into a cold calculating genius of a villain...not this random psychopath who kills people at random just to prove that she's a baddie. It's like they've taken the craziness of Simms Master and turned it up to eleven. It's not scary, it's annoying. The actress playing Missy could do with a much better script.

And finally, when Clara does go, for the love of God, please don't get another twenty-first century girl. I know the audience need someone to identify with, but you can get away with broadening the catch a bit. Look at Leela, for example, a cave girl but a perfectly good companion. Since the new series started we've had a couple of non-Earth companions, but the only one that has lasted more than one episode has been Captain Jack Harkness.

STEED

09-22-15, 08:00 AM

Best bits were and I'm going to post it so there. :O:

Davros was great the vintage Daleks great, parts of the story good but the rest was poor. As pointed out on here by Steve its Sci-Fi Man get with it. :O: :haha:

Problem is Steve Dr Who is pandering to kids, OK with that said why the hell am I watching it? Good question Steve and for that I raise my cup of tea to you. :) Living in hope grasping at straws that one day we will get some good acting a stonking good story line and toned down in your face special effects but as Oberon may put it, STEED old boy you wearing those rose tinted glasses again?

I hate The Masters sex change no offense to the sexy Scottish lady who's name slips my mind. As for the Doctor's assistants some are good and others are bad and its always been like that. Early Davros has messed up Big Finish productions maybe..

http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/innocence-390

STEED

09-22-15, 01:16 PM

The Witch's Familiar: Next Time Trailer - Doctor Who: Series 9 Episode 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiglsrgZxbs

Lets hope this one is better.

STEED

09-26-15, 04:01 PM

I don't know what to think about part two. :-?

Nice to see a bit more of those vintage Daleks.

Rhodes

09-27-15, 06:21 AM

I don't know what to think about part two. :-?

Comme ci comme ça...

Betonov

09-27-15, 06:27 AM

Some good one liners though

BossMark

09-27-15, 07:05 AM

I don't know what to think about part two. :-?

Nice to see a bit more of those vintage Daleks.
Got it watch, will watch later on today.

Oberon

09-27-15, 07:34 AM

Yeah...it started mediocre, got quite good and then ended poorly.

At least Moffat has finally explained the Deus Ex that made Missy survive (but still has yet to explain how she got back from Gallifrey) and, of course she and Clara survived, that really wasn't a shock at all.
That being said, there was some good one liners from Missy, in particular when she shoved Clara down the hole into the sewers. That being said, I still feel that she's being played too much as a clown, too much like Didi from Dexters Lab, bouncing Dalek laser beams off her arse while taunting Clara in the Dalek.
The real highlight of the episode though was the scenes between the Doctor and Davros, I think Capaldi is still trying to find his ground as the Doctor, but Julian Bleach is fantastic as Davros and it was such a shame that the whole scene was ruined by Davros's inevitable attack on the Doctor at the end of it. I mean, I know it's in character, but it was predictable. Throughout the whole scene you're just waiting for him to do something evil and so it comes as no surprise when he does, it undermines the entire scene...would have had more impact had Colony Sarff done the betraying instead, with Davros angry that he did it and so he exterminates Sarff and attempts to apologise to the Doctor who, of course, believes that this was Davros's plan all along.
Still, this is Moffat, I guess I shouldn't expect miracles.
So, naturally...like in many recent Doctor Who episodes, you get so far into the episode and it's time to quickly end it, I can almost invision the Doctor pulling a Jammy Dodger out of his pocket and going "Right, that's enough exposition for this episode, we've run out of time...time to wrap things up!" And then everything explodes and he runs into the sunset with Clara and the TARDIS.
I also find the whole 'Hybrid' thing another attempt by Moffat to shoe-horn something into the series that wasn't already there. You'd have thought something as big as a Timelord/Dalek Hybrid would have been mentioned by the Timelords or Daleks before now, especially if it was the reason he fled Gallifrey all those years ago, before the beginning of the original series of Doctor Who. That being said, Clara inside a Dalek did hark back to Asylum of the Daleks and I wouldn't be at all surprised if Moffat does try to bring it full circle at some point, probably around when Clara leaves by perhaps implanting her consciousness into a Dalek or something, which then in turn winds up on the asylum. It's a messy thing because Moffat has no real idea of continuity, but it strikes me as something he might do. He does try to do the whole overarching plotline thing but he's not as good at it as Davies was, although admittedly Davies used to be rather clumsy with it, hitting us over the head with the 'word' de jure every episode (Bad Wolf, Torchwood, etc).
So, it had potential this episode, and there were definitely some good parts, but again it was let down by the traditional rushed ending and bad writing.

Jimbuna

09-27-15, 09:10 AM

Just can't get away with Capaldi....hoping for a new Doctor asap.

Rhodes

09-27-15, 09:34 AM

Betonov

09-27-15, 10:42 AM

Rhodes

09-27-15, 11:00 AM

It ruined it for me in the end

How he got the TARDIS back. Just atom per atom of them floating around while the whole thing contains a dying star ???
They could at least just have the daleks trying to destroy it during the whole episode, not build it back atom by atom. That's lazy writing

The TARDIS have self-defence "equipment", from the traditional shields, to de-materialization staying in the same place/time or not (once the Doctor removed a circuit and make it invisible - cue to old series fans). The trouble here was how was written, as you said.

Betonov

09-27-15, 11:16 AM

Once Dr. Who was fun to watched because it threw mud in the face of physics and believability and still remained fun to watch. I'm a fan of Star trek technobabel and I'll happily go along with Dr Who.

But most of the time the unbelivable technology was a big part of the plot. Now it just seems as a quick wrap up mechanism.

How do we get out of this trap, no screwdriver, no tardis, daleks all around, my god this would make for an entertaining escape. Oh look, the tardis parts are flating around, lets rebuild it, zing, end of story

STEED

09-27-15, 01:03 PM

Right its now sunk in and my view of this episode is this..

Dull start, drawn out Middle section not bad until it fell apart and less said about the ending the better.

The story lines are still poor, ok its only just getting started but I fear we are in for another season of this.

jacobston

09-27-15, 06:34 PM

I also am not a big fan of the "Ex Machina" fixes. It just seems like someone read over the script for continuity, noticed a problem and the writers were just, "Uh... Solved!"

Personally, I don't really feel like meeting Davros as a child was at all necessary to the plot. I seems like it was just there to add suspense, but it doesn't do much else at all for me. Even the bit about why the Dalek was able to say 'Mercy' could have been worked into the Dalek/Time Lord hybrid or gotten rid of altogether in my opinion.

On that note, I'm not entirely for Clara not being able to say anything 'individual' while in the Dalek, either. On the asylum, the ClaraDalek had no issues communicating with the doctor, so it seems like a concept brought in just for this episode.

I get that they maybe need to add new features to the enemies to keep the show interesting, but it would be a much better solution and make more sense to create new enemies outright.

In response to this week, I just went back and watched Remembrance of the Daleks with the 7th doctor. One of my favorites from the classic series :)

Respenus

09-28-15, 01:07 PM

Ever since I have discovered the classic series, I have become very aware of the lack of critical thinking evident in the "New Who". Yes, the classical series did have its faults and cheesiness and Deux Ex Machina from time to time (pushing Daleks into a chasm, anyone?), but for the vast majority of it, the Doctor and his companions had to think about the situation they found themselves in and use what they had at their disposal to triumph. For me, the best examples of this can be found in The Celestial Toymaker and The Mind Robber (still only on Season 6 unfortunately).

As for the most recent outing, I very much like the new Master. In some ways he is very reminiscent of Roger Delgado (the only True Master), very respectful towards his enemies, highly intelligent and wearing his goal of domination like a badge of honour, albeit with a more insane streak. Far, far better than what we had before. As for Capaldi, he is great actor, but I fear that by now, the fandom has turned Modern Who into a power fantasy, so Capaldi's scripts do not give him the capacity to show of his true acting chops.

Sailor Steve

10-01-15, 10:56 AM

STEED

10-01-15, 04:20 PM

I finally saw the first two episodes, and yet again I am made aware of my own distorted way of seeing the world. I don't know what variant versions I saw that others didn't, but I quite liked them, and I'm looking forward to the next.

That's because you live in Steve's world, a nice cup of tea and everything is so cool and relaxed while the rest of us drink coffee and bitch on about it. :03:

You lucky old git you. :)

Oberon

10-01-15, 04:25 PM

That's because you live in Steve's world, a nice cup of tea and everything is so cool and relaxed while the rest of us drink coffee and bitch on about it. :03:

You lucky old git you. :)

STEVES WORLD, PARTY TIME, EXCELLENT!!

http://www.metalinjection.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Waynes-World-Party-Time.jpg

STEED

10-01-15, 04:44 PM

Steve's Christmas trees..

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5166/5254879692_d306e726ac.jpg

https://static.squarespace.com/static/51b3dc8ee4b051b96ceb10de/51ce6099e4b0d911b4489b79/51ce6178e4b0d911b44953e6/1354658868937/1000w/dalek-christmas-tree-2

Oberon

10-01-15, 05:52 PM

Sailor Steve

10-02-15, 01:56 AM

STEVES WORLD, PARTY TIME, EXCELLENT!!

And now for the real Steve's World...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/Party_zps0ohunifs.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/SailorSteve/media/Party_zps0ohunifs.jpg.html)

Oh, and thanks for the trees. I really like the second one. :sunny:

And the first one is pretty cool too!

STEED

10-02-15, 05:47 AM

Speaking of Doctor Who, apparently it's dropping another offspring onto our airwaves. Think it'll be more Sarah Jane Adventures than Torchwood:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/953c5b1f-3cc8-4db9-8184-f1b6567260f1

BBC Three today announces Class - a new 8 x 45 minute Doctor Who spin off from the acclaimed YA author, Patrick Ness. Class is a YA series set in contemporary London. Incredible dangers are breaking through the walls of time and space, and with darkness coming, London is unprotected. With all the action, heart and adrenalin of the best YA fiction (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Hunger Games), this is Coal Hill School and Doctor Who like you’ve never seen them before.

Hang on hang on this has been done..

Sapphira & Steel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gjHmEUiaxo (Titles)

STEED

10-03-15, 04:55 PM

I am going to hold off making a full comment as this is another two part story.

Ghostbusters...:hmmm: ALIEN 3...:03:

Seems a little better so far but that said we all know what happen in the Dalek two parter, just hope for the best.

Rhodes

10-03-15, 05:46 PM

Hang on hang on this has been done..

Sapphira & Steel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gjHmEUiaxo (Titles)

Cool, another british si-fy series, that I didn't know. Funny, I first saw Joanna Lumley in Absolutely Fabulous, never thought that her career was so vast.

I am going to hold off making a full comment as this is another two part story.

Ghostbusters...:hmmm: ALIEN 3...:03:

Seems a little better so far but that said we all know what happen in the Dalek two parter, just hope for the best.

Didn't see yet, but just found out that the series have a porn spoof film... (previous Doctor time). I wander if the story is better than last season...:hmmm:

STEED

10-03-15, 06:18 PM

Cool, another british si-fy series, that I didn't know. Funny, I first saw Joanna Lumley in Absolutely Fabulous, never thought that her career was so vast.

I got the whole series on DVD but I see you can watch all six adventures on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/results?q=Sapphire+%26+Steel

It lasted two seasons and ended but no fault of its doing, the show got messed around with time slots and ITV went on strike.

Rhodes

10-03-15, 06:26 PM

^What you think I'm doing? Seeing the 1st Assignment, and reading about the series.
Already saw Blake 7, now going with this one. Another funny thing, our TV network, in terms of science fiction, only broadcast Star Strek and other american series. The only british one was Space 1999. No Doctor Who, Blake 7,etc. But did broadcast britcoms and shows like the Saint and The Avengers.

STEED

10-03-15, 06:37 PM

^What you think I'm doing? Seeing the 1st Assignment

Enjoy, I liked Adventures 2 and 6 the most. :)

Rhodes

10-12-15, 05:44 AM

And how about this week episode? Da da da duummm...

STEED

10-12-15, 08:43 AM

And how about this week episode? Da da da duummm...

Not my turn to go first this time. :O:

Rhodes

10-12-15, 09:30 AM

The Diogenes Club is beginning to affect you!:O:

My take: I liked, the all timey-wimey stuff, plus the paradoxes. The resolving matter is well choose according Doctor Who myth!

Next time: Vikings in Space or Space Vikings!:woot:

So we got a "Minister of War" reference. What I wanted and would be cool, the return of the War Lord, but that is far a lot far... At least would be a return of a another/ "new" renegade Time Lord and not the same old and old...
See Steve, not an helpless cause after all...:O::03:

STEED

10-13-15, 08:18 AM

Typical predicted ending, you had to been blind stinking drunk for a week not to see that coming. :O:

A fraction better than the Dalek story but not by much. Next one looks bloody awful to me and they usually are to me.

STEED

10-13-15, 09:01 AM

^What you think I'm doing? Seeing the 1st Assignment

Did you see Adventure one, what did you think of it?

Rhodes

10-13-15, 10:32 AM

Did you see Adventure one, what did you think of it?

Down to the last 40m. Since series season is beginning, I saw only during Friday night, but I am liking the show so far. The all si-fi/supernatural thing! Plus Joanna Lumley, with a blue see trough dress in some angles/shots(:huh:, ah the 70's)!

And you know, one can think that, that universe is almost the same one of Doctor Who, with the so call "elements" could be Time Lords/ladys CIA agents!

STEED

10-13-15, 11:20 AM

And you know, one can think that, that universe is almost the same one of Doctor Who, with the so call "elements" could be Time Lords/ladys CIA agents!

We never truly know who they are and who they work for, what we do know is they move in when the corridor of time is breached by time and other things. Steel complains in one episode we should be there before things happen which Sapphire answers who is going to sit around for years waiting. We know there are two groups operators Investigators move in first and if needed the specialists like Silver are called in. We also know there is another group known as the Transuranics who are a higher power and not keen on the likes of Sapphire and Steel. See Adventure Six for the show down.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/3e/0e/02/3e0e02731afa9255444124873d588b0b.jpg

The TV series may have ended but Sapphire and Steel made a come back on audio books lasting three seasons and introducing other elements like Gold and Ruby. A mix of classic TV and modern story lines.
https://cavershamragu.wordpress.com/2011/03/16/sapphire-steel-1-1-the-passenger/

Bad news Big Finish no longer sell them.

STEED

10-14-15, 01:12 PM

Rhodes have you watched The Omega Factor?

10 part series like X-files but without the Aliens, Mind over matter and other odd stories and behind the scenes a secret organization of Omega.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPXgQv6pwss&index=1&list=PL4lhsa5meT4BBeUbpwigPSznqC-eY7IMm

If you like it some good news set 30 years on Big Finish have released four new audio stories starring Louise Jameson who was in the TV series plus Natasha Gerson.

Rhodes

10-14-15, 01:54 PM

About your first post: yes, I know; I did some research of the series. Will end Adventure 1 today possible and go on (if survive the medical exam of tomorrow)! :woot:

>About the Omega Factor, only heard about that, but after Sapphire and Steel, it may be the next thing to watch. If I manage, because from monday, our "bbc entertaiment" like channel RTPMem (Rádio Televisão Portuguesa Memória - portuguese radio and televison memoir) is going to broadcast all X-Files episodes from S01E01 do to the new episodes next year, so...:cool::rock:

As I said before some where here in the forum, our TV mainly bought si-fy series from the US (never show Doctor Who - only saw when had cable TV do to BBC prime and it was in 1995...). Space 1999 is one exception in science fiction and possible the kids shows (my father liked stringray and thunderbirds)! :03:

STEED

10-14-15, 02:12 PM

Space1999 Year One was :rock: :yeah:

Year Two was :up::down:

Dueing the late 1980's early 1990's I attended some conventions here in the UK tooks lots of pics of the original models. :)

STEED

10-18-15, 12:49 PM

Next one looks bloody awful to me and they usually are to me.

Yep I was right a steaming pile of horse dung. I will not be bothering with part two of this story next week. :down:

STEED

10-24-15, 12:53 PM

No I did not watch it, just getting in a early post even before it starts.

Sailor Steve

10-24-15, 04:13 PM

I just watched 'The Girl Who Died', and didn't think it was that bad. It wasn't that good, either; about on a par with the Matt Smith episode 'A Town Called Mercy'.

No, I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it either. And it was fun seeing Masie Williams again. I'll be watching the next one.

Great twist on an old line:
"Reversing the polarity of the neutron flow. I bet that means something - it sounds great!"

STEED

10-25-15, 06:07 AM

Just watched the trailer for next week and I will be watching this one. U.N.I.T and a Zygon invasion please don't mess this one up.

Sailor Steve

10-25-15, 02:11 PM

Okay, I just watched last night's episode, 'The Woman Who Lived', and it was fun. More discussions on the downside of immortality, a reference to a Fifth Doctor episode and a reference to a former companion.

Not great, but pretty good. I'll give it a C+.

AndyJWest

10-25-15, 09:30 PM

Yup - I didn't think the last two episodes were too bad. The Tyburn scene in the last episode was quite well done, I thought - there is historical evidence of the condemned man cracking jokes on the gallows. Doing it properly would have required a much larger crowd though, as hangings attracted the sort of numbers you'd now see at a premier football match...

STEED

11-01-15, 09:04 AM

Just finished watching part one of the zygon invassion and this one was alright part from Kate head of UNIT wearing high heels waving a gun around! High heels and guns don't go well together, lets hope part two holds up.

Betonov

11-01-15, 09:20 AM

Rhodes

11-01-15, 11:32 AM

What do you mean. I've seen a woman outrun a T-rex on high heels :O:

But not waving a gun... that's the key element!:D

I liked the episode, but can see that that plane is going to land and Kate is more that meets the eye. I wonder what her father would have done...:hmmm:

STEED

11-07-15, 08:21 AM

Hours away from part two and it better be good. :hmm2:

Sailor Steve

11-07-15, 08:43 AM

...and it better be good. :hmm2:
Or else you'll...? :O:

STEED

11-07-15, 09:10 AM

Or else you'll...? :O:

Howl at the moon. :O:

STEED

11-07-15, 04:59 PM

Well part two was alright and that is that.

Now who has noticed so far all the stories have been two parters? :03:

Sailor Steve

11-07-15, 09:19 PM

Now who has noticed so far all the stories have been two parters? :03:

Before the season even started the advance notice of the titles gave it away. :sunny:

STEED

11-08-15, 05:32 AM

Before the season even started the advance notice of the titles gave it away. :sunny:

Give that man a.....

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/58/b6/0a/58b60ac6477e09cf9cf26139e531102c.jpg

Betonov

11-08-15, 06:04 AM

Why does episode 5 remind me of something (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2J1PpIy0l0) :hmmm:

STEED

11-08-15, 06:09 AM

Why does episode 5 remind me of something (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2J1PpIy0l0) :hmmm:

Now that is better than those Italian dudes and that hedgehog on steroids. :)

Rhodes

11-08-15, 10:30 AM

A good episode! Now, why UNIT has a safe behind a picture of the first Doctor, it should be the third one! :hmmm:

"A dandy and a clown!"

Betonov

11-08-15, 11:38 AM

Oh my god, the evil face Jenna Coleman can pull off :o

I'll be in my bunk.

STEED

11-10-15, 11:12 AM

Oh my god, the evil face Jenna Coleman can pull off :o

I'll be in my bunk.

https://tribzap2it.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/jenna-coleman-doctor-who-bbc.jpg
Erase that comment my faithful sonic screwdriver.

Betonov

11-10-15, 11:21 AM

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0896/6864/files/The_Zygon_Invasion_-_Bonnie_large.jpg?7485445259630319111

No

STEED

11-10-15, 11:26 AM

http://pre12.deviantart.net/3688/th/pre/f/2014/217/5/a/jenna_coleman_fake_3_by_ruberboy28-d7trw4d.jpgHow about now? :03:

Betonov

11-10-15, 11:31 AM

I preffer the evil look :O:

STEED

11-10-15, 11:35 AM

http://images.radiotimes.com/namedimage/Peter_Capaldi___Bonnie_should_have_her_own_series_ .jpg?quality=85&mode=crop&width=620&height=374&404=tv&url=/uploads/images/original/90819.jpg

Sailor Steve

11-10-15, 11:42 AM

There's one thing that bothers me:

If it was the original Osgood who died earlier, and the one we have now is the Zygon, then that means that with the new one both Osgoods are Zygons! :o

Betonov

11-10-15, 11:52 AM

She's perfect for a role as an antgonist.

And back to the bunk we go

STEED

11-14-15, 04:08 PM

Well errr..................

OK, Dr Who does ALIENS not very well and that is all I can say about this one.

STEED

11-21-15, 03:58 PM

Dr Who does Harry Potter sort of, what next?

Well that a side this week was better than last weeks one.

>>>>SPOILER ALERT<<<<

This is a massive spoiler and if you don't care one jot feel free but don't come moaning and bitching to me as I warned you!

2nd FROM LAST CHANCE NOT TO LOOK

THIS IS YOUR VERY FINAL LAST CHANCE NOT TO LOOK

Clara Oswald dies

I WARNED YOU BUT NO YOU HAD TO NOW YOUR :mad: OR :eek: OR :rolleyes:

BTW: This is a two part story.

Cybermat47

11-21-15, 07:33 PM

Well, I met Peter Capaldi, Sylvester McCoy, Mark Gatiss, Danny Hargreaves, and Jon Davey yesterday.

Pics of me with Capaldi and McCoy soon.

I saw Mark Gatiss and yelled out "I love you Mark!", to which he said "I love you too." I spoke to Danny Hargreaves about the explosions he makes for the show, and to Jon Davey about what it's like being a Dalek operator.

Also, I got a gift for my girlfriend, so all in all a good day :woot:

Rhodes

11-22-15, 05:26 AM

Doc Who convention?

Oberon

11-22-15, 09:31 AM

Sylvester McCoy is a good laugh. :yep: Colin Baker is too, I know he once had a reputation for being a bit up himself but he seems to have mellowed out a lot as he's gotten older. In fact, he's even come to terms with his old nemesis enough to autograph its casing:

http://i.imgur.com/vZzBRaQ.jpg?1

Now, in regards to last nights ep:

I don't think that's the end of Clara, although I'd be pleasantly surprised if it was, it was...a bit underwhelming really, so I wouldn't be surprised if she made another appearance before the season is out...but if she didn't then it would be fair...a bit like how Tasha Yar was killed off in Star Trek The Next Generation, because sometimes deaths are underwhelming and they come out of nowhere, although the BBC was kind enough to spoil this one to buggery in order to try and drum up viewer figures.
What probably didn't help was that Coleman wasn't actually originally supposed to be in this season at all, she was originally due to be written out in the Christmas episode with that touching goodbye with elderly Clara, but then she changed her mind and stayed for another season and they had to hastily bolt on that ending with the headcrab.

So anyway, Clara is gone and the Doctor has been teleported 'somewhere', oh...fantastic acting by Maisie Williams as always, she really has a promising career ahead of her if she avoids the pitfalls of stardom.
Next episode he will be persued by something called 'The Veil' apparently. Now, I happened to come across a couple of spoilers so I will spoiler warning you here.

SPOILER WARNING WITHIN A SPOILER WARNING

http://newnation.sg/wp-content/uploads/inception-squint-300x195.png

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In the last episode of this season, the Doctor will return to Gallifrey apparently, so I wager that if one were to add 'yard' to the end of 'The Veil' we might get a closer image of what the Doctor is up against. After all, Moffat has already written in 'The Name of the Doctor' "the Great Intelligence states that "Valeyard" is one of the names by which the Doctor will be known before the end of his life" and we know from the Master that "It was then revealed by the Master that the Valeyard was, in fact, the Doctor himself — or rather, an amalgamation of the darker sides of the Doctor's nature, from somewhere between his twelfth and final incarnation." So there we have it, Capaldi is technically twelfth, Gallifrey has returned and Moffat has already mentioned the Valeyard back in season seven, so I think that we may be in with a chance of seeing its return...along with more of this hybrid nonsense, and probably bloody Missy too. :/\\!!

STEED

11-22-15, 10:42 AM

I hear the wife is back in the Xmas special.

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=23172658
Hello sweetie you aged. :har:

Oberon

11-22-15, 12:07 PM

Ugh. River Song was good in Silence in the Library, acceptable in 'The time of angels', but has gotten steadily more annoying from then on. The twist in 'A Good Man Goes to War' was good, I'll give them that, but her character has gotten worse and worse. Not Alex Kingstons fault, she's a good actress, just writers not knowing what to do with her but feeling forced to bring her back again and again. The Paternoster Gang are another example, although thankfully not yet done to the same extent, but they were a group of characters that were created for a specific episode but because of their popularity with the fanbase have been repeatedly brought back. I guess you could say that of the Daleks and the Cybermen too, although at least they have quietened down a bit now (you watch, they'll appear as the main villains in the next two episodes now I've said that).
Still, we'll see...Capaldi has the opportunity to shine over the next two episodes, to give us Tennant levels of emotion, glimpses of which we've already seen, most recently in 'The Zygon Inversion', but the question is...will the writers let him?

To explain what I mean by 'Tennant levels of emotion', I mean moments like...and I'll spoiler this in case there's anyone who hasn't gone back to those episodes:

1) When the Doctor and Rose are split up in Doomsday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAm5YIOU05I)
2) The Fury of the Timelord (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4xm9NHNUf8)
3) The Timelord victorious is wrong (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65N7tTaxmdQ)

STEED

11-28-15, 04:10 PM

Dr Who does films again with a hint of Terminator 3. :03:

Right eyes down for a full house and my verdict is in, not bad episode a bit strange but the ending got a little boring before.......

Sorry no I am not even going to give you a clue. :O:

Had a feeling and only very near the end that feeling was right. Hope the season final is a good one and judging by the clip it could be.

Oberon

11-28-15, 04:17 PM

It does make me ponder if Moffat is going to tie this to the 1996 film. :hmmm:

STEED

11-29-15, 01:11 PM

Hell Bent: Next Time Trailer - Doctor Who: Series 9 Episode 12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxvGCYzh8aY

Hell Bent Trailer 2 - Series 9 Episode 12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yak3ujqxDw

Looks like a Dalek or Daleks are back in the final and was that a weeping angle in there as well?

Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat denies he has made show more misogynisthttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/28/doctor-who-writer-steven-moffat-denies-misogynist-claims

Gargamel

11-29-15, 01:39 PM

So i just finished "water of mars".

Been playing catchup on netflix the last couple weeks, figured I can't be a proper nerd without having seen the Doctor.

I don't think I would have stuck with this if I had to wait a week or few to see the next one, but having the stories run together like this certainly helps.

But I did sit up and mutter some words aloud when we discovered the origin of the face of Bo.

Sailor Steve

11-29-15, 05:05 PM

Just finished watching 'Heaven Sent', and I must say I was impressed. In fact I thought it was brilliant. Toward the end I started to question it, but in the last few seconds I was right back where I started.

Can't wait for the season finale. :sunny:

Oberon

11-29-15, 05:21 PM

Toward the end I started to question it, but in the last few seconds I was right back where I started.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/54/61/9c/54619c3ecee9b2d674f8398de40ee49d.jpg

Sailor Steve

11-29-15, 09:09 PM

...
Well, to be honest, this time you overestimate my thought processes. I actually didn't "do" anything there. At least not intentionally. :oops:

I wish I had thought of it, though. It's a pretty good one.

Gargamel

11-30-15, 01:17 PM

I hate that I can't read this thread yet!

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/69/27/34/692734511829851b3c864286261a6bee.jpg

Just watched that one last night!

Rhodes

11-30-15, 04:40 PM

Yep, a very good Doctor episode! Now, quite curious about the next one!

STEED

11-30-15, 06:17 PM

Yep, a very good Doctor episode! Now, quite curious about the next one!

Only another 5 days to go. :smug:

Oberon

11-30-15, 10:09 PM

https://www.facebook.com/PeterJacksonNZ/videos/10153602968491558/

An interesting video from Peter Jackson, and Tolkein fans might want to make a note of the book on his desk... :03:

STEED

12-01-15, 07:14 AM

https://www.facebook.com/PeterJacksonNZ/videos/10153602968491558/

An interesting video from Peter Jackson, and Tolkein fans might want to make a note of the book on his desk... :03:

I came across that on a news site. :haha:

Oberon

12-01-15, 01:28 PM

Donald Sumpter is set to be in the next episode as 'The President', makes me wonder if his characters full name will be

Borusa

After all, he bears a strong resemblence to the other actors to have played that role. He's also already been in Doctor Who twice before. :yep:

STEED

12-01-15, 01:52 PM

That stuck up toffee nose I'm better than you stinking riff raff. :damn:

See spoiler above.

Cybermat47

12-01-15, 03:03 PM

Having read Engines of War, I doubt Borusa is coming back. Probably just another stuck-up Time Lord.

But, I wonder who the Hybrid is? Yes, the Doctor said "The hybrid is me", but Ashildr calls herself 'Me', and she's a hybrid.

And in the trailers, the general says that the Hybrid is a mix of two warrior races. The Vikings were warriors, and so were the Mire, and Ashildr is a Viking with Mire technology implanted in her.

STEED

12-01-15, 03:16 PM

https://tribzap2it.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/alex-kingston-as-professor-river-song1.jpg?w=360&h=202&crop=1
Xmas is on the way and I'm back!

http://cdn.hitfix.com/photos/6177115/River-Song-Christmas-Special_home_top_story.jpg

http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/news/images/promo-thehusbandsofriversong.jpg

STEED

12-01-15, 03:22 PM

Rhodes

12-01-15, 05:03 PM

I though that the cardinal is friezed in Rassilion tomb, after the events in The Five Doctors!

Oberon

12-01-15, 10:23 PM

Indeed, and The Master was pushed into the Eye of Harmony...but he got better. :03: The Time Lords brought the Master back as a weapon in the Time Wars, they could well have brought the Cardinal back too for some reason. Although what happened to

Rassilon after he got shoved back into the portal in 'The End of Time' by the Master is anyones best guess, probably got eaten I'd imagine.

This must be what working on a CIA document feels like, so many black lines...

Rhodes

12-02-15, 06:06 AM

STEED

12-02-15, 12:29 PM

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rvxR1nHF57I/UBqkQbgk91I/AAAAAAAAAYg/B2KY1YxRcNg/s320/image001-765001.jpg
Information overload must kill humans and stop their spoilers.

Rhodes

12-02-15, 04:44 PM

Palease, green robots of death is sooo last season! We now have:

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/zarbi/images/7/79/Clockwork_Robot.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20101020223814

Ancien Regime robots and Gold angels ones
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/tardis/images/b/bf/Host.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20101124203122

We also had white ones...:huh:
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/doctorwhoworlduniverse/images/7/70/White_Robots.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120817121724:O:

STEED

12-05-15, 04:12 AM

Just hours away from getting those answers to..

Who is the Hybrid? And what is the Doctor's confession?

Sailor Steve

12-05-15, 05:27 AM

Steed, are you actually excited for a Capaldi episode? :O:

STEED

12-05-15, 06:55 AM

Steed, are you actually excited for a Capaldi episode? :O:

Let just say maybe. :03::haha:

Pizza and a cold tin of beer tonight while watching the Dr Who final.

STEED

12-05-15, 04:15 PM

What the heck was that all about?

Answers in answers raising even more questions like, what was the cloister war about? :-?

I give up!

Moving on to the Xmas special yes the wife is back and it looks awful.

Cybermat47

12-06-15, 05:49 AM

Rhodes

12-06-15, 07:13 AM

Not a bad season finale! It had some good moments and of course, some bad ones.

the return of the original TARDIS control room, priceless for me.

2 immortal chicks wandering around space and time? What if both meet Capt Jack? :hmmm:

STEED

12-06-15, 08:03 AM

I still don't fully get it but I did like the other Tardis layout sort of tribute to William Hartnell.

Sailor Steve

12-06-15, 10:49 AM

Saw it last night. I thought it was a lot of fun, with a couple of plot twists I did not see coming.

Going back to her beginnings, and trying not to give anything away, I would say that in the end Clara really is the impossible girl.

STEED

12-21-15, 07:51 AM

The Dalek that lives with the British Army

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35130951

You may not be able to view outside the UK.

Betonov

12-21-15, 07:58 AM

from a mobility scooter and MDF, for a children's holiday club

MDF... childre holliday club...

ARE THEY MAD ??????
I work with MDF and that belongs in a children club like a barrel of chemical waste :/\\!!

STEED

12-23-15, 06:45 PM

Too watch Dr Who XMas special or not to watch Dr Who XMas special?

It really looks bad and if I do I am going to need a stiff drink to get though it.

Sailor Steve

12-23-15, 10:18 PM

Don't bother. That way I'll sit back and enjoy it and won't have to listen to you cry about it. :O:

Rhodes

12-24-15, 05:02 AM

Totally forgot about the special. Is it today or tomorrow?

STEED

12-24-15, 05:44 AM

Totally forgot about the special. Is it today or tomorrow?

Tomorrow 5:15pm miss it probaly missed nothing. :)

STEED

12-25-15, 04:57 PM

Xmas special was a load rubbish.

Have we seen the last of River Song?

Don't bank on it the writers have a nasty habit.

Jimbuna

12-26-15, 07:12 AM

Can't believe I actually sat and watched it during a visit to the outlaws....thoroughly unimpressed.

STEED

12-26-15, 08:03 AM

Can't believe I actually sat and watched it during a visit to the outlaws....thoroughly unimpressed.

Doctor Who Christmas special 2015: The Husbands of River Song
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2015-the-husbands-of-river-song

Xmas specials in most part are silly, the only bit that was good was the end, as River Song's next stop meeting the Doctor would be in the library where she meets her end.

Dowly

12-26-15, 08:17 AM

Resumed watching Dr. Who and saw S7E5 " The Angels take Manhattan" last night. Wow... that turned dark quickly. :o

STEED

12-26-15, 08:18 AM

Resumed watching Dr. Who and saw S7E5 " The Angels take Manhattan" last night. Wow... that turned dark quickly. :o

Nah...it saw the end of the Ponds. :yeah:

Jimbuna

12-26-15, 08:19 AM

King Hydroflax was by far the best character in the show I thought.

STEED

12-26-15, 08:25 AM

King Hydroflax was by far the best character in the show I thought.

David Cameron. :03:

Sailor Steve

12-26-15, 09:34 PM

Once again I find myself being glad I don't live in Curmudgeon Land. The version I just watched in my alternate Whoniverse was a load of fun! :rock:

STEED

12-27-15, 07:17 AM

Once again I find myself being glad I don't live in Curmudgeon Land. The version I just watched in my alternate Whoniverse was a load of fun! :rock:

Steve you are freaking us out. :o

:haha:

Dowly

01-05-16, 12:48 PM

Finished series/season 8 last night.

I am amazed how dark it has gotten since Matt Smith took the role (and Capaldi in S8). Not complaining, but dang, comparing to the early seasons when it was mostly just "indiana jones" type of adventuring... wow. :o

Betonov

01-09-16, 04:19 PM

http://i.imgur.com/P3Ffi90.jpg

Rhodes

01-09-16, 06:34 PM

Nice update. I wonder what the first Doctor would say of the lasr selfs...

Cybermat47

01-22-16, 07:34 PM

Steven Moffat is leaving Doctor Who, to be replaced with Chris Chibnall, who wrote previous episodes of Doctor Who and Torchwood, including The Hungry Earth, 42, Cyberwoman, and Countrycide, as well as creating Broadchurch.

With the exception of the Christmas special, Doctor Who will not air in 2016. Season 10 will begin in 2017, with Chibnall's Season 11 airing in 2018.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-22/doctor-who-showrunner-steven-moffat-quits-to-be-replaced-by-broadchurch-creator-chris-chibnall

Oberon

01-22-16, 07:39 PM

https://media.giphy.com/media/PRQ6McRJQ4vnO/giphy.gif

Aktungbby

01-23-16, 12:32 AM

The tardis is on auto for a year???!:k_confused:https://49.media.tumblr.com/b358940ef6ed112cb90e2bb73b9c2911/tumblr_mlxfdcDHXS1qhtr57o1_400.gif

STEED

01-23-16, 06:45 AM

https://media.giphy.com/media/PRQ6McRJQ4vnO/giphy.gif

Steven Moffat leaving Doctor Who? :hmmm:

Cybermat47

01-23-16, 07:39 AM

Steven Moffat leaving Doctor Who? :hmmm:

That is what I just said :O:

STEED

01-23-16, 08:11 AM

That is what I just said :O:

Oberon maybe thinking great I got a extra 50 minutes a week drinking time and form a conga line or 50 minutes more to write a pompous letter to The Times newspaper. Or even 50 minutes more hubba hubba time with the wife. :) :03:

cdrsubron7

02-18-16, 09:10 PM

So Peter Moffat has left the show, and I've seen rumors that Peter Capaldi will be stepping down after Season 10. Who (no pun intended) would you think would great for the role of Dr Who in Season 11. Also, what are your thoughts on a female Dr Who?

Jimbuna

02-19-16, 08:20 AM

I believe Tim Roth would fit the bill well and he is certainly interested.
http://doctorwhowatch.com/2016/01/01/doctor-who-tim-roth-interested-in-being-the-next-doctor/

A female Dr?....Got to be Rose Leslie, after her success in GoT but in all honesty she has already been tipped to be the next assistant.
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-11-21/who-will-replace-jenna-coleman-as-the-next-doctor-who-companion

Gargamel

03-04-16, 03:53 AM

First off, I'm not sure how they'll play off another doctor. I mean, I don't want it to end, but c'mon....

Been watching Torchwood, the Dr Who spinoff. First couple seasons are kinda meh, but the 3rd season, damn. At least the first five episodes so far. It's a long serial within the season. One down side is that Capaldi does play a prominant role in the serial though, but he nails that character perfectly.

But I almost cried when (and seriously, don't read it if you want to see it, it's a major plot point!)
Capaldi's character shoots his kids, and then Jack has to kill his grandkid.

So far the 3rd season is worth the watch. You could even probably skip the first 2 seasons as the main character, Jack Harkness, you are already familiar with. The other lead, Gwen, is an ex police officer who joined Torchwood at the beginning of the series.

Gargamel

03-04-16, 03:54 AM

And ARRRRRRRGGGGGG!!!! Why do they do that!? Not show new shows this year!? And netflix just yanked the series.... :timeout::wah:

Sailor Steve

03-04-16, 10:31 AM

Been watching Torchwood, the Dr Who spinoff. First couple seasons are kinda meh, but the 3rd season, damn. At least the first five episodes so far. It's a long serial within the season.
Actually the five episodes was all they did. It's a complete storyline. The 10-episode fourth season, though...lets just say it's the best by far.

And I disagree on the first two. I thought they were brilliant.

Gargamel

03-05-16, 12:01 AM

Couple episodes into the next, and that's when I realized the new format, which I love.

But I think "brilliant" is a stretch. They felt like cliche sci-fi episodes, or maybe it was because the show had no direction yet, we had characters, and a background, but no direction to a storyline.

Cybermat47

03-05-16, 02:39 AM

Children of Earth is one of my favourite stories set in the DWU :D

Sailor Steve

03-05-16, 09:58 AM

But I think "brilliant" is a stretch. They felt like cliche sci-fi episodes, or maybe it was because the show had no direction yet, we had characters, and a background, but no direction to a storyline.
This morning over breakfast I re-watched the Season 2 episode 'Adam'. I thought it was positively terrifying what a person with that kind of ability could do. Extremely well played. And I felt a lot of character development only a couple of episodes ago when Rhys found out the truth. :yep:

cdrsubron7

03-29-16, 07:16 PM

A new companion for Dr Who Season 10 is rumored to already working with Peter Capaldi.

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/37701/doctor-who-series-10-new-companion-cast-very-different-sort-of-take

cdrsubron7

04-23-16, 05:46 PM

A new companion was chosen to accompany Peter Capaldi on his journeys as the Doctor today. :salute:

http://www.cnet.com/news/new-doctor-who-companion-announcement-today-april-23-2016/

Sailor Steve

12-28-16, 01:48 PM

Watched the new Christmas special 'The Return of Doctor Mysterio' last night. A nice bit of lighthearted fun, with a superhero and a female reporter with the initials 'LL'.

STEED

02-01-17, 03:44 PM

Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi to leave sci-fi show this yearhttp://news.sky.com/story/doctor-who-star-peter-capaldi-to-leave-sci-fi-show-this-year-10749588

Steve fancy ago at being the new Dr Who? :)

Jimbuna

02-02-17, 07:45 AM

He'd probably be far better than Peter Capaldi was :03:

Gargamel

02-02-17, 02:15 PM

Bah! I loved capaldi as the doctor! Now, I'm not too familiar with the earlier doctors, but of the modern era, IMO, he's the best one. Yeah, he had a rough start, but he had such a "mad scientist" feel rather than a "lunatic with a time machine" the rest seemed to have.

Rhodes

02-02-17, 02:44 PM

Steve could do it and after 3 years run he would regenerate to Jimbuna. Also a good choose to do the role, but still young for it now!:03::O:

@Gargamel: well, yes. I also like when he was announce, since I thought that they would go to a more serious note,but they didn't and he suffer for poor and terrible scripts. Possible a new 3 doctors with Tennant, Smith and him would be nice (besides what that concept carries), after he leaves the show.

Jimbuna

02-02-17, 09:00 PM

Steve could do it and after 3 years run he would regenerate to Jimbuna. Also a good choose to do the role, but still young for it now!:03::O:

Flattery will get you.....everywhere :):03:

Rhodes

03-23-17, 06:37 PM

New trailer, I think!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2xOQK_BLIg

So, daleks (always good) and human dalek? ok... And a original cyberman? Hmmmm

Rhodes

04-16-17, 09:51 AM

So, Happy Easter and etc to every one. And now, what do you all think of the first eps of the last season of the 12th Doctor?

I liked it, with all the jokes and nostalgia (props,pics and jokes). The final minutes were a bit meh for me. But got the feeling that trhis episode was far better than the other 2 seasons :o!

Season trailer: hmmm, original cybermen, nice. A nostalgic enemy; long overdo, I think.

Officerpuppy

04-16-17, 10:04 AM

I'm partial to the 8th Doctor but that aside, I'm looking forward to this new season, see what it's about. It's Capaldi's last right? :subsim:

Jimbuna

04-17-17, 05:03 PM

Hoping for improvements.

STEED

04-17-17, 06:18 PM

I will no longer be watching and just don't care. I rather read a book or go out for a walk these days.

Sailor Steve

04-17-17, 08:26 PM

I just saw the new one. It was okay. Better than some, not as good as others. As with most of the last three years, it's not Capaldi and it's not the direction, it's the story that's lacking. Like Colin Baker, he deserves better.

One fun bit that took me by surprise was seeing the Movellans return, however briefly.

Sailor Steve

05-23-17, 10:28 AM

Saw the latest episode Sunday and forgot to post. This season has been building up to the finish, with some episodes better than others. Last weeks, "Oxygen" was good. This weeks, "Extremis", was very, very good, surprisingly so. It's similar to, and on a level with, the episodes featuring the "Silence".

Sailor Steve

06-17-17, 03:44 PM

Rhodes

06-17-17, 06:18 PM

OH MY GIDDY AUNT!

As busy as I've been, it's taken me a whole week to finally get to it, but last week's episode, "Empress of Mars", was the best Doctor Who I've seen in a long time. It not only brings back the Ice Warriors in a big way, but is an extremely entertaining pastiche of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Steampunk and the original Who, with a major tie-in to a long-standing question about the Ice Warriors' conversion from bad guys to good guys, and includes an actor from the original storyline returning in the same role.

Overall an excellent episode. If you haven't seen it you're really missing out.

By Rassilon's Mind, indeed!
It also made me wonder, if the previous seasons were more in this way, how great would have been Peter Capaldi run in Doctor Who!
It is by far the best doctor who episode of this doctor. The previous ones, the monk trilogy, it started ok, went fine and them the final was meh...

Sailor Steve

06-17-17, 10:20 PM

The episode was also written by Mark Gatiss, co-creator and chief writer on Sherlock (as well as playing Mycroft Holmes), so some quality was to be expected.

Rhodes

06-18-17, 04:44 AM

The episode was also written by Mark Gatiss, co-creator and chief writer on Sherlock (as well as playing Mycroft Holmes), so some quality was to be expected.

Didn't knew it was by M. Gatiss. That explains a lot.
Funny, he once did a spoof sketch, with him been the doctor and at least the co-star of Matt Lucas Little Britain. Can't remember if M. Lucas was also in it.

Rhodes

07-11-17, 05:11 PM

So, what are your thoughts of the final episodes?

Sailor Steve

07-11-17, 09:30 PM

So, what are your thoughts of the final episodes?
Overall, I liked them, though obviously not enough to report on them at the time. Liked the origin story of the original Cybermen. They gave Bill and Nardole a good sendoff, and I'm now very interested to see the Christmas Special, especially with David Bradley playing the First Doctor.

Jimbuna

07-16-17, 08:05 AM

The new Doctor will be revealed in an hour or so and I'm thinking we will have our first female playing the part :yep:

Sailor Steve

07-16-17, 01:22 PM

And you're thinking right!
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40624288

This is going to be interesting, to say the least. :sunny:

Jimbuna

07-17-17, 07:14 AM

I'm not accustomed to being wrong :smug:

:O:

STEED

07-17-17, 07:33 AM

Dr Who ratings have fallen in the last three years even when the BBC adds post viewing figures from iPlayer which will also plunge once the BBC prove you got a licence log in kicks in. There has been some suggestions the BBC pushed Peter out the role which at this point is pure speculation.

A female Dr Who would seem to suggest a effort to boost ratings which it will do for a short while and the fad will soon where off. I stopped watching Dr Who mainly because the story lines were to much fantasy and not enough good solid sci fi.