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« Reply #75 on: April 01, 2011, 10:20:34 PM »

I have the last 3 episodes of season 5 still to watch. Christmas special not coming before... next Christmas. Sad

Watch it online, trust me, it's worth it.
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« Reply #76 on: April 03, 2011, 01:21:30 AM »

I have the last 3 episodes of season 5 still to watch. Christmas special not coming before... next Christmas. Sad

Watch it online, trust me, it's worth it.

I just watched the Christmas episode and thought it was well worth the 3 bucks. A bit corny at stages but that is part of Dr Who's charm.
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« Reply #77 on: April 05, 2011, 01:50:40 AM »

okay this looks awesome:

Dr Who trailer/insider BBC America
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« Reply #78 on: April 05, 2011, 03:02:51 AM »

General question: how do I get into Dr. Who?  Where is the starting point for new viewers that doesn't entail watching 50 years of reruns?
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« Reply #79 on: April 05, 2011, 05:26:48 AM »

General question: how do I get into Dr. Who?  Where is the starting point for new viewers that doesn't entail watching 50 years of reruns?

I would suggest "Rose", the first Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) story, which is the start of the "new" show. You'll get the key concepts very quickly and there's only five "years" (roughly 14 episodes a year) of re-runs. You won't need to watch any of the "classic" episodes to get into it, although you will probably find yourself doing so at some point.

Or if you want to skip those, start with the first story for the current Doctor, Matt Smith, "The Eleventh Hour", which introduces the relevant characters for the current era.

A good number of stories for the First and Second Doctors were partially or totally deleted from the archives due to a misguided tape-wiping policy in the 1970s, but exist in at least audio format. In the event you'd want to do a classic watch-through, start with "Spearhead from Space", the first Third Doctor (John Pertwee) story, which is also the first colour story.

DVDs for these are easy to find on Amazon or stores like that.

You can drop in at any point, but you might not fully understand what's going on.
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« Reply #80 on: April 05, 2011, 06:27:46 AM »

General question: how do I get into Dr. Who?  Where is the starting point for new viewers that doesn't entail watching 50 years of reruns?

You can easily start with the new series and skip the old one (which I've never watched). However, you will have to wait until "Dalek" (6th episode) in order to have a good idea of what Doctor Who really is, and until "The empty child/The Doctor dances" (8/9) to realize how great this series is.
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« Reply #81 on: April 05, 2011, 09:43:15 AM »

I would suggest "Rose", the first Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) story, which is the start of the "new" show. You'll get the key concepts very quickly and there's only five "years" (roughly 14 episodes a year) of re-runs. You won't need to watch any of the "classic" episodes to get into it, although you will probably find yourself doing so at some point.

I would recommend that, yeah. That particular 'year' also had the advantage of having significantly less lazy writing than most 'years' after; probably because it had something to prove.
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« Reply #82 on: April 06, 2011, 07:38:48 PM »
« Edited: April 06, 2011, 07:44:14 PM by Governor (The) Doctor »

General question: how do I get into Dr. Who?  Where is the starting point for new viewers that doesn't entail watching 50 years of reruns?

You can easily start with the new series and skip the old one (which I've never watched). However, you will have to wait until "Dalek" (6th episode) in order to have a good idea of what Doctor Who really is, and until "The empty child/The Doctor dances" (8/9) to realize how great this series is.

So you mean until Moffat starts writing?

Tongue Wink

That said, my favourite quote from the new trailer:

Glowing Green Monster Thing:  "Fear me, I've killed hundreds of Time Lords."

The Doctor:  "Fear me, I've killed all of them."

It's Gaiman's episode too....EPIC!!! Cheesy
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« Reply #83 on: April 06, 2011, 08:32:45 PM »

General question: how do I get into Dr. Who?  Where is the starting point for new viewers that doesn't entail watching 50 years of reruns?

You can easily start with the new series and skip the old one (which I've never watched). However, you will have to wait until "Dalek" (6th episode) in order to have a good idea of what Doctor Who really is, and until "The empty child/The Doctor dances" (8/9) to realize how great this series is.

So you mean until Moffat starts writing?

Tongue Wink

That said, my favourite quote from the new trailer:

Glowing Green Monster Thing:  "Fear me, I've killed hundreds of Time Lords."

The Doctor:  "Fear me, I've killed all of them."

It's Gaiman's episode too....EPIC!!! Cheesy

I really loved the Satan Pit episode... that one was truly creepy.
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« Reply #84 on: April 09, 2011, 01:01:40 PM »


Actually, almost all Moffat's episodes before he took over were masterpieces. Smiley His season 5 episodes are overall very good too, but still below the Empty Child or the Library.
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« Reply #85 on: April 19, 2011, 03:20:30 PM »

RIP Liz Sladen aka Sarah Jane Smith. Cry
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« Reply #86 on: April 19, 2011, 04:09:34 PM »

     Quite tragic. I only watched School Reunion about a week ago. Cry
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« Reply #87 on: April 19, 2011, 04:10:52 PM »


RIP. Sad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Sladen

I just heard.
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« Reply #88 on: April 19, 2011, 04:14:19 PM »

She died ? How comes, she didn't look that old...

RIP.
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« Reply #89 on: April 19, 2011, 04:21:04 PM »

She died ? How comes, she didn't look that old...

RIP.

Cancer, she was 63.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13137674
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« Reply #90 on: April 19, 2011, 06:53:00 PM »

I really hope the BBC has the decency to give a small moment for both her and Nicholas Courtney at the beginning or the end of The Impossible Astronaut.

And I just realized something....what's going to happen to the next season of SJA?  Half of it has already been filmed...Sad
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« Reply #91 on: April 19, 2011, 07:38:35 PM »

I really hope the BBC has the decency to give a small moment for both her and Nicholas Courtney at the beginning or the end of The Impossible Astronaut.

And I just realized something....what's going to happen to the next season of SJA?  Half of it has already been filmed...Sad

I hadn'y heard about the Brigadier either.  Sad 

RIP and memory "Five rounds rapid!"
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« Reply #92 on: April 19, 2011, 10:32:24 PM »

My favorite companion.
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« Reply #93 on: April 20, 2011, 08:55:34 AM »

Rest In Peace.
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« Reply #94 on: April 20, 2011, 09:01:13 AM »

RIP
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« Reply #95 on: April 23, 2011, 01:00:22 PM »

Anyways, the one today was good and very promising. Hopefully the second half doesn't disappoint, because there's some much that's... you know.

So nice to see a non-fluffy opener.
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« Reply #96 on: April 26, 2011, 08:07:16 PM »

Anyways, the one today was good and very promising. Hopefully the second half doesn't disappoint, because there's some much that's... you know.

So nice to see a non-fluffy opener.

Yeah, Steven pulled out a really solid two-parter, managed to pack the charm, the laughter and the drama all into it.  Matt's acting was brilliant, especially in the questioning scene - he would do well as both the goofy kid and the shadow-y manipulator the Doctor has been.

Oh, and the music was great.  Nice and subtle, fit well with the story.
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« Reply #97 on: April 30, 2011, 05:41:59 PM »

So, to those who watched the newest episode, one question to pose -

Who's kid is that?
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« Reply #98 on: May 01, 2011, 03:29:37 AM »


Meh, that's really sad. Sad
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« Reply #99 on: May 01, 2011, 09:58:33 AM »

So, to those who watched the newest episode, one question to pose -

Who's kid is that?

Amy was talking about thinking she was pregnant and was worried what traveling in the TARDIS would do to a fetus. Then the Doctor scanned Amy and it turns out she *is* pregnant. Then we see a mysterious child who can regenerate. This is either blatant foreshadowing or a blatant misdirection.

Season 6 is already better than season 5. I don't hate Matt Smith so much, and I really think River Song needs her own spinoff series.
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