Doctor Who Thread

[afleitch]

Moffat did rush his ark. He's been sandwiched in by circumstance; the next series (which may be this August, post Olympics) is the lead on to the 50th anniversary. I liked this series; there are alot of good standout episodes you will enjoy.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Watched 3 more yesterday.

It's definitely going too fast. This restless rythm doesn't let you the time to mature each concept to its full extent. All the ingredients for good Doctor Who episodes are here, but I didn't have the time to taste them, because there are just too many events, action sequences and useless twists. This constant movement is pretty disturbing and drowns the importance of every detail... I don't want to sound pessimistic, but I'm hoping that this recent tendency doesn't indicate of a long-term trend, otherwise the very soul of the series might suffer from it.

Apart from that, the episodes are nice. The Doctor keeps being awesome, especially in ep 7. But again, it's hard to taste his awesomeness entirely, as we never have the time to rest a bit.

[Antonio the Sixth]

BTW, a thought I had.

So Matt Smith is playing the Eleventh Doctor. Time Lords are entitled to 12 regenerations, which means that two more doctors could exist once Smith leaves the show. However, we just saw the Doctor's (actual) death, and he was in his Eleventh incarnation. How the hell are they going to justify the Doctor's next regeneration ? Or do they plan to stop the series when Smith leaves ?

I'm pretty sure they will manage to pull some Deus Ex Machina to make sure the series will last longer than that. They're pretty good at that. After all, the Master was dead too, after "Last of the Time Lords"... Still, was it worth it to make us acknowledge the Doctor's death as some kind of big event, if it's only to later tell us that he's not dead anymore ?

[dead0man]

It's Sci-Fi, they can write themselves out of any corner they write themselves into.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

You'll see in the end, trust me. They did write themselves out of that corner.

Antonio, have you come across The Girl Who Waited yet? That's probably the best episode of the series (well contention between that and Gaiman's The Doctor's Wife)

[Antonio the Sixth]

You'll see in the end, trust me. They did write themselves out of that corner.

Antonio, have you come across The Girl Who Waited yet? That's probably the best episode of the series (well contention between that and Gaiman's The Doctor's Wife)

Nope, I last watched A Good Man Goes To War. It will be aired this saturday.

The Doctor's Wife was pretty good, yes. I wouldn't rank it as a contender for best episode ever, but the concept was very original and it was genuinely thrilling all along (also kudos for the absolute creepiness of Amy's psychological torture). It makes us regret that the TARDIS isn't able to speak.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not on depression mode. If the series has been awesome for nearly 50 years, I have a hard time imagining it could stop being right now. I'm just noticing what could be an unfortunate tendency if it proven lasting (but, after all, there are plenty of episodes I found more disappointing than the last three).

[Antonio the Sixth]

No episode last Saturday. Stupid Frenchies have postponed the end of the season to September.

Yeah, I know I could watch them subtitled, but meh, I've always hated subtitles...

Gonna rewatch the whole RTD era in the meantime.

BTW, what do you guys think of Torchwood ? I have never watched it, but I've always liked good ol' Jack, and since this is a spinoff one can expect the "Doctor Who spirit" to be there too. So, is it good stuff ? I might have a look at it.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

No episode last Saturday. Stupid Frenchies have postponed the end of the season to September.

Yeah, I know I could watch them subtitled, but meh, I've always hated subtitles...

Gonna rewatch the whole RTD era in the meantime.

BTW, what do you guys think of Torchwood ? I have never watched it, but I've always liked good ol' Jack, and since this is a spinoff one can expect the "Doctor Who spirit" to be there too. So, is it good stuff ? I might have a look at it.

It's much darker. I don't find it as fun and imaginative.

[Antonio the Sixth]

No episode last Saturday. Stupid Frenchies have postponed the end of the season to September.

Yeah, I know I could watch them subtitled, but meh, I've always hated subtitles...

Gonna rewatch the whole RTD era in the meantime.

BTW, what do you guys think of Torchwood ? I have never watched it, but I've always liked good ol' Jack, and since this is a spinoff one can expect the "Doctor Who spirit" to be there too. So, is it good stuff ? I might have a look at it.

It's much darker. I don't find it as fun and imaginative.

You mean it's more like a standard SciFi show ?

[dead0man]

No, it's more like.....I don't know....a not very good X-Files?  I found it boring and the characters unlikeable.

[patrick1]

^Yeah, I didn't make it past two episodes of Torchwood.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Ah, I see. Too bad.

[ask_not]

I liked tom baker i like the actress that layed martha the doctors  partner and of course david tenant.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I liked tom baker i like the actress that layed martha the doctors  partner and of course david tenant.

Oh yes, Freema Agyeman is epically hot and Martha was by far the best companion (of the new series, at least).

Tennant was great, but I loved Eccleston too and was sad to see him out so early.

[Silent Hunter]

Caroline John has died aged 72

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Caroline John has died aged 72

Oh no! RIP. Liz wasn't one of the longer-serving companions but I've always thought that such time as the character got was one of the little gems of the series' late-sixties-to-late-seventies heyday.

[ask_not]

i.d.w. comics did a docor who t.n.g crossover recently.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I really regret not watching the early Doctor Who. I have started to look for some episodes of the old series, and had the occasion to watch the very first episode (so... different but I kind of expected it), Genesis of the Daleks (quite nice and interesting, but still pretty old when watched today) and the 1996 movie (enjoyable, though I found the plot weak and certain scenes a bit weird).

[Silent Hunter]

I really regret not watching the early Doctor Who. I have started to look for some episodes of the old series, and had the occasion to watch the very first episode (so... different but I kind of expected it), Genesis of the Daleks (quite nice and interesting, but still pretty old when watched today) and the 1996 movie (enjoyable, though I found the plot weak and certain scenes a bit weird).

You can get most of the old stories on DVD, although in English only. There's also narrated soundtracks for the stories that are incomplete in the BBC archives.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I really regret not watching the early Doctor Who. I have started to look for some episodes of the old series, and had the occasion to watch the very first episode (so... different but I kind of expected it), Genesis of the Daleks (quite nice and interesting, but still pretty old when watched today) and the 1996 movie (enjoyable, though I found the plot weak and certain scenes a bit weird).

You can get most of the old stories on DVD, although in English only. There's also narrated soundtracks for the stories that are incomplete in the BBC archives.

I've also found a streaming website, which has several episodes subtitled in French.

[ask_not]

I like to se the old episode s oneday.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Hi there !

I'm planning to start a survivor* on Doctor Who episodes of the RTD/Eccleston-Tennant era (basically, from Rose to The End of Time). Would you be interested in participating ? We seem to have a quite big fan community on the forum, so if enough of you are interested, it will be fun to play (survivors need at least 6-7 players to work properly, and are much better with around 10). This could also be a nice occasion to discuss the episodes, confront our opinions/feelings on them, and re-experience the most exciting moments of the series. If you like the idea, please let me know. I need to know if we are enough before starting it. Then, check out the survivor board in a couple days.

*For those who don't know about survivors, they are games certain forumers like to play (they even have their own board). It basically consist in a list of contenders (which can be people, events, or anything), which we eliminate one by one through voting (sometimes with bizarre rules) until only one contender is left. It's usually a fun way to collectively sort a list from "least favorite" to "most favorite".

[Antonio the Sixth]

So, nobody...

[afleitch]

So, nobody...

I'll play

[dead0man]

I'm game too, just link to the game in this thread and I'm sure we'll see it.