Author Topic: Heads up! Dr Who starts Saturday.... (Read 283861 times)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #2125 on:** 14 July, 2015, 11:56:46 am »

According to Paxo the Doctor got his degree at Glasgow uni.

woollypigs · « **Reply #2126 on:** 12 September, 2015, 12:52:08 pm »

One Week to go! Prologue - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0326qkd

hillbilly · « **Reply #2127 on:** 12 September, 2015, 01:24:01 pm »

I am going to miss it as I'm doing tomsk's 600. That goodness for iPlayer

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #2128 on:** 19 September, 2015, 08:34:08 pm »

I enjoyed that nearly as much as Peter Capaldi was enjoying being an axe hero.

Steph · « **Reply #2129 on:** 20 September, 2015, 08:37:56 am »

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Andrij · « **Reply #2130 on:** 20 September, 2015, 06:45:27 pm »

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woollypigs · « **Reply #2131 on:** 20 September, 2015, 07:22:58 pm »

Steph an Andrij bang on

Steph · « **Reply #2132 on:** 20 September, 2015, 11:11:41 pm »

I actually love her costume. Always wanted a dress and boots like that, and yes, Andrij, absobarkinglutely.

hillbilly · « **Reply #2133 on:** 21 September, 2015, 01:41:46 pm »

Great opener. So glad I avoided spoilers. Had no idea who and what were lined up. Will be interesting to see if there is any backtracking on the rather surprising last 5 minutes. I was like "oh no, they can't, surely" x2. Great stuff.

Kim · « **Reply #2134 on:** 21 September, 2015, 02:08:47 pm »

Good to see them...

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tiermat · « **Reply #2135 on:** 21 September, 2015, 02:10:17 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 21 September, 2015, 02:08:47 pm

Good to see them...

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...getting the compulsory dalek plot over with at the start of the series, for a change.

My thoughts, exactly!

woollypigs · « **Reply #2136 on:** 21 September, 2015, 04:22:56 pm »

Looks like the viewers forgot it was on, about four million less than last season start.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34307519

And she is packing her bags \o/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34288721

Séamas M. · « **Reply #2137 on:** 21 September, 2015, 08:55:18 pm »

Quote from: Hillbilly on 21 September, 2015, 01:41:46 pm

"oh no, they can't, surely" x2.

And I didn't see George RR Martin's name anywhere in the credits..

Si · « **Reply #2138 on:** 23 September, 2015, 09:42:56 am »

I wasn't underwhelmed as I wasn't expecting much after the last series......but I think that they really are trying too hard. I think that Capaldi makes a fine Dr but the material that he is given is less than inspiring.

Steph · « **Reply #2139 on:** 27 September, 2015, 10:03:07 am »

Bloody drunks!

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citoyen · « **Reply #2140 on:** 27 September, 2015, 11:23:24 am »

Quote from: Si on 23 September, 2015, 09:42:56 am

I wasn't underwhelmed as I wasn't expecting much after the last series......but I think that they really are trying too hard. I think that Capaldi makes a fine Dr but the material that he is given is less than inspiring.

Main problem is lack of anything resembling an actual story. It's all too character-driven at the expense of plot. And far too much deus ex machina/magic wand waving - there's no real peril. Even when they apparently killed off two key characters last week, you knew they hadn't really.

citoyen · « **Reply #2141 on:** 27 September, 2015, 11:35:39 am »

Quote from: Hillbilly on 14 July, 2015, 11:26:06 am

(Currently dipping in and out of Peter Davison's time in the TARDIS. There are some very good serials in that run. Watching the visitation at the moment. Whilst the low budget pokes through on occasion, it is one where they begged borrowed and stole costumes and props from the historical drama units. So is quite well presented)

The Visitation was a great story. It's worth noting that it was the story in which the original sonic screwdriver was destroyed - on the orders of the producer who felt that it was overused, and too powerful/convenient a tool for problem solving.

Steph · « **Reply #2142 on:** 27 September, 2015, 01:02:56 pm »

Absolutely. It is just too much of a panacea. Anyway, talking of tools, Missy whittling a poin-ted stick (your fault, Eric Idle) in order to kill any 'game'.

You're whittling, woman. You therefore have a knife.

citoyen · « **Reply #2143 on:** 27 September, 2015, 04:18:52 pm »

Glad I'm not the only one who got the Monty Python reference.

Steph · « **Reply #2144 on:** 30 September, 2015, 12:37:46 pm »

Loganberries and bananas...

andyoxon · « **Reply #2145 on:** 02 October, 2015, 01:38:26 pm »

After watching every Dr Who to date since Series I with ChristopherE the mini-aos have pretty much given up on it now... Some of the current writers have been responsible for some great episodes, but perhaps it's time for RTD to make a reappearance.

David Martin · « **Reply #2146 on:** 03 October, 2015, 09:53:10 pm »

Tonight was proper scary. TODM didn't like it. Prefers the character development ones. I prefer simple stories.

woollypigs · « **Reply #2147 on:** 04 October, 2015, 09:59:45 pm »

I kept thinking about "Waters on Mars" while watching, though I did enjoy it.

hillbilly · « **Reply #2148 on:** 04 October, 2015, 10:16:51 pm »

Good build up. Waiting for the pay off this coming weekend before opining too loudly. But it was very promising

Kim · « **Reply #2149 on:** 04 October, 2015, 10:56:35 pm »

Proper old-fashioned spooky stuff and a creepy cliff-hanger. We'll see what happens in the second half...

It was good to see a Deaf character on Doctor Who done properly, even if their sign-space wasn't always in frame (which is what always happens with hearing directors). The interpreter was less convincing, for all the usual reasons (ability to see through solid objects, translate things before they've been said, and so on), but that was easier to ignore. Also good to see lipreading portrayed as unreliable in a plot-critical context.

We came to the conclusion that the TARDIS doesn't translate languages across modes (it'll canoncially translate writing to writing, and speech to speech, but presumably since neither Clara nor The Doctor know a sign language, it doesn't intervene). I assume it can translate all programming languages to Fortran, if required

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