Heads up! Dr Who starts Saturday....

[woollypigs]

ba humbug special is on in 25min \o/

[andygates]

Did the

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flying-shark-drawn-carriage

break everyone else too?

ibble bibble wibble

[woollypigs]

That was brilliant and the next series look the bees knees too and River is back

[bobb]

I thought it was really boring. Even my nephews who would normally be glued to the screen got bored halfway through and took to prodding the cat. Being attacked by an irate feline was far more entertaining for them.....

[border-rider]

Top Christmas Day post-port schmalz

And a nice reaffirmation of the true nature of Christmas: halfway out of the dark.

Ace

[rower40]

Well I cried when the reason that Kazran kept Abigail in cold storage was revealed.

Because I'm a great big wuss.

[andygates]

And a nice reaffirmation of the true nature of Christmas: halfway out of the dark.

That made me grin, too.   

But still, buh buh buh shark harness.

[Mike J]

I didn't think it was that good to be honest - other Christmas specials have been better.

[MattH]

I wasn't overly impressed either. It just seemed lacking in originality; "A Christmas Carol" has been done to death, and it all seemed too strained.

Even Ms Pond in her Police uniform didn't give it much interest.

[mattc]

Did the

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flying-shark-drawn-carriage

break everyone else too?

Yes.

But overall it was pretty enjoyable. Creaked a bit in the 3rd quarter, but plenty of neat silliness to maintain interest.
MUCH better than most Russellty Davies episodes.

I'm a massive humbug about any

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time-travel plot, but i thought watching time being changed live on camera was a nice twist, wittily done

[no doubt I'll be corrected, never mind ... ]

[border-rider]

One thing confused me - maybe I was a bit pissed...

The family of sister of the cold girl; that Christmas in their house the son was the same age as he was when they all first met, when everyone else was considerably older and one person was played by a different actor completely.

[Clandy]

I watched this after Chrimbo dinner at the parents place. It's the first episode I've seen since David Tennant left. If it wasn't for Katherine Jenkins I would have switched off. I am well aware this may have been previously said, but I'll say it anyway: The new Doctor is shite, he's practically a teenager! Whose idea was it to turn Doctor Who into Doctor Who Kids?

[Hummers]

One thing confused me - maybe I was a bit pissed...

The family of sister of the cold girl; that Christmas in their house the son was the same age as he was when they all first met, when everyone else was considerably older and one person was played by a different actor completely.

Indeed but I gave up trying to work up any enthusiasm for this damp squib. It was bloody awful.

H

[tonycollinet]

I thought it was brilliant - maybe I'm just easy to please
 

[SandyV]

It's just been on here and my stepdaughter (23) pronounced it the best ever.  I'm not so sure about that but did spend time on here and managed to multi-task successfully without feeling the need to focus solely on the show.

We missed the first couple of minutes though, did it explain what the sharks were all about (or were they just part of the local scene)? (The harness gave me a good laugh too)

[border-rider]

I thought it was brilliant - maybe I'm just easy to please
 

I really enjoyed it too.

It's designed, I suppose, to work in that post-feast miasma of goodwill-to-all-men and it did, in spades, with tearjerkers aplenty and a rollercoaster ride to the final destination.  Viewing it on a cold, cynical January morning, it would be pretty sickly, I'd guess.  But yesterday ? Ace.

[ScumOfTheRoad]

I liked the whole "cyberpunk" feel of the planet - Victorian style clothes, control board with switches and levers, and people wearing darkened flying goggles.

[BrianI]

Katherine Jenkins has a mighty fine pair of lungs!   
Not sure about the rest of the episode though....   

[mattc]

I liked the whole "cyberpunk" feel of the planet - Victorian style clothes, control board with switches and levers, and people wearing darkened flying goggles.

I think you mean "steampunk" (I didn't see any cybernetics!). But whatever, it was a good choice for a christmas  sci-fi show 

[Adrian]

I only half watched and half listened to it because I was busy roasting and steaming things at the time. I'll have to sit down and give it my full attention to see.

[rower40]

It's repeated on BBC3 at 7pm tonight.

[Adrian]

It's repeated on BBC3 at 7pm tonight.

Thanks, I'll try to catch it all then.

[Wowbagger]

41 pages have been added to this thread since my last visit. However, a conversation this afternoon with Mrs. Wow's sister revealed that a niece on her husband's side had, at the age of 18, never heard of Dr. Who or the Daleks.

This is an achievement of which any one of us would be rightly proud.

[Clandy]

a niece on her husband's side had, at the age of 18, never heard of Dr. Who or the Daleks.

That's just wrong. A childhood deprived of watching the telly from behind the sofa from between your fingers.

[nicknack]

This is an achievement of which any one of us would be rightly proud.