The Doctor Who thread

Heartfeltdawn

axisus said:

+1 on that. I hate all the OTT settings, it was Russell T Davis's mantra: The whole world is in danger!!!! The whole universe is in danger!!!! All life in the entire galaxy is in danger!!!!!!!!!! Every parallel universe that ever existed is in danger!!!!!!! All of time and history in every parallel universe and everything else I may have forgotten is in danger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...... right, where can we go next ........

Uh huh. That was the RTD way. Everything had to be thye whole universe, end of time, the humans at the end of the universe in Utopia, 13 squillion Toclafane, all that bullshit in the Time War about the Nightmare Child, the Skaro Degradations, blah blah blah... 

The Pertwee era realised it's ruddy hard to do end of the world/universe scenarios on a budget that wouldn't cover the coke and hookers bill for a House of Lords Member. You have to haul it back. Now the Moff used to haul it back. Sure, end of the universe dangers with the whole Pandorica thing but you don't show much of it. This season... shudder. 20 million Zygons. End of this, end of that, a planet full of Daleks made to look feeble. And they've made a mention of Captain Jack Harkness. 

There is the horrible fear that we could have a regeneration at the end of this season. Moffat starts glowing and turning into RTD... 

frankus

I think if it's going to disappear up it's own bum-hole there should be an episode where Jenna gets Cankles. RTD and Moffat should make cameos and James Cordon should be shot in the face with a bazooka that fires bricks... that last bit needn't be a plot point or even appear in the final cut, so long as it happens.

frankus

I watched the episode last night after experiencing the palpable disappointment of Walking Dead box sets disappearing from Virgin Media...

So I watched it. It should be called Doctor Why.

Jalapeno

digitalscream said:

With all that said, I still think that The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit ranks among the best stories of the new run, even though it very definitely sits in the "all reality is in danger!" camp.

It's probably the only one, though.

The one on the bus (I forget its name) was pretty good - simple and atmospheric - no scope for running around like a looney

WezV

Jalapeno said:

digitalscream said:

With all that said, I still think that The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit ranks among the best stories of the new run, even though it very definitely sits in the "all reality is in danger!" camp.

It's probably the only one, though.

The one on the bus (I forget its name) was pretty good - simple and atmospheric - no scope for running around like a looney

And Michelle Ryan.

Jalapeno

Speaking of Michelle Ryan the London bus episode was ace

WezV

is not the one you meant??

axisus

Jalapeno said:

Speaking of Michelle Ryan the London bus episode was ace

 I think it was called Pitch Black Lite

Jalapeno

WezV said:

is not the one you meant??

No, think it was "midnight" - London bus was planet of the dead or indeed pitch black lite

WezV

Ah well, either way it reminded me of how hot Michelle Ryan is in anything non-east enders. I really liked the Bionic Woman remake she was in too

ICBM

english_bob said:

...I know this is going to happen next week, and all the dead characters won't be dead any more.

I wouldn't rely on Clara not being dead. Jenna is leaving…

I quite like Zygon Clara anyway.

english_bob

ICBM;842578" said:

english_bob said:...I know this is going to happen next week, and all the dead characters won't be dead any more.





I wouldn't rely on Clara not being dead. Jenna is leaving…

I quite like Zygon Clara anyway.

Yes, but at the moment human Clara is definitely alive and living in a pod thing under London. I was thinking more of young miss Lethbridge-Stewart.

FelineGuitars

Moffatt's writing was superb when he did the sitcom "Coupling" which was a bit like friends - only much wittier and more adult in content. He's capable when he tries.

I too hate the end of the universe /Doctor at the centre of it all bullshit storylines. I much prefer the subtle stories , although the Dalek one was good fun this series.

I really really like Capaldi as the Doctor (and I do applaud the guitar playing making an appearence)

english_bob

FelineGuitars said:

I really really like Capaldi as the Doctor (and I do applaud the guitar playing making an appearence)

Starting to dislike this too. Feels like it's being shoehorned in to every episode for no particular reason other than that somebody on the production team must think it looks cool. Why would a to-all-intents-and-purposes immortal, godlike alien in a universe that's been consistently godless and occasionally faintly anti-religious be playing "Amazing Grace"? Considering all the time he has, wouldn't he be better at it too?

bloodandtears

english_bob;842964" said:

Why would a to-all-intents-and-purposes immortal, godlike alien in a universe that's been consistently godless and occasionally faintly anti-religious be playing "Amazing Grace"? Considering all the time he has, wouldn't he be better at it too?

Jalapeno

Why not guitar, Dr (Troughton) Two played the recorder ?

Heartfeltdawn

Jalapeno said:

Why not guitar, Dr (Troughton) Two played the recorder ?

He didn't play it every bloody episode. Had Tom Baker spent every episode offering aliens jelly babies, it would have worn thin very quickly. 

Jalapeno

Neither does the current doctor, maybe it just seems like it ....

english_bob

Heartfeltdawn said:

Jalapeno said:

Why not guitar, Dr (Troughton) Two played the recorder ?

He didn't play it every bloody episode. Had Tom Baker spent every episode offering aliens jelly babies, it would have worn thin very quickly. 

Jalapeno said:

Neither does the current doctor, maybe it just seems like it ....

It's certainly worn thin very quickly.

I think the guitar was mercifully absent from the "Her-Off-Game-Of-Thrones" story, but has featured in one or other of the episodes of each of the other two-parters so far- Daleks, Fisher King, Zygons.

On the plus side, I'm pretty sure the Doctor had a sonic something that wasn't his bloody sunglasses in the last episode.

axisus

I like the guitar thing.