The Dr Who thread

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:29 pm 0

Didn't the Master have companions, being evil and everything I'd imagine his would have been fit.

Bog · Post by **Bog** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:22 pm 0

disciple wrote:Didn't the Master have companions, being evil and everything I'd imagine his would have been fit.

And in black leather. With spike heels.

Oh, my.

Driller · Post by **Driller** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:34 pm 0

disciple wrote:Didn't the Master have companions, being evil and everything I'd imagine his would have been fit.

Time for the Master to return with a new companion then

Bog · Post by **Bog** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:51 pm 0

Kaylee > Rose

Driller · Post by **Driller** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:59 pm 0

Bog wrote:Kaylee > Rose

Hell, she could probably fix the TARDIS

fro · Post by **fro** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:00 pm 0

Jewel Staite in black leather with spike heels?

Driller · Post by **Driller** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:19 pm 0

fro wrote:Jewel Staite in black leather with spike heels?

Oh, ok. Go on then

fro · Post by **fro** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:43 pm 0

Driller wrote:
fro wrote:Jewel Staite in black leather with spike heels?
Oh, ok. Go on then

Yeah, I think I could bear to watch that for a while...

SimonB · Post by **SimonB** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:02 pm 0

MrsB and I enjoyed it lots. I thought CT was ideal to snap the Doc out of Rose and in to life again. Will be interesting to see how much of the next episode is a re-tread of Rose or if they can turn the meet a new person story on its head.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:19 pm 0

The BBC have released some info about series 3. I'll put it in spoiler tags to avoid enraging people

Early details have been revealed about series three news in the pages of the next issue of Doctor Who Magazine, specifically the titles of four of the next season's episodes and some additional casting news.

The working title for episode four is Daleks in Manhattan. The recent trailer for series three at the end of "The Runaway Bride" confirmed the Daleks would return in the new series; this episode is set in 1930's New York and is written by script editor Helen Raynor. There is currently no information on the title for episode five, the second half.

Episode six is The Lazarus Experiment. The episode features Mark Gatiss as Dr. Lazarus; in the series three trailer, Gatiss was seen both as his own age and in makeup depicting a much older person. "The Lazarus Experiment" is written by Stephen Greenhorn.

The title of the first episode (#8) of Paul Cornell's two-part story hasn't been revealed, but episode nine has: it's The Family of Blood. The two-parter features the previously mentioned Jessica Stevenson as Joan; new cast listings includes Harry Lloyd (as Jeremy Baines), Thomas Sangster (Tim Latimer), Tom Palmer (Hutchinson), Pip Torrens (Rocastle), Rebekah Staten (Jenny), Gerard Horan (Clark), Lauren Wilson (Lucy Cartwright) and Matthew White (Phillips). It has long been rumored that Cornell's two-parter is an adaptation of Human Nature, the novel he penned for Virgin Publishing as part of their "New Adventures" line; the casting information makes this seem almost certain as many of these characters (Joan, Tim, Hutchinson, Rocastle, Lucy) appear in that novel.

Episode ten, by Steven Moffat, is still untitled, but features in its cast Ian Boldsworth and Richard Cant.

Episode eleven, written by Russell T Davies, is entitled Utopia.

One thing I will say is

OMFG. A two parter based on

Human Nature

. I think my nuts have just exploded with jism.

And for the 99.9999% of you who don't have a clue what I'm talking about with that last comment you can read all about it here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ ... ndex.shtml

sponge · Post by **sponge** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:15 am 0

The Girl in the Fireplace.

I wanted to dislike it. With everybody online foaming at the mouth over this episode. I wanted it to be toss and to call everbody who liked it a bunch of softbrained Whedon worshipping cackmonkeys.

But, it was good! Proper SciFi and not Chav drama. Even the sexy bits were tolerable. The acting was great. Some nice feel good moments without lapsing into embarrassing territory.

I think it's the second-best new Doctor episode, after The Empty Child, even though the Empty Child bollockses itself up at the end with a truly silly American-style moment of over-dramatic arsery.

Is this the climax (f'nar) of this series? All downhill from here?

Post by **Snakey** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:48 am 0

sponge wrote:Is this the climax (f'nar) of this series? All downhill from here?

Well, like you, I thought the first few episodes were shite. Girl in the Fireplace was the first good one. There's more shit ones. In fact, it gets worse

But personally, I wouldn't say Girl in the Fireplace is the best one.

So keep watching.

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:01 pm 0

HGFB wrote: One thing I will say is

OMFG. A two parter based on
Human Nature
. I think my nuts have just exploded with jism.

And for the 99.9999% of you who don't have a clue what I'm talking about with that last comment you can read all about it here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ ... ndex.shtml

Excellent book. I didn't know they'd re-issued it - I've got the one with the the classroom on the cover.

Col · Post by **Col** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:05 pm 0

sponge wrote:
Is this the climax (f'nar) of this series? All downhill from here?

No, the finale is fucking great

As for the Girl in the Fireplace, the ending brought tears to me eyes. Fantastic episode.

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:34 am 0

sponge wrote:The Girl in the Fireplace.
[...]
But, it was good! Proper SciFi and not Chav drama. [...]

"Chav drama"? I don't recall any DW episodes featuring benefit defrauding anti-social criminals.