The Dr Who thread

Jonesey · Post by **Jonesey** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:34 pm 0

A bit shit as per - mindless Who-age - lots of noise and running - GREAT!

Freema is total eye-candy

Edit: Like all of us I was expecting Sontarans when those helmets came off but I expect they're a bit too psychotic for a metrosexual Doctor to take on nowadays...

Oh and I did cheer when the sonic screwdriver got fucked...

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:45 pm 0

Jonesey wrote:Edit: Like all of us I was expecting Sontarans when those helmets came off but I expect they're a bit too psychotic for a metrosexual Doctor to take on nowadays...

Or indeed a little bit too evil villain when you need a Judge Dredd style police force.

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:48 pm 0

Incidently, so the Doc's got a load of spare sonic screwdrivers then?
Or does he pop around the century to a shop?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:50 pm 0

Or he makes them himself like he does K9s

anon76235 · Post by **anon76235** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:51 pm 0

Darkflame wrote:
Ollie wrote:Did the Judoon remind anyone else of Vogons? I think the comparison got into my head because their spaceships were a bit like the Vogons' in the Hitch Hiker's movie.
I was thinking the same.

Dunno if I like Rhino's as a humanoid without explanation, however.
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dont worry lad

DutchLlama · Post by **DutchLlama** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:48 pm 0

PVB wrote:
DutchLlama wrote: The only thing I didn't like was Martha's dysfunctional family. At least Rose only had Jackie and Mickey and we sort of grew to like them.

Can we have more sci-fi than family drama this season, please Mr Davies?
According to the series producer on the Confidential, we'll be seeing lots of the family over the series.

Arghh, why?

People who like to watch family interactions have tonnes of soaps and drama shows to choose from (if they aren't already watching and participating in them in their own households).

Why can't Dr. Who for once be mainly about exploring the galaxy instead exploring troubled family relations? I really don't appreciate this aspect of the new Dr. Who that much, I managed to tolerate it in Rose's situation but now we have a new assistant I don't see the point of repeating all that with yet a new family.

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:07 pm 0

DutchLlama wrote:
PVB wrote:
DutchLlama wrote: The only thing I didn't like was Martha's dysfunctional family. At least Rose only had Jackie and Mickey and we sort of grew to like them.
Can we have more sci-fi than family drama this season, please Mr Davies?
According to the series producer on the Confidential, we'll be seeing lots of the family over the series.
Arghh, why?

Because people, especially females, can better relate to characters with a strong connection to everyday reality? Because the emotions of ordinary human interaction are more involving that those of distant aliens and faceless masses? Because it works so well that New Who became a huge ratings success instead of being cancelled halfway through the first season?

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:15 pm 0

DutchLlama wrote: Arghh, why?

People who like to watch family interactions have tonnes of soaps and drama shows to choose from (if they aren't already watching and participating in them in their own households).

Why can't Dr. Who for once be mainly about exploring the galaxy instead exploring troubled family relations? I really don't appreciate this aspect of the new Dr. Who that much, I managed to tolerate it in Rose's situation but now we have a new assistant I don't see the point of repeating all that with yet a new family.

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:19 pm 0

The bit outside the pub near the end made me cringe. I immediately thought "Argh, they've spliced a bit of Eastenders in by mistake!"

anon76235 · Post by **anon76235** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:40 pm 0

Harlequin wrote:
DutchLlama wrote:
PVB wrote:
DutchLlama wrote: The only thing I didn't like was Martha's dysfunctional family. At least Rose only had Jackie and Mickey and we sort of grew to like them.
Can we have more sci-fi than family drama this season, please Mr Davies?
According to the series producer on the Confidential, we'll be seeing lots of the family over the series.
Arghh, why?
Because people, especially females, can better relate to characters with a strong connection to everyday reality? Because the emotions of ordinary human interaction are more involving that those of distant aliens and faceless masses? Because it works so well that New Who became a huge ratings success instead of being cancelled halfway through the first season?

you know of females?

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:42 pm 0

FX23- master ov questions wrote:
Harlequin wrote:Because people, especially females, can better relate to characters with a strong connection to everyday reality? Because the emotions of ordinary human interaction are more involving that those of distant aliens and faceless masses? Because it works so well that New Who became a huge ratings success instead of being cancelled halfway through the first season?
you know of females?

I have encountered them. Indeed, both of my mothers are of that gender.

Oh, and I did think the Judoon to be far more Judge-like than Vogon.

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:29 pm 0

Firefox wrote:The bit outside the pub near the end made me cringe. I immediately thought "Argh, they've spliced a bit of Eastenders in by mistake!"

I thought that was the point.

DutchLlama · Post by **DutchLlama** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:01 pm 0

Harlequin wrote:I have encountered them. Indeed, both of my mothers are of that gender.

You have two mothers?

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:07 pm 0

DutchLlama wrote:
Harlequin wrote:I have encountered them. Indeed, both of my mothers are of that gender.
You have two mothers?

Yes, although I did not know this until accidentally meeting my genetic one at a New Age Educational Camp a few years ago.

The discussion of that cross, however, might be more suitable for the Lost thread.

Jonesey · Post by **Jonesey** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:14 pm 0

I sit next to wimmin all the time on the bus...