The Dr Who thread

grue · Post by **grue** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:30 pm 0

HGFB wrote:I've just been rewatching the best episode of Doctor Who ever. The Girl in the Fireplace.

I like to rewatch it every now and again and it always blows me away.

The genius Steven Moffat not content with his place in the history books for Press Gang has so far written the best Doctor Who episodes in each of the new series so far. (Empty Child, Doctor Dances in series 1. Girl in the Fireplace in series 2). I'm hoping he can go three for three with his series 3 episode Blink.

In fact I'll go as far to say that Moffat has single handedly written the best Doctor Who episodes ever.

I agree completely. Anguish suits the doctor best of all.

Post by **Snakey** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:40 pm 0

HGFB wrote:I've just been rewatching the best episode of Doctor Who ever. The Girl in the Fireplace.

I dunno if I'd say that. It is 'Fantastic' though.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:54 pm 0

Snakey wrote:
HGFB wrote:I've just been rewatching the best episode of Doctor Who ever. The Girl in the Fireplace.
I dunno if I'd say that. It is 'Fantastic' though.

Which one(s) would you choose then?

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:36 am 0

Its an obvious choice, but my favorite was "Dalek".
Just was excellent in so many ways.
Has action, emotion, intelligence, dealt with the Dalek in a respectful, yet updated way, and (most importantly), it got the Fear across.

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:25 am 0

I'd go for "Dalek" too - I thought it worked extremely well.

merman · Post by **merman** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:01 pm 0

Was watching some of the On Demand stuff on Virgin Media earlier, and happened on the first episode of Chelmsford 123. During the scene where the new Roman governor arrives, the Tardis warps into the background (complete with sound FX), the silhouette of someone gets out and looks around, then goes back into the box and it vanishes again

Psychophylaxis · Post by **Psychophylaxis** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:59 pm 0

merman wrote:Was watching some of the On Demand stuff on Virgin Media earlier, and happened on the first episode of Chelmsford 123.

Why is that not out on DVD yet? Used to love that series.

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:39 pm 0

merman wrote:Was watching some of the On Demand stuff on Virgin Media earlier, and happened on the first episode of Chelmsford 123. During the scene where the new Roman governor arrives, the Tardis warps into the background (complete with sound FX), the silhouette of someone gets out and looks around, then goes back into the box and it vanishes again

Et Voila:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlQyF269spE

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:47 pm 0

That was fucking excellent.

Sexy witches and self parody and BTTF references and not shying away from the obvious things to do and Martha not being Rose and Tennant raising himself to new great heights of Doctorness.

I bloody loved that.

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:48 pm 0

Really? I thought it was a bit "meh" personally...

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:49 pm 0

Not bad.

Fell down a quite bit at the magic as science stuff. Explaining a voodoo doll as a DNA replication module just didn't work.

Still, the Harry Potter references were fun.
Also, this episode seems too cement the fact the effects are better this season. The old views of London were really well done.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:49 pm 0

I like a nice bit of daft

Queen Elizabeth at the end was very funny.

Some nice touches like making Shakespear bisexual.

Col · Post by **Col** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:49 pm 0

A cracking episode of Doctor Who! Especially loved the ending, and the Queen not being too happy at the Doctor's presence

Next weeks episode looks good too.

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:50 pm 0

goatboy wrote:That was fucking excellent.

Sexy witches and self parody and BTTF references and not shying away from the obvious things to do and Martha not being Rose and Tennant raising himself to new great heights of Doctorness.

I bloody loved that.

Seconded. I thought Billie was fantastic but Freema was almost in a different league in this episode, I hardly stopped laughing for the whole first fifteen minutes.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:51 pm 0

New timeslot next week because of the Football. 19:40.