The Dr Who thread

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:02 pm 0

Looked more like generic buffy villians to me.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:09 pm 0

Baggypants wrote:
Markyp wrote:
Harlequin wrote:The Doctor fused the coordinates so that the TARDIS could only travel between its current location (at the end of the universe) and its previous one (contemporary London).
Thanks Harlequin.
So I had heard correctly , that the Master could only take the Tardis to two locations... current-ish era Earth or the version trillions of years hence, overun with Blakes 7 baddies!
that depends on how the TARDIS works. If its like something that holds a tunnel open, then yes. if its like a GPS Navigator and its stuck on the destination location, then no.

It's exactly what was said in the show. He could go to current-era Earth (give or take 18 months) or the year 100 trillion. It's not complicated and it was pretty clear what the Doctor meant.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:12 pm 0

Darkflame wrote:Looked more like generic buffy villians to me.

Think season 4 with the quad bikers from hell. Stardrive I think the episode was called.

Ollie · Post by **Ollie** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:38 pm 0

Dammit! I just read a twunting huge spoiler on the DigiGuide forums, taken (as it turns out) from the official BBC press release. Can't they bloody learn to keep things to themselves?

juice · Post by **juice** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:55 am 0

Welp... inbetween turning 30 this weekend (bleh meh etc), I got to watch this week's episode. Again, significantly better than previous RTD efforts - almost to the point where I had to double-check the credits

The escape back to current-time seemed a bit cheap (especially since it seems to have been done as a bit of light relief), and the stuff with the US president felt a bit overdone. The floating basketballs also seemed a bit contradictory: seemingly innocent and childish in some scenes, and homicidal maniacs in others. Still, I guess that may be explained in the final episode...

(I have to admit, when the Doctor got zapped, I briefly hoped for a guest appearance of Baker/McCoy/Davison/etc - it would have made things very[/]i interesting!)

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:20 am 0

juice wrote: (I have to admit, when the Doctor got zapped, I briefly hoped for a guest appearance of Baker/McCoy/Davison/etc - it would have made things very[/]i interesting!)

That would have been a nice touch - I wonder if it was considered? Then again, it wouldn't have been 'nasty' enough from the Master's viewpoint - ageing the Doc was probably much more satisfying.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:37 pm 0

Ollie wrote:Dammit! I just read a twunting huge spoiler on the DigiGuide forums, taken (as it turns out) from the official BBC press release. Can't they bloody learn to keep things to themselves?

I didn't think that it was that much of a spoiler unless I'm looking at the wrong thing.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:39 pm 0

It's probably the one I posted a few pages back. It is quite large.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:43 pm 0

HGFB wrote:It's probably the one I posted a few pages back. It is quite large.

? Where abouts - did you mean the Blog?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:45 pm 0

No. I posted a link to the official press release for episode 13.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:48 pm 0

HGFB wrote:No. I posted a link to the official press release for episode 13.

Where's abouts? I looked back to 271 and could only see about two posts from you (unusual in itself!)

EDIT - missed it, ta

juice · Post by **juice** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:18 pm 0

IronGiant wrote:
juice wrote: (I have to admit, when the Doctor got zapped, I briefly hoped for a guest appearance of Baker/McCoy/Davison/etc - it would have made things very[/]i interesting!)

That would have been a nice touch - I wonder if it was considered? Then again, it wouldn't have been 'nasty' enough from the Master's viewpoint - ageing the Doc was probably much more satisfying.

I dunno: amplifying the effect (rather than reversing it) and forcing the Doc back through a regeneration or two would have to be painful!

Ollie · Post by **Ollie** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:18 pm 0

Zoot wrote:I didn't think that it was that much of a spoiler unless I'm looking at the wrong thing.

You don't think

mighty warships of a new Time Lord Empire

is much of a spoiler?

(Yes, btw, it is the one from the press release that HGFB posted a link to - I found out that was the source by googling after reading it in the DG forums.)

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:52 pm 0

xav wrote:
Harlequin wrote:The Doctor fused the coordinates so that the TARDIS could only travel between its current location (at the end of the universe) and its previous one (contemporary London).
Ah yes, its previous location, contemporary London. Strange how contemporary London looked very much like contemporary Cardiff when Jack leaped onto the dematerializing TARDIS.

Or perhaps he actually fused the time circuits to only go back to its previous-previous coordinates, and just got a bit confused in the exposition.

When Saxon was walking down the steps with his wife for the election result, he was in the Cardiff Milennium Centre, probably the most recognisable landmark in the capital city (funnily enough the doors just off screen to the left open out onto 'Torchwood' square). Thus it is reasonable to assume that Saxon stood as a candidate for Cardiff Central. Only right he should be in his constituencey at this point. Jack never noticed because he was distracted by his staff raping one another.

Also, locking the time co-ordinates to the two fixed points doesn't stop The Master flying the Tardis to London, or Nantwich or Hexham or anywhere he pleases.

I'm not sure how Rose's flat manages to be a couple of streets from mine though, seeing as she works by the Thames and I (we) apparently both live in Roath, Cardiff... still, nice arse and all that.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:55 pm 0

Reverend Goatboy wrote:Jack never noticed because he was distracted by his staff raping one another.