The Dr Who thread

Istar · Post by **Istar** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:11 am 0

Yep, if CT genuinely is going to be the S4 companion, I reckon it could work really well. I liked her performance in Runaway Bride, and (as I said at the time) was genuinely disappointed when she declined the invitation to stay in the TARDIS for a while.

Now if you didn't like her 'Bride performance, well, S4 is really not gonna float your boat I guess.

If you liked it, or at least thought it wasn't bad, then next year is most likely going to be a great series - a companion who isn't immediately lovestruck, and might just give The Doc a decent foil to play off.

OK, so we're not getting Sally Sparrow (hey, maybe S5?) but this could work really well. Consider the reaction (mine included) when they announced Billie Piper was going to be the companion in S1 - cries and groans of "oh god, no". But she turned out alright. Hell, she reversed my entire opinion of her as a performer, and that was a fight she was never going to win.

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:17 am 0

Istar wrote:[...] Consider the reaction (mine included) when they announced Billie Piper was going to be the companion in S1 - cries and groans of "oh god, no". But she turned out alright. Hell, she reversed my entire opinion of her as a performer, and that was a fight she was never going to win.

I suspect that much of that attitude was due to people knowing her primarily as a pop singer (and ex-too-young wife of a well-known celebrity), forgetting that she was a trained actress before beginning her music career. I wonder if some people might be dismissing Ms Minogue's Christmas appearance for similar reasons.

Hajile · Post by **Hajile** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:30 am 0

WiteWulf wrote:<tasteless_gag>

Well, that's the closest you'll see to a good pair of tits with Kylie in the picture these days!
</tasteless_gag>

You leave my Kylie alone.

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:41 am 0

Reverend Goatboy wrote:The odds of Tate doing more than one season are rather slim and she is less likely to do as much action packed day saving as her perkier predecessors so it should make for a season of more diverse sidekick contributions [...]

Istar wrote:If you liked it, or at least thought it wasn't bad, then next year is most likely going to be a great series - a companion who isn't immediately lovestruck, and might just give The Doc a decent foil to play off.

I had not considered the dynamic between Donna and the Doctor before reading those comments. After the perfect couple and the unrequited love affair we are likely to see some proper friction and clash of attitudes. She could also prove to be the "somebody to stop" him that Martha was not.

Reverend Goatboy wrote:[...] Tennant wouldn't last a week in the real world, jealous blokes kicking the shit out of him though jealousy!

But he might be as happy as a Davidson.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:14 am 0

Harlequin wrote:I wonder if some people might be dismissing Ms Minogue's Christmas appearance for similar reasons.

Not me. I *know* she's a shite actress

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:17 am 0

stealthbanana wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6267680.stm

shit.

Haha! But that's good news you see. There's no way in hell Tate will commit to more than 1 season. Her career is too big for that. Which means we'll probably get Martha back full time in S5

Thankfully I really liked Donna in The Runnaway Bride. Although I don't think I dare go on the OG forums today. They'll have crashed and burned with the news

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:42 am 0

HGFB wrote:I call bullshit.

This is me eating my very tasty hat

Although I'd have prefered Sally Sparrow I find myself really liking this news. While she was a little full on at the start of The Runaway Bride by the end she'd calmed down into a beautifully angry gobshite

Plus she already knows who the Doctor is. She's been inside the Tardis. That means the first episode of S4 we hit the ground running and don't stop for anything. No introductions. No wasting time with "It's bigger on the inside". Just Donna running into some alien menace and giving it a right earful

I think the only thing Donna is unaware of is the time travel aspect which allows them to use the "One past, one present, one future" standard for the following few episodes.

According to OG she's passed on the chance to do a new series of her own show to do Doctor Who so she's definately commited. She must have really enjoyed doing The Runaway Bride.

I do hope she keeps calling him martian though.

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:44 am 0

If you liked it, or at least thought it wasn't bad, then next year is most likely going to be a great series

Logic gap.

Some things are "ok" for a one off guest star, but not for a series run.
I prefer the trend towards intelligent companions.

I also thing its clutching at deseperate straws indeed to think "oh well, this is good because she wont be in season5!".

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Oh well, this finaly cements it then.

The new Dr Who *is* a steaming pile of pisss, and its the great eppisodes that are the freak ones not the other way around.

3 fucked up season finals, being condecending to everyone and using children as an excuse, and generaly showing just how far behind we are when it comes to good drama.
Theres only so many excuse's I can take, and this is now the last straw.

I'll still watch it if its on, but I wont go out of my way to watch it.
Theres too much well written stuff out there instead.

I will give Torchwood another season mind, as I do appricate some shows take awile to get started.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:50 am 0

Just think of her as Tegan turned up to 11

*Edit* Christ. The more I think about it the more I'm giggling like a little schoolgirl with excitement. I think she's going to be bloody superb. What a complete change in dynamic for the Tardis.

And just wait until Martha comes back. What on earth is she going to make of Donna?

offyoutoddle · Post by **offyoutoddle** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:14 am 0

HGFB wrote:Just think of her as Tegan turned up to 11

scary thought. but I think she could be good - I wanted her to stay at the end of the christmas episode as well. Like you say, its going to be explosive when Martha rings the Doctor back.

grue · Post by **grue** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:32 am 0

HGFB wrote:*Edit* Christ. The more I think about it the more I'm giggling like a little schoolgirl with excitement. I think she's going to be bloody superb. What a complete change in dynamic for the Tardis.

Quite a change considering that the Tardis has a gapping hole on it's side.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:41 am 0

Fucking, fucking, fucking hell.

If there's one thing on TV I utterly cannot stand it's that bloody woman. Jesus. I dodged the Christmas special for exactly that reason.

Please tell me that she isn't playing a character remotely like any of those from her so-called 'comedy' show.

lis0r · Post by **lis0r** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:02 am 0

Dio wrote:Please tell me that she isn't playing a character remotely like any of those from her so-called 'comedy' show.

No, the runaway bride was far less likeable.

Baggypants · Post by **Baggypants** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:02 am 0

Dio wrote:Fucking, fucking, fucking hell.

If there's one thing on TV I utterly cannot stand it's that bloody woman. Jesus. I dodged the Christmas special for exactly that reason.

Please tell me that she isn't playing a character remotely like any of those from her so-called 'comedy' show.

Confirmed, she's playing the part of the Barbra Woodhouse-esq dog traniner from her acclaimed comedy series.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:05 am 0

This makes me want to throttle people. Just to within an inch of their lives mind, but, christ, I like this show, why do they have to ruin it?