The Dr Who thread

[Istar]

I quite like the common sense approach of not reading the thread until you've seen the episode.

This.

[phattslagg]

I quite like the common sense approach of not reading the thread until you've seen the episode.

This.

I would heartily endorse this myself, had I not, on several occasions, done the following:

Wake up.

Unlock phone.

Open browser.

Check YakYak.

"Ooh! New post in Dr. Who/Game of Thrones thread!"

Open thread.

Read spoiler.

Remember that I haven't actually watched the latest episode yet.

[merman]

I'd heard this episode described as a "romp" and "light-hearted"...

And then that last ten minutes changed the tone completely.

How many other shows could come up with a convincing story like that to cover an actor's previous appearance?

[Cloudane]

The title of the episode kind of gave something away with that last ep didn't it
"There's a girl who seems nice. When does she die then?"
"Oh you're plugging her into a thing and putting something on her head. This'll end well."
"Right so when are they going to figure out that she died in the process?"
(a number of minutes and celebrations pass)
"ah there we go."


On another forum I haunt, there's a policy of using spoiler tags for the first 24 hours since airing then openly posting thereafter. That seems to work pretty well - covers most misclick scenarios pretty well, without getting to really silly/annoying extremes where the entire thread is one big list of hidden posts.

[zip accident]

On another forum I haunt, there's a policy of using spoiler tags for the first 24 hours since airing then openly posting thereafter. That seems to work pretty well - covers most misclick scenarios pretty well, without getting to really silly/annoying extremes where the entire thread is one big list of hidden posts.

It's the wall of hidden posts that gets me. 24 hours may be good for a weekly show, but for a daily webcomic, it seems to me an hour or two is the most that's needed, otherwise you do end up with a wall of spoiler boxes to open.

[Baggypants]

I quite like the common sense approach of not reading the thread until you've seen the episode.

That's what I do.

[Baggypants]

I quite like the common sense approach of not reading the thread until you've seen the episode.

This.

I would heartily endorse this myself, had I not, on several occasions, done the following:

Wake up.

Unlock phone.

Open browser.

Check YakYak.

"Ooh! New post in Dr. Who/Game of Thrones thread!"

Open thread.

Read spoiler.

Remember that I haven't actually watched the latest episode yet.

I do this occasionally too. Then I repeat to my self, it's just a show, I should really just relax.

[RiK]

I quite like the common sense approach of not reading the thread until you've seen the episode.

That's what I do.

Quite.

Spoiler tags are only really needed when someone has seen something before it's generally available. Once a show has aired in it's regular time slot, common sense prevails that one doesn't read a thread about it until they're seen it..

[Meow]

I hate this new Doctor. He has to be the worst ever. Whats up with the silly sunglasses. Bring back the screwdriver. The ratings are pluming-ting. So IMO a lot of viewers out there are not impressed. It hasn't really recovered since September.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/s ... gs-for-bbc

Peter Capaldi’s latest outing as Time Lord watched by fewer than 5 million on Saturday night, down 2 million on opening episode of previous series

[TFO]

Understandably as I felt that he never really got going in the first series. Very one dimensional.
His character is taking off though this time around.

Agree about the sunglasses. Just stop it.

[Baggypants]

There have been two instances of using your mind to open something. Is that significant?

[Cloudane]

Normally you open your mind. There's a Soviet Russia joke here somewhere...

As usual for new Doctors I've found him hard to get used to in the first season but quite enjoying him now. And having rewatched the first few, have liked those in hindsight - he was quite jarring after the warm hearted stuff of Matt Smith particularly when either he or the directors seemed to be doing a bit of an "ooh look it's Malcolm Tucker but without swearing" thing, but it seems different the second time around and more of the sort of 'socially inept' (with a dash of humour) sense I mentioned. Like many things I suppose, it's pretty funny in hindsight.

[phattslagg]

Peter Capaldi is my favourite Doctor since Tom Baker.

[Rubisco]

I quite like the common sense approach of not reading the thread until you've seen the episode.

That's what I do.

Quite.

Spoiler tags are only really needed when someone has seen something before it's generally available. Once a show has aired in it's regular time slot, common sense prevails that one doesn't read a thread about it until they're seen it..

What about trailers etc? For example footage of Clara from later episodes appeared in a trailer before the first episode aired, some people thought she was actually dead so can't have seen the trailer or had forgotten about it...

[merman]

I hate this new Doctor. He has to be the worst ever. Whats up with the silly sunglasses. Bring back the screwdriver. The ratings are pluming-ting. So IMO a lot of viewers out there are not impressed. It hasn't really recovered since September.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/s ... gs-for-bbc

Peter Capaldi’s latest outing as Time Lord watched by fewer than 5 million on Saturday night, down 2 million on opening episode of previous series

Overnight ratings don't matter. Who picks up a lot of viewers on iPlayer/catchup services.