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by IronGiant » Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:17 pm 0
MDY wrote: goatboy wrote: Amazing. Sadly the music is now something I'm noticing too now that others have complained about it.
Though the music at the start for the monks on wires fight was pretty good..
Pity about the fight though - predictable and incredibly cheesy. With the monks in red it also made me think of the BBC's start of programme idents ...........
Besides that though a vast improvement on last weeks' awful episode and overall pretty enjoyable.
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by IronGiant » Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:20 pm 0
goatboy wrote: Amazing. Sadly the music is now something I'm noticing too now that others have complained about it.
To sort out the overloud music, a suggestion that I saw on the 'net was to turn the volume right down for your left and right speakers (rear too if you have them) so that the sound comes only from the centre speaker. Tried it tonight and it really does help a fair bit.
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by Bubba » Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:24 pm 0
But utterly, utterly destorys the soundscape for some quite niftily mixed 5.1
(Well, I presume it's broadcast in 5.1 - I only have a Pro Logic system for the time being...)
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by IronGiant » Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:28 pm 0
Bubba wrote: But utterly, utterly destorys the soundscape for some quite niftily mixed 5.1
True, and of course it shouldn't be necessary, but if it had been mixed properly in the first place then people wouldn't be having problems.
(Well, I presume it's broadcast in 5.1 - I only have a Pro Logic system for the time being...)
Apparently it is indeed 5.1
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by Kronos » Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:43 pm 0
your joking arent you, it was a complete pile of shit!
as i suspected tennant is the silvester mccoy for the new millenium, i shant be bothering again, the matrix rippoff monks and the whole thing was cheap and badly written. if i want a fix of doctor who ill watch eccleston or baker tyvm
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by TBA » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:03 am 0
I thought that it was poor too, worse than the 1st ep.
Still seems the best episodes are written by anyone else bar RTD.
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by Darkflame » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:03 am 0
matrix rip-off monks?
You do know the matrix didn't invent slow motion don't you?
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by Bubba » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:06 am 0
I do wonder what people are doing to make the music so loud, it never seems to get in the way of the dialogue for me. I take it you've calibrated your surround sound system with it's built in white noise feature? Centre speakers are usually rather small, and rarely cope with the amount of sound a modern surround mix will throw at them. As such you usually either need to turn down your left and right to lowered levels anyway, regardless of Doctor Who, or turn up the center levels.
Still, I don't find the music that annoying so perhaps it is partly perception too
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by fro » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:08 am 0
Darkflame wrote: matrix rip-off monks?
You do know the matrix didn't invent slow motion don't you?
Didn't invent monks, either
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by Wibble » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:35 am 0
Quite enjoyable, all in all.
I'm not having the annoyingly loud music problem, but maybe this is because I'm not receiving BBC Digital (just whatever's exported abroad), and I'm simply using the telly's speakers, rather than a surround set.
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by Kamineko » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:38 am 0
Simple, silly fun.
Although, if:
Doc and Rose fall into the 23rd century where the Torchwood Institude recognise him and try to kill him
then I just give up.
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by Firefox » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:44 am 0
I rather enjoyed that, good payoff with the telescope too. Shocking outfit Billie/Rose was wearing, though.
K-9 and Sarah-Jane next week!
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by Snakey » Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:49 am 0
Still a big 'Meh' from me.
Tennant was shit.
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by HGFB » Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:54 am 0
Top Thirty by Audience
1 …. 8.9 (42.3%) …. Doctor Who (19:15) BBC1
2 …. 6.6 (42.6%) …. Match of the Day Live (16:45) BBC1
3 …. 6.2 (27.7%) …. The National Lottery: Saturday Draws (21:00) BBC1
4 …. 6.1 (26.9%) …. An Audience with Coronation Street (21:00) ITV
5 …. 6.1 (26.8%) …. Casualty (00:00) BBC1
6 …. 5.9 (27.0%) …. Strictly Dance Fever (20:00) BBC1
7 …. 5.2 (23.9%) …. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Celebrity Special (20:00) ITV
8 …. 4.5 (20.6%) …. Strictly Dance Fever (22:00) BBC1
9 …. 4.4 (21.8%) …. BBC News; Weather (22:15) BBC1
10 …. 4.1 (23.2%) …. Parkinson (22:15) ITV
11 …. 3.3 (17.7%) …. Midsomer Murders (18:00) ITV
12 …. 3.1 (22.0%) …. Match of the Day (22:30) BBC1
13 …. 2.6 (16.2%) …. Deal or No Deal (17:30) CH 4
14 …. 2.3 (23.7%) …. BBC News; Regional News; Weather (16:30) BBC1
15 …. 2.3 (17.8%) …. ITV News (23:15) ITV
16 …. 2.1 (14.5%) …. You've Been Framed! (17:30) ITV
17 …. 2.1 (10.0%) …. Collateral Damage (21:00) CH 4
18 …. 2.0 ( 9.0%) …. CSI:NY (21:00) CH 5
19 …. 1.8 ( 9.1%) …. Law and Order: Criminal Intent (22:00) CH 5
20 …. 1.7 (13.2%) …. ITV News; Sports Results; Weather (17:15) ITV
21 …. 1.6 (13.7%) …. London Tonight (17:00) ITV
22 …. 1.6 ( 7.3%) …. NCIS (20:00) CH 5
23 …. 1.5 ( 7.6%) …. World Snooker Championship (18:00) BBC2
24 …. 1.4 ( 6.4%) …. Life Before Birth (19:00) CH 4
25 …. 1.3 (21.4%) …. Saturday Kitchen (10:00) BBC1
26 …. 1.3 ( 5.7%) …. Bullet Boy (21:00) BBC2
27 …. 1.2 (21.9%) …. Weekend 24 (09:00) BBC1
28 …. 1.2 (19.6%) …. BBC News; Weather (12:00) BBC1
29 …. 1.2 (17.3%) …. Football Focus (00:00) BBC1
30 …. 1.2 (15.5%) …. Grandstand (13:00) BBC1
Top Thirty by share
1 …. 6.6 (42.6%) …. Match of the Day Live (16:45) BBC1
2 …. 8.9 (42.3%) …. Doctor Who (19:15) BBC1
3 …. 1.0 (34.8%) …. Breakfast (06:00) BBC1
4 …. 6.2 (27.7%) …. The National Lottery: Saturday Draws (21:00) BBC1
5 …. 5.9 (27.0%) …. Strictly Dance Fever (20:00) BBC1
6 …. 6.1 (26.9%) …. An Audience with Coronation Street (21:00) ITV
7 …. 6.1 (26.8%) …. Casualty (00:00) BBC1
8 …. 5.2 (23.9%) …. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Celebrity Special (20:00) ITV
9 …. 2.3 (23.7%) …. BBC News; Regional News; Weather (16:30) BBC1
10 …. 4.1 (23.2%) …. Parkinson (22:15) ITV
11 …. 3.1 (22.0%) …. Match of the Day (22:30) BBC1
12 …. 1.2 (21.9%) …. Weekend 24 (09:00) BBC1
13 …. 4.4 (21.8%) …. BBC News; Weather (22:15) BBC1
14 …. 1.3 (21.4%) …. Saturday Kitchen (10:00) BBC1
15 …. 4.5 (20.6%) …. Strictly Dance Fever (22:00) BBC1
16 …. 1.2 (19.6%) …. BBC News; Weather (12:00) BBC1
17 …. 1.1 (19.2%) …. Great British Menu (11:30) BBC1
18 …. 0.5 (17.9%) …. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (01:30) BBC1
19 …. 2.3 (17.8%) …. ITV News (23:15) ITV
20 …. 3.3 (17.7%) …. Midsomer Murders (18:00) ITV
21 …. 1.2 (17.3%) …. Football Focus (00:00) BBC1
22 …. 1.0 (16.6%) …. Phantoms (23:45) BBC1
23 …. 2.6 (16.2%) …. Deal or No Deal (17:30) CH 4
24 …. 1.2 (15.5%) …. Grandstand (13:00) BBC1
25 …. 1.1 (15.1%) …. F1: San Marino Grand Prix Qualifying (12:30) ITV
26 …. 2.1 (14.5%) …. You've Been Framed! (17:30) ITV
27 …. 1.6 (13.7%) …. London Tonight (17:00) ITV
28 …. 0.9 (13.3%) …. London Today (00:00) ITV
29 …. 1.7 (13.2%) …. ITV News; Sports Results; Weather (17:15) ITV
30 …. 1.1 (13.1%) …. Mutiny on the Buses (15:15) ITV
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by Governmentyard » Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:05 am 0
Snakey wrote: Still a big 'Meh' from me.
Tennant was shit.
Stop it!
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