The Dr Who thread

[PurpleChair]

New website time

http://cybusindustries.net/
http://internationalelectromatics.co.uk/
http://www.cybusfitness.co.uk/

Also http://www.henriksonline.co.uk/

And also http://www.millingdaleicecream.co.uk/

o_O

Edit: AND ALSO http://www.guinevere.org.uk/

Seriously, what?

[HGFB]

And also http://www.millingdaleicecream.co.uk/

o_O

That's back from earlier. It was linked from the lifeboat museum but is part of the current Rickey game on http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk

[Alarm]

And also http://www.millingdaleicecream.co.uk/

o_O

That's back from earlier. It was linked from the lifeboat museum but is part of the current Rickey game on http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk

Ha! Love the 'menacing' sniff!

[IronGiant]

It's like Outpost Gallifrey here these days Am I the only one still emjoying it?

Not at all - it's just that different episodes appeal to different people.

I detested Rise of the Cybermen and New Earth, found Tooth and Claw entertaining yet nothing special, but loved School Reunion and Girl in the Fireplace.

Just goes to show that Doctor Who is, as always, a bit of a lucky dip, although there do seem to be a few more turds in there than diamonds.

[Mayhem]

One question, and not getting all analysey here at all, but if this was a parallel Earth and the Cybermen were created there... why did they still have the "tears of Mondas" in their design?

(okay it can be explained via other means... probably)

[Snakey]

On a worldwide scale, we're just another winter's tale...

ARRGGHHH! CLIFF!

[IronGiant]

On a worldwide scale, we're just another winter's tale...

ARRGGHHH! CLIFF!

Nope, David Essex.

[Snakey]

Same difference

It was Cliff in a parallel earth.

[Stevo]

I have just watched this episode and enjoyed it.........
Next weeks episode should be brilliant.....

I am not going to over analyze the show like alot of
people seem to be doing as that is not what Doctor Who
is about...........Suspend belief and enjoy.......
If I wanted to be an over analytical nerd I would be a
Trekkie

[Matrixxx]

One thing we DO know, is that the timelords are indeed around in this universe - the phone reference to torchwood proves that - it also proves that the doc had a similar encounter with queen vic. We dont know about the timewar - though an eccleston/tennant mix would be cool to see; though if ecclestons doc didnt die at the end of last season, then i'd like to know how he won the day... especially with no human rose around to help.

Trig was totally the wrong choice for this role - and thats all I have to say about that one.

Agreed with the aforementioned comments re the eccleston boxout artwork - WTF were they thinking.... though it is pause for thought.

I had 2 further thoughts too - mainly about the timewar - what about omega trapped in his dimention from the black n white "3 doctors", or the timelords entombed in the tower of rasilon as seen in the "5 doctors". Also i'm thinking... if there IS another timelord, wouldnt the doc already "feel" it ?

There does seem to be plenty of opportunity to wake up trapped timelords...

And my last thought was from the movie Who... in the intro, it said timelords have a certain number of lives - I believe tennant has gone beyond the set number of regenerations - is there an official explanation for this yet or will they just try to write it out later in the show do you think ?

hmm...


Live long - and prosper

[Governmentyard]

if there IS another timelord, wouldnt the doc already "feel" it

Maybe not, due to 'science' and that...

[Governmentyard]

And my last thought was from the movie Who... in the intro, it said timelords have a certain number of lives - I believe tennant has gone beyond the set number of regenerations - is there an official explanation for this yet or will they just try to write it out later in the show do you think ?

You get either 12 or 13 regens, officially - they your mind/soul/memory/whatever gets incorporated into 'the matrix' which is a big computer on the (now destroyed) gallifrey so perhaps if there's no Matrix for a timelord soul to enter, he just does regenerate some other how. Certainly the rules have fallen by the wayside for the already somewhat renegade Doctor since the time war. Although a Timelord can 'live forever, barring accidents' according to the 4th Doctor, I think it was. But a timelord can ju8mp bodies - the Master has done it already, and Romana chose from a selection when she regenerated.

Plenty of scope yet without distorting the already established canon regen rules and that.

[IronGiant]

Same difference

It was Cliff in a parallel earth.

Now why didn't I think of that?

[IronGiant]

I have just watched this episode and enjoyed it.........
Next weeks episode should be brilliant.....

I am not going to over analyze the show like alot of
people seem to be doing as that is not what Doctor Who
is about...........Suspend belief and enjoy.......
If I wanted to be an over analytical nerd I would be a
Trekkie

I'm not sure it's just a question of over-analysing it - at least, that's not the case with me. It just left me with a bad taste in my mouth and feeling very disappointed and dissatisfied.

[Snakey]

Agreed. I don't overanalyse things like this, I just try to enjoy them. It's just when something seems to stick out like a sore thumb saying "I'm a bit shit" I tend to notice it

Like the whole thing with Mr and Mrs Tyler being so important to this particular story, and their daughter just happens to be the Docs assistant. Like, yeah, that's highly likely...

But, yeah, next weeks ep might turn out to be a stunner and make this one seem less bad.