The Dr Who thread

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:58 pm 0

Only 6 months until the Christmas Invasion of the Chumblies though and less until the start of Torchwood.

offyoutoddle · Post by **offyoutoddle** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:07 pm 0

HGFB wrote:Only 6 months until the Christmas Invasion of the Chumblies though and less until the start of Torchwood.

cool.Do you have a date for Torchwood yet then?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:14 pm 0

No firm date yet but RTD said he's hoping for October/November

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:16 pm 0

HGFB wrote:No firm date yet but RTD said he's hoping for October/November

So essentially... Christmas then as part of the ratings war.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:17 pm 0

Hardly part of the Christmas schedule if it's Oct/Nov.

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:18 pm 0

HGFB wrote:Hardly part of the Christmas schedule if it's Oct/Nov.

You appear to be light years from my point dear boy.

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:18 pm 0

Christmas gets earlier every year, its actually next month.

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:28 pm 0

Speaking of which, exaxtly 6 months away! Half the year gone already

seibu · Post by **seibu** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:41 pm 0

Hi. I think I'm going to have to join the haters here. I don't want to, but I'm genuinely surprised that is getting a reasonable reception. It really got on my nerves: the repeated use of the singing to solve nearly every crisis, the torch reanimating the pod for no real reason. And the music's got worse again.

I'll admit the underlying concept was pretty intriguing, but the actual script and execution fell well short. The production looked really cheap, especially the main street. How could that have cost a million pounds to make?

I love Who being emotional and trying new things and I adored Love and Monsters, but I just didn't like that one bit.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:49 pm 0

seibu wrote:How could that have cost a million pounds to make?

It didn't. That was one of the two cheaper episode this series made to pay for the last two. Like Boomtown last year was cheaper.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:53 pm 0

I always like to see the way the OG forums vote on these sorts of episodes

offyoutoddle · Post by **offyoutoddle** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:59 pm 0

seibu wrote:the torch reanimating the pod for no real reason.

The torch was not just a heat source, it was a 'beacon of hope'. That's why the energy of all the people who felt the hope of it gave it energy the pod could use.

I think.

By the way, I really liked that one - back to top form from my point of view. I've noticed the music doesn't bother me when I like the episode. I only focus on it when I hate it. Odd that.

Baggypants · Post by **Baggypants** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:16 pm 0

I'd just like to say that the trailer at the end of Fear Her gave me the first doctor who related nightmares for 20 years.

Col · Post by **Col** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:29 pm 0

I loved the lack of music leading into the Next Time trailer - gave you the feeling that something bad was gonna go down

Bog · Post by **Bog** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:06 pm 0

Of anything, the teaser for next week reminded me of the Halo 3 teaser.

"I am your shield. I am your sword."

"I know you. Your future. Your past."

"This. Is the way the world ends."

*shiver*