The Dr Who thread

anon76235 · Post by **anon76235** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:57 pm 0

speaking of energy, the daleks barely have enough energy for the odd time travel, where did they power up that void ship/

Bog · Post by **Bog** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:04 am 0

They sang an old folk song, and used an Olympic torch.

*wanders off, muttering under his breath*

anon76235 · Post by **anon76235** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:07 am 0

Dalek Olympics?

Bog · Post by **Bog** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:08 am 0

500m Bluster, tag-team exterminate, 200m Vertical Float....

juice · Post by **juice** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:28 am 0

That wasn't as bad as I'd feared - I'd actually go so far as to say it was pretty good, though I'm strongly tempted to rant about a few things - the applause scene being one of the main culprits. The 3d-glasses joke got old quite quickly, too. The general plotline was handled fairly well, however - a vast improvement on some of the RTD stuff from earlier in the series.

In some ways, it actually felt a bit rushed - I wonder if they originally planned it as a three-parter but had to shrink things down due to budget constraints.

Oh, and the next time the special-effects people make a gun for Mickey, can they please sand down the big plastic weld along the middle of it. It kinda ruins the look of the thing...

It's looking like things are going to go boom next week!

Matrixxx · Post by **Matrixxx** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:34 am 0

OK ok, shit joke time....

What does a FEMALE dalek (short skirts)

say when it's attacking you... ?

EX-FO-LI-ATE!! EX-FO-LI-ATE!!!

*Ahem*
/returns to browsing web.

Bog · Post by **Bog** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:36 am 0

/me skips the "in-sem-in-ate!" gag

Matrixxx · Post by **Matrixxx** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:36 am 0

I suppose the scientist daleks say "ex-tra-pol-ate" then

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:06 am 0

BTW, what exactly is the Doctor looking at here?

"Och, Doctor, that's a big one," as Jamie might have said

H.
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KlaxonCow · Post by **KlaxonCow** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:50 am 0

FX23- master ov questions wrote:if all the ghosts came through wernt that ment to shatter reality or something?

Well, I think the point of the Doc's demonstration was the pane of glass was the void between realities, not the realities themselves (the realities themselves would be the rooms either side of the pane of glass).

So it wasn't that the realities shattered but that the void - the barrier between them - shatters and that's how all the Cybermen could jump across: No more barrier.

What I'm wondering, though, is does that mean that the realities have now "merged" together as one reality or does it just mean that it's easy to jump from one to the other but they still exist separately?

That wasn't explained by the Doc with the glass. If it's a "merger", though, they are bound to mention this in the next episode and it's probably safe to assume it isn't a "merger" unless otherwise mentioned in the episode.

KlaxonCow · Post by **KlaxonCow** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:02 am 0

FX23- master ov questions wrote:does that mean everyones double willl turn up to?

Well, if it's a "merger" of realities then, yes, doubles will show up. If it's not then, no, they won't (unless they delibrately "jump over").

This wasn't explained in the episode exactly, so it's still an open question.

Though Jackie's double won't show up as Jackie because we already know she's been turned into a Cyberwoman from the other episode and there is no Rose double in this other universe. Blah blah blah. All the stuff from those other Cyberman episodes.

But a good question, as I was wondering if the shattering of the void means "realities merged together" or just "separate realities but no more barrier between them that jumping over from one to the other is easy".

That just wasn't explained by the Doc. He just got all "dramatic" about "stupid interfering humans" when the glass shattered, instead of explaining these "fine details".

KlaxonCow · Post by **KlaxonCow** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:07 am 0

Kelloggs wrote:
MadHippo wrote:Holy Frac ! That's a Viper Mk II
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that... and got out my Battlestar Galactica annual to check...

Actually, there was an article in the Radio Times by RTD where he was recommending Battlestar Galactica as absolutely kick arse TV. Clearly a big-time fan (and rightly so too).

So he threw it in as a joke / tribute? Maybe?

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:08 am 0

I want Davros back. He's cool and I think he'd kick ass. The Daleks are too impersonal without him, too stupid. We need an evil genius orchestrating things from a seat, flicking rocker switches and pressing square illuminated push buttons. Maybe The Master, but I always thought Davros was scarier.

Very much enjoyed that episode btw although I do wish they'd ease up on the cleavage shots.

KlaxonCow · Post by **KlaxonCow** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:24 am 0

Col wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/images/r ... es_13a.jpg

Oh. I get it. Very funny.

"Battle for the world" as in "Daleks vs. Cybermen" and "Battle for the World" as in who wins the World Cup final.

Therefore, Daleks vs. Cybermen playing football. Nice.

"Vely funny, Doctor Jones, vely funny".

KlaxonCow · Post by **KlaxonCow** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:28 am 0

FX23- master ov questions wrote:why did they want a load of ghosts comming through?

On the off-chance you're asking the question seriously, Torchwood were bringing through the ghosts because it uses tons of energy and they reckoned if they could work out how to nick the energy then "the British Empire" would no longer be reliant on Middle-East oil and would kick arse and be a great "Empire" again.

I like that nice Victorian touch to their thinking to think in terms of "British Empire" because it was Victoria who set up Torchwood and they are still working to her agenda, regardless of what's happened in the world since.