The Dr Who thread

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:29 am 0

What I'm wondering is how bullets could kill the scarecrows, yet earlier on you see one have its arm pulled off and the farmer stick his arm right through one yet with no ill effects to the straw chappie.

I blame RTD as, by his own admittance, it was he who insisted that they were put in as 'monster of the week' for the kids ...........

aureole · Post by **aureole** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:42 am 0

That was an excellent episode. Superb throughout and with some really nice bits of drama in there. The nurse's reasons for not going with the Doctor were superb, and I love the underlying current of utter bastard that they've given the doctor.

One question: how come the watch saved the kid at the end?

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:03 am 0

aureole wrote:That was an excellent episode. Superb throughout and with some really nice bits of drama in there. The nurse's reasons for not going with the Doctor were superb, and I love the underlying current of utter bastard that they've given the doctor.

One question: how come the watch saved the kid at the end?

The kid had already seen his own death in a flash forward (courtesy of the doc-in-watch). As he knew the exact time he could avoid the shell. Nothing intrinsic in the watch at all - just the information was important.

polyhex · Post by **polyhex** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:06 am 0

aureole wrote:That was an excellent episode. Superb throughout and with some really nice bits of drama in there. The nurse's reasons for not going with the Doctor were superb, and I love the underlying current of utter bastard that they've given the doctor.

One question: how come the watch saved the kid at the end?

spoiler wrote: He kept having the same preminition about being killed at war and looking at the watch just before, so he knew when it would happen, so when it really did happen he could move out of the way, doesn't quite explain how he new the day I guess it all just matched up

juice · Post by **juice** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:11 am 0

HGFB wrote:The BBC have made the original book available again. Well worth a read.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ ... an_nature/

*snarf*
That'll do for the train-ride to London

juice · Post by **juice** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:12 am 0

Reverend Goatboy wrote:Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff.

Cheers:) Not been down Cardiff way for a long while - I'll have to try and swing through at some point!

MadHippo · Post by **MadHippo** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:56 am 0

That was great. I really like he has that underlying streak of darkness. All he did was give them exactly what they wanted and made them live forever.
The moral there, I guess, be careful what you wish for!

merman · Post by **merman** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:05 am 0

IronGiant wrote:What I'm wondering is how bullets could kill the scarecrows, yet earlier on you see one have its arm pulled off and the farmer stick his arm right through one yet with no ill effects to the straw chappie.

I blame RTD as, by his own admittance, it was he who insisted that they were put in as 'monster of the week' for the kids ...........

1. The bullets disrupted the molecular cohesion
2. A wizard did it

Bog · Post by **Bog** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:05 am 0

And, to be honest, I'm still trying to think of when I've seen better acting in Who. I can't. It was brilliant.

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:06 am 0

merman wrote:
IronGiant wrote:What I'm wondering is how bullets could kill the scarecrows, yet earlier on you see one have its arm pulled off and the farmer stick his arm right through one yet with no ill effects to the straw chappie.

I blame RTD as, by his own admittance, it was he who insisted that they were put in as 'monster of the week' for the kids ...........
1. The bullets disrupted the molecular cohesion
2. A wizard did it

Wouldn't flamethrowers have been more effective though?

merman · Post by **merman** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:07 am 0

IronGiant wrote:
merman wrote:
IronGiant wrote:What I'm wondering is how bullets could kill the scarecrows, yet earlier on you see one have its arm pulled off and the farmer stick his arm right through one yet with no ill effects to the straw chappie.

I blame RTD as, by his own admittance, it was he who insisted that they were put in as 'monster of the week' for the kids ...........
1. The bullets disrupted the molecular cohesion
2. A wizard did it
Wouldn't flamethrowers have been more effective though?

In 1915, maybe. Or if John Smith had invented one...

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:36 am 0

LONDON, June 1 (UPI) -- The BBC dismissed rumors that the popular British show Doctor Who would be axed as "idle speculation."

Filming is scheduled to being for the fourth season of the BBC Wales-produced program next week and BBC executives said they have a long-term commitment to the award-winning program, the Western Mail reported Friday.

Speculation was high that writer Russell T. Davies, who revived Doctor Who in 2005, was scrapping the show to concentrate on other projects. Davies and other senior staff working on the series were said to be thinking about handing in their resignations, news reports indicated.

"We are a long way away from even thinking about series five when the current series hasn't ended and we have yet to start filming series four. But the BBC has a long-term commitment to Doctor Who," the program's creators said in a statement.

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:44 am 0

IronGiant wrote:
merman wrote:
IronGiant wrote:What I'm wondering is how bullets could kill the scarecrows, yet earlier on you see one have its arm pulled off and the farmer stick his arm right through one yet with no ill effects to the straw chappie.

I blame RTD as, by his own admittance, it was he who insisted that they were put in as 'monster of the week' for the kids ...........
1. The bullets disrupted the molecular cohesion
2. A wizard did it
Wouldn't flamethrowers have been more effective though?

The bullets didn't 'kill' them though. Creepy bloke shouted "Re-animate" and they all got back up again. So it looks as if the bullets were enough to make them fall but not enough to completely stop them. They probably just needed a rest.

WiteWulf · Post by **WiteWulf** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:52 am 0

Another excellent episode topping off a brilliant two-parter. Easily the best Tennant story so far and I hope they keep up the momentum for the rest of the series now!

Col · Post by **Col** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:41 pm 0

Bog wrote:And, to be honest, I'm still trying to think of when I've seen better acting in Who. I can't. It was brilliant.

I agree. Tennant's acting as John Smith was top notch!