I'm now very curious about . . . how they will play it if they do bring back River Song
Okay I am definitely watching the new series, regardless of the lack of David Tennant. Mmm.
The gay references were getting a bit ... yeah. A lot of them.Okay I am definitely watching the new series, regardless of the lack of David Tennant. Mmm.
Ehh, she's just a Generic Pretty Girl. Though if she speaks with a Scottish accent, I'll be a goner.
Mainly though I'll be watching the next season because I'm so excited to see what Stephen Moffatt will do, and because I'll be so glad to see the back of Russell T. Davies' increasingly annoying camp sensibility and melodramatics.
As for Stephen Moffatt: he is leaps and bounds my favourite TV writer, infact he'd probably be up there as just my favourite writer of any form.
The gay references were getting a bit ... yeah. A lot of them.
As for Stephen Moffatt: he is leaps and bounds my favourite TV writer, infact he'd probably be up there as just my favourite writer of any form.
Do I get any cool points for saying that I once shared a hotel bed with Stephan Moffatt, and he let me touch his Hugo?*
*both sitting on said bed fully clothed in a room full of people during a party at the World Science Fiction Convention where he had just won the Hugo Award for one of his Dr. Who scripts
As for Stephen Moffatt: he is leaps and bounds my favourite TV writer, infact he'd probably be up there as just my favourite writer of any form.
Do I get any cool points for saying that I once shared a hotel bed with Stephan Moffatt, and he let me touch his Hugo?*
*both sitting on said bed fully clothed in a room full of people during a party at the World Science Fiction Convention where he had just won the Hugo Award for one of his Dr. Who scripts
Okay I am definitely watching the new series, regardless of the lack of David Tennant. Mmm.
All I get from that photo is that Stephen Fry needs to be the doctor after this guy.
The next doctor will be EVEN YOUNGER (spoilers: it is one of the Jonas brothers)
Dovey, I never knew you were one of the Jonas brothers!
Funny you should mention that. I was watching the most recent trailer and thinking that Matt Smith's Doctor seemed a bit snappy and prone to violence - a bit, in fact, Pertwee-esque. That would be exciting.
River Song is confirmed as a companion for 11! Neat!
Can't say anything here that hasn't been said already. Phenomenal.
Even the cinematography was miles beyond previous seasons. Just stellar. Absolutely stellar.
I'm definitely digging the new opening theme, it really suits the tone of Moffat's Dr Who. I'm glad the changed it from RTD's abrasively bombastic one.
I'm definitely digging the new opening theme, it really suits the tone of Moffat's Dr Who. I'm glad the changed it from RTD's abrasively bombastic one.I cannot tell if the second sentence is referring to the opening theme or to the tone, but on both points I agree.
personally, i liked the rtd theme better, it had this sort of hard, militant edge to it. something you could march to. it fit well with the stories that dealt with the aftermath of the war.
like Wizard Rock only infinitely cooler.
You fucking nerds.
... you are joking right. Amy's choice had to be the best episode Ive ever seen. Honestly, great concept, perfect pacing, and kept me guessing about who HE was the whole time, but now I think about it it was perfectly obvious, and someone bright and lucky could have picked it from watching the trailer.
Man. I am not happy. I just caught up on the last two episodes and I am really not that thrilled here. Oh look, everyone the doctor's ever fought, united to stop him by locking him in a box. Great job, guys.presumably, they are aware that killing the doctor is seldom particularly effective. locking him in a box is actually a fairly reasonable approach in light of this.
Why not, just, like, shoot him?
Didn't get to see the Christmas episode, found this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBSzVTLS9OE) online
I enjoyed the Easter episode, was slightly surprised that there weren't any aliens though.nice
I really didn't like the first episode of the new season, but maybe it was just the uneasiness of all of the characters made me uneasy. Also those memory-altering alien things are mean, they're going to ruin everything, why don't they just leave everyone alone.
And Richard Nixon? Alien too.
And why is the girl regenerating like a Time Lord?
:psyduck:
Ahhh, so the budget's back to 'BBC Standard' is it?Just for this episode, more than likely. But from the "Doctor Who Confidentials", everyone had fun with the episode despite the scaled back budget.
And Captain Jack?But he's not a pirate! He's an omnisexual time-traveling con man!
:D ;)
I suppose some would call that a "space pirate", but I say "wrong sucka, there are actual pirates piloting that hospital ship now. They're space pirates".The one question "Curse of the Black Spot" left in my mind was: What's going to happen to their original wooden ship now? We never did get to see that.
The Doctor's Wife was brilliant brilliant excellent but I did not expect any less from Mr Gaiman, did anyone else tear up when they saw the old console? No? Just me then.I kinda wished they went with an older control room (like from the classic series) as opposed to the RTD era of Doctor Who, which was still somewhat fresh in people's minds. But, yes, Neil Gaiman did a good job.
The Doctor's Wife was brilliant brilliant excellent but I did not expect any less from Mr Gaiman, did anyone else tear up when they saw the old console? No? Just me then.I kinda wished they went with an older control room (like from the classic series) as opposed to the RTD era of Doctor Who, which was still somewhat fresh in people's minds. But, yes, Neil Gaiman did a good job.
So what is up with the new intro with Amy Pond explaining everything? I was hoping it was a one time thing but I guess not.My guess...is that the BBC realized how much more U.S. viewers Doctor Who has garnered over the past few years, and decided to put a summary for new viewers to bring them up to speed.
The BBC ain't a company in the business of making money. :P*looks at how most of William Hartnell's episodes and nearly all of Patrick Troughton's episodes are completely lost forever*
I had no idea about that. Suppose I don't know everything.The fact of the matter is the BBC is at fault for that. Back in the day, the BBC would recycle tapes for their content as a cost-cutting measure (IIRC). Most of the adventures from the first 3 Doctors are literally compiled from undestroyed tapes and fan recordings of the adventures in varying amounts.
My stepdad posited that maybe Amy's baby will somehow turn out to be the Doctor's granddaughter, who disappeared into the realms of time in one of the old series, but I think that the new version of DW has decided to conveniently forget about her, and also that it would just be one level of complexity too far. Then again, the Doctor's daughter is around somewhere still.
Wait, who was that little girl we saw regenerating in an alleyway? Are we saying that she's Jenny, or Amy's baby, or some other mysterious person?At this point, I am not sure. If I recall some of the Confidentials from the earlier episodes (the ones for Astronaut and Moon), we will see her new form in a later episode(s). Just know when we see a teaser for a hotel hallway episode, that's when we'll probably find out who this girl is.
i wonder if they'll explain why she didn't change when she came back to life like the doctor does.
Wait, who was that little girl we saw regenerating in an alleyway? Are we saying that she's Jenny, or Amy's baby, or some other mysterious person?
THE DOCTOR WILL BE BACKhell yeah!
IN LET'S KILL HITLERsweeet
AUTUMN 2011(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3436/ffffffff.png)
Rory punched Hitler :-D
So, to hold people over before the season resumes on the 27th, the BBC is doing interviews with celebrities on what their favorite Matt Smith episodes/characters/villains/monsters are. And it's being done over the next three weekends (including tonight).
While I may not be up to date on the classic foes/creatures, I will say that out of the new seasons, the Weeping Angels are bowels-breaking terrifying. The concept of them alone is just a nightmare. Then Moffat ratcheted-up the nightmare fuel in season 5 with the two-parter featuring them.So, to hold people over before the season resumes on the 27th, the BBC is doing interviews with celebrities on what their favorite Matt Smith episodes/characters/villains/monsters are. And it's being done over the next three weekends (including tonight).
The thing that sucks about those is that it's all just the last season. Asking people their scariest Who-niverse creature?
Vashta Nerada, game, set, match.
River: Hel-loooo Boys!
Nazi Guard: What are you doing here?
River: Well, I was on my way to this gay, gypsy Bar Mitzvah for the disabled, when I suddenly thought, “Gosh, the Third Reich is a bit rubbish, I think I’ll kill the Führer.” Who’s with me?
Amy: Can you ride a motorbike?
Rory: I'd expect so, it's that sort of day.
Once again, a great Amy/Rory timing/reponse joke:Of course, that line implies that days like "Let's Kill Hitler" have happened before. *looks at "The Pandorica Opens/"The Big Bang"*QuoteAmy: Can you ride a motorbike?
Rory: I'd expect so, it's that sort of day.
that's what i figure, it just strikes me odd that her parents weren't abit more concerned over it. it also might justify a few things that would otherwise seem like discrepancies.(click to show/hide)
So I started watching Doctor Who for the first time ever. Was starting with Let's kill Hitler a bad place to startYes. Go back to the start of the revival in 2005 and work your way up to the current season. You'll be better off. Although, avoid "Love and Monsters" like a disease-ridden mutant freakshow. No exceptions.
A BLOO BLA BLOO BLOOO TENNANT BLOO
I was not expecting the plot twist, actually, but that's probably because I don't think about it but just let it happen.
Remind me - who are the Eleven? Ought I know this?
well that's kind of as it should be. foreshadowing big events like that needs to be done far in advance to build up anticipation.It's not that it won't happen for a while which would be fine, it's that it won't happen until things not at all related to the story come to pass which means that the writers will be forced to spin wheels for a while. So while I'm sure I'll enjoy the stuff the team comes up with as they haven't failed me yet, I'll never be able to shake the feeling that on some level it's all filler plot.
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and could rory get anymore badass?
I would love it if just once the Doctor had a companion who wasn't very important really but he just liked having them around.
Bill Bailey for the next companion/doctor!
Like IMMANotListening I was also underwhelmed by the finale. As I was when the 10th doctor died. Next season Matt Smith will end his Dr Who carreer so by then the doctor will be changed and the pond story line will end. I'd like that. Untill this season I've seen enough Pond and the story actually has been told now. I'm looking forward to a very dark and scary season where the 11th doctor will finally snap and lose it.That's what I hope is going to happen.