Doctor Who v. Patrick Troughton

[Onno]

I knew from Twitter that he was going to appear in the Christmas special, but I didn't know that he was going to do a cameo at the end of Death in Heaven. Still, when I heard his voice I almost immediately knew it was him.

[BlobVanDam]

I don't know who he is, I just know he sounded really weird and wrong for a Santa.

[Onno]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Frost

He stars with Simon Pegg in the 'Three Flavours Cornetto' trilogy. Those films are really, really great.

[abydos]

Didn't like the finale that much, it was alright but nothing really grabbed me in it. Highlight being that annoying guy dying. For a while at least.

Generally, anything involving cybermen is shit so I'm not that surprised.

[BlobVanDam]

I'm amazed at how negative the response has been for Death in Heaven on the rest of the internet, even by Moffat hater standards (I'm not saying anyone here who dislikes the episode is a hater).
I certainly thought there were flaws with the final, and it didn't quite meet my expectations, but I still thought it was a good end to the season, and Missy alone made that episode.

Also, check this out, posted from the Doctor Who FB page (bottom of the page)-
https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/11/doctor-whos-day-roundup-scary-poppins/

[jonny108]

Congrats Blob! Really cool!  I've really enjoyed this series, it's been one of the best since the show came back.  It feels like it's gone by so quick. I thought Dark Water/Death in Heaven has been one of the better finales since the show came back.  Really looking forward to Xmas.

Rankings

Series:
5
8
1
4
7
3
6
2

Episodes:
Listen
Dark Water/Death in Heaven
Flatline
Mummy on the Orient Express
Kill the Moon
Deep Breath
Time Heist
Into the Dalek
The Caretaker
In the Forest of the Night
Robot of Sherwood

[ariich]

I'm amazed at how negative the response has been for Death in Heaven on the rest of the internet, even by Moffat hater standards (I'm not saying anyone here who dislikes the episode is a hater).
I certainly thought there were flaws with the final, and it didn't quite meet my expectations, but I still thought it was a good end to the season, and Missy alone made that episode.

From the places I've seen, it hasn't been that negative, pretty mixed overall actually and more positive than the general response has been in quite a long time. Of course, Moffat haters will spew the same stuff over and over again whatever happens which skews things, but I don't know why anyone would take that seriously. The BBC (fortunately) doesn't.

EDIT: Oh and congrats on the praise you got from the Anglophenia page, I often read their weekly DW updates so that's really cool to get on there so prominently!

[BlobVanDam]

ariich, I want to know what places you hang around.
I'm glad this place is well balanced when it comes to Doctor Who discussion. Facebook and Youtube are AIDS when it comes to Doctor Who discussion. Everyone hates Clara, everyone hates Moffat, everyone hates the final etc. I've been plenty vocal about things I have disliked this season, but at the end of the day, I thought this was a really strong season, and I liked the slightly different direction they took this season, and hope it continues.

[BlackInk]

Haven't posted here since before I saw the final episode. Which is because I'm just not sure what to think of it. There were some things I loved, defientely. But there were some things that just felt weird. There was absolutely nothing I hated, so in general this episode is absolutely a posetive one on the good/bad-scale. But like I said, there is stuff which keeps it from being a 'masterpiece'. It feels a lot of the conclusions felt rushed. As if Moffat had a lot of ideas for cool story set-ups, but no clear vision of how to close them in a satisfing way so he just scribbled them down in 10 minutes.

It's really hard to put into words what I mea, since I'm not exactly sure myself. But overall the finale was a good Doctor Who episode, and series 8 has been very strong. Though I do prefer more serialized story telling.

[hefdaddy42]

I have thoroughly enjoyed this season, although I feel I would benefit from some repeat viewings (especially for the finale).

It doesn't match last season for me, but that had some whoppers.

I am very excited for Capaldi going forward as the Doctor.  Long may he reign.

[bout to crash]

Finally saw the last two and have some mixed feelings. I loved Missy (and she's definitely not dead). I loved the idea of the dead rising as Cybermen... but I just thought the whole Danny-as-emo-cyberman thing was kind of lame, and the whole UNIT lady (can't remember her name) being alive thing was kind of cheap/cheesy. The ending was sad. Still processing, but those are my initial thoughts...

[hefdaddy42]

So is Danny definitely dead?

[BlobVanDam]

He is dead. I'm pretty sure he's not coming back. If they wanted to, they could technically find a way to do it, since he was able to send that kid back, but I think he was only supposed to be part of the season arc.
If Clara is leaving the show, maybe they'll figure a way to revive him, but I doubt they will.

[hefdaddy42]

He is dead.

Good.

[Jamesman42]

He is dead.

Good.

PRAISE YE 

[hefdaddy42]

Blob, your video was posted by The Nerdist.  You are going big-time, buddy!

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

One of the Doctor Who pages I'm subscribed to posted it as well.

[BlobVanDam]

Blob, your video was posted by The Nerdist.  You are going big-time, buddy!

Are they a thing? I saw it, along with a few other sites that posted it, but I don't know these sites.
The Doctor Who Facebook page posted it separately, which got me 100,000 views overnight. Downright kind of them!

[hefdaddy42]

Yeah, that's a thing.  It was started by Chris Hardwick.

[BlobVanDam]

Is he supposed to be a thing?

[hefdaddy42]

Is he supposed to be a thing?

Well, HE thinks so.  He had his own show on BBCAmerica, and hosted their specials on the premiere of the new season of Doctor Who. 

In the geek world, I would say he is in the neighborhood of Wil Wheaton (who was on his Doctor Who special).  I don't think he has any international fame.

[masterthes]

How did the host of Singled Out go to becoming practically the authority on geekdom? 

And yeah Blob, your video is getting a whole lot of attention

[hefdaddy42]

How did the host of Singled Out go to becoming practically the authority on geekdom? 

He is lucky, smart, and is a hard worker.

[masterthes]

Well, yeah. That was more me being rhetorical and silly. Guess I failed

[hefdaddy42]

My bad

[Kotowboy]

Blob, your video was posted by The Nerdist.  You are going big-time, buddy!

Are they a thing? I saw it, along with a few other sites that posted it, but I don't know these sites.
The Doctor Who Facebook page posted it separately, which got me 100,000 views overnight. Downright kind of them!

I wish some music channel would post my video . I'd love that kind of exposure !

[masterthes]

My bad

It's all good 

[ariich]

Good article at Nerdist about series 8: https://www.nerdist.com/2014/11/doctor-who-series-8-what-was-it-all-about/

[BlobVanDam]

I recently started on the original series of Doctor Who, currently on The Screaming Jungle. I swear Susan does nothing but cry and scream.

I'm quite enjoying the show so far, except for the two episodes they were just on the TARDIS doing nothing but going
crazy, and I skipped Marco Polo because I wasn't up for so many audio only episodes. The constant flubs by Hartnell just add to the cheap charm of it, and as I expected, the Daleks were awesome from the very start.

[ariich]

I'm quite enjoying the show so far, except for the two episodes they were just on the TARDIS doing nothing but going crazy

SAY WHAT?

That serial is easily my favourite Hartnell story. It's really unusual and creepy.

EDIT: Also, keep us updated on how you're getting on with the classic seasons, I enjoyed them and am interested to know what you think, what your favourites are, etc.

[BlobVanDam]

I don't know, it just felt like it meandering, and went nowhere like they didn't know where it was going, and there were too many random elements and wild leaps. The only thing I enjoyed about it was seeing some more of the TARDIS.

Everything else I've seen I've quite enjoyed though. The first episode was strong, and that whole first story was solid. The Daleks story was great, even if a little padded at times with how many episodes it took. I'm loving the keys of marinus so far. I like all of the elements in this one, the adventure element of the quest for the keys, the wristbands, and them being deceived by the brains in jars. Classic scifi.

What's most interesting is seeing everything develop. The Doctor is a much different character at this point, and less central to the stories as he is now, and everything that is now iconic and taken for granted is here for the first time.

[El JoNNo]

I recently started on the original series of Doctor Who, currently on The Screaming Jungle. I swear Susan does nothing but cry and scream.

I found that with the majority of classic female companions; they seem to just serve as the catalyst for getting the Doctor in troublesome situations.

[ariich]

I recently started on the original series of Doctor Who, currently on The Screaming Jungle. I swear Susan does nothing but cry and scream.

I found that with the majority of classic female companions; they seem to just serve as the catalyst for getting the Doctor in troublesome situations.

Some of them, definitely. Victoria Waterfield, gorgeous as she was, was useless and just screamed all the time. Others like Zoe Heriot and Sarah Jane Smith were awesome though.

[Scorpion]

The only Hartnell serial that I really like is The Time Meddler. I imagine that the cliffhanger to end the third episode of that one on must have been one of the best cliffhangers to ever experience when watching it without knowing what was to come.

[El JoNNo]

I recently started on the original series of Doctor Who, currently on The Screaming Jungle. I swear Susan does nothing but cry and scream.

I found that with the majority of classic female companions; they seem to just serve as the catalyst for getting the Doctor in troublesome situations.

Some of them, definitely. Victoria Waterfield, gorgeous as she was, was useless and just screamed all the time. Others like Zoe Heriot and Sarah Jane Smith were awesome though.

Sarah Janes character become useful but was terrible in some of the earlier stuff.