Author Topic: Doctor Who (Read 216406 times)

Kosmo · « **Reply #1330 on:** October 17, 2011, 11:06:26 PM »

Oh god, I'm nearly out of Tennant episodes, only four left in fact.

Well as it turns out, the Matt Smith seasons can't be found on DVD in Finland. Pretty lame.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #1331 on:** October 17, 2011, 11:15:00 PM »

Quote from: Sigz on October 17, 2011, 05:27:35 PM

WELL EXCUUUSE ME PRINCESS I HAD SHIT TO DO

YOU HAD TO DO THIS TOO AND THIS WAS A THOUSAND TIMES MORE IMPORTANT

ariich · « **Reply #1332 on:** October 18, 2011, 03:49:37 PM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on October 17, 2011, 11:15:00 PM

Quote from: Sigz on October 17, 2011, 05:27:35 PM
WELL EXCUUUSE ME PRINCESS I HAD SHIT TO DO

YOU HAD TO DO THIS TOO AND THIS WAS A THOUSAND TIMES MORE IMPORTANT

AGREED

ALSO STOP WASTING TIME POSTING HERE AND WATCH THE DAMN EPISODES IAN

Kosmo · « **Reply #1333 on:** October 19, 2011, 09:22:11 AM »

I put my laptop next to my desktop computer and I have Doctor Who running pretty much non-stop. It's just that now I'm out of episodes on DVD.

I might just have to...

Sigz · « **Reply #1334 on:** October 20, 2011, 08:58:26 PM »

I just realized that The Dream Lord was Dobby in the HP movies.

ariich · « **Reply #1335 on:** October 21, 2011, 01:39:53 AM »

I didn't realise that!

He was also one of the creeps in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, but I just imagined him as the dream lord the whole time.

Sigz · « **Reply #1336 on:** October 21, 2011, 02:04:36 PM »

The Girl in the Fireplace

ACID_FOX · « **Reply #1337 on:** October 21, 2011, 03:10:15 PM »

The end of Family of Blood.

Fiery Winds · « **Reply #1338 on:** October 21, 2011, 04:40:40 PM »

The end of Forest of the Dead and When a Good Man Goes to War.

and

ariich · « **Reply #1339 on:** October 21, 2011, 06:05:20 PM »

DW is so good at pulling on the heartstrings. I think it's because most of the time it's a great combination of fun and epic that when they throw in something personal and emotional it catches you off guard.

Sigz · « **Reply #1340 on:** October 22, 2011, 08:06:55 PM »

You know, I think Season 2 might just be my favorite DW season so far.

Sigz · « **Reply #1341 on:** October 23, 2011, 02:21:30 AM »

Also, is it wrong that I totally want to bang Sally Sparrow?

ariich · « **Reply #1342 on:** October 23, 2011, 03:53:52 AM »

Series 2? That's, like, the weakest one of the lot!

And no, Carey Mulligan is absolutely stunning. Pretty sure that was discussed earlier in the thread. But that's in Series 3...

skydivingninja · « **Reply #1343 on:** October 23, 2011, 08:28:39 AM »

Quote from: ariich on October 21, 2011, 01:39:53 AM

I didn't realise that! He was also one of the creeps in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, but I just imagined him as the dream lord the whole time.

He was also the Red Skull's right-hand man in Captain America.

Also, Ian, c'mon, there's no way Season 2 is better than Season 5.

ariich · « **Reply #1344 on:** October 23, 2011, 08:31:20 AM »

Or seasons 1, 3, 4 or 6 for that matter.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #1345 on:** October 23, 2011, 08:32:16 AM »

I might put it on par with Season 1, but the last 4 series curb stomp it.

ariich · « **Reply #1346 on:** October 23, 2011, 09:12:31 AM »

Yeah I agree it's roughly on a par with 1. I think the reason 1 just slightly edges it for me is a stronger story arc, in that it actually had one.

Sigz · « **Reply #1347 on:** October 23, 2011, 10:31:30 AM »

I dunno, I have three episodes left in Season 2 and overall I feel like I'm enjoying it quite a bit more. However, comparing the actual episodes between seasons it's a lot closer, so I'm not sure.

And I watched Blink a ways back and I watched it again yesterday on the train, hence my post.

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #1348 on:** October 23, 2011, 11:00:39 AM »

I think Series 2 is my least favorite, mostly due to the fact that it contains Love & Monsters. That episode was by far the worst thing ever to happen to Doctor Who. What was RTD thinking? There were a few others that weren't really up to par either. The Girl in the Fireplace is one of my favorite DW episodes, but it kind of stands alone in the series against some of DW's more mediocre moments. (Which incidentally probably serves to make that episode seem particularly wonderful)

In short, you crazy

Sigz · « **Reply #1349 on:** October 23, 2011, 11:02:35 AM »

I watched Love & Monsters last night and enjoyed it, but I was also really drunk at the time. Looking back, it was pretty lame

skydivingninja · « **Reply #1350 on:** October 23, 2011, 11:12:21 AM »

Season 2 also has Fear Her. Don't forget that one.

I mean, the thing with Seasons 1, 2, and 3 is that they all have some of the best Doctor Who episodes. "Blink," "Empty Child/Doctor Dances," "Dalek," "Unquiet Dead," "The Christmas Invasion," "Impossible Planet/Satan Pit," "Doomsday," "School Reunion," "Girl in the Fireplace," "Human Nature/Family of Blood," "Smith and Jones," and "Utopia/Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords," but the other episodes all range from mediocre to bad (I may have forgotten one or two). So they're all kind of at the bottom for me.

Seasons 4 and 5, on the other hand, are amazing from start to finish.

ariich · « **Reply #1351 on:** October 23, 2011, 11:36:57 AM »

I have no problem with Love & Monsters, really enjoy it actually. For me the weak episode is Fear Her (which I enjoyed when I first saw but is just irritating on repeat viewings), plus a couple of others that are not bad but don't really grab me. Series 1 had some mediocre episodes (like the Slitheen double) but had a higher proportion of good episodes IMO, plus the story arc of course.

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #1352 on:** October 23, 2011, 11:51:33 AM »

I'd probably hate Love and Monsters less if the Abzorbaloff was a little less than absolutely ridiculous. I think its presence in the episode in general is an all-time low for Doctor Who. (This is, of course, excluding the classic episodes that I haven't seen)

ACID_FOX · « **Reply #1353 on:** October 23, 2011, 11:54:03 AM »

True, but the whole episode is intentionally silly, so I don't really mind.

It'd be great if they found a way to bring back Satan, that double on Series 2 was incredible, and probably the closest DW has ever come to actually being scary.

ariich · « **Reply #1354 on:** October 23, 2011, 12:04:08 PM »

They pretty much brought it back in the first series of Torchwood.

ACID_FOX · « **Reply #1355 on:** October 24, 2011, 11:36:01 AM »

Quote from: Sigz on October 20, 2011, 08:58:26 PM

I just realized that The Dream Lord was Dobby in the HP movies.

What's that from?

And yeah they introduced Abbadon, but it was a bit anti-climatic.

TheMadgician · « **Reply #1356 on:** October 24, 2011, 12:12:33 PM »

It's from Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job. Their segment on the universe. He's clearly explaining the big bang.

Also I'm getting my girlfriend into Doctor Who. So right now I'm re watching old stuff. Love and Monsters really isn't that bad on a second view. First time, I really didn't like it. But this time I thought it was pretty cool. Pretty sure I'm still going to hate Fear Her though.

ACID_FOX · « **Reply #1357 on:** October 24, 2011, 01:44:19 PM »

Yeah Fear Her is the only episode I really don't rate, very poor.

Sigz · « **Reply #1358 on:** October 25, 2011, 11:09:28 AM »

Matt Smith confirmed this is his last season: https://www.tgdaily.com/entertainment/59234-matt-smith-is-leaving-doctor-who#.TqaqXGz7pFY.reddit

I was expecting it, but still

ACID_FOX · « **Reply #1359 on:** October 25, 2011, 11:13:23 AM »

A death, and the 50th anniversery...Shit is going to go down in that finale.

ariich · « **Reply #1360 on:** October 25, 2011, 01:55:24 PM »

Quote from: Sigz on October 25, 2011, 11:09:28 AM

Matt Smith confirmed this is his last season: https://www.tgdaily.com/entertainment/59234-matt-smith-is-leaving-doctor-who#.TqaqXGz7pFY.reddit

I was expecting it, but still

That's such a misleading headline as he didn't actually confirm it, just as far as I know his original contract was for 3 series. So he might well leave after the big 50th anniversary thing and just do 3 series like Tennant did, but I don't believe that's confirmed yet.

TheMadgician · « **Reply #1361 on:** October 25, 2011, 02:13:23 PM »

Confirmed, no. But it seems he's already decided on it.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #1362 on:** October 25, 2011, 02:41:59 PM »

Funny, a few months ago he was talking about how he was staying on Doctor Who "For the foreseeable future." Could be he'll do a season, then try his hand in America, but keep doing it? That "pertinent line" could have been misinterpreted.

ariich · « **Reply #1363 on:** October 25, 2011, 03:07:27 PM »

Yeah, this is why I like Digital Spy. The headline there is simply "Matt Smith hints at Doctor Who exit?"

Sigz · « **Reply #1364 on:** October 26, 2011, 09:05:06 PM »

Just watched Fear Her. I don't really get the hate for it, I mean it wasn't amazing by any standard, but it wasn't terrible.

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