Gabez Posted July 9, 2008 Author Posted July 9, 2008 Wowow that's awesome. I love SJA and the Brigadier especially!
Huz Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Man, who are these people who are into Doctor Who but also say "Squee"? The world is confusing to me
The Tingler Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Sontarans too? Cool! Makes sense too, as Sarah-Jane met them more times than she did the Daleks!
MeddlingMonk Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Sontarans too? Cool! Makes sense too, as Sarah-Jane met them more times than she did the Daleks! Well, no, not really. Sontarans: The Time Warrior and The Sontaran Experiment. Daleks: Death to the Daleks and Genesis of the Daleks. And now The Stolen Earth/Journey's End. So three Dalek stories against two Sontaran (and obviously I'm not sad enough to try counting novels and audio dramas). But the SJ Sontaran story will bring things back into balance...3 to 3. As for the Brigadier, this photo of Courtney coming out of a shop reminds me of this.
The Tingler Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 I did mean in the Classic Series rather than new, but you're right, I totally forgot about Death To The Daleks. I thought Sarah-Jane joined the Third Doctor right at the end of his run/life - I think I was confusing her with Peri.
MeddlingMonk Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 I totally forgot about Death To The Daleks. And who can blame you? I think I was confusing her with Peri. Ewwww!
MeddlingMonk Posted July 12, 2008 Posted July 12, 2008 Eh? Are you implying Sarah Jane Smith isn't a goddess? Well? Are you?? Are you!?! Dalek lover. "Wot?" Nothin'. Nothin' at all.
The Tingler Posted July 12, 2008 Posted July 12, 2008 Are you saying you wouldn't? I can do better pictures than that too, but it would probably breach our "no porn" rule.
s-island Posted July 12, 2008 Posted July 12, 2008 For being a man of the homosexual persuasion, JNT sure knew how to pick women with big melons!
s-island Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7807742.stm - new Doctor tomorrow!
The Tingler Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 Matt Smith. Who? Well, that's the good thing, he's almost completely unknown, just like all the Doctors should be. Steven Moffat seems to love him. The only drawback is that he's astonishingly young, even younger than Peter Davison was when he took over, and I'm worried the BBC wanted a more kiddy-friendly face. I'm sure he'll be fine though. I'm more worried about what iconic villains are going to turn up in Season Five, as there aren't really any decent ones left!
Gabez Posted January 3, 2009 Author Posted January 3, 2009 You worry about everything. You're such a grown-up. I did recognise Matt as soon as I saw him (from having watched Ruby in the Smoke), but I was very surprised. He was chosen for his acting skills and the way that he looks both young and old, not because he's a younger face for the "kiddies." Who says they need to bring back an iconic villain for series five? That's what RTD chose to do every year, but 2010 Who will be a completely new production team, and they might not want to do that.
s-island Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 He has a funny face. But so did Tom Baker. I hope they stop with the CGI fests at the end of every season. Make a nice story instead.
The Tingler Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Okay, read "I'm more worried about" as "I wonder what". You're right, if there's one thing I'm not worried about, it's the quality of the show. Season Five is going to be great. Steven Moffat himself, in the Confidential special that introduced Matt Smith yesterday, said that there was far too many really young actors on their audition list that the BBC had prepared. But what swayed me towards Matt was Moffat's insistence on a 30-40 year old, which he instantly disregarded the moment Smith auditioned. The only thing Smith doesn't have is that air of geekiness that David Tennant always did. Tennant's one of us. He was always a fan of the show, and indeed is one of only two actors to appear in Doctor Who before they were cast as the Doctor (the other being Colin Baker). Tennant's was only in audio though, so he probably got away with it. The lack of geek-cred is a disappointment in Smith, but it's not a problem. He (and Season Five) I have full confidence in.
MJ Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Matt Smith... but... that's MY name. For the briefest of moments I thought I'd somehow been given the part and they'd neglected to tell me about it. I would have made an awesome Doctor.
s-island Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 Fluffy sand! They could have made a sand dune in the studio, put up a blue screen, and it would have been the same, but cheaper to make since they wouldn't have to go somewhere where, if RTD lived out his sexuality, he'd be locked up.
Gabez Posted April 12, 2009 Author Posted April 12, 2009 I don't think they could have made it as good in a studio. That was the best we've ever seen an alien planet in Doctor Who IMO. It looked fantastic. (Did you download the episode? Maybe you would have seen more of a difference if it had been on a TV?) I liked the episode, though Lee Evans annoyed even me.
s-island Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 Yeah, as an alien planet it looked good. I'll get the HD version later, maybe that shows off the location more. Someone like Lee Evans would never get a job in UNIT.
The Tingler Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 Didn't feel the second part had quite the epic feel of previous finales, especially as most of it was spent in the same two rooms, but otherwise I loved it. I'm really going to miss David Tennant.
The Tingler Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 Sadly, according to the trailer it won't be a one-off. But I still expect great things.
The Tingler Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 Yes sadly, although those Daleks look very... classic to me. Which is a good thing.
Darth InSidious Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 Does it? Smith looks like more of the same, unfortunately. Comparing the two regeneration scenes, they're nearly identical - right down to the gurning. Although at least this one lacked the execrable "new teeth" line. Honestly, don't expect a revolution from Moffat - he's Rose T Dementia's chosen successor, after all. Not only this, he's kept on the excruciatingly awful Murray Gold's services as composer (apparently Moffat shares the opinion that we need to be signposted to cry by whopping great instrumental sections so poorly mixed you can't hear the diabolical dialogue). He's also getting Chris Chibnall in to work on the series (that Chris Chibnall. Yes, Torchwood's Chris Chibnall). Fundamentally, the programme's going to remain the same unWho it's been since 2005. Moffat's not going to risk a winning formula. And, to be quite honest, his scripts suffer from much the same issues as Ribos T Dominator's. They're marginally more coherent, that's all. Look at Blink. There's a good story there, buried under dire sub-soap claptrap. And not all of that is down to Rasputin T Doggerel. Don't get me wrong, there will be some improvement, I'm sure. But it'll be incremental, not sudden revolution. Next season isn't going to contain another Ghost Light. I'm afraid any hope for intelligent Doctor Who on TV is well and truly dead and buried.
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