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Official Doctor Who Series 1, 5, 31, or Fnarg Thread of Moffat & Smith

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FnordChan

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Lard said:
OH MY GOD IT'S MEL
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

The Fnordth Doctor
 
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Empty

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Love Matt Smith's mannerisms in the interviews, i can see him bringing more of a unhinged side to the doctor.
 
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Dragona Akehi

Retired
Honestly guys, the BBC paid GOOD MONEY for those
Cybus Cyberman costumes
not to mention rebuilding
new Daleks
. THEY NEED TO GET THEIR MONEY'S WORTH PEOPLE.
 
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Archaix

Drunky McMurder
I finally just got around to watching the End of Time, and this may not be the place for it...but god damn. That was bad. Like, dumb as hell. Even for Doctor Who. Even for RTD Doctor Who. That was just dumb. Wow. Allow me to be the latest to join the chorus of "ding dong the witch is dead."

Why the hell would that death box exist, exactly? We're going to build this chamber, where one person has to let another out, and oh yeah, it might vent radiation into it. And we'll pretend it's anything approaching air tight, too, even though that's clearly just not the case. Because why not.
 
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mjc

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Archaix said:
I finally just got around to watching the End of Time, and this may not be the place for it...but god damn. That was bad. Like, dumb as hell. Even for Doctor Who. Even for RTD Doctor Who. That was just dumb. Wow. Allow me to be the latest to join the chorus of "ding dong the witch is dead."

Why the hell would that death box exist, exactly? We're going to build this chamber, where one person has to let another out, and oh yeah, it might vent radiation into it. And we'll pretend it's anything approaching air tight, too, even though that's clearly just not the case. Because why not.
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It was full of holes, I'd agree. It was all worth it to see the last twenty minutes with David though....man it was great.
 
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Archaix

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mjc said:
It was full of holes, I'd agree. It was all worth it to see the last twenty minutes with David though....man it was great.
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It was nonsense given the rest of it. Sure, he did a great job, but it had no impact whatsoever because I was stuck in a 2 hour long eye roll at everything that had come before. Not to mention his stop in the Star Wars universe where all of the Aliens we've seen are chilling at a bar with Jack.
 
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Spotless Mind

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Archaix said:
I finally just got around to watching the End of Time, and this may not be the place for it...but god damn. That was bad. Like, dumb as hell. Even for Doctor Who. Even for RTD Doctor Who. That was just dumb. Wow. Allow me to be the latest to join the chorus of "ding dong the witch is dead."

Why the hell would that death box exist, exactly? We're going to build this chamber, where one person has to let another out, and oh yeah, it might vent radiation into it. And we'll pretend it's anything approaching air tight, too, even though that's clearly just not the case. Because why not.
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Seriously. The cause of his death was utterly preposterous and so poorly realized that it sucked out most of the emotional impact there could have been. Such an atrocious send off for Tennant. He deserved better.
 
The Elite

The Elite

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Dragona Akehi said:
Honestly guys, the BBC paid GOOD MONEY for those
Cybus Cyberman costumes
not to mention rebuilding
new Daleks
. THEY NEED TO GET THEIR MONEY'S WORTH PEOPLE.
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Pretty much how it works. Althought they could take
the Cybus C off the chest and just change the rest of the costume a little.
 
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Hot Coldman

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Mr. Sam said:
How comes BBC America gets such a long trailer when Mr. Chump over here is the one paying the license fee? I did like what I could make out though. :D
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Ratings, mah boi! Us Brits will watch it either way, the Yanks have to be convinced :p
 
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Regulus Tera

Romanes Eunt Domus
The Herald Scotland posted an interview with Karen Gillian:

The Herald Scotland said:
Gillan says she is not the kind to dwell on negative thoughts, so she’s cracking on with her life. She has signed one-year contract on Doctor Who. After that, who knows? It’s all up in the air whether she’ll be back so she’s been auditioning for other things. It’s an odd, but exciting life. “I’m kind of a nomad,” she says. “I moved to Edinburgh then London and now I’m here in Cardiff so I don’t know where my base is. I’m not really settled in any way at the moment.” And then – because that’s the kind of person she is – she puts a positive spin on it all. “It feels like I’m starting in a way,” she says. “It feels like the beginning.”
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Goddammit. :(
 
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mattx5

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SOOO STOKED

I've said it before, but this looks to be a return to the "classic" Who sensibility and the writing will hopefully be more transcendent and tackle deeper emotional themes relating to space and time travel.
 
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bobs...onGaf

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Subliminal said:
such a tight lipped prick in that interview!
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I think the words he chose were pretty stupid, but honestly expecting any real answers is stupid. I dont think he wants to spoil his own show :lol
 
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border

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mattx5 said:
SOOO STOKED

I've said it before, but this looks to be a return to the "classic" Who sensibility and the writing will hopefully be more transcendent and tackle deeper emotional themes relating to space and time travel.
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I dunno, that one non-spoiler review says that if you were expecting any huge shift in tone for the show that you would be disappointed. So long as we get away from farting aliens I'm cool though.
 
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Raydeen

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I liked all the spinny shots of the TARDIS flying through space - I always loved those rare gimpses (usually spun by piano wire) in the Tom Baker days.
 
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Blader

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I just got done watching Midnight for the first time. It was surprisingly excellent, and probably in my top 10 of Tennant episodes.


Speaking of which, I think I've finally gotten over the sadness of Tennant's departure and his last episode. :lol I'm really excited about the new series and just the few clips I've seen have sold me on Smith as the Doctor.

Two more weeks.
 
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killer_clank said:
It says they'll be bringing the opening scene then, I think.

Not the episode.
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WTF? A countdown just for that? I read up to the "It's almost time" and assumed it was for the episode.

:lol
 
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Spider from Mars

tap that thorax
Quick Question, I loved the old Dr. Whos, especially Tom Baker . I have yet to watch any of the Christopher Eccleston or David Tennant episodes but now I'm in the mood for it. Can I jump right into David Tennants episodes or should I watch the one season with Christopher Eccleston first?
 
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FnordChan

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Spider from Mars said:
Quick Question, I loved the old Dr. Whos, especially Tom Baker . I have yet to watch any of the Christopher Eccleston or David Tennant episodes but now I'm in the mood for it. Can I jump right into David Tennants episodes or should I watch the one season with Christopher Eccleston first?
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There's no real reason why you couldn't just jump in with David Tennant. That said, I felt that the Eccleston season was the best overall season of New Who in terms of its overall storyarc and a finale that, by RTD standards, wasn't overly ludicrous, so you might enjoy starting there after all. Finally, a few pages back a couple of essential New Who lists are given where you could just watch a dozen or so episodes and have seen the best the new series has had to offer before jumping into Series 5. (Or 1, or Fnarg, or whatever.)

FnargChan
 
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Althane

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Spider from Mars said:
Quick Question, I loved the old Dr. Whos, especially Tom Baker . I have yet to watch any of the Christopher Eccleston or David Tennant episodes but now I'm in the mood for it. Can I jump right into David Tennants episodes or should I watch the one season with Christopher Eccleston first?
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I enjoyed Eccleston a lot, since he was the first Doctor I ever watched, but I have to admit, despite not really liking Tennant at first, he got some really great stories, and some fun things. Like the Family of Blood story, that was great.

Rose is probably the best companion out of the bunch, and you get a lot of her in the Eccleston season, so... while you could just watch Tennant straight up, I really would suggest starting with Eccleston.
 
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Blader

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Spider from Mars said:
Quick Question, I loved the old Dr. Whos, especially Tom Baker . I have yet to watch any of the Christopher Eccleston or David Tennant episodes but now I'm in the mood for it. Can I jump right into David Tennants episodes or should I watch the one season with Christopher Eccleston first?
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I didn't really like Eccleston all that much (or at least, I liked Tennant a lot more) but I'd still recommend starting with S1 just because it provides the foundation for Tennant's episodes.
 
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infiniteloop

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Official BBC Plot synopsis for Episode 2:

The Doctor takes Amy to the distant future, where she finds Britain in space. Starship UK houses the future of the British people, as they search the stars for a new home. But as Amy explores, she encounters the terrifying Smilers and learns a deadly truth inside the Voting Booth.
 
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infiniteloop said:
Official BBC Plot synopsis for Episode 2:

The Doctor takes Amy to the distant future, where she finds Britain in space. Starship UK houses the future of the British people, as they search the stars for a new home. But as Amy explores, she encounters the terrifying Smilers and learns a deadly truth inside the Voting Booth.
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That sounds great!
 
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