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

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123rl

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Another great episode. That's 5/5 so far for Moffat and crew. The last two-parter is probably one of the best episodes I've ever seen.

I can't wait to see how they're going top some of the things that have happened so far
 
The Elite

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Dr Zhivago said:
Unless you're watching the show in the same order as River Song, you're safe :lol
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To be honest, most of us are watching the old series out of order. :lol Although, I'm not to worried about spoilers at this point.
 
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Mr. Sam

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I just got an invite to a fancy dress party. Now I have only one mission - recreate this:

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Minus the water bottle, I guess.
 
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Mr. Sam

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Green Scar said:
^^^^^ And if you can't have that ready in time, just throw on a hoodie and bleach your hair. Tadah, you're the Master :lol
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The ability of flight might be difficult, but I can eat an entire turkey in under ten seconds.
 
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forgeforsaken

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Did anyone catch the weirdness with the clock at the end of Flesh and Stone? I need to watch it again but it looks like it goes from 11:59AM 6/25 to 12:00PM 6/26.
 
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mclem

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I'd just like to say that it's awesome that I can find this thread whenever I need to. Searching for 'doctor' gives a ton of useless responses; searching 'who' has even more.

But 'fnarg' is pretty damn unique.
 
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Lovely:

Doctor Who News said:
The Daily Mail has provoked a comment on the new series from an organisation with a long track record of expressing concerns about the classic series, Mediawatch-UK.

Mediawatch is the successor to the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association, the organisation founded by Mary Whitehouse in 1965. Whitehouse was extremely critical of Doctor Who during the period produced by Philip Hinchcliffe between 1975 and 1977. She made complaints about several of the serials during this era, particularly The Ark in Space, Genesis of the Daleks, The Brain of Morbius, The Seeds of Doom and The Deadly Assassin.

The latest comment comes in a Daily Mail article which claims 'dozens' of fans are upset with the BBC, accusing the production team of trying to 'sex up' the programme to attract more adult viewers. The main focus of the complaint is the final scene in Flesh and Stone, a scene which the Daily Mail was convinced would worry viewers when it previewed the episode last Saturday. In the article, Vivienne Pattison, of Mediawatch UK, is quoted as saying "I have to say the scene was slightly out of place in a children's programme. I thought it sailed pretty close to the wind."

The BBC is also quoted in the article, confirming that it had received 43 complaints about Saturdays episode. A spokesman said "Millions of Doctor Who fans watched and enjoyed last Saturday's episode, including the lighthearted and humorous scene in which Amy kissed the Doctor."
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The more things change, etc etc.
 
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ninj4junpei said:
People were getting their necks snapped and erased from time, and they still think it's a children's program?
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Uh, it is a children's show. The show is made with the mentality "what would make an eight-year old's imagination go wild?" Moffat has agreed with that in multiple Doctor Who magazines. The difference is that Doctor Who does not look down to its audience and assume they are a bunch of retards who cannot handle toned down violence.

Well, most of the time. Okay some of the time.

EDIT: Love this Moffat quote:

Steven Moffat said:
Is Doctor Who a children’s show?

Calling ‘Doctor Who’ a children’s show isn’t a definition of the audience, it’s a definition of the show. In style, pace, tone, sensibility, ‘Doctor Who’ stories are children’s stories. Like Harry Potter, Star Wars, The Hobbit, Narnia, Toy Story, The Incredibles, and all gorgeous magical stuff. Does that mean it’s not for adults? Don’t be daft, adults love children’s stories – just look at that list. Some of the most famous creations in human history! People who grow out of children’s stories are people who never understood them in the first place.
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Charmicarmicat

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Regulus Tera said:
Uh, it is a children's show. The show is made with the mentality "what would make an eight-year old's imagination go wild?" Moffat has agreed with that in multiple Doctor Who magazines. The difference is that Doctor Who does not look down to its audience and assume they are a bunch of retards who cannot handle toned down violence.

Well, most of the time. Okay some of the time.

EDIT: Love this Moffat quote:
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Indeed, Moffatt has also described the show as a 'fairytale', and most of them are fucked up.
 
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Android18a

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Yeah, you can show Daleks zapping people with enough lazer to display their insides, angels with big fangs and neck-snapping, spaceships repaired from bits of dead humans, cyborg people grusomely made from unwilling human victims... it's not *really* a kids show, is it? It's for everyone.
 
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Regulus Tera said:
Lovely:



The more things change, etc etc.
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I don't care at all, but I can understand some people being upset that the main female lead in a kids show jumped on a bed and basically told the main character to fuck her. Then again, just an episode ago people's necks were being snapped with a loud pop and I'm going to guess that person didn't give a shit about that.
 
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forgeforsaken said:
Did anyone catch the weirdness with the clock at the end of Flesh and Stone? I need to watch it again but it looks like it goes from 11:59AM 6/25 to 12:00PM 6/26.
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Yeah, either a production error or strange things are afoot at Leadworth. I'm actually leaning towards the former due to the use of US date format implying it's a fake clock.
 
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DieNgamers

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Shows don't have to be educational programming to appeal to teens (and older). :p I wouldn't let my children watch stuff like the library episode. they wouldn't get it anyway.
 
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So, two episodes in, Planet of the Spiders is the most boring regeneration story so far.

Also, The Three Doctors sucked.
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Yeah, wasn't too thrilled with Spiders. I absolutely love War Games though!
 
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Yeah, wasn't too thrilled with Spiders. I absolutely love War Games though!
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The War Games started to lose steam around episode six. The Time Lords should have been introduced way sooner.

Gonna be honest, Logopolis is crap too.

EDIT: In fact, the only regeneration story I can call objectively good is Caves of Androzani.
 
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Dr Zhivago

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The old series had a pace you just have to get used to. War Games did drag a bit, but its worth it for the penultimate episode.

EDIT: Yes, Logopolis is shit. Its reputation is solely based on it being Tom Baker's last episode.
 
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Regulus Tera said:
The War Games started to lose steam around episode six. The Time Lords should have been introduced way sooner.

Gonna be honest, Logopolis is crap too.

EDIT: In fact, the only regeneration story I can call objectively good is Caves of Androzani.
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Caves of Adrozani is the best reg-en episode of the old series IMO. Loved the ending.
 
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Dr Zhivago said:
The old series had a pace you just have to get used to. War Games did drag a bit, but its worth it for the penultimate episode.
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There's just so much you can do with "WE WERE TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER TIME ZONE/ OH SHIT THEY'RE AFTER US".

DoctorWho said:
Caves of Adrozani is the best reg-en episode of the old series IMO. Loved the ending.
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The cliffhanger for episode 3 is my fave cliffhanger in the history of the show.
 
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Mama Robotnik

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I think in forty years of Doctor Who, that was probably The Doctor's best episode-entrance ever!

God I laughed. The music makes it even more hilarious!
 
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Varion

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Next week's episode episode looks... interesting.

That one was pretty good. I'm definitely liking the presence of the overarching story in this series.
 
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Hot Coldman

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Rory saying "yer mum" to an alien fish-vampire? That's Doctor Who alright :lol

Next week's looks weird.
"If you die in the dream you wake up in reality. If you die in reality? You die idiot, that's why they call it reality"
:lol
 
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Gowans

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Location was great, loved the library card and still really liking the contrast in this new Dr.

Really looking forward to next weeks ep, looks fab.
 
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