Author
|
Topic: Dr. Who (Read 641989 times)
|
Ironwood
Terracotta Army
Posts: 28240
|
|
"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
|
|
|
DraconianOne
Terracotta Army
Posts: 2905
|
|
A point can be MOOT. MUTE is more along the lines of what you should be. - WayAbvPar
|
|
|
Surlyboi
Terracotta Army
Posts: 10963
eat a bag of dicks
|
I stand corrected. Another hope dashed against the rocks.
|
Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
|
|
|
Ironwood
Terracotta Army
Posts: 28240
|
|
"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
|
|
|
Khaldun
Terracotta Army
Posts: 15167
|
I dunno. A lot of people who've seen it think it's Hurt, too--since they're all CGI except for Smith, there isn't any way to be sure one way or the other.
|
|
|
|
Ironwood
Terracotta Army
Posts: 28240
|
A - It looks nothing like Hurt to me, still. B - In the episode where he appeared, he really, really looked like shit. I mean, seriously old man beat up shit. That copper, not so much.
But hey, it doesn't really matter in the long run. We'll find out. And then cringe.
IN SHAME.
|
"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
|
|
|
Khaldun
Terracotta Army
Posts: 15167
|
Keep in mind I have a long track record of being wrong about future plot directions in nuWho, too.
|
|
|
|
|
Ironwood
Terracotta Army
Posts: 28240
|
It's got a little weird in here.
|
"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
|
|
|
Reg
Terracotta Army
Posts: 5274
|
Weird? Nahh. I think most of us have gotten used to you Dr Who purists by now.
|
|
|
|
palmer_eldritch
Terracotta Army
Posts: 1999
|
You all know this already, but of course "pilot" is the unaired version of An Unearthly Child, the first ever episode of Doctor Who, which they scrapped and reshot because it made the Doctor look too evil and Susan look too weird, among other things. I'm saying that the policeman in the new trailer appears to have come from "pilot" and not the version actually aired, where the policeman appears to be played by a younger man with a fuller face. Ie: Pilot An Unearthly Child Trailer Or it could be John Hurt after all for all I know
|
|
|
|
DraconianOne
Terracotta Army
Posts: 2905
|
I know nothing about the "pilot" episode. I know that the policeman at the start of Episode 1 is an iconic moment in Dr Who history. Applying Occam's Razor, it makes sense for that trailer to start with an image that harks back to that moment. Also It looks nothing like Hurt to me
From other recent publicity stills, I do think Hurt's Doctor is in the trailer if you look closely. And I also think that if you're wanting him to be anything other than something related to the Time War, you're going to be sorely disappointed. You're thinking like nerds, not like Moffat. Yes, I've got a theory. It annoys me that I have because I don't even really care that much.
|
A point can be MOOT. MUTE is more along the lines of what you should be. - WayAbvPar
|
|
|
|
Merusk
Terracotta Army
Posts: 27449
Badge Whore
|
So for those of us who only ever watched Mr. Scarf in the 80s/ 90s and never really followed the lore:
What's up with this being the 12th Doctor? Is it over when this one decides he doesn't want to do it anymore or was there some hand-waving solution I missed in the past or during the Matt Smith era when I didn't have BBC America?
|
The past cannot be changed. The future is yet within your power.
|
|
|
Raguel
Terracotta Army
Posts: 1413
|
I don't know a whole lot but from my understanding the Master has had more than 12 lives so I'm sure Moffat will do something to put Ironwood out of his misery.
|
|
|
|
tazelbain
Terracotta Army
Posts: 6603
tazelbain
|
Anyone's guess how they will justify it, but Doctor will go on if the ratings do.
|
"Me am play gods"
|
|
|
Ironwood
Terracotta Army
Posts: 28240
|
It's an odd one, actually. The Master had various schemes to 'steal' regenerations, so it's kinda like an energy that you can nick.
Further, not only has it been made clear explicitly that the Time Lords can 'grant' further regenerations, they've even done so for The Master. That could just be Eye of Harmony stuff though, so won't work anymore, but who the fuck knows.
The bottom line has already been spoken : if there's life in the show, it'll get timey-wimey and just be 'explained.'
And I'm ok with that.
Right now, of course, I'm hoping he just gets put out of his fucking misery.
|
"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
|
|
|
HaemishM
Staff Emeritus
Posts: 42638
the Confederate flag underneath the stone in my class ring
|
Right now, of course, I'm hoping he Moffat just gets put out of his our fucking misery.
Fixed that for you.
|
|
|
|
Simond
Terracotta Army
Posts: 6742
|
It's an odd one, actually. The Master had various schemes to 'steal' regenerations, so it's kinda like an energy that you can nick.
Further, not only has it been made clear explicitly that the Time Lords can 'grant' further regenerations, they've even done so for The Master. That could just be Eye of Harmony stuff though, so won't work anymore, but who the fuck knows.
The bottom line has already been spoken : if there's life in the show, it'll get timey-wimey and just be 'explained.'
And I'm ok with that.
Right now, of course, I'm hoping he just gets put out of his fucking misery. The best explanation would be, of course, that the 'last' Doctor dies in a scene of great angst and drama...and then regenerates again. New doc stands up, looks around, says "Hmm. That's odd. Didn't expect that" and then carries on from there.
|
"You're really a good person, aren't you? So, there's no path for you to take here. Go home. This isn't a place for someone like you."
|
|
|
Khaldun
Terracotta Army
Posts: 15167
|
New trailers are interesting.
Still holding out hope that Hurt is the first, not 8.5.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Khaldun
Terracotta Army
Posts: 15167
|
Oh well.
But I liked it, anyway.
|
|
|
|
Ironwood
Terracotta Army
Posts: 28240
|
Kinda retarded, but actually I enjoyed the closure.
|
"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
|
|
|
Khaldun
Terracotta Army
Posts: 15167
|
Put that together with the Big Finish adventures and it makes you feel a bit sad about what might have been.
|
|
|
|
Special J
Terracotta Army
Posts: 536
|
I know I'm using a spoiler tag for a video a few posts up but... Put that together with the Big Finish adventures and it makes you feel a bit sad about what might have been.
I wish they could find some room for him to do a one-shot Christmas special or something.
|
|
« Last Edit: November 14, 2013, 06:39:27 AM by Special J »
|
|
|
|
|
Ironwood
Terracotta Army
Posts: 28240
|
Put that together with the Big Finish adventures and it makes you feel a bit sad about what might have been.
As I said at the time, it wasn't the Actors fault. Much like the current Doctor, the TV Movie was just utterly silly in so many ways.
|
"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
|
|
|
Khaldun
Terracotta Army
Posts: 15167
|
Yeah. Though he was the one good thing about it.
|
|
|
|
Simond
Terracotta Army
Posts: 6742
|
Not true.
(The TARDIS set was also gorgeous).
|
"You're really a good person, aren't you? So, there's no path for you to take here. Go home. This isn't a place for someone like you."
|
|
|
Khaldun
Terracotta Army
Posts: 15167
|
Good point.
On 2nd and 3rd viewing, I really like the mini-episode. A lot. Give Moffat some credit.
|
|
|
|
Surlyboi
Terracotta Army
Posts: 10963
eat a bag of dicks
|
That. Fucking. Rocked.
Seriously, the best thing Moffat's ever done, as far as I'm concerned.
|
Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
|
|
|
Ironwood
Terracotta Army
Posts: 28240
|
Blink was the best thing he ever did. This doesn't work for me because it throws every bit of history away with a one liner. I will agree however, that it's hard to sell in a six minute bit, so it works within the constraint of the medium. But I'm glad (no sarcasm) that it's working for the new legion of fans. Good. I continue to hope that the Episode itself contains as much PROPER fan service as that short did. It worked wonderfully well for that. It's giving a LOT of people heart attacks as they are forced to renumber the Doctors tho.
|
"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
|
|
|
palmer_eldritch
Terracotta Army
Posts: 1999
|
I think I now understand what it means to squee for the first time in my life.
|
|
|
|
HaemishM
Staff Emeritus
Posts: 42638
the Confederate flag underneath the stone in my class ring
|
I did like it... and it certainly makes me wish we'd gotten McGann as a proper Doctor with proper shows.
But I'm kind of with Ironwood on this one. I'm also just totally not sure that Moffat is the man to go back over the "Time War Doctor" and do it any fucking justice whatsoever.
|
|
|
|
Surlyboi
Terracotta Army
Posts: 10963
eat a bag of dicks
|
Blink was the best thing he ever did. This doesn't work for me because it throws every bit of history away with a one liner. I will agree however, that it's hard to sell in a six minute bit, so it works within the constraint of the medium. But I'm glad (no sarcasm) that it's working for the new legion of fans. Good. I continue to hope that the Episode itself contains as much PROPER fan service as that short did. It worked wonderfully well for that. It's giving a LOT of people heart attacks as they are forced to renumber the Doctors tho. I stand corrected by the pissy Scotsman again. Blink was indeed the best thing he did. I guess I still think of that as a Davies thing since he was show runner. That said though, this was a solid bit of fan wankage.
|
Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
|
|
|
|
|