Dr. Who

[Evildrider]

The new Doctor is gonna be the end of this show.  :(

[apocrypha]

That's been suggested before.

[gryeyes]

Is that the creepy guy in lost highway?

[apocrypha]

No, it's Sylvester McCoy, the worst Dr Who ever, although to be fair he was the Dr during a period when the BBC were trying to destroy the franchise forever anyway.

[gryeyes]

Crazy similarity

[Ironwood]

No, it's Sylvester McCoy, the worst Dr Who ever, although to be fair he was the Dr during a period when the BBC were trying to destroy the franchise forever anyway.

Personally, I've always thought that Colin Baker was WORSE.

[apocrypha]

Well, it's a bit like saying drowning to death in dog's urine is worse than drowning to death in cat's urine.

[raydeen]

No, it's Sylvester McCoy, the worst Dr Who ever, although to be fair he was the Dr during a period when the BBC were trying to destroy the franchise forever anyway.

Personally, I've always thought that Colin Baker was WORSE.

Seconded, although watching the Colin Baker episodes again, I actually liked his Doctor. The writing was just horrendous. For my money, Peter Davidson was my least favorite, but anyone trying to follow in Baker's footsteps was going to look pale by comparison.

[Slyfeind]

I just caught the episode. Yep, very fun, and Michelle Ryan was le hawt. As usual, lots of spin-off potential. Not terribly original, but really, there's been no new stories for about a thousand years, so who can blame them? Pitch Black my ass! Planet of the Dead had three suns, and Pitch Black had like none!

[Tebonas]

I don't know if I fall into your sarchasm now, but Pitch Black HAD three suns, clearly visible at the beginning of the movie.  

[Slyfeind]

Woah, hahah I seriously forgot that. That's awesome! (Of course the thing is the whooptiedoos in Pitch Black attacked at night, while the thingies in Doctor Who attacked during the day, but still.)

[Khaldun]

I sort of liked McCoy's Doctor at a few odd moments, where I could see a pretty interesting version of the character trying to peek out from underneath awful direction, terrible production and McCoy's own inconsistent talents. Basically, when they were playing him as a slightly colder character who is more powerful than he has previously let on--elements of which have found its way into the Eccleston and Tennant versions of the character. Colin Baker was I thought just the absolute worst--not only his own acting, but it was the height of Nathan-Turner's vile egotistical assraping of the entire franchise.

[raydeen]

And now for a brief musical interlude.

http://www.yooouuutuuube.com/v/?rows=36&cols=36&id=6_ZxldeB43M&startZoom=1

[Merusk]

That's pretty damn cool.   Doctorin' the Tardis doesn't work out nearly as well in Yooouuu Tuuube.

[Simond]

I sort of liked McCoy's Doctor at a few odd moments, where I could see a pretty interesting version of the character trying to peek out from underneath awful direction, terrible production and McCoy's own inconsistent talents. Basically, when they were playing him as a slightly colder character who is more powerful than he has previously let on--elements of which have found its way into the Eccleston and Tennant versions of the character.

Yeah, this is pretty much spot-on: there was a whole background scheme to re-introduce some mystery back into the Doctor's character which got mildly disrupted by the series being cancelled.

[NowhereMan]

While not my favourite incarnation of the series by a long shot, McCoy is definitely one of my top 3 doctors.

[Khaldun]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/news/latest/090529_news_01 New companion announced. Hope they don't go for a love interest angle: that's played out. I'd actually love to see a third companion who was an old person thrown in the mix at some point. Also show in the US is moving to BBCA..."Sy Fy" doesn't have the contract any longer, which is for the best, now they can air uninterrupted monster movies that were too shitty for anyone else to air.

[apocrypha]

Oh dear. A redhead. And she's very pretty. I will be forced to watch this series 

[Triforcer]

We've went down the road of "pretty" redheads before.  Is this one pretty-pretty, or Welsh-pretty?

[Tale]

We've went down the road of "pretty" redheads before.  Is this one pretty-pretty, or Welsh-pretty?

Scottish-pretty.

Head writer and Executive Producer Steven Moffat declared, 'We saw some amazing actresses for this part, but when Karen came through the door the game was up. Funny, and clever, and gorgeous, and sexy. Or Scottish, which is the quick way of saying it.

Hot Scottish redhead = good.

[Ironwood]

I would.


Except for the 'From Inverness' part of it.

[Tebonas]

Will she be the actual Soothsayer she already played or a different character. Because an Ancient Roman Soothsayer as companion would be fun.

[Ironwood]

Judging from comments here and there, different character.

Martha was 'corpse number 1' on the Dalek/Cyberman episode, so there's a strong precedent.

[Bunk]

It would be kind of cool to bring that character back in, as there is certainly precident for companions who aren't "modern".

Either way, she's yummy. All good.

[tazelbain]

I prefer the non-romantic companions.  I wish he had traveled with his daughter for a while.  The Father/Daughter hijinx would have been .

[Jain Zar]

I prefer the non-romantic companions.  I wish he had traveled with his daughter for a while.  The Father/Daughter hijinx would have been .

What hijinx?  You could tell anything about her?  Those leather pants kept me from paying too much attention to anything else.  YOWZA. 

[Khaldun]

Wasn't wild about the Christmas special, just aired in the US on BBC America. Wasn't terrible, wasn't good, was just 'eh'.

Just watched "The Five Doctors" again for the first time in a decade. Really, underneath it all, the plot isn't bad, it's just sandbagged by glacial action choreography, horrible cheapness (the Doctor has rattan furniture from Pier One Imports or some such in the Tardis? WTF?), all the hallmarks of the old show.

Watched a bit of the extras afterwards. John Nathan-Turner really comes off as the Chief Douchbag of Douchlyvania. The actors are all very polite about it but the best they can say about him is, "He got us some publicity". (E.g., he was in way over his fucking head.)

[Soln]

Film Project to be announced at SD ComicCon?

Good idea methinks

[Evildrider]

Film Project to be announced at SD ComicCon?

Good idea methinks

It's only a good idea if it's Tennant.  If it's the new Doc.. Who cares.

[Soln]

Film Project to be announced at SD ComicCon?

Good idea methinks

It's only a good idea if it's Tennant.  If it's the new Doc.. Who cares.

article said that R.T. Davies and Tennant were announcing it at ComicCon.  So yeah, agreed.

[RUiN 427]

I someone were to start watching Dr. Who... where should they begin? Keep in mind I live in the Us and have only a slight curiosity for it. So more along the lines of netflix rather then importing a dvd set.

any suggestions?

[Evildrider]

Start with the Eccleston Dr. Who season.  That being the first of the new Dr. Who.

All the new seasons have their good and bad points, but Eccleston did a superb job and I wish he would have stayed around for more then one season. 

You don't really have to watch any of the older Who stuff to get what is going on.

Remember though that besides the seasons there are Christmas specials thrown in there too.  They aren't must see's, but they are decent.

[Surlyboi]

I always suggest people start with Smith and Jones. It's a good intro to the Doctor and the universe as a whole.

There are people who will talk shit about that ep as it's the introduction of Martha, but to them I say, "Fuck you,
you Martha hater."

[01101010]

I came into Dr. Who with Eccleston and went back and watched the previous seasons after season 2.  Watching the old ones can get be a tad bit rough like watching the original Star Trek series; however, it really does go a long way in filling in the back story.

I'd suggest pick a point anywhere and start watching - but if you want a starting point, nothing like the beginning.

[Ironwood]

Martha blew.