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Reply #280 on: December 28, 2007, 08:32:39 AM

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Which is why every Hollywood ending you guys make are all the fucking same and pathetic.
It was a Christmas special for God's sake. In a Christmas special you don't normally kill off all but one likable character. The other Doctor Who specials didn't do it. I can't begin to imagine how repulsively oversweet you must have thought they were.

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If that's not enough, She's actually really a popstar who's worth millions and beat cancer.  Your Pity is misplaced.
Wow! Really? Are you telling me that all of these actors I see bad things happen to aren't really suffering? Gosh! Do I ever feel silly now!
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Reply #281 on: December 28, 2007, 08:41:32 AM

Did you even watch the Racnoss Special ?  The one with the bride who found out her true love had been poisoning her so that she could be fed to a bunch of spiders ?

And then he died.  And she was responsible.  And then she was left alone with nothing in her life ?

Yeah, that was a heartwarmer, right enough.

The First Christmas one was a happy ending because it brought us David Fucking Tennant.  And he's awesome.

Beyond that, you're taking this waaaaaaayyyyy too seriously.



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Reply #282 on: December 28, 2007, 08:53:01 AM

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Did you even watch the Racnoss Special ?  The one with the bride who found out her true love had been poisoning her so that she could be fed to a bunch of spiders ?

And then he died.  And she was responsible.  And then she was left alone with nothing in her life ?
Hmm. The bad guys all died and one of the good guys was left slightly sad at the end.

Versus.

Most of the good guys died and the asshole that you aren't intended to like lives and becomes rich.

This year's special was grimmer by far.

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Beyond that, you're taking this waaaaaaayyyyy too seriously.
Well I'm not actually but I was forced to respond with sarcasm when you decided to tell me that when bad things happen to actors on television that it isn't actually real.


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Reply #283 on: December 28, 2007, 10:02:02 AM

Did you even watch the Racnoss Special ?  The one with the bride who found out her true love had been poisoning her so that she could be fed to a bunch of spiders ?

And then he died.  And she was responsible.  And then she was left alone with nothing in her life ?

Yeah, that was a heartwarmer, right enough.

The First Christmas one was a happy ending because it brought us David Fucking Tennant.  And he's awesome.

Beyond that, you're taking this waaaaaaayyyyy too seriously.


Was the first Christmas special the one where the Doctor toppled the British Prime Minister?
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Reply #284 on: December 28, 2007, 10:37:02 AM

I liked it. The likeable people were dropping like flies, but as Ironwood said, this is no happy "nothing has consequences for anyone" constructed ending.

And I may like next season from the previews, lets see.
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Reply #285 on: December 28, 2007, 12:46:15 PM

yeah first one was the "blood science" one where project torchwood blows up the spaceship that is already leaving.

But yeah even though the nice people get killed off, it still felt smarmy.  My brother's take is that so far every xmas special has made him groan, but the regular series has always impressed him.  Anyway I am quite confident I will enjoy the new episodes, hell if they can come up with something half as good as last years Blink then i will be happy. 

As for torchwood... quit whining, stay the fuck out of each others pants, go see an orthodontist,  treat your significant others with some respect. 
Which in that hip new fangled gaming slang translates roughly to "less QQ more Pew Pew".

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Reply #286 on: January 02, 2008, 08:30:57 AM

As for torchwood... quit whining, stay the fuck out of each others pants, go see an orthodontist,  treat your significant others with some respect. 
Which in that hip new fangled gaming slang translates roughly to "less QQ more Pew Pew".

Yeah, that's actually the one problem with Torchwood, IMO. The characters all insist on acting like complete fucking morons for no reason other than they all appear to think with their dicks, even those who don't have dicks. There have been some strong shows, and some very weak ones like that goddamn fairy episode.

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Reply #287 on: January 02, 2008, 08:34:58 AM

I'm still waiting for the episode that explains the whole Torchwood team is an experiment to keep people alive and occupied that were beset by aliens that eat 99% of their brains.

Only explanation how they could survive for that long being that retarded.
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Reply #288 on: January 02, 2008, 12:59:11 PM

As for torchwood... quit whining, stay the fuck out of each others pants, go see an orthodontist,  treat your significant others with some respect. 
Which in that hip new fangled gaming slang translates roughly to "less QQ more Pew Pew".

Yeah, that's actually the one problem with Torchwood, IMO. The characters all insist on acting like complete fucking morons for no reason other than they all appear to think with their dicks, even those who don't have dicks. There have been some strong shows, and some very weak ones like that goddamn fairy episode.

Isn't Torchwood kind of true to form for most of the *late night* shows on BBC?  I mean it's supposed to be more adult oriented as it runs in a later time slot. 

Personally the show is ok... I'm really only watching it for Captain Jack.  It has a lot of potential, I just hope they fix it up in the second season.  I do hope they cut down on all the sex/relationship crap that goes on though and just get down to the story.
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Reply #289 on: January 03, 2008, 03:11:31 AM

The sex crap is what fucks it up. There are some episodes that have been fun enough to watch but way too many of them seem to somehow revolve around someone sticking their dick (metaphorically for the ladies) into someone or something they shouldn't be. The fact that captain Jack meets the real captain Jack and then kisses him just seems so pointless, it really didn't add anything to the story. It was a gay kiss for the sake of a gay kiss and the show just needs less of the 'sex because we can show it' mentality.

I did enjoy the Christmas special, it wasn't one of the best but based on previous specials my expectations weren't exactly huge. It was somewhat sappy but you really can't have a Christmas special where everyone dies and the doctor is left with nothing but wailing and gnashing of teeth as the good people spend eternity in the void between dimensions or something (and yes, American happy endings give me cavities with the sweetness). I did quite like the touch of everybody abandoning London to avoid whatever was going to be happening to it that Christmas, it was one of those little 'realistic', self-aware touches that works and features enough in the new series that I still enjoy it.

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Reply #290 on: January 03, 2008, 03:27:22 AM

Rumours abound of Mr Tennant leaving.

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Reply #291 on: January 03, 2008, 08:09:07 AM

That would SUCK. I love his take on the Doctor.

But based on how well Tennant did after Eccleston's fantastic turn, I think they could likely find another good Doctor.

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Reply #292 on: January 03, 2008, 08:11:02 AM

At that pace they will run out of regenerations soon. I'm looking forward to their explanation how he gets new ones.
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Reply #293 on: January 03, 2008, 08:17:39 AM

Blah.  Tennant leaving would suck bad.   Cry

The new series can not start soon enough!

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Reply #294 on: January 03, 2008, 09:14:10 AM

At that pace they will run out of regenerations soon. I'm looking forward to their explanation how he gets new ones.

I'm not.  It's fairly easily explained, alas, and it gets more common with every frigging episode.

Hell, We've lost count of the number of times The Master has regenerated now.  I suspect he's going to regenerate into a plastic Spork soon.

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Reply #295 on: January 03, 2008, 09:37:45 AM


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Reply #296 on: January 03, 2008, 11:25:39 AM

 ACK!

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Reply #297 on: January 03, 2008, 01:42:51 PM

I'm no expert on the old series, but weren't the Masters additional regenerations all evillish (that and being granted a new set by the now non existing other timelords)?

But yes, I would also prefer the guaranteed awesomeness of the current Doctor to some vague chance of another good one in the future.
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Reply #298 on: January 03, 2008, 01:45:28 PM

At one point during the Tom Baker era, the Master had run out of regenerations and his body was decaying. He was dying the only death that's permanent for Time Lords. He managed to shift his consciousness to another body with a whole new set of regenerations and cheat death. The Doctor considered it the ultimate in selfish evil.

Of course, the latest Master said he was on his last one, but we know that's probably not true. And I'm sure they'd find some way for the Doctor to continue on.

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Reply #299 on: January 03, 2008, 01:46:37 PM

Of course, the latest Master said he was on his last one, but we know that's probably not true. And I'm sure they'd find some way for the Doctor to continue on.

Huh?  When he was dying from the gunshot, the Doctor demanded that the Master regenerate, to which he responded, "I refuse".

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Reply #300 on: January 03, 2008, 01:47:29 PM

Don't blame me, my memory is faulty. You're probably right about that. I thought he'd said something during those episodes about being out of regens again.

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Reply #301 on: January 03, 2008, 01:48:52 PM

It could be that he just wanted to mess with the doctors head and had a backup plan in place. Witness the scene with the ring and the womans hand at the end of the episode!
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Reply #302 on: January 03, 2008, 02:13:59 PM

Of course, the latest Master said he was on his last one, but we know that's probably not true. And I'm sure they'd find some way for the Doctor to continue on.

Huh?  When he was dying from the gunshot, the Doctor demanded that the Master regenerate, to which he responded, "I refuse".


He didn't refuse.  He had his Brainwashed RedDressed Chick as a backup escape hatch.  It was all a trick.

He was only on his SECOND regeneration there, of the new set that the Timelords gave him to fight the Daleks.  He has, in fact, worked his way through 26 bodies now, by my reckoning.

This depends, of course, if you believe 13 regenerations or the more traditional 12.


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Reply #303 on: January 03, 2008, 03:35:13 PM

I always thought it was 13 bodies meaning 12 regenerations.

And I don't remember them ever clairfying whether it was Time Lord law (enforced by god only knows what) or physiology that limits them.

If they decide it is the former then I guess it all becomes moot.

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Reply #304 on: January 04, 2008, 02:14:40 AM

It would seem to be a biological limit which can be 'refreshed'.  (Like a spiritual version of a liver transplant).

Hence why the Timelords can grant extra and why The Master was able to 'steal' extra like the fucking vampire he is.

It's always been my thoughts that the other Timelords are so fucking boring that they can't wait to get their miserable fucking existence over with, so no-one bothers with more.

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Reply #305 on: April 07, 2008, 12:07:00 PM

So first episode of the new series aired sat.  And as always was promptly available for download just a few hours later.

Was at a friends house with a sweet  DRILLING AND MANLINESS tv that we then watched it on after the bitorrent fun..

So anyone else watch it or am i just going to be a spoilsport if a blather about it?



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Reply #306 on: April 07, 2008, 12:15:20 PM

Yeah watching it. And those last seconds make me giddy for the possibilities of this years big bad.
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Reply #307 on: April 07, 2008, 01:45:44 PM

Sci Fi doesn't start it up till the middle of the month for US folks.  I guess being a few weeks behind isn't bad, though it makes talking about the show impossible online.
SA folks already blathered the Torchwood season 2 ending and we still have 2 more episodes to go.
(Of course they hate the show, even season 2 which is so far really fuckin good.  But SA hates almost everything anyhow.)

Its gonna be a busy Spring for me and TV watching.  Dr Who, Robin Hood season 2, Battlestar Galactica season 4, Sara Jane Adventures, and Spectacular Spider Man.

Much of it is either Sci Fi channel or BBC America.
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Reply #308 on: April 08, 2008, 09:42:34 AM

Yeah, Torchwood season 2 is significantly better than season 1.

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Reply #309 on: June 07, 2008, 05:36:20 PM

Yes, I'm finding Moffat's episodes are really quite good. Reminds me, I have to re-get most of Coupling. Funny show, though it did start to get a bit repetitive after awhile.

Oh, and Spaced.
You forgot Press Gang.  Oh ho ho ho. Reallllly?

We've just had the second episode of a Moffat two-parter here and it was bloody amazing. One of the best stories since the reboot.
He's also going to be running the whole show once Russell T. Davies quits after the next (pseudo-)series.

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Reply #310 on: June 07, 2008, 06:45:12 PM

I've seen a couple episodes and become hooked.  I want to buy all the Eccleston and Tennant episodes out on DVD, stat. I enjoy the story and writing, and everytime someone talks I can laugh on a different level because they sound different than me!

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Reply #311 on: June 08, 2008, 09:22:49 PM

Just now finished the Library two-parter.  That was a damn good story.  And I loved the Doctor's "look me up" line.   DRILLING AND MANLINESS
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Reply #312 on: June 09, 2008, 12:23:40 AM

Just don't look too hard for the plot holes.  Like most Moffat ones, there's a shitton of them.

Next weeks looks like awful filler, but the End-Of-Series two parter is shaping up nicely.  Once again, a BIG return of a very popular old enemy.

Those who haven't seen ALLL the spoilers Plastered ALLL over the internet can PM me for a hint.  And when I say hint, I'll just tell you.

It's either going to be awesome or shitty mcshit on par with the Second part of Last of the Timelords.  Which was fucking Dire in the extreme.

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Reply #313 on: June 09, 2008, 02:12:12 AM

I'm hoping for a finale that actually involves the Doctor, as opposed to his assistant and the second coming of Jesus/Luke Skywalker.

It does interest me that having started the series off with something of a reset of the Doctor's mythos (Time Lords and Daleks wipes, essentially he's just a mysterious figure with a dark past) they're now moving onto creating some new elements with the introduction of his "daughter" and all that description of him in the the future. The Library episode all together was good, really good. There was one moment in particular I wasn't a huge fan of but I figure I'll refrain from spoilers and complaining about it only makes me feel like radbidfanboy_001.

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Reply #314 on: June 09, 2008, 08:21:54 AM

The Library episode must be for you Brits. We just got the Doctor's Daughter episode this past week. This season has been as good as last. I'm surprised that both Torchwood and Doctor Who have used Martha Jones so much (pleasantly surprised, of course). Did she just not want to commit to a whole season, because she's already done 6 episodes between the two shows.

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