New Dr. Who Episodes?

[Ironwood]

And probably suck quite a bit.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/cult/news/drwho/2004/03/20/10073.shtml

[Abagadro]

I lost interest sometime in between the Peter Davison era and the Colin Baker appearance.  Also about the time I kissed my first girl.  Coincidence?

[HaemishM]

Hmmm, I barely remember him from Shallow Grave.

I'd watch it, so long as ERIC FUCKING ROBERTS is allowed nowhere near it.

[WayAbvPar]

so long as ERIC FUCKING ROBERTS is allowed nowhere near it.

That should be on the front page of Variety from now until eternity.

[Ironwood]

Hmmm, I barely remember him from Shallow Grave.

I'd watch it, so long as ERIC FUCKING ROBERTS is allowed nowhere near it.

Well, to be fair his most memorable moments were in Cracker and The Second Coming.

But I still don't see him pulling off the other-worldly nature of a Time Lord.

Ah well.

[eldaec]

Good actor etc.

But I can't remember him ever managing to drop the mancunian accent.

Hard to see how Dr Who can avoid being crap if the star is walking about sounding like Terry Christian.

[Righ]

There may be a romantic connection between the Doctor and his new assistant. Which is probably a good thing as it rules out Queer As Timelords (Russell Davies being the main writer).

The current betting is for Billie Piper to play the Doctor's assistant Rose Tyler:

[HaemishM]

Whoa.

[schild]

Nice pic righ. On the other hand, is that a Kill Bill avatar? If so I may have to Kill You.

[Righ]

It's a blonde lass in yellow spandex waving a katana. Which, I'll grant you is one of the more alluring things about Kill Bill.

[SirBruce]

Does anyone know where one could download mpegs or whatnot of the new Dr. Who series?

Bruce

[Sky]

I heard Hillary Duff is going to play Sarah. The good Doctor will be played by Ben Affleck. Adric will be played by Scott Evil.

 :mrgreen:

[HaemishM]

You are a mean, mean man.

And no, I don't know. I didn't even know the series was filmed and televised yet.

[Biobanger]

I honestly don't know how you people can even watch that show. I stayed confused for almost every single episode. Guess it's more of that British drama I can't understand... it's too interesting to ignore but not enough to eat popcorn to.

[jpark]

Saw an article on this in our local paper a week ago.  The new doctor will be in a leather jacket!

But the police box tardis and the sonic screwdriver remain.

Gods, I loved this show when I was kid - toilet paper special effects and all - and I still do.

The dialects looked liked they used a toilet plunger for their one arm lol.

Anyway, something like this might make me watch cable TV.  Something I have not done in 20 years.

[Shockeye]

I don't like the new TARDIS interior.

I prefer the old one.

Harumphf!

[SirBruce]

What old one?  There have been dozens of different TARDIS interiors.

Bruce

[Shockeye]

What old one?  There have been dozens of different TARDIS interiors.

They've all been focused around a certain theme. Just cleaner and sleeker as the seasons went on.

I did enjoy those few Tom Baker's with the old wood interior, as well.

[EDIT] Good website for TARDIS interiors.

ICK.

[EDIT 2] Fly that freak flag high!

[Furiously]

I enjoyed the show in 7th and 8th grade.

I think it got me hooked on bad sci-fi.

[Paelos]

I have never seen an episode of this ever. I just noted it based on Simpson's references, but I have no idea what it's about.

[Furiously]

Its about a guy who travels in time and space, fighting badguys. But his time/space ship isn't that accurate. And when he dies, he gets reborn (as a new actor).

[Shockeye]

Its about a guy who travels in time and space, fighting badguys. But his time/space ship isn't that accurate. And when he dies, he gets reborn (as a new actor).

Unless multiple copies of himself show up for reunion shows.

[Bunk]

Its about a guy who travels in time and space, fighting badguys. But his time/space ship isn't that accurate. And when he dies, he gets reborn (as a new actor).

Unless multiple copies of himself show up for reunion shows.

I've got my "Five Doctors" dvd sitting at home. Though calling it Five Doctors was missleading as Tom Baker had a grand total of two minutes of airtime.

The new series debuts in Canada on April 5th, 8pm on CBC.

Paelos, this is one of those shows that you either got or you didn't.  It was the ultimate in low budget sci-fi, which meant things actually revolved around the stories instead of the effects. One early episode featured a space ship sequence that I swear was a potato on a string with a sparkler sticking out of it.

They played the shows up here on Saturdays at midnight back in the eighties - the entire two hour episodes at once. British family I knew introduced me to it. The whole family would stay up watching the silly show.

Was one of the longest running shows in TV history if I have my facts right.

[Zephyr]

I thought it was fairly decent.  I grabbed the torrent off #BT on effnet on Sunday morning after it aired and there were plenty of people seeding it.

[Fraeg]

Bruce, my brother has the leaked episode, if I can get ahold of him (he be on other side of world atm and not super good at checking email), I wil PM you a link.


though I don't have my super secret fact finder... pretty sure it is the longest running tv show ever.

as others mentioned it.... you either get it or you don't.   The show is geared towards kids, but here I am, thirty something with ~20 doctor who DvDs... and I don't even own a TV or a DvD player.

The show can be hit or miss... some great episodes (fyi Douglas Adams wrote several) and some very painful ones.  The low budget special effects are part of the appeal.  It had some great villians, great plots, etc.  /shrug... I love it, but am never surprised when peoples response is "dude this sucks" when they see it for the first time.

My favorite doctors: for a long time it was Tom Baker, but Jon Pertwee has been edging him out.... FYI saw A Funny Thing Happened to me on the way to the Forum recently and Jon Pertwee has a cameo as (if memory serves) the boat captain.


-fraeg

[Shockeye]

I think my favorite Dr. Who episode(s) is "The Invasion of Time". That's not out on DVD in the US yet, is it?

[SirBruce]

Fuck. I wrote a huge long post about what Dr. Who was all about, and IE crashed and ate it.

So, instead, if you want to understand what Dr. Who is about, go read this.

Dr. Who became very popular in America in the early 1980s when local PBS stations started airing syndicated episodes from the BBC.  Remember, there was no Internet, cable television was still new, and there really hadn't been any good sf on TV since Star Trek.  Oh sure, you have a few shows like SpaceL 1999, and various other series that popped up every couple of years, but they never lasted more than a year or two.  Star Wars and Star Trek movies had revived the genre on the big screen, but very little had happened on television except for Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers, and, again, they didn't last very long.

And yet here you had PBS providing a weekly dose of sci-fi which we had never seen before, along with that geeky British twist which I alluded to in the Douglas Adams discussion.  And these were arguably some of the best episodes from the "Golden Age" of Dr. Who (3rd, 4th, and 5th Doctors), and we ate them up because THEY WERE ALL WE HAD, MAN.

So, after running uninterrupted for like 40-something years, and then sputtering along in fits and starts the past several years, they finally have a fresh new series with a fresh new look.  And I'm eager to get my hands on some episodes, because they are only being shown on the BBC currently.

Bruce

[Sky]

I was in on that early 80's PBS thing. I agree, it was about the interesting stories and characters, and since I could only catch the occasional episode (living in the country: weekend chores ftw), it was often a mystery to me. A contrast to the other shows Bruce mentions, which were pretty straightforward scifi fare. Dr. Who intruiged me because it rose above it's poor budget to deliver something unique (on my tv at the time).

I'm also drawn to well-done time travel stories, partly why I loved Eternal Darkness so much.

[HaemishM]

As bad as the Doctor Who special effects were, they really weren't that much worse than the ones on Battlestar Galactica or Space 1999. They just had worse miniatures and used crappier, much much crappier film stock. You can cover a lot up with good film stock and lighting, luxuries the Who series didn't have until Fox got a hold of it.

And Fox's version wasn't terrible, except for ERIC FUCKING ROBERTS as the Master. Seriously, WTF. Was David Haselhoff not free that week? Now that makes me stabby.

The new Who can be found on the same BT sites that I mentioned in the Battlestar Galactica thread.

[Shockeye]

I always liked Anthony Ainsley as the Master. He was creepy in that pretty boy serial killer kinda way.

I never did get to see his final episode "Survival" although I did read the noveilization.

I must have a couple hundred Dr. Who books in a box somewhere.

[Abagadro]

Not sure why everyone is bagging on the effects. Considering when it started (early 60s) and that it was a weekly show on public TV (BBC) they were pretty good. Back when I was a fanboy I remember reading that Kubrick called the Dr. Who F/X guys up when he was making 2001. I had a big stack of VHS tapes of these things until my mom tossed them  several years ago (along with my 50 odd Atari 2600 cartridges, grrrrr). Didn't realize they were out on DVD.

As for favorite doctor, I like Hartnell for his imperiousness, Troughton for his Moe haircut, Pertwee for his asskicking, Baker for his goofiness and Davison for his joi de vive. Didn't watch it much after that although I met Colin Baker at a convention once.

The show also had the benefit of an occaisional babe as companion. I had a thing for Sarah Sutton. Although some companions I wanted to stab with a sharp stick <cough> Adric <cough>.

I was partial to Robert Delgado as the Master.

I wouldn't say it was a "kids" show, more like a 13-17 year old dorky boy show.

/currently drunk geek

[Signe]

I liked Delgado, too.  Silly man went and popped his clogs, though. :(  Ainsley always reminded me of my somewhat faggy cousin... the decorator. 

[schmoo]

Of all the British TV shows to watch, you pick this dumb thing.  Sigh.

Although, Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death was amusing.

[Shockeye]

Eccleston quits Doctor Who role
 
Actor Christopher Eccleston has quit as Doctor Who after just one episode of the new series has been screened, the BBC has confirmed.
Eccleston, whose first appearance as the ninth Time Lord attracted around 10 million viewers, feared being typecast.

Talks are taking place to replace him with Casanova star David Tennant.

A second series of the new Doctor Who, which will again be written by Russell T Davies and produced by BBC Wales, has already been commissioned.

Billie Piper, who plays Dr Who's assistant Rose, is expected to star again.

'Incredible reaction'

Eccleston - whose last appearance is expected to be in a Christmas special - said he was also planning new projects and that he found filming the series gruelling.

"The audience's response for the new Doctor Who has been incredible and I am really proud to be part of it and I hope viewers continue to enjoy the series," he said in a statement issued through the BBC.

A BBC spokesman said the corporation would issue a formal statement later on Thursday and that it had hoped, rather than expected, that Eccleston would continue in the role.

He said that although talks to make David Tennant the 10th Doctor were taking place, other names may be put forward.

Bill Nighy was also considered for the Eccleston role, while Richard E Grant starred in a BBC web drama version of Doctor Who.

Period drama Casanova, which moves to BBC1 from BBC3 on Monday, added to Tennant's reputation after his success in the drama Blackpool.

'Jittery time'

The BBC announced on Wednesday that it had commissioned the second Doctor Who series, which will again feature 13 episodes. 

Russell T Davies said: "It's fantastic news. It's been a tense and jittery time because the production team has been working on plans.

"It's particularly good for BBC Wales. This is a major flagship show for the region, and their staff and crews are the best you could find. It's a tribute to them that Doctor Who is returning."

Dr Who was relaunched last Saturday weekend following a 16-year hiatus.

With 9.9 million viewers, it beat Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

[raydeen]

Actor Christopher Eccleston has quit as Doctor Who after just one episode of the new series has been screened

Wow. Even shorter lifespan then MxO. I still can't believe how fast that forum got dropped here.

Anyways, here's some gems I scrounged up years ago either on the newsgroups or some FTP site. It's a series of three commercials Tom Baker did for a company called New Zealand Superannuation. Kinda grainy and I converted them from the original avi's to wmv's. Thought I'd toss 'em in here to bring a tear to the eyes of the Gallifreyian fanbois.

http://home.comcast.net/~raydeen/AD1.WMV
http://home.comcast.net/~raydeen/AD2.WMV
http://home.comcast.net/~raydeen/AD3.WMV