General Category => TV / Movies => Topic started by: Robin-Graves on December 18, 2009, 06:48:58 PM
Title: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on December 18, 2009, 06:48:58 PM
Ok,, since im not the only Whovian here, maybe now we wont have to bore the non Whovians anymore,, Im a big fan of the good Doctor and have been since Tom Bakers first episode ( Robot) back in I think 1978 or so ( first shown then here in America on PBS on saturday nights). Anyway,, this thread is for all the Whovians here on Diasfora or yet to come,, let er rip.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on December 18, 2009, 09:05:56 PM
Where to start on a Dr Who thread. How about the obvious? There's been 10 actors so far who have played The Doctor (not including Richard Hurndall who played the first Doctor in "The Five Doctors"). Here's the order I'd place them from best to worst.
1. Tom Baker - nothing I can say except he is far and away the best Doctor. 2. Christopher Eccleston - A pity he only stayed for one year, otherwise he may have challenged for #1. 3. Jon Pertwee - The first Doctor I watched as a child. 4. Patrick Troughton - A shame so many of his episodes no longer exist. 5. David Tennant - I was sceptical when he was cast, but was pleasantly surprised at how good he was. He's been a good Doctor, but I think the time for a change is right. 6. William Hartnell - The first, yet often most overlooked Doctor. Hampered by the fact his episodes were done "as live" and so any line fumbles were left in. 7. Peter Davison - The youngest Doctor (until Matt Smith begins his run), he was hampered by the awful production values of John Nathan-Turner. 8. Colin Baker - I liked his Doctor, but awful stories, costume and JNT production. 9. Paul McGann - Would have been much higher if he'd done more than one story (and a poor story at that). An excellent actor though, he would have been a good Doctor given the chance. Having only done one story he should have been bottom of the list by default, except for... 10 Sylvester McCoy - I'm still not convinced he was an actor. I remember him prior to Dr Who as a comedian, and doing kids shows like Tiswas, Vision On & Jigsaw. the only actor who I hated in the role of the Doctor and was usually rooting for the aliens in the hope one of them would shoot him and force a regeneration. No surprise when the series was cancelled with him in the role.
:)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: CMF on December 18, 2009, 09:10:09 PM
I only had the time recently to watch the first three episodes of the new series (with Christopher Eccleston). I must admit they are pretty damn good and addictive. :P
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on December 18, 2009, 10:57:27 PM
Sylvester Mcoy was the worst,, thank goodness when they came back they made a strong beggining with Ecliston
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 23, 2009, 01:54:04 PM
Arr! Two more days until the next episode! W00t! ;D
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: laama on December 23, 2009, 02:15:22 PM
Arr! Two more days until the next episode! W00t! ;D
Good things are better when you have to wait.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on December 23, 2009, 05:03:04 PM
poo,, and we arent gettitng them in the US yet. Infact,, we dont even get Dr Who on my satilite provider. They dont offer Sci Fi channel on the plan I have. Damn America for not having good tv shows!
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 23, 2009, 07:29:28 PM
I'm a bit annoyed the Christmas Day episode will be the first part, with the second part airing in January! We have to wait until next year for the second part!
I'll be getting it from the ol' iPlayer, yeehaw! http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pk7ls
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on December 23, 2009, 09:13:05 PM
Wait,,the Master is alive? Dammit man! I saw him die in The Last Time Lord! Of course I saw him die a few other times.. Hmm,, hope they dont run the whole Mater gimmick into the ground like they did with the Peter Davidson series. Good to see the Doctors arch nemisis back though.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 24, 2009, 06:03:42 PM
That Master is like a bad penny! I need to find out his story.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on December 24, 2009, 06:57:23 PM
That Master is like a bad penny! I need to find out his story.
The Doctor and the Master are old friends. They were very close at the academy and both disliked the boring non interference ethos of the Time Lords (who were essentially galactic note takers). Both decided that that life wasn't for them and both stole a TARDIS each and went off their seperate ways to explore the galaxy/time.
The Doctors interference in other planets affairs were for reasons of helping the indigenous population, while the Master's was for the acquisition of power and causing chaos. although they've clashed many times, they seem to still have a lot of affection for each other. The Master has had ample opportunity to kill the Doctor, but still hasn't, while the Doctor has saved the Master from death in the past and was clearly upset when he thought the Master had died during their last meeting.
Looking forward to their next meeting tomorrow. :)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 24, 2009, 07:19:30 PM
Well that's certainly more interesting then I had thought
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on December 24, 2009, 07:57:15 PM
In the last meeting ( The Last Time Lord) The Doctor was going to take the master with him on HIS tardis and actualy care for him. They are the last Galefreyans ( except for a female clone of the Doctor, but shes only HALF Galafreyan) The Doctor and the master are the last two surviving Galefreyans ( Galefreyans were actualy a godlike race that were at the hight of their society when the universe was still very young) since the Doctor burned out the Galefreyans and the Daleks during a cataclysmic war called the Time Wars. He was there during the fall of Arcadia ( maybe sometime he may come to terms with that). The actual Time War was never seen on tv, but was documented in an American novel . Its kind of a driving force for the Doctor, and was even used against him by Davros to cause him to have a sort of mental breakdown. Btw,, I was wrong about one thing,, there is one more half Galefreyan,, The doctors hand absorbed his regeneration and due to Donna touching it regenerated into another Doctor. Its now a half galefreyan half human in another dimension with Rose Tyler. And Donna absorbed part of the regeneration, taking the Doctors knowledge, and is now living back in England with no memory of her time with the Doctor, or her abilities as a Time Lady. The Doctor wiped her memories when she was starting to breakdown since human minds werent designed to have such knowledge. Dear god I can go on and on about this lmao.
Say um,, to all the other WHovians on this site,, who were, in your opinion the best aliens in the series?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 25, 2009, 08:27:34 AM
I forgot about that hand-Doctor!
I wonder if The Master has clones... Ten minutes before Doctor Who, and I've been invited to a Christmas Party. Screw them I say! I'm watching my TV! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEee!
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on December 25, 2009, 11:47:13 AM
I wouldnt put it past him,,,he is an evil git after all.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 25, 2009, 12:08:49 PM
It's just finished. Silly Doctor got himself into trouble again! That's all I'm saying.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on December 25, 2009, 02:12:29 PM
Silly? Silly you say? Hmmm,,, I say,,, TO THE SCORPION PITS WITH YOU!
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: laama on December 25, 2009, 03:48:22 PM
I just "found" Dr Who Planet of the Dead,The End of the Time Part 1,The Waters of the Mars and The Next Doctor.
Next hangover day is reserved to them.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on December 25, 2009, 04:15:35 PM
Im gonna miss David Tennent
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 25, 2009, 04:42:27 PM
That Doctor/Donna clone Doctor would probably probably provide an opportunity for David Tennant to make cameos appearences. That'd be fun, as long as it doesn't happen too soon.
You can also look him up here, although you may have to use special methods to view it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pk71s
The Doctor and the master are the last two surviving Galefreyans
There's also Romana, who when we saw her last was staying in e-space (another alternate reality universe similar to the one Rose now lives in) and since the cult of Skaro Daleks survived by leaving this reality, it's probably reasonable to assume that Romana still lives.
It's on the networks! ;). I really liked this episode
I dont get all the networks on satilite ;)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on December 27, 2009, 03:24:51 PM
Here's a clip from part two. Timothy Dalton looks like he's going to be in fine form.
Also here's the 2007 children in need episode (only 7.5 mins long) which not everyone might have caught. The Tennant Doctor meets the Davison Doctor.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on December 27, 2009, 04:30:17 PM
I saw the Chilodren In Need episode. Happened right before Voyage of the Damned. Davison looks OLD!!!! He did a good job though.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on January 01, 2010, 03:50:51 PM
I watched the second part of Tennant's last story tonight and must say it was an anticlimax. It lasted for 1 hour 20 minutes and the story was done with 30 minutes left. The rest was just unnecessary sentimental padding. Tennant's been a good Doctor, but I'm glad there's been a change to freshen it up.
Looking forward to see how Matt Smith plays it in the new series in the spring.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: yolanda71 on January 01, 2010, 04:40:46 PM
I caught the last ten minutes of tonights episode and all I could think was 'good riddance Tennant, don't let the door hit you on the way out'. I know he is the most popular doctor, but I really have to wonder why. He's such an annoying pratt. Ecclescakes was my favourite tbh.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on January 01, 2010, 04:54:22 PM
HERESY!!!!!!!! TO THE SCORPION PITS WITH YOU!!!!!!!!
Eccliston was good, he was more action oriented ( he was actualy going to shoot something in Dalek). I liked Tennant,, he was good in my opinion. But im alslo the guy that likes off the wall movies, and gets the humor of Tim Allen (Hey,, time will tell !). Atleast Tennant was better than that American Doctor that was in a movie here in the states. Now HE sucked!
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: yolanda71 on January 01, 2010, 05:36:01 PM
I suppose David Tennant is a good enough actor, but he just grates on me. And he was poo in the Harry Potter movie.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on January 01, 2010, 06:10:49 PM
Im gonna miss him myself. But thats just me. I never saw the Harry Potter movies myself.,I got to check them out if hes in one.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on January 02, 2010, 08:46:47 AM
Before I read any of your comments - HOLY HANKY I FORGOT IT WAS FRIDAY! I will close this window now and get on the iPlayer.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: CMF on January 03, 2010, 12:52:00 PM
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on January 03, 2010, 03:47:00 PM
WHO WAS THAT OLD LADY?! AAAAARRRRGH!
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on January 03, 2010, 04:08:54 PM
The Silurians return in the new series I believe.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on January 03, 2010, 04:11:08 PM
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finaly a decent foe for the good Doctor! I loved the Silurians. Nothing like a Dalek or a Cyberman,, but they ran them in the ground last season or two. Although,, It was nice to see them trying to wipe each toher out ,, and well, Davros is allways an unexpected surprise.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: CMF on January 04, 2010, 11:08:14 PM
Here is a fan-made video I stumbled upon. I find it is pretty well done. ;)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on February 09, 2010, 06:59:14 PM
Here's something for next year: http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/02/06/neil-gaiman-to-write-doctor-who-episode-official/
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: CMF on February 09, 2010, 07:25:25 PM
Some episodes of the new season are allready online
At least this is:Doctor Who - Big Finish Lost Stories 4 - The Hollows of Time (February 2010) [WebRip (mp3)]
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on April 04, 2010, 11:46:07 AM
So the new series started last night. New Doctor, new companion, new TARDIS interior design, new aliens, new opening titles, new everything. I really enjoyed it. Matt Smith was really good as the Doctor - I was sceptical when he was cast with him being so young - but I think he'll be really good. Storywise it won't go down as one of my favourites, but it did its job of establishing the new Doctor and introducing his new companion. I'm looking forward to episode 2. :)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on April 04, 2010, 12:51:24 PM
Doctor Who is back. I am emerged in exams and essays. fml.
whaaaaa!?? ??? I thought it didn't start until mid-April :(
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: ohcheap1 on April 05, 2010, 08:59:59 AM
So, you people sucked me in. My curiousity won. I watched the premeier episode.
All I can say is ?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: CMF on April 05, 2010, 12:09:15 PM
The episode is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the new doctor (no homo) I hate the new theme though. And man I simply cannot wait for next week ;D ;D ;D ;D
OC1, why are you so confused?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on April 05, 2010, 01:09:03 PM
The US premiere isn't until the 17th... I'd thought I'd missed something :P
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on April 05, 2010, 01:57:20 PM
Probably true :P
I have group plans though to watch the pre-show show(Dr. Who: the ultimate guide), then the first episode. So that would sort of spoil those plans if I cheated and watched it first ::)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: ohcheap1 on April 05, 2010, 04:15:36 PM
Im afraid to say, but......it just seems so.......forget it. I cant handle the pressure. Ill keep watching, maybe my opinion will change. And my daughter loves it so at least someone will be getting something out of it.
Yeah, I was thinking of starting with the last iteration of the Dr. but wanted to see if any of the Whovillians (wounds evil huh?) had any input.
just go with the new incarnation. If there is some information missed which is important, they will usually tell it. After all, they want to get new fans of the show and not only stick to those who already are.
And by the way, what about his new assistant. ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on April 05, 2010, 08:18:44 PM
Yeah, she's definitely gonna make it fun to watch. Here's how backed up I am. I just started watching Battlestar Galactica. I have Caprica to watch but thought I'd just start from the "beginning", as it was aired. Also, sorry CMF, but ended up deleting Dexter after watching the first season.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on April 19, 2010, 04:19:23 PM
^ If there's any indecision.. go with what CMF said.. she's a super cutie :) Watch it for that alone :P She's pretty, ..but she's got loveable/cute/sassy/sweet appeal also.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on April 25, 2010, 10:57:00 AM
:o
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Nobby on April 25, 2010, 11:47:43 AM
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on April 25, 2010, 02:15:23 PM
:o I read about her on Wikipedia! So much catching up to do! :D
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Robin-Graves on April 27, 2010, 07:08:52 PM
Ive noticed with the begining of the new series ( Christopher Ecliston) that alot of things are there , you just dont see them until they hit. Like in "Utopia" and "The Sound Of Drums" allways led to the Master comming back as that politician.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on April 27, 2010, 09:58:06 PM
I just watched s05e04 and my copy ended right as Dr. Who shot at the gravity globes. Is that how it really ended or was my copy pre-empted?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Nobby on April 27, 2010, 10:34:18 PM
That's How It Ended --- It's a two parter
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Post by: dweez on April 27, 2010, 10:40:35 PM
Ah, phew.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on April 28, 2010, 04:14:34 AM
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on April 28, 2010, 06:34:47 AM
I havent seen the new season yet ( lifes been getting in the way). I take it its gone downhill again?
I like the new season a lot.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on April 28, 2010, 09:50:29 PM
This season is the only season I've seen so far and so far I'm enjoying it...Amy certainly helps a lot.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: CMF on April 28, 2010, 09:59:48 PM
I love the new season. I love the new doctor. He is not my favorite, he has still a lot of work to do, but it is going great for now.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on May 02, 2010, 07:03:23 PM
I'm going to watch an episode now. I'm still a couple of weeks behind everyone else :P
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on May 04, 2010, 01:57:23 PM
Just now there was a girl typing on her laptop in the hall outside where I work, and she had headphones on so I had to wave to get her attention.. and I?d stepped 4 steps backward to tell her I liked her laptop.. and she got a goofy giddy grin :D She has a white laptop.. but on the outside of it is a huge image of the TARDIS. So.. lol.. either it's a Who special limited edition laptop o_O ..or it's a sticker.. either way it's super cool :P
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: AlienBC on May 04, 2010, 03:03:00 PM
I think you're well ahead of me Skadi not seen any of the new season yet.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on May 04, 2010, 04:08:59 PM
And I've only EVER seen the new season. :D
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on May 04, 2010, 04:32:22 PM
But I am the only one who got to see a cool fangirl with a beastly awesome Dr. Who laptop :D ..and I made her giggle that I'd noticed it 8)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on May 04, 2010, 08:32:15 PM
This is after watching episode 5 and refers to an episode of the 10th Doctor series.
Has the TARDIS ever blown up before or is it the first time in the first episode? I'm just wondering because the chameleon circuit wasn't fixed. Maybe it was fixed, but the Doctor likes the police box design, or he could have forgotten to turn it on.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on May 14, 2010, 04:03:04 PM
Has the TARDIS ever blown up before or is it the first time
There was this one. (near the end of the clip)
but it turned out it was someone messing with their minds and it hadn't exploded after all. (still worth watching the clip to see Wendy Padbury's rear at the end). :)
I'm just wondering because the chameleon circuit wasn't fixed. Maybe it was fixed, but the Doctor likes the police box design, or he could have forgotten to turn it on.
He likes it looking like a police box, at least that's what the 9th Doctor told Rose in "Boom Town".
As for the angels, it was surprising that their powers seemed to have changed, but had they changed? They touched things in the "Blink" story that didn't go back in time such as a key and the TARDIS - it can't be just living beings that they can send back in time otherwise everyone they sent back would have been naked - so presumably they can either send people back in time or kill them (whichever one the plot requires to move the story along). ;D
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on May 15, 2010, 04:17:24 AM
Oh, well that'll explains it all. It sounds about right the Doctor would like the police box design, that oddball! :D
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on May 16, 2010, 08:24:51 AM
I'm behind everyone a couple of episodes (so I'm not sure).. but, I may have figured out something... Maybe it's an obvious something.. maybe not... I'll have to wait and see :P
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on May 16, 2010, 11:57:53 AM
Spoiler your thoughts perhaps?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: AlienBC on May 16, 2010, 04:08:48 PM
watching s5E1 now, never knew yet another doctor!!
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on May 17, 2010, 07:03:30 AM
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on May 18, 2010, 11:28:44 PM
Let us be the judge of that.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on May 20, 2010, 11:22:08 AM
er........ :P I think it's a series of connected things that are base an overly obvious... maybe not. I need to catch up a week or two. I've been too busy to watch anything.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on June 23, 2010, 02:37:47 PM
The way the most recent episode ended, was really good. I reckon that's how they should end the entire series. If they were going to end it, that is.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on June 23, 2010, 04:46:27 PM
Oh no Skadi. Lol, yeah, I avoided this thread all together before I got caught up.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on June 25, 2010, 09:57:31 AM
Just get caught up. It's Doctor Who. I've only been watching it for this one season but I already know that just about anything can happen and nothing seems to be final.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Nobby on June 25, 2010, 10:27:07 AM
Anybody catch the Photo with Rory in it which was used to duplicate him ?
If he was 'Erased' would there be pix of him ? If Not - Does that hint at a dream episode ?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on June 25, 2010, 03:20:47 PM
Anybody catch the Photo with Rory in it which was used to duplicate him ?
If he was 'Erased' would there be pix of him ? If Not - Does that hint at a dream episode ?
Wouldn't a dream episode (so soon after the previous one) be a bit anti-climactic?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on June 25, 2010, 05:38:10 PM
ohhh..prolly ..to both ..or not.. but most likely probably :P I keep thinking I've got some defintie idea about DNA.. then, I keep cahnging my theories ::)
Just get caught up. It's Doctor Who. I've only been watching it for this one season but I already know that just about anything can happen and nothing seems to be final.
I should. But, I kind of enjoy having it to look forward to on Saturdays, and just being able to pop on the TV. So, I stay stubborn and stay on the US scedule.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on June 26, 2010, 07:51:18 AM
Anybody catch the Photo with Rory in it which was used to duplicate him ?
If he was 'Erased' would there be pix of him ? If Not - Does that hint at a dream episode ?
So you're thinking they're specifically still in the dream episode? ..not a random dream.. but still in that episode. And the terra people and the vampires were all part of that dream, ..and choosing between races?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Nobby on June 26, 2010, 01:58:15 PM
W-O-W !!! Total balls But Fun ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on June 26, 2010, 02:30:47 PM
Ya, no spoilers yet...getting the new one now.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on June 26, 2010, 03:22:21 PM
I'm going to stay dutifuly behind and watch at 8:00 tonight ::) That way I can make random guesses and not look stupid.. I can blame it on being out of the loop :D
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on June 26, 2010, 05:33:36 PM
Catherine Tate is/was exponentially more irritating than Billie Piper/ Evans/ Fox/ Whatever (at least to us non-Londoners)
I really like The Catherine Tate Show (http://www.catherinetateshow.co.uk/), so I like her. But, I like this season of Doctor Who the way it is. The side jokes are funny, without being ill timed. And the episodes are great. And, I don't find any of the leads unlikable.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: smokester on June 27, 2010, 04:11:50 PM
Just get caught up. It's Doctor Who. I've only been watching it for this one season but I already know that just about anything can happen and nothing seems to be final.
I missed it Saturday night! >:( Now I'll be forced to get unnaturally caught up ::)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: smokester on June 29, 2010, 03:31:59 AM
The Doctor, he violated the temporal prime directive.
In the Space Whale episode last season he had some quote about it being ok to break rules when kids are involved.. or, Amy implied that about him... I can't rember the exact phrasing. So.. I assumed he confronted last night with that point of view in mind, and possible at first only changing one night's events to make his 'haunting' effective.. then got carried away with the story behind the story.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on December 26, 2010, 03:47:57 PM
I don't think the Doctor's a member of Starfleet.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on December 26, 2010, 03:55:05 PM
:P
I think as a time traveller though he has a basic responsibility to follow certain codes. ..but, he seems 'extraordinary'.. so, the same rules don't seem like they'd always have to apply to him. He'd have plenty of out-clauses.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on December 27, 2010, 08:31:37 AM
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Post by: dweez on December 30, 2010, 03:39:37 PM
Thanks for the spoiler tags Skadi! Haven't had a chance to see the ep yet. ;D
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 31, 2010, 09:28:12 AM
Is The Doctor from our future or past? Being a time-traveller, his present is kind of all over the place, but without the Tardis, would he be older now than he already is? With all the time-travel, do the Time Lords even see time in terms of the past and future?
I suppose they'd have their own relative sense of time, such as what the individual experienced previously is in the past, but everything else would be now, right?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: goldshirt*9 on December 31, 2010, 10:22:34 AM
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on February 12, 2011, 10:47:07 AM
Why is the TARDIS outside Earls Court station?
> TARDIS link < (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&gl=uk&ll=51.492206,-0.19299&spn=0.007963,0.032229&z=15&layer=c&cbll=51.492199,-0.192984&panoid=9xKOjlsYQuF93ZSD0k6i_w&cbp=12,173.59,,0,20.11)
It's been there for ages. Could it be a real police box? Could The Doctor be waiting for something? It's quite worrying sometimes. I've only seen it from inside a car, I've not touched it before.
There is also something similar in Parliament Square, which the protesters have put up. It's a Peace box. Google's Streetview hasn't got it, but it's around here:
> Not the TARDIS link < (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?&ll=51.500929,-0.125785&spn=0.002287,0.004029&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.500885,-0.126226&panoid=uiRj6gnTx7Glg8YPMgVxnA&cbp=12,182.89,,3,2.13)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: goldshirt*9 on February 13, 2011, 12:40:58 AM
we have a Tardis at a local park Bradgate Park Leicestershire (http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg70/goldshirt9/2471952b.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on February 13, 2011, 06:03:58 AM
^ I think that's the one they'll use if Richard Griffiths ever gets cast as the Doctor.
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Post by: CMF on February 21, 2011, 04:20:24 PM
When are the new episodes coming back?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: laama on February 28, 2011, 08:15:47 PM
If I didn't see wrongly,scene offers a few tidbits in advance.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Nobby on April 23, 2011, 03:01:17 PM
Could Not Get Into It
Will Try Again Later
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on April 23, 2011, 09:12:08 PM
If the Doctor ages physically in conventional terms (and there's no mention that he does) then it's at a much slower rate than humans. I know he was meant to have been in the Patrick Troughton form for around 60 years - he looked like he was in his mid fifties when he first appeared in that form but I wouldn't have said he looked 115 in his last appearance.
All that being said, we don't know if he gives his age in Earth or Galifreyan years (or both on and off) and how would he actually measure how many years have passed when he's travelling through time rather than being on an actual planet? Also, he's said once before that the interior of the Tardis is "outside of time" meaning even a human like Amy could travel around in it for thousands of years and not noticeably age (providing she didn't spend much time out of it).
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on April 28, 2011, 04:14:34 PM
Sarah Jane won't be making any more appearances, the actress is dead.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: goldshirt*9 on April 29, 2011, 01:30:40 AM
Why would this be a problem? Half of the actors that have played the doctor are dead too, and he makes an appearance every week.
I was wondering about that, they could so easily bring her back in a new body using Tardis magic. They probably won't, though.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Nobby on May 09, 2011, 08:37:45 AM
Anybody else think the Music during the CPR was Too LOUD and that Amy Pond gave up rather quickly ;D
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on May 09, 2011, 03:24:28 PM
Yeah, about 30 seconds into it she had given up all hope. ;D
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Post by: chekovsulu on May 15, 2011, 07:03:02 AM
I really liked this week's episode, it was so good!
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Skadi on May 22, 2011, 03:13:27 PM
Yesterday a squirrel committed suicide on the transformer across the street from me and caught the utility pole on fire :o The firemen closed down my street. The the utility guys came. Swapped poles, and transforemers.. but it took form noon until 9 at night. I had no electricity, no computer, and no tv all day :( They turned it on just in time for me to have missed the recent episode.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on May 23, 2011, 05:12:54 AM
This week was the first time I watched an episode live.
I didn't know there weren't going to show Doctor Who this weekend. I hate cliff hangers! >:(
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on August 29, 2011, 01:29:45 PM
The latest episode was a tad confusing.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on August 29, 2011, 04:47:09 PM
I wanted more time with River :( "Earlier this month, the writer told the Radio Times the Daleks would be given "a rest" from the series."
Yes! ;D http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13694871 I broke my telephone trying to download that Doctor Who finale episode :'(
A nice shiny gold medal, with my name on it.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on October 31, 2011, 05:29:27 PM
Just caught up and watch ep7-13. I must say, even though I could tell what chekovsulu said in his spoiler, I still thought it was pretty darn good. Can't wait for the new season.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: goldshirt*9 on November 15, 2011, 02:35:26 AM
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 03, 2011, 05:15:10 AM
Oh yeah ...
I'm actually now kind of curious about how well a Doctor Who film would do.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: goldshirt*9 on December 03, 2011, 06:16:23 AM
i would say pretty well. ( depends on who plays him ) he has a hard core fan base who will love or hate it.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 03, 2011, 07:32:14 PM
George Clooney could be the Doctor, he's got experience.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on December 03, 2011, 10:52:02 PM
George Clooney as the Doctor? Harumph. I say it would have to be whoever the current Doctor is or it wouldn't work. Either way, anyone would be better than George Clooney...even Tom Green.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: goldshirt*9 on December 04, 2011, 12:59:28 PM
no no no he must be British. not george / cruise could be the current doctor but would he pull in the dollar :-\ maybe Ewan McGregor he has that wild look about him. ???
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on December 04, 2011, 01:12:44 PM
Ewan tends to piss me off a bit. He'd have to be a generally likeable fella. I don't know British actors well enough...How about Martin Freeman?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: goldshirt*9 on December 04, 2011, 02:23:52 PM
naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa too funny , i just cannot take him seriously.
jude law
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on December 05, 2011, 05:55:22 AM
Michael Fassbender would be good. :)
I believe Jason Isaacs is the current front runner. He's be good too.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: goldshirt*9 on December 05, 2011, 11:51:47 AM
jason then not too bad an actor
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 07, 2011, 12:31:54 PM
I was going to suggest Peter Cushing, because I thought it'd be humorous, but Wikipedia says he's dead now.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16035022
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Steven Moffat responded: "To clarify, any Doctor Who movie would be made by the BBC team, star the current TV Doctor and would certainly not be a Hollywood reboot ... It's likely that a new actor will have taken over from Matt Smith in the lead role by the time a film goes into production.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: smokester on December 12, 2011, 01:57:29 PM
Russell Brand would be more traditional, but I'm probably the only person who thinks that.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on December 12, 2011, 04:05:03 PM
He would? There's only been one comedian cast as the Doctor before and he was awful.
I wasn't completely serious about Russell Brand in particular, but I do feel that if it were to be made into a movie you'd need a doctor who was more 'out there'. Growing up all the actors cast were a little scatty (maybe not Patrick Troughton so much), and it felt to me that it was their personalities shaping that of the doctor, rather than it being intentionally scripted.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Nobby on December 13, 2011, 08:21:04 AM
We've just been arm-twisted into subscribing to that by my son. At least it wasn't 'Fiesta' (more's the pity),
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on December 14, 2011, 05:19:34 PM
I'm fairly certain a comedy actor doesn't qualify as a comedian. Most actors have appeared in comedy roles at some point in their career - I don't consider Robert De Niro a comedian for example.
Sylvester McCoy was voted best Doctor whilst he was the current Doctor (as was David Tennant twice) - the only three years that Tom Baker didn't win it (he came second on all three).
Usually the first actor to play a role in a TV series/series of films are the most fondly remembered, but this never seems the case with William Hartnell. I watched "The Gunfighters" the other day, and while the episode was mostly awful, Hartnell was still good in it, even though he was apparently quite ill by that time and kept forgetting his lines.
I think the key to a good Doctor is for an actor to be cast that can do drama and comedy equally well (there was almost no comedy at all in Hartnell's Doctor). The three who tend to be the most popular (Tom Baker, Patrick Troughton and David Tennant) can do this.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: smokester on December 15, 2011, 07:33:55 AM
It's a moot point I suppose but I have always seen the Doctor as a bit of a joker and those who played him too seriously like Christopher Eccleston, are the least memorable (while Paul McGann never even made it onto the telly).
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on December 17, 2011, 06:42:51 PM
Patrick Stewart would be hilarious :))
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: smokester on December 18, 2011, 06:28:54 AM
When I made the Russell Brand comment on the previous page, it was completely off the cuff and what I thought was just a random idea of my own. However, I never knew this from a few years back:
LINK (http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/tv-news/273267/russell-brand--i-want-to-be-the-next-doctor-who/1)
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: goldshirt*9 on December 31, 2011, 06:08:02 AM
well the producers have said the original cast will appear if a film is made
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on January 03, 2012, 11:34:48 AM
I liked the Christmas one.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on January 03, 2012, 06:37:39 PM
A lesbian from Emmerdale, who has been serving four years for murder. Just what Doctor Who needs.
Cute, though, in a grand-daughterly way.
Crikey, you really are omniscient.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on March 25, 2012, 01:35:34 PM
That's twice they've had lesbians in Emmerdale, I really need to get into this one.
A bit off-topic: I'm glad they stopped Brookside, they made me watch incest happen. Didn't it also used to come on at the same time as something I actually wanted to watch?
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on August 07, 2012, 05:08:55 PM
They say Richard E Grant is going to be in the Christmas special. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/07/doctor_who_christmas_special_richard_e_grant/
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on August 29, 2012, 04:03:35 PM
I'm avoiding somebody's birthday gathering to watch Doctor Who this weekend. I feel a little bit guilty, so it better be an above average episode! >:(
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: dweez on August 29, 2012, 04:13:06 PM
Ooooo, I've been waiting for this to start up again.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on September 01, 2012, 12:45:02 PM
I was watching it on-line, and then my internet broke.
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: goldshirt*9 on September 02, 2012, 01:36:22 AM
well i believe its started again in the uk
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Post by: redlandslide on September 02, 2012, 06:53:08 PM
Good episode.
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Post by: dweez on September 02, 2012, 07:08:09 PM
Haven't watched yet. Been moving virtual servers from one Virtual environment to another most of the weekend (that, swtor, and getting up to date on Alphas).
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: chekovsulu on September 15, 2012, 12:57:46 PM
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: Nobby on October 03, 2012, 04:19:43 PM
Last Episode = balls !
Title: Re: The Official Diasfora Doctor Who thread
Post by: redlandslide on October 04, 2012, 07:00:08 PM