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nixie · 16th April 2006, 05:10 PM

Not to bad but still prefer Eccleston

weaveworld · 16th April 2006, 05:32 PM

I like it.

J.Lo · 16th April 2006, 11:05 PM

Yep i like it too, got used to eccleston, but i think tennant will do a good job also.....Nextweeks looks good...

Neopagan · 17th April 2006, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by J.Lo

Yep i like it too, got used to eccleston, but i think tennant will do a good job also.....Nextweeks looks good...

Tennant is much better than Eccleston in my opinion - thankfully Rose won't be in the third series, I like Billie but she should stay away from acting. The series is pretty good but I do find it a little too witty in places it sometimes comes across as a comedy show which is a shame. However the new Cybermen look nice and I'm looking forward to seeing them (much better villains than the Daleks I think!)

Paradox 99 · 17th April 2006, 06:03 PM

Paradox breathes in heavily before exploding into a massive rant....
SPOILER alert ... though there's not much to spoil, really....

I was a big fan of the new series, and I still have a lot of faith that this second season will be excellent - however, that said, I think "New Earth" was absolutely pathetic.

The only good things about it were the special effects and makeup (which you should come to expect from modern TV these days anyway) and Billie Piper/David Tennant's acting. Their performaces were very good.

I don't think Tennant can hold a candle to Eccleston, but he'll probably grow on me.

As for this week's story. How crap was that?
This is set 5 billion years in the future when people are able to transfer each other from body to body by breathing, but by some astonishing "retro-style-lack-of-imagination-excuse" they still use elevators that look exactly the same as today's!

And since when do you suddenly cure hundreds of disease-plagued zombies by squidging loads of intravenous bags (still used in 5 billion years?) together in a big vat, spraying them and then getting them to pass it on!!!!
I mean come on! Most 5 year olds aren't going to buy that are they?
And also, if you've been infected by every disease in existence, are you actually going to be in any condition to walk at all? Sheesh!!

And lastly before I end my storming but justified rant, I do wish they'd STOP alluding to sexual and/or emotional relationship between doctor and assistant. Whatever their excuse is, it isn't good enough. In the old show, these things were not even hinted at let alone displayed or spoken of. It has no place in Dr Who and would be as bad as suggesting that Frodo and Sam in LOTR are gay - unthinkable. It has no place in Dr Who - at all!

I could rant on forever about how bad that episode was, I'm just hoping that the rest of them aren't going to be as terrible as that. I'm sure they will be.

Paradox falls back to sleep again.

Mors Profundis · 17th April 2006, 08:25 PM

I love the new series-the Doctor looks a little goofy, the girl is not Judy Dench, but it's the same old show.
Just the way I want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pyan · 18th April 2006, 12:12 PM

Bring back Sarah Jane Smith and K-9, I say.

Oh, they have.

GrownUp · 18th April 2006, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Paradox 99

Paradox breathes in heavily before exploding into a massive rant....

I missed Dr. Who on Sunday, so I saw it with my guests on Sunday. And the comments that exploded around were exactly the same as yours, Paradox, except louder, and with more voices, so I can only assume that you have bugged my house.

Or everyone in England was yelling the same things.

But I pick the creepier explanation. I was wondering what that unmarked white van was doing outside. Until now I'd thought it was the government.

Unless...
Paradox, are you the Government?

hermi-nomi · 18th April 2006, 03:32 PM

I loved Tennant in the 'Christmas Invasion' episode, but the latest episode was a little ... wierd. I think that maybe just 'cos I think it was too soon to throw in the cheap stunts ~ ***SPOILERS***...

i.e Doctor and Rose getting soaked, and 'Rose' snogging the Doctor. Although I loved that look he had upon his face afterwards. However, I believe I've seen too many films tp take the episode individully ~ i.e when I saw the 'flesh', I thought 'The X-files', then 'The Matrix' etc. Also there are too many loose ends ~ like, how did Cassandra leap from body to body? How is it good enough that those dreadful infections were passed by contact alone? On the other hand, I thought the ending was a very Doctorish accomplishment ...(as I wrote in my lj,) 'buggering up a whole society to rescue those millions of guinea-pigs who were trapped in a life they did not chose, and who have no idea how to interact with society. '

rune · 18th April 2006, 05:55 PM

The new Dr Who episode was better than I expected. But I still feel Eccleston brought a realism to the series that Tennant - so far- hasnt.

Paradox 99 · 18th April 2006, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrownUp

I missed Dr. Who on Sunday, so I saw it with my guests on Sunday. And the comments that exploded around were exactly the same as yours, Paradox, except louder, and with more voices, so I can only assume that you have bugged my house.

Or everyone in England was yelling the same things.

But I pick the creepier explanation. I was wondering what that unmarked white van was doing outside. Until now I'd thought it was the government.

Unless...
Paradox, are you the Government?

No, actually I have my own TARDIS, so I already saw your reply to my comment and knew exactly what to write in the past.

polymath · 19th April 2006, 11:25 AM

I liked it and there were a couple of stand out lines:
"I'm a chav!"
and even better:
"Now that is enigmatic...that is textbook enigmatic!"

nixie · 22nd April 2006, 08:23 PM

Vast improvement in this week's episode.I was nearly behind the sofa with my nephew

SJAB · 22nd April 2006, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nixie

Vast improvement in this week's episode.I was nearly behind the sofa with my nephew

They're all werewolves!

nixie · 22nd April 2006, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SJAB

They're all werewolves!

Would explain a lot

16th April 2006, 05:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
nixie pixie druid Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 2,629	Re: New Series Not to bad but still prefer Eccleston

16th April 2006, 05:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
weaveworld Rockin! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Dunbartonshire Posts: 573	Re: New Series I like it.

16th April 2006, 11:05 PM	#18 (permalink)
J.Lo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 6	Re: New Series Yep i like it too, got used to eccleston, but i think tennant will do a good job also.....Nextweeks looks good...

17th April 2006, 06:03 PM	#20 (permalink)
Paradox 99 KenDodd'sDad'sDog'sDead Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Essex Posts: 794	Re: New Series Paradox breathes in heavily before exploding into a massive rant.... SPOILER alert ... though there's not much to spoil, really.... I was a big fan of the new series, and I still have a lot of faith that this second season will be excellent - however, that said, I think "New Earth" was absolutely pathetic. The only good things about it were the special effects and makeup (which you should come to expect from modern TV these days anyway) and Billie Piper/David Tennant's acting. Their performaces were very good. I don't think Tennant can hold a candle to Eccleston, but he'll probably grow on me. As for this week's story. How crap was that? This is set 5 billion years in the future when people are able to transfer each other from body to body by breathing, but by some astonishing "retro-style-lack-of-imagination-excuse" they still use elevators that look exactly the same as today's! And since when do you suddenly cure hundreds of disease-plagued zombies by squidging loads of intravenous bags (still used in 5 billion years?) together in a big vat, spraying them and then getting them to pass it on!!!! I mean come on! Most 5 year olds aren't going to buy that are they? And also, if you've been infected by every disease in existence, are you actually going to be in any condition to walk at all? Sheesh!! And lastly before I end my storming but justified rant, I do wish they'd STOP alluding to sexual and/or emotional relationship between doctor and assistant. Whatever their excuse is, it isn't good enough. In the old show, these things were not even hinted at let alone displayed or spoken of. It has no place in Dr Who and would be as bad as suggesting that Frodo and Sam in LOTR are gay - unthinkable. It has no place in Dr Who - at all! I could rant on forever about how bad that episode was, I'm just hoping that the rest of them aren't going to be as terrible as that. I'm sure they will be. Paradox falls back to sleep again.

17th April 2006, 08:25 PM	#21 (permalink)
Mors Profundis Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 38	Re: New Series I love the new series-the Doctor looks a little goofy, the girl is not Judy Dench, but it's the same old show. Just the way I want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

18th April 2006, 12:12 PM	#22 (permalink)
pyan Præfectus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 4,612	Re: New Series Bring back Sarah Jane Smith and K-9, I say. Oh, they have.

18th April 2006, 03:32 PM	#24 (permalink)
hermi-nomi Cynical Loser Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 134	Re: New Series I loved Tennant in the 'Christmas Invasion' episode, but the latest episode was a little ... wierd. I think that maybe just 'cos I think it was too soon to throw in the cheap stunts ~ *SPOILERS... i.e Doctor and Rose getting soaked, and 'Rose' snogging the Doctor. Although I loved that look he had upon his face afterwards. However, I believe I've seen too many films tp take the episode individully ~ i.e when I saw the 'flesh', I thought 'The X-files', then 'The Matrix' etc. Also there are too many loose ends ~ like, how did Cassandra leap from body to body? How is it good enough that those dreadful infections were passed by contact alone? On the other hand, I thought the ending was a very Doctorish accomplishment ...(as I wrote in my lj,) 'buggering up a whole society to rescue those millions of guinea-pigs who were trapped in a life they did not chose, and who have no idea how to interact with society. '*

18th April 2006, 05:55 PM	#25 (permalink)
rune rune Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cumbria Posts: 1,560	Re: New Series The new Dr Who episode was better than I expected. But I still feel Eccleston brought a realism to the series that Tennant - so far- hasnt.

19th April 2006, 11:25 AM	#27 (permalink)
polymath The Reimkennar Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 147	Re: New Series I liked it and there were a couple of stand out lines: "I'm a chav!" and even better: "Now that is enigmatic...that is textbook enigmatic!"

22nd April 2006, 08:23 PM	#28 (permalink)
nixie pixie druid Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 2,629	Re: New Series Vast improvement in this week's episode.I was nearly behind the sofa with my nephew

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