JasonC Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 To be honest though I did find the inclusion of the Promised Land subplot to have made the overarching storyline a bit incessant and relentless. I thought of how Dan and Mike discussed Bad Wolf or Torchwood in BOTI and how those plot threads were constantly referenced with little subtlety, and I'm seeing similar things in this season thus far. I agree but there's been some good more subtle stuff too. Mainly that Doctor doing equations, that's three episodes he's been at it so it has to tie in somehow I think. Just had a thought about this: is it possible that the equations have to do with The Day Of The Doctor? He did make an appearance there after all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Colin Baker confirmed on Twitter that Jane Baker (the Jane part of Pipnjane) passed away earlier today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Rest in Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mad Man with a Box Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 To be honest though I did find the inclusion of the Promised Land subplot to have made the overarching storyline a bit incessant and relentless. I thought of how Dan and Mike discussed Bad Wolf or Torchwood in BOTI and how those plot threads were constantly referenced with little subtlety, and I'm seeing similar things in this season thus far. I agree but there's been some good more subtle stuff too. Mainly that Doctor doing equations, that's three episodes he's been at it so it has to tie in somehow I think. Just had a thought about this: is it possible that the equations have to do with The Day Of The Doctor? He did make an appearance there after all... Hmmm that's an interesting idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 So, I'm up to Family of Blood. After Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks, I'm confident in saying that the Daleks do nothing for me. They're like if R2D2 got stuck in a loop while reading Mein Kampf. Ugh. Martha is pretty alright, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Also, the combination of the lovely and talented Jessica Stephenson-Hynes, JoJen Reed and Harry "Viserys Fucking Targaryen" Lloyd made for a wonderful guest cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 1) If you didn't like the Daleks before Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks, then that 2-parter will have done nothing to make you warm to them - it really is a wretched story. 2) Human Nature/Family of Blood is the polar opposite as it's a great 2-parter with a wonderful cast and some great moments. 3) Yes, Martha is a very good companion, weighed down by certain writing baggage (which you're about to be hit over the head with, although to be fair, it did largely start to show in Human Nature/Family of Blood). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 But more importantly, he's almost at 'Blink'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Blink was incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Wasn't it just? Now you can join the 'Sally Sparrow for Companion' army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Now you can join the 'Sally Sparrow for Companion' army. Hey Jason, 2007 called. They want their unrealistic web campaign back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Kylie Minogue in a maid outfit. Thanks for the Christmas Present, Dr. Who! (Clive Swift aka Richard BOO-KAY is a welcome surprise as well.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 I knew you'd get bored of that baby eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Damn, you guys know about Keeping Up Appearances too?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 It's a daily fact of life on a lot of PBS stations out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 I did not see that coming! How about 'Are You Being Served?'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 WGBH in Boston showed Are You Being Served every night at 7:30 for decades. They may still do, I don't know. Keeping Up Appearances, AYBS, One Foot in the Grave, As Time Goes By... if it stars the middle aged or the elderly, PBS runs it till the tape breaks. I believe Lionheart sold the rights in package deals, so a PBS station showing one of these shows usually showed most or all of them. Occasionally a Blackadder or Red Dwarf or Father Ted would sneak through as well, but generally they kept it to easier to digest stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 This makes me very happy. Truly the best of British! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Wow, that's a real strange batch of shows, that's what you thought our sitcoms were? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 That and Benny Hill, yeah. Not a lot of British TV makes it over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Black Books? I'm Alan Partridge? Kenny Everett? Brass Eye? Adam and Joe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 We got Alan Partridge. Loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Once BBC America became a thing, we got a better mix (I want to say Black Books made it to BBCA, but I couldn't say for sure). Before that, though, PBS was pretty much it, and you were limited by how adventurous the program manager was. On clear nights growing up I could get the New Hampshire PBS station, and as it was in a college town, it always had somewhat more interesting stuff (that was where I first found Blackadder, Red Dwarf, and The Young Ones), but WGBH at the time was one of the big flagship stations and their viewership (read: donors) tended to be older and more upscale, so they went with safer programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Out of interest what BBCA shows go down well (apart from Doctor Who)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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