Ben Weldon Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Just wondering if there was any Doctor Who fans on the bord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 (edited) Chris "Darque Edge" Brosnahan wrote this for the mainpage a few months back, so he's obviously into the show. And he's tried to get me into it (specifically, the new one), but I just can't seem to find the time to watch the episodes. (Welcome to the boards, by the way.) Edited December 13, 2005 by Yoda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Weldon Posted December 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 I would definitely try to find the time mate. The new shows rock my socks (Thank you ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 The continuity scares me. Normally it doesn't -- I mean, I read comics -- but it does in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Weldon Posted December 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 While it doesnt contradict the continuity you dont have to know any of it to enjoy the show. Check out some of the trailers Doctor Who Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 A friend of mine has been getting me more interested in watching it. The couple of episodes I saw from the most recent series were very entertaining, and you really didn't need to know anything about the continuity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Edge Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 I might just be a little bit of a Doctor Who fan. Bad Wolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLee Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 I might just be a little bit of a Doctor Who fan. Bad Wolf. Just a little Bah and you were my Doctor Who leader into following a Doctor Who obsession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 The US is getting it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 The show was always meh to me, not bad, not great, but it had it's moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Edge Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 The show was always meh to me, not bad, not great, but it had it's moments. We talking new Doctor Who, or old Doctor Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSkeptical Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 The continuity scares me. Normally it doesn't -- I mean, I read comics -- but it does in this case.The continuity should scare you. The show is built around the concept of a time traveller who states he can't interfere with the natural evolution of things, but each and every episode violates that philosophy. "Chaotic" doesn't begin to describe the possible outcome--and that's just based on the televised episodes. Throw in the radio dramas, comics, and novels, and you've got something which can only charitably be called "a total mess". As a long-time fan, Doctor Who continuity scares the bejesus out of me, when I think about it. But the beauty of the new show is that while it doesn't go out of its way to dispute any of the old continuity, it doesn't draw your attention to it, either. It's specifically designed to start with Episode One ("Rose") and be able to make entire sense out of everything going on. At the end of the day, the reason the show's survived for the 40-odd years that it has is because it has an entirely simple concept at its core, which can be reinterpreted anew by each passing generation. If you really try to make sense of the continuity, in toto. you will be driven mad. Take each episode as it comes, however, and you'll have a helluva good time. Just remember that, by definition, a show about a meddling time traveller can't really have true continuity, and you'll be fine. Go down the path of these people who attempt to build a timeline of events for a time traveller, and you'll end up hating the show. If nothing else, you've gotta watch it for the curiosity factor alone. At the time it was cancelled it was the longest-runnng science fiction show anywhere in the world. By a long, long measure. But it was also held up as the exemplar of all that was cheap and shoddy about TV sci-fi. Now, it's winning the British equivalent of Emmies for its quality. As a writer, you've gotta watch it to see how a very old, but dubiously-regarded show, was suddenly translated into must-see TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 It premiers Friday on Sci-Fi, and my DVR is already set to record it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Edge Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 When you're watching, bear in mind that there are a couple of mis-steps in the first episode - the belching bin is cringeworthy. It's a reintroduction to the character, rather than a great story in its own right. The second episode is a big step up, and the third episode is spectacularly good. You know Chris Eccleston, the guy playing The Doctor, right? He's in one of your favourite films after all, Yoda... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 You know Chris Eccleston, the guy playing The Doctor, right? He's in one of your favourite films after all, Yoda... Yup. I was sad to hear he left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Edge Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Don't be - his season was a thing of glory, and his successor is even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Edge Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 So, have, like, any of you ex-colonials actually got round to watching this? EDIT: Okay, so Yoda meant THIS friday, not last Friday. Go watch it. Bad wolf. Bad Wolf. Bad Wolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Yup. I was wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 By the way, two episodes will air this Friday: Rose and The End of the World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Edge Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 So, did anybody watch this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 They're on my DVR. Jen and I will watch them within the next day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I actually forgot about this, and only remembered when I was watching the hilarious comedy Freddy vs. Jason and they showed only about 70 commercials for it, so I'll try and get to it in the next couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drubot Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Damnit, totally forgot about it. Are they gonna replay them on mondays, like they do with Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 It doesn't look like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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