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I would very much like a Leela figure!

" The Lazarus Experiment "

Very good! The monster was pretty cool. Loved the sub - plot involving Martha and her family. No spoilers here, but it was a good episode!

Episodes like this one are why I watch Doctor Who.

" Father's Day "

This was on PBS here today. I liked it even though it was a bit overly sentimental.

Who wouldn;t want to slip back in time and stop a loved one from dying?
The temptation would be too great for many of us.

I'm glad Rose finally got to know her father.

" The Empty Child " part 1.

This one was strange but is where we first meet Jack.
Looking forward to part 2 next Sunday at 6 pm!

Man, Empty Child/Doctor Dances is one of the best Who episodes ever made. Ever. Definitely catch the second part. It's damn awesome!


The Lazarus Experiment was old-school-style Who. I really enjoyed seeing Mark Gatiss actually get to act in Who, not just write episodes (he wrote The Unquiet Dead in season one...the one with Charles Dickens). He said that there were parts he was trying to mimic Peter Davison in his performance. Ha!

TARDIS!!!

I have not been as excited about watching DR Who since the late 80's when they were still showing Tom Baker - Jon Pertwee - Patrick Troughton and William Hartnell on PBS.

The new episodes are every bit as good as those old ones to me.

Speaking of Patrick Troughton, I saw him in a movie last night - " The Black Night ", starring Alan Ladd, made in 1954, on TCM.

Troughton had a bit part but he was always deserving of bigger, more interesting roles, IMO. Peter Cushing played the bad guy in this movie. As you know, Cushing starred as DR Who in that dreadful movie from 1965 - what was it called? " Dr Who and The Daleks " ?

I utterly ignore Peter Cushing's Who movies. They simply have nothing to do with the franchise.

As for Troughton, wasn't he in The Exorcist?

I do not know the answer to that one, Pro, but isn't that Richard Dean Anderson ( AKA Colonel O'Neil ) as your avatar?

I think you mean The Omen!
He was the priest who got killed by the falling steeple thing if I remember correctly!

That's it! The Omen. I knew it was one of those. His grandson is in the Harry Potter movies. I think he's the human kid that Harry lives with, or something. I'm not sure.

And yes Jerry, that is indeed Jack O'Neill.

Yeah Patrick Troughton was the priest in the original The Omen.


His character was impailed by a lightning rod that "fell" from the church rooftop.

I think the big fucking clue was that Omen was in England and Exorcist was in America.

But I cant expect a Canadian to know that!

"Eh?"

Actually, I've never seen The Exorcist, and have only seen bits and pieces of The Omen...

So you mentioned a film you havent seen instead of a film you have!
You weirdo Canadian freak monkey!

Anderson was the only good actor in that show. The rest could barley read their cue cards. Now their bring Tapping to SG Atlantis.

I don't know, Lothar. While RDA is The Man, I dig some Michael Shanks. He took a James Spader impersonation and expanded on it.

But, yeah, if there is a weak acting link it's Tapping. Still, what are you worried about? SGA needs all the help it can get. The only good actor on that show is McKay...

..and there is no reason why another SG 1 member can't join the cast of Stargate Atlantis.

I mean, in addition to Amanda Tapping.

SGA is weak-sauce compared to SG1, in my opinion. I'm just waiting for the two DVD movies coming out next year...

SGA is quite weak compared to SG 1; it does not have personalities that are strong, and it lacks O'Niel, who, as has been said before, is the best actor on SG 1.

I do not think SGA will last ten years as SG 1 did.

there's a whole section on Who in the current Toyfare. nothing you guys don't already know, but some nice pics.

They am gonna have to bring in Worf to fix that show too.

I just bought a Colonel O'Niel figure on Ebay. One without a hat.
He will go next to my Farscape figures.. kinda fitting as Ben Browder and Claudia Black both wound up on Sg-1.

Heh. The DS-9 reruns on Spike are almost up to the episode where Worf joined the show. I think it was a 2 part called " Way Of The Warrior. " 1 st episode, season 4.

Yeah, I picked that issue up just because I saw "Doctor Who" on the cover, and I was like "....Toyfare??". I was actually very impressed with the article. It's perfect for anyone who has never seen the show. AND, whoever wrote the article sure as hell did their research. It wasn't a "Mike Cotton Special", if you know what I mean...

I flip through it periodically. they still seem to know their stuff whereas Wi$ just seems to become more and more hype and "Cottonesque" . . .I can't even call it reporting. . .melodramatic fluff?

All Stargate sucks!
Strangely though, I thought this was a Doctor Who thread!

You're half-right, Cunty.


And, yeah, Wi$ard is a fucking joke. They're so bent on being some kind of Hollywood connection, it's fucking embarrassing. I especially love how they're the only ones that have a review line for the Doctor Strange animated shitfest. Of COURSE they love it. It's Marvel. Quesada could catch a load on a towel and they would call it "magic from beginning to breathtaking end!"

It's sad, really...

No, I am completely right!
Stargate sucks and this is a Doctor Who thread!

There is no Half right!
I have it on good authority that only gay cat lovers like Stargate!

Honestly, jokes aside...have you ever watched any SG1? I'm not talking about the weak-sister 'Stargate Atlantis'. I mean, Stargate SG-1? And if so, and you disliked it, why? Is it "too American"? Seriously, I'm actually curious as to your thoughts on it...

I watched SG1 when it was first shown here.
It was just another US sci-fi show.
Years ago I loved pretty much any US tv show that came out, these days its hard to sort out the chafe from the wheat.
Too much shit, and not enough truly good stuff!

To each their own really.
I mean, I, like many, loved Buffy & Angel, but you hate them with a passion.

I just think the sci-fi genre from the US was killed by having about a million different Star Trek shows, and anything else (SG1, DS9, Firefly and Battlestar all spring to mind), just leaves me cold!

Its like the fact that theres all those shows like CSI and all its spin offs.
I couldnt stomach most of those shows, but then I stumbled on Bones, which I loved!

I hear you on the CSI stuff. I mean, holy fuck, could we MAKE another Law & Order style show?

If the American television and movie industry does anything well, it's overkill and over-saturation of a product.

I can see where Trek's like Voyager and Enterprise were "one too far". I think TOS is amusing, and I like Next Gen. DS9 had the most balls, sex, and violence of any of them, and I think it's my favorite. But, I can see where someone who doesn't like Trek gets exhausted from seeing them going back to the well all the time.

SG1 is fun, if you don't take it all that seriously. Was it the best sci-fi ever? Nah. But, after a couple of years of the show, I found that I was watching it for the characters more than anything else. Anderson and Co. really did a good job in making you feel like those four were "family". I think that's why I like it so much.

However, I can't see how anyone canNOT love the current Battlestar Galactica. I guess if hardcore, realistic drama that escapes all cliches and really takes actual chances in the writing is not your cup of tea, then, sure. If you're not into sci-fi for some gut punches, then it's definitely best to avoid the show. It's a sobering powerhouse in my opinion.

But, as you said, each their own...

I bought figures of Daniel Jackson, Teal'c, and Samantha Carter today.. don't want my O'Niel figure to be on a shelf all by his lonesome.



" only gay cat lovers like Stargate! "

Heh.

Sci-fi is best served in small doses!
Sadly the entertainment industry believes "If something is successful, lets make lots more of that type of thing!"

I disagree.

I love the science fiction genre. However you have to separate the good from the bad, just like any other genre.



This is more the problem than singling out one type of genre.

With anything it really boils down to ones personal opinion.

Watch it, UJ. Now PI is gonna want to know why you think that.

But sci-fi is a notoriously tricky genre.
Its never been the most popular genre amongst the general populace, and amongst the sci-fi faithful, its gotta be spot on or you've got a geek war on your hands!