Ha, guess I could have just requoted you Doctor Some spoiler space....
I may have missed it but couldn't the Face of Boe done his thing years before without the cost? How hard could of it been to open up some doors? (granted, really huge doors but still)
So I'm going to guess Boe's message to the Doctor means we'll be seeing Romana again! I realize the popular guess is the Master & I'm sure we'll be seeing him again but it would be a nice surprise to see a friendly face survive. She was in e-space after all.
Maybe, but are they counting the Big Finish audio adventures? 'cos if so, she'd already returned and become president (personally, I'd be just as happy if they ignored that story, it sucked).
Quote: Matter-eater Man said: Ha, guess I could have just requoted you Doctor Some spoiler space....
I may have missed it but couldn't the Face of Boe done his thing years before without the cost? How hard could of it been to open up some doors? (granted, really huge doors but still)
So I'm going to guess Boe's message to the Doctor means we'll be seeing Romana again! I realize the popular guess is the Master & I'm sure we'll be seeing him again but it would be a nice surprise to see a friendly face survive. She was in e-space after all.
Quote: SpandexMonkeyMan said: Maybe, but are they counting the Big Finish audio adventures? 'cos if so, she'd already returned and become president (personally, I'd be just as happy if they ignored that story, it sucked).
Never tried any of those. I doubt they would have that as part of the continuity though.
I like the idea of Susan surviving the time war. It was never really explained much in the original series as to who she actually was. Was the Doctor really her grandfather? I believe she ended up in some alternative timeline that had taken a beating from the Daleks.
Thankful, everything seems to be okay. I've just decided to stop working out for a week or so.
I woke up Thursday morning at four with really bad chest pains. I mean really bad. I honestly thought it was the beginning of a heart attack or something, because I felt weird and weak in my lower back and arms. I stood up and walked around in my bedroom, to see if that helped, and after about fifteen minutes I realized it was getting worse. So I went downstairs to get a drink, and I ended up on the floor because it hurt to stand. I finally got up and told my parents I was driving to the ER.
Apparently, everyone's a MD at four in the morning. My mother had to go to the ER about six months ago for a really odd EKG and when that happened, my sister told her that she had been hospitalized a while back for inflamed cartilage at the sternum (right in front of the heart). She went to the ER the first time it happened, but she's had it about four times in the past eighteen months. She just took painkillers during the day.
Apparently, inflamed cartilage is the biggest reason women between 20 and 40 go to the ER with chest pains. My sister's was causewd by bacteria (she had the flu at the same time), but we still have no clue why I was suffering. But I took a bunch of ibprofin that morning and took some the rest of the day. I could still feel something funny, but it wasn't the really bad pain like that morning. Everything seems to be okay now, but like I said, I don't want to aggrivate anything by working out, so I'm taking things slow this weekend.
Back to Dr. Who...I've got the third and forth disc now, so I'll probably tackle those soon.
"You're either lying or stupid." "I'm stupid! I'm stupid!" Megatron and Starscream
Heh...interesting. It's crazy that I've been into Who for about twenty-eight years and have never heard of this guy. Yeah, he'd be very cool if brought into the actual series...
Thinking about it, the closest person I can describe him as is Snake Pliskin. He's a criminal who is given a chance to do some good by being shipped off to one of the shittiest places ever, with very little chance of survival!
I'm sure you guys would love his stuff!
That GN isnt the cheapiest (but can be picked up slightly cheaper here obviously), but I'd say its worth investing in.
Dunno if it would be coloured though as I seem to remember most of his stuff being B&W.
Watched the next two episodes on the DVD. The first one was when the Doctor took Rose to that 'Golden Age' and it was all run by a corrupt media and a weird monster. It was okay, but not one of my favs. Like I said before, I did the more historical ones.
The one with Rose's father almost made me cry though. I swear I've seen that guy somewhere else. And the Doctor holding Rose's hand...how cute. I take it this is one of those relationships where I'm going to be screaming at the TV for them to kiss, and they never do, right? Dangit.
"You're either lying or stupid." "I'm stupid! I'm stupid!" Megatron and Starscream
Quote: Cowgirl Jack said: Watched the next two episodes on the DVD. The first one was when the Doctor took Rose to that 'Golden Age' and it was all run by a corrupt media and a weird monster. It was okay, but not one of my favs. Like I said before, I did the more historical ones.
That was another one I didn't care for that much but it did set up the season finale so I did like it more after I watched the entire season.
Quote: The one with Rose's father almost made me cry though. I swear I've seen that guy somewhere else. And the Doctor holding Rose's hand...how cute. I take it this is one of those relationships where I'm going to be screaming at the TV for them to kiss, and they never do, right? Dangit.
That was one I really liked. Too bad they had to ruin it with the second season with alternate dimension versions of her dad. Its one of the story lines they beat to death. This is one of the reasons I told you I hated the second season.
November 6th, 2012: Americas new Independence Day.
I thought that was another quality episode in a seires that has (in my eyes at least) yet to put a foot far wrong (Gridlock wasn't as good as it could have been, but other than that I've loved them all).
I'll admit to being biased on this issue, as Tennant is by far my favourite Doctor, but I'd say on the basis of the first four episodes this is shaping up to be my favourite series since the re-launch, since it lacks the hit-and-miss quality of the second series and Eccleston's doctor, who I frankly found rather dull and a little too dark for my personal tastes (boy, this sentence has really run on...).
Well, Eccleston rules as The Doc. But, I think that's an American preference. I've found that loads of Brits prefer Tennant all day long. We're all different, I guess.
As for this latest episode, I didn't think it was that bad. However, it was pretty low-key, and the "hybrid" was fucking laughable. I mean, come on! Silly.
The episode was, so far, the worst of the third season. But, since it's only the fourth episode, I have high hopes for the rest. And, you have to admit...this season, and Tennant's Doctor, are pretty dark. And, I'm digging the shadows of it all...
I think that some of you are forgetting that the original Doctor Who run was mostly ridiculous and stupid, which was part of its charm, and the reason it became so popular (it was so bad that it was great).
For some reason now though you all seem to want highbrow entertainment, which is not what Who is about!
The only genuine fault I find with the second run (and that includes Ecclestones highly overrated run as it was no different to the Tennant run), is that too much of it is set on Earth!
Quote: Nowhereman said: I think that some of you are forgetting that the original Doctor Who run was mostly ridiculous and stupid, which was part of its charm, and the reason it became so popular (it was so bad that it was great).
For some reason now though you all seem to want highbrow entertainment, which is not what Who is about!
The only genuine fault I find with the second run (and that includes Ecclestones highly overrated run as it was no different to the Tennant run), is that too much of it is set on Earth!
Are you kidding? I haven't forgotten a thing about the original series! I grew up worshipping that legendary pile of crappy goodness. But, overall, Season One had more fire, passion, coolness, and excitement than pretty much all of the Second Season. Yet, it seems that this third season is picking back up again. And, that's great. But, for all my love of all things Who, I can call a bad episode from a good one. It's like comparing Baker's "City of Death" to McCoy's "Delta and the Bannermen". I accept both as Who. However, I know the difference between good Who and bad Who.
And, in the end, it always comes down to personal opinion...
Doctor Who on Sci-Fi Channel Popular British sci-fi show Doctor Who will debut with its third season on the Sci-Fi Channel in America in July.
The show stars David Tennant as the mysterious time-travelling Doctor (the tenth actor in the role) and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones, his companion.
"'Doctor Who' has become a favourite among Sci-Fi audiences," Chris Regina, the Sci-Fi Channel's Vice President of Programming said. "We are happy to bring the show back for its third season and look forward to following the Doctor's continuing adventures with his newest companion."
I've caught the last fifteen minutes of that WW2 two-parter about eight times. It was so nice to finally sit down and watch the whole thing. It actually makes sense now.
And Pro, I know you didn't think much of the first episode I ever watched -- the one with the female alien and the rift -- but I still liked it. More so since I had seen the previous episodes and had a clue as to what was going on.
And then there was the season finale. First of all, I thought the whole thing was on five disc. Turns out it was only four disc, and Netflix sent me the bonus disc, which was silly. So it took me a moment to realize I was watching the end.
Oh, and I like the BBC version of 'What Not to Wear' better than the American one, so I got a huge laugh seeing robotic versions of Trinny and Susan. Very, very funny.
I still think I could make a Darlek using stuff from my garage, but there's something very cool about them, even if I turn the volume down when they're running around the place. In fact, I'm tempted to ask that we buy one for the office. To discourage idleness.
And the Doctor kissed Rose. Bout damn time!
All in all, I like the series, even though it is rather exhausting. I have been informed by my kid brother, however, than when his birthday turns up, I'm to get him this as a present. Thanks guys, I can't afford this...;)
"You're either lying or stupid." "I'm stupid! I'm stupid!" Megatron and Starscream
Oh, and CJ...if you were ever curious about past Doctors, or the like, here's a simple five-minute excerpt from the 4th Doctor (the one you just watched was #9). You may or may not care. But, it'll give you a bit more insight into how each incarnation is different...
Oh, I've known about that for a while. Even before I watched the show, I knew there had been a bunch of other Doctors and they were all the same person.
Besides, I read Hawkman, remember? People dying and coming back in new bodies isn't exactly new to me.
And Eccleston and Piper are just adorable. I'm going to take a break and maybe Netflix the second season later. I really don't like the other guy as much, but I like Rose, so I figure I'd give it a shot.
Hmmm...next on Netflix is Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Not quite the same thing, really...
"You're either lying or stupid." "I'm stupid! I'm stupid!" Megatron and Starscream
Quote: Prometheus said: ...it'll give you a bit more insight into how each incarnation is different...
Oh I don't know. Another smug Brit waltzing about the place like he owns it, driving all the natives crazy with his weird questions. Oh yeah, totally different.
"You're either lying or stupid." "I'm stupid! I'm stupid!" Megatron and Starscream
I didn't think the first one was terrible, just mediocre. Glad to hear the 2nd part is a bit better. Not sure what the Daleks are trying to accomplish with the human/Dalek hybrid. There doesn't seem to be any advantage other than being extra ugly via the first part.
I like Martha but we've been only a couple of episodes since she joined the Doctor & she's already mooning after him. After doing the big romance thing with Rose it seems a bit quick to be working up another IMHO.
