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Post by charlesrocketboy on Apr 11, 2008 12:08:22 GMT
Warriors Of The Deep had the best actors of all time in it as shown by them actually acting terrified of the Myrka.
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Post by Gav on Apr 11, 2008 14:36:26 GMT
Last night i attended John Barrowman's concert in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. At one point he brought out the Captain Jack coat, and sang re-worked version of the song 'The Wizard and I' from the musical Wicked as 'The Doctor and I'.
Cringeworthy? Of course!
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Apr 11, 2008 16:14:39 GMT
Been listening to the Warriors Of The Deep commentary - Eric Saward mentions being told by Michael Grade that he hated Doctor Who because of how he'd go to see all these big-budget sci-fi films and then have to see previews of Who with its dodgy effects.
"And that annoyed me because he was in a position to do something about it! He could've sent us down a load of money or given us more time!"
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Post by KnightBeat on Apr 12, 2008 20:46:21 GMT
Brilliant.
Just brilliant.
Absolutely brilliant.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 12, 2008 20:57:23 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 12, 2008 21:17:39 GMT
Best episode since Utopia and one of the strongest episodes of New Who, and a quantum leap over the quality of last week's episode. Brilliant stuff.
Donna is also working out as a good companion.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Apr 12, 2008 21:44:41 GMT
I thought it was a good strong episode. Had a good strong crux to it, the moral dilemma was quite involving I felt and gave us a chance to get a couple of very strong scenes out of Tennant and Tate. Some good work out of all the cast in fact.
Having reserved judgement initially, until they gave her enough to do, I do think that Donna is working out nicely in the companion role. Not an ingeune, she is able to ask difficult questions and not be overawed by the Doctor quite so much.
Yeah, good stuff. Hopefully next weeks visit to outer-space will be as strong.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 12, 2008 21:51:27 GMT
Also, it was nice to see a cross-over with the Rock Lords. Magmar was especially evil.
-Ralph
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Post by KnightBeat on Apr 13, 2008 11:47:08 GMT
The rock lords were fantastic. The notion of humans that are slowly being turned into stone is a great example of body horror, similar to the Tom Baker story on a space station where a guy is turned into bubble wrap/taken over by an alien bug.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 13, 2008 13:10:42 GMT
Don't be silly, they werenm't Rock Lords.
They were the Stone Men of Saturn !
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Post by legios on Apr 13, 2008 13:32:11 GMT
The rock lords were fantastic. The notion of humans that are slowly being turned into stone is a great example of body horror, similar to the Tom Baker story on a space station where a guy is turned into bubble wrap/taken over by an alien bug. That'd be "Ark in Space" , or if you prefer "'Alien' with 100watt bulbs instead of 40 watt." Don't be silly, they werenm't Rock Lords. They were the Stone Men of Saturn ! By the Allfathers Beard, thy art correct Philip of Ayres! Verily must our hammers strike true against such a threat to the innocent peoples of Midgard! Karl |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 13, 2008 14:45:47 GMT
And of course Caecilius and his family are familiar characters to anyone who was forced to take a year of beginners' Latin at school.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 13, 2008 17:26:00 GMT
I watched DW Confidential for the first time in an age. Had given up on in series 2 when it turned into self-masterbatory bollocks.
Much improved. The Italian Tour Guide is quite a character and I was surprised to see how much of the real Pompeii is intact. Also amusing to see that some exteriors were shot on a rainy Welsh hill!
And is it just me who sees a resemblance between the Rock Lords escape module and the ships the Nimons used?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 13, 2008 20:34:14 GMT
And of course Caecilius and his family are familiar characters to anyone who was forced to take a year of beginners' Latin at school. Martin I think that's what i said in post 318 ! Grumio est in Horta |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 13, 2008 20:35:16 GMT
And is it just me who sees a resemblance between the Rock Lords escape module and the ships the Nimons used? -Ralph I see your point. But they might also be said to look a little like Sontaran ships. |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 16, 2008 19:36:25 GMT
As one of the few remaining stories I hadn't seen, and by walking instead of public transport for a week I created some spare cash so picked up BLACK ORCHID on DVD.
Then I wept. It's awful!
Nice trailer for THE TRIAL OF A TIMELORD though. What a shock it is to see bits of it free from the hazy curtain of over-played VHS tapes.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Apr 16, 2008 19:52:20 GMT
As one of the few remaining stories I hadn't seen, and by walking instead of public transport for a week I created some spare cash so picked up BLACK ORCHID on DVD. Then I wept. It's awful! -Ralph I did warn you. I haven't seen "Black Orchid" since broadcast admittedly, but I remember it just sort of sitting there on screen being dull. Kaarl |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 16, 2008 20:01:08 GMT
You warned me? If only I had heeded you.
I can see it being swiftly flogged once I've been through the extra features because I'm never going to watch it again.
I should have just watched this instead:
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 16, 2008 20:06:38 GMT
I liked it..... till I heard the commentary. It gets a bit of a slagging there too.
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Post by legios on Apr 16, 2008 20:07:53 GMT
You warned me? If only I had heeded you. You'd had a fair amount of Thundergod at the time, and we were watching (as I recall) American Ninja as well, so it is fair enough that you don't recall. A bit like what I did with "The Leisure Hive" then. Karl |
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Post by kayevcee on Apr 16, 2008 20:32:07 GMT
Flight of the Darned is utterly brilliant.
-Nick
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 19, 2008 20:04:47 GMT
Some old school sf today with a lot of people being killed who deserved it and a lot more Ood and one scientist chap who didn't. I almost punched the air when the first smarmy sales rep got killed.
Rather surprisingly Catherine Tate is not annoying the hell out of me this series and the new dynamic between the Doctor and companion is quite engaging.
Felt some of the backgrounds were a bit poor though and let them down a bit.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 19, 2008 20:40:14 GMT
Good again this week, but nothing that set my world on fire.
One of my friends has pointed out where the Pyrovillians went wrong last week: The villain is meant to have their base inside an EXTINCT volcano !
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Post by legios on Apr 19, 2008 22:28:47 GMT
Quite enjoyed this weeks episode - some nice character stuff, including a lovely little "yo-yo" from Catherine Tate as she goes from a sense of wonder to horror at what her own species is capable of back to a sense of wonder. That's what "Doctor Who" does well by my lights, establishing that no matter how terrible people can be they can also choose to be wonderful.
I did observe to folk watching it with me at exactly the moment the PR woman becomes doomed - she had the offer of redemption but refused it and from that moment it was only a matter of time before the Ood killed her. Good old-fashioned "Doctor Who" morality - the universe always gives you a chance to do the right thing at a critical moment but you have to choose to take it.
Tate is quite decent me I have to say. It is nice to have a companion who isn't entirely an ingeuine, and I do like some of the little "bits of business" she brings to scenes. It does feel like this is a fifth or sixth version of the Donna Noble character (I feel there were about four or five different versions of the character in the Christmas special) but this one is a version that seems to have legs as a regular character.
Not innovative or setting-the-world on fire brilliant, but it was a solid slice of "Doctor Who".
Karl
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Apr 20, 2008 0:14:18 GMT
Loved it.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 20, 2008 10:09:51 GMT
It was ok. I could have done without all the exposed brains though.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Apr 23, 2008 19:39:17 GMT
Well, I decided to treat myself to some vintage Who this week, so I pulled "The Romans" down from the shelf for a watch. I'd forgotten how enjoyable it is - especially episode three where it abandons all pretense and just goes over to farce completely for a while.
No, it isn't set in anything approaching real history. No, the "historical" characters clearly have nothing to do with their namesakes, but for all that it is an absolute joy to watch. Just a case of throwing a load of good actors onscreen and letting them walk away with the episodes. Hartnell and Maureen O'Brien have a fantastic on-screen rapport - and O'Brien's impishness as Vicki is delightful.
I struggle to imagine dropping Tennant and Tate in this version of the Roman Empire. (Tennant maybe, Tate's character I'm less sure of)
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 23, 2008 20:48:28 GMT
Never liked it that much when I saw it. Historicals generally don't do anything for me. Except Reign of Terror which was stonking.
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Post by primenova on Apr 24, 2008 10:55:17 GMT
So we have some story lines for the christmas show SPOILER DELETED.
Edit by Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 24, 2008 11:31:17 GMT
Pete, I have modified your post to mask the spoiler for which no warning was given. I'll start a seperate thread for that.
-Ralph
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