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Post by The Doctor on Apr 24, 2008 21:21:44 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 26, 2008 19:16:00 GMT
Those two UNIT soldiers who got captured today were built up as decent enough characters, but lose points for being so thick as to not stay in constant, confirmed radio contact with control at all times. Duh.
Bernard Cribbins cannot die!
Martin
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 26, 2008 19:19:28 GMT
Two Marthas.........such possibilities!
The Sontaran battlecry at the end was hilariously camp. Loved it to bits!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 26, 2008 20:18:37 GMT
If General Staal does not get a spin-off show, I will cry. I so want him to win! The chap playing the role was going above and beyond the call of duty. Immense!
-Ralph
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Apr 26, 2008 23:44:59 GMT
Sontar-HA! Sontar-HA!
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Post by karla on Apr 27, 2008 9:42:32 GMT
their heads are the same shape as the helmets they wore XD
that american boy was an utter dick!
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 27, 2008 10:18:21 GMT
*claps* Sontar-HA! *claps* -Ralph |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 27, 2008 16:10:08 GMT
I liked the way he was called Staal the Undefeated until the Doctor hit him with a tennis ball, and after that he was call Staal the Bloodbringer or something like that.
Martin
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Post by kayevcee on Apr 27, 2008 17:32:01 GMT
Nope, the interrogator chap was the Bloodbringer. They all look the same, doncha know.
-Nick
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Apr 27, 2008 21:02:25 GMT
He shall be Staal the Awesome Chanter. (SONTAR-HA!)
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 28, 2008 5:59:56 GMT
Nope, the interrogator chap was the Bloodbringer. They all look the same, doncha know. Oh. I thought that was the cleverest, funniest thing in the episode, how he smoothly changed his name, and it was all a mistake on my part. Hm! Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 28, 2008 16:24:52 GMT
Do the Sontaran dance and you will feel better.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 28, 2008 18:25:07 GMT
When I saw that dance I just had a vision of a horde of Klingon warriors wiping them out for pretending to be Real Warriors (TM).
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Apr 28, 2008 19:08:54 GMT
Bah. The Sontarans were waging war before the Klingons even evolved.
And are still doing so by the year 12,000 AD. Against the same enemy. In retrospect, this doesn't say much about either of them being good at war.
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Post by kayevcee on Apr 28, 2008 19:18:23 GMT
Or vice versa. We'll see them in action next week.
-Nick
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 28, 2008 19:30:46 GMT
The Sontarans could so take the Klingons in a dancing contest.
DANCE-OFF!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Apr 28, 2008 19:58:34 GMT
Those two UNIT soldiers who got captured today were built up as decent enough characters, but lose points for being so thick as to not stay in constant, confirmed radio contact with control at all times. Duh. Martin I actually thought that they did fairly well for UnIT personnel - certainly they showed more nous than back in the UNIT days. It wouldn't actually be protocol for military personnel to be in constant communication in a situation like that. By all accounts they were anticipating a "cold recovery" situation, and in any event having all the teams sweeping the building transmitting continually is a recipe for overloading your communications infrastructure and general confusion. They quite sensibly called in the situation as soon as they ran into something that was outside the norm. Where they fell down was in not noticing that no-one acknowledged them when they did call in (at that moment they morphed from UnIT personnel into UNIT regulars of old). Speaking of UnIT - I see that the sinister black uniforms are now standard for their grunts. That and some of the dialogue seem to indicate that we are supposed to see them as being a "bad"thing. Considering the number of unfriendly species in the Doctor Who universe who seem to go around trying to conquer planets/eat their inhabitants I'm less immediately opposed than I think the show wants me to be to the idea of having some level of military preparedness. After all, Earth doesn't have enough sonic Plot-go-faster devices to give every citizen one........ That aside, a really good episodes. General Stahl was wonderful - I thought the actor playing him put in a really good shift. Reminiscent of the Sontaran's of old, but with a class of bluster and arrogance all his own. (I am glad that the Sontaran's Magic Gun Jamming Device doesn't work the way Stahl thinks it does though. If it did work the way Stahl explained it then those guns should have misfired quite messily in the hands of the poor soldier boys. But then, Stahl is a General, not a battlefield technician - he quite rightly knows all he needs to know about the device, you turn it on and it stops the primitive chemical weapons working. Anything else is for the techie types) The Sontaran Haka had me in absolute stitches. A camp highlight. I look forward to seeing the american genius/cult leader get his comeuppance (as collaborators have a tendency to do in "Doctor Who"), I figure that either a last minute heroic sacrifice after learning the error of his ways, or a stabbing in the front (Sontaran's don't do backs) from his erstwhile allies is on the cards. Perhaps it was just me, but from the moment I knew that Sontarans were in this story I was waiting for the moment when they got around to cloning Martha - the "evil double" shot in the season trailer, coupled with known clone race being due to appear made it fairly inevitable I felt. When I saw that dance I just had a vision of a horde of Klingon warriors wiping them out for pretending to be Real Warriors (TM). Klingons? I think you over-rate their chances. Whilst the Klingon's were congratulating themselves on bringing their over-complicated knives to a gunfight the Sontarans would just shoot them. Sontaran honour is more flexible than the bone-headed Klingon variety. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 28, 2008 21:11:56 GMT
Time for a sing-along!
-Ralph
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Apr 28, 2008 23:11:06 GMT
That and some of the dialogue seem to indicate that we are supposed to see them as being a "bad"thing. Considering the number of unfriendly species in the Doctor Who universe who seem to go around trying to conquer planets/eat their inhabitants I'm less immediately opposed than I think the show wants me to be to the idea of having some level of military preparedness. Yeah, the idea of UNIT being a bit sinister is stupid - as with the "OMG YOU BLEW UP THE SYCORAX?!" bit, it sometimes comes off like humanity shouldn't be able to defend itself without the Doctor's help. Plus, really - how is the new UNIT any different to the old UNIT? Large numbers of troops, swooping down and using legal powers to take places over, lockdowns on workers, high tech mobile command centres, wielding guns: this is all stuff they've done before, the only difference being the budget of the show (so we can see the big troop numbers more of them instead of being told they're around). |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 29, 2008 9:55:32 GMT
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Apr 29, 2008 11:36:03 GMT
;D
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 29, 2008 18:37:55 GMT
I have only had one fanwank request since the TV show came back and that is for the Brig to return. Come on, RTD! The Macra came back, for ****'s sake!
-Ralph
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Post by primenova on Apr 30, 2008 10:41:59 GMT
Going by the clip on yesterday morning we see Bernard outside the car, so glad he gets out. But no mention on the missing bee's that we are back in present day [apart from on the real news]
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Post by kayevcee on Apr 30, 2008 17:29:24 GMT
Missing bees? Also... spoiler tags, Pete?
-Nick
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 30, 2008 18:19:55 GMT
The missing bees was mentioned in the first ep so I think that's fair game for comment.
Andy
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Post by legios on Apr 30, 2008 19:34:20 GMT
I think that Nick may have been referring to the comment regarding Bernard Cribbins, which appears to refer to an episode yet to air.
Karl
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 30, 2008 19:39:50 GMT
In all fairness I don't think Bernard Cribbins surviving is much of a spoiler. The nation would crucify RTD if he killed Bernard on screen.
Andy
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Post by legios on Apr 30, 2008 19:44:25 GMT
In all fairness I don't think Bernard Cribbins surviving is much of a spoiler. Me neither. He's a member of the Companion's Family - and therefore has script immunity, as he is a vital part of RTD's construction of the show. They can only die if either they are already dead or there is a backup to hand. Too true - after all,. we are talking about the nice policeman who helped Doctor Who defeat the daleks when they invaded Earth in 2150AD (In Technicolour!). Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 30, 2008 20:50:07 GMT
Bernard Cribbins will never die. He shall rule the world with his fellow immortal, Stan Lee, long after we are all dust.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 1, 2008 6:29:19 GMT
I think that Nick may have been referring to the comment regarding Bernard Cribbins, which appears to refer to an episode yet to air. I'm grateful. Enjoy the rest of the week much more with that particular weight lifted from my mind. Martin |
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