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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2009 7:38:49 GMT
It'll be back. We just needed to get jack off Earth for some business at Christmas.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 13, 2009 15:42:35 GMT
Yeah, he'll figure in the two parter I reckon and then they'll bring Torchwood back. The stripped format works. Might be something to do maybe twice a year.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2009 15:47:15 GMT
Shows how good a cliffhanger is DW take note
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Post by blueshift on Jul 13, 2009 15:57:21 GMT
*Gurns*
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 13, 2009 15:59:13 GMT
Cuddly Colin's Trial of a Timelord cliffhangers - classic!
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Post by legios on Jul 13, 2009 20:16:06 GMT
There was a big difference between the PM's decision and Jack's, because Jack sacrificed his own grandchild to save others, whereas the PM was sacrificing the children of others to save himself. Although arguably you could observe that Jack was sacrificing a child that belonged to someone else - to his daughter. I'm not making that arguement personally, But I can see how the arguement could be made. I do believe that there is a difference in intent between what Jack and the PM opted to do, but some similarity in terms of the practicality. I am interested in the fact that both of them found themselves in a position where they were effectively sacrificing a smaller number to save a larger. The PM surrendering 10% of Britain's children to preserve the species, Jack sacrificing one child to save the 10% and the rest of the species. What is different is the way they respond to having done it. The PM trying to evade the responsibility of his actions, whilst Jack embraces the consequences. I know which one of them I think is more morally developed. I don't disagree with you there. What actually struck me was the comment made by the 456 earlier in the story - that considerable numbers of children die every hour on this planet and no-one (in the Western world) seems to be particularly bothered by it. There is a certain truth to the acccusation that whilst we say the death of a child is a terrible thing, as long as it happens somewhere where we don't have to look at it we don't (on aggregate) seem to be very motivated to try to prevent it. I think the point made there is one that sticks with me quite strongly. Karl (Heck, the fact that we are discussing these topics at all in this context shows how far Children of Earth rose above Torchwood's previous mean) |
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Post by Cullen on Jul 17, 2009 16:46:57 GMT
Said this to Martin on Monday but I didn't like, after saying they were going to get of all the bad kids from underperforming schools, all the kids and their parents looked very white and middle-class.
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Post by primenova on Dec 22, 2009 11:08:04 GMT
They could do soemhting in series 4 [if written?] or 5. where Jack spends an episode going on about how he was the face of bo, then some of the team end up on the Games station - see a screen with face of bo information on it being taken down & the games being set up. Then Jack turns up & find out where he is.
Decides what he could do -
inform everyone stopping the Daleks before New Who series one end. but this resulting in the 9th doctor not having to regenerate or Jack getting killed etc. Bad wolf would be something else.
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Post by blueshift on Dec 22, 2009 11:58:23 GMT
They could do soemhting in series 4 [if written?] or 5. where Jack spends an episode going on about how he was the face of bo Nonononononono NO  |
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Post by primenova on Dec 22, 2009 13:02:03 GMT
Just think - if he stops himself from getting killed & we find out he is Bo - then he'll be stopping it from happening & we wouldn't have him showing up much. That they film some extra scenes of series 2,3,4 but featured the 9th doctor. Jack gets dumped somewhere else but can die [was that everyone cheering]. But the 10th doctor would show at end of series 4 due to no hand there to use.
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Post by primenova on Dec 22, 2009 13:39:52 GMT
I'd love to have seen Jack around London when 6th Cyberman story. He wouldn't put up with him.
- but whatever happened to the normal universe Cybermen. Last present day there where seen was the 7th doctor story set ?. But the 10th has been around before & after that story.
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Post by blueshift on Dec 22, 2009 14:52:05 GMT
The best fan theory is that all the Cybermen on present day Earth (ie the ones from Silver Nemesis) were left over from The Invasion (2nd Doc story). So there is this big push on Earth in the 70s/80s, then they lie dormant and come back when mankind is off on his space exploration phase.
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Post by primenova on Dec 22, 2009 15:11:49 GMT
I know this is more Dr Who than TW - but didn't Colin meet them twice or i could just be thinking of the same arc but in a different set, or remembering the 5th doctor story. Sure Colin had them in the sewers where they gained access to the Tardis & also that there was a scene on a space station. I know he only met the Daleks once. But have all the Cyberman stories been in cronilogical order to the Cybermen history - or been the Doctor encountering a group that he meets in there past but is the future - ie the Queen Elizabeth the first scene from series "I don't know - never met he, yet"
- keeping this in with Torchwood - what if some of the altUni tech got in Cyberman hands?
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Post by Dave on Jun 8, 2010 9:17:34 GMT
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Post by Bogatan on Jun 8, 2010 16:00:33 GMT
Looks like a compromise on the US Torchwood attempt, but actually makes sense and could allow for a Transistion to a US TV series in the future.
I like.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 8, 2010 17:17:44 GMT
We shall. I wonder if it will lose something from being transplanted from it's Wales locale, but nowt to judge until it's made. Let's hope the quality of season 3 continues.
But it still has the lovely Eve Myles!
-ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 18, 2010 16:01:04 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 11, 2011 9:27:43 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on May 11, 2011 18:00:37 GMT
I shall avoid the spoiler. The Doctor Who News Page reports that 3 new radio stories are in production.
-Ralph
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Post by primenova on Jul 7, 2011 10:58:33 GMT
Starts next week - but woudl be more interesting if we got to see the Face of Bo - that Torchwood story lead into his creation.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 11, 2011 18:01:52 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 14, 2011 18:38:56 GMT
TONIGHT AT 9:00pm
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2011 19:58:39 GMT
All 3 episodes up for download. Unlike previous radio episodes, these are quite good! Especially episode 3, which is essential listening for tv series fans. To say more would spoil it. -Ralph |
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Post by blueshift on Jul 14, 2011 20:57:32 GMT
I rather enjoyed that actually!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2011 21:03:55 GMT
RE: Telly season 4.1:
Rather tepid for a season opener and I did find myself looking at the time quite a bit, thinking: "Does this story really need 10 episodes?" but I think a lot of it was down to introducing a show new to the US and which has been off UK telly for 2 years. It did liven up a bit in the second half due to Comedy CIA Man, who may be the sensational character find of 2011. He was great. Alas, Bill Pullman seemed to be going for 'I AM EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVIL' with a bizarre way of speaking.
Hopefully a bit more pace next week.
And Gwen was filthy as ever.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2011 21:04:17 GMT
I rather enjoyed that actually! Radio or TV? -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 14, 2011 21:11:36 GMT
And Gwen was filthy as ever. That's the filthiest she's ever been. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2011 21:14:50 GMT
I know. It made me so happy.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jul 15, 2011 6:18:36 GMT
Giving the new (TV) series a try, which is more than I gave the last series of Doctor Who. It was OK! The scene where they took the head off the guy who'd been blown up was insane. But I did have the same thought as Ralph, that ten hours on a single story might be rather excessive. We'll see.
Martin
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Post by Nigel on Jul 15, 2011 10:05:58 GMT
Actually, recent similar series - FlashForward and The Event - were twice as long, suffered from being padded out for too long and were cancelled after one season, so ten episodes seems fine to me.
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