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Author:  Curiosity [ Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:44 ]
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Jessica Hynes would be an awesome doctor.

Author:  Cras [ Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:55 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Mr Russell wrote:
It won't be a woman.

It will likely be a white man too.


This is exactly the right time to get that fight over and done with.

Author:  myp [ Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:59 ]
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Cras wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Mr Russell wrote:
It won't be a woman.

It will likely be a white man too.


This is exactly the right time to get that fight over and done with.

Not while they have a mixed race/black companion. Can't see it happening.

It would be a nice surprise though.

Author:  MaliA [ Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:03 ]
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Cras wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Mr Russell wrote:
It won't be a woman.

It will likely be a white man too.


This is exactly the right time to get that fight over and done with.


I would love Pike to fight Elba

Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:06 ]
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Curiosity wrote:
Jessica Hynes would be an awesome doctor.

I agree, but here's the problem: Almost all the best candidates have already guest starred in Doctor Who.

Didn't harm Capaldi's chances though, I suppose

Author:  myp [ Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:11 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Curiosity wrote:
Jessica Hynes would be an awesome doctor.

I agree, but here's the problem: Almost all the best candidates have already guest starred in Doctor Who.

Didn't harm Capaldi's chances though, I suppose

They could work in a reason as to why he chose her face, I suppose.

I think I prefer it when they're relatively unknown. Although Capaldi has been brilliant.

Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:15 ]
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Remember when Matt Smith was first announced?

AceAceBaby in January 2009 (8 bloody years ago!) wrote:
The new doctor bloke looks funny.


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Author:  zaphod79 [ Mon Apr 03, 2017 14:51 ]
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Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Apr 03, 2017 15:41 ]
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Ooooooh, regeneration energy!

Author:  MaliA [ Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:23 ]
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Was OK. Girl a bit meh, Lucas good, again, annoyingly.

Author:  Kern [ Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:34 ]
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It passed the time, and served its purpose as an introductory episode. Agree about Lucas stealing the show.

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Bait and switch with the dalek was a clever trick.

Author:  myp [ Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:56 ]
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Need to watch it again, but I enjoyed it. Bill was great. Lucas was pretty good.

Can't wait for
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Simm as the Master and the Mondasian cybermen

Author:  Curiosity [ Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:06 ]
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Enjoyable if not earth shattering. Will continue to watch. More updates as we get them.

Author:  TheVision [ Wed Apr 19, 2017 21:56 ]
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I haven't watched much Doctor Who in recent years but I thought I'd give this a go... And I liked it!

I shall continue watching.

Author:  Kern [ Sun Apr 23, 2017 8:42 ]
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'Smile'. I dreaded this one from the trailers as it struck me as the kind of 'let's reference contemporary society in a way that will date it quickly'. It grew on me, and I enjoyed the unfolding of the mystery although the resolution could have been better handled. It did strike me as being in part a homage to the classic series as I think I identified three or more sections that would have been a whole half-hour with cliffhanger had this been in the 1980s.

Not the best episode ever, but then, not the worst. Definitely a solid 73%. Most memorable bit? The robots' 'kill! kill! kill!' face.

Author:  Curiosity [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:43 ]
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Really enjoying Bill as companion, and her relationship with Capaldi. He seems revitalised now he's freed up from being overshadowed in every episode (story-wise) by Clara, and it's nice that they're doing simple, fun stories where everything isn't about how someone is the Chosen One and Most Important.

Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:41 ]
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I guess the over shadowing is 'the vault'.

Author:  Kern [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:41 ]
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Every time I hear 'the vault' I think of 'Seinfeld'.

Author:  Curiosity [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:45 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
I guess the over shadowing is 'the vault'.


Yeah, but I like that they're keeping it in the background for now.

Author:  Kern [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:56 ]
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Curiosity wrote:
Really enjoying Bill as companion, and her relationship with Capaldi. He seems revitalised now he's freed up from being overshadowed in every episode (story-wise) by Clara, and it's nice that they're doing simple, fun stories where everything isn't about how someone is the Chosen One and Most Important.


Her character has a sense of wonder about the possibilities of the Tardis and the Doc that I've not felt a character's had since Rose a very long time ago which is vey infectious. Also, loved the exchange about the Doc's accent.

Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:15 ]
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Kern wrote:
Also, loved the exchange about the Doc's accent.

Aye, that raised a chuckle. It reminded me of "lots of planets have a North"

Author:  Kern [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:17 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Kern wrote:
Also, loved the exchange about the Doc's accent.

Aye, that raised a chuckle. It reminded me of "lots of planets have a North"


:this: Quite possibly my favourite line from any sci-fi show ever.

I don't think we're ever going to recreate the buzz of the 2005 series, unless the show goes on another extended holiday and gets revived with such panache. Been a while since I re-watched that series; might get round to it at some point.

Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:21 ]
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It's on Netflix. No excuse.

Author:  myp [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:21 ]
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Kern wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
Kern wrote:
Also, loved the exchange about the Doc's accent.

Aye, that raised a chuckle. It reminded me of "lots of planets have a North"


:this: Quite possibly my favourite line from any sci-fi show ever.

I don't think we're ever going to recreate the buzz of the 2005 series, unless the show goes on another extended holiday and gets revived with such panache. Been a while since I re-watched that series; might get round to it at some point.

Watch the 50th Anniversary show first, then follow the timeline from John Hurt's point of view.

Author:  Kern [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:22 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
It's on Netflix. No excuse.


I have the DVDs on a shelf in my mancave.

Author:  Kern [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:23 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Watch the 50th Anniversary show first, then follow the timeline from John Hurt's point of view.


Heh. Is that like the Internet's Preferred Order of Watching Star Wars?

Might try that, but I think you have to start with the Paul Mcgann short.

Author:  myp [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:33 ]
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Kern wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Watch the 50th Anniversary show first, then follow the timeline from John Hurt's point of view.


Heh. Is that like the Internet's Preferred Order of Watching Star Wars?

Might try that, but I think you have to start with the Paul Mcgann short.

You probably should start with the Name of the Doctor if you want all of Hurt's appearances. (S7E13).

Author:  Kern [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:45 ]
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I'm thinking 'Night of the Doctor' -> 50th -> 2005 series onwards -> 'Name of the Doctor' would make more sense as it's then about the Doc trying to avoid dealing with it. But would you then have to rewatch the 50th for completeness?
ie - see the 50th first time round as a John Hurt story, not a Smith/Tennant one?

Author:  myp [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:00 ]
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Kern wrote:
I'm thinking 'Night of the Doctor' -> 50th -> 2005 series onwards -> 'Name of the Doctor' would make more sense as it's then about the Doc trying to avoid dealing with it. But would you then have to rewatch the 50th for completeness?
ie - see the 50th first time round as a John Hurt story, not a Smith/Tennant one?

Yeah, that would work.

Author:  Kern [ Tue May 02, 2017 6:56 ]
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'Thin Ice'. Very atmospheric, and a great character performance by Pearl Mackie as Bill comes to terms with how the Doc operates.
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The villain was too much of a pantomine character to be truly threatening, but then again he was running a fair

Author:  DavPaz [ Tue May 02, 2017 9:09 ]
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Pretty forgettable episode for me. Not one I'm eager to rewatch.

Author:  MaliA [ Fri May 05, 2017 9:02 ]
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The second episode was ace. The girl's wardrobe is bloody crap, tbough. I loved the robots. Robot ribot robot.

The London one was pretty good, apart frim the drenchi g at the end.

Way better so far than with Clara.

Author:  Kern [ Fri May 05, 2017 9:23 ]
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MaliA wrote:
The girl's wardrobe is bloody crap, tbough. I loved


It reminds me, ever so slightly, of Ace. I need to watch more of her adventures with the Seventh Doc as the ones I've seen have been very enjoyable (and I think I ever so distantly remember watching some when I was young).

Author:  Pundabaya [ Sat May 06, 2017 23:10 ]
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That was really, really good. David Suchet was fantastic.

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It's the Master in the vault, right? But is it Missy or Simm's Master?

Author:  MaliA [ Sat May 06, 2017 23:15 ]
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I knew i recognised him from somewhere!

And i think your first guess was right.

Author:  MaliA [ Sat May 06, 2017 23:16 ]
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I really liked it.

Author:  Kern [ Sun May 07, 2017 16:40 ]
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Great fun. Love a haunted house story, and the casting was superb. The bugs were wonderfully yucky.

Author:  Nik [ Mon May 08, 2017 8:42 ]
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Also available with "3D" binaural audio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... nock-knock

Haven't listened to that yet, but can imagine int works well; it sounded grand in 5.1 - the knocking was coming from all over the place.

Author:  Curiosity [ Sun May 14, 2017 23:10 ]
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Haunted House was great.

Spacesuits was meh.

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Would have been better if it hadn't been a very similar plot to the episode earlier in the series. But it just felt like a total retread of the last time they went into space.

Author:  Derek The Halls [ Mon May 15, 2017 7:39 ]
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Frozen Thames > Spacesuits > Puddle > Haunted House > Nanobots.

Author:  ApplePieOfDestiny [ Mon May 15, 2017 10:50 ]
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I found spacesuits to be very meh.

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In particular, the telegraphing of evil sinister mega corporation from the moment that they arrived, and yet the Doctor only working out that the issue was being deliberately caused by the evil sinister mega corporation right at the end was bullshit


Also

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The vault is the laziest story arc in the history of story arcs. 30 seconds at the beginning and end of each episode to say that something big is coming, and nothing about it in the episode itself.

Author:  Dr Lave [ Mon May 15, 2017 15:59 ]
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Derek The Halls wrote:
Frozen Thames > Spacesuits > Puddle > Haunted House > Nanobots.


I've only just seen your sig! (I think I used to have them off!).

THATS AMAZING :luv: :luv:

Author:  Kern [ Tue May 16, 2017 9:04 ]
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I'm quite bored of zombies now, so was relieved when they weren't technically undead but just the remains of the suits' inhabitants. The story was ok, but nothing too great, but I think 13 year old me would have responded more to the deft political points than my current cynical self. I would probably think more of the episode had not the smiley robot killers used the same magic haddock plot so recently. As is customary, I cheered when the sonic screwdriver was destroyed. Also..

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Hope the Doc's blindness becomes a thing for the whole series. That could add a whole level of intrigue.


I'm annoyed with myself for not leaving the room when the credits came on with no 'next time' trailer as that normally means there's huge spoilers to follow, so I've ruined the next bit for myself by watching it. Careless.

Author:  MaliA [ Tue May 16, 2017 9:09 ]
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Yeah, that one wasn't so good. Enjoyed Matt Lucas and Dr Who bitching at each other, but otherwise, quite meh. The ending was quite comic book-y with the reveal, so that was probably a plus point.

Author:  Pundabaya [ Tue May 16, 2017 23:23 ]
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The plot was okay, but it did have some of the best lines in the series thus far.

Author:  Mr Russell [ Wed May 17, 2017 9:39 ]
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So we haven't watched this series, but we turned on the last five minutes as we were watching whatever came on afterwards. Not knowing any of the plot or things that had happened I obviously am not in a position to comment, but the ending dialogue was just... awful.

It was like watching a child's stage play.

- "Look at me!"
- "No, you don't understand, I can't look at anything. I'm still BLIND!"
<Dramatically takes of sunglasses and stares at audience>
<Imagined audience gasp>

Author:  MaliA [ Wed May 17, 2017 9:40 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
So we haven't watched this series, but we turned on the last five minutes as we were watching whatever came on afterwards. Not knowing any of the plot or things that had happened I obviously am not in a position to comment, but the ending dialogue was just... awful.

It was like watching a child's stage play.

- "Look at me!"
- "No, you don't understand, I can't look at anything. I'm still BLIND!"
<Dramatically takes of sunglasses and stares at audience>
<Imagined audience gasp>


That was awesome. I loved it.

Author:  Kern [ Wed May 17, 2017 9:43 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
we were watching whatever came on afterwards


You must have been playing an extreme Eurovision drinking game not to remember it!

Author:  Grim... [ Wed May 17, 2017 9:50 ]
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Quite.

Author:  Mr Russell [ Wed May 17, 2017 9:53 ]
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Oh well I remember Eurovision, just not what day Doctor Who was on.

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