My nephew has seen Saturday's episode, the lucky wee sod.
Someone in my office saw it in London a month or two ago but wouldn't tell us anything.
― one of the jones boys (sic), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 22:27 (fourteen years ago) link
They did a thing up in Inverness for it, and because my nephew is in school with Karen Gillan's niece, his class got to go.
I am very much not stoked for the new series. Matt Smith is, let's face it, not David Tennant. In any way. I keep telling myself "b-b-but Steven Moffat", but it's not working. I may well not feel like this on Saturday night, I know.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 22:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Matt Smith is, let's face it, not David Tennant.
Bit early to judge that isn't it? He might be better. Weren't you the one going "I want Ecclestone back" for a series or so?
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 22:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, but I am fickle. Hence disclaimer of probable reversal after an hour of watching him. I am basing this entirely on him being a boring bastard on Jonathan Ross the other night, btw.
I am excited about an Inverness accent on prime time telly though.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 22:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Also, I liked David Tennant plenty pre-Who, but didn't like him in the role. I just mean it's been a long time since there was a proper series. DT would give good press and get people (well, me) stoked. MS, well, doesn't.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 22:46 (fourteen years ago) link
long time - just over a year. I am so nu-Who boring popular culture kid it's actually embarrassing me reading back my own posts.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 22:52 (fourteen years ago) link
my girlfriend refuses to watch this w/o tennant
― Jack traded Milky-White to the troll for a magical (remy bean), Thursday, 1 April 2010 00:36 (fourteen years ago) link
I feel Matt Smith may have residual cooties left over from his school days.
― รด_o (Nicole), Thursday, 1 April 2010 00:47 (fourteen years ago) link
He caught them from childhood acquaintance Dom Passantino.
― show us on the doll where the hotdish was served (suzy), Thursday, 1 April 2010 01:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Never thought I could get into post-Dom ILX but here I am. Doesn't bode well for Smithy, does it.
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Thursday, 1 April 2010 01:03 (fourteen years ago) link
I think I would refuse to watch this series if it was another with Tennant.
― Duke Newsom (DavidM), Thursday, 1 April 2010 06:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Doesn't bode well for Smithy, does it.
Oh thanks, you've just made me think of James Corden. In fact, he's in one, isn't he?
― ailsa, Thursday, 1 April 2010 07:18 (fourteen years ago) link
It probably took me a season and change for me to get used to Tennant, and I'm still not sure that I prefer him over Eccleston.
― Nhex, Thursday, 1 April 2010 07:56 (fourteen years ago) link
http://imgur.com/6KeAh.jpg
http://imgur.com/2MLWY.jpg
― James Mitchell, Saturday, 3 April 2010 12:52 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY4c2aWIyL0
GMTV's top 10 companions list is some bullshit, but KG is... nice. Despite her awful posture.
― Duke Newsom (DavidM), Saturday, 3 April 2010 16:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Amy Pond, River Song, looks like Moffatt is gonna be working his Finnegans Wake this series.
― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 April 2010 16:03 (fourteen years ago) link
"Amazing, interesting face."
PS I would call her posture "sassy" or "coy."
― Daleks in NYC (Leee), Saturday, 3 April 2010 17:12 (fourteen years ago) link
awww Lil Ailsa saying her prayers.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 3 April 2010 17:25 (fourteen years ago) link
That was medium awesome
― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 April 2010 18:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Wish he'd taken the 8 yr old version with him, she'd have been a fantastic companion.
Though to be fair I wouldn't have really really fancied her the way I do with the one he did take. Er, obviously.
― JimD, Saturday, 3 April 2010 18:39 (fourteen years ago) link
He's playing it a bit close to tennant though, so far.
BEST DOCTOR EVER (just countering all the moaners)
the bit where the camera revealed the door had opened was classic Moffat, kinda wish they had stuck to keeping it on that smaller ghost story level instead of extending the threat to the whole planet. interesting that we never actually saw Amy's Aunt. was there one arc meme dropped ("silence will fall") or two (something about "Pandorum"?)? not enough sarcastic Olivia Coleman despite the extra episode length. but totally good enough.
― mdskltr (blueski), Saturday, 3 April 2010 19:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Already said BEST DOCTOR EVER to the fam. I think the silence and the Pandoracle(?) were connected.
― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 April 2010 19:44 (fourteen years ago) link
i forgot when it was happening so only joined it at the what-do-tiggers-like-best bit (although: 'you're scottish, aren't you? fry something!' heeeeeee) but oh oh that was so fun!
― drama queen woman candidate (c sharp major), Saturday, 3 April 2010 19:47 (fourteen years ago) link
new graphics: goodnew music: terrible, shocker (altho i do appreciate the attempt to re-introduce some synthetic sounds, a bit)
― mdskltr (blueski), Saturday, 3 April 2010 20:00 (fourteen years ago) link
WILD SPECULATION: Amy's aunt is River Song. They've both got red hair, River could have been off adventuring in time and space instead of looking after Amy the night Amy met the Doctor, er River / Pond... *shuffles feet*
WILDER SPECULATION: Amy is the young River! OMGWTFBBQ etc
Anyway, I really enjoyed that, although Smith does seem to be playing a bit Tennant so far. Hopefully he'll do more to put his own stamp on the role. The Who Bingo cards upthread were disappointingly OTM in several places :(
― mister_thoth, Saturday, 3 April 2010 20:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Have considered the possibility that Amy will somehow become River at some point, yeah. But iirc Alex Kingston shd be on dis ting at some point during the series??
― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 April 2010 20:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Considering Moffat's love of the wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff I could see River and Amy being on screen together. Possibly without Amy (or the audience) realising River is her future self for maximum poignancy further down the line.
Does seem a bit predictable for Moffat's style, though...
― mister_thoth, Saturday, 3 April 2010 20:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Gotta say that if that rottweiler had spoken it would've pushed this episode even higher up the auspicious beginnings chart
― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 April 2010 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Ha, the same thought occurred to me. I'll give S-Moff the benefit of the doubt and assume the budget didn't stretch to it.
― mister_thoth, Saturday, 3 April 2010 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link
I already regret "S-Moff", tbh.
also he wd probably have permanently scarred many, many children
― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 April 2010 20:45 (fourteen years ago) link
More than this atrocity did?
http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/Images/sitegraphics/kandyman.jpg
Shirley not!
― mister_thoth, Saturday, 3 April 2010 20:48 (fourteen years ago) link
ok amy growing up into river song would be an absolute fucking travesty? i mean not only for the sheer laziness - like the whole 'sally sparrow for new companion!!' tedium, why is it any time there's a charming female character dudes are like 'let's stop at this one'? But also, I can't put this all that clearly, but there is something fundamentally awesome in "girl has an imaginary friend at seven, and then he turns out to be real and they go on adventures" which would be smothered by "oh and she becomes his most trusted boon companion 51st century kickass archaeologist river song".
― drama queen woman candidate (c sharp major), Saturday, 3 April 2010 21:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Hey, I did say it was wild speculation - and predictable. Moffat's a much smarter writer than that.
I like the setup for Amy's relationship with the Doctor a lot, even if it does have a bit of a hint of "The Girl In The Fireplace" about it. I'm really looking forward to seeing what Moffat does with this series.
― mister_thoth, Saturday, 3 April 2010 21:13 (fourteen years ago) link
There was some quite "Girl in the Fireplace"-y music playing during the slow reveal of the house after his first "brb" moment
― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 April 2010 21:15 (fourteen years ago) link
oh no that probably means there's a whole bunch of nobs "predicting" that Amy is also Madame Pompadour then...
― mdskltr (blueski), Saturday, 3 April 2010 21:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Like it. Like him - less in your face, less gurning. Like the time afforded for calm sections - the freneticism of RTD/David Tennant got wearing on the nerves. Like the fairy tale element. Like what perhaps were little references to the previous reign? (DT being made to have an English accent/Amelia Pond goes from English to Scottish + instead of the RTD tv news channels across the world thing, just tuning the radio).
Liked the early childhood scenes.
Music was terrible.
― Remember me, but o! forget my feet (GamalielRatsey), Saturday, 3 April 2010 21:32 (fourteen years ago) link
deliberately rendering the screwdriver and the TARDIS useless was the biggest nod to the previous regime I think
― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 April 2010 21:35 (fourteen years ago) link
new Tardis possibly a wee bit Steampunk for my liking
― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 April 2010 21:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Yep, good point about the screwdriver and tardis, it was good that bit. And less needless sudden grinning as well, that used to drive me spare about both Ecclestone and Tennant.
― Remember me, but o! forget my feet (GamalielRatsey), Saturday, 3 April 2010 22:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Wee! Loved! Enjoyed the 'corner of your eye' stuff...Moff's so good with the stuff-of-nightmares stuff. And the build up to fish custard was lovely. And Amelia Pond has a nice edge to her as well as being incredibly gorgeous. Got a faint hint of Donna shoutiness in her, which I hope comes out a bit more.
But all round exciting good fun. Ripping stuff!
― VegemiteGrrrl, Saturday, 3 April 2010 22:51 (fourteen years ago) link
OMG how wrong was I? <3 Matt Smith already. Slightly driven to distraction by Amy's accent (which, as someone who left Inverness and only goes back into full-on accent in the presence of other Invernessians, is a rubbish and massively hypocritical criticism), but otherwise, great.
Yes, that was remarked upon here. How the hell do you know what I looked like when I was that age?
"You're Scottish - fry stuff" = top lolz.
Alex Kingston was in the "coming soon" trailer, btw. As was James Corden, Bill Nighy and Meera Syal, who are evidently less spoilertastic.
― ailsa, Saturday, 3 April 2010 23:00 (fourteen years ago) link
I dunno, James Corden spoiled it for me
― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 April 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
lol
― ailsa, Saturday, 3 April 2010 23:03 (fourteen years ago) link
I suspect any Tennantisms in Matt Smith are down to - or could be plausibly attributed to - the Doctor being in a transitional phase. I think there was enough evidence that he will become less Tennanty as the series progresses.
― Top Geir (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 April 2010 23:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Tell you what I really loved: no big regen crisis! (aside from a bit of a bellyache). First new doctor story we've had without some "he's amnesiac/asleep/insane/whatever" since...tom baker?
― JimD, Saturday, 3 April 2010 23:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, I liked that too (though the pre-credits OMG-I-can't-control-the-TARDIS bit gave me the fear, thankfully wrongly).
New title sequence was horrible, btw.
― ailsa, Saturday, 3 April 2010 23:13 (fourteen years ago) link
real test when it comes down to the normal time. i know there was a lot of info to put into this one, but the episode had time to actually breathe, which was sorely missing in RTD days.
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Saturday, 3 April 2010 23:15 (fourteen years ago) link
So, that bingo card: I make it yesses on:
Geronimosecondary character spouts cryptic prophesyShadow Proclamation namecheckedRun!Flashback or recap of regeneration (if show of doctors counts to that)Amy gets tour of TARDISAlien invasion on the news (was it on the news or just on telly?)Doctor admires his own reflection (nicely done!)Shapeshifting alien is a dog (whoever did these cards has seen this, right?)Aliens take over earth communications devices blah blahswirly blue vortex in new title sequence O NO RLY?
So, not that many, but a good few. Some obvious ones not done. Yet.
― ailsa, Saturday, 3 April 2010 23:21 (fourteen years ago) link