I'm really glad it's having a 'break' because I'm starting to get really bored with it.
― Pope Bend + Dick XVI (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 26 December 2008 11:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Decent enough, but they solved the David-Morissey-Doctor mystery way too early -- the story sort of lost all its tension after that and became something of a rote "get the baddies" episode.
Still, having said that, it was relatively free of embarrassing RTD-isms, and Tennant was as good as ever. Could've done with a bit more of him, actually.
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 26 December 2008 12:31 (fifteen years ago) link
They're never going to have the original cyberman back, are they? No more Mondas/Telos ones?
This is a good thing. New Cybermen >>>>>> Original 'here have some gold aaah you're dead now' Cybermen.
― Matt DC, Friday, 26 December 2008 15:21 (fifteen years ago) link
The most chilling incarnation I've seen is in Tomb of the Cybermen, though. That's a creepy fucking story.
― chap, Friday, 26 December 2008 15:24 (fifteen years ago) link
But 70s and 80s Cybermen tended towards the crap side, yes.
― chap, Friday, 26 December 2008 15:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh it's just a matter of time before the gold comes back in. Maybe Moffat will restore the Ice Warriors first.
― Vault Boy Bobblehead - Drinking (kingfish), Friday, 26 December 2008 17:08 (fifteen years ago) link
. whooo, even more bad-mother-tastic.
Yeah, that's what I noticed. Either we have the one mom who's dead or the other who's the shrill evil destroyer of everything.
― Vault Boy Bobblehead - Drinking (kingfish), Friday, 26 December 2008 17:09 (fifteen years ago) link
everything is better than the 1st xma special which was the wort dr who episode ever.
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 26 December 2008 17:15 (fifteen years ago) link
It's almost as if you were all watching this sober.
― ‽, Friday, 26 December 2008 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, Steampunk hi-jinks involving a Gundam-style giant Cyberman piloted by a raging dominatrix? Plot holes just don't come big enough to spoil that for me, hard as they tried.
― Soukesian, Friday, 26 December 2008 21:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Aw, man. That's totally my favourite. The ridiculous words/blood thing. The first real taste of Tennant. "Doesn't she look tired?" It was ridiculous in all of the right ways. And yeah, I wasn't sober, but definitely wasn't drunk enough when I sat down to see this.
― the other Alex in MTL, in fact (Alex in Montreal), Friday, 26 December 2008 22:02 (fifteen years ago) link
It was horrid!!! It put me off tennant til girl in the fireplace. Not that he was even in that xmas special much.
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 26 December 2008 22:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Actually liked this one...a) it had an actually story, b) it didn't start with a retarded car-chase or over the top hijinks of the hilarious kind, c) no trombone playing bloody santa robots...and wasn't complete and total ASS like the past, what, 3 Christmas Specials at least? The last one I liked was Doctor In A Coma. Oh, and the end of the Scorpion Queen one where he gets all mean and kills everyone and gives the kiddies nightmares.
Favorite thing about this one: When Dr Who says of the balloon/tardis, "It's a b'loon!"
― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 31 December 2008 06:10 (fifteen years ago) link
first Christmas ep easily the best of the 4 so far
― Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Wednesday, 31 December 2008 16:32 (fifteen years ago) link
New Doctor Who to be announced on Saturday
― Alba, Friday, 2 January 2009 16:11 (fifteen years ago) link
I quite enjoyed this Xmas Dr Who. I was glad that David Morrissey was a false doctor and not the real one.
― the pinefox, Friday, 2 January 2009 16:33 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm really hoping it is Chiwetel Ejiofor, I am going to be disappointed if it isn't now.
If they hire fugster Nesbitt I don't know what I will do.
― Nicolars (Nicole), Friday, 2 January 2009 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
I liked David Morrissey and thought he was excellent as the false dr, but yeah, let's have something a bit different.
― Not me I'm the Emotional Type (Ned Trifle II), Friday, 2 January 2009 16:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Please let it not be Nesbitt as he is Mr Spacecadet's least favourite person ever and I will never be allowed to watch it again and every mention of it will provoke many hours of bitter ranting
(I may have said this already)
― britisher ringpulls (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 2 January 2009 17:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Mr. Spacecadet sounds like a very reasonable man and a sound judge of character.
― Nicolars (Nicole), Friday, 2 January 2009 18:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Chiwetel Ejiofor doesn't seem cocky enough.
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 2 January 2009 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link
His replacement - the eleventh Doctor of the TV series - will be revealed in a Doctor Who Confidential programme on BBC One at 1735 on 3 January.
haha, have your standard twitter/facebook groups been set up for this yet?
― Vault Boy Bobblehead - Drinking (kingfish), Friday, 2 January 2009 19:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Who is Matt Smith?
― James Mitchell, Friday, 2 January 2009 21:40 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1741002/
― ailsa, Friday, 2 January 2009 21:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Looks more like the singer in a crap indie band called Doctor Who and the Jing Jang Ting Tings.
― James Mitchell, Friday, 2 January 2009 21:47 (fifteen years ago) link
Yep. Bookies must know something, eh?
http://www.betfair.com/Index.do?mi=21313290&ex=1&rfr=3013
― ailsa, Friday, 2 January 2009 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link
He's like Anne from Arrested Development -- Him?
― Nicolars (Nicole), Saturday, 3 January 2009 00:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Moffat said youngest yet plus something about them knowing who they wanted partly because of his hair...so Matt Smith then
― Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Ew, worse than Sylvester McCoy. He'll probably start off playing the spoons.
― Nicolars (Nicole), Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:43 (fifteen years ago) link
I just don't get why they'd want some young no account.
he's been marked as 'one to watch' for a while plus can see why they wouldn't want to pick someone older than Tennant. i don't think he's a bad choice at all, seems like one of the best suggestions (at least look-wise).
― Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:47 (fifteen years ago) link
So is it official? Tennant is 37, so a lot of actors in the running could be younger.
― choomescent (suzy), Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Surely you are joking in that last sentence.
This is like karmic vengeance for me making fun of Nesbitt. xp
― Nicolars (Nicole), Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:50 (fifteen years ago) link
26 - same age as Matt Smith (XI)
― ‽, Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
arse
http://www.nsb.northants.sch.uk/Resources/user/mattsmith.jpg
― Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link
i see a bit of P Davidson in him (presumably Moffat did too)
― Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:54 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1006408960/nm1741002
I mean, this is like some bad myspace photo of the last living Orlando fan.
― Nicolars (Nicole), Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:56 (fifteen years ago) link
or Chris Morris better looking younger brother
― Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Maybe this means a repeat for my beloved Party Animals.
― Alba, Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:02 (fifteen years ago) link
yaaaawwwwn booooring
― ledge, Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Bah, was hoping for Richard Ayoade. Missed a chance to break the mould by not going for him or Ejiofor.
― Billy Dods, Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:03 (fifteen years ago) link
?
― Jordan Sarging (Brohan Hari), Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:11 (fifteen years ago) link
I'd say this was ugh shitty boring casting but I have unshakeable faith in Moffat so hey ho here we go.
― I Was a Teenage Armchair Hongro Fan (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:12 (fifteen years ago) link
it is a bit dispiriting. ejiofor is too big for dr who. ayoade too untalented.
― Jordan Sarging (Brohan Hari), Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Ha! You are right.
― Pashmina, Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:14 (fifteen years ago) link
ugh an nme doctor
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Come back in a year and see if anyone gives a toss...
― snoball, Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, if RTD was still gonna be in charge I'd say this was Buffyisation but somehow I don't think so. Altho if this dude is gonna marry Alex Kingston that's some toyboy shit going down.
― I Was a Teenage Armchair Hongro Fan (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:17 (fifteen years ago) link
Maybe next full season will be Doctor Who on an intergalactic Cougar-pulling quest.
― I Was a Teenage Armchair Hongro Fan (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:18 (fifteen years ago) link