. 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
He seems like a gap-year backpacker who's really into The Killers, The Kills, Dirty Pretty Things and, um, Crystal Castles. And this amazing dead poet guy called Nick Drake.
― the pinefox, Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:19 (fifteen years ago) link
^^^^^^^^^^^^
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:21 (fifteen years ago) link
OMG he has indie-ish hair and looks young oh the disaster!
Noodle Vague OTM, I'm sure he will be fine. Are people basing their reactions on seeing him play any remotely similar role, or just from looking at a few press shots.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Timelords should be 700 years old not 12
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Welcome to the Doctor Who thread, where everyone is DJ Martian.
He looks, weirdly, less boyish than Tennant, in the Tardis photo. He probably has a good furious stare on him, which Tennant never really perfected.
(NB I'm not suggesting Tennant has been anything other than brilliant in the role, despite some of the shonk he's had to work with, but gravitas was never his thing).
― Matt DC, Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:42 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm hoping he'll play the part in a sort of vaguely preppy thoughtful young Sherlock Holmes way. Possibly this is informed by the fact Moffatt and Mark Gatiss are working on a new Sherlock series at the moment (which I expect to be awesome).
― Matt DC, Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:44 (fifteen years ago) link