Burying the lede here, I think - a1 ew1ng doing a Matt Smith comic? That's pretty cool.
― Chuck_Tatum, Saturday, 1 March 2014 15:18 (ten years ago) link
she couldn't be returning if she hadn't already been there.
― Charles, hatless (sic), Saturday, 1 March 2014 23:30 (ten years ago) link
There's a new teaser trailer thing for series 8, someone start a nu thread with a witty title.
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 17:08 (ten years ago) link
fingers crossed thread title incorporates 'Fuckity Bye'
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 17:09 (ten years ago) link
OH MY GOD HE'S OOGLY: nu-Who season 8
― On-the-spot Dicespin (DJP), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 17:12 (ten years ago) link
Kissing u.
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 17:13 (ten years ago) link
I've been rewatching Who lately, and I just finished season 5 (still the best nu-Who season overall, IMO), and I noticed a weird thing in "The Lodger". When Amy is trapped inside the TARDIS, there are a couple of times (most notably in the scene after the Doctor's football game) when she appears to be startled by something that's inside the TARDIS, offscreen to us viewers... But then she just shakes it off, and doesn't say anything about it to the Doctor. I checked the Doctor Who wiki to see if it had any info on this, and someone speculated that one of the Silents was inside the TARDIS, which would explain why Amy sees something, and then seemingly forgets the whole thing a moment later.
If this was indeed intentional on Moffat's part, then it's helluva piece of foreshadowing, because it's barely noticable and it's never mentioned again. I know there's a more obvious piece of foreshadowing in the episode, since the fake TARDIS the Doctor investigates is revealed to be built by the Silence in season 6, but this is way more subliminal. The timing would certainly be right: "The Lodger" takes place right before the season 5 finale, so presumably whatever it is the Silence did to make the TARDIS explode was done aroung this time.
― Tuomas, Monday, 13 June 2016 08:40 (eight years ago) link
JUst seeing headlines on Facebook about Capaldi definitely staying beyond season 10 which, is nice.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 2 August 2016 20:06 (eight years ago) link
:D
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 2 August 2016 22:11 (eight years ago) link
great, he should stay on indefinitely
― akm, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 23:03 (eight years ago) link
Eh, indefinitely wears thin after a while - Matt Smith was great to start with, but then he (or I suspect Moffat) wore that into a nub of antics. On the plus side, the best two seasons so far have been a show-runner's first.
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 23:08 (eight years ago) link
On the minus side, neither of those showrunners have been Chris Chibnall.
― chap, Thursday, 4 August 2016 09:20 (eight years ago) link
On the plus side, the best two seasons so far have been a show-runner's first.
I'd argue pretty strongly that 4 > 1
― Don't boo, vote (DJP), Thursday, 4 August 2016 13:19 (eight years ago) link
I can see that argument, I prefer Donna over Rose, but I prefer Ecclestone a lot over Tennant (I should in fairness go back and rewatch them, I may have softened on Tennant, he'd just really really worn out his welcome, and that was before the never-ending goodbye).
A lot of the stories in Season 4 are just a bit meh (Partners in Crime, Planet of the Ood, The Doctor's Daughter, The Unicorn and the Wasp), though it does really build towards a storming end, which definitely affected me more than either The Parting of the Ways or Doomsday.
Whereas apart from the silly Aliens of London / World War III, the first series has Rose / The End of the World / Dalek / The Long Game / Father's Day / The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances / Boom Town / Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways - that's definitely enough to tip it over for me.
A lot of this is definitely affected by its context as the first new Doctor Who season, and the poses it sets out about what a new DW could be - The End of the World is a MASSIVE beneficiary of this, for example - but that's still the context I know it in.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 4 August 2016 14:48 (eight years ago) link
I like 9 over 10 as far as Doctors go but 4 was an incredible season (not to take away from 1 because that was also incredible)
― Don't boo, vote (DJP), Thursday, 4 August 2016 15:30 (eight years ago) link
Season 1 is still my favourite, probably, if only because it gave me by far the most joy at the time.
apart from the silly Aliens of London / World War III
I even thought this was good back in the day!
― chap, Thursday, 4 August 2016 15:45 (eight years ago) link
A lot of the stories in Season 4 are just a bit meh (Partners in Crime, Planet of the Ood, The Doctor's Daughter, The Unicorn and the Wasp)
I think two of those are good! But would agree on the other two.
― chap, Thursday, 4 August 2016 15:46 (eight years ago) link
The first half of S4 ranges from meh to complete shit (the Doctor's Daughter) but it turns a corner after that one and the second half is very strong.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 4 August 2016 15:58 (eight years ago) link
The first half of S4 ranges from meh to complete shit (the Doctor's Daughter) but it turns a corner after that one
You could say it turns left.
― Pleeesiosaur (Leee), Thursday, 4 August 2016 17:54 (eight years ago) link
These are presumably responses to Moffat merely saying, in April this year, that Capaldi hadn't given notice that he would need to be written out in the 2017 Christmas special; he's on one-year contracts, and they haven't started filming S10 yet, let alone Moffat having to think about writing the episode which will shoot next year.
Possibly this information appeared behind the headlines; I don't know how Facebook works.
― Shakey δσς (sic), Friday, 5 August 2016 04:30 (eight years ago) link
no comments on the christmas special? I thought it was great, though not as good as last year's. curious to reuse the same baddies as well; will they be coming back in the next season? because they aren't that compelling. Trailer for series 10 all looks good.
― akm, Tuesday, 27 December 2016 02:21 (seven years ago) link
lol didn't realize there was an Xmas special!
― Bianca Smell BO (Leee), Tuesday, 27 December 2016 02:32 (seven years ago) link
The baddies were new, werent they? I enjoyed it a lot
― I hear from this arsehole again, he's going in the river (James Morrison), Tuesday, 27 December 2016 02:36 (seven years ago) link
I also thought they were new. I liked the breeziness and silliness of the plot, also happy that Nardole wasn't annoying.
― ¶ (DJP), Tuesday, 27 December 2016 02:46 (seven years ago) link
it was pretty good! where do i know the superhero actor from?
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 27 December 2016 03:23 (seven years ago) link
i am warming to nardole, new companion looks p cool from the preview too
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 27 December 2016 03:24 (seven years ago) link
selected notes i made while watching it
- dr. sim set up as sniffler but this is dropped after he turns out to be an alien. was he sniffling because he needed a new body? NO- why did the number of brains increase if they are just exchanging headspaces?- so the aliens look like brains, but they can also split their hosts' brain areas apart? whut- why did he open his face, again? update: they open the heads because they have guns in there. duuuuummmmb- what's the deal with all this regressive male nanny talk. oh right women are the ones who make babies and that is their defining characteristic per moffat.- was there a point where the doctor went back to repair matt lucas and decided the guy who lost his body early on while also talking like a retard would make a great companion?- ok arousal/levitation callback altho the setup scene didn't make sense- matt lucas replaced as companion with squeak toy- why was the kid not supposed to use his superpowers again?
― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Tuesday, 27 December 2016 07:20 (seven years ago) link
James, they were the baddies in the last Christmas special, the other one Matt Lucas was in. They had USB sticks in their heads in that one.
― Horizontal Superman is invulnerable (aldo), Tuesday, 27 December 2016 08:35 (seven years ago) link
Hmm. I should rewatch that. Surprised how likeable i found nardole, given how much i loathe Little Britain.
― I hear from this arsehole again, he's going in the river (James Morrison), Tuesday, 27 December 2016 10:45 (seven years ago) link
This felt much more Chibnally than Moffaty imo. Rewatched the Scrooge In Space one from a few years back and it just seemed so much more sophisticated (perhaps to a fault) in comparison.
― nashwan, Tuesday, 27 December 2016 15:51 (seven years ago) link
Carrie Fisher. :-((((
― jane burkini (suzy), Tuesday, 27 December 2016 18:05 (seven years ago) link
I'm genuinely curious as to what people saw in that, I thought it was fucking terrible. Why is it always superheroes that causes people not as clever as they think to decide that they have an angle that clearly no-one's thought of before?
Shoal of the Winter Harvest => Harvest Shoal is something I didn't spot, which is a little odd since I actually liked the previous episode.
"The Doctor is lonely" is the exact opposite of a Christmas Miracle.
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 27 December 2016 20:32 (seven years ago) link
- plodding from start to finish, packed with talking-head scenes that had no spark whatsoever- abanana otm re the strange male-nanny focus- either moffat can't write for americans, the american cast went to the tommy wiseau school of acting, or both- nardole (?) is not very interesting
after 2015's incredible heights this was a mystifying disappointment. even capaldi was dull.
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 27 December 2016 20:57 (seven years ago) link
I agree it was plodding. I watched the NINE MINUTE pre-credits stretch twice because I thought I must have missed something. later on there was a 5 minute period where i zoned out (something about a bomb?)
― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Tuesday, 27 December 2016 21:24 (seven years ago) link
not sure where the bomb came in, i had zoned out almost completely by the halfway mark.
honestly this reminded me of the phantom menace, in that 90% of the scenes were people in tiny spaces yapping.
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 27 December 2016 22:16 (seven years ago) link
nu companions ranked, not counting ones who were only in a single episode (Kylie, etc):
DonnaRoseRiver SongClara OswaldMickeyWilfJack HarknessMartha JonesJames CordenAdamAmy Pond and her amazing plot device vaginaRoryBritain
― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Wednesday, 28 December 2016 00:00 (seven years ago) link
amy far far too far down the list
― akm, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:19 (seven years ago) link
first-year amy belongs down there imo, but later-years amy was top five
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:20 (seven years ago) link
DonnaRiver SongRoseAmy Pond (year 2+)Jack HarknessClara OswaldRoryWilfMickeyJames CordenAmy Pond (year 1)Martha JonesAdamBritain
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:24 (seven years ago) link
that's more like it. is 'britain' nardol? seems unfair to rank him at this point
― akm, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:29 (seven years ago) link
who the fuck was adam?
― akm, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:30 (seven years ago) link
adam was the guy who got a hole in his forehead in the first season. and yes britain is nardole.
― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:35 (seven years ago) link
the american cast went to the tommy wiseau school of acting
all one of them
― sad, hombres (sic), Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:48 (seven years ago) link
adam was completely a device to show that the doctor has standards and won't just take anyone. difficult to rank him as a companion given his single purpose.
i agree re waiting to see how britain turns out, but current indications are not good.
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:48 (seven years ago) link
terrified of the idea of Matt Lucas as a regular, but Nardole was used well in this ep imo
― sad, hombres (sic), Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:49 (seven years ago) link
xxp
― sad, hombres (sic), Wednesday, 28 December 2016 12:48 (twenty-six seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
maybe that explains it too then
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:49 (seven years ago) link
I mean, whatsername off The Catherine Tate Show turned out alright
RIP Perkins tho
― sad, hombres (sic), Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:51 (seven years ago) link
moffat can't write for americans
can't believe nobody pointed out that Americans pretty much never say "glazier"
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:56 (seven years ago) link
Harmony Shoal is a multinational firm though
― sad, hombres (sic), Wednesday, 28 December 2016 01:57 (seven years ago) link
nu-who spends an inordinate amount of time in america. i understand the commercial reasons, but as a viewer who's not in america it's increasingly jarring.
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 02:02 (seven years ago) link