Doctor Who Club

[Murkrow]

Although him killing Filch was annoying, too. Even when the Doctor killed the Sycorax, it was after he'd given them a chance to run away (not something he gave Filch the option of doing) and even after it was made clear they were a continuing threat to humanity

I feel he did sort of give him a choice. He made it clear to Filch that he disapproved of his ways, and even at the very end, he was bargaining for his life with possible illegal rare items rather than changing his ways. The Doctor must've decided that he was irredeemable. Though yeah, more of a reaction would've been better.

Perhaps with the Sycorax, he wasn't going to blame the entire crew of the ship for what they were probably told to do.

after Harriet Jones had them all killed, he basically ruined her life for it.

Yet another stupid moment on the news in Doctor Who. "There was an alien spaceship in the sky today. But forget about that, is the prime minister healthy??"

 

[Butterfree]

(plus, half of them aren't very good at all)

But the others are amazing, so please do hunt down The Waters of Mars and The End of Time when you get there.

 

[Vipera Magnifica]

The Specials are meant to come between the end of series 4 and the beginning of series 5, so even if they aren't available on Netflix, if you're starting watching from the beginning, you won't reach them for a while anyway (plus, half of them aren't very good at all). I'm sure someone will have them all uploaded somewhere. I'm so jealous of you being able to watch the early series for the first time; if you do start watching, you should post here about your favourite episodes and stuff as you go :D

All the specials except Planet of the Dead and A Christmas Carol are available on Netflix, and you still shouldn't have much trouble finding those elsewhere.

 

[Dragon]

I'm joiningggg

I'm on season 5! I just finished those specials you guys were talking about oh man The Waters of Mars and The End of Time got depressing.

And Amala; a simple Google search will lead you to the specials that aren't on Netflix (and actually I didn't know the episodes were on Netflix, so I watched them here and googled the missing ones.)

 

[Dannichu]

Oh my god, yes, the Waters of Mars was brilliant. Adelaide Brooke forever <333 It was as good as Planet of the Dead was bad (which is to say, very)

Dragon, how do you think S5 holds up against Russel T Davies' Who?

 

[Dragon]

Dragon, how do you think S5 holds up against Russel T Davies' Who?

Oops I'm only two episodes into S5 so I'll get back to you on that in a bit :D?

 

[Amala]

The Specials are meant to come between the end of series 4 and the beginning of series 5, so even if they aren't available on Netflix, if you're starting watching from the beginning, you won't reach them for a while anyway (plus, half of them aren't very good at all). I'm sure someone will have them all uploaded somewhere. I'm so jealous of you being able to watch the early series for the first time; if you do start watching, you should post here about your favourite episodes and stuff as you go :D

Ok! I'll do that.

So I started. I don't like the the Doctor so far. (I just finished the second episode with Rose.)

Not putting stuff in spoilers because it's pretty old.

First his ears are outright distracting, and for some reason I can't understand his accent, but I understand everyone else just fine. But what I do get from him is this overwhelming feeling of him being a bit of a jerk... actually a lot of a jerk.

When do we get to the cute one?

I like Rose though.

But the others are amazing, so please do hunt down The Waters of Mars and The End of Time when you get there.

Will do. (HOLY CRAP THE ADMIN TALKED TO ME)

 

[Butterfree]

The Doctor has his own quirks in every incarnation. Out of the new series, Nine is more distant and jerkish, Ten is usually very human and sympathetic (except in that one incident ugh), and Eleven is a naïve cloud cuckoolander (though to some extent that's him putting on a show to hide his inner darkness). So don't worry if you're not overly fond of Nine; I wasn't either, but Ten is one of my favorite characters ever. (And Eleven is pretty wonderful, but usually doesn't happen to push my buttons in the same way.)

I don't know which is "the cute one" as far as you're concerned, but Nine is only there for the first series; then it's Ten for the next three, and then Eleven for two-going-on-three.

The first episodes I really liked were the first two-parter by Stephen Moffat, "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances", by the way. So even if you're not overly impressed with the first series immediately, be patient. (Also, the Slitheen two-parter, though otherwise not great, has Harriet Jones who is awesome.)

 

[Dannichu]

Yeah, I liked Doctor Who well enough, but it wasn't until the Doctor Dances/Empty Child that I sat up and was like "Woah, this is good". I really like Rose, and I'm really fond of Nine (I love his ridiculous face), although I've heard that foreigners do find his accent completely incomprehensible. That might be why they have David Tennant (who plays Ten) put on an English accent instead of using his (brilliant) native Scottish one.

 

[shy ♡]

First time I've heard anyone complain about Nine's accent, actually, though everyone seems to dislike his ears of all things. Seriously, I just find picking one someone's facial features to be kind of weird. >_> I personally love Nine to bits, so, eh... I wish he'd stuck around longer.

 

[Dannichu]

I can kind of understand how a person really used to mainstream American TV could be weirded out by seeing non-absolutely-beautiful people on telly. At least, it works the other way for me, and if I've been watching too much UK comedy (I love the cast of QI to death, but, let's be honest, none of them gave up modelling careers),and then turn over to almost anything not on HBO and get creeped out by how conventionally attractive everyone is.

 

[Vipera Magnifica]

That's pretty absurd to complain about the ninth doctor because of his ears. Personally I think Eccleston is great, and I'd give anything to see him in an episode where 9, 10, and 11 all converge timelines. It certainly wouldn't be anti-canon, as 1, 2, and 3 often met in the same timeline, and 5 and 10 met briefly in Time Crash.

It's just a disappointment that Eccleston doesn't want to do any more episodes, on account of having issues with management.

 

[shy ♡]

I can kind of understand how a person really used to mainstream American TV could be weirded out by seeing non-absolutely-beautiful people on telly. At least, it works the other way for me, and if I've been watching too much UK comedy (I love the cast of QI to death, but, let's be honest, none of them gave up modelling careers),and then turn over to almost anything not on HBO and get creeped out by how conventionally attractive everyone is.

I've never thought about this actually. I sort of separate shows like QI and scripted shows, so that's partly why, but also I don't tend to quantify how attractive actors are in shows I watch unless the character is extremely likeable and then I fall in love with them regardless of how pretty they are, ehehe. (Especially since what I think pretty is and what TV thinks pretty is are pretty different. Actually that's probably more the reason why I wouldn't notice... haha.)

 

[Valerunner]

That's pretty absurd to complain about the ninth doctor because of his ears. Personally I think Eccleston is great, and I'd give anything to see him in an episode where 9, 10, and 11 all converge timelines. It certainly wouldn't be anti-canon, as 1, 2, and 3 often met in the same timeline, and 5 and 10 met briefly in Time Crash.

It's just a disappointment that Eccleston doesn't want to do any more episodes, on account of having issues with management.

I thought it was all about him not wanting to be typecasted.

 

[Vipera Magnifica]

I thought it was all about him not wanting to be typecasted.

On 30 March 2005 the BBC confirmed that Eccleston would not be staying in the role for a second series, claiming that he was scared of being typecast. On April 4 they admitted that this statement had been made without consulting the actor, and were forced to apologise. Speaking to the Yorkshire Evening Post in 2010, Eccleston denied that he left due to fear of being typecast. He stated that he "didn't enjoy the environment and the culture that we, the cast and crew, had to work in" and that he did not want to do any more based on the experience. He said, "I wasn't comfortable. I thought 'If I stay in this job, I'm going to have to blind myself to certain things that I thought were wrong.' And I think it's more important to be your own man than be successful, so I left. But the most important thing is that I did it, not that I left. I really feel that, because it kind of broke the mould and it helped to reinvent it. I'm very proud of it." According to the Sunday Mirror, an interview for BBC's Doctor Who website that was taken down after his departure was announced revealed that Eccleston had planned to stay for two or three more years.

 

[Amala]

Farting aliens with zippers? (Laughs)

For real, that is the single most crazy thing I've ever heard of.

 

[Phantom]

Farting aliens with zippers? (Laughs)

For real, that is the single most crazy thing I've ever heard of.

I think someone already said it, but "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances" is damn good Who.

'Farting' aliens... notsomuch.

That episode always makes me feel awkward for some reason.

 

[Vipera Magnifica]

What, farting aliens are too highbrow for you?

Whyyyy >_>

 

[Dannichu]

Spoiler: Mercy

Wheeey, they addressed the Doctor doling out vigilante justice!

 

[Murkrow]

Quite liked today's episode.

Spoiler

I was afraid they'd get out of the whole dilemma by having the bad doctor (can't remember his name) willingly give himself to save the town, so the Doctor wouldn't have to make a decision. So I'm glad that they made him change his mind after the Doctor came up with an escape plan.