The Doctor Who Thread

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**Amaya**

Kilkrazy wrote:
Amaya wrote:Not flaming, but I have never understood the appeal of Dr. Who.

Could someone explain why you like the show and what it is exactly that you enjoy about it? I am honestly interested in your opinions.

It's a very British programme. The whole ethos is about of positive values of empathy, firm resolve, friendliness, knowing what's right but breaking the rules when needed, and the ability to muddle through all kinds of difficulties.

For instance there is an episode where they arrive on some weird space station, and the Doctor warns Amy to not get involved with the locals. He immediately starts helping a young girl whom he sees crying for her lost brother. Because the Doctor always makes an exception to help lost children.

Doctor Who himself kind of represents all the best qualities of the traditional British gentleman. Or to describe him another way, he is "Space Gandalf", who pulls ordinary people into adventures where they find themselves to be extraordinary, all in the service of Good against Evil.

For people like me who have been watching it all our lives, there is nostalgia and continuity, too.

It did always strike me as being a distinctly British show, but I suppose American shows also appear distinctly American to most of the world. I appreciate the way you described, the meaning of the message is more important than the plot in this case. I'll probably never get into it, but I can at least see the appeal.

**TheRobotLol**

I personally liked the oher two recent doctors more than the curent one. It does noes not need to be utter grimdark, but not all happy flappy like that one now. Even more so with that episode with the present, and the tree people, and the acid rain, and the mother somehow driving the tripod thing. Seriously though, that episode was aweful.

**Waaagh_Gonads**

TheRobotLol wrote:Even more so with that episode with the present, and the tree people, and the acid rain, and the mother somehow driving the tripod thing. Seriously though, that episode was aweful.

**TheRobotLol**

Why, thank you rational cat.

That episode was pure aweful/evil

**Anung Un Rama**

Has anyone ever played the BBC Adventure Games? I'm currently biting my way through The Eternity Clock for PS3 and was wondering how other DW games have fared so far.

**Darkvoidof40k**

TheRobotLol wrote:I personally liked the oher two recent doctors more than the curent one. It does noes not need to be utter grimdark, but not all happy flappy like that one now. Even more so with that episode with the present, and the tree people, and the acid rain, and the mother somehow driving the tripod thing. Seriously though, that episode was aweful.

Totally agree with you mate.

**Goliath**

Anung Un Rama wrote:Has anyone ever played the BBC Adventure Games? I'm currently biting my way through The Eternity Clock for PS3 and was wondering how other DW games have fared so far.

I played through "The Gunpowder Plot" which was fun, though there I did get caught by a game-breaking glitch, which wasn't itself too bad, because the bit that I had to re-play was enjoyable the second time round as well. The story was quite good, it managed to reel in more than one type of bad guy, and the puzzles were fun.

**BrassScorpion**

Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: ‘Star Trek: TNG’ Crossover Comic to Hit Stores

"The Eleventh Doctor and Captain Jean-Luc Picard: together at last. That’s right, the first issue of IDW Publishing’s Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover comic — titled Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 — hits stores May 30."

http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/05/doctor-whos-day-roundup-star-trek-tng-crossover-comic-to-hit-stores/

**Anung Un Rama**

I wish they would sell that as TPB right from the start.

**reds8n**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WekcPBIyXvY&feature=em-uploademail

**Lord-Loss**

Trailer looks good, not sure if I like the daleks being back again. Think it would be nice to have a few seasons without them making an appearence.

**Anung Un Rama**

A few seasons? Are you kidding? I can't wait to see the Daleks again.

**BaronIveagh**

I'd like to see the return of The Master again.

**English Assassin**

Constantly resurrecting villains cheapens them. Most of the interesting baddies from the classic Who - Sutekh, Scaroth, the Zygons, those horrible giant maggots - were one-offs. The new Who is, in my opinion, overly self-referential and reliant upon exhuming classic material.

In what fandom commonly decrees to be Who's golden age, Tom Baker's first three years (1975 - 1977), the Daleks, the Cybermen and the Master appeared only once each. (In the Daleks' case, in a story which retconned their origins, in the Master's case in a story which retconned the Time Lords, and, in the case of the Cybermen, in a story which is generally regarded as the only dud of those three seasons - it really is quite terrible.)

Edit: Unless it's the Ice Warriors, I'd like to see them again.

**Howard A Treesong**

I'd like the see the Ice Warriors again, but not if they give them to Chris Chibnall to completely feth up like he did with the Silurians.

**English Assassin**

Howard A Treesong wrote:I'd like the see the Ice Warriors again, but not if they give them to Chris Chibnall to completely feth up like he did with the Silurians.

Chibnall is indeed a pretty terrible writer. How he was ever employed again after 'Cyberwoman' is a mystery to me.

**Kanluwen**

Dinosaurs
on
a
SPACESHIP.

**Anung Un Rama**

Kanluwen wrote:Dinosaurs
on
a
SPACESHIP.

I know, right?!

This is exactly the kind of stuff I love Doctor Who for. That and Daleks. And come on, we had a full season with ONE Dalek. Well, half of it. And it looks like we get the RTD Daleks back, instead of the Mighy Morphing color-coded ones. I am so hyped!

**reds8n**

Howard A Treesong wrote:I'd like the see the Ice Warriors again, but not if they give them to Chris Chibnall to completely feth up like he did with the Silurians.

You should read Abnett's Xmas Dr. Who novel from last year then.

Bloody great, read it all in one go in one evening.

**Revenent Reiko**

No. More. Daleks. Pleeeeeeeeease....

SO bored of daleks now, theres been too many (sorry Anung).

Dinosaurs look cool, liking the Weeping Angels (but they are becoming over-used now as well), God only knows what the rest of it means. Im willing to give it a shot, but im disappointed

Thanks for the link reds8n.

**English Assassin**

Anung Un Rama wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:Dinosaurs
on
a
SPACESHIP.
I know, right?! This is exactly the kind of stuff I love Doctor Who for. That and Daleks. And come on, we had a full season with ONE Dalek. Well, half of it. And it looks like we get the RTD Daleks back, instead of the Mighy Morphing color-coded ones. I am so hyped!

The story is, however, the work of the aforementioned Mr Chibnall, and if there's a man who could cock up dinosaurs on a spaceship, it's him.

reds8n wrote:
Howard A Treesong wrote:I'd like the see the Ice Warriors again, but not if they give them to Chris Chibnall to completely feth up like he did with the Silurians.

You should read Abnett's Xmas Dr. Who novel from last year then.

So I should, long train journey to London next week.

**Corpsesarefun**

Daleks are overused and the weeping angels were only good the first time. On the 7th me and the girl are off to Cardiff to do the Dr Who Experience tour thing, should be fun

**Lord-Loss**

I'm ok with weeping angels as long as they undo the damage done to them in the series 5 episodes. The angels 'laughing', the grinding sounds when they moved and the stupid 'image of an angel becames an angel' stuff was awful.

I thought the dead guy speaking thing was quite creepy and worked nicely with the angel theme, I'd like to see more of that kind of thing.

**thenoobbomb**

I have this on paper

**AduroT**

They make that joke early on in the new series though. It promptly levitates up the stairs.

**Kilkrazy**

Loving the Space Marines!

"We are very cross with you..."

They should be taller though.

**Corpsesarefun**

This had to be done...

**Goliath**

Which one are you?
How was it anyway? My family was planning on going but couldn't afford to get there.

**Corpsesarefun**

It was pretty good actually! Although we had to queue for an hour and we were only in the place itself for a little over an hour

**chromedog**

What was with the duckface?
Do the younger folk NOT have a normal photo face anymore?