Doctor Who (The one that started in 2005)
Watched season 1... wow. Really good show. Haven't watched the "XMas invasion" yet.
Some moments that really stuck with me... "Today... everyone lives!"
"Are you my mommy?"
"There isn't a little boy alive that wouldn't tear the world apart to save his mother."
And strange to see a dashing, heroic male.... openly bisexual. Those wacky brits.
Some moments that really stuck with me... "Today... everyone lives!"
"Are you my mommy?"
"There isn't a little boy alive that wouldn't tear the world apart to save his mother."
And strange to see a dashing, heroic male.... openly bisexual. Those wacky brits.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Watched the 2005 Christmas special over lunch... "The Christmas Invasion."
They did some flashbacks from the last episode... reminded me that what they did with Rose in that episode... very ethereally creepily awesome. "I perceive every atom with which you are made, and I divide them."
But then in the Christmas episode, the new Prime Minister mentions "Torchwood" several times. Is that the show I've heard about? It is a Dr. Who spinoff? Is it any good?
They did some flashbacks from the last episode... reminded me that what they did with Rose in that episode... very ethereally creepily awesome. "I perceive every atom with which you are made, and I divide them."
But then in the Christmas episode, the new Prime Minister mentions "Torchwood" several times. Is that the show I've heard about? It is a Dr. Who spinoff? Is it any good?
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
a) Yes.GORDON wrote:But then in the Christmas episode, the new Prime Minister mentions "Torchwood" several times. Is that the show I've heard about? It is a Dr. Who spinoff? Is it any good?
b) Yes.
c) Not according to Paul.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
I like Torchwood very much. Not as good as the main show of course, but a solid spinoff worth watching. Like Angel was to Buffy. IIRC, you'll want to watch Season 1 of Torchwood after Season 2 of Doctor Who. But then the timing might get weird, you know how Brits are about their odd seasons. Best to check Wikipedia for the proper timing.
I'm confident you'll like Tennant, possibly even more than Eccleston. I know I did.
I'm confident you'll like Tennant, possibly even more than Eccleston. I know I did.
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Tennant is admittedly less cool than Eccelston. But he's got this sense of wonder that really blossoms over the series. His delight becomes infectious.
Smith is a bit young, but I like him best anyway. Admittedly it's at least in part because he meshes so well with Amy Pond, who has rapidly become my favoritest of the companions.
Smith is a bit young, but I like him best anyway. Admittedly it's at least in part because he meshes so well with Amy Pond, who has rapidly become my favoritest of the companions.
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
Were it not for the fact that it's essentially the British Britney Spears saying that, the line would be immensely cooler.GORDON wrote:They did some flashbacks from the last episode... reminded me that what they did with Rose in that episode... very ethereally creepily awesome. "I perceive every atom with which you are made, and I divide them."
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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I think that's what I enjoy about Tennant's doctor, his sense of wonder. He seems to enjoy being in the moment.TPRJones wrote:Tennant is admittedly less cool than Eccelston. But he's got this sense of wonder that really blossoms over the series. His delight becomes infectious.
Smith is a bit young, but I like him best anyway. Admittedly it's at least in part because he meshes so well with Amy Pond, who has rapidly become my favoritest of the companions.
Wadda mean? Other people can read this?!
Just watched "The Idiot's Lantern."
Something bad is happening, The Doctor is trying to figure it out. Then the Bad Thing happens to Rose. The Doctor says, "This makes things considerably easier. BECAUSE NOW THERE ISN'T A POWER IN THE UNIVERSE THAT IS GOING TO STOP ME." It's awesome because you know that is true.
Very cool.
Something bad is happening, The Doctor is trying to figure it out. Then the Bad Thing happens to Rose. The Doctor says, "This makes things considerably easier. BECAUSE NOW THERE ISN'T A POWER IN THE UNIVERSE THAT IS GOING TO STOP ME." It's awesome because you know that is true.
Very cool.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
I envy you.
This is one of those shows you wish you could watch for the first time all over again. Not that repeats aren't cool and all, but there's something about it that makes that first time all the more special.
This is one of those shows you wish you could watch for the first time all over again. Not that repeats aren't cool and all, but there's something about it that makes that first time all the more special.
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
Yep, this is a gem.
I think I got a little jaded... action heroes lately have been shoot first, ask questions later.
I didn't know I missed seeing a hero that actually went out of his way to protect all life, even the lives of the bad guys. And he apologizes when he can. And they're British, and all so polite...
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I think I got a little jaded... action heroes lately have been shoot first, ask questions later.
I didn't know I missed seeing a hero that actually went out of his way to protect all life, even the lives of the bad guys. And he apologizes when he can. And they're British, and all so polite...
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"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
I learned that when I was googling her to see if she was naked anywhere.Malcolm wrote:Were it not for the fact that it's essentially the British Britney Spears saying that, the line would be immensely cooler.GORDON wrote:They did some flashbacks from the last episode... reminded me that what they did with Rose in that episode... very ethereally creepily awesome. "I perceive every atom with which you are made, and I divide them."
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Season 3, the episodes where he had to hide from the hunters for 3 months as a human...
"He never raised his voice, that was the worst thing; the fury of the Timelord. I never understood why The Doctor, a being who had warred with Gods and Demons, had chosen to run and hide from us. Now I understand. He was being kind.
"He wrapped my father in unbreakable chains forged in the heart of a dwarf star. He tricked my mother into the event horizon of a collapsing galaxy to be imprisoned there forever. He still visits my sister, once a year, every year. I wonder if one day he might forgive her. There she is, can you see? He trapped her inside a mirror. Every mirror. If ever you look into a mirror and see something move behind you for just a second, that's her. That's always her. And for me...." it shows him putting the guy in a scarecrow suit, and hanging him in a field "As for me, I was suspended in time, And The Doctor put me to work standing over the fields of England as their protector. We had wanted to live forever; The Doctor made sure that we did."
I wasn't sure about Tennant at first, but god damn, this Doctor is intense.
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"He never raised his voice, that was the worst thing; the fury of the Timelord. I never understood why The Doctor, a being who had warred with Gods and Demons, had chosen to run and hide from us. Now I understand. He was being kind.
"He wrapped my father in unbreakable chains forged in the heart of a dwarf star. He tricked my mother into the event horizon of a collapsing galaxy to be imprisoned there forever. He still visits my sister, once a year, every year. I wonder if one day he might forgive her. There she is, can you see? He trapped her inside a mirror. Every mirror. If ever you look into a mirror and see something move behind you for just a second, that's her. That's always her. And for me...." it shows him putting the guy in a scarecrow suit, and hanging him in a field "As for me, I was suspended in time, And The Doctor put me to work standing over the fields of England as their protector. We had wanted to live forever; The Doctor made sure that we did."
I wasn't sure about Tennant at first, but god damn, this Doctor is intense.
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"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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