Re: Doctor Who [11]

by **Amarië** Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:02 pm

As funnily enough I actually want to enjoy watching Who again.- Figg

That's how I've been feeling since the Amy era began. There has been some glimmers of joy, but I don't really look forward to an episode anymore.

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:06 pm

Well I for one am absolutely stoked for tomorrow night and cant wait- cant come soon enough! bounce

by Bluebottle Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:49 pm

Pettytyrant101 wrote:And where's my elephant gun?!

What a shame you can't find it. Razz

by Mrs Figg Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:00 pm

Pettytyrant101 wrote:As funnily enough I actually want to enjoy watching Who again.- Figg

I cant say I am convinced of that- I think you sit down to watch already sure you will hate it because its Moffat- I'll be surprised if you ever like any Who outside of RTD.
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Balderdash! there have been quite a few Moffat episodes I quite like, in an understated, 'well that wasn't too painful' kind of way. Neutral

admittedly they were all in the Smith era apart from 'Flatliners', that was pretty good and showed some promise. But there again I don't think Moffat wrote that one so maybe it doesn't count.

by David H Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:01 pm

Bluebottle wrote:
Pettytyrant101 wrote:And where's my elephant gun?!

What a shame you can't find it.

by Bluebottle Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:32 pm

Here, don't go doing that. Mad

I only drove the elephants through the thread to annoy Petty. We can't have people shooting elephants in Forumshire without any semblance of due process.

I hereby call for the admin, or the mayor if he's around, to declare elephants a protected species in Forumshire. Nod

#protectforumshireselephantpopulation

by David H Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:13 am

Bluebottle wrote:We can't have people shooting elephants in Forumshire without any semblance of due process.

Case dismissed. Any questions?

by Bluebottle Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:58 am

It was a legal-political opinion, not a suit. Rolling Eyes

You know, here's me thinking these Forumshire courts might need some restructuring too. (That is if they're actually run by kangaroos.) Suspect

by halfwise Sat Sep 19, 2015 2:44 am

We think they're goofy cuddly critters, but look at the muscles on that torso. Would not like to be on his bad side.

by David H Sat Sep 19, 2015 6:17 am

halfwise wrote:We think they're goofy cuddly critters, but look at the muscles on that torso. Would not like to be on his bad side.

by azriel Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:12 am

by **Amarië** Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:25 am

Wow it's a zoo in here! So nothing out of the ordinary. Nod

I've been stressing to get the house ready for my daughters eight birthday, had 12 or so kids here (um.. I tried to count them, really I did...) yesterday and we're having the family over today. Haven't had time to think about Who, but oh how I hope it gets better this season!

by halfwise Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:34 pm

the problem with counting kids that age is they don't stay still. Or quiet.

by Pettytyrant101 Sat Sep 19, 2015 2:42 pm

how I hope it gets better this season!- Amarie

If so then I'm in for a treat considering I would rate series 8 as among the very best series of NuWho and a contender for best series overall. Only 2 slightly dodgy episodes for me, Gatiss', so no change there, and Forest of the Night, which failed but failed trying something innovative and fresh- outside of those two loved every other minute of it, if we get better than Listen, Flatline, Mummy on the Orient press, Dark Water ect this year I will be very happy indeed.

Got a full house tonight for Who- munchies and buckie at the ready! bounce

by Mrs Figg Sat Sep 19, 2015 6:32 pm

season 8 was the weakest of the whole of the history of Dr Who and that includes ALL of it. There was zero charisma between the Doctor and the companion, the plots were boring clunky messes, the writing was weak to poor, and it was all rehashed in a flashy hyped-up way, hoping no one would notice. I did.

by Pettytyrant101 Sat Sep 19, 2015 6:55 pm

Fortunately I'm watching with folk of a different opinion- especially of the dynamic between 12 and Clara, and the quality and inventiveness of the plots, and how well the writing played out several disparate layered themes before bringing them satisfyingly together in the finale. We all noticed that. Nod

by **Amarië** Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:32 pm

You've shared some 'special' haggis then I presume.

by **Amarië** Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:44 pm

Tired as h...... Dropping very clear hints to Finrod that it's s new Who today. Maybe he'll feel like doing that magic needed to see it when the kids are in bed.

by Pettytyrant101 Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:33 pm

Immediate overall response- Shocked

Thats opening with a bang or ten!

by malickfan Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:51 pm

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Immediate overall response- Thats opening with a bang or ten!

6/10 from me as a fan-I'm not sure how that would go down with casual fans, as it was full of callbacks and references, fantastic start, great performances from Capaldi (I liked that they've mellowed Capaldi's abrasiveness just a little...if he continues to play the doctor along these lines, he's definitely going to push Hartnell into second place for me Nod

...) and Gomez (though for some reason I thought Coleman overacted a bit?) the new characters were cool, and certainly a bold move tackling a moral dilemma like that in the opening episode.

On the downside I felt even as part one of two it felt padded and meandering, it sagged a bit in the middle-overly talky for a season opener with some truly cringy grandad esque jokes, the

SPOILER:

made me roll my eyes as we've seen it so often in Moffat's who, the subplots didn't really lead anywhere and the actual main plot...wasn't very plotty, honestly...I enjoyed it alot, but I'm not going to judge until we see part 2, as so far it came across a very clear build up rather than separate episode...and a very Moffaty one at that...

I'm not at all surprised they didn't explain how

Spoiler:

returned as it's something of a Who tradition at this point Laughing

A mixed, but enjoyable bag and a pretty promising start.

Dat Cliffhanger though Shocked

The most surprising thing about that for me was all the rumours reported by the Daily Mirror were true! Shocked

Fingers crossed those other rumours about the finale are true bounce

by Mrs Figg Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:11 pm

I went out and missed it. Neutral

bugger. I tried looking on YouTube but theres nothing doing. are there any reputable link thingies where you can watch it?

by malickfan Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:20 pm

Mrs Figg wrote:I went out and missed it. bugger. I tried looking on YouTube but theres nothing doing. are there any reputable link thingies where you can watch it?

It's on the Iplayer (are you living in the UK at the moment?, I don't know how far abroad you can acess it)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06dpx8x/doctor-who-series-9-1-the-magicians-apprentice

(Honestly...I'm not sure if you'd like it...and it was definitely a part 1 of 2 episode i.m.o (i.e mostly build up and padding before we get to the real story next week)

by Bluebottle Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:05 pm

Amarië wrote:Tired as h...... Dropping very clear hints to Finrod that it's s new Who today. Maybe he'll feel like doing that magic needed to see it when the kids are in bed.

Mrs Figg wrote:I went out and missed it. bugger. I tried looking on YouTube but theres nothing doing. are there any reputable link thingies where you can watch it?

http://vodlocker.com/0wqh8aj67wmb

Wink

by Bluebottle Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:09 pm

halfwise wrote:We think they're goofy cuddly critters, but look at the muscles on that torso. Would not like to be on his bad side.

So, aside from handling the judiciary the kangaroos are also handling law enforcement? Which should really be the domain of the executive branch of the government? Shocked

God, our political system is a mess.

Someone needs to sit down and flesh out a proper constitution for this place. With some proper safeguards for separation of power.