Doctor Who - Discussion Thread II

The silence are the most awful thing I've ever seen in a tv series. Seriously.

A friend of mine once almost scared me to death by drawing those kind of marks on me after I'd passed out. The horror.

Love Amy and Rory, hate Matt Smith...can't be the only one?

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Matt Smith is great! and Amy was just as great .. Rory is debatable, but his role was always to be the bumbling companion.

Nah, Rory was like Neville Longbottom. Starts of bumbling and a bit useless, but by the end he was kick-ass and saved the day by figuring out how to create the paradox.

Nah, Rory was like Neville Longbottom. Starts off bumbling and a bit useless, but by the end he was kick-ass and saved the day by figuring out how to create the paradox.

exactly! creepy stuff always scares me most tbh! horror doesn't always but if something creeps me out it stays with me much longer! I hope you got out of the cemetery without being zapped back in time then!

could be yeah, they never explained the daleks return either so they don't seem as fussed with continuity this series (which is a bit of a pain but hopefully they correct it in future), he sure doesn't have much luck on that front! I think it's nice they got to live out their lives together though

I guess angels were lazy back then it's a good thing I didn't watch Dr Who back then- I would have been even more scared
I think them living their lives together was really sweet and touching. I understand Amy's sacrifice- after all, where else would she find someone who would guard her for 2000 years

You have never watched doctor who before the David Tennant have you?.

I've watched it since it restarted with Christoper Eccleston. I haven't watched any of the classic series', quite simply because it was before I was born and I've never seen a need or want to.

So, I was referring to changes since they revived the programme, with RTD.

So feel free to neg me all you want.

I often find the negs rather silly on some comments but not unexpected.

In this case I have put a neg on your post for reasons I will explain

and this is why I have negged you. You have never watched doctor who before the David Tennant have you?

I mean the tardis always changes over the course of the series. There was one part of Tom Bakers run where they just went for a dark wood panel tardis design.

The theme tune frequently changes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkcHgI_TIYQ

Did RTD have any continuing story? He seemed to think a story arch meant mention something a few times in a handful of episodes to have the final ep that connected to the thing that got mentioned.

Doctor who has been running for such a long time that continuity really is not that important. I mean this is a long running series that has managed to destroy Atlantis twice in two different ways.

Change is an important part of the series and while some may work better than others with others being ummm.... pretty damn uncomfortable to sit through. The first time Colin Baker is introduced after his regeneration he accuses his companion of being an evil spy and then tries to strangle her...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnodQTzi700
To be fair he was only like that in the immediate episode post regeneration and yes that was the costume he wore throughout both series he was in....

But yes change is an important part of doctor who. The show needs to change to remain fresh and interesting while also being accessible to new audiences.

Just because something has happened before (known or unknown) doesn't make it good. Also, I don't see why people have to have watched every episode ever of Doctor Who before they are allowed an opinion; making judgements based on the new series is perfectly acceptable - and I agree that there seem to be more plot holes in series 6 onwards than series 1-5. Some things could have been much better explained or explained earlier - RTD usually wrapped things up nicely, where SM has left things open for 1/2+ series - some people don't like that.

Thank you. Don't see why its so unacceptable to have not seen any of the classic series, when most of us weren't even alive

Yeah, finally saw it. Terrific episode.

I know! What's your verdict on Amy and Rory's exit?

Yeah, it was the only way they could go without dying and still being together. So it works. Kind of emotional at times, would have been better if Gillen could act.

EDIT: Also, just realised that when Amy reads ahead, the doctor breaks something - but then the doctor breaks nothing: River breaks her own wrist...