THE Doctor Who Thread
 

So the first trailer for the upcoming series this autumn has been released. There appears to be alot of Daleks.

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I read somewhere that Ben Browder (John Crichton from Farscape) appears in one of the episodes, which should be good.

'Dinosaurs...on a space ship' seems to sum up how bizarrely awesome it looks.

Argus Filch

I'm down for this.

Was reading somewhere that a suggestion has been made to the creators to remake the older episodes that are missing. Interested to see how that pans out.

Ben Browder is in the Western episode, "A Town Called Mercy".

Pretty stupid suggestion. Old episodes wouldn't work in the modern format.

New series starts on Saturday, with the Daleks in the first episode by the looks of it.

Lots and lots and lots and lots of Daleks.

great show, I hope the time slot is condusive to me seeing it

I saw, I came.

Was just thinking how long ago I watched "Rose" seems like ages have passed since then. I really need to rewatch the series after this season is done.

The new chick is ridiculously cute. I look forward to seeing her later in the series.

The first episode was a decent start to the season. I don't usually care for Dalek episodes, but they changed the dynamic which made it more interesting.

Definitely liking the new companion. If I can't get a redhead, I'll take a brunette with dimples.

Seriously...

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So, I wake up my computer from sleep to download the new episode so my wife and I can watch it.

This scared the shit out of me.

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And that matters how?

Don't even start with me, Chandler.

You are making me upset.

Gay slapfight aside, looking forward to this.

Oh dear jesus, I love this show.

Want to point out it was 11 months between episodes to the day ;)

I'd take this show over almost any

What was it like watching "An Unearthly Child"?

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I expect this episode to be epic. Sucks there's only five shows before it goes on hiatus again.

Man, this Saturday there will be fucking dinosaurs on a spaceship.

Bit confused over the new girl.

Will she actually be the new companion, or was that a swerve to make people think she was going to be??

I can't see her coming back now (Gutted)

Nah, she is going to be. Whether it's as the same character though, who knows.

Unless what occurs to her is a fixed moment in time I can't see why they couldn't even though I saw it coming it was a brutal way to go even in The Doctor's eyes.

Finally saw the latest epi; it was an improvement on the first episode of the season.

Didn't care for it. I think I like RTD's filler episodes between major story arcs more than Moffatt's. They did some blatant foreshadowing to Amy and Rory's "heartbreaking ending" as Moffatt put it.

The last episode was a fun romp but yeah it didn't serve much of a purpose in the main story arc in any way the next episode has a Borg in the wild west sounds looks like a total snoozefest if you ask me.

Didn't mind this episode. Really thought the town doctor would reveal himself to be the Master or something.

Mkay so that was better than I expected the next one looks rather low budget so hopefully we get a lot of character development from Rory and Amy.

I feel like there has to be since there are only two episodes left before the show goes on hiatus again.

And with this image I now need a cigarette.

and a surgeon to remove the smile from my face

The Power of Three ended up being a great episode afterall i'd say it's my fave since this series pilot somehow I'm not all that hyped for TATM.

I am not emotionally prepared to say goodbye to the Ponds.

Well you'd better get ready, not long now. :(

Can't wait. I'm expecting some kind of ending that isn't happily ever after, but at the same time not completely depressing.

Well that was awfully sad.

Where am I going to get my ginger-scottish lass fix now?

But, I thought the episode was the strongest of the season and good way to end this chapter of the saga. At least we see more of River, which means I will continue to get my ginger-older woman fix.

Definitely a quality episode. It's got to suck a little to be the actress that has to follow Karen Gillan. I feel like no matter how good she is, she'll never be Amy. Same way I thought Martha Jones was better than Rose, but she never gets the props she deserves.

I dunno, from what we saw of the character in the first episode, I think she will hold her own.

Would have been satisfied with the fake out ending and have Amy declare that she was just done with her adventures with him that would have been satisfying enough. They pretty much wrote her and Rory out in a way that having them pop up in a future episodes almost impossible which sucks. She definetly turned out to be one of the better companions I hope the next gal isn't a rebound like Martha Jones was to Rose Tyler and it from the preview it appears that she is playing another character altogether.

So... no one was looking at the Statue of Liberty?

Maybe everyone in the city was asleep. :shifty:

Didn't they say during the show that the building or surrounding area was some kind of special vortex created by the angels or something like that?

:'(:wavesad::heart:

I really thought this would drive the Doctor to avoid companions for a while(I still think it might have were it not for Amys final message and Rivers encouragement.)

I can't say I particularly cared for the Xmas episode. It was more about setting up the new companion than the story, which came off more as an afterthought.

Saying that, I am still in awe at how ridiculously cute the new companion is.

When does the second half of the season begin?

I liked it. Best Matt Christmas special yet.

Think it's back in April.

I didn't care much for the story. I really liked the dynamic between the companion and the Doctor though and can't wait to find out more about her character. Good set up for next season at the end.

What are we thinking about Clara? Some kind of projection from the Doctor's subconscious? Seems a little too convenient to have a sidekick that has come back from the dead not once, but twice. Especially after just losing Amy and Rory.

And she appears in an episode where a material (the snow/ice) creates form based on memory and people thinking about whatever it is that it's creating...

At the end of the episode they showed Clara in presumably present day with a friend visiting her own grave independent of the Doctor. That makes me think she'd be more than just a projection from his subconscious.

I'd be kind of pissed if they went with some story where the Doctor's imagination created someone who could never die so he'd never have to worry about losing a companion or something like that.

Her origin story alone makes this upcoming season pretty exciting though. Can't wait for it.

Personally I thought this Christmas episode was great and it probably had mainly to do with that my wanting the companion to be the same person and not be someone else. Really curious to see the explination of her dual existance I just hope it's not some kind of grand scheme by the Daleks to screw with The Doctor's mind. Not feeling the new Tardis sure it's a homage to old school but it's bland compared to the previous set but I must admit I like the retro intro for the show.

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Is nobody watching this? Or is it not on in the US yet?

It's on my DVR. Haven't watched yet and have been avoiding this thread due to fear of spoilers.

I have enjoyed the new episodes, though I don't know if my judgement is being warped by how ridiculously attractive the new companion is.

Don't have cable, so I can't watch until it hits Netflix. Or I torrent it, but the torrents tend to be shite.

Everyone I know who has watched it is bitching about it, though.

I'm witholding judgment until I can see it for myself, but that always leaves me a little worried.

Honestly this whole season has been very disappointing to me personally.

I'm struggling to feel "engaged" so far. Not sure why though.

KK, couldn't you stream it somewhere?

I should rephrase- Everything from the Christmas episode since has been astonishingly lack-luster for a Doctor Who series.

Last week's was good, but the rest of the season has been kinda meh. This week especially was pretty dull. I feel like I should care about the ongoing Clara/TARDIS feud, but I don't really.

The recent episodes have been good enough but I hope all this setup for who or what Clara is pays off and doesn't end up being a big disappointment.

I watched a couple episodes, I'm attracted to Clara.

Fuck me, I just discovered Rose has been in so many nude scenes including a 3some.

I bet she could fit a lot of things in her mouth.

Finally got around to it. Definitely feels tamer on the week to week drama and suspense scale compared to Amy's run, but let's not forget they're following a companion and storyline that was built up over 2 1/2 seasons. I'm willing to give them some time to build Clara up and her backstory is fairly intriguing.

Next week it's the return of the Cybermen yay!

Didn't think I'd ever find myself excited for a Cybermen episode, but I welcome it compared to the kind of dull monsters of the week they've been sending out, while developing Clara's story.

Not even the Cybermen could save this trainwreck of a season- one more episode to go.

Yeah, that wasn't what I was hoping it would be. Finale looks promising though.

Well the finale was a lot better than some of this series has been. Think they've come up with an interesting idea with the whole John Hurt deal, be interesting to see how things pan out come November.

I was happy with the finale but my girl was pretty pissed that the whole reveal was pretty much a huge "to be continued".

Very good finale. Definitely intrigued for next season.

Ya but they clearly went "Introducing John Hurt as The Doctor" though.

I still wish they had Eccleston.


But yeah, from what I've been reading, and pieced together from the finale...

Mitch, I totally see where you are coming from and would LOVE to see that as well. But all theories regarding WWKD's post make a lot more sense- especially that the 50th anniversary episode will not have Eccleston (God I miss that guy so much).

Is it possible that they are trying to combine the mythology of the old and new series?

No Fastaway, he really wasn't. You're thinking of the Valeyard.

I personally quite like the whole lost Doctor idea, but I guess I can see why people wouldn't.

I liked Eccleston okay I guess,but something about him was a bit off-putting plus he was nearing the end of his run when I started watching as opposed to Tennet who's portrayal I instantly fell in love with,however Eccleston's interaction with Jack Harkness was beyond awesome I LOVED IT.

Loved the last two episodes of this. I'll put the rest of this in spoilers, just in case

I will admit I'm still a bit sad that Eccleston isn't returning in the 50th though...same with Harkness...

I was reading the Trivia on IMDb earlier and came across this:

Names thrown out who were considered to play the Eleventh Doctor include James Nesbitt, Robert Carlyle, Bill Nighy (who expressed interest), David Walliams (who also expressed interest and came extremely close to being cast, but conflicts with Little Britain USA forced him to turn it down), Harry Lloyd, David Morrissey, Paterson Joseph, David Knijnenburg, Daniel Radcliffe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Simm, Russell Tovey, Sean Pertwee, Russell Crowe and Randy Orton.

Randy Orton!? The Randy Orton!?

David Walliams would make a great Doctor. Loved Little Britain.

"Catherine Zeta-Jones"

EH???

There's a whole debate about The Doctor regenerating into a woman. Doesn't surprise me that they have considered - and probably will do so the next time they have to consider it - having an actress take the role.

The concept seems to divide fans a fair bit. Personally I'd be quite interested in the idea, maybe they should do it as a transitional thing.

Gonna start watching Doctor Who since I've come into possession of the first three series on DVD. Should I watch Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures too? If so, what order should I do it in?

Are the older series on Netflix?

Well I'd probably just torrent it all anyway cause I doubt I'll keep Netflix once my free month trial's done but yeah there appears to be 5 seasons of Doctor Who, 4 of Torchwood and 1 of Sarah Jane. On the UK Netflix at least anyway.