Doctor Who Series Topic Discussion - May Contain Spoilers

[Kirk]

It would have been brilliant if the proms had been durring my visit and I had gotten tickets. Ah well, I'll just have to soak in England another way.

Cheers for the links Vortex!

[Vortex]

You're welcome for the links. I wish I could have gone, but I couldn't afford. The guy who I got my Tennant coat from went though. Grrr. To be fair, as good as they were, I think that the 2008 one was better.

I agree, old 'Ironside' Daleks are the best. I hate the new ones, looks like they tried to take over MacDonalds.

I'm also a little peeved off that the Tennant Specials soundtrack has been pushed back to October. I was really looking forward to getting that next week. Extremely annoyed that they recently announced that people who get the album off iTunes get two exclusive tracks. Why should they get them just because they download the album?! :mad:

[Vanguard]

I expect they'll also be on the CD.

CD's often have 'bonus' tracks also...

[Vortex]

They're exclusive to iTunes, so long as you get the album from them. I hope they change there mind and put them on the CD, though.
Anyone listened to the previews for the CD yet? Sounds amazing!!

[Dalek]

Ooh.

[limey BSc.]

Oh great, they're Americanising the show 

[eclipse74569]

Oh great, they're Americanising the show 

And what's wrong with that??? 

[Dalek]

Oh great, they're Americanising the show 

At least there isn't a break between every 3 episodes with no cliffhanger to speak of at all and then going off air for about 2 months.

[limey BSc.]

At least there isn't a break between every 3 episodes with no cliffhanger to speak of at all and then going off air for about 2 months.

To be honest, if they're going to have a break, I'd rather they didn't have a cliffhanger. I like cliffhanger, but the wait for the resolution very quickly goes from exciting to plain dull. For me, unless it's a really spectacular cliffhanger (like the end of series 1 of SGU), I lose interest after about a month.

[Dalek]

Which is why the Moff said they never had cliffhangers of any sort at the end of a full series since interest in said cliffhanger would've died out completely by the next year. What the Moff proposes means I'll have something to watch in summer and autumn during school time.

[Vortex]

I just can't accept his promise of a huge, game changing cliff hanger. Didn't we hear that from him about the last series? 'Huge' and 'Fantastic'. The series as a whole just wasn't quite there. Though the finale was by far the best.

Not to mention they always have to reset the characters for the following series, anyway, so things are never as 'game changing' as they claim.

[Daystar70]

Y'know i am noticing in this thread a tendency to speculate negatively about news about Dr who..not all of it, but more negative than positive. Its just strange to me..makes me wonder if a new Trek series aired would we be worrying about news that has not happened yet?

Then again i do understand that is the nature of forum talk. I suppose it is natural to assume the worst, or over react to things like the new vortex in the credits etc. I have a few nit picks myself, Matt smith isn't growing on me as much as i had hoped, his debut episode was astounding but by the finale i felt like i missed David Tennant more than i did ever beforee. That being said, i am excited to learn who River Song will turn out to be and only pray that its as big a reveaaal and satisfying and shocking as the hype he has built up for it. Amy Pond is the best character to come along since Rose, though i liked martha and donna to. I really would love to see Sally sparrow make a return, i just watched Blink again today. When i look bacck on past Doctors, i recall there were Docs i did not end up liking the whole run (sylvester mccoy annoyed me to no end, i think he is the only Doc i did not like).

[Dalek]

Y'know i am noticing in this thread a tendency to speculate negatively about news about Dr who..

That would be because Dr. Who is a National British Treasure. Some of the changes the Moff has made are...either radical or drastic, can't decide. His decision to have a break between the series is pretty much unheard of for any BBC produced TV series. As for the theme and vortex, they're somewhat different to the normal as well. Most of the time, visually they've been a spectacle and an alien environment. Its just a cloud now. As for the theme itself, its good, but needs work and in my opinion, it needs more depth and maybe a more bassier bass line. But thats me.

[Daystar70]

That would be because Dr. Who is a National British Treasure. Some of the changes the Moff has made are...either radical or drastic, can't decide. His decision to have a break between the series is pretty much unheard of for any BBC produced TV series

Uh..no its not. Red Dwarf did that. technically its ssstill not in a cancelled mode.

[Daystar70]

New sarah jane chronicles "The death of the Doctor" she meets matt smith, jo grant comes back, and we learn that for some reason the doc now can regenerate not a couple more...

BUT 507 frikkin times!! this is the new limit he said it. Just watched it on youtube.

If i had to make a guess i'd say the death of the time lords had some effect...or perhaps they imbued him and all time lords because of the time war, with hundreds of regens to survive the war and fight on more likely..that actually makes sense to me..they are capable of imbuing time lords w more regen cycles as sssshown in 5 doctors and in sound of drums when master explained what they did for him. During the Time war i'm Guessing the Doc,being the top dog, was given exception regen energy to make him have a real chance to help.

I'm not posting a link because 9/10 times they don't stay up BBC yanks em and its a blank vid. just look up the name of episode, or torrent it, you can check and verify what i said on a LOT of forums as its caused quite  stir.

[mckinneyc]

I watched those episodes too. They were fun 

[Vortex]

The way he said it and the cheeky music, I think he was just joking to impress Clyde. Also, RTD's comments after suggest that it was a joke.

[Dalek]

The way he said it and the cheeky music, I think he was just joking to impress Clyde. Also, RTD's comments after suggest that it was a joke.

Although it might've been a joke it could definitely have been a hint that the original 12/13 limit is probably not going to be agreed with.

Another news snap for you: http://airlockalpha.com/node/7957/rainbow-daleks-ditched-from-doctor-who.html

Happy or no happy?

[Vortex]

Sounds like the War Chief. Been thinking about him alot recently. Wonder if he'll have the War Lords as well....
Still, the source is quoted as The Sun, so not trusting to much yet.

Glad that the Daleks have gone for a couple of years.

[Daystar70]

Definetly except it also sounds like the war chief regens to a woman. Also, 507-i just realised 5+7=12 that could be a tease indeed.