Author Topic: Doctor Who Series Topic Discussion - May Contain Spoilers (Read 76866 times)

Bren · « **Reply #660 on:** December 25, 2010, 06:32:46 PM »

Just watched the Christmas Special.

WARNING CHRISTMAS SPECIAL SPOILERS!

Nice, really great production values, mystical, fairytale feel, the works.

The story was good, not great. It just didn't make sense to me why Gambon's character was so resolutely dead set against saving the ship. As he said, it's not that he had anything to gain - he just didn't CARE!... so why bother resisting the Doctor's requests for help?

Also, did anyone have an OMG WTF moment in the first 30 seconds? Was that not a massive pastiche of JJtrek, from the viewscreen, helm console with little lights on it, right down to the lens flares?

And just one point, didn't the last "Galaxy Class" ship the doc was on have transporters? Or did I imagine that one?

...I suppose even Trek transporters would have an issue with the crystalline clouds scattering the matterstream or something.

Billz · « **Reply #661 on:** December 25, 2010, 06:42:35 PM »

Quote from: Bren on December 25, 2010, 06:32:46 PM

Just watched the Christmas Special.

WARNING CHRISTMAS SPECIAL SPOILERS!

Nice, really great production values, mystical, fairytale feel, the works.

The story was good, not great. It just didn't make sense to me why Gambon's character was so resolutely dead set against saving the ship. As he said, it's not that he had anything to gain - he just didn't CARE!... so why bother resisting the Doctor's requests for help?

Also, did anyone have an OMG WTF moment in the first 30 seconds? Was that not a massive pastiche of JJtrek, from the viewscreen, helm console with little lights on it, right down to the lens flares?

And just one point, didn't the last "Galaxy Class" ship the doc was on have transporters? Or did I imagine that one?

...I suppose even Trek transporters would have an issue with the crystalline clouds scattering the matterstream or something.

No, it didn't have transporters. It had a Weeping Angel and River Song on it, but no transporters.

To be honest, for a Moffat episode, it didn't seem that good to me. There was a lot of padding to stretch it out for an hour. Gambon did a good job. Just a shame that Amy (Karen) and Rory (Arthur) didn't have much of a role in this episode.

Katherine Jenkins has a great voice and is very attractive, but unfortunately, thats where her talents end. She can't act.
What was the point of the sky fish again? The ending had nothing to do with the sky fish but instead with Abigail's (Katherine) singing voice being the exact frequency for breaking up the clouds that Sardick's machine maintained, allowing the ship to land safely.

Bren · « **Reply #662 on:** December 25, 2010, 06:46:23 PM »

Yeah, like I said, not great.

But it did have Karen Gillan in THAT police uniform.

Billz · « **Reply #663 on:** December 25, 2010, 06:58:48 PM »

Quote from: Bren on December 25, 2010, 06:46:23 PM

Yeah, like I said, not great.

But it did have Karen Gillan in THAT police uniform.

That it did. But she (or her brilliant legs

) didn't get enough screentime.

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #664 on:** December 25, 2010, 10:24:57 PM »

I like the special. The trailer for next season looks amazing.

mckinneyc · « **Reply #665 on:** December 26, 2010, 09:59:33 AM »

I enjoyed the special, even my mum and gran watched it and loved it! They really love Matt Smith and wished they'd watched the previous season now.

Although I felt it was all too crammed in for one hour, an hour and fifteen minutes or even an hour and a half would have been better.

Next season looks amazing! Doubt the fellas in the Whitehouse could handle our Timelord and his blue box!

Daystar70 · « **Reply #666 on:** December 26, 2010, 12:26:09 PM »

I loved it. I loved it lots. Btw if you play my Foundry mission series arc in sto, part 2 has a parody of the Doc. His name is "Dr. Hugh" he looks exactly like David Tennant (Stormshade the dev toild me its ok because its a paradoy not a clear EULA likeness violation ) He is an el-eurian (Guinan's people) who rambles about wibbily wobbily timey wimey..stuff.

One aspect i loved about the Christmas carol, was the Doc's wild use of time travel as a tool to push this story along.It was very effective. The flying sharks are such a simple idea and concept, yet it's part of what makes Dr. who so special, taking simple things and making them the most memorable aliens. (Weeping angels, flying sharks, squid head Ood, Rhino head Ja'doon, etc).

Joshmaul · « **Reply #667 on:** December 27, 2010, 05:56:44 AM »

My major beef with the new series (Eccleston, Tennant and Smith alike): They need to use more of the "new" aliens. Enough with the fething Daleks. Seriously, how many times can you wipe this species out?

Bren · « **Reply #668 on:** December 27, 2010, 08:03:22 AM »

Yeah, they should stop even pretending that the Daleks aren't coming back. It's not shocking anymore. Was it ever?

The LAST EVER DALEK has gotten away or even been killed about 500 times now. And there's always a handful, or a secret empire, or a timelocked enclave, or a genetic regeneration device that makes them all dayglo.

Just drop it already, the Daleks are too much a part of the mythos to even PRETEND you're going to wipe them out for more than six months.

Vortex · « **Reply #669 on:** December 27, 2010, 05:31:24 PM »

Well, they won't be back next year so we have at least one year without them.

*2011 Spoilers*

I had a feeling that that TARDIS might be back from The Lodger. Should be great to figure out how that works. And the Doctor with a beard? O.o xD

Has anyone else noticed the new railings in the TARDIS, as well?

Bren · « **Reply #670 on:** December 27, 2010, 05:34:24 PM »

I COMPLETELY failed to notice the new railing.

I can never absolve myself from this SIN!

And yeah, much as I hated The Lodger (mainly because of that A-hole Corden), that Tardis was interesting alright. Strange that the Doctor wasn't more interested by it. Do you think it has something to do with Silence Will Fall guy?

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #671 on:** December 27, 2010, 08:20:08 PM »

A friend claimed they seen a crack in the special, but I can't find it.

Vortex · « **Reply #672 on:** December 28, 2010, 07:57:01 AM »

You sure they didn't mean cracker? xD
From the looks of it, I think it may belong to a character in episode 3 of the next series.

eclipse74569 · « **Reply #673 on:** February 17, 2011, 01:22:54 PM »

Egh, everyone has BBC but me

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #674 on:** February 19, 2011, 04:42:22 PM »

I dont

Bren · « **Reply #675 on:** February 22, 2011, 11:38:35 PM »

Surely Doctor Who is streamed legally by someone on this great big internet? The BBC America website, no?

eclipse74569 · « **Reply #676 on:** February 23, 2011, 01:23:15 AM »

You're talking to someone who can't even stream Netflix very well on his computer

...unless *stares at his iPhone*

eclipse74569 · « **Reply #677 on:** March 04, 2011, 12:53:00 PM »

You know what's amazing? I'm just learning of this!!!

*sighs* RIP Nick Courtney!

I thoroughly enjoyed Brig. Lethbridge-Stewart...of those Doctor Who episodes I watched on Netflix!

Dalek · « **Reply #678 on:** March 04, 2011, 01:00:53 PM »

Sad times.

Vortex · « **Reply #679 on:** March 30, 2011, 11:48:19 PM »

And yes, that is what you think it is at 37 seconds in.

News:

Author Topic: Doctor Who Series Topic Discussion - May Contain Spoilers (Read 76866 times)