The Dr Who Thread 3 3

[NewEnglandGothic]

On ‎6‎/‎20‎/‎2018 at 9:25 PM, kdoginohio said:

just started watching Black Mirror and I couldn't figure out where I had seen this actress before, then it dawned on me that it was Jodi Whitaker!

Was watching Broadchurch Series 2 the other day myself.

[NewEnglandGothic]

On ‎6‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 3:12 PM, Number 6 said:

 That’s important because it ties in with the next issue - future releases. I was kind of expecting that they might jump to the 1st season of Davidson or Pertwee before getting back to Baker Season 2. But the upcoming releases are Pertwee Season 4 (season 10), Baker Season 7 (season 18) and Davidson Season 1 (season 19). Apparently, Baker Season 2 (season 13) isn’t even on the BBC’s release radar...and if the the US pre-sales on the above Season aren’t strong, there may not be a US release of the rest of the Baker/Hinchcliff era. So basically, the popular seasons are going to get held hostage to push up the sales of less popular ones. 

That's just crazy.  They should at least go to "Invasion of Time" for some continuity of a run.

There's a lot of great ones like "...Fang Rock," "Brain of Morbius," "Pyramids of Mars," "Face of Evil," not mention fun ones like "Android Invasion," "Hand of Fear" and Invisible Enemy" (I might be saying some of their names wrong.)

That's a shame, if they do this.

[tv horror]

1 hour ago, ComicConnoisseur said:

Patrick Troughton was always one of my favorite doctors. 

How could you not like Patrick as the Doctor, there was one episode were the aliens were going to kill him and he said "You can't kill me...I'm... I'm a genius!"

[Batman]

8 hours ago, NewEnglandGothic said:

Capaldi for the win, mate!  

My ever changing favourites list:

1. Capaldi

2. T. Baker

3. Davison

4. Smith

5. Pertwee

I have difficulty merging the old Doctors with the new when it comes to favourites. It's almost a completely different show these days with its huge budget and all-star cast of has-beens.

Old:

1. Davision

2. T. Baker

3. Pertwee

New:

1. Smith

2. Capaldi

3. Tennent

[Get Marwood & I]

1 hour ago, Batman said:

I have difficulty merging the old Doctors with the new when it comes to favourites. It's almost a completely different show these days with its huge budget and all-star cast of has-beens.

Old:

1. Davision

2. T. Baker

3. Pertwee

New:

1. Smith

2. Capaldi

3. Tennent

I feel that way myself Batman. They're two different things really. Here's mine:

Old:

1. Baker

2. Davison

3. Pertwee

Baker wins on charm, Davison second as he was the doc when I really got into it. I may have imagined it, but he had hidden depths.

New:

1. Capaldi

2. Smith (almost ties for first)

3. Tennent

I know, I know. Recent order and all that. Capaldi is the Doctor.  Matt Smith nailed old man in young body. I adored him. Tennent 'upped the game' after Eccleston's 'no idea what to do here really' year. I will always love the Tennent years.

I'm sure Jodi will be great in her own way. But, despite society's attempts to tell us otherwise, men and women are different creatures. And the Doctor's a bloke. 

 

 

 

[NewEnglandGothic]

2 hours ago, Batman said:

I have difficulty merging the old Doctors with the new when it comes to favourites. It's almost a completely different show these days with its huge budget and all-star cast of has-beens.

Old:

1. Davision

2. T. Baker

3. Pertwee

New:

1. Smith

2. Capaldi

3. Tennent

To me it's the same show, just formatted differently for a new era (shorter). If you told me 30 years ago episodes would be as long as "The Sontaran Experiment" or "The Black Orchid," I wouldn't have not have believed it.

One of the other things is that it grew up with you too.  You could watch it when you were a kid and watch the more adult stories in the new series as a grown-up. Wish, I jumped back on the bandwagon 18 years ago.  Instead, I started collecting comics and here I am, talking about Doctor Who.

[NewEnglandGothic]

1 hour ago, Get Marwood & I said:

1. Capaldi

2. Smith (almost ties for first)

3. Tennent

I know, I know. Recent order and all that. Capaldi is the Doctor.  Matt Smith nailed old man in young body. I adored him. Tennent 'upped the game' after Eccleston's 'no idea what to do here really' year. I will always love the Tennent years. 

Yes, Tennent was definitely a good one, if not great. 

[Get Marwood & I]

10 minutes ago, NewEnglandGothic said:

Yes, Tennent was definitely a good one, if not great. 

No, he was great. Greater than great in fact. He brought the depth, energy and danger to the role that had only been hinted at prior (I liked where McCoy seemed to be heading pre cancellation). Eccleston just 'acted' the part. I liked him, but he was just acting. 

The Doctor never really developed in the original series. The charm of the lead actors carried the role. Or not. The new series brought new possibilities and started to develop the character to what we have today.

I've been more than just a fan down the years. I'm interested to see how Jodie presents herself, and conveys her past in a way that works. Matt Smith managed to convey his former,  bodily older selves, in a convincing way. Tom Baker was in there somewhere. I want to see how Jodie presents herself as the next step from Capaldi. 

[Ken Aldred]

10 hours ago, tv horror said:

How could you not like Patrick as the Doctor, there was one episode were the aliens were going to kill him and he said "You can't kill me...I'm... I'm a genius!"

I'd certainly like to see more of his stories. A shame most of the recordings got erased back then.

[Ken Aldred]

1 hour ago, Get Marwood & I said:

after Eccleston's 'no idea what to do here really' year.

I, of course, was happy with his Mancunian interpretation of the character, and look forward to an equally-northern take, next series.

Edited June 24, 2018 by Ken Aldred

[NewEnglandGothic]

1 hour ago, Get Marwood & I said:

The Doctor never really developed in the original series. The charm of the lead actors carried the role. Or not. The new series brought new possibilities and started to develop the character to what we have today.

I think Colin Baker tried to incorporate a lot of the past Doctors into his personality, whereas most of the previous ones tried to be individual but was obstructed by a bad-fashion sense and a depleting budget.

[Get Marwood & I]

10 minutes ago, NewEnglandGothic said:

I think Colin Baker tried to incorporate a lot of the past Doctors into his personality, whereas most of the previous ones tried to be individual but was obstructed by a bad-fashion sense and a depleting budget.

He did!

Ah, poor old Colin. 

He started so brightly....

...and ended so badly.

But he gave us the cat brooch, so cements his place in Gallifreyan history 

[Get Marwood & I]

4 hours ago, NewEnglandGothic said:

obstructed by a bad-fashion sense

Spoiler

 

[Batman]

7 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

...and ended so badly.

 

[Get Marwood & I]

3 minutes ago, Batman said:

 

He could be quite objectionable, yes...

[NewEnglandGothic]

Just saying.

Tom Baker's "Genesis of the Daleks" was the best put-together DVD of "special features" for the entire series.

Too bad "Stones of Blood" didn't get that kind of treatment.  

[Batman]

3 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said:

He could be quite objectionable, yes...

He was an funny one. Started a bit crazy, then just went a bit odd.

[Batman]

Just now, NewEnglandGothic said:

Just saying.

Tom Baker's "Genesis of the Daleks" was the best put-together DVD of "special features" for the entire series.

Too bad "Stones of Blood" didn't get that kind of treatment.  

They're getting right on it  

[Get Marwood & I]

1 minute ago, Batman said:

He was an funny one. Started a bit crazy, then just went a bit odd.

Sparky wasn't all bad though...

Oh, Colin Baker. Right, sorry. 

[Get Marwood & I]

8 minutes ago, NewEnglandGothic said:

Just saying.

Tom Baker's "Genesis of the Daleks" was the best put-together DVD of "special features" for the entire series.

Too bad "Stones of Blood" didn't get that kind of treatment.  

But do they have the right to make those special features 

Edited June 24, 2018 by Get Marwood & I