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Happy 50th Doctor Who
beaverdownunder writes "To commemorate 50 years of the Tardis, today the BBC is airing a 75 minute special finally revealing the secrets of the Time War. What did you think of the special? And what's your fondest memory of Who? And what about that Capaldi guy?"
Okian Warrior pointed out today's Google doodle too.
I see you're not a Timelord.
The couch has been moved a metre forward from the wall, and I have adopted the traditional viewing position.
And here come the Daleks.
EXTERMINATE!
So there I was, scribbling down some notes off the PC screen by hand, when I reached for the keyboard and Ctrl-S'd.
Gossip about Dexter?
The serial killer or the one with a laboratory?
That was pretty fun! I wasted 10 regenerations trying to get past the Crying Angel in the graveyard.
Silicon & Charybdis McLuhan Kildall Papert Kay
To all the crybabies:
Complaining about Doctor Who for not being scientifically accurate is as stupid as complaining about The Lord of The Rings for not being historically accurate. Now, go f**k yourself.
My favorite doctor is Tom Baker... all the energy, the scarf, the huge grin, the way he could challenge just about any evil, despite the odds.
I loved how the Doctor got pulled into locating the keys to time:
White Guardian asks the Doctor to locate the keys.
Doctor: What happens if I say no?
White Guardian: Nothing
Doctor: Nothing?
White Guardian: Nothing
Doctor: Nothing???
White Guardian: Nothing... ever
I must admit, though, one of the best moments is when BBC revived Dr. Who and had an episode (maybe the first episode) where the Doctor takes Rose billions of years into the future, with the sun about to engulf the earth. To the Doctor, it's just all part of the normal cycle of things... just on a larger scale. But Rose is overcome watching the extinction of her planet. It makes you realize that the Doctor is NOT just a guy with a time machine... he's an alien, with a completely alien view of the universe.
The best 50th anniversary coverage I've seen by far is over the The Register. (Yes, the same publication you read to find out what will be on SlashDot tomorrow.)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/23/doctor_who_is_50/
Yes, the "original" Hunger Games which is nothing at all like Battle Royale...
The "Night of the Doctor" prelude already established the McGann Doctor (including radio plays) as canon.
Dr. Who, Star [Wars|Gate|Dreck]. Too retro. I'm old enough to remember when they all started. They had their day. They need to disappear into history.
You know, you can just stop watching something if you don't like it.
Are we going to have to put up with that whole series as movies?
Unless you're going to be dragged into the cinema against your will and clamped into the chair with your eyelids propped up a la Clockwork Orange, no, you're not going to have to put up with it.
They had their day. They need to disappear into history.
Your opinion doesn't trump everyone else's. Sorry.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
Actually that rumor was proved to be false and they only recovered IIRC 9 episodes which leaves around 100 still lost.
While it would have been nice if the rumor had been true it looks like a good chunk of the episodes missing were never sold overseas (for example the creator of the Daleks was trying to get a Dalek show made in the USA so they never sold any of the Dalek episodes) which makes their recovery very VERY unlikely as its overseas where all missing episodes so far have been found.
As for fav Doctor? Frankly all of them but Colin Baker had their moments (his hammy acting style combined with that outfit just made him a turn off for me) but for me it would be a toss up between Troughton's chessmaster and Tom Baker's eccentric for the classic series and while I would have liked to have seen Eccleston stay on a little longer Tennant was damned good in the role, even episodes like "blink" where he is barely in it his performance sticks with you.
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.