+ Reply to Thread
Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3 LastLast
Results 21 to 40 of 60

Thread: Welcome, Doctor! Don't suck... :|

  1. 04-26-2010 09:30 AM #21
    Zordar's Avatar
    Zordar
    Zordar is offline DA Zealot
    Join Date
    Nov 03 2006
    Location
    A Comet
    Posts
    3,594
    Episode #2 was entertaining, but nothing special -- very typical Who-fare:

    FORMULAMATIC SPOILERS
    • Go exploring
    • Things aren't like they should be
    • Doctor and Companion Split Up
    • Companion is captured or gets chased by baddies
    • Doctor is captured or gets chased by baddies
    • Doctor and companion somehow meet up after the capture/chase
    • They escape another, bigger fix together
    • Find out the "bad guy" isn't such a bad guy at all
    • Moralizing about a Big Decision The Doctor has to make
    • Everything is tied up in a neat red bow at the end, for better or for worse, that forms a clean segue into the next episode...

    On one hand, I'm tempted to say "Good outing," simply because the show's been using this formula for over 45 years now, and it was pretty solidly done...

    On the other hand, it'd have been nice to see a twist or two thrown into the mix along the way, if only to shake things up.

    Still, good performances all around, the Starwhale was less cheesy than I thought it would be, and I can't wait to see Winston Churchill enlist the help of the Daleks next week.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  2. The Following User Says Thank You to Zordar For This Useful Post:

    queenlillian1962 (04-26-2010)
  3. 04-26-2010 09:36 AM #22
    Bo's Avatar
    Bo
    Bo is offline AAAAAAAH!!!!!! Super Mod
    Join Date
    Jun 28 2001
    Location
    A VAN down by the RIVER!!
    Age
    34
    Posts
    12,869
    I dug it. A tried and true plot formula.
    Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional illogical minority and promoted by a mainstream media which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
    537 trolls and spammers exterminated
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 04-26-2010 11:15 AM #23
    queenlillian1962
    queenlillian1962 is offline DA Master
    Join Date
    Apr 24 2008
    Location
    .
    Posts
    7,898
    Politicians all over the country are thinking,too bad the forget button doesn't really exsist.(or does it)
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 04-26-2010 11:52 AM #24
    Dick Tator
    Dick Tator is offline **BANNED**
    Join Date
    Dec 08 2008
    Location
    Tennessee
    Posts
    18,602
    I think before they start throwing twists into the storyline, that they are wanting people to get to know this doctor a bit first... All and all, I enjoyed it. I can't wait for the Weeping Angel episode.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  6. The Following User Says Thank You to Dick Tator For This Useful Post:

    queenlillian1962 (04-27-2010)
  7. 04-26-2010 02:11 PM #25
    Adanch
    Adanch is offline AKA: Dr. Awkward or Frumious Bandersnatch or CatBerry or No_Gas or Bonobo or DreamingBush
    Join Date
    Nov 20 2009
    Location
    . . . . .
    Posts
    4,821
    Just so you know: I hate you.


    . . . patiently waiting for it to come to netflix.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 04-26-2010 06:36 PM #26
    Shadoglare's Avatar
    Shadoglare
    Shadoglare is offline DA Zealot
    Join Date
    Sep 07 2005
    Location
    Illinois
    Age
    41
    Posts
    3,013
    I thought ep2 was probably one of the worst in quite a while, and it has me worried about the loss of Russel T Davies.....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 04-26-2010 09:55 PM #27
    Bo's Avatar
    Bo
    Bo is offline AAAAAAAH!!!!!! Super Mod
    Join Date
    Jun 28 2001
    Location
    A VAN down by the RIVER!!
    Age
    34
    Posts
    12,869
    Davies sucked. He turned the last doctor into a whiny bitch right before he died.
    Long live Steven Moffat!
    Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional illogical minority and promoted by a mainstream media which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
    537 trolls and spammers exterminated
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  10. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Bo For This Useful Post:

    Dick Tator (04-26-2010), queenlillian1962 (04-27-2010), Zordar (04-27-2010)
  11. 04-27-2010 09:37 AM #28
    Zordar's Avatar
    Zordar
    Zordar is offline DA Zealot
    Join Date
    Nov 03 2006
    Location
    A Comet
    Posts
    3,594
    I thought ep2 was probably one of the worst in quite a while, and it has me worried about the loss of Russel T Davies....
    I wouldn't say Davies sucked... but I'm certainly glad he's gone! I'm actually very pleased with the writing and production so far. Of course, it seems like Who always blows its production budget 5 episodes into the season, so I expect to see everybody fighting with cardboard scimitars by mid-June.

    What bothered you the most? The ham-handed preachiness? The trite, real-world parallels? The fact that an entire country was on the back of a... a... hold on, let me stop giggling... a Starwhale?

    I dunno, to me, it was about as formulaic as Doctor Who gets. And done with just enough skill and absurdity to keep me engaged. Definitely not putting it in any top-10 lists, but my complaints are minimal.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 04-27-2010 02:39 PM #29
    Dick Tator
    Dick Tator is offline **BANNED**
    Join Date
    Dec 08 2008
    Location
    Tennessee
    Posts
    18,602
    I think that they are doing the formula thing just to get this doctor established..... Doing the formula thing lets you know that he may look different, he may act different... but he's still the same guy, deep down. It's just to push the idea of familiarity with a new face.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 05-03-2010 09:20 AM #30
    queenlillian1962
    queenlillian1962 is offline DA Master
    Join Date
    Apr 24 2008
    Location
    .
    Posts
    7,898
    Skittle colored Daleks, I want green!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  14. The Following User Says Thank You to queenlillian1962 For This Useful Post:

    Dick Tator (05-03-2010)
  15. 05-03-2010 12:17 PM #31
    Bo's Avatar
    Bo
    Bo is offline AAAAAAAH!!!!!! Super Mod
    Join Date
    Jun 28 2001
    Location
    A VAN down by the RIVER!!
    Age
    34
    Posts
    12,869
    Quote Originally Posted by Dalek
    WOULD YOU LIKE SOME TEA?!?!?!

    That shit cracked me up for some reason.
    Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional illogical minority and promoted by a mainstream media which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
    537 trolls and spammers exterminated
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  16. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Bo For This Useful Post:

    Dick Tator (05-03-2010), queenlillian1962 (05-03-2010)
  17. 05-03-2010 12:22 PM #32
    Dick Tator
    Dick Tator is offline **BANNED**
    Join Date
    Dec 08 2008
    Location
    Tennessee
    Posts
    18,602
    It wasn't the world's greatest episode but I enjoyed it. I'm still looking forward to those crying angels! And I'm hoping that they start putting some story into it soon, but I don't know how long they are going to run with the whole "get familiar with the new Doctor" bit....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  18. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Dick Tator For This Useful Post:

    Bo (05-03-2010), queenlillian1962 (05-03-2010)
  19. 05-03-2010 12:30 PM #33
    Bo's Avatar
    Bo
    Bo is offline AAAAAAAH!!!!!! Super Mod
    Join Date
    Jun 28 2001
    Location
    A VAN down by the RIVER!!
    Age
    34
    Posts
    12,869
    They need some more episodes that take place outside of Earth. That's one of the things I really liked about the 4th, he traveled around more.
    Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional illogical minority and promoted by a mainstream media which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
    537 trolls and spammers exterminated
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  20. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Bo For This Useful Post:

    Dick Tator (05-03-2010), queenlillian1962 (05-03-2010)
  21. 05-03-2010 06:35 PM #34
    NJ Refugee's Avatar
    NJ Refugee
    NJ Refugee is offline White and Nerdy Premium Member
    Join Date
    Dec 01 2002
    Location
    **** you
    Posts
    6,020
    I wonder when the show, Dr Who, will get infected with PC multiculturalism and the next incarnation of the Doctor will be a non-Brit ... maybe a Hindu Maharajah or a Guinean Voodoo witch 'Doctor' or maybe an Australian Aborigine Shaman.

    Such an event might even be a sure sign of the coming apocalypse.
    A country which counts Diversity as its strength is defended by an organization which relies on strict Uniformity.

    So, are we a strong nation defended by a weak military ... or a weak nation defended by a strong military ?




    Quote Originally Posted by cyclone ranger
    When unemployment is down to 6.5% in '12, you can bet they'll change their minds.
    http://discussanything.com/forums/sh...=135303&page=3

    Post #44. Lets wait and see whats happens in 2012 ...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  22. 05-03-2010 06:42 PM #35
    Dick Tator
    Dick Tator is offline **BANNED**
    Join Date
    Dec 08 2008
    Location
    Tennessee
    Posts
    18,602
    Quote Originally Posted by NJ Refugee View Post
    I wonder when the show, Dr Who, will get infected with PC multiculturalism and the next incarnation of the Doctor will be a non-Brit ... maybe a Hindu Maharajah or a Guinean Voodoo witch 'Doctor' or maybe an Australian Aborigine Shaman.

    Such an event might even be a sure sign of the coming apocalypse.
    I was disappointed that Paterson Joseph wasn't made the 11th Doctor... not that because he was black but because I think he's a good actor. He was in the Numberwang skit...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  23. 05-06-2010 01:12 PM #36
    Zordar's Avatar
    Zordar
    Zordar is offline DA Zealot
    Join Date
    Nov 03 2006
    Location
    A Comet
    Posts
    3,594
    Just finished Victory of the Daleks.

    Cute episode. It's always nice to see The Doctor lose, and it cracks me up how they've barely changed the Dalek voices since the 1960s. Hilarious.

    New Daleks look awful, though. Power Rangers? Ugh.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  24. The Following User Says Thank You to Zordar For This Useful Post:

    Dick Tator (05-08-2010)
  25. 05-08-2010 10:18 PM #37
    Dick Tator
    Dick Tator is offline **BANNED**
    Join Date
    Dec 08 2008
    Location
    Tennessee
    Posts
    18,602
    Hehe! The Doctor bit Amy Pond!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  26. 05-08-2010 10:19 PM #38
    Dick Tator
    Dick Tator is offline **BANNED**
    Join Date
    Dec 08 2008
    Location
    Tennessee
    Posts
    18,602
    I have to say, that episode was great! I am REALLY looking forward to next week!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  27. The Following User Says Thank You to Dick Tator For This Useful Post:

    queenlillian1962 (05-09-2010)
  28. 05-08-2010 11:10 PM #39
    Shadoglare's Avatar
    Shadoglare
    Shadoglare is offline DA Zealot
    Join Date
    Sep 07 2005
    Location
    Illinois
    Age
    41
    Posts
    3,013
    Quote Originally Posted by Zordar View Post
    Just finished Victory of the Daleks.

    Cute episode. It's always nice to see The Doctor lose, and it cracks me up how they've barely changed the Dalek voices since the 1960s. Hilarious.

    New Daleks look awful, though. Power Rangers? Ugh.
    Yeah, and yet again it falls into one of my main gripes about this season so far which is "changing stuff just for the sake of changing."
    Just because there's a new Doctor doesn't mean they have to find excuses to make a new *everything*.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  29. 05-08-2010 11:13 PM #40
    Dick Tator
    Dick Tator is offline **BANNED**
    Join Date
    Dec 08 2008
    Location
    Tennessee
    Posts
    18,602
    Quote Originally Posted by Shadoglare View Post
    Just because there's a new Doctor doesn't mean they have to find excuses to make a new *everything*.
    Get used to it.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
+ Reply to Thread
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

     

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Forum Rules