Doctor Who

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Tennant did four series, no?

Three. Eccleston one, Smith came on in the fifth, now the sixth, and another one.

[number8]

Tennant did three official series, but then spent his fourth year doing three specials (there was no Who series that year). That's why it felt longer.

[Thirdmango]

Tennant did three official series, but then spent his fourth year doing three specials (there was no Who series that year). That's why it felt longer.

These are sometimes referred to as 4.5 but they're still technically in 4, plus they don't have any of the official companions.

[number8]

Oh, fuck.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118046098


Yates made clear that his movie adaptation would not follow on from the current TV series, but would take a completely fresh approach to the material.

"Russell T. Davies and then Steven Moffat have done their own transformations, which were fantastic, but we have to put that aside and start from scratch," he said.

Yates and Tranter are looking for writers on both sides of the Atlantic.

"We want a British sensibility, but having said that, Steve Kloves wrote the Potter films and captured that British sensibility perfectly, so we are looking at American writers too," he explained.

[Mara]

If it were canonical I would be all for it. But the idea of a "fresh take" makes me stabby.

[MadMan]

Noooooooooo.....the last Doctor Who movie sucked, hard. This could be awful.

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http://cdn.mamapop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fuuuu-rage-guy1.png

[number8]

I love Bill Bailey.

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[number8]

AWWW YEAAAA.

(trailer @ 2:50)

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[Mara]

That looks cool.

[Mara]

We all know-- or I assume we all know-- how much I love Lewis, and the Narnia series in particular. I've been very underwhelmed by the film adaptations, but I trust The Doctor to do it right... even if it's not strictly an adaptation.

[MadMan]

Yeah that looks awesome. I can't wait. PS: Does anyone know when it will air in America? I don't want to miss it.

[Thirdmango]

Yeah that looks awesome. I can't wait. PS: Does anyone know when it will air in America? I don't want to miss it.

likely same day as UK, also likely if not on but right next to christmas.

[MadMan]

This year I have DVR, so I'll set it to tape it when I'm out of town. Huzzah.

[number8]

They really need to adapt the latest issue of the comic into an episode.

Context: Amy and The Doctor switched bodies in the issue. This happens at the end.

http://www.abload.de/img/14t3uic.jpg

[MadMan]

Hah. Even in the comics Rory can't catch a break.

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WANT. (http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/mugs/e5c5/)

http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/zoom/e5c5_tardis_mug.jpg

[number8]

Never seen that before? Thinkgeek has a lot of cool Doctor Who stuff. The cookie jar is even better, since it makes the VWORP sound.

[number8]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/203/319/Doctor%20Who.jpg?1321845102

[Mara]

Now I really want the hat book. It looks cool.

[number8]

http://i.imgur.com/Otbhk.png

[MadMan]

Um....okay....:lol:

[Ezee E]

I didn't read the thread title, and was skimming those posts and wondering what the hell is flying over my head.

[Thirdmango]

Big Spoilery Casting News:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16207688

[Thirdmango]

That was a good episode, the ending in particular was fantastic.

[Mara]

Yeah, that was pretty much great. Good fun, very heartwarming (which seems to be the Christmas episode M.O., and I'm fine with that.)

Karen G. looks better the less make-up she wears. She doesn't glam up very well. Natural, muted coloring looks best.

[number8]

Seconded. The adventure was pretty standard, but worth it for the ending.

[number8]

"What's the point in them being happy now, if they're going to be sad later? The answer is, of course, because they are going to be sad later."

[Mara]

Hey, WHAT ABOUT YOUR OTHER FRIENDS THAT THINK YOU'RE DEAD? Like Martha, and Mickey, and Jack, and the Nobles?

[MadMan]

Pretty good episode, although I much prefer last year's. Oh well, they can't all be utterly amazing. I can't wait for Series 7. I too loved the ending, it was delightful and funny, plus a bit touching.

[number8]

This is really embarrassing to watch.

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[EyesWideOpen]

The latest issue of Bust magazine has Helen Mirren saying that she really wants to be the 12th Doctor.

[MadMan]

The latest issue of Bust magazine has Helen Mirren saying that she really wants to be the 12th Doctor.I would watch that show, easily.

[number8]

WTF. Nicolas Winding Refn asked to direct an episode of Doctor Who for Season 6 and Moffat turned him down.

http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/nicolas-winding-refn#image-rotator-1

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You don't ask Moffat, Moffat asks you. :D

[MadMan]

Moffat should have said yes.

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Absolutely EPIC.

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[number8]

So remember the Doctor Who bar in my neighborhood? Just found out last night that Matt Smith and Karen Gillan dropped by back in December, just to hang out and drink. And I had no idea.

THEY WERE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I HAD NO IDEA. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS.

[MadMan]

So remember the Doctor Who bar in my neighborhood? Just found out last night that Matt Smith and Karen Gillan dropped by back in December, just to hang out and drink. And I had no idea.

THEY WERE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I HAD NO IDEA. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS.I would be pretty upset if I missed out on getting to drink with them, too.

That bar still sounds awesome, btw.

[number8]

http://behindthesofa.myshopify.com/

[number8]

Today is both John Barrowman and Alex Kingston's birthday.

[number8]

Oh god...

http://i.imgur.com/w7Mxu.jpg

[Mara]

This casting news contains MAJOR spoilers (http://www.avclub.com/articles/here-is-the-new-companion-on-doctor-who,71245/) for the next season.

[Lasse]

I keep hearing raves about this.

If I were to start watching this show, and keeping in mind that I'm sort of a completist, do I start with the 1963 show or the 2005 show? Are they directly connected?

[Mara]

I keep hearing raves about this.

If I were to start watching this show, and keeping in mind that I'm sort of a completist, do I start with the 1963 show or the 2005 show? Are they directly connected?

YOU MUST JOIN US.

It's fine to start at the 2005 reboot. They explain any backstory you need in a new-person-friendly way.

[Lasse]

YOU MUST JOIN US.

It's fine to start at the 2005 reboot. They explain any backstory you need in a new-person-friendly way.

Ok, I'm getting that now. And wow, after looking into it, I see there's a LOT of Doctor Who. :lol:

[Thirdmango]

Ok, I'm getting that now. And wow, after looking into it, I see there's a LOT of Dr. Who. :lol:

Most all of us talking here if not all of have not watched before 2005. I mean I did watch some of the first doctor cause I was like "I wonder..." and then I stopped watching cause I was like, "This is so boring." But 2005 on is so good.

Also I heard that new companion was being announced today and I'm trying to stay away from that news of who it is. Must not be spoiled.

[Lasse]

I watched the first two episodes, and while they were pretty good, I honestly expected some sort of masterpiece television. :lol:

I'll keep watching, because it really seems good. But does it get much better, or is this a case of high expectations?

EDIT: I can't wait to see David Tennant. That guy's great.

[Thirdmango]

yeah you probably shouldn't go back into the past of this thread but if you did you'd see most of us who say the show is genius do not lump the beginning of season one into that area. You do need to start there but particularly around the end of season one getting into season 2 it gets really good.

[MadMan]

Oh god...

http://i.imgur.com/w7Mxu.jpgI fully expect them to grow old together, resulting in a teary montage that ends with old man Rory heading off to South American in a balloon with a young wilderness scout.

Oh and Lasse its great that you started watching. I watched some of the old show as a kid back when it was still aired on PBS, and since then I've viewed as much of the old Doctor Who as possible. I love the new show though. You are really in for some truly great moments.

[Lasse]

yeah you probably shouldn't go back into the past of this thread but if you did you'd see most of us who say the show is genius do not lump the beginning of season one into that area. You do need to start there but particularly around the end of season one getting into season 2 it gets really good.

Good to know. I'm already looking forward to the next episodes.


Oh and Lasse its great that you started watching. I watched some of the old show as a kid back when it was still aired on PBS, and since then I've viewed as much of the old Doctor Who as possible. I love the new show though. You are really in for some truly great moments.

:pritch:

I read up on the Doctor Who story yesterday. It hurts that it seems like a whole bunch of the old episodes are missing. Although I'd probably never see them, I hate it that movies and tv-shows were deleted. I get why they did it, but it just seems sacrilegious.

[MadMan]

I believe that most of the old Doctor Who episodes that were lost came from the first two or three Doctors. My favorite Doctor is actually David Tennant, but my favorite old school Doctors are John Pertwee and Tom Baker.

[Mara]

I believe that most of the old Doctor Who episodes that were lost came from the first two or three Doctors. My favorite Doctor is actually David Tennant, but my favorite old school Doctors are John Pertwee and Tom Baker.

You. Go watch Buffy. I miss you.

[MadMan]

You. Go watch Buffy. I miss you.I'll try tonight, but I've been busy movie watching. Never been able to properly balance TV watching with movie watching. Plus I'll have Community and Archer on DVR....

[Lasse]

Watching episode 5 now. This is getting better and better! Love the low-budget retro feel of it.

This show's tone reminds me of Buffy. Which is good.

[number8]

WOOOO.

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[Mara]

I love that his Stetson has a bullet hole through it.

Because River shot it.

[MadMan]

http://i54.tinypic.com/2eob5mw.gif

Its like X-Mas :pritch:

[number8]

http://i.imgur.com/XCFdc.png


http://t.qkme.me/35mi9u.jpg

[MadMan]

You know, just when I think Doctor Who has been completely discussed to death, someone comes along and surprises me.

[number8]

Oh fuck. Oh fuck me. They're filming an episode in NYC this week. Darvill is here. What if Smith and Gillan are trying to get him to the Way Station to sign the bathroom too? Fuck. I HAVE TO GO EVERY NIGHT FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

[MadMan]

Oh fuck. Oh fuck me. They're filming an episode in NYC this week. Darvill is here. What if Smith and Gillan are trying to get him to the Way Station to sign the bathroom too? Fuck. I HAVE TO GO EVERY NIGHT FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.But it will be worth it, number8. WORTH IT!

And last night I went back to watching episodes from the new show that are on Netflix Instant Viewing. Viewed some Series 4, some Series 1. I'm going through withdrawals.

[EyesWideOpen]

Finally catching up. Just finished season 5. Those last few episodes were some of the best in the series. One question: The episode The Christmas Carol, I should watch that before season 6, yes? It's not listed on netflix or amazon as part of season 5 or 6.

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It's the Christmas Special. Most of the time it's not directly related to the timeline of the show, but you should see it because it's awesome.

[Thirdmango]

but yes, it did come between seasons 5 and 6

[number8]

What does that have to do with Doctor Who.

[MadMan]

What does that have to do with Doctor Who.Sorry, wrong thread. I thought I was posting in the TV Discussion thread.

[Lasse]

Just watched the double "The Empty Child" / "The Doctor Dances". These two episodes had it all. Some great drama, thrills, and a lot of fun.

The Doctor had the best one liner.

"I'm really glad that worked. Those would have been terrible last words."

[number8]

Ah, congratulations on your first step into the wonderful world of Jack Harkness.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J46qkUG3AmA/TrvHCdZD0xI/AAAAAAAAAIY/o6n2aWsvRrM/s1600/anything+that+moves.jpg

[Lasse]

Haha, I kept thinking Zapp Brannigan. It seems like I wasn't far off.

[MadMan]

That reminds, I finally watched the first episode of Torchwood. It was....meh. But Captain Jack is enough to keep me watching.

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Torchwood rides on Jack's charisma for quite some time. But when it gets good, it's REALLY good.

[EyesWideOpen]

Didn't really care for The Christmas Carol episode.

[MadMan]

Didn't really care for The Christmas Carol episode.http://i48.tinypic.com/2hhg2sn.gif

[Thirdmango]

Didn't really care for The Christmas Carol episode.

That was the episode that convinced my mother to get into the show.

[EyesWideOpen]

I didn't hate it or anything and it had it's moments but it also had moments that were way too corny even for Doctor Who.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I'm almost finished with season four (two eps left) and this is the first season that I would call "great." I'm hoping it delivers the rest of the way through. The one thing that has worked unequivocally for me is a companion who isn't interested in flirting/falling in love with the Doctor. That is such a breath of fresh air after three seasons of pining. Also, it helps that Catherine Tate is freakin' hilarious. It isn't just that, though. This season has felt like stakes are higher, like there are actual consequences to their actions. People are dying, things are going wrong, and if the show wants me to take it seriously, these are the things that need to happen, rather than a constant rewriting of the rules to wrap things up "nicely." The two-part library episode, the filler ep "Midnight," and "Turn Left" are the best string of episodes the show has offered, for my money. I'm really hoping the next two follow suit, and bring it into the Matt Smith era in truly epic fashion. Val is telling me I won't be disappointed.

All in all, I'm on the precipice of calling myself a true fan of the show.

[MadMan]

I think Series' 2 and 3 are better than Series 4. But I really like all of the series, honestly. The show has yet to have a bad series, or even a weak one.

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I also think Tate's dynamic with the Doctor did wonders for Season 4.

[number8]

"I just want a mate."
"You just wanna mate?!"
"I just want A mate."
"You're not mating with me, sunshine!"

[ledfloyd]

i prefer season 2 and 3 to four as well. i'm not really a fan of four's finale. midnight IS a fantastic episode though. up there with blink and the girl in the fireplace as far as best tennant episodes go.

[MadMan]

;414808']I also think Tate's dynamic with the Doctor did wonders for Season 4.Despite finding her annoying at times, I actually agree. Still I'm glad that Tate was only around for one series.

I rather liked Series 4's finale, although I can see why some were unsatisfied. Midnight is an excellent episode, though, and was really creepy.

[number8]

Midnight is easily in my top 5 Who episodes.

[number8]

I just said that without really thinking what my top 5 is. Hmm.

Midnight, Blink, Human Nature/Family of Blood, The Doctor's Wife, Vincent and the Doctor? That sounds right...

[Mara]

I just said that without really thinking what my top 5 is. Hmm.

Midnight, Blink, Human Nature/Family of Blood, The Doctor's Wife, Vincent and the Doctor? That sounds right...

Full write ups with screen caps and commentary or it didn't happen.

[MadMan]

Full write ups with screen caps and commentary or it didn't happen.I agree. As it stands, his top 5 is pretty spot on, although I would replace Vincent and The Doctor with The Girl In The Fireplace.

[Lasse]

I'm watching this show every day. Next up is Blink. That's supposed to be a good one, yeah?

EDIT: While I still miss Rose a bit, I must say that Martha is a pretty good companion. She's a sweetheart.

[Lasse]

I think I need to do a list of some kind. Like a top 10 episodes thing. Seems only fair.

[Russ]

I'm only a casual Dr. Who viewer. I recently saw a movie that featured a terrific actor (Ian McNeice), whom IMDb identifies as a contributor to the Dr. Who series (as Churchill, no less).

I see that he also had a part in the HBO series, Rome, that I really enjoyed: the part of The Newsreader.

I like Mr. McNeice's talents. Can someone speak to his contributions on Dr. Who?

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I found his Churchill to be a bit cartoony. He looks the part, but it's not by any means a role written for serious character work, as the plots he's used in are thoroughly silly.

[Winston*]

;415332']I found his Churchill to be a bit cartoony..

Less cartoony than Timothy Spall in The Kings Speech though, oddly.

[number8]

UNF.

http://media-cache2.pinterest.com/upload/104497653824110637_TqkTIprG.jp g

[number8]

Man, I've been trying to grow my hair out so I can style it like 10 but it is freaking impossible. That man's hair is an alien entity. Mine just end up looking more like 11's.

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[MadMan]

BTW, Matt Smith passing on the torch for the London Olympics is pretty awesome. Especially since it fulfills what happened in Series 2.

I'm rewatching Series 1's episode "Dalek," and I'm finding it a bit unsatisfying on a second viewing. The first five episodes are very good, however-especially Aliens of London and World War Three. My favorite from this series might just be The Long Game.

[number8]

They released the first official pic of the new companion. I'll spoiler it just in case, I guess.

http://i.imgur.com/DhlXb.jpg

[MadMan]

They released the first official pic of the new companion. I'll spoiler it just in case, I guess.

http://i.imgur.com/DhlXb.jpgMan is she cute. I doubt she'll be able to replace Amy Pound, though. That's a tall order.

[Mr. McGibblets]

Amy Pound

Freudian slip?

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Freudian slip?

Unfortunately no, just MadMan slip.

[number8]

Another pic of the new companion.

http://i.imgur.com/GWMYu.jpg

[EyesWideOpen]

Another pic of the new companion.

http://i.imgur.com/GWMYu.jpg

Holy Jesus she's adorable.

[MadMan]

;425538']Unfortunately no, just MadMan slip.Previous quote in another thread: "I no longer care about spelling errors or mistakes in my post. If you don't like it and are annoyed by it, then be my editor for free."


Another pic of the new companion.

http://i.imgur.com/GWMYu.jpgThese images keep not showing up. Anyways thanks to Google I was able to see who the new companion is again, and yes she's adorable.

[number8]

This is the most amazing thing ever.

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[MadMan]

Man The Girl In The Fireplace held up incredibly well on a second viewing. Its probably my favorite episode in the entire series, and I love how Steven Moffat so artfully combines and mixes comedy, drama, and adventure altogether, which just showed back then that he was capable of taking over the show.

A couple of other things: Mickey was Rory before Rory ever existed, and I like how The Doctor being almost stranded there ends up foreshadowing the heartbreaking Series 2 finale scene where Rose gets stranded in the parallel universe.

Plus that episode just has so many amazingly funny lines, too. I can't even recall all of them. Going back through Series 2 is pretty satisfying, and its one of the best of the bunch, really.

[number8]

Season 7 promo pic.

http://i.imgur.com/Vc9m2.jpg

[number8]

Here's the trailer:

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LESTRADE!

[MadMan]

Oh yeah I caught the guy who plays the good Inspector on Sherlock being in the trailer, also. Just an amazing trailer, giving me more reasons to be excited about Series 7. I want it now, along with new Community.

PS: That promo pic is going to be my new desktop background.

[number8]

BBC2 is making a 90-minute biopic about the people who created Doctor Who. Exec produced by Mofatt and written by Mark Gatiss.

[Mara]

New roommate moving in late this month quoted Doctor Who on her FB status. Jackpot.

[Mara]

I'll probably write a review for the theater thread if I have five minutes to myself, but yesterday I saw James Corben (the lodger from "The Lodger") on Broadway yesterday in One Man, Two Guvnors and he was so charming I just about lost it.

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New roommate moving in late this month quoted Doctor Who on her FB status. Jackpot.

Wicked.

[MadMan]

So when does Series 7 finally air on BBC America? I've been looking for an exact date and all I've been getting is "Autumn 2012."

[number8]

They haven't announced, but it's looking like it's going to be September at the earliest.

[number8]

Saturday, Sept 1.

http://i.imgur.com/LrF6l.jpg

[MadMan]

I'm insanely jealous of everyone who gets to see that first.

[Thirdmango]

Series 7 starts Sep. 1

[number8]

Holy shit, you guys. We're gonna have a new ep this Saturday.

[Mara]

This is important. Especially for Amber.

http://www.tomandlorenzo.com/2012/08/matt-smith-for-esquire-uk-magazine.html

[amberlita]

This is important. Especially for Amber.

http://www.tomandlorenzo.com/2012/08/matt-smith-for-esquire-uk-magazine.html

Oh good lord. Yes please. :pritch:

The man is too cool for school.

[MadMan]

Holy shit, you guys. We're gonna have a new ep this Saturday.Its about goddamn time. I will be setting my DVR for Saturday.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m690jqdUaH1rys4czo1_500 .gif

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Oh, Moffat, you clever bastard, you.

DO NOT get spoiled in advance if you haven't seen the episode, everyone.

[Henry Gale]

Yeah, this was a really good opener.

Very few shows could manage the idea of real-world casting news playing against expectations in such a unique way while still leaving the door open for what's promised, but this one found just the way to do it. I love how this suddenly gives everything such a unique drive for having her and the Doctor team up instead of going with a more usual route for meeting a companion, while instantly giving it all such a sad undertone to fuel it ongoingly, while also informing where it goes (and possibly tries to correct things).
I am saying this as someone who only sits down to really watch a few episodes a series, despite the rest of my family being huge fans that watch them enough in the background that I almost don't feel like I have to, but this is definitely the latest strong affirmation that I should probably catch up on the Smith / Moffat years in their entirety.

[Thirdmango]

I had seen the picture of the new companion a couple months ago but completely forgotten who she was, so when she showed up in this episode I quickly dismissed it as just being a person in that episode. Only after did I look it up and blew my mind. Man I love Moffat so much. Great opener.

[Mara]

It's ridiculous to imagine that "not being willing to have a simple conversation about children" could drive the Williams to the point of divorce. BALDERDASH.

Other than that, very intriguing opening. Curious to see how they play out these interesting threads.

[MadMan]

Being tired of Daleks and also feeling that the episode got started a bit too slow aside, this was a great episode to open the season. I'm really excited about Series 7 even more than I already was. I sort of figured that there would be a twist later on, but I'll admit I had no idea that she would end up being a Dalek. That was a truly sad and tragic moment, working out perfectly. Also having The Eleventh Doctor utter "I'm so sorry" was a nice mirroring of the Tenth Doctor as well.


It's ridiculous to imagine that "not being willing to have a simple conversation about children" could drive the Williams to the point of divorce. BALDERDASH.Um I saw that as Rory and Amy being driven apart by the fact that she couldn't have kids, not a conversation about kids. And in any case even the littlest things can ruin a marriage or drive people apart. I had no problem with it.

Anyways I'm far more anxious to view next weekend's episode. DINOSAURS! ON A SPACESHIP! :pritch:

[Mara]

Um I saw that as Rory and Amy being driven apart by the fact that she couldn't have kids, not a conversation about kids. And in any case even the littlest things can ruin a marriage or drive people apart. I had no problem with it.

She knew he had wanted kids and knew she couldn't have them, so she kicked him out ("gave him up") without actually talking to him about it. If she had, she could have figured out in five minutes (and it wouldn't take that long for viewers of the show) that being with her was more important to him than having children.

Amy, as a character, is more direct than that. She's not one to suffer in silence.

If they'd just had it as an argument or marital issue that hadn't been resolved yet, I would have totally bought it. But to hinge an entire divorce plot on it was contrived.

Besides, they could always adopt or something. Sheesh, Amy, the world doesn't hinge on your uterus.

[EyesWideOpen]

She knew he had wanted kids and knew she couldn't have them, so she kicked him out ("gave him up") without actually talking to him about it. If she had, she could have figured out in five minutes (and it wouldn't take that long for viewers of the show) that being with her was more important to him than having children.

Amy, as a character, is more direct than that. She's not one to suffer in silence.

If they'd just had it as an argument or marital issue that hadn't been resolved yet, I would have totally bought it. But to hinge an entire divorce plot on it was contrived.

Besides, they could always adopt or something. Sheesh, Amy, the world doesn't hinge on your uterus.

Or they could have put their wishes in a box buried it and the child could grow out of the ground.

I mean they have options.

[number8]

http://i.imgur.com/fg6Yn.jpg

[number8]

She knew he had wanted kids and knew she couldn't have them, so she kicked him out ("gave him up") without actually talking to him about it. If she had, she could have figured out in five minutes (and it wouldn't take that long for viewers of the show) that being with her was more important to him than having children.

Amy, as a character, is more direct than that. She's not one to suffer in silence.

If they'd just had it as an argument or marital issue that hadn't been resolved yet, I would have totally bought it. But to hinge an entire divorce plot on it was contrived.

Besides, they could always adopt or something. Sheesh, Amy, the world doesn't hinge on your uterus.

I feel like everyone got a different impression than I did with that scene. Rory's "I know" response made me think that they did have that conversation already and Rory's accepted it and moved on, but Amy still feels that Rory will always be settling for someone who can never give him what he's always wanted.

[number8]

Neil Gaiman revealed that he has written another episode for the second half of S7.

[Mara]

Neil Gaiman revealed that he has written another episode for the second half of S7.

*crosses her fingers for "The Doctor's Wife 2: Even Wifier."*

[amberlita]

I feel like everyone got a different impression than I did with that scene. Rory's "I know" response made me think that they did have that conversation already and Rory's accepted it and moved on, but Amy still feels that Rory will always be settling for someone who can never give him what he's always wanted.

Which raises a different issue with their storyline this episode. I'm willing to believe they did have that conversation, perhaps many...that Rory tried to reassure her and that Amy chose to leave anyway. But if that is the case, their reconciliation is far too truncated and convenient. I didn't get any sense in her explanation for leaving that she did so because she thought Rory didn't love her. She left because she thought that's what was best for him. How is the situation any different now? His affirmations of love tonight would have meant little since prior arguments over the issue would likely have contained similar pleas from him.

However, I don't think they had that conversation before. I agree with Mara and when I watched their scene, the pained, slightly horrified look on Rory's face when she confessed as to why she left told me that this was all news to him.

[number8]

I just think they had to have already, otherwise how did the break up even happen? But here's something more important, I think: whether or not they had the conversation, it's not even the real issue. It seems to me that the real issue is that Amy sees herself as damaged goods and not worthy of Rory (who, let's face it, is like the greatest boyfriend of all time). She may not be able to change her mind so easily.

I agree, though, that the situation hasn't changed and the resolution was too easy. But that's because I don't think it's resolved at all. I watched the episode again and Rory really did not say anything to change her mind. He was mostly speechless after the "I know," and then their argument is interrupted by the realization that The Doctor gave up his bracelet.

They kissed in the heat of the moment during a bomb countdown, and decided to give it another chance after. Hardly a resolution to such a serious problem. I think it's gonna come up again.

[amberlita]

That's a really great point and I'm glad you pointed it out because I was just thinking the SAME THING last night: that most of the criticisms and nitpicks after each episode are generally unfair because we don't have the scope of a full season or series for context. I believe David Simon took some heat for poorly articulating a similar beef with internet culture with regards to The Wire.

I had been thinking about it after the Breaking Bad episode when
Skylar shows Walt the heap of money she's been unable to launder. It's been countless times that I saw that complaint in various places, that one of the show's implausibilities was that the car wash could feasibly handle such amounts. It got addressed. Just took time.

I consider both Steven Moffat to be one of the more trustworthy showrunners. But it's a bad habit with these post episode dissections to believe your critique is worth not giving a writer/producer the benefit of the doubt.

I do hope it's not the last we've heard of this, mostly because other than seeing Matt Smith worth his magic, my favorite thing about this Who reboot is the Amy-Rory love story and if I could watch a show of just them falling in love over and over again I would do it. I'd like to see a slow reconciliation to close out their presence in the series, just so I can experience it all again.

[Mara]

More importantly, Rory's hair looked great this episode.

[MadMan]

I'm with number8. I think we'll see more of Amy-Rory's marriage problems popping up again, probably in the next episode even. After all, Amy made a good point when she told the Doctor he couldn't easily fix every single problem just because he's THE DOCTOR.

[Thirdmango]

The five part "Pond Life" that served as a prequel to the first episode had the beginnings of the fight between the two. I think they wanted to throw that in since they aired the episode to some screenings about a month ago and they probably got some reactions of huh? I admit when I saw them at the beginning being all weird, I thought they were just doing one of those, "we pretend to play different parts to stay steamy," kind of things.

[MadMan]

Thanks to Tumblr I watched "Pond Life." I'm glad that I did so, as I would have been a bit confused about the whole situation otherwise. Also I had a post about the first episode of Series 7 actually reblogged by people, which was odd and yet satisfying.

[SpaceOddity]

The doctor doesn’t do ethics anymore.

The daleks only want to blow up the asylum because it’s not secure and they’re frightened the crazy daleks will escape – so why doesn’t he just make it secure again? He has no problem with the crazy daleks being killed, either because they’re defective or because the species disgusts him. The Doctor used to have a conscience.
Why does he leave Oswin to die? Stories about people being turned into monsters are fairly standard, but generally conclude that monsters are defined by actions not looks. Here the message is that it’s who you are on the outside that counts, even if you’re a genius. And all that’s happened to Oswin is that her brain’s been put in a machine. Tis easy to solve – just put her brain in a robot that looks like her human self.
It’s pretty sexist that the clever girl, because she is so clever, gets turned into a brain in a machine and then left to die.

And the 'they were a monster/ ghost the whole time' is one of the most tired twists around.

[number8]

She's not a human brain in a Dalek body. She was slowly turning into a Dalek, but she kept it at bay with extreme denial. That's what the banging on the door every night was, and she even briefly turned into one when The Doctor told her the truth.

[MadMan]

The Doctor didn't destroy all of the Daleks this time, though. That's progress enough. Besides you forget that The Forth Doctor in the episode when he went back in time to when the Daleks were first created refused to destroy them then, so this isn't the first time The Doctor has not committed mass genocide. I also fail to see how he could have prevented the Daleks from blowing up the planet in the first place.

[SpaceOddity]

She's not a human brain in a Dalek body. She was slowly turning into a Dalek, but she kept it at bay with extreme denial. That's what the banging on the door every night was, and she even briefly turned into one when The Doctor told her the truth.

Daleks are essentially brains in machines. Oswin wasn't slowly turning into a dalek. There were no dalek characteristics in her personality. When the doctor kept telling her she was a dalek she said 'exterminate' a couple of times before rejecting his stance and declaring herself human.

[MadMan]

Really entertaining episode, although the fact that The Doctor didn't spare old evil dude reminded me of that Series 2 episode, School Reunion, where The Tenth Doctor told the main bad guy that he only gets one warning.

Hurray for dinosaurs, Jurassic Park references, and big robots. I think that Series 7 has been merely solid so far, but I'm enjoying the ride. I'm really looking forward to next week's episode, which I will probably love way too much because of its setting.

[number8]

Daleks are essentially brains in machines. Oswin wasn't slowly turning into a dalek. There were no dalek characteristics in her personality. When the doctor kept telling her she was a dalek she said 'exterminate' a couple of times before rejecting his stance and declaring herself human.

Yes, I know, but The Doctor said they did a full conversion on her, which was turning a human into a Dalek. They've been known to do this. The Dalek army the 9th doctor fought in the S1 finale were humans converted into Daleks. The human DNA in them drove them insane and religious. The same was going to happen to Oswin eventually. She was already hallucinating.

[number8]

I liked the second episode more. It was in danger of being overstuffed with concepts, but I think that's a great part of the charm. I love when The Doctor can just randomly pick up people from anytime and anywhere to help him.

I thought I recognized the robot voices and realized halfway through the ep that they were Mitchell and Webb. I clapped when it was confirmed in the end credits.

That ending, though. That's gonna raise some eyebrows.

[number8]

Really entertaining episode, although the fact that The Doctor didn't spare old evil dude reminded me of that Series 2 episode, School Reunion, where The Tenth Doctor told the main bad guy that he only gets one warning.

Or The Christmas Invasion. Tennant's "No second chances. That's the kind of man I am" after pushing the Sycorax warrior to his death.

[amberlita]

That ending, though. That's gonna raise some eyebrows.

I presume you mean

the foreshadowing in the conversation between Amy and the Doctor about being there till their respective deaths?

Oh, and....the kiss!

:pritch:

[number8]

I presume you mean

the foreshadowing in the conversation between Amy and the Doctor about being there till their respective deaths?

Oh, and....the kiss!

:pritch:

No, I just figured The Doctor deliberately murdering someone would not sit well with Tennant fans.

[Mara]

Silly and inconsequential, but not bad. Had some great interactions ("Are you a queen?" "Yes. Yes, I am." and "I'm not a Pond." "Of course you are!") But formulaic, my word. The set-up was so abbreviated that they may as well have said, "Surely you're used to our gathering strange myriad people for a bizarre purpose by now. Let's just skip it."

Even the dark turn for the Doctor's ethics felt a little bit rote.

I'm surprised we haven't been given an arc direction yet. Other than a sense of unease about the Ponds and their Doctorific future.

[MadMan]

Or The Christmas Invasion. Tennant's "No second chances. That's the kind of man I am" after pushing the Sycorax warrior to his death.Ah yes, I forgot about that episode. But that's only because I've seen it merely twice, where as I've viewed other episodes numerous times.

Series 7 hasn't found an arc yet, but give it time. Series 3 and 4's arcs didn't emerge until much later, and Series 2's arc only became apparent by the second or third episode. I imagine that Series 7's arc will end up being the repercussions of the Doctor escaping being killed at the end of Series 6.

[MadMan]

Well I liked A Town Called Mercy, but the western elements were kind of silly and the endless western cliches ended up being the weakest aspect of the episode. I loved Amy challenging The Doctor, who has become a bit dark this season-which I kind of like, seeing as he has been progressing to that point. The second half was better than the first half of the episode, and I'm more interested in next week's, which might speak to this series being merely good at best. Which reminds me of Series 4, although the writing here isn't as bad as it was during that series.

In short, as much as I like the Ponds I'm glad they're leaving the show. There's no new territory left to cover with them, and while they will be missed The Doctor is overdue for a new companion, which he will be getting soon. I haven't bothered to check the schedule so that when they exit the show it will be a surprise, although I'm guessing its relatively soon.

[number8]

I'm glad that the ruthlessness of the last two episodes were actually intentional, so they could address it in this episode. Perfect setting for that discussion too.

[Mara]

Yeah, this episode is more like it. Carefully explored ideas of morality and retribution, while exploring both why The Doctor needs the Ponds, and why they're growing beyond him.

Other than Isaac, the American accents were notably bad.

Next week has Rory in his undies, so we also have important stuff pending.

[number8]

I wrote this. It's long.

http://www.artboiled.com/2012/the-role-of-pacifism-and-gun-violence-on-doctor-who/

[Mara]

I wrote this. It's long.

http://www.artboiled.com/2012/the-role-of-pacifism-and-gun-violence-on-doctor-who/

This is an awesome read.

[MadMan]

Whoa The Power of Three was pretty amazing. Especially the references to past Doctor Who episodes: Anyone who's ever seen the Third and Forth Doctors caught that reference, and of course UNIT made an appearance during the Tenth Doctor's tenure.

Just a really fun, wonderful episode, quite possibly the best of Series 7 so far. I like how it properly addressed the issues that come up with traveling with the Doctor, and how real life interferes with having a blast and traveling with the Doctor.

Also I love the guy who played Ron's dad in the Harry Potter movies who plays Rory's dad. Delightful actor. I wish I had skipped the preview for next week's episode, though....damn spoilers.

[number8]

Yeah that episode I think highlights what has been so different about the reboot that Davies introduced and Moffat turned up to 11 (heehehehehe). The show didn't used to be so much about personal drama. This episode is allllll about characters, to be point where the plot resolution was so damn lazy and convenient.

[number8]

This is an awesome read.

Thanks. I'm proud of it, though I'm a little sad that so far this article has received 7000 unique hits while all the others on the site are at less than 100. Heh.

Oh well, it's new still. Hoping to get another popular article before the end of the month.

[MadMan]

Yeah that episode I think highlights what has been so different about the reboot that Davies introduced and Moffat turned up to 11 (heehehehehe). The show didn't used to be so much about personal drama. This episode is allllll about characters, to be point where the plot resolution was so damn lazy and convenient.Aye the plot resolution was the only bad thing about The Power of Three. Otherwise it was a pretty great episode.

I'll have to read your article when I have time for it, number8.

[number8]

I'm pretty excited for the second half next year. We've got Neil Gaiman again, and apparently Luther creator Neal Cross wrote one of the eps.

[MadMan]

I'm pretty excited for the second half next year. We've got Neil Gaiman again, and apparently Luther creator Neal Cross wrote one of the eps.Whoa, and double whoa :pritch:

[MadMan]

Here's the roller coaster ride of feelings I had during Angels Take Manhattan:

The first part of the episode I was like:

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lebqr8uvzY1qadvd4.gif

In the middle I was:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx27/lexiingram/I%20stole%20gifs%20from%20laur en/Misc/Doctor%20Who/doctoramh.gif

By the end I was:

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9orgeVy6j1rqkbnx.gif

And then the somewhat spoiler filled short preview after the episode resulted in me going:

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mao0q2cb7o1ruuuzv.gif

Great fucking episode. I'll admit that I cried a little near the end. Wow. Also it managed to capture Blink's super creepy style. The Angels are easily the scariest Doctor Who villain of all time. X-Mas is too far away, sadly, but I can't wait.

[number8]

Uhhhh if the statue of liberty is an angel and the image of an angel becomes an angel, we are thoroughly FUCKED.

Such a great episode. That's one of the show's best cold opens, too.

[number8]

http://i.imgur.com/1emkQ.jpg

[MadMan]

Uhhhh if the statue of liberty is an angel and the image of an angel becomes an angel, we are thoroughly FUCKED.

Such a great episode. That's one of the show's best cold opens, too.Hah, yeah-that part where the Statue of Liberty pops up and Rory cracks about it going to see him was great. Oh man am I going to miss the Ponds dearly. That ending...just....:sad: :cry:

[Mara]

Sad, sad, sad but good. A fitting farewell to the Ponds-Williams.

I think I love Rory more than any other companion ever.

[number8]

Here's the writer-director line-up for the rest of the season. Pretty solid.

706. Written by Steven Moffat. Directed by Colm McCarthy. (Filming now)
707. Written by Neil Cross. Directed by Farren Blackburn. (Not filmed)
708. Written by Mark Gatiss. Directed by Douglas Mackinnon. (Filmed)
709. Written by Neil Cross. Directed by Jamie Payne. (Filmed)
710. Written by Stephen Thompson. Directed by Mat King. (Filmed)
711. Written by Mark Gatiss. Directed by Saul Metzstein. (Filmed)
712. Written by Neil Gaiman. Directed by Stephen Wolfenden. (Not filmed)
713. Written by Steven Moffat. Directed by TBA. (Not filmed)

[number8]

xorwTKINHvk

[[ETM]]

Gaiman apparently thinks we haven't seen enough of the Cybermen (http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/11/revealed-neil-gaimans-new-doctor-who-story-features-the-cybermen/).

[MadMan]

;449861']Gaiman apparently thinks we haven't seen enough of the Cybermen (http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/11/revealed-neil-gaimans-new-doctor-who-story-features-the-cybermen/).:|

The Cybermen suck. They're not scary, they're really boring, and having seen the first episode they ever appeared in (featuring the Second Doctor) a while back, I hate them as villains. Still at least in the last episode they were featured that episode was still entertaining, thanks to the non-Cyberman stuff. Which is the problem with them altogether: every episode they've been in, they've been overshadowed by elements not related to them.

[[ETM]]

In Gaiman I trust, though. I'm sure he'll make the best Cybermen episode ever.

[MadMan]

;450066']In Gaiman I trust, though. I'm sure he'll make the best Cybermen episode ever.Oh no don't get me wrong, I'm excited that he's writing the episode, and the last one he wrote was awesome. I'll just do what I did the last time the cybermen were on the show and ignore that aspect while focusing on the good stuff.

You know what villain I wish we'd see again? The Sontarans. They're awesome.

[MadMan]

L3KVpvEUTns

I am excite, as usual. I think I spotted a Sontaran! And hey there's evil zombie snowmen. Fantastic.

[Mara]

I like Richard Grant. And there are some fun returning characters, too.

[Lasse]

Just watched the episode Vincent and the Doctor, and while I don't really think it's a great episode, the ending really touched me.

After watching a few episodes with the eleventh Doctor, I must say that Matt Smith is okay, but both Eccleston and Tennant were superior. Still enjoying the show.

[[ETM]]

Ian McKellen will voice the Snowmen in the Christmas Special. (http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/23725/ian-mckellen-joins-doctor-who-christmas-special)

[number8]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8058/8250173254_eaecc3dde2_o.jpg

[Kurosawa Fan]

I've been watching this on my break, and I'm a few episodes into season six. I had stopped at the end of season four about a year or so ago, and just finished up David's run with the specials somewhere around Thanksgiving of this year. Matt Smith has completely changed my opinion of this show. He is so far superior to both Eccleston and Tennant that, in my mind, it isn't even worth discussing. He feels like a 900-year-old space and time traveler; odd, quirky, brash, cocky, awkward, funny, etc. He is the perfect embodiment of what I feel the Doctor should be, only I didn't know it until I watched his performance. He makes the show for me, and makes it hard for me to stop watching at night. Also, the writing in season five and six has been much, much better. The show has gotten progressively better with each season. Season five was phenomenal. Funny, imaginative, suspenseful, blah blah blah. What I appreciate more than anything now is that they use rules set up on the show to navigate their way out of danger. This seemed less prevalent in previous seasons. "You'll never see Mickey again. Oh wait, you will, with little explanation." "Rose is gone forever. Oh wait, no she isn't, we made up some new ridiculous reason why she's back." With season five, they exploit time travel and the mind-bending (and I'm sure, often paradoxical and ridiculous) possibilities that lie therein to get themselves out of seemingly impossible situations.

Also, the companions have also gotten progressively better. Rose was my least favorite, followed by Martha, then Donna (who I loved and didn't think could be eclipsed), and now Amy and Rory, who are both fantastic (especially Amy). I like the devotion she has to the Doctor, minus the constant pining or sexual tension. She has the humor of Donna minus her sometimes grating trait of complaining about everything, replaced with a never-ending adventurous spirit. Her chemistry with the Doctor, as well as River and Rory, is superb.

In short, I now consider myself a big fan of this show, and can't wait to continue and get completely caught up.

[MadMan]

I don't agree with you that Smith is better than Eccleston and Tennant, but he's pretty damn good. I will agree that Amy is the best of the new batch of companions. My favorite though is Rory, just because he's very much in the mold of Mickey, only far more interesting and better developed. And yes Series 5 and 6 are amazing. Series 7 has been merely good so far, but I'm hoping for latter series greatness. I will be DVR-ing tonight's X-Mas special, and I can't wait to watch it when I get home.

[number8]

It was a hard journey to my finally admitting it, but yep.

http://hijinksensue.com/2011/08/29/accepting-who-i-am/

[Mara]

I think Smith is my favorite, but I did really love Tennant.

I love Rory unabashedly. He's my favorite companion, then Donna.

[Thirdmango]

Smith is my favorite, then Tennant, then Elecleston is like an after thought.

My goodness tonight's episode.

[number8]

Oh man, that Clara.

[Mara]

I MISSED THIS SHOW SO MUCH.

This was a delight from beginning to end. Funny, unexpected, and intriguing-- can't wait for spring.

[MadMan]

I forgot to set the DVR :sad:

PS: Luckily its been reshown twice this weekend. Thank God.

[[ETM]]

Moffat is one clever SOB.

Instead of finding yet more ways to make the Doctor feel new, he does it with the companion, and makes me more interested in the next season than perhaps ever.

And oh man, that Clara.

[MadMan]

Yes that episode was bloody amazing. I still slightly prefer a Christmas Carol, but The Snowmen was a close second. I loved how the new opening credits were a homage to Tom Baker. Not to mention the new TARDIS inside, which oddly reminded me of the old interiors from the previous show.

Even Clara reminds me of the old show's companions, not the current batch from the current run. Plus of course the Sontaran made me laugh-I had no idea they were good comic relief. I had a couple of flashbacks to when I was a kid in middle school, viewing PBS repeats of Doctor Who aired next to Red Dwarf episodes on Friday nights. That's how I got into the show, and I like how Moffat seems to reflect that love for Doctor Who in the episodes. Particularly this one.

Series 7 Part 2 has great promise. And of course Clara. Gotta love Clara.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Just finished "The Angels Take Manhattan." Stupid Rory. :cry:

[number8]

WINSTON, GET ME ONE.

http://static.stuff.co.nz/1358995204/316/8219316.jpg

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv/8219281/Doctor-Who-becomes-legal-tender

[Kurosawa Fan]

I can't find the coins anywhere on newzealandmint.com to preorder or to purchase. I'd like to at least know how much they're going to go for.

[number8]

Ummmm. Whoa. The 50th Anniversary special will be shown in theaters and shot in 3D.

[MadMan]

Awesome. If it comes to my local theaters I'll probably go see it.

Plus Doctor Who Series 7 starts up again on March 30th. I can't wait.

[number8]

The D'Ood abides.

http://i.imgur.com/6nGR39C.jpg

[MadMan]

I really wish I was there.

[[ETM]]

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/24659/doctor-who-new-series-7-poster-episode-title-revealed

http://auth.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/styles/insert_main_wide_image/public/episode_8_poster.jpg

[number8]

If anyone cares about BTS drama, exec producer Caroline Skinner has quit, effective immediately, following a supposed row with Steven Moffat. That's the 3rd exec producer to quit the show since Moffat took over.

[number8]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Doctor-Who-Cyberman-Mask-/130862582974?pt=UK_Toys_Creati ve_Educational_RL&hash=item1e78048cbe

[Mara]

New trailer:

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/16/doctor-who-trailer-matt-smith/?hpt=hp_t3

[[ETM]]

I really love the new trailers. I don't know what it is, but I haven't seen the show looking so... big, or... film-like. Doesn't really look like a TV show, it's sort of... epic.

[[ETM]]

A sort of a prequel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IROtC6cAT4

[number8]

UGH

http://i.imgur.com/kR1Gal2.png

[number8]

Production of the 50th Anniversary special is now underway.

http://i.imgur.com/taQQXnj.jpg

[MadMan]

UGH

http://i.imgur.com/kR1Gal2.pngNOOOOOO :sad:

That pic of David and Matt is like X-Mas. I love it.

Oh and the new episode was fantastic. Clara and The Doctor had great chemistry and I was entertained throughout. I think at this point I just enjoy seeing the Doctor in action and I no longer care about who the villain is. Or maybe its just that the villain in this episode was really lame. I want an anti-gravity quadrocycle :cool:

[[ETM]]

The Zygons are back:
http://static03.mediaite.com/themarysue/uploads/2013/04/Zygon.jpg

[MadMan]

I had to wikipedia who those guys were. I've decided to go back through the old show, starting with episodes from The First Doctor that are actually intact, and working my way forward. Although I'll have to do it mostly through DVD in the mail, so it might take me a while since I also have movies on my queue, too.

Tonight's episode was merely good, but I was still entertaining. Nice use of emotion though, and the opener was unexpected: I guess that the Doctor meeting Clara's parents and a young Clara-the second time he had run into a younger version of her-doesn't really affect anything in the present.

Next week's looks great and intense. I can't wait.

[[ETM]]

I keep reading about a "fan meltdown" and how everyone hated the episode... My girlfriend is still sniffling, because it made her cry. Sure, it wasn't spectacular, but I wonder about people sometimes...

[[ETM]]

Matt Smith leaves Doctor Who after the next Christmas Special... TWO MORE EPISODES.

number8 will die.

But it's peculiar - Moffat is on S8, and so is Coleman... I wonder how that will work.

[number8]

Matt Smith is leaving. :(

Here's the official BBC press release: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Matt-Smith-to-leave-Doctor-Who

[[ETM]]

Looks like I beat you by this much.

[Mara]

Grief... choking...

[MadMan]

I've grown to love Matt Smith, so this is sad news to me indeed. He's slowly become the role so well, and I'm used to him playing the part. I guess Tom Baker will forever be the only actor to even embody the role longer than anyone else...

[Kurosawa Fan]

Devastating news, but I read this rumor months ago, so I've had time to prepare. I didn't call myself a Doctor Who fan until Matt Smith. I hope I can continue calling myself a fan after he's gone.

[[ETM]]

I haven't been disappointed twice already, no reason not to continue the trend.

[MadMan]

Funny how when I heard Matt Smith was taking the role I was unsure of how well he would do. Boy am I glad that he surprised the hell out of me.

[Kurosawa Fan]

We just started watching this with my kids. Starting from Eccleston, of course. Probably gonna lose our youngest as it progresses. Gets a bit dark and scary. He didn't care for the little bit of The Silence he saw months back.

[number8]

But... The whole point of Doctor Who is to scare the shit out of children. It's a time honored thing.

[Kurosawa Fan]

But... The whole point of Doctor Who is to scare the shit out of children. It's a time honored thing.

If I didn't have to live with his nightmares and middle of the night barge-ins, I might consider it. I think it's over his head anyway. The accents, the quick dialogue, and the techno-babble is too much for him. The eleven-year-old was riveted. The eight-year-old checked out after one episode.

[MadMan]

But... The whole point of Doctor Who is to scare the shit out of children. It's a time honored thing.:lol:

I started watching the old version of Doctor Who when I was in elementary school, I believe. Because around that time PBS also aired Red Dwarf episodes too on Friday nights, and then they would air only Doctor Who on Saturday's. Sci-Fi Fridays/Saturdays used to be the norm until they got the new current version of Doctor Who. Now they only air those episodes on Saturday's and nothing sci-fi on Friday nights.

[[ETM]]

One of my earliest scary memories is of the classic Tom Baker episode "The Ark in Space"
http://images.wikia.com/tardis/images/4/4c/The_Ark_in_Space_Special_Edidt ion_Region_2_UK_Cover.jpg

I didn't know it was Doctor Who, I had no idea what it was about, I just remember being horrified by the slimy crawling larvae absorbing people. I didn't know they were green, because we had a black and white TV, that's how long ago that was. I only figured out what it was that I was watching years and years later, because I remembered there being a disappearing telephone box.

[MadMan]

That episode is fantastic. And yes the green larvae people probably scared kids back then. The earliest episodes I watched were only Tom Baker ones, although later on they showed episodes from other Doctors. I don't think I've seen a full episode featuring McCoy yet.

[[ETM]]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/971366_509033525818010_1971967 924_n.jpg

166 days to go.

[number8]

lol, apparently Kevin Bacon is filming stuff in England and keeps telling random people that they're filming Doctor Who and he's the new Doctor.

He's not.

[MadMan]

lol, apparently Kevin Bacon is filming stuff in England and keeps telling random people that they're filming Doctor Who and he's the new Doctor.

He's not.That makes me flash back to Community's Americanized version of Inspector Spacetime. Which I laughed at, although Abed's angry reaction to it was the best.

[number8]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61nyEjH8Xik&feature=yo utube_gdata_player

[Mara]

Why oh why did that video not have background music?

But it's sweet.

Poor Matt Smith did nothing to deserve being in Detroit.

[number8]

They've cast the 12th Doctor. The BBC will announce the actor on the air this Sunday in a half hour live TV special that will interview the new Doctor as well as previous ones.

[MadMan]

They've cast the 12th Doctor. The BBC will announce the actor on the air this Sunday in a half hour live TV special that will interview the new Doctor as well as previous ones.Excellent. I can't wait.

Oh am I going to miss Matt Smith. He's just so wonderful.

[Henry Gale]

Last night I dreamed that Sam Jackson was revealed as the new Doctor.

At first the hardcore fans were mildly miffed that he isn't British, until they realized "Who gives a fuck?! The Doctor is fuckin' Samuel L. Jackson!" and the world briefly, physically suffered from the entire population simultaneously yelling, high-five-ing, and jumping up and down from excitement.

An enjoyable dream.

[Gamblor]

It's Peter Capaldi.

[Mara]

It's Peter Capaldi.

For some reason I thought this was happening tomorrow!

*googles furiously*

[Derek]

It's Peter Capaldi.

I may have to start watching this show now. It'll be weird hearing Capaldi talk for more than 10 seconds without cussing.

[number8]

I may have to start watching this show now. It'll be weird hearing Capaldi talk for more than 10 seconds without cussing.

INTRUDER.

[Derek]

INTRUDER.

:lol:

The funny thing is one of my good friends, who I also work with, is a huge Who fan from even before the new series started, so I know more about this show than anyone on earth who's never seen it. I even have Tardis (yes, I know it's T.A.R.D.I.S.) in one of my work passwords. One of the reasons I haven't watched it yet is b/c I don't want to face his wrath if I don't absolutely love it. But goddamn if that's gonna stop me from watching Malcolm Tucker take on the Time Lords.

[Mara]

Eh, my Twitter feed is LIVID. I'm going to stay out of there for awhile.

Since I haven't seen "The Thick of It" I don't really remember this guy, although I know I've seen stuff he's in. I'm sure he'll be fine.

[slqrick]

He's a really good actor that will do fine in the role I'm sure, but I really was hoping they'd go with an Idris Elba type. Capaldi's older than the last couple of Doctors, yeah, but they had a chance here to do something really cool. Seems like an almost safe pick after Tennant and Smith.

I still haven't seen the back half of this past season. Hard for me to get into it after the Pond arc concluded.

[Thirdmango]

For Who fans he was previously in The Fires of Pompeii as one of the lead Romans.

[Winston*]

For Who fans he was previously in The Fires of Pompeii as one of the lead Romans.

He also had a major role in Torchwood: Children of Earth.

Kind of hoped they'd go for someone who wasn't a white male this time around, but I can't complain with Capaldi. I wonder if they'll let him be Scottish.

[Mara]

Eh, my Twitter feed is LIVID. I'm going to stay out of there for awhile.


Should have been a woman!

Should have been black!

Should have been younger/hotter!

Sheesh, people. Write your own tv show.

[Winston*]

Should have been younger/hotter!.

I am curious to see if this casting will affect the female audience the show's built up with the last two doctors.

[slqrick]

I am curious to see if this casting will affect the female audience the show's built up with the last two doctors.

No worries, the companion will be a 20 something hot dude.

[Mara]

No worries, the companion will be a 20 something hot dude.

...it's still Clara, right?

[MadMan]

...it's still Clara, right?Yeah. For now. Companions come and go.

Peter Capaldi is a fine choice. And actually I enjoyed Series 7 more after the Ponds left. Clara was a wonderful addition.

[MadMan]

I also imagine this means that they'll probably explore the Time War between the Time Lords and the Daleks. At least I hope so.

[Winston*]

Malcolm Tucker explains Star Wars.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-pnGFbwMQ&feature=player_embedded

[Watashi]

Isn't Malcolm Tucker gay?

They should totally have a gay Doctor.

[Winston*]

Isn't Malcolm Tucker gay?

Where are you getting this from?

[Watashi]

Where are you getting this from?

Wasn't he gay in In the Loop?

I haven't seen The Thick of It.

[Winston*]

Don't recall any indication of his sexuality.

[Watashi]

Don't recall any indication of his sexuality.

Huh. I may need to rewatch it, but I thought the film implied that Malcolm and Jamie were together.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I fucking love the decision to make Peter fucking Capaldi the next fucking Doctor. Couldn't be more fucking pleased.

Seriously, I'm ecstatic. Didn't think I would be considering my love for Smith. Can't wait to see what Capaldi does with the role. I would imagine a darker incarnation than Smith, though that's a pretty easy prediction to make.