Welsh Rich Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Heheh... nice: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6262094.stm Dave Tennant is also sporting a rather fetching Lou Reed t-shirt... End of Season 3 maybe not quite what I had in mind, but still a great story arc and nice to see you-know-who back... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I'm still waiting for season 3 to start over here. not sure when that happens though. maybe late summer/early fall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 You're in for a treat... ride the first handful of episdoes, they're a bit patchy, but it gets SOOOO good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 i concur. And the christmas episode could be a really disaster, in my opinion. I have a feeling its going to sink the show. We'll see if it can even stay afloat after this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 On more Who related news - I see Martha Jones is going to turn up in Torchwood: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6260374.stm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 That's pretty cool. She did a fine job as companion, though I preferred Rose probably. I would be very surprised if she doesn't show up in Dr. Who next season though, as well as these Torchwood episodes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 Yeah, I think that's the deal according to the BBC link... she got better as the season went on. Particularly liked the reason WHY she wouldn't go on with him as well... quite sweet. I think they need to mix things up a bit for season 4 though... perhaps get rid of Russell T Davies' finale's and give someone like Stephen Moffat the chance, who's writing is brilliant. EDIT: I've edited the thread title so we can meander a bit... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I would love it if stevan moffat was writing more episodes or even given control of the general arc of the 4th series. I was lucky enough to meet him at a Dr. Who convention in Los Angeles and he is a really, really cool guy and definitely my favorite writer on the show. Although he does like to mention he won the Hugo Award alot.... But i think Russell is on the show until 2009 and then he'll step away. Thats my understanding at least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I watched 2 episodes this season. The first was about the daleks and some pig-faced men, or something in 1920's New York. Then I watched the final episode last weekend. And I've half watched a few other ones that all merge into each other (mainly because the endings and general plot lines are variations on an over-played theme) In the first of those I watched, the daleks seemed to be entirely different from what they used to be like. I think they flew, for one thing, which is nonsense, plus they mixed a human with a dalek and he ended up looking like an octopus in a pin striped suit. Apart from Davros (spelling?) did the older shows even show what a dalek looked like? Anyway, seeing them spoilt the whole thing for me. Then in the last episode they had The X?* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 In my opinion you ended up watching some of the more cheesy episodes from this season. Russell T. Davies episodes are always a bit nonsense, and the season finale was no exception. The way they brought you-know-who back was quite brilliant, but like you said the dobby-doctor and then glowing was a bit much. They showed the daleks insides a few times in the old series (Davros doesn't count as he isn't a Dalek). Essentially they are just little blobs in metal armor: The daleks actually have tried a bunch of times to mix themselves with humans to try and evolve, so its not really so far fetched. But like you said, they never ended up with an octopus in a pinstriped suit. I think if you watch the episodes Human Nature/The Family of Blood, Blink, and even Utopia from this season, youd get a better estimation perhaps of why me and Mr. Saxon are still keen on the show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I've watched a few from each of the new series, I've just never been able to get into it because they always seem to rush far too quickly through the plot lines from all the ones I've seen. I never think I'm going to get into it, but I can sit down and watch them every now and again and not want to switch it off. Why can't you call him The X?* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 because it hasn't aired in the US yet, and in theory its supposed to be a surprise that he's back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 because it hasn't aired in the US yet, and in theory its supposed to be a surprise that he's back. right, so i've ruined it for everyone now. i'll delete those bits on my last few posts then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I don't imagine there are enough American hardcore Dr. Who fans on viachicago for it to matter. Especially since if you are really hardcore, you already downloaded them. So don't sweat it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I don't imagine there are enough American hardcore Dr. Who fans on viachicago for it to matter. Especially since if you are really hardcore, you already downloaded them. So don't sweat it. have to disagree with you on that one. I consider myself a pretty diehard Doctor Who (not Dr. Who) fan, but I don't download the episodes, because I don't have alot of HD space, nor do I have a DVD burner. so, I wait for them to air on tv. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 have to disagree with you on that one. I consider myself a pretty diehard Doctor Who (not Dr. Who) fan, but I don't download the episodes, because I don't have alot of HD space, nor do I have a DVD burner. so, I wait for them to air on tv. did i spoil it for you, then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 have to disagree with you on that one. I consider myself a pretty diehard Doctor Who (not Dr. Who) fan, but I don't download the episodes, because I don't have alot of HD space, nor do I have a DVD burner. so, I wait for them to air on tv. Yeah, my apologies. I am just unable to wait until Sci-fi airs them, as I am an impatient sort. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 did i spoil it for you, then? nope, I came back into this thread after you had typed this: right, so i've ruined it for everyone now. i'll delete those bits on my last few posts then. and I haven't scrolled up to see what you wrote. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 Phew! That's good then, I was a little worried we'd spoilt the twist. I think the episodes you caught Richard were the poorest, the one's leading up to the finale were perfect slices of Sci-Fi that didn't need an interest to Doctor Who to enjoy. Especially as he didn't use his fucking sonic screwdriver to get out of it, which really annoys me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Yes. sonic screwdriver overuse = poor writing. But people have been saying this for 30 years, so I doubt they'll stop now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted July 4, 2007 Author Share Posted July 4, 2007 Not sure how I feel about this... Catherine Tate is going to be the new companion for the next season, playing the same character as the one in last years Christmas Special... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6267680.stm As long as she's not too OTT... though I do have a bad feeling about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Not sure how I feel about this... Catherine Tate is going to be the new companion for the next season, playing the same character as the one in last years Christmas Special... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6267680.stm As long as she's not too OTT... though I do have a bad feeling about it. I definitely felt relieved when she didn't stay on after the christmas episode. But part of the point of that episode was to make her annoying - i.e. that no one would want to marry her, so I feel like she'll be more subdued. There have been no awful companions yet though, so I trust them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Tate Joins Doctor Who British comic actress Catherine Tate will play the Doctor's newest companion in the BBC's upcoming fourth season of Doctor Who, the BBC announced. Tate will reprise the role of Donna, the runaway bride from the 2006 Christmas special. Tate will join star David Tennant for the complete 13-week run of the new season, which is due to begin filming in Cardiff, Wales, later this month. Freema Agyeman, who played the Doctor's companion, Martha Jones, in the third season, will return the middle of the coming season. The third season of Doctor Who recently ended in the United Kingdom; it begins running on SCI FI Channel in the United States on July 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Agyeman, meanwhile, will play Martha Jones in three episodes of spinoff show Torchwood, which producers have said will expand her character. The fourth season of Doctor Who is due to debut on BBC One in spring 2008. A Christmas special starring Tennant and Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue will air in December in the United Kingdom. I seldom watch the Sci-Fi channel these days - but I caught this bit of news last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 Piece on it in the Guardian today, raising similar fears. Though, apparently, she's done some "proper" acting in the past, so we'll see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 just saw that, Torchwood, will be starting on BBC America, this september! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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