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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #125 on: November 18, 2013, 03:24:53 pm »
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I just really don't like the Eccleston dude.  I've never seen his Dr. Who, but I don't like him in anything else.

I thought he was brilliant in Shallow Grave. His character wasn't all that likable, but then again, all of the characters were pretty much jerks. You felt sorry and repulsed by all of them at different stages.

I recently saw him in eXistenZ, though his character was a bit of a bore (which was admitted in the story as well, which was interesting).

He's an interesting Doctor, though he is not as whimsical as Tenant and Smith. He's cavalier about what's happening, but he also has a bit of a callous side to him.

I would say that Tenant and Smith are more fun.

I'm not familiar with the previous Doctors, though I have Netflix now and could remedy that.

And yet really, you have to view him for who the character is at that point in the story. He's just come (or recently enough, anyway) from the Time War. He's very scarred, and very rough still. He's lost a lot of the life and whimsical nature that is often associated with The Doctor. He just went through a transformation of sorts (different than Regeneration), and he's not yet healed from the things that he did in the name of... Justice? Righteousness? Self-Reward? Anger?... Who knows. (Hopefully all of us quite soon!)

It's what makes the story of Rose so poignant. The Doctor so often saves humanity, but here she is, saving him. This is very well written in the story of "Dalek", when Rose puts herself between the Dalek and the Doctor, begging the Doctor not to harm the Dalek. The Doctor's war crazed anger and fury releases as he demands Rose move so that he can destroy this thing that has caused so much damage throughout the universe - this thing that is a danger to the very existence of reality, and Rose responds "He's not the one pointing a gun at me".

Yes, Eccleston lacks the whimsy and compassion and overall likability that Smith or Tenant bring. But for who he is emotionally, I think he's quite perfect for the role.
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #126 on: November 18, 2013, 04:01:20 pm »
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Regeneration), and he's not yet healed from the things that he did in the name of... Justice? Righteousness? Self-Reward? Anger?... Who knows. (Hopefully all of us quite soon!)

I don't think it's too much of a spoiler (at this point) to say that he did it in the name of Peace and Sanity.  Very specifically.
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #127 on: November 18, 2013, 04:23:31 pm »
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I was flipping through the channels and stopped on a random Dr. Who.  The doctor was extremely young looking.  I was immediately uninterested by whatever was happening (something with Daleks in the title) and the doctor was unimpressive to say the least.

I clearly need to start with a different Doctor than that one.
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #128 on: November 18, 2013, 04:30:04 pm »
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I was flipping through the channels and stopped on a random Dr. Who.  The doctor was extremely young looking.  I was immediately uninterested by whatever was happening (something with Daleks in the title) and the doctor was unimpressive to say the least.

I clearly need to start with a different Doctor than that one.

That's presumably the current Doctor, Matt Smith.  He's actually quite good.  Maybe you just need to start with a different episode?  (Or alternately just from the beginning of the episode.)
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #129 on: November 18, 2013, 04:36:11 pm »
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I was flipping through the channels and stopped on a random Dr. Who.  The doctor was extremely young looking.  I was immediately uninterested by whatever was happening (something with Daleks in the title) and the doctor was unimpressive to say the least.

I clearly need to start with a different Doctor than that one.

That's presumably the current Doctor, Matt Smith.  He's actually quite good.  Maybe you just need to start with a different episode?  (Or alternately just from the beginning of the episode.)

I just re-watched The Eleventh Hour recently (Matt Smith's first episode), and it's better than I remember (I remember it being very good). It should be a great introduction to the show.

And honestly, it's not for everyone. If you keep not liking it, it might just not be your thing.
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #130 on: November 18, 2013, 04:52:34 pm »
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I was flipping through the channels and stopped on a random Dr. Who.  The doctor was extremely young looking.  I was immediately uninterested by whatever was happening (something with Daleks in the title) and the doctor was unimpressive to say the least.

I clearly need to start with a different Doctor than that one.

That's presumably the current Doctor, Matt Smith.  He's actually quite good.  Maybe you just need to start with a different episode?  (Or alternately just from the beginning of the episode.)

I just re-watched The Eleventh Hour recently (Matt Smith's first episode), and it's better than I remember (I remember it being very good). It should be a great introduction to the show.

And honestly, it's not for everyone. If you keep not liking it, it might just not be your thing.

It seems like it should be my thing, though.  As mentioned, I adore SG:1/Atlantis/Universe.  I did the TNG thing.  Lost.  Fringe (randomly met John Noble recently, btw).  Etc.

Then again, I found Firefly to be horribly overrated by Whedonites around the world.  Nice show and all, but it was basically Farscape with better CGI.  Nowhere near as good as Angel.
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #131 on: November 18, 2013, 05:31:59 pm »
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Then again, I found Firefly to be horribly overrated ...  Nowhere near as good as Angel.

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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #132 on: November 18, 2013, 05:34:08 pm »
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Then again, I found Firefly to be horribly overrated ...  Nowhere near as good as Angel.

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You should just curse at me in fake Chinese.
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #133 on: November 19, 2013, 01:00:19 pm »
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Then again, I found Firefly to be horribly overrated ...  Nowhere near as good as Angel.

You're dead to me.

You should just curse at me in fake Chinese.

Too late already did.

But then I praised your bravery in Klingon...
... and quickly translated an old prophecy on a tablet left behind by the Ancients that describes an upcoming shower of wealth that shall soon befall you if you push seven (or eight) (or nine) symbols in the correct order.


So I'm not sure where it all ended up.
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #134 on: November 19, 2013, 03:21:12 pm »
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Then again, I found Firefly to be horribly overrated ...  Nowhere near as good as Angel.

You're dead to me.

You should just curse at me in fake Chinese.

Too late already did.

But then I praised your bravery in Klingon...
... and quickly translated an old prophecy on a tablet left behind by the Ancients that describes an upcoming shower of wealth that shall soon befall you if you push seven (or eight) (or nine) symbols in the correct order.


So I'm not sure where it all ended up.

Atlantis, obviously.  Or back in time in Soviet Russia.
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #135 on: November 20, 2013, 12:20:45 am »
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #136 on: November 20, 2013, 09:47:19 am »
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-sagers/exclusive-tom-baker-to-ap_b_4295773.html

Can... can it be true? Is Four really coming back?

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

Then again, Moffett is very good about not letting anything slip.
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #137 on: November 20, 2013, 09:49:06 am »
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Well, they got Davison and McGann already so anything's possible I guess.  It'd be cool to see Tom Baker (or Colin or McCoy), but I can't imagine him playing a big role.
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #138 on: November 20, 2013, 10:32:05 am »
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Spoiler tags please on anything like that!  :)
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« Reply #139 on: November 20, 2013, 10:50:55 am »
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #140 on: November 20, 2013, 02:58:34 pm »
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Anyone know where it's possible to see the Mini-sode "The Last Day" that was released today?

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« Reply #141 on: November 20, 2013, 03:03:22 pm »
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Anyone know where it's possible to see the Mini-sode "The Last Day" that was released today?

http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/50th-minisode-the-last-day-55748.htm
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #142 on: November 20, 2013, 03:24:01 pm »
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Anyone know where it's possible to see the Mini-sode "The Last Day" that was released today?

http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/50th-minisode-the-last-day-55748.htm

Well that was... less exciting than one could have hoped.
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #143 on: November 21, 2013, 08:43:39 am »
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This is awesome.  Spoilers... ish... ness.
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« Reply #144 on: November 21, 2013, 03:34:01 pm »
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Why is he Dr. Who and not Dr. When?
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Re: Dr. Who
« Reply #145 on: November 22, 2013, 04:00:38 am »
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Happy 50th guys, enjoy Google's Doodle! http://www.google.com

Funny Trivia: The next actor portraying doctor Who, Peter Capaldi, played a WHO doctor in the movie World War Z.

WHO stands for World Health Organization in this contest, still I found it pretty funny.
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« Reply #146 on: November 22, 2013, 01:14:08 pm »
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I watched An Adventure in Space and Time last night (historical drama about the start of Doctor Who, written by current DW and Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss). It's amazing. You should watch it too.
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« Reply #147 on: November 22, 2013, 01:28:01 pm »
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I watched An Adventure in Space and Time last night (historical drama about the start of Doctor Who, written by current DW and Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss). It's amazing. You should watch it too.

It doesn't air until tonight. I'll be at work. :(
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« Reply #148 on: November 22, 2013, 01:50:29 pm »
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I watched An Adventure in Space and Time last night (historical drama about the start of Doctor Who, written by current DW and Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss). It's amazing. You should watch it too.

Really? I am surprised! I wasn't planning on watching it, but maybe I will.
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« Reply #149 on: November 22, 2013, 01:54:35 pm »
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I watched An Adventure in Space and Time last night (historical drama about the start of Doctor Who, written by current DW and Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss). It's amazing. You should watch it too.

Really? I am surprised! I wasn't planning on watching it, but maybe I will.

You don't even have to know/care much about the early days of the show to enjoy it - my roommate, who has only seen the modern series (and isn't mega-obsessed with it or anything, but does like it) also thought it was fantastic.
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