What aunt_zelda Thinks: Doctor Who TV Movie (+ request for help with audio books)

[aunt_zelda]

Well, that was lame.

Yeah, just watched the Doctor Who TV movie. That was … campy as hell, but not as bad as I was expecting. I mean, my eyes didn’t burn, but Eric Roberts almost made them! (Seriously, that man? Spawn of Satan, I swear. He just gives off these clouds of evil. Not even good evil, like Ainley!Master, or sexy evil, like Alan

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[aunt_zelda]

Yes, Time Lord cloak sans 'bling' is awful. At least with the bling it's overboard enough to be believable, but without the silly hats it just looks stupid.

Yeop, canon, at least since they made an effort to link the TV movie in with some of the NewWho episodes (note Eight's face among sketches of Doctor-incarnations come and gone in the "Journal of Impossible Things" and also Eric Roberts' voice among the Ainley!Master giggles and whatnot when Professor Yana looks at his watch).Huh ... I'm gonna twist that to suit my fancy. It doesn't make much sense for the Doctor to be half-human, despite the fact that he appears to be assimilating into human-culture presently. I believe that is a reaction to not having a home anymore, like immigrants. He can't very well live in 'Gallifrey Town' so he's taking on human behaviors. Which is why whenever he breaks out into 'Oncoming Storm' mode it's so terrifying, and it seems like he's two different people

[aunt_zelda]

Considering the time differential of their evolutions, what you should probably be asking is "Why do humans look Gallifreyan?" :)
Ooooooooooooooooo ... you're right! *shivers*

I agree with you about the Doctor's adoption of human ways and his reasons for it. Physically half-human or not, I'm sure that's a big reason for a lot of it. And it does create a startling dichotomy between his usual fuzzball self and OMGDoctor'sGonnaEatMe! Which I give them points for. That's a successful technique.
*nodnod* It's much scarier when he goes all Oncoming-Storm on someone's ass when he's usually endearingly ADHD ...

I think there's a fair amount of "It never looked like that before!" that's settled firmly into "don't ask" territory because we can simply do fancier things with computers these days.Yeah, for that I am grateful, though

[yo_mawari]

I can telll you about the half-human thing, it's on the BBC Doctor Who website (in the FAQ). They say that the Doctor is half human, but purists tend to disregard this. I, like many others, think that just Eight is half-human dur to his weird regeneration. ^_^

I can't help you with the audiobooks, but if you like the Eighth Doctor than you should read the Eighth Doctor Adventure Novels (EDAs). They're fantastic!

He gets himself wonderful companions, inclusing Fitz - whom I absolutely love to death. (The slash possibilities between him and the Doctor are surprisingly high, the Doctor kisses him, he admits to wanting to sleep with the Doctor, and they switch personalities for a time [which includes a naked-bum touching scene]).

I have around some .pdfs of the EDAs if you want...

[aunt_zelda]

I think if the Doctor really WAS half-human, he wouldn't be so distraught about Gallifrey going boom. Because if he was half-human, in his mind, he'd have half his past still alive and kicking. Besides, if he was half-human, wouldn't the Master have really ridiculed him for being a 'half-breed' or something?
Personally I think the Doctor has just adopted Earth and humans in general because he likes us. He keeps snogging girls because humans are beginning to rub off on him, and he's beginning to assimilate because he's lost his culture.
At least, that's how I see it. I ramble when I stay up too late.

SLASHY COMPANION?! GIMME GIMME! (Just a few, though, if I really love them I'm totally gonna buy them ...)

[yo_mawari]

I uploaded a few in one .zip file here.

The Taint - When You first meet Fitz
Halflife - Very good, the first one I read, but it may be better once you get a handle on the characters
Escape Velocity - When You meet Anji, another Companion
The City of the Dead/To The Slaughter - Two random adventures

I just ordered two of the 'best' ones, myself. They're remarkably hard to find offline, and if you find them online you can only buy them used (so not fair, how did they go out of print already?!). Anyway, I hope you like them!! ^_^

[aunt_zelda]

ZOMG thank you! (Used is good, it means cheap! Then again, out of print is awful, it makes me feel like I need to buy it right now or they'll fall into a black hole or something ...)

Oh, I forgot to tell you, good luck with those slash awards!

[sadiane]

I am totally out of the non-Torchwood Dr. Who loop, but you might want to check out audiobooks for, well, audiobooks. It's locked, but the membership is open, so you just have to join.

There should even be some Dr. Who. books on the front page.

[aunt_zelda]

Huh, well, I'll check that out if I get the chance ...
Thanks!

[phoenixjustice]

hee hee! <3 you Zel-chan. Oh and now I have this crack!theory on who Claude really is. Cause Claude isn't his real name, so my crack!theory is that he's the 9th doctor. I mean, we don't know who he REALLY is and I know that it isn't plausible, but it's a good crack!theory =P

[aunt_zelda]

Yeppers! Claude = the Doctor because THEY CAN'T PROVE IT OTHERWISE! (+ Eric Roberts = Thompson, and Eric Roberts was the Master in the lame TV movie, so it's highly plausible!)
Also, Claude said 'FanTASTIC!' just like Nine!
It's quite a popular theory. It's actually what got me hooked on DW, because everyone was blathering on that Claude (one of my fav characters) was 'the Doctor.'

[phoenixjustice]

YEAH! I love Simm!Master best. XD

I KNOW!! When I realized that I squeed. XP

Oh yeah? I actually didn't know about the theory. =O

[aunt_zelda]

Eric Roberts is the only exception, though, because Ainley and Delgado were FANTASTIC: Delgado had sketchy old-man chemistry with Three (and SWORDFIGHTS OMG) and Ainley was just ... GUH. Two words: LEATHER GLOVES.

When I re-watched it, having watched DW, I squeed.

Well, it might be a joking, theory, or not ... *shrugs* who are we to judge? Crossovers are the best!