Comments | papajoemambo: Rubber and bits of twine REDUX

papajoemambo

Rubber and bits of twine REDUX

Mar 29, 2005 18:26

Geekery for Geekery's Sake Dept.:I was never into DR WHO as a kid for a few reasons, the most significant being the fact that each storyline consisted of at least four half hour episodes, most of which I would invariably miss and never know what was going on in, and secondly because the SPFX were well... all bits of rubbery bad guys with ( Read more... )

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trav28 March 27 2005, 01:55:43 UTC

I adored it - have been a lifelong fan and finally the BBC have nailed it (but made it oh so much better). Nice to see Bryan Hitch designing the Tardis aswell :D

melskunk March 27 2005, 05:48:37 UTC

I know I'm finding it the perfect excuse to get together with geeky friends. I avoided the 'leaked' videos so I might see it on the CBC afresh.

MR. CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON AS DOCTOR WHO™ malcolm_xerxes March 27 2005, 09:24:05 UTC

“Don’t...black...out...UNH!”

Re: MR. CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON AS DOCTOR WHO™ papajoemambo April 6 2005, 18:12:00 UTC

ROFL...

I love, LOVE, LOVE Eccleston as The Doctor - shame it will, according to some, be a very short run on his series of the show.

Apparently he's regenerating much more frequently now...

We're due for a female Doctor, in my opinion.

Jennifer Saunders or Miranda Richardson would do juuuust fine.

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papajoemambo April 6 2005, 21:19:14 UTC

Being Canadian, you're right, I've only heard of it.

That being said, I feel we need a female Doctor within the ever-expanding actual contenuity and not just as a fun joke in a Charity Special.

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buzzylittleb March 31 2005, 18:33:13 UTC

Some people find the monster still mildly dodgy, but actually I found rather good. Mind, I am a fangirl. Also, it skips on the multiparters, mostly, I think there's one double out there. It's also very funny, in a blink (or the aural equivilent) and you'll miss it way. Especilly Rose's mother.

papajoemambo April 6 2005, 18:12:59 UTC

Rose's Mum is a pip!

The non-seduction bedroom scene was very cute.

buzzylittleb April 6 2005, 21:09:47 UTC

I think Rose's mum will be back later in the series. "Ooh, didn't I tell you not to go off with strange men..." I rather looking forward to her reaction to the Doctor and all that, especially if the idiot boyfriend's told her that Rose's just run off with some psycho alien.

papajoemambo April 6 2005, 18:26:06 UTC

You say you're a fangirl as if its something to be ashamed of.

You are in very safe company here, luv.

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papajoemambo April 6 2005, 18:16:17 UTC

Dr Who was *always* for kids - the difference this time around is that it hasn't been produced on a budget you'd have difficulty mounting a puppet-show on.

After the classic series, Star Trek in all of its incarnations (with the exception of the two Nicholas Meyer movies) has taken itself waaaaaay too seriously. All "gravitas" and no fun (beyond stupid android jokes and they got tired QUICK).

I saw the first new DR WHO episode last night and what it lacks in "gravitas" it has buckets of in fun. Exchanges like this, that I think the Douglas Adams fan in you will respond to, Rappo:

Cheeky-but-cute Cockney Companion: Alright.. if your from space why do you sound like you're from the North?

The Northlands-sounding Doctor: ...Lots of planets have a North...

It worked for *me*, your mileages may vary.

(edited and re-posted for nifty BBC official quote)