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Doctor Who Christmas Special

Postby Symmetry on Mon Dec 26, 2016 4:39 pm

I'm not usually a fan of the specials, but I liked this one. I like Matt Lucas as a companion too, its been a while since the Doctor had someone who could offer an alien perspective. Liked it, you?
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Re: Doctor Who Christmas Special

Postby TeeGee on Wed Dec 28, 2016 8:58 pm

I expect more from Capaldi. He is the best Doctor out of the current batch, not sure if it was the script and another attempt to appeal to the US audience, but just didn't do it for me.
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Re: Doctor Who Christmas Special

Postby Symmetry on Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:06 pm

TeeGee wrote:I expect more from Capaldi. He is the best Doctor out of the current batch, not sure if it was the script and another attempt to appeal to the US audience, but just didn't do it for me.


I kind of took the opposite view. I liked him more as the doctor in this than in most of the last season. The exception being "Heaven Sent", which was just brilliant.
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Re: Doctor Who Christmas Special

Postby Dukasaur on Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:16 pm

I still haven't seen 80% of the episodes of the original series. I refuse to show any interest in the new one until I catch up on the old, and with Channel 19 no longer showing the original show, that might take the rest of my life.
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Re: Doctor Who Christmas Special

Postby Symmetry on Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:27 pm

Dukasaur wrote:I still haven't seen 80% of the episodes of the original series. I refuse to show any interest in the new one until I catch up on the old, and with Channel 19 no longer showing the original show, that might take the rest of my life.


Impossible, given that some of the original series is lost. Some footage occasionally turns up in someone's shed now and again, but a completionist will likely need actual time travel.

Plus you can probably skip anything involving Colin Baker.
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Re: Doctor Who Christmas Special

Postby Symmetry on Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:33 pm

...and the movies, avoid those like the plague.
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Re: Doctor Who Christmas Special

Postby Maxleod on Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:39 pm

Symmetry wrote:
Dukasaur wrote:I still haven't seen 80% of the episodes of the original series. I refuse to show any interest in the new one until I catch up on the old, and with Channel 19 no longer showing the original show, that might take the rest of my life.


Impossible, given that some of the original series is lost. Some footage occasionally turns up in someone's shed now and again, but a completionist will likely need actual time travel.

Plus you can probably skip anything involving Colin Baker.


Actually, the BBC is releasing animated versions of the missing episodes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_the_Daleks#Missing_episodes

Also, Matt Smith was the best doctor (and the Ponds were the best companions).
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Re: Doctor Who Christmas Special

Postby Symmetry on Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:49 pm

Maxleod wrote:
Symmetry wrote:
Dukasaur wrote:I still haven't seen 80% of the episodes of the original series. I refuse to show any interest in the new one until I catch up on the old, and with Channel 19 no longer showing the original show, that might take the rest of my life.


Impossible, given that some of the original series is lost. Some footage occasionally turns up in someone's shed now and again, but a completionist will likely need actual time travel.

Plus you can probably skip anything involving Colin Baker.


Actually, the BBC is releasing animated versions of the missing episodes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_the_Daleks#Missing_episodes

Also, Matt Smith was the best doctor (and the Ponds were the best companions).


I've heard they were doing something with the missing bits, but Matt Smith? Really?

1) Tom Baker, obviously
2) Jon Pertwee
3) David Tennant
4) Patrick Troughton

After that it's personal choice. I liked Sylvester McCoy, and Ace was a great companion.
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Re: Doctor Who Christmas Special

Postby WingCmdr Ginkapo on Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:08 am

Christopher Eccleston for best recent doctor, though David Tennant was good.

Amy pond was good, but Jenna Coleman..... Freema was good also, mostly cause she wasnt the companion.
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Re: Doctor Who Christmas Special

Postby Maxleod on Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:03 pm

WingCmdr Ginkapo wrote:Christopher Eccleston for best recent doctor, though David Tennant was good.

Amy pond was good, but Jenna Coleman..... Freema was good also, mostly cause she wasnt the companion.



huh, she was the companion... for a whole season... you must have missed it and only seen her bit at the end of the 4th season. She was the season 3 companion.
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Re: Doctor Who Christmas Special

Postby Symmetry on Sat Dec 31, 2016 12:32 am

WingCmdr Ginkapo wrote:Christopher Eccleston for best recent doctor, though David Tennant was good.

Amy pond was good, but Jenna Coleman..... Freema was good also, mostly cause she wasnt the companion.


He's a tie for 5th with McCoy on my list. Love him for bringing back the series, and for the "lots of planets have a north" line. Hate him for bringing in the romantic companion stuff.
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