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Doctor Who in safe hands...

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Sunday, December 25, 2005 11:43 PM

GIXXER


The Christmas Special was really good. And I'm willing to bet it racked up some huge viewing figures. Well worth seeing when it turns up on the BBC World Service or whatever.

However, I can't see the reasoning behind employing a deaf sound engineer. The music was so loud ALL THE BLOODY TIME you practically needed subtitles.

However, however,it did have an all-time greatest one word description of the earth that was literally stunning.

No spoilers, just Turkey sandwiches for the next week...

G


You wouldn't want to piss off Doctor Ecclestone, would you? Doctor Tennant is just as badass.

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Monday, December 26, 2005 2:16 AM

THEPLAGUE


I'm keen to see this shit. Wonder how long it'll take to come down under...

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Monday, December 26, 2005 2:45 AM

COSMICFUGITIVE


Yup. Russel T Davis did good once again. Really good. David Tennant is an excellent time lord. The episode was jam packed with stuff. It was really funny and action packed. It looked like they had a bigger budget this time around too.

There were a few really minor bits of dialogue that were predictable or a little cheesy IMHO, but 'The Christmas invasion' left me with a big smile on my face at the end of it.

An enjoyable hour of brit sci-fi! I was saddened when it was all over. Have to wait until the spring for more. Glad to have it back on the beeb though!

Really looking forward to the second series now!

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Monday, December 26, 2005 4:28 AM

J6NGO1977


Damn I missed it. I was made to watch coronation street. Good grief. It could have been worse. It could have been Eastenders. I then wouldn't be writing this as I would have topped myself .LOL

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Monday, December 26, 2005 5:35 AM

SERENITYPUNK


it was on before corrie

7pm, corrie was on at 8

and it was blinkin brilliant, i much prefer david tennant to CE, he kicked arse is his jammys

and yes, single word description to rule all others

course those 6 words made me laugh for a good 20 mins

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Monday, December 26, 2005 5:38 AM

STFLETCH


I think Tennant makes an almost perfect Doctor, it also helps that he obviously really wants to play the part (I wasn't so convinced of that with CE)

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Monday, December 26, 2005 7:58 AM

AAHHAAA


Been a Who fan since forever; Baker my favorite Doc... Most friends here do not understand it. F*rting aliens & Rose... LOL both something completely dif for the Doc. Best single line lately- calling the Doc 'A U-boat skipper'!:]

Looking forward to seeing the Christmas special, thanks for the positives on it. Was a bit worried it might turn out like that pitiful US film...

Heard rumor Doc might re-inc as a female sometime; interesting idea but would fans go for it?

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Monday, December 26, 2005 8:04 AM

JAYTEE


If this comes on the BBC here in the US I'm going to subscribe to the BBC channel with my cable provider.

Jaytee

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Monday, December 26, 2005 11:09 AM

MRSKBORG


Damn but David Tennant is good. A perfect Doctor, great episode worth the wait. And the teaser for the new series in thr spring. Oh boy am I lookin forward to that.................

"This movie may be a beautiful butterfly, but I loved that damn caterpillar." Joss Whedon.

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Monday, December 26, 2005 11:19 AM

SERYN


Quote:

Originally posted by JayTee:
If this comes on the BBC here in the US I'm going to subscribe to the BBC channel with my cable provider.

Jaytee




Oh do do! Unless of course its going to cost you a couple of limbs, and then its probably better to just get the dvds seein' as its about the only decent thing the beeb is doing at the moment.

It was frickin' brilliant, I missed the first twenty minutes though, just hoping it gets repeated on BBC3 like the series.

I though it was going to be awful with Tennent as the doctor, theres just something about the man that wierds me out, but that quality managed to add to the great docteriness instead of just making him a creepy bugger in pj's.

I like, can't wait for the spring. Just hoping they get a big enough budget to actually leave planet earth.

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Monday, December 26, 2005 11:52 AM

SERENITYPUNK


and captain jack is coming back!!

*cough*

sorry

I really didn't like CE as the doctor, he seemed like he was trying too hard to be eccentric, where with DT it just seems to happen.

cant wait for the spring.

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Monday, December 26, 2005 12:12 PM

SERYN


theres a rumor that Capt. Jack will be getting his own series!

yey!

In fact, possibly more than a rumor, I'm sure it was in SFX or something, and they're usually quite good at warning you if its only a rumor.

I shall invesigate.


Also - another softly accented, very good looking, captain-playing-actor with a great butt and a fondness for showing it off on camera.

I'm noticing a trend emerging.

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Monday, December 26, 2005 12:17 PM

SERENITYPUNK


*grabs all issues of SFX with Dr Who refs*

be back in a year or 2.

How very cool would that be.

A great Sci Fi show, with david tennant and john barrowman.

seriously, its not getting better than that, unless they you know, tardis on board serenity

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Monday, December 26, 2005 12:19 PM

SERYN


way more than a rumor! yey!

from http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2005/10/17/25634.s
html


Quote:



Captain Jack gets his own show.

Torchwood will debut on BBC Three late next year. Created by Russell T Davies it stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack.

"Torchwood will be a dark, clever, wild, sexy, British crime/sci-fi paranoid thriller cop show with a sense of humour - the X Files meets This Life," says Russell T Davies.

"It's a renegade bunch of investigators charged by the British government to find alien technology that has fallen to Earth," BBC Three controller Stuart Murphy told The Independent.

The show will be set in Cardiff, and will be 13 45-minute episodes, transmitting between series of Doctor Who. Confirmed writers include Sapphire and Steel creator PJ Hammond.




yippeee!

I didn't realise it as well but

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they laid the foundations for it in TCI - Torchwood was the name of operation involving the big nasty weapon Harriet uses on the Sycorax ship at the end. An alien in control of the most deadly looking weapon on the planet?




...cannot wait to see where that goes!



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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:03 PM

SERENITYPUNK


whoooo hooooo

2 lots of fab sci fi on the BBC, tv is getting good again

*dances around with seryn*

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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:30 PM

SERYN


I never get tired of happy dancing



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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:39 PM

SERENITYPUNK


whoo hooo

ok dizzy now

and ive eaten too much chocolate

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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:39 PM

PINBALLWIZARD


lemmie, guess what the one word description of Earth is...HARMLESS

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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:40 PM

PINBALLWIZARD


lemmie, guess what the one word description of Earth is...HARMLESS

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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:40 PM

SERYN


er, yes, and too much wine this weekend.

do you think happy toe dancing is acceptable?

Edit - Nope! have another guess...

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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:40 PM

PINBALLWIZARD


this makes it a triple post, doesn't it?

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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:42 PM

SERENITYPUNK


triple post

and no thats not the word

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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:43 PM

SERENITYPUNK


toe dancing is good

and finger dancing

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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:43 PM

SERYN


and it's not 'mostly' either


So, finger dancing it is... one, two, three...
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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:46 PM

SERENITYPUNK


*finger dances*

do do do do id be so goood at.............anyfing

ooh little britain moment, i apologise

my dad calls Dr Who, 'Ter ooo

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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:46 PM

J6NGO1977


Quote:

Originally posted by SerenityPunk:
it was on before corrie

7pm, corrie was on at 8

and it was blinkin brilliant, i much prefer david tennant to CE, he kicked arse is his jammys

and yes, single word description to rule all others

course those 6 words made me laugh for a good 20 mins

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It was???? Damn! I was duped by the family. The remote was removed from my hand when I turned to the opening credits with a resounding 'We are not watching Dr Who!'. RIght thats it next year im not going to the family residence :)

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Monday, December 26, 2005 1:49 PM

SERENITYPUNK


eeeevil family

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Monday, December 26, 2005 2:09 PM

J6NGO1977


LMAO. Lucky I only see them once a year. However if it was a new episode of Firefly I would now be in jail with the deaths of my whole family on my hands :D

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Monday, December 26, 2005 4:29 PM

CALLIOPE79


I agree wholeheartedly!! I absolutely adored Christopher Eccleston as The Doctor and thought the last series was absolutely brilliant! However, having seen David Tennant in Casanova, Blackpool, and Harry Potter during the past few months, I've been getting increasingly excited to see him take over the role.

Was I ever NOT disappointed! *g* The Christmas Invasion was fantastic! All that I loved from last season (minus Capt. Jack *sigh*), as well as a new Doctor. He was quite fun to watch and I loved seeing him trying to figure out who he was again. It was quite a ride ;) The previews for the coming season in the spring were also quite exciting! Can't wait!

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Monday, December 26, 2005 4:50 PM

J6NGO1977


Read all your quotes guys with no spoilers. I was about to shout 'NO SPOILERS!' lol. However being british stiff upper a lip we dont do spoilers. Loved Dr Who with Chris Eccleston, he was fantastic. Looking forward to seeing David Tennant. All you gals should not worry captain Jack will be back. :)

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Monday, December 26, 2005 10:26 PM

ELGGIN


David Tennant was perfect. A great introduction to the new doctor. The ending was the perfect setup for the next series...

And the trailer for the next series got me all excited... can't wait for Spring.


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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 4:23 PM

GIXXER


And here are the top 10 shows for Christmas Day.

This is just a cut and paste from the BBC forum, so I make no promises for its authority. (Anyway, it should be 9,400,002 since nobody asked me and Mrs G about it.)

For anyone who could give half a hump, the population of the UK is 60,441,457


1 EastEnders 10.1 million (BBC1) Grim Soap
2 Dr Who 9.4 million (BBC1) Jolly good show.
3 Coronation Street 9.4 million (ITV1) Grim Oop North Soap
4 Two Ronnies Christmas Sketchbook 7.9 million (BBC1) 1970s comedians (the unfunny one still alive)
5 Shrek 6.7 million (BBC1)
6 Emmerdale 6.6 million (ITV1)Grim Farming Soap
7 Toy Story 6.5 million (BBC1)
8 Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 6.3 million (ITV1)
9 The Queen 6.2 million (BBC1) No, the real one, not "Beelzebub has a devil put aside for meeeeee..."
10 BBC News 6.50pm 6.2 million (BBC1)

G



http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbpointsofview/F1951566?thread=1795263

They even have this Firefly / Serenity thread. Feel free to pile in.

I feel the need to administer a verbal kicking to George Huxley. Supercilious twat.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 4:48 PM

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG


Really quite dissapointed with the Christmas Invasion. Tennant did well with what he had and I'm sure he'll be a fantastic doctor but a sword fight??? I had trouble believing Tennant could lift the thing let alone fight an 8 foot warrior alien with it. I thought the whole point of Doctor Who was he doesn't solve his problems with violence. He out-thinks his opponents. That seemed to be the whole point of bringing in Capt. Jack, an actiony guy and a clever guy.

Also, can they give the sonic screwdriver a rest? I love it too, but it's a sonic screwdriver, not a weapon. I want my doctor with different gadgets, not one gadget that can do everything the situation calls for.

Anyway, enjoyed moments of the ep, but as a whole it just didn't do it for me. Still looking forward to season 2 though.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 4:53 PM

CITIZEN


I liked CE, I thought he was pretty good.

I like the newest one too though...

I signed up to the BBC forum, but couldn't reply to the thread...
The buttons it said sould be there, erm, weren't...

I was going to say something else, but I've forgotten what it was...

Edit: Oh! I remember! I didn't get why the six words had the effect they did. Unless it was an all in her mind thing...
But that would just be lame, IMHO.



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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 5:49 PM

STARPILOTGRAINGER


Okay, I saw CE, but I still don't know what this 'one of the greatest one-word descriptions of Earth' was. Someone want to illuminate? Put it behind a Spoiler tag if you like.


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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:38 AM

SERENITYPUNK


because her aid was a press leak, he wants her out of government

the doc knew that



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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:39 AM

SERENITYPUNK


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DEFENDED



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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:29 AM

CITIZEN


Ahh, did I miss the explainy bit or was it obvious and I was too stupid to work it out?



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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:34 AM

SERENITYPUNK


it was obvious once the leaks started coming

at the beginning something got out and she made an off the cuff remark about who is it leaking stuff to the press.

and then when he said that to the aid (who is adam garcia from coyote ugly) it was obvious

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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:44 AM

CITIZEN


I'd missed the press leaks entirely, must not have been paying enough attention...



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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 5:22 AM

GIXXER


BBC Forum open for swamping now. Could have been a holiday thing, or it closes at (UK) night time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbpointsofview/F1951566?thread=1795263

See how I've grown, emotionally? Resisted the temptation to use Laurence's "I can see I'm not dealing with an idiot." line on him. Nor did I ask when "Brave New World 2: Now It's Personal" was coming out.

Our man Jayne could kick some seriously literary ass in a movie like that.

G


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(That definitely has a Firefly kind of rhythm and sentiment to it.)

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