Does anyone here like Doctor Who? old or new. I am enjoying the New series with Matt Smith.
Anyone else interested in talking about it.
Oh oh me me!
I've been watching and loving the new series! :D Very fun show. I like Torchwood too--LOVED the Children of the Earth miniseries. That was just amazing.
Speaking of which, anybody played the Doctor Who Adventure games.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/theadventuregames
There's three games right now, but another one is due before this year's christmas special ep. Sarah Jane Adventures starts this monday in the UK. And Torchwood has a deal with american tv network starz and will be airing next year.
Yes DR Who is my favorite show and i also watch the Sarah Jane Adventures and there is also a K9 series made in Australia.
I tried playing the games but one of the puzzles i didn't like was
[spoiler]was this type of maze where you try to get an item in or out of it and if you hit the lines it starts over. And you can't save in the middle of it.[/spoiler]
That is when i decided to quit the game and just watch the playthrough on youtube.
KITTY EDIT: added spoiler tags :cat:
Yeah Doctor Who is my top show too. I enjoy all of it old and new. I also enjoy the spinoffs
Torchwood, sarah jane adventures. Hey are you guys aware of the news about series 6. They are splitting
the 13 episodes up- 7 episodes the first half of the year. The 7th episode has a cliffhanger then there is a break
and the other 6 episodes play at the end of the year. Also who is your favourite doctor? My favourite doctor
is Matt Smith.
Quote from: John on October 08, 2010, 06:28:01 PM
I tried playing the games but one of the puzzles i didn't like was
[spoiler]was this type of maze where you try to get an item in or out of it and if you hit the lines it starts over. And you can't save in the middle of it.[/spoiler]
That is when i decided to quit the game and just watch the playthrough on youtube.
If you ever get far enough into the games you'll know that's one of the simpler puzzles. 8)
[spoiler]I generally don't like my adventures to have inner machinery puzzle elements and the like, keep it all external if you ask me. Granted you wanted adventure game and got mini-games thrown in, and the games are kind of adventure-lite and aimed at a target audience.[/spoiler]
I love Doctor Who! I even found episodes online from the 60s and 70s and watched through those. I'm still trying to find the episodes Douglas Adams wrote. I've only seen a few episodes of Torchwood, and I didn't really care for them save for Captain Jack. I haven't seen the Sarah Jane Adventures, but I'll give it a shot.
I really want to play the games. Unfortunately, my computer isn't good enough to run them. It's annoying that the UK can download it for free while the rest of us can't, but looking at the price for all four episodes, I'd definitely be willing to pay that much.
As for my favorite Doctor, I'm torn between Matt Smith and David Tennant. They're both so adorable.
My favorite DR is Tom Baker. I only saw season 2 of Torchwood family version.I was hoping they had a Season 1 and Season 3 family version because the non family version is gory and i can't stand the sight of blood.
I'm fairly sure that the new Wii and DS games are not the same as the first two episodic adventures.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/s7/doctor-who/levelup/a266777/first-look-at-doctor-who-for-wii-ds.html
Quote from: colin on October 08, 2010, 03:39:54 PM
Does anyone here like Doctor Who? old or new. I am enjoying the New series with Matt Smith.
Anyone else interested in talking about it.
I'm a fan of the show, yup! Old and new. I grew up with the series during the 80s, 7th Doctor fan myself. And I'd love to see adventure games featuring the Doctor (whilst the BBC's (free in the UK) games are entertaining, I'm not sure they're all that "adventure" myself)!
For those of you who are interested, the two most recent eps of Sarah Jane Adventures feature the Doctor. It is quite informative for older fans of the series. These episodes are especially Doctor Who-ish. Check them out.
(Posted on: October 26, 2010, 10:37:37 PM)
The last Doctor who adventure game is to be released on Christmas day, the same day as the Christmas special episode.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/s7/doctor-who/news/a291017/final-doctor-who-game-ep-for-christmas.html
I love the new Dr. Who series. I've seen them all. I'm not a big fan of the new Dr.(I like Amy Pond though.) but it's still good. I enjoyed Torchwood too. Unfortunately they have only aired the first season of Sara Jane over here. I still haven't seen season 2 and 3.
I haven't seen the old Dr. Who's but I plan to. I didn't know about the game. I'll have to look into them.
Thanks.
I can't seem to get into the new ones. I have tried but there is something about them that turns me off. I like the old ones, through.
Quote from: Shades2585 on December 10, 2010, 08:20:05 AM
I love the new Dr. Who series. I've seen them all. I'm not a big fan of the new Dr.(I like Amy Pond though.) but it's still good. I enjoyed Torchwood too. Unfortunately they have only aired the first season of Sara Jane over here. I still haven't seen season 2 and 3.
I haven't seen the old Dr. Who's but I plan to. I didn't know about the game. I'll have to look into them.
Thanks.
Actually out of all the new Doctors Matt Smith is npw my favourite. Christopher Eccleston didn't feel like a
doctor to me. He didn't dress like a Doctor and everyone saved the day for him. David Tennant was a fantastic
actor, although you could tell it was hard for him not to use his scottish accent and yes he saved the day.
But he seemed almost god like at the end. Matt Smith's Doctor, while still being modern, feels like he's gone back
to the Doctors in the original series.
Quote from: waltzdancing on December 10, 2010, 11:13:36 PM
I can't seem to get into the new ones. I have tried but there is something about them that turns me off. I like the old ones, through.
Yeah there is one thing that puts me off the new series there is a lot more sillyness than in the older series.
You should try Matt Smith, as I said earlier, while still modern it has gone back to some of its original roots.
I'm new to Doctor Who in the grand scale of things. I've seen all of Eccelston, a bit of Tennant, and I own all of Matt Smith's episodes. Matt Smith is my favourite (Ok, I'm a bias Amy Pond fan) but I don't really have alot to compare it to. I haven't seen any old stuff.
I have done fanart though :)
David Tennant
[spoiler](http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/192/1/f/10th_Dr_Who_WIP_by_Arkillian.jpg)[/spoiler]
Matt Smith + Amy Pond + Rory (WIP)
[spoiler](http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/284/e/f/honeymoon_wip_by_arkillian-d2zrz7i.jpg)[/spoiler]
Wow, those are really good, Arkillian! You've got their expressions down--Tennant's look, and I love the look and whole demeanor of Amy, it's spot-on.
Quote from: KatieHal on December 16, 2010, 10:15:56 AM
Wow, those are really good, Arkillian! You've got their expressions down--Tennant's look, and I love the look and whole demeanor of Amy, it's spot-on.
Thanks :) I got a book a year or so back on facial expressions- it helped me a HEAP on nailing expressions. I felt it was really important not just cause of my normal art, but my comic art specially. Getting the right expression for a comic is really important cause you need to call on it easily. Otherwise the pages take too long
Quote from: Arkillian on December 16, 2010, 12:37:46 AM
I'm new to Doctor Who in the grand scale of things. I've seen all of Eccelston, a bit of Tennant, and I own all of Matt Smith's episodes. Matt Smith is my favourite (Ok, I'm a bias Amy Pond fan) but I don't really have alot to compare it to. I haven't seen any old stuff.
I have done fanart though :)
David Tennant
[spoiler](http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/192/1/f/10th_Dr_Who_WIP_by_Arkillian.jpg)[/spoiler]
Matt Smith + Amy Pond + Rory (WIP)
[spoiler](http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/284/e/f/honeymoon_wip_by_arkillian-d2zrz7i.jpg)[/spoiler]
I'm glad you like Matt Smith as the Doctor. I did like eccleston and Tennant in their doctor role. Its just that Matt Smith feels more like the older doctors, more alien - a modern Patrick Troughton who was the 2nd Doctor.
Oh and that artwork is fantastic i wish i could draw like that.
I also like Matt Smith as the most recent Doctor. I thought Eccleston was a good choice to reboot the series: he had all the "I'll just hack this terminal effortlessly" geekiness but had a bit of an action-man vibe which gave the reboot an extra kick.
Having said that, I can't say I'm sorry he left after one season. Not because I think he was a bad Doctor, but because Tenant was just fantastic. And I wasn't sure whether Matt Smith would be able to step into those big, responsibility-laden shoes, but he's so perfect for the role that I never thought he was an inferior successor. He simply *is* the Doctor now, and that's that.
Looking forward to the Christmas special ;D
There's also the new Doctor Who: Mazes of Time Ipad and Iphone game app. For those who can't get enough Doctor Who.
Yeah- I was the same about it :) David Tennant had a certain look about him, but Matt Smith will always be my fav. Probably cause he was the first one I followed rather than got back episodes on. Donno. He just has this awesome thing abotu him where he seems awkward about some tings, then he switches on badass Doctor mode and having Amy quipping- the best ^^
That, and I am SO GLAD that him and Amy weren't meant to work out. The only things I don't like so far about his run- the intro scene where he eats all that food (Went on WAY too long), and Amy hitting on the Doctor. The worst. There's just something wrong about companions being lovers with the Doctor.
The first Doctor you see often becomes ones favourite. My most liked doctor is tom baker.
I agree about not liking Doctors Companions being romantically interested in the Doctor. This was never
an issue in the original series.
Quote from: colin on December 25, 2010, 08:14:55 PM
The first Doctor you see often becomes ones favourite. My most liked doctor is tom baker.
I agree about not liking Doctors Companions being romantically interested in the Doctor. This was never
an issue in the original series.
I saw Eccleston first so I donno how that works :( He was cool, but didn't stick to me like David Tennant and Matt Smith did,
I'm not sure who my favorite Doctor is...Eccleston, Tennant and Smith are the only ones I've ever really seen. LOL, actually I vaguely remember seeing Tom Baker as the Doctor when I was a kid and for some reason thinking he was scary!
I think my favorite Companion so far is Amy Pond though. I like her spunk! (and I want her hair, of course)
Quote from: KatieHal on December 25, 2010, 08:35:30 PM
(and I want her hair, of course)
Amen T.T I'd love to have actual ginger hair. I settle on fake red hair sadly T.T I'm a natural brunette >.>
If I can do it, Arkillian, so can you. :)
Quote from: Arkillian on December 25, 2010, 08:18:16 PM
Quote from: colin on December 25, 2010, 08:14:55 PM
The first Doctor you see often becomes ones favourite. My most liked doctor is tom baker.
I agree about not liking Doctors Companions being romantically interested in the Doctor. This was never
an issue in the original series.
I saw Eccleston first so I donno how that works :( He was cool, but didn't stick to me like David Tennant and Matt Smith did,
Yeah well usually the first doctor becomes your favourite. By the way seeing you are a Kiwi I thought you
would like to know that I have heard that the latest Doctor Who christmas special will be on nz tv the same day that tsl episode 3 will be available to us.
Quote from: Arkillian on December 25, 2010, 08:18:16 PM
Quote from: colin on December 25, 2010, 08:14:55 PM
The first Doctor you see often becomes ones favourite. My most liked doctor is tom baker.
I agree about not liking Doctors Companions being romantically interested in the Doctor. This was never
an issue in the original series.
I saw Eccleston first so I donno how that works :( He was cool, but didn't stick to me like David Tennant and Matt Smith did,
Same here, I thought Eccleston was kind of a jerk when I first saw him.
As for companions, I'm sort of torn between Amy and Donna.
Quote from: KatieHal on December 25, 2010, 09:00:41 PM
If I can do it, Arkillian, so can you. :)
How dark was your hair? The lightest I can get my hair is this (http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs132.snc4/36960_1387579966264_1134991875_31010868_4584380_n.jpg). My hair is a very dark brown, and it'll be difficult to have hair as light as Amy's :( Not without photoshop anyways, but IRL doesn't allow for that >.<
Quote from: colin on December 25, 2010, 09:15:06 PM
I saw Eccleston first so I donno how that works :( He was cool, but didn't stick to me like David Tennant and Matt Smith did,
Yeah well usually the first doctor becomes your favourite. By the way seeing you are a Kiwi I thought you
would like to know that I have heard that the latest Doctor Who christmas special will be on nz tv the same day that tsl episode 3 will be available to us.
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I heard about that- I might see if I can claim the TV and watch it. I follow the DVDs cause the TV is hogged by my parents >.> *sighs*
Quote from: LadyTerra on December 25, 2010, 09:19:45 PM
Same here, I thought Eccleston was kind of a jerk when I first saw him.
As for companions, I'm sort of torn between Amy and Donna.
I guess he is a little. I found him more abrupt, but that can also be jerky too at times. I guess he wasn't as fun as the others. Or weird. XD
My natural color is about a medium brown. I don't get it quite as light (or, well, 'orangey') as Amy Pond's color, but that's largely because it would look a little too unnatural on me. You could probably get it as light as hers, but you might need a dye that has some bleach in it, a permanent or demi-permanent color.
Buuuuut this is getting a little detailed for this thread I imagine, hehe. ;)
Quote from: KatieHal on December 25, 2010, 09:45:24 PM
My natural color is about a medium brown. I don't get it quite as light (or, well, 'orangey') as Amy Pond's color, but that's largely because it would look a little too unnatural on me. You could probably get it as light as hers, but you might need a dye that has some bleach in it, a permanent or demi-permanent color.
Buuuuut this is getting a little detailed for this thread I imagine, hehe. ;)
Red looks good on me, but I use salon hair colours and shampoos cause that's the only way I can get my hair light enough. My biggest problem is that I have too much pigment in my hair, so I'd have to restart dying my hair in copper for over a year,and get it done in 2 lots every time I do it. May have a chance then XD Straight bleach in 1 try isn't enough. That, and you can't redye over straight bleach. I have Scottish skin though. I suit Red hair better than I do brown :)
Oh yeah, I stick to having the pros do mine too :) And yep, I'm Irish (American), so I pull off the red like it was real!
In more on-topic chatter, any spoiler-free thoughts on the Xmas special anyone? I'm not sure when we'll get to see it over here. But a quick look at ew.com says that they really liked it.
All I know is that we new zealanders get to see the new doctor who christmas special last at the end of january.
And yes going by some non spoiler reviews it sounds great. Its written by steven moffat himself.
All his stories have been fantastic except perhaps "the beast below". And hey its got michael gambon in it.
Although I have not seen it I have managed to see the 2011 series trailer, which is now, online and it looks brilliant.
I can't wait ^^ Is Amy back for the Honeymoon season? That'd be epic ^^
I can tell you that rory has now joined the doctor and amy as a regular.
ZOMG YES! *air pumps*
Aww, yay! Also I'm interested in seeing how that dynamic plays out!
I hope they don't 'challenge' Amy x Rory's romance any further without good reason. I really like the 3 as a dynamic. Specially now Rory is getting clued up. He's actually a cool character now :)
Believe it or not, but I acually hated the last season. The actors are good, don't get me wrong. I really enjoy their preformances, but the writing just turned me off.
Even going so far to turning some episodes off.
I got into Doctor Who when Rose joined the club. So the new seasons. And I did really enjoy them all, up until this one.
(Granted, the Christmas Special and Van Gogh episode were great)
You know what I'd like to see? Adventure fangames. There's been a few in the works, but they all seem to have stalled somewhere along the line, which is a pity. Hopefully Stuart Kerrigan (Ultima Lazarus) is still workin on "Time's Vanguard"... the screenshots looked interesting.
Quote from: ghoststalker194 on January 07, 2011, 03:19:52 PM
Believe it or not, but I acually hated the last season. The actors are good, don't get me wrong. I really enjoy their preformances, but the writing just turned me off.
Even going so far to turning some episodes off.
I got into Doctor Who when Rose joined the club. So the new seasons. And I did really enjoy them all, up until this one.
(Granted, the Christmas Special and Van Gogh episode were great)
I respect your opinion and you are not the only one out there that does not like series 5. Just as I am not the
only one who thinks series 5 is the best new who series. The writing is different of course and in my opinion
better. When the new series started in 2005 right through till when david tennant
doctor died russell t davies was the head writer. As soon as matt smith took over steven moffett had taken over as the writer. While you could not stand the 5th series I found I could not stand some of russell t davies stuff. . Infact there is one episode in david tennants era I thought was the worst story in Doctor Who history Love and Monsters Yuck.
One thing we do agree upon was that the Vincent Van Gough episode was Excellent and I am pleased you
are not one of those people who stopped watching simply because David Tennant wasn't in the show.
Quote from: colin on January 15, 2011, 03:00:15 PM
Infact there is one episode in david tennants era I thought was the worst story in Doctor Who history Love and Monsters Yuck.
OMG IS THAT THE ONE WITH THE CONCRETE GIRL? IF SO I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU O.O The only good thing about that episode was that David Tennant was in it. It was SO bad.
Quote from: Arkillian on January 15, 2011, 03:13:06 PM
Quote from: colin on January 15, 2011, 03:00:15 PM
Infact there is one episode in david tennants era I thought was the worst story in Doctor Who history Love and Monsters Yuck.
OMG IS THAT THE ONE WITH THE CONCRETE GIRL? IF SO I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU O.O The only good thing about that episode was that David Tennant was in it. It was SO bad.
Yup thats the one. Out of all the episodes I have ever seen, old and new who, this is the worst story I have
ever seen.
I saw part of that on TV once, and then when I was watching the series on DVD, skipped it because it looked so lame.
For some reason I don't seem to remember this concrete girl ep you are talk about. You say it's a David Tennant one. Hmmm.... thinking... thinking... aha... em.. no. Which companion was in it.
In any case I'm looking forward to seeing the Doctor and his daughter dynamic when they eventually meet up again. And how she will initially react to his new form. It would be interesting to learn about all her adventures in space.
I really hope that wasn't just a spoiler then that I should get if I think about it... T.T
The concrete girl is an episode with a creature that absorbed humans and when it did, their faces appeared on it and they were crying in pain. One couple had this really lovely romance happening and by the time they FINALLY hooked up, the creature absorbed the girl. The Doctor faught the creature, and it died, turning into a pile of goo, absorbing into the earth. The Doctor and his universal Deus ex MAchina sonic screwdriver soniced the ground, and forced up the 'last absorbed person' into the concrete. They proceeded to cut out the area of concrete, and the guy proudly displayed his girlfriend- the slab of concrete. Everyone lived happily ever after.
The end.
Oh- except with the parting comment of how the girl and guy have a love life still. Her being a slab of concrete with a morpheus face and him being flesh, and you the viewer having mental images of a man and a slab of concrete....
D:
It is REALLY bad. It stopped me from watching any more of Tennant actually. I'll watch the rest some day eventually, but for now, I'm still recoving from the trauma.
The awesome episodes of Tennants run were written by the guy that does the current Doctor's stuff- the Angels, the children of the Dammed, and I believe the girl in the fire was too. All excellent episodes :) My friend didn't show me much of Tennant's run though. She doesn't like him much :/ IF there's any episodes I should consider, I'll watch them, but I'm not watching that one again. Love and Monsters almost made that Doctor a deal breaker after watching alot of REALLY good episodes of him :(
Yeah the Absorbalof one. The doctor was hardly in that, It was shot separately from Tennant's main eps. It was like the first weeping Angels episode where the Doctor only cameos.
LOVE the Doctor's Daughter. Fun fact, David Tennant is (or at least, was!) dating the actress who played Jenny in that episode (who is Steven Moffat's daughter).
Quote from: KatieHal on January 15, 2011, 10:43:41 PM
LOVE the Doctor's Daughter. Fun fact, David Tennant is (or at least, was!) dating the actress who played Jenny in that episode (who is Steven Moffat's daughter).
Actually, they're getting married.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/106642-Doctor-Whos-David-Tennant-Engaged-Damn-It
Quote from: KatieHal on January 15, 2011, 10:43:41 PM
LOVE the Doctor's Daughter. Fun fact, David Tennant is (or at least, was!) dating the actress who played Jenny in that episode (who is Steven Moffat's daughter).
You're getting confused. Georgia Moffett is Peter Davison's daughter (his real last name is
Moffett - he isn't related to Moffat).
Quote from: Sslaxx on January 16, 2011, 03:39:24 AM
Quote from: KatieHal on January 15, 2011, 10:43:41 PM
LOVE the Doctor's Daughter. Fun fact, David Tennant is (or at least, was!) dating the actress who played Jenny in that episode (who is Steven Moffat's daughter).
You're getting confused. Georgia Moffett is Peter Davison's daughter (his real last name is Moffett - he isn't related to Moffat).
Yeah I was going to bring that up also.
Huh. I could swear I'd read somewhere she was related to Moffat the now-showrunner.
In any case, hey, good for them!
It was on the Doctor Who confidential for that Episode that she is the actual Daughter of a previous Doctor. I'm told that the confidentials - if you want to call them that - are severely shortened on the DVDs.
Don't expect to see the Doctors Daughter Rose martha etc now that moffett has taken over.
When Steven Moffett took over he said that he didn't like Rose or the direction Rusell T Davies was taking the show. Although there is a rumor that Captain Jack might make an appearance.
Quote from: colin on January 16, 2011, 03:12:04 PM
Don't expect to see the Doctors Daughter Rose martha etc now that moffett has taken over.
When Steven Moffett took over he said that he didn't like Rose or the direction Rusell T Davies was taking the show. Although there is a rumor that Captain Jack might make an appearance.
I hope Captain Jack comes back! I liked him :) I'd be fine if Rose or Martha didn't come back. Rose was ok, but Amy is SO much better IMHO. I'd be sad if Jack didn't come back, but I wouldn't lose sleep. I donno. I guess I just didn't like the dynamics Rose and Martha introduced. I don't like to think of the Doctor having romantic interests. It makes him too human to me. I like him being crazy and fun :) Maybe angery and emo. Not lovey dovey.
Another fun fact, Georgia Moffett's mother played Trillian in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy mini-series, written by Douglas Adams, who was a writer on Doctor Who in the 80s.
That would make a really awesome crossover...
Quote from: colin on January 16, 2011, 03:12:04 PM
I hope Captain Jack comes back! I liked him :) I'd be fine if Rose or Martha didn't come back. Rose was ok, but Amy is SO much better IMHO. I'd be sad if Jack didn't come back, but I wouldn't lose sleep. I donno. I guess I just didn't like the dynamics Rose and Martha introduced. I don't like to think of the Doctor having romantic interests. It makes him too human to me. I like him being crazy and fun :) Maybe angery and emo. Not lovey dovey.
I agree with everything you said tennant and ecclestons doctors were both too romantically involved. Blame that
on russell t davies although now to mention it these two doctors were not the first. Paul mcgann who played
the eighth doctor in the 1996 tv movie showed a slight interest.
Quote from: LadyTerra on January 16, 2011, 06:34:29 PM
Another fun fact, Georgia Moffett's mother played Trillian in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy mini-series, written by Douglas Adams, who was a writer on Doctor Who in the 80s.
That would make a really awesome crossover...
Hey I did not know this.
What do you guys think of the series 5 opening? I know a lot of people don't like it because of the slight change of music at the beginning, but I actually Love it and I like all the lighting effects. I would prefer that than seeing the tardis swirling in the vortex in series 1 - 4 opening that makes me dizzy.
I don't mind the hints of romance, but they went a little overboard with them. I never really bought into Martha's crush on him, and it seemed unnecessary to have her have one.
And... cut for later-seasons spoilers....
[spoiler]I was fine with the season 2 ending for Rose. Tragic, yet not, and the unspoken love between them, denied forever...it was great.
Except that "parted forever" = not so much! Her season 4 ending was SO LAME. One, that she came back at all. Terrible. Two, that she got a hand-me-down Doctor whom she apparently was totally cool just transferring her feelings onto? Also lame!! I wish they'd left Rose in her cut off universe and left it at that. It was a much better ending. Oh and I also disliked her getting tagged on YET AGAIN when the 10th Doctor was making his goodbye rounds (that lasted a conspicuously long time).[/spoiler]
Tennant and Moffett have become parents! (http://news.whoviannet.co.uk/2011/03/david-tennant-georgia-moffett-welcome-their-first-child/)