Doctor Who
 

I couldn't find the old thread, so here's a new one.

The second season of the BBC's rejuvenated Doctor Who is now airing in North America, and I'm curious how many of you are sticking with it.

I'm already a big fan, and as much as I liked Chris Ecclestone, in the first season, I'm really excited about what I've seen so far with David Tennant.

Anyone else?

Me too!

I wasn't sure if I'd like the new Doctor or not...but I'm really enjoying the new season. I'm looking forward to seeing more. As for Tennant, well, he's cute and that certainly helps (I'm such a girl).

Also, I noticed on IMDb the other day that they seem to be planning a spinoff for Sarah Jane. That should be interesting!

Having seen the second season already, I have this to say (no spoilers)...

I definitely like David Tennant better as The Doctor. However, the second season isn't quite as consistent as the first. That shouldn't stop you from watching by any means, just a heads-up. That, and episode 10 didn't actually happen.












No, seriously, don't watch it.












I'm serious!

All that said, there are also some GREAT episodes in season 2. The finale, which I'm sure most of you know what happens in by now, is quite excellent. I'm looking forward to season 3 very much, but until then there's Torchwood, which starts October 22!

I'm really enjoying it a great deal. While it's overshadowed by Battlestar Galactica, it's easily the second best program on the SciFi channel, and I watch it with great interest. I wasn't sure about Tennant at first, being such a fan of Eccleston and all, but I've been pleasantly surprised. He's proned to fantastic flights of overacting, and is able to capture the larger then life character quite well.

I'm sorry, I just have to say it. I know it's nitpicking, but I can't help it after seeing his name in giant letters at the beginning of every episode....

It's Eccleston :)

Having seen all of series two, I have to be fully honest and admit that I did like series one better overall. I think that has a lot to do with, as Secret pointed out, a certain lack of consistency. The episodes seemed to fit better together overall, and it felt like a full circle arc from the beginning to the end. And I am probably one of the very few who preferred the slightly darker Doctor that Eccleston portrayed.

That being said...David Tennant is excellent! He is certainly more of a "traditional" Doctor, and he brings such great energy and originality to the role. The effects in series two are a bit of a step up from series one, I was especially impressed by "The Beast" towards the middle of the series.

While there were aspects of series two that disappointed *cough*episode 10*cough* (seriously, skip it :lol:), I will <b>definitely</b> be tuning in for series three! And anxiously awaiting Captain Jack in Torchwood. :)

I'm loving this season so far.
We had a f**king werewolf fer crisakes! :D

I just want to know one thing...will the big floating head guy (sorry, can't remember his name) be in any other episodes this season?

I'm pretty positive he only appears once in season 2, although it's been awhile since I watched it.

The Face of Bo?

He's in the cat hospital episode.

It's been said, but let's hear it again, eh?

Lack of consistency?
Absolutely.

Eccleston was darker?
Sure thing.

..but Tennant is good?
Tennant is excellent. Just another taste in an already overwhelming blend.

Avoid episode 10?
Complete chum. I wish I had seen this thread earlier... ;)

The "beast" two parter is good and the two parter season finale will break your heart a little. It's good stuff and if Torchwood is half the series we're in for some good times.

Just re-watched the final episode on BBC.

Fantastic, every time I see it.

Made my wife cry (again).

:D

I'll consider myself warned about Ep. 10. At least my expectations are now sufficiently low enough that I might just be pleasantly surprised. Heck I didn't even mind Colin Baker (Doctor #6) so much, so I must have a high threshold for torture. :D

I can't wait for K-9 and Sarah Jane next week. :thumbsup:

Was looking forward to this. Must be me cant be bothered with it anymore. Used to love the old versions when i was a kid.

I am most definitely a fan of Eccelston over Tennent.
For all of my gripes that I shall spare everyone, I continue to watch the show and hope for better things.
I anticipate Torchwood and can only hope RTD hasn't fiddled with it too much.

Were you a fan of the original Doctor Who in any way?

I'm a rabid fan of the original Doctor Who.
I did enjoy Torchwood. Nothing spectacular but decent enough.

That's interesting, because I find Tennant to be much more "Doctor-y" than Eccleston. Not that I didn't think Eccleston was great, I just think Tennant has that...something.

Ok - I don't dig the show that much, but I was wondering if someone could explain why there is a different Doc? I missed that one.

/me stretches and cracks knuckles

Remember that Doctor Who has been running on and off since the 1960's. Actors age and move on, and David Tennant is the 10th actor to play the Doctor - not counting the 60's Movie doctor. In the mythology of the show, these transitions between actors are called "Regeneration". Basically, every time the Doctor is fatally injured, he takes regenerates a new body and personality, but retains his memories and feelings. Various Doctors have been shot, fallen off of Radio towers and so on. In Chris Eccelston's case, he absorbed the "Time Vortex" to save Rose, and this act did him in. He regenerated at the end of the 2005 Season.

Trivia note: The current canon is that the Doctor can only regenerate 12 times. However, there have been hints that this number is surmountable.

If you can get your hands on Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death, watch it. Rowan Atkinson is brilliant.

Nicely played. A pretty cool concept in all that I had no idea about. I can't say this will get me into the show, but it will help for sure. It's proximity to BSG is its main attraction. This info just might help me make it over the hump though.

True, Eccleston was a much more sombre and stern Doctor but I accepted that as a modernization.
Yes, Tennent returns to the more carefree style, yet, certain elements within his protrayal are a grand affront to me and a severe dishonor to the memory of the previous Doctors....but that's just my opinion. Again, I'll keep watching it and Torchwood. I remain ever hopeful.

"The Girl in the Fireplace" just aired here, and I have to say that it's been my favourite episode so far. The set up with the derelict ship, and the time windows and 18th century France was great fun, and the writing did a superb job of balancing the action with the Doctor's emotional state.

School Reunion, touched on these romantic elements as well wth Sarah Jane, but clumsily crammed them around a dull threat.

This episode was much tighter and I'm beginning to see what was said about this season being "inconsistant."

Regarding Romance and the Doctor, I also see a lot of Russel T. Davies' earlier series Bob and Rose(there's that name again) in it.

As an aside, If you enjoyed this episode as much as I did, I have to recommend The Time Traveller's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger. It's a time travel romance with a similar premise. Er... without any clockwork monsters.

Next week, Cybermen!

Even if you hated the episode, I'd still recommend the book.

Torchwood is an anogram or Doctor Who. Any idea when we'll get Torchwood in across the pond? We gave you Battlestar, it's the least you can do BBC Wales!!!

lol, we didn't "give" them Battlestar Galactica - SkyONE is/was involved in the making of it.

As for Torchwood, I'm not sure if we'll be getting it. For one thing, it's a bit more niche, since it's a spinoff of a show that isn't even all that popular in the US in the first place. On top of that, it can be pretty gory and the language is beyond that which is even typically seen on standard cable ("fuck" is not something that is unheard on the programme). Finally, there is speculation that it may be a "one-off" - a show which only has one season. So, who knows.

SkyONE payed through the nose to get it played in the UK and Ireland first, but I don't think they were involved in the creation or making of Battlestar. It was all SciFi (with NBC).

Maybe I'll just bit torrent Torchwood. I'd rather buy it, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. Does Amazon.co.uk accept US dollars? If so, maybe I'll just buy the DVD (it's slated to come out in December, £14.89 + shipping, which is about $30US).

As I understand it, SkyONE was involved in funding the first season. Anyway, that's not important :)

Not sure about whether amazon.co.uk will take US dollars. I think the bigger question is, will they ship to the US? Money can always be converted.

yes Im dragging up and old thread lol

Dave is a huge Dr Who fan, as is his father. He never misses and episode. Im not much into sci fi so I would just buys myself on the computer while he watches (I paid attention enough to know I didnt really care for Christopher Eccleston. I remember there was one episode that involved Queen Victoria that I actually watched and enjoyed,leave it to ME to start being interested in the episode that takes place in Scotland hehehe) so I started paying a little more attention.

well something has happened, I dont know if its because Im a David Tennant fan, or I wanted to be able to contribute to dinner conversations when we visited his parents or what but when season 3 started, I shut down the pc and watched (all the ones so far)

well.......Im hooked

I went to Dave's parents for dinner last nite and ended up leaving with the DVD's of the very first the episodes and the dvd collection of the Tom Baker years and season one and season two of the current ones (and random episodes of the Jon Pertwee ones). NOW Im glad his dad has been watching for however long he has. Poor man spent dinner last nite explaining things I didnt understand.

I just finished watching the very first episode :)

It's a VERY entertaining show. I always find myself laughing and feeling satisfied by it.

Great Shani! I hope you stay hooked because you've got around 30 years of episodes to get though. Granted, a lot of the 80's episodes are for completionists only, but I'm sure you'll find plenty to enjoy.

The first Doctor, played by William Hartnell, was a bit cumudgeonly for my taste but those first episodes are still a lot of fun. The loopy streak you see channeling through David Tennant came in with Doctor #2, Patrick Troughton, and was solidified by the time Tom Baker came around. Let us know which classic episodes you really get into!

As for the current Season 3, I'm digging it a lot, despite some uneven episodes. Blink just aired here and it has been my favourite by far. Cracking good writing!

mmm . I dont really like the last season and this season.

I'm spoiled though... When I first encountered The Doctor, it was the incomparables - John Pertwee and into Tom Baker playing the roles.

I have jelly babies on my desk right now, and wore an excessively long multicolored stripey scarf for years because of Tom Baker. *grin*

Welcome to the dark side, my love.

The "Saxon" story arc in series three is brilliant, and the final three episodes that end the series are stunning.

:thumbsup:

I'm glad to know we'll be getting Torchwood on BBCA in America. :)
(starting next Saturday, I believe)

One of the better shows to jump the pond, I'd say. I enjoyed Torchwood very much, and I'm looking forward to series 2 which is being shot right now. It'll be on BBC2 come early 2008, I believe.

Blink, by far, is the best episode of the season in my opinion. I mean, I like the old favorites, but that episode just blew me away when I watched it.

By the by, the guy who wrote that one also wrote one of my favorites from the previous season about Madame De Pompadour. He has also written a seperate project concerning Jekyll and Hyde that I'm smack dab in the middle of at the moment, but enjoying immensely.

Yes, I need to find these on bittorrent or someplace. I loved the old Dr. Who when I was in high school during the 1980's,

Good news and bad....

I can't say the gap year is going to be too fun, but at least Tennant is hanging around for a bit longer.

I just watched Utopia and I'm freaking losing my mind. This show really has an excellent history and great writing. I started shaking towards the end.

I just saw Blink, and just, wow!

That was some pretty scary shit to think about.

I wonder how long the concept of "someoine/thing can't move if being observed" has been around?

I know it's been in a few games (Luigi's Mansion, a couple of the Zelda ones, etc.) but has it been in literature, too?

I don't know about literature, but I agree about "Blink." That was hands down the best Doctor Who yet.

oh man oh man oh man...I watched Blink last nite (we've been so busy that I had to catch up on pt 2 of The Family of Blood, loved the ending on that one, and Blink last nite)

It was MOST awesome. I do not think I will ever be able to walk thru and old cemetery ever again without thinking about the statues.

Dave and I loved how the people that went back in time got to at least lead happy and productive lives and how Sally got to meet him to give him the transcript.

I just cant say enuff about how much I really loved this one

great underated sci-fi show back in the day

Utopia: Part 1

I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!!!!

Fuckin' A! Spoiler: The Master is back! Well played good sirs.

Keep watching, the next two are stellar.

John Sim is a great actor. If anyone saw "Life on Mars" they'll know what I'm talking about - best show on TV the last couple of years. He'll make a very good Master.

Im confused Will (or fresnelly) is Utopia episode names for Doctor Who, or is it something else entirely?

I finally got to watch the premier of Torchwood last nite....dont know that I was all that impressed, I'll be watching the 2nd epi tonite hopefully and will have a better opinion.

It's the name of the third most recent episode of Dr. Who. Season 3 (of the recent incarnation) episode 11. it's the first part of a three part season ender.
Episode 2 picks up considerably, but the ones that really got me came a bit later. The following are my favorites: Episodes 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 (amazing!), 10, 11, 12 (my favorite Spoiler: I'm not gay, but I found it truly romantic), and 13. It picks up strong.

Yeah, Torchwood can be wildly uneven but when the writers find the right balance, it's great. I'm betting that it will settle down a bit in the second season and prove more consistent.

oh ok I see where I got confused... lol you're watching season 3 episodes that havent aired yet Utopia is on this coming friday

Yes!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-3...0140655&sr=8-2

Get ready for three amazing episodes.

Torchwood was entertaining enough, but I didn't think it was all that special. Episode 3 was good and I thought episode 5 was excellent, 7 was alright, and 12 and 13 were pretty good. I can pretty much take or leave the other episodes though.

how are y'all seeing these already?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-3...0140655&sr=8-2

Amazon UK. Also friends.

oh, so you have a way to watch region 2 dvd's :( I dont

http://www.google.com/search?client=...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

I suppose it'd be legal to buy the DVD in the UK, and back it up by download the torrent. I dare the MPAA to say crap about that.

ooo I will have to go home and see what kind of player we have and see if its on the list....then somewhere find a region 2 something to see if it actually works lol

Both Doctor Who and Torchwood can be found in streaming format through tv-links.co.uk.

So can Blakes 7. ;)

well I checked....nothing for the player I have :( oh well

thanks for the link fresnelly!! unfortunately they dont have the classic patrick troughton episode Im looking for :( (The Highlanders)

Bittorrent. I watch them as they air in Britain.

Shhh....
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/im...ou-Posters.jpg

I really wish I understood this bittorrent thing y'all always talk about but I realize thats another thread....the tv link to uk stuff is awesome!!! thanks

Download a bit torrent application. Go to Mininova (now that torrentspy is down). Find your video of choice. Download the torrent. Open the torrent with the bit torrent application. You're downloading.

Allegedly. I've, of course, never pirated anything before in my life.

Shani, I'm afraid I have some bad news about The Highlanders episodes. The BBC shortsightedly copied over several of the master tapes from the 60's episodes, including The Highlanders

From Gallifreyone.org:
Link: http://www.gallifreyone.org/episode.php?id=ff

However,

willravel: That's why I use private trackers, to minimize the likelihood of being watched ;) That, and because I can frequently get the episodes very soon after they air and at extremely fast speeds.

hehehe I just saw the final epi of season 1 of torchwood (by the way....Im totally hooked on the show now) I loved how it ended. Unfortunately, the link that was posted previously is no more. I went there to see if there was anything on season two of TW and it was gone...I found this

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...talmedia.media

I did read on wiki though that evidently we are going to get season 2 at the same time the UK does, (unless wiki is wrong) It comes back January of 2008

I am finally getting a chance to watch Doctor Who.

I just finished watching series one and just moments ago saw the new Doctor appear. Just as I was really getting to like Eccelston.

He was a great Doctor. I am sad to see him go.

I can't believe I waited this long...

I did not like Eccleston in the beginning but I began to appreciate that hidden somberness in his character, the idea of him carrying the weight of what he has seen. Same thing happened when Tennant started... wasn't quite sure what to make of him. I watched most of the episodes first because I missed the Christmas Invasion. Once I saw the first Christmas Invasion and again saw that same somber attitude, he was OK to stay. :P

Tennant brings back those quirky behaviors that were best in Tom Baker and Sylvester McCoy. I hope he sticks around since there aren't that many regenerations left... :(

Oh and don't read this Spoiler: MY FAVORITE SCENE HAPPENS IN SEASON THREE!!! YOU SEE THE TARDIS FLYING OVER ROADS OF LONDON CHASING AFTER A CAR!!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Yeah I geeked out over that one.

I still want to know what happened with Paul McGann as the Doctor! I really liked the character he brought as the Doctor in that one time movie on Fox.

Paul McGann would have been cool... Doctor Who as envisioned by a US studio? Not so much.

I could not possible imagine Dr Who created in America... Could you believe that they had McCoy Spoiler: die on operating table after being shot while walking out of the TARDIS... not cool!

While perusing pictures of David Tennant in a kilt I found this and found it quite amusing lol

http://www.ancestrallychallenged.com/upload/dalek.jpg

Ahahahahaha! That is fantastic.

Did anyone catch the new Voyage of the Damned.... oooooh. They are creating new situations... but with the same elements in it. If you are a fan of the oldies, and watch this, you'll know what I am talking about.

Im still tryig to figure out when we are going to get the new season......Torchwood season 2 starts on the 26th of this month but I cant find anything at all on Dr Who

BBC doesn't typically advertise that information too far in advance. It'll be sometime in the spring. And after that season there will be a 2 year break.

You mean spring in the UK or spring here? I cant quite work out if the UK has seen season 4 BBCA and Sci Fi DO advertise a boatload of time in advance so Im thinking that the UK hasnt even seen it yet...and with Doctor Who, dont we see it a year behind them?

Last time I looked you guys have Spring at the same time as the UK :)

Just be glad you don't live in Australia - TV backwater of the developed world.

Hehehe...

Ohhhh, Shani's talking about the different schedules for Doctor Who - BBC vs Sci-Fi. I was talking about the BBC schedule, I have no idea when season 4 will air on Sci-Fi (has season 3 even aired on Sci-Fi?).

Seriously, it's worth the extra effort to download the BBC episodes...they don't have parts cut out for commercials, and they air earlier.

I didn't really like the Christmas special... I dunno...

I thought it was entertaining enough...which is my typical reaction to episodes written by Russel T. Davies. I can say one thing for sure, I'm rather sick of The Doctor always having a female companion and there always being some sort of interest in a relationship, whether it's one-sided or not. Once was fine, but this is getting silly. I'm pretty confident that it's mostly RTD's doing, and I think I'll enjoy the turn the show takes once he leaves.

Actually Im talking about the schedule on BBC in the UK vs the schedule on BBCA here in the states,

Sci Fi runs the new seasons first there, then BBCA picks them up not the other way round

So...what I want to know is....When will Sci Fi start running season 4?

I'm just ticked that the CBC didn't show this year's Christmas special at Christmas. They'll probably wait until Summer when Season 4 (I think) will air here. This would be both after Hockey and the BBC run are finished.

Shani, I suspect you'll have to wait at least until summer as well.

oh well....at least its less than two weeks til the premier of Season Two of Torchwood!!!

One of my fav people is going to be on it this season:

James Marsters who plays Captain John, another Time Agent. He is set to have a "horny and violent" sexual encounter with Captain Jack.

I liked the latest VOTD, minus Kylie Minogue going for the Doctor. Although, what woman could resist the charms of the coolest nine hundred year old bachelor? Eh? Eh!? I think the relationship issue stuff shouldn't be dealt with [as they have been] till the 13th life of the Doctor... so in not too long.

la-la-la-la-la-la I'm not listening la-la-la-la-la-la...

Please that was hardly a spoiler. I told you who the main chickie of the special was. If I wanted to spoil it for you I would have said Spoiler: that I am getting really disappointed at the new episodes since they are recaps of older ones. Like VOTD, practical rip off of T. Baker's episode Robots of Death. Then there was a whole subplot in the special that reminded me of that craptacular Leprechaun 4: In Space movie, cyborg in the box, then tie that to the Dr. Who ep where the old guy turned young and into a scorpion... fucked up and I am tired of seeing the lines being drawn.
What do you think about that? Huh? Huh!?

Oooooh.

I love Torchwood!

Not sure about the schedules over here Shanni, but once I know, I'll pass it on, babe. ;)

You know what still makes me sad to this day, they couldn't have gotten this started in the US:

I thought McGann brought something really unique to the Who-verse. He was everything about the 4th Doctor I liked, but had a twist on things. Sort of a childlike fascination of the universe and time and life. DAMNIT JIM IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT!

Well, Torchwood has started up again and it's...well, everything I'm used to from Torchwood :p Entertaining enough, but it still feels like it was written by an adolescent, which is a shame. One day, RTD & Co. (but especially RTD) will learn that you don't make something more "adult" by throwing sexual references all over the place.

Still, like I said, entertaining enough. If you liked the first season of Torchwood, it looks to be more of the same this season. Personally, I was hoping they'd improve on the quality a bit...have more episodes like season 1's "Small Worlds"...but c'est la vie.

how did you see it already? it doesnt start until next saturday?

FYI, Voyage of the Damned is currentlly on YouTube in seven parts. I'm surprised it hasn't been pulled but there it is. Poor CBC.

Anyways, I thouroughly enjoyed it, even as Augi said, it contained a similar threat to Robots of Death. Consider it an homage rather than a rip off. A lot of the Tom Baker era plots revolved around machina going mad anyway.

I thought the distorted Earth history and London's annual christmas plight were pretty funny.

I started a few days ago ;)

I want to give a very very very big thank you to the one tfp person that took the time to teach me about something I had no clue about...thanks to them I got to see Voyage of the Damned....and WOW what an episode...I enjoyed it almost as much as Blink lol. I even managed to figure out on my own how a simple little cable would let me watch it on my tv hehehe

so... :icare: to you.....you know who you are

Now if I can just learn how to burn the damn thing to DVD so it plays in my player (I did burn one that plays on the PC but my dvd player says it cant play the kind of disc I made) I can surprise Dave's dad with it!!!

I realize the new season of Doctor Who starts in the UK tonite but wooohooo we arent gonna be far behind!! Sci Fi starts it here April 18th with the Christmas epi (which I've seen and its FANTASTIC)

Torchwood only has three episodes left :( thats sad. But Sarah Jane starts here next week :)

Plenty of gay snogging in the Torchwood episodes left.

The new episode of DW is great. I especially liked the scene where Spoiler: Donna and the Doctor sign to each other through the windows.

I get so giddy when I hear the Doctor Who theme music. Its actually quite embarrassing but I own a sonic screwdriver I picked up at a comic con lol

it was funny.....we watch the run thats going on on BBCA right now on Saturday night...Utopia was on yesterday and I swear the closer it came to the "reveal" of who the professor was, Dave was bouncing on the couch and I bet if I checked he'd have had a hard on lol (and its NOT like we havent seen this one)

he's so cute

My friends decided I needed to watch DW so they showed me "Blink" and I was hooked. Another of my friends loves Torchwood and I like it but it doesn't hold a candle to DW. We now watch several episodes at a time on Friday nights. We are half way through series three. It is such a good sci-fi show.

Steve Moffat who wrote Blink also wrote the BBC original of Coupling (one of my all time favourite comedies). It was utterly wankered by the US re-make, but the original is great.

And Shani? Are you sure Dave was getting a hard-on over DW, rather than the company he was keeping? :orly: