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Oxxidation posted:Where are the bodies? The Deep Space Nine episode "Battle Lines" (guest starring long-haired Jonathan Banks  ) did the concept way better by putting the resurrection mechanism in the premise instead of the clone factory.
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Jerusalem posted:Edit: I also think if the revival had introduced some new monster to be the one who took out the Time Lords, then it would have smacked of Worf/Wolverine Syndrome, where the writer tries to shortcut to showing you how totally boss and awesome their original-creation-do-not-steal is by having them take out something/somebody who has earned being tough in the eyes of the viewers. Kind of like that awful Spineasaurus bullshit in the third Jurassic Park film.  Bane of the Time Lords!
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thrawn527 posted:Also, quick note, the next episode is the one I've been looking forward to Toxx getting to the most since he started. But we'll get into why once he gets there. We have a great stretch of episodes ahead  And then there are the loving specials.
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Bicyclops posted:One day you finally decide "I'm done spiting that ex who said I would like Doctor Who and she did say it has a Dickens episode, maybe I'll try a few." Weeping angels feed on your potential
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FactsAreUseless posted:So unlike the Doctor. It is the Firefly problem - you don't want two smug and obnoxious people of the same type in one room.
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Soothing Vapors posted:Anyone in this thread who says they didn't is a loving liar. Except maybe Oxx, he might actually be a robot. The only DW episode that made me cry was the bloody Richard Curtis one
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Jerusalem posted:I wish Guy Pearce got more work, he's really good. The Rover is a good movie if you are into slow-paced crime features.
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Remedial Chaos Theory is a big smelly pile of Dan Harmons wet wipes. Turn Left is not a masterpiece either, mainly for hammering the point of "YOU ARE SPECIAL DONNA TOTALLY NOT A BORING EVERYDAY PERSON" which is a cowardly way to build a character. What is wrong with being just a person?
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Davros is awesome because the moment you see a mutated nerd in a wheelchair screeching in a slightly more humanized Dalek voice you understand everything about Daleks.
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I guess I finally agree with Occ on "non-genre fiction" beating "genre fiction", I have been watching Doctor Who thanks to and along this thread coming from a view similar to Occ's (I am way ahead in Moffatland and I also watch the current season); this thread is way more entertaining than most of the show! It has better twists, better silly villains and better nonsensical comedy!
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Nov 12, 2014 21:04
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Toxxupation posted:I have literally never said this Okay, I'll rephrase, I finally understand your insistence on bringing that loaded term in your reviews and your personal taste of preferring human drama to badly constructed stories with stale rules. I was making a bad joke to congratulate thread at being supremely entertaining anyway, don't bring more wood to the fire of the worst debate!
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MrAristocrates posted:I hadn't been reading this for a while and I just caught up but you guys who were confused about Occ's opinion on Midnight or Turn Left should know that he thinks Fly is a bad episode of Breaking Bad. drat son
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RTD run - that silly slot machine Moffat run - you count cards, get mad money then the security beats you up and you watch the carrot top show
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I have a weird thought that Midnight and Waters of Mars were born out of RTD doing a John Carpenter marathon. Doctor Who has a lot of "astronauts in near or far future" episodes, was that theme popular in the Classic era, or is it a strictly revival obsession?
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Fungah! posted:He said it was shot a lot better, which, yeah. Say what you will about Moffat's run (i'm not saying a loving word yet), they finally got some cinematographers worth a poo poo Yeah, the change feels HUGE. I don't know if this series was the jump to HD but it sure felt like one.
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I saw this episode after Sherlock and at that point I was tired of the cutesy chaotic mystery-solving with visual gimmicks, which soured the whole Moffat era for me. Still, it is probably one of the best new runner introductions in any medium, rivaling Alan Moore's Anatomy Lesson in Swamp Thing as a better "here I am, I am the boss, here how things are going to be now" perfomance. Enter with a bang or go home.
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I am really surprised occ liked this one, I felt it was just a usual RTD-ish big sci-fi episode with better direction.
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Bown posted:The second a genre show has as good writing as a 'prestige' non-genre show the term 'genre fiction' can stop existing. But that hasn't happened yet. Even Game of Thrones and Battlestar Galactica haven't quite managed it. The Prisoner.
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I love this episode because in this one Smith's Doctor stopped being an aspie and showed some genuine emotion. Doctor really hates the Daleks and it is useful to remind about it after the reincarnation. Also mothefucking Spitfires in space!
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I don't give a poo poo about fictional rules, this two-parter is just dull as hell.
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Jerusalem posted:Doctor: But that's the Church for you Ha, considering the analogy in reviews, this sounds a lot like the quote from Aliens quote:Burke: Yeah... look, Ripley, this is a multi-million dollar installation. He can't make that kind of decision. He's just a grunt! The jump from Alien to Aliens worked because the creature was very physical and brutal at its core, so slightly toning down the sexual aspects in favor of the overwhelming force/hive mentality eating the poo poo out of the "organized" unit was very successful. The scare put in Angels relies on the unknown, hella old horror masking in the object commonly found on Earth - statues of Angels; dumping them in the very same form on some planet is akin to putting the lovely molepeople from Descent on a space station.
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Jerusalem posted:You know opinions are subjective and all that, but anybody who doesn't like Rory is pretty much just a big ol' liar, or possibly suffering from some kind of mentally debilitating condition. Rory is a disgusting nerd-pandering poo poo I hate Rory and his stories so much
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I did not mean nerd as "someone who probably watches Doctor Who religiously" but rather a spineless wimp that nerds can easily identify with
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This is the worst and campiest episode of the whole Moffat run. The Beast Below is sorta RTD-like, but this one is full-on Bad Who.
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Toby Jones more like Toby jOWNS I don't even think that Amy is a very good character but I enjoyed this one as an Amy-centered episode
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Open the door Get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Welcome to super mario bros movie starring doctor whooo
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Sushi in Yiddish posted:menacing kazoo lord have mercy
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Toxxupation posted:What about a Kelly Macdonald Doctor Welcome to the darkest timeline
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Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk as Doctor Who or nothing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvpbW7JRu0Q Toxxupation posted:Are you implying kelly macdonald is a bad actress i have not read Boardwalk threads on TVIV, is it Cool Contrarian Opinion to praise her round here? because there is nothing cool in it imo
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The War Still Rages Within (this thread)
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Annakie posted:On top of that, the song that plays over the big "take Vincent to modern times and let him see the museum and hear Bill Nighy talk about how great he is" part (Chances by Athlete) already had a very deep and personal meaning to me long before I watched this episode, so them using that song for a moment where Van Gogh overhears how important he is brings me to tears every time, including when I rewatched this episode last night. That song is the RichardCurtisiest saccharine thing and yet it hit me so hard. The idea of showing your favorite person from the past just how revered his work will be, in spite of any time laws, is just so appealing
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Toxxupation posted:That's in the version not in the ps2 version, it was added later on and is deeply, deeply embarrassing for most to all fans You seem to be very generous of anime/jrpg fans Persona owns, just read the hiimdaisy comic and face out, hold out, reach out for the truth http://imgur.com/gallery/7gIwl
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I like Lupin III, Cowboy Bebop, and FLCL. All other anime looks generic and boring. Watch Space Dandy, he is a dandy in space
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CobiWann posted:So maybe this thread can explain Five Nights at Freddy's to me? Much like Doctor Who, it is about cheap-looking, creepy monsters and insufferable fans.
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I got really used to BIG DUMB FINALS in Doctor Who, so this superacting teleplay did nothing to me  Also I have read way too many superhero comics to ever enjoy universal retcons.
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Never watch Torchwood Don't ever suggest watching Torchwood even as some twisted punishment
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Toxxupation posted:Eh yo I'm buying a new gang tag and thus want a new av, does anyone have any ideas for a decent DW related one (since I know that once I buy it it'll be changed to a DW one anyways let's just cut out the middleman here Blowjob Slabs
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The penisface Dalek-human hybrid has not been used yet? thats a good one
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Gaiman deserves a punch in the face for his last ten years of being an insufferable whimsy fucker Still a good episode.
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