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I mean when the man is right he's right Basically the deal is, the Doctor tends to take on things that he can outsmart or outwit. He almost never deals with a monster that is just overwhelmingly more dangerous than he is, without any weaknesses. Like, there's not a whole lot the Doctor could DO to the Xenomorph that wouldn't just be "What Ripley did but more British" The Doctor would be screwed in the case of, say, a Godzilla attack. He'd just have to run and hide like the rest of us. Inferno is actually a great example because the Doctor COULDN'T save the day. That fact haunted him too, for quite a while. There was no solution, there was no way out. He could only survive.
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Oh please, the Doctor would build some manner of vortex gun and send Godzilla to a world entire covered in skyscrapers that spontaneously reform when knocked down. "Don't be ridiculous. I didn't kill Godzilla, I used my Vohoxital Respectralizer to send him Manhattapiter, the planet of dense urban growth where he can live and destroy in peace."
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 06:01 |
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Oh he'd try And then Godzilla would shoot it back at him like he did to a black hole twice Godzilla movies are almost as amazingly stupid as Doctor Who stories some times.
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 06:04 |
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But then they'd team up when they realized that the inhabitants of Manhappiter were planning to destroy every city in the universe...
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 06:13 |
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Cleretic posted:The Vashta Nerada were mostly parasites without much intelligence.
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 06:30 |
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What about the Van Gogh monster?
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 09:36 |
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holy drat I'm loving the vinyl edition cover of Spare Parts:
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 15:08 |
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I activated my BritBox free trail yesterday, and I am overwhelmed by all the classic Doctor Who I now have access to. Then I saw a previously unknown version of Hound of the Baskervilles starring Tom Baker as Sherlock Holmes. This is on top of my Power of the Daleks DVD and the upcoming new season. I'm very happy to have so much unseen Doctor Who to choose from.
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 19:07 |
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The Action Man posted:I activated my BritBox free trail yesterday, and I am overwhelmed by all the classic Doctor Who I now have access to. Then I saw a previously unknown version of Hound of the Baskervilles starring Tom Baker as Sherlock Holmes. I haven't watched that version but I understand Baker himself wasn't completely satisfied with his portrayal of Holmes. (I think Jeremy Brett would've been a good Doctor at any point in the classic run really.)
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 19:42 |
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Crusader posted:holy drat I'm loving the vinyl edition cover of Spare Parts: Whoa, yeah, that's awesome.
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 22:27 |
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egon_beeblebrox posted:Whoa, yeah, that's awesome. Doesn't that kind of spoil the reveal, though?
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 22:55 |
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Timby posted:Doesn't that kind of spoil the reveal, though? Spare Parts is almost 15 years old. At some point the statute of limitations of spoilers kinda goes away (Snape kills Dumbledore, page 596)
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 22:57 |
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What is the 'reveal', anyway? Spare Parts doesn't really waste time before laying out that it's set on Mondas shortly before the Cybermen start being a thing. And the regular cover uses a Cyberman head too.
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 23:09 |
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Mmm, time to sit down with my favorite book in the whole world, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and finally finish it. First, though, let's just take a BIG sip of coffee and check my favorite bad tv show thread in TVI-jivjov posted:Spare Parts is almost 15 years old. At some point the statute of limitations of spoilers kinda goes away (Snape kills Dumbledore, page 596)
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 23:09 |
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It can't be your favourite book yet if you didn't know that!
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 23:34 |
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Lick! The! Whisk! posted:Mmm, time to sit down with my favorite book in the whole world, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and finally finish it. First, though, let's just take a BIG sip of coffee and check my favorite bad tv show thread in TVI- Now I'll receive another year of life from the evil genie that cursed me to spoil things
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# ? Apr 10, 2017 23:36 |
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Wheat Loaf posted:I haven't watched that version but I understand Baker himself wasn't completely satisfied with his portrayal of Holmes. So is it Tom Baker starring as Tom Baker in "Tom Baker and the Hound of the Baskervilles"? Because if so, that's must see tv!
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# ? Apr 11, 2017 00:15 |
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Cleretic posted:What is the 'reveal', anyway? Spare Parts doesn't really waste time before laying out that it's set on Mondas shortly before the Cybermen start being a thing. And the regular cover uses a Cyberman head too. Yeah, it's like halfway through the first episode when the Doctor realises it's Mondas and rushes everyone back to the TARDIS. The original cover had a big old Cyberman head on it as well.
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# ? Apr 11, 2017 11:06 |
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Crusader posted:holy drat I'm loving the vinyl edition cover of Spare Parts: Yeah, I've wanted a print of it since they first revealed it. It's great and something I'd love but not "spend over a hundred bucks plus whatever postage to Australia would be for it" great.
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# ? Apr 11, 2017 11:20 |
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I just wish that they sold the new documentary thing separately. I have no need for vinyl, but I do love me some behind the scenes stuff
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# ? Apr 11, 2017 11:31 |
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So on London's South Bank this morning..
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 10:24 |
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New Adventures of Benny IV: Ruler of the Universe, with more of David Warner's Doctor and Mark Gatiss' Master, is coming in September.The_Doctor posted:So on London's South Bank this morning.. That's pretty rad.
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 10:37 |
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In other news, this morning my dad dismissed Pearl Mackie's casting as 'political correctness'
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 11:19 |
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The_Doctor posted:In other news, this morning my dad dismissed Pearl Mackie's casting as 'political correctness' Just because I can't resist touching the poop....is it because she's black? Female? Or the fact that her character is gay?
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 11:25 |
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jivjov posted:Just because I can't resist touching the poop....is it because she's black? Female? Or the fact that her character is gay? Black, yeah. He wouldn't know about that she's gay.
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 11:33 |
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The_Doctor posted:Black, yeah. He wouldn't know about that she's gay. How dare those uppity blacks get a lead role in a wholesome family television programme, amirite?
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 11:40 |
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jivjov posted:How dare those uppity blacks get a lead role in a wholesome family television programme, amirite? One day soonish he'll get to meet my black boyfriend, and won't that be fun?
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 11:41 |
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The_Doctor posted:One day soonish he'll get to meet my black boyfriend, and won't that be fun? Requesting a mod to change your username to Canton_Everett_Delaware_III
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 11:43 |
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The_Doctor posted:Black, yeah. He wouldn't know about that she's gay. Is your dad aware that they've already had black companions in the history of the show and that there are, in fact, black people in the UK?
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 12:14 |
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Fair Bear Maiden posted:Is your dad aware that they've already had black companions in the history of the show and that there are, in fact, black people in the UK? Oh yeah. He is an Old Man with Outdated Views.
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 12:26 |
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They haven't done an episode with Xenophilia yet. That is a barrier that needs to be crossed.
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 13:04 |
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Sad King Billy posted:They haven't done an episode with Xenophilia yet. That is a barrier that needs to be crossed. Vastra and Jenny? Or... I guess that's not really an example rooted in reality.
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 13:37 |
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The_Doctor posted:One day soonish he'll get to meet my black boyfriend, and won't that be fun? An English version of Get Out?
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 14:04 |
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thexerox123 posted:Vastra and Jenny? I had forgotten about them, perhaps willfully.
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 15:14 |
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CobiWann posted:An English version of Get Out? That's a terrifying thought
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 15:22 |
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CobiWann posted:An English version of Get Out? Kindly Depart or Sod Off, depending on where it's set.
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 16:12 |
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Or the version set in Scotland, Get Tae gently caress.
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 17:27 |
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Big Finish finally posted the trailer for "The Ninth Doctor Chronicles". It's... something.
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# ? Apr 12, 2017 18:00 |
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Tim Burns Effect posted:Big Finish finally posted the trailer for "The Ninth Doctor Chronicles". It's... something. Briggs' 9 has improved since the Destiny of the Doctor release he did...but his Rose is rather terrible.
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jivjov posted:Briggs' 9 has improved since the Destiny of the Doctor release he did...but his Rose is rather terrible. It's so bad I didn't even think I heard Rose in the clip. Am I missing something that obvious?
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