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Howling Beast		#81	[-]
Registered User Posts: 6163 Dec 30 09 12:01 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I found a copy online, so I'll hopefully get a chance to watch it this week. It's a two parter with the second part this Friday, correct?
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Domenick Fraumeni		#82	[-]
Registered User Posts: 4447 Jan 1 10 2:21 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Part 2 is on Sat. All day Fri. and Sat., BBCA is airing the entire David Tennant run. I'm going to miss Tennant, he was lots of fun.
paura nella		#83	[-]
Registered User Posts: 3250 Jan 1 10 9:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Domenick Fraumeni wrote: Part 2 is on Sat. All day Fri. and Sat., BBCA is airing the entire David Tennant run. I'm going to miss Tennant, he was lots of fun. Yes Tennent is a lot of fun. I just got back from seeing AVATAR at the IMAX in Ft. Lauderdale. Watching DOCTOR WHO for a while is a great way to unwind after that visual experience.
Howling Beast		#84	[-]
Registered User Posts: 6163 Jan 1 10 10:57 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tennant was awesome. He had a real energy for the role and the stories were well executed. I'd rank him as one of my favorite Doctors, though I admit I haven't gotten to see all the ones from the mid-80's.
paura nella		#85	[-]
Registered User Posts: 3250 Jan 1 10 11:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Howling Beast wrote: Tennant was awesome. He had a real energy for the role and the stories were well executed. I'd rank him as one of my favorite Doctors, though I admit I haven't gotten to see all the ones from the mid-80's. He' my favorite since Tom Baker, no doubt about that.
Domenick Fraumeni		#86	[-]
Registered User Posts: 4447 Jan 5 10 2:45 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Craziest,most emotional, DOCTOR WHO I've seen in over 20 year. The ghost of John-Nathan-Turner lives on as well. I still miss "JNT" and I think he's possessed Russell Davies, who shares a few similar qualities. Tennant's last line was particularly bittersweet, i thought. The whole thing was crazy, batshite epic. Whew. He's in there for all of two minutes, but Matt Smith, despite looking all of 22, looks like he'll be able to handle role just fine.
paura nella		#87	[-]
Registered User Posts: 3250 May 10 10 2:41 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I don't like the New Doctor, nor do I dislike him. He is passable, but certainly NO DAVID TENNANT. Besides, we are forced to live with Colin Baker as a legacy, so I guess MATT SMITH is adequit for the moment.
paura nella		#88	[-]
Registered User Posts: 3250 Dec 25 10 8:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sitting down to some roast briscut in a few minutes, then prepairing to watch the 2010 DOCTOR WHO CHRISTMAS CAROL special on BBC America @ 9:00 PM EST.
bgart13		#89	[-]
Registered User Posts: 7440 Dec 26 10 5:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	How was it, paura? I missed the special, my mom doesn't have BBCA where she's at. Will have to try to catch a rerun (hopefully). Kundun Rat Terrier: 8/16/02 - 3/26/11. RIP, Ku.
paura nella		#90	[-]
Registered User Posts: 3250 Dec 26 10 5:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A bit sappy, but sentimental and very enjoyable. I actually was questioning could they pull off a DOCTOR WHO update of A CHRISTMAS CAROL and they actually did it quite well. But still, should an episode of WHO being pulling at the heart strings, bringing tears to one's eyes, due to a romantic story line and not because a favorite companion is killed off by the Daleks? That's the question here... Last Edited By: paura nella Dec 26 10 5:36 PM. Edited 1 times.
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Howling Beast		#91	[-]
Registered User Posts: 6163 Mar 24 11 7:11 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just saw that Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart) passed away last month at the age of 81. I've been watching, and have nearly completed, all of the third Doctors serials (finished up The Monster of Peladon last night). Courtney played such a big part in those seasons. He had a wonderful dynamic with John Pertwee's Doctor and will be greatly missed. RIP.
Howling Beast		#92	[-]
Registered User Posts: 6163 Apr 19 11 9:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Now Elizabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) has passed away at the relatively young age of 63. According to the article I read, she had cancer. With her and Nicholas Courtney being gone, that's two extremely popular Doctor Who characters from the same time period that are now gone.
paura nella		#93	[-]
Registered User Posts: 3250 Apr 21 11 5:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There's suppose to be a BBC tribute to Elizabeth Sladen on BBC America right before the premier of the new DOCTOR WHO season this Saturday night around 9:00 PM EST. Sarah Jane was certainly in my early adolescent wet dreams at the age of 12...
Howling Beast		#94	[-]
Registered User Posts: 6163 Apr 21 11 7:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yes, she was definitely cute and always seemed to have a fun personality (if any of her real personality shown through). I don't have BBC America. I need to get it.
el rey de terror		#95	[-]
Registered User Posts: 758 May 2 11 3:21 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I saw a fan edit video of Elisabeth Sladen from 'Who' throughout the years....and no, i wasn't crying. I had something in my eye...and allergies. SHUT UP AND QUIT JUDGING ME!!!
Howling Beast		#96	[-]
Registered User Posts: 6163 Dec 12 11 10:26 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I was looking for some Legos for my kid for Christmas and stumbled across these. Ahhh, to be a kid again...
Howling Beast		#97	[-]
Registered User Posts: 6163 Mar 19 12 9:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've still been watching all the old Doctor Who serials in order (it is taking forever!). I'm now almost through the 6th doctors final season. I really enjoyed the 5th doctor and found the 6th doctor to be better than I had heard about (except for his silly costume). He almost reminds me of a younger-looking 1st doctor. He's occasionally grumpy, arrogant and downright stubborn, just like William Hartnell was in the first season. I like him. The only serial I found bad was his very first, The Twin Dilemma, which was possibly the worst Doctor Who serial of any I have watched in any season. Besides that, I have enjoyed the majority of the 1st through 6th doctor serials. Peri is not one of the better companions either, but she is hot enough and shows enough cleavage to redeem herself most of the time.
Howling Beast		#98	[-]
Registered User Posts: 6163 Jul 6 12 5:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Finally finished up on the 7th and 8th Doctor (the wretched DOCTOR WHO THE MOVIE). I found the 7th Doctor to be weaker than the 6th, with only a few serials having any real interesting qualities. I did like Ace as a companion. DOCTOR WHO THE MOVIE was just bad and I didn't care for the 8th Doctor at all. The romantic elements were dumb and out of place and there was too much silliness added to the mythos (the Doctor being partially human, for example). Leave it to us Americans to screw up a classic British show (it was a co-production intended for US TV). Anything with Eric Roberts should usually be avoided, as a rule. I watched the first episode of the modern Doctor Who series last night (with Christopher Eccleston as the 9th Doctor). It was okay, but I really enjoy David Tennant as the 10th Doctor, as I've seen most of his episodes and it's what's prompted me to want to go back and watch the entire series from the beginning. I've nearly watched all the available Doctor Who serials/episodes that still exit and enjoyed most of them. And I only feel like I've wasted part of my life.
Jago Turner		#99	[-]
Registered User Posts: 666 Jul 22 12 11:43 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Having always thought of Dr Who as one of those strangely British things that can't quite swim the Atlantic I am fascinated to read your take on the Doctor. I know that the modern reinvention has probably made the crossing but the older versions with their exceptionally limited effects budget always seemed to rely on strong writing, acting and mood to carry you through. Personally I think the reinvention of the series blew it with overemphasis on comedy and sentimentality (the Doctor should always, in my opinion, be an asexual character - at least in relation to humanity) but the newer series have been massively popular by updating to a more modern transatlantic mood. There was something about the cold institutions hiding dark secrets that always seemed a particular favourite of mine.
Howling Beast		#100	[-]
Registered User Posts: 6163 Jul 23 12 7:35 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jago Turner wrote: Having always thought of Dr Who as one of those strangely British things that can't quite swim the Atlantic I am fascinated to read your take on the Doctor. I know that the modern reinvention has probably made the crossing but the older versions with their exceptionally limited effects budget always seemed to rely on strong writing, acting and mood to carry you through. Personally I think the reinvention of the series blew it with overemphasis on comedy and sentimentality (the Doctor should always, in my opinion, be an asexual character - at least in relation to humanity) but the newer series have been massively popular by updating to a more modern transatlantic mood. There was something about the cold institutions hiding dark secrets that always seemed a particular favourite of mine. When I was a kid in the 80's, they used to show the Pertwee and (Tom) Baker serials of Doctor Who on our public televison channels. I think I was most familiar with the Pertwee serials. That was my first introduction to them, coupled with the two Peter Cushing Amicus films, and I have been something of a fan ever since. It always seemed like a small window into British life for me, and a fascinating life it seemed, having grown up in small-town USA with very little "world" experience. I also remember reading about the shows in Starlog magazine, even though most of them were completely out of reach at that point. I agree with you about the classic series being driven by the writing and acting, and that's really what makes them so great, though I also enjoy the ambitious attempts at creating otherworldy creatures and places on such a low budget. The modern series is definitely driven more by modern filmmaking and special effect techniques, though I think many of the stories are still very good (at least up through the Tennant years - I've heard bad things about the newest Doctor, which I haven't seen yet). I also agree with you about the asexual nature of the Doctor and that there does seem to be too much emphasis placed in trying to create romance on the newer shows. I can only recall one instance in the classice series (Doctor Who and the Aztecs from the Hartnell years) where the Doctor had any romantic interactions with anyone, and that was before the mythos really got rolling in the series. They need to get the Doctor back to his roots.
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