Doctor Who - Page 5

kindlekitten · 04-09-2010, 01:43 PM

is the new Who in the US? I thought I had tracking on both the BBC and SciFi. did I miss it?

HarryT · 04-09-2010, 01:47 PM

See the first post in this thread

. The new series started in the UK last Saturday; it's starting in the US next Saturday (17th Apr), so you'll be two weeks behind us.

kindlekitten · 04-09-2010, 01:48 PM

ah! ok! skimming most of the threads, trying to catch up

Sparrow · 04-09-2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

It always amused me that when Tom Baker offered people "Jelly Babies" they were self-evidently not Jelly Babies, but Liquorice Allsorts!

I still remember seeing part of the story where Dr Who went up against Bertie Bassett (the Liquorice Allsorts mascot).

HarryT · 04-09-2010, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

I still remember seeing part of the story where Dr Who went up against Bertie Bassett (the Liquorice Allsorts mascot).

Yes, indeed - "Paradise Towers", with Sylvester McCoy. That season was probably the low point of the whole 26-year original run. Shocking scripts. The controller of BBC1 thought that it had become "too frightening" for children, and completely ruined the whole thing by demanding "scare-free" stories.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 04-09-2010, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Yes, indeed - "Paradise Towers", with Sylvester McCoy. That season was probably the low point of the whole 26-year original run. Shocking scripts. The controller of BBC1 thought that it had become "too frightening" for children, and completely ruined the whole thing by demanding "scare-free" stories.

Hmm... something like the "campy" Batman years, I guess. (shiver)

I never saw a single McCoy episode... well, heck, I never caught Hartnell, Troughton, Colin Baker, and only saw one Davison (didn't like 'im). U.S. broadcasts were always hard for me to find in the years between Tom Baker and Eccleston.

HarryT · 04-10-2010, 03:01 AM

McCoy did have some truly excellent stories; eg "Battlefield", and "The Curse of Fenric". It's a real shame that the series was cancelled after a season of very, very good stories; it had really picked up from the low point of a couple of years previously.

kdf9511 · 04-11-2010, 03:07 AM

All I can say is "I am a madman with a box."

ardeegee · 04-11-2010, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

sheesh! you'd take the happy out of a hard on wouldn't you? attack people's posts much?

I did NOT "attack someone's post." Someone claimed to be a fan of the A-Team. I made a joke by rephrasing a couple of catch phrases from the A-Team. Poster did not catch the joke. I told what phrases I was basing my comment on. Poster still did not get joke. I APOLOGIZED for causing the misunderstanding. At no point was that an attack.

HarryT · 04-11-2010, 09:30 AM

Last night's episode - the 2nd of the new series - was absolutely excellent. If this is an indication of the standard of the new series, we're in for a treat!

ardeegee · 04-11-2010, 10:25 AM

Hey, Harry-- I think I found one of your childhood photos!

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/10...a-dalek-e.html

HarryT · 04-11-2010, 01:23 PM

I love it! Thanks for the link

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kennyc · 04-11-2010, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

Hey, Harry-- I think I found one of your childhood photos!

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/10...a-dalek-e.html

I love it!

The new Dr. Who Season is scheduled to start here next week....not sure if that's true world-wide or not.

teamplayer · 04-11-2010, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

I love it!

The new Dr. Who Season is scheduled to start here next week....not sure if that's true world-wide or not.

That's the US premiere on BBC America you're thinking of, it's April 17th at 9/8c! Featuring the new Doctor...Matt Smith

ardeegee · 04-11-2010, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

I love it!

The new Dr. Who Season is scheduled to start here next week....not sure if that's true world-wide or not.

For those of us less worried about IP than you, the new episodes start a couple of hours after they aired in the UK. In HD.

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04-09-2010, 01:43 PM	#61
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	is the new Who in the US? I thought I had tracking on both the BBC and SciFi. did I miss it?

04-09-2010, 01:47 PM	#62
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,547 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	See the first post in this thread . The new series started in the UK last Saturday; it's starting in the US next Saturday (17th Apr), so you'll be two weeks behind us.

04-09-2010, 01:48 PM	#63
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	ah! ok! skimming most of the threads, trying to catch up

04-10-2010, 03:01 AM	#67
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,547 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	McCoy did have some truly excellent stories; eg "Battlefield", and "The Curse of Fenric". It's a real shame that the series was cancelled after a season of very, very good stories; it had really picked up from the low point of a couple of years previously.

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kdf9511 Madman With A Box Posts: 115 Karma: 324 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Western Oklahoma Device: Kobo Clara HD, Nook Glowlight, Nook Color, Kindle 4, Astak Pocket Pro	All I can say is "I am a madman with a box."

04-11-2010, 09:30 AM	#70
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,547 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Last night's episode - the 2nd of the new series - was absolutely excellent. If this is an indication of the standard of the new series, we're in for a treat!

04-11-2010, 10:25 AM	#71
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Hey, Harry-- I think I found one of your childhood photos! http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/10...a-dalek-e.html

04-11-2010, 01:23 PM	#72
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,547 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I love it! Thanks for the link .

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