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Bilbo1967 · 10-07-2018, 03:11 PM

So, it was a good first episode. No spoilers below, I hope.

As with all the times the Doctor changes it was an episode that needed to spend some time establishing the new character and emphasising the fact that this new person was still the Doctor. It also introduced a number of new sidekicks. Having said that, it had a decent story and I enjoyed it very much.

To address the female Doctor thing; I don't think it matters. This is a character that we're used to seeing change regularly, so there's no real jarring effect to the character being a woman now. So long as the series continues with the mix of humour, science fiction, emotion and strong characters that we're used to and saw tonight, I think it'll be just fine.

astrangerhere · 10-07-2018, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Just settling down to watch the new series of Doctor Who. The first female Doctor; looking forward to it.

Hear, hear! They actually showed it in the cinema in my town.

5thWiggleWife · 10-08-2018, 08:48 PM

Getting ready for a business trip tomorrow.

Hitch · 10-08-2018, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

So, it was a good first episode. No spoilers below, I hope.

<snippage>

To address the female Doctor thing; I don't think it matters. This is a character that we're used to seeing change regularly, so there's no real jarring effect to the character being a woman now. So long as the series continues with the mix of humour, science fiction, emotion and strong characters that we're used to and saw tonight, I think it'll be just fine.

I dunno...my thing is, of all the ironies, after a lifetime of TV in which, of course, all the protags were male, except in Soaps, then the pendulum swung the other way, and now...I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but, every, and I mean, EVERY police procedural or mystery from the UK (and many from CAN and the States) now has a woman boss. EVERY captain, Lieutenant, DCI, etc., is now a woman. Every new detective show, a woman. It's as though male cops, detectives and mystery series protags have all died off, or been demoted, or are all buffoons, sexists, etc. I'm a woman, and even I'm over it. It's unrealistic and the WORST part is that 80% of the time, somehow, this female boss is a bit of a shrew, or a yeller, or, or or. Not anything remotely like actual bosses, male or female, of course.

OR, like that show that the Aussie guy was in the Mentalist thing--of course, the smart male subordinate routinely disobeys the female boss, who of course, isn't as smart and wily as he. (I managed to make it through about 4-5 of those, and promptly shut it off. I'd have fired his ass the 2nd time he "cheerfully" disobeyed and assumed he could charmingly wiseass his way out of it.)

It's like...you can't win for losing. Now it's absurdly as though the entire world is run by emo women shriekers, which is unrealistic in every possible way, or they've busy being ridden roughshod over by handsome charming smarmy male subordinates.

Whatever. Thank God for books, is all I'm going to say.

Hitch

Greg Anos · 10-09-2018, 08:57 AM

<shrug> Sounds like most bureaucratic organizations I've seen. . . .

Only the gender and ethnicity have changed, to protect the guilty.

(Think back to shows like Baretta I was always rooting for the bad guy, who was usually nicer than the cop.)

Greg Anos · 10-09-2018, 01:36 PM

Poohbear, here are some aquarium pics.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/at...1&d=1539106474

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/at...1&d=1539106474

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/at...1&d=1539106474

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/at...1&d=1539106474

poohbear_nc · 10-09-2018, 02:26 PM

That is a gorgeous tank! Many thanks for remembering to post these pics!

Greg Anos · 10-09-2018, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

That is a gorgeous tank! Many thanks for remembering to post these pics!

Shrimp are due tomorrow.

The stand is my wine cabinet. . .

(Cheap aquarium tip. Scotch Tape and brown wrapping paper make a great backdrop. Just tape it onto the outside of the aquarium. . . )

poohbear_nc · 10-09-2018, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Shrimp are due tomorrow.

The stand is my wine cabinet. . .

(Cheap aquarium tip. Scotch Tape and brown wrapping paper make a great backdrop. Just tape it onto the outside of the aquarium. . . )

More pics of shrimp please!

[Was that the infamous wine cabinet of recent breakage?]

Greg Anos · 10-09-2018, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

More pics of shrimp please!

[Was that the infamous wine cabinet of recent breakage?]

Yes, right under the left side picture.

Pictures take a while because my "dirty" linux box won't recognize a USB stick any more. I have to borrow my brother's box and email myself the pictures to get them on MobileRead.

I have a new hard drive supposedly being delivered today to build another NUC box, as my new "dirty" box. Won't get to it until weekend. . .

Shrimp are Neocardina 1 cm long or so, growing to be 3 cm eventually. I don't know how well they will show up.

With the refrigeration unit of the wine cabinet underneath it, the aquarium runs a steady 78 F, (25+ C). That will limit what I put in it, if I put anything in it (other than shrimp). I also run a soft water aquarium, so no live bearers. . .

poohbear_nc · 10-09-2018, 05:29 PM

Just Googled Neocardina - colorful litlle critters - should look great in that tank.

Greg Anos · 10-09-2018, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Just Googled Neocardina - colorful litlle critters - should look great in that tank.

I'm getting red ones and yellow ones.

timebug · 10-10-2018, 04:44 AM

Preparing to watch a dvd. It was originally 'home movies' which I shot on a basic cine camera back in the seventies/eighties;it was later transferred to videotape (VHS) and has now been converted to dvd! Family memories, not of the best quality of course,having been transferred twice,but even so,happy days!

trichobezoar · 10-10-2018, 09:20 AM

Peeling away burnt tortilla from the electric burner.

Bilbo1967 · 10-10-2018, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Hitch

I dunno...my thing is, of all the ironies, after a lifetime of TV in which, of course, all the protags were male, except in Soaps, then the pendulum swung the other way, and now...I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but, every, and I mean, EVERY police procedural or mystery from the UK (and many from CAN and the States) now has a woman boss. EVERY captain, Lieutenant, DCI, etc., is now a woman. Every new detective show, a woman. It's as though male cops, detectives and mystery series protags have all died off, or been demoted, or are all buffoons, sexists, etc. I'm a woman, and even I'm over it. It's unrealistic and the WORST part is that 80% of the time, somehow, this female boss is a bit of a shrew, or a yeller, or, or or. Not anything remotely like actual bosses, male or female, of course.

OR, like that show that the Aussie guy was in the Mentalist thing--of course, the smart male subordinate routinely disobeys the female boss, who of course, isn't as smart and wily as he. (I managed to make it through about 4-5 of those, and promptly shut it off. I'd have fired his ass the 2nd time he "cheerfully" disobeyed and assumed he could charmingly wiseass his way out of it.)

It's like...you can't win for losing. Now it's absurdly as though the entire world is run by emo women shriekers, which is unrealistic in every possible way, or they've busy being ridden roughshod over by handsome charming smarmy male subordinates.

Whatever. Thank God for books, is all I'm going to say.

Hitch

Not sure if it's exactly the same as what you are saying, but here's an article from the BBC website that I think makes a similar point - Bodyguard 'airbrushing reality' with powerful women portrayal

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Victoria screenwriter Daisy Goodwin says TV dramas are "airbrushing reality" by having too many powerful female characters.

10-07-2018, 03:11 PM	#41881
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	So, it was a good first episode. No spoilers below, I hope. As with all the times the Doctor changes it was an episode that needed to spend some time establishing the new character and emphasising the fact that this new person was still the Doctor. It also introduced a number of new sidekicks. Having said that, it had a decent story and I enjoyed it very much. To address the female Doctor thing; I don't think it matters. This is a character that we're used to seeing change regularly, so there's no real jarring effect to the character being a woman now. So long as the series continues with the mix of humour, science fiction, emotion and strong characters that we're used to and saw tonight, I think it'll be just fine. Last edited by Bilbo1967; 10-07-2018 at 03:14 PM.

10-09-2018, 01:36 PM	#41886
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,248 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Poohbear, here are some aquarium pics. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/at...1&d=1539106474 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/at...1&d=1539106474 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/at...1&d=1539106474 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/at...1&d=1539106474 Attached Thumbnails

10-08-2018, 08:48 PM	#41883
5thWiggleWife I’m a Happy Boy! Posts: 12,791 Karma: 96828311 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Evil Canada (goatees ya know) Device: iPad 2017, Acer A500, Kobo Glo, iPad mini	Getting ready for a business trip tomorrow.

10-09-2018, 08:57 AM	#41885
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,248 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	<shrug> Sounds like most bureaucratic organizations I've seen. . . . Only the gender and ethnicity have changed, to protect the guilty. (Think back to shows like Baretta I was always rooting for the bad guy, who was usually nicer than the cop.)

10-09-2018, 02:26 PM	#41887
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,891 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	That is a gorgeous tank! Many thanks for remembering to post these pics!

10-09-2018, 05:29 PM	#41891
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,891 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Just Googled Neocardina - colorful litlle critters - should look great in that tank.

10-10-2018, 04:44 AM	#41893
timebug Ancient Sage Posts: 14,585 Karma: 15493448 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Derby U.K. Device: Kobo Reader	Preparing to watch a dvd. It was originally 'home movies' which I shot on a basic cine camera back in the seventies/eighties;it was later transferred to videotape (VHS) and has now been converted to dvd! Family memories, not of the best quality of course,having been transferred twice,but even so,happy days!

10-10-2018, 09:20 AM	#41894
trichobezoar Riding Against the Wind Posts: 2,932 Karma: 43570696 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Cacti, NM Device: Galaxy Note 10.1 & Kindle Touch	Peeling away burnt tortilla from the electric burner.