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Old 04-17-2005, 02:17 AM
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I'm looking forward to seeing the second series, even though I haven't seen Tennant in action. Russell Davies says he's excited about doing a regeneration, and since Eccleston only signed on for a year to start with it seems he's been planning how to handle it in the back of his head since the planning stages (which explains why the end of Ep. 13 is custom made for killing off the Doctor).

So far, and particularly after seeing "Unquiet Dead," I'm very happy with the way things are going and have confidence that how Davies will plan the future will yield a good ride.
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Do you think? It's a bit...kiddy-orientated for me. There's just no scariness, it's like the phantom of the opera in sock puppets.....
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^ Except with neck-snappings and strangulation.

I think maybe they're trying a little hard to make sure the show has some child-friendly elements (wheelie-bins that swallow people, farting, etc.), but DW has always had a little of that kind of thing anyway.

It does seem to me that many want this show to be totally perfect, for every single episode to be flawless, which is rather silly when you look back over the history of the show and consider that while Who can be truly fantastic at times, it can also be utterly dreadful. It would be nice if some would remember that.
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Do you think? It's a bit...kiddy-orientated for me.
Are they at least unearthly kiddies?
Hee hee, Zeke made a Doctor Who joke -- there's hope for him yet

This will surprise no one but I disagree emphatically with the idea that the new series is "kiddy" oriented. The Ninth Doctor's exuberant demeanor is only the deliberately misleading surface of a dark and complicated interplay between more and less positive views of human nature, responsibility, and capacity.

Of course, that's just my opinion. Those who do not see merit in the new series are missing out, but they're free to do so. This often turns out to be the case with exceptional sf/f TV (Farscape, Firefly, etc.)--the depths and innovations seem to prove elusive beyond the base of fans who discover them and own them. And then they get canceled. Meanwhile the public watches terribly blatant stuff like Taken and thinks it's subtle.
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Do you think? It's a bit...kiddy-orientated for me.
Are they at least unearthly kiddies?
Hee hee, Zeke made a Doctor Who joke -- there's hope for him yet

This will surprise no one but I disagree emphatically with the idea that the new series is "kiddy" oriented. The Ninth Doctor's exuberant demeanor is only the deliberately misleading surface of a dark and complicated interplay between more and less positive views of human nature, responsibility, and capacity.

Of course, that's just my opinion. Those who do not see merit in the new series are missing out, but they're free to do so. This often turns out to be the case with exceptional sf/f TV (Farscape, Firefly, etc.)--the depths and innovations seem to prove elusive beyond the base of fans who discover them and own them. And then they get canceled. Meanwhile the public watches terribly blatant stuff like Taken and thinks it's subtle.
Actually, I was referring more to the rather silly embellishments which have ruined many good scripts so far (the Slitheen being just one of these :wink
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Well, "Dalek" looks like it will be teh aw3some (I promise I will never, ever do that again). It rather looks like that instead of one overall theme for this season we're getting a mix - some darker stories and some more light-hearted ones, of which "Aliens of London"/"World War Three" was definitely the latter. I thought it was a nice conclusion anyway; certainly made a change of pace from aliens trying to take over the Earth, you know, just because, which Who has certainly been guilty of in the past. It rather poked fun at it I suppose too, which I like. Doctor Who would be a disaster if it turned into one of those shows that took itself too seriously.
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Well, "Dalek" looks like it will be teh aw3some (I promise I will never, ever do that again). It rather looks like that instead of one overall theme for this season we're getting a mix - some darker stories and some more light-hearted ones, of which "Aliens of London"/"World War Three" was definitely the latter. I thought it was a nice conclusion anyway; certainly made a change of pace from aliens trying to take over the Earth, you know, just because, which Who has certainly been guilty of in the past. It rather poked fun at it I suppose too, which I like. Doctor Who would be a disaster if it turned into one of those shows that took itself too seriously.
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Okay, that was better than aw3some. A damn good story in of itself, not just a "let's have a Dalek" episode (which to be fair to RTD I never thought it would be). Part of it I expected, and indeed welcomed, as it seems to confirm my suspicions of where the season is going to end up. Heck, I even felt sympathetic for the Dalek in question, though that's no good indicator of anything - I often manage to find sympathy for even the most hard-hearted of bastards. And, despite this being a serious episode, there was still time for a few referential in-jokes about the Daleks, though perhaps the stairs scene was overplayed just a bit. RTD has done a superb job so far, but sometimes it has strayed a little far into ridiculousness. Despite that though, I see good things in DW's future, and I actually find myself looking forward in a way to Eccleston's departure, because I know it's going to be magnificent.
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Okay, that was better than aw3some. A damn good story in of itself, not just a "let's have a Dalek" episode (which to be fair to RTD I never thought it would be). Part of it I expected, and indeed welcomed, as it seems to confirm my suspicions of where the season is going to end up. Heck, I even felt sympathetic for the Dalek in question, though that's no good indicator of anything - I often manage to find sympathy for even the most hard-hearted of bastards. And, despite this being a serious episode, there was still time for a few referential in-jokes about the Daleks, though perhaps the stairs scene was overplayed just a bit. RTD has done a superb job so far, but sometimes it has strayed a little far into ridiculousness. Despite that though, I see good things in DW's future, and I actually find myself looking forward in a way to Eccleston's departure, because I know it's going to be magnificent.

Everyone seems amazed by this episode. I'm swamped with papers and haven't seen it yet -- but I am on tenterhooks now...
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Just saw "Dalek" and was hugely entertained, from the moment when they showed a Cyberman helmet and instead of it just being a fanwank the Doctor had an emotional reaction and said something interesting. Totally awesome start to finish, and the by far the best realizion of a Dalek ever (the suckers finally work the way they were supposed to in 1964!). I'm looking forward to the end of the season too.
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Are we still on the same last episode? With those Slitheen trying to blow up the Earth and sell the pieces? Because I don't know what a Dalek is...was I just not paying attention?
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No, that was the episode before "Dalek". You'll know a Dalek when you see one.
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Oooh! Oooh! The penultimate episode, "Bad Wolf", is on tonight, which has gotten me so excited that I'm making random posts about nothing in particular and starting them with "Oooh! Oooh!".
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Really?

Personally, last week's preview had me slightly worried, despite the Bad-Wolf-ness.

Still, I'm sure that's an overreaction.
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Are we still on the same last episode? With those Slitheen trying to blow up the Earth and sell the pieces? Because I don't know what a Dalek is...was I just not paying attention?
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Bad Wolf- OMG, RTD actually wrote something which impressed me. This one even managed to scare me vaguely, in a way that I haven't been in a loooong time, and certainly not by RTD, lol..........Not complex, and once again, RTD displays a complete inability, IMAO, to handle suspense properly........but nonetheless this was good.....or better.......the D***** were as sc****** as ever, and came across well (edited to avoid spoilers)

Having said that, nxt week looks....interesting......, but the trailer of the TARDIS in space........ho-hum......
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I thought that was pretty darn good myself, even if they moved the preview back to before the end credits instead of afterwards (grrr....). Next week's finale promises to be a proper scorcher!
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I'm kidding. I actually did know what a Dalek was. I got a description from my parents that included the word 'salt shaker' many times.

....I actually just didn't know how to spell it until the episode.
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