En Passant 3,741 Posted October 9, 2018 Oh boy, am I going to catch it for this with so many who'ers on here...... nvm, fortune favours the brave... Or even a dedicated Dr Who thread that I can then put on ignore. Ducks. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted October 9, 2018 5 hours ago, En Passant said: Oh boy, am I going to catch it for this with so many who'ers on here...... nvm, fortune favours the brave... Or even a dedicated Dr Who thread that I can then put on ignore. Ducks. Ducks? I think it would be your balls that need protecting...assuming that anybody actually gave a shit. Life is too short so lets celebrate the rich diversity of the forum or summat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted October 10, 2018 Episode 2 is allegedly a bit rubbish... https://inews.co.uk/culture/doctor-who-season-11-episode-2-review-spoiler-free-the-ghost-monument/ On the plus side, we are apparently getting psychedelic, Pertwee-style opening credits. ********** Also "As with last week, the plot and alien threat take a back seat to getting to know these new characters and reestablishing the Doctor as the inquisitive, eccentric, pacifist that she’s always been..." http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/doctor-who/61076/doctor-who-series-11-the-ghost-monument-spoiler-free-review But... Jodie Whittaker still has the same energy as episode one but it’s balanced with scenes of a more confident and cerebral Doctor. The character’s previously somewhat inconsistent views on guns and violence is reaffirmed with an effective demonstration... https://www.blogtorwho.com/ghost-monument-preview/ So pacifist or not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted October 10, 2018 On 09/10/2018 at 20:19, Davey Jones' Locker said: You weren't paying attention in class. The bombs were coded to attack the humans' DNA. Since the alien had different DNA, they just tickled him. I think. Anyway, Doc made it fairly clear her plan was to teleport him off the planet back to wherever he he came from, not to blow him up. I presume the bombs were just to give him a taste of his own medicine and serve as a bit of a distraction if he tried to detonate them but admittedly the dialogue/editing could have been a little clearer im that scene, which is a bit of a worrying sign for the new production team... @msc Actually, there is a debate about it on Reddit now so maybe you are right and the bombs would have blown him up, making the Doctor a total hypocrite for preaching peace and telling off the crane bloke for kicking him over the edge. Enter Reddit at your own peril: https://www.reddit.com/r/gallifrey/comments/9mp98h/spoilers_so_13_is_going_to_be_a_raging_hypocrite/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted October 13, 2018 Currently downloading and will watch over the next day or so, is Netflixs "Apostle". A Wickerman feel to it, good cast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted October 16, 2018 Thought I'd take time to watch blue peters 60th birthday celebrations on cbbc. Fuck me, have kids IQ's dropped in the last 20 years? Or are the presenters more condescending? Or is it me just being a grumpy old bastard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,726 Posted October 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said: Thought I'd take time to watch blue peters 60th birthday celebrations on cbbc. Fuck me, have kids IQ's dropped in the last 20 years? Or are the presenters more condescending? Or is it me just being a grumpy old bastard? Probably all 3. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exu 250 Posted November 7, 2018 I’ve just finished watching The Informer on BBC I-player. An unusual storyline and unique in many ways, but I found it compulsive viewing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,435 Posted November 16, 2018 Clorox Sr is a grumpy 50-year-old who hates everything (there's a few of those around here ), but he doesn't hate Stranger Things. It must be excellent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted November 19, 2018 Mastermind, each year. (Keeps the brain ticking over, though some cunto picked cricket as their subject...) Anyhow, last episode, question, paraphrased: "Which musician, who died in 1987 aged 94, popularised the Spanish classical guitar?" Me: Segovia! The contestant didn't know. And they say The Deathlist isn't educational! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,726 Posted November 19, 2018 1 minute ago, msc said: Mastermind, each year. (Keeps the brain ticking over, though some cunto picked cricket as their subject...) Anyhow, last episode, question, paraphrased: "Which musician, who died in 1987 aged 94, popularised the Spanish classical guitar?" Me: Segovia! The contestant didn't know. And they say The Deathlist isn't educational! We are avid watchers of Mastermind and UniChall (wife always beats me at UniChall but she should - she went to Uni!) Anyhow when I retire if Mastermind is still going we plan to get the TV Magazine, pick two specialist subjects each and study them all week to see how we get on. We are very competitive with each other although winner used to get to decide if we had sex or not - now prize is who has to get up and make the cup of tea! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,141 Posted November 19, 2018 I have reached the age where I know all the answers but can't remember them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladan 293 Posted November 19, 2018 I watch real snuff videos every day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,398 Posted November 19, 2018 3 hours ago, bladan said: I watch real snuff videos every day. ‘It’s not real. They’re not real. You’re not real. Nothing is real. We are a construct.’ - bladan 2018 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted November 19, 2018 12 hours ago, msc said: Mastermind, each year. (Keeps the brain ticking over, though some cunto picked cricket as their subject...) Anyhow, last episode, question, paraphrased: "Which musician, who died in 1987 aged 94, popularised the Spanish classical guitar?" Me: Segovia! The contestant didn't know. And they say The Deathlist isn't educational! It wasn't until @YoungWillz posted this earlier on today that I knew Gazza lived half an hour's walk down the road from me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladan 293 Posted November 20, 2018 On 19/11/2018 at 20:23, The Quim Reaper said: ‘It’s not real. They’re not real. You’re not real. Nothing is real. We are a construct.’ - bladan 2018 What message? The message that you mocked wasn't real. I am absolutely unable to post real messages because I'm not real. We're in Strawberry Fields - nothing is real. Let me quote Dr Arthur Ellison, the late London City University Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering, : "I actually think there are no real objects around us." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted November 20, 2018 How can you quote some cunto, who was not real? Spurious Bladan, spurious. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,141 Posted November 23, 2018 I've been dipping into the old "Tales Of The Unexpected" from the 70s/80s. How nice it was when we were given time to read the credits. This plays out with the characters/actors shown one at a time so you can actually read who played each character. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted November 23, 2018 Love Tales of the Unexpected. The Fly Paper and Shatterproof (a two hander with Eli Wallach) are favourites. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted November 24, 2018 Slim Jim* and Glen Matlock (!) are surprisingly happy to be doing so well in Pointless. It's like seeing Howard Marks on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Taking on two hairy bikers lookalikes who apparently used to be Boyzone. *Just going to assume this is our Phantom, for ease... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted December 18, 2018 On 08/10/2018 at 18:54, Bibliogryphon said: The fifth Doctor is my era. I loved all three seasons. In most cases the guest casting worked and the crowded TARDIS felt natural. This episode looked and sounded fantastic but the script and plot were clunky. I am not a fan of Chibnell's previous DW episodes and have never watched Broadchurch. I did think that Jodie Whittaker showed promise. So now the dust has settled on series 11, yay or nay Biblio and others? It seems that people are most readily comparing it to the Fifth Doctor's era so how did you feel? Despite the very weak writing from Chibnall, terrible acting from some parties and virtually absent characterisation, I found myself warming to it a bit as it went along. You will probably disagree with this but I felt it was basically the "Fifth Doctor done better", essentially due to the absence of Eric Saward. As terrible as Chibbers is, he is no Eric, thank heavens. Great to see more emphasis on semi-historicals and the character's pacifism. Best episodes (in chronological order): Demons of the Punjab Witch Finders It Takes You Away (Dr Who does Solaris for kiddies - hooray!) Honourable mentions: Battle of What's its Name finale. Rosa -bit of a misfire for me but okayish. Everything else was forgettable dreck, IMHO. Rumours are Susan might be in the New Year special because the BBC just put out a little animated short about her. I'll believe it when I see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted December 18, 2018 Difficult. I like the move away from an oblique story arc extending over a whole series. Quite simply, I remain entirely baffled by the Time War, Bad Wolf, who fits in where and why jigsaw efforts of Davies and Moffatt. Why they still can't do a longer series with more double headers I don't know. They are still fitting the denouement into about 6 or 7 minutes at the end with little time for proper set-up - and therefore character sympathy is dripped in like a soap opera over several episodes, watering it down. The Doctor? No quirks or eccentricities, little "alien" content, thus making her indistinguishable from say, Maggie Philbin on Swap Shop. (Jeez, what a reference!). I like the idea of getting off Earth more and also historicals. (Why the Tardis didn't inform them they were back in the Witch Finder times I have no idea...Doctor seemed lost and perplexed about what time zone they were in without any need for it.) Historicals can encourage watchers to find out about real events - least they did when I was a kid. And I never believed the Terreleptils started the Great Fire of London, ha! More of a lead into the next episode after rounding off the one you've just watched - again, a welcome back for that. It's become a little worthy in its messaging, and seemingly aimed at a very young age group. Even OldWillz started watching again when Capaldi was on, he's given up on this one. Come on, imagination isn't just for kids! Needs a juicy baddie! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted December 18, 2018 I'll add that The Witch Finder was as near a perfect Doctor Who as I have seen. The wholesale theft of The Green Death to make Arachnids In The UK was unforgivable. Surely we know more than ever about environmental issues that something better and original could have taken that one's place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted December 18, 2018 ^ Been a long time since I've seen anyone as happy to be in a TV show as Alan Cumming in that episode. Also had the best lines of the entire series: " It belonged to my first Witchfinder General, Scottie, who saved my life in Berwick. Then later betrayed me, so I had him shot.", "I have a great many artefacts. Torture implements, charms, and a wide selection of body parts.", etc. Overall, I preferred Killing Eve. Which says a lot, possibly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
