Doctor Who 2015/2016
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Re: Doctor Who 2015
Plus, that's not the first time Davros has cracked a joke, though it's probably the first time the Doctor has laughed at one of Davros' jokes. In Revelation of the Daleks (back in 1985), Davros was basically turning people in cryogenic stasis into food, or into Daleks. Davros boasts that his scheme for solving hunger has won him great acclaim (hell, he's even known as the Great Healer). The Doctor, understandably offended, says "But did you bother to tell anyone that they might be eating their own relatives?". Davros retorts "Certainly not! That would have created what I believe is termed... 'consumer resistance'."
In Davros, the Big Finish audio where the Sixth Doctor and Davros are working together (long story), Davros finally, after pretending to work with the Doctor, has him trapped with a nuke, and says, while laughing, "Goodbye, Doctor. I shall... miss you. But then... a nuclear bomb [chuckles] — that couldn't possibly miss! [full-tilt psychotic cackling] NOT AT THAT RANGE!!!"
Plus, that's not the first time Davros has cracked a joke, though it's probably the first time the Doctor has laughed at one of Davros' jokes. In Revelation of the Daleks (back in 1985), Davros was basically turning people in cryogenic stasis into food, or into Daleks. Davros boasts that his scheme for solving hunger has won him great acclaim (hell, he's even known as the Great Healer). The Doctor, understandably offended, says "But did you bother to tell anyone that they might be eating their own relatives?". Davros retorts "Certainly not! That would have created what I believe is termed... 'consumer resistance'."
In Davros, the Big Finish audio where the Sixth Doctor and Davros are working together (long story), Davros finally, after pretending to work with the Doctor, has him trapped with a nuke, and says, while laughing, "Goodbye, Doctor. I shall... miss you. But then... a nuclear bomb [chuckles] — that couldn't possibly miss! [full-tilt psychotic cackling] NOT AT THAT RANGE!!!"
Re: Doctor Who 2015
I'd certainly like to know more about the character's subsequent life. The ending credits made it clear that, as the Doctor surmised, she became effectively immortal and I could imagine that making her deeply bitter and resentful of him. Unlike a Time Lord, she's tied to her world and has no way to get off the merry-go-round. There is a huge potential for a spin-off episode or short series, IMO.
Keith
I'd certainly like to know more about the character's subsequent life. The ending credits made it clear that, as the Doctor surmised, she became effectively immortal and I could imagine that making her deeply bitter and resentful of him. Unlike a Time Lord, she's tied to her world and has no way to get off the merry-go-round. There is a huge potential for a spin-off episode or short series, IMO.
Keith
Re: Doctor Who 2015
Big news!
http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor- ... adventures
http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the ... ition-1385
This is the sort of news that I just go (and I rarely do) OMGWTFBBQ?! 0_0
Big Finish has gotten the licence to do audio adventures based on the new series. Not just with the War Doctor, or spinoffs like Torchwood or UNIT. They're getting David f***ing Tennant and Cathering f***ing Tate to reprise their roles! Holy sh**!
Big news!
http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor- ... adventures
http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the ... ition-1385
This is the sort of news that I just go (and I rarely do) OMGWTFBBQ?! 0_0
Big Finish has gotten the licence to do audio adventures based on the new series. Not just with the War Doctor, or spinoffs like Torchwood or UNIT. They're getting David f***ing Tennant and Cathering f***ing Tate to reprise their roles! Holy sh**!
Re: Doctor Who 2015
I agree. It's almost like the original series where the story would be spread over six parts and you would hardly ever see the aliens in the first part.
And Osgood is back!!!
Penfold said:
I'm enjoying the way they are doing the stories as two-parters in this series rather than trying to cram everything into a single one. It definitely allows for better, more in depth, storytelling.
And Osgood is back!!!
Re: Doctor Who 2015
Back to having to wait a week to find out what happens after a proper cliffhanger So much better. Pity I can't see them ever bringing back the 4 or 6 parter; still less something like the 13 part Key of Time story. Today's youngsters seem incapable of coping with something like that an episode or two is OK but anything longer without some sort of resolution is beyond them and so programme makers shy away from a full length story.
Back to having to wait a week to find out what happens after a proper cliffhanger
So much better. Pity I can't see them ever bringing back the 4 or 6 parter; still less something like the 13 part Key of Time story. Today's youngsters seem incapable of coping with something like that an episode or two is OK but anything longer without some sort of resolution is beyond them and so programme makers shy away from a full length story.
Re: Doctor Who 2015
Okay, you've got a lot of things wrong there.
1. The two-part stories are equal in length to a four-parter from the classic series. In fact, they did something like the new series back during Colin Baker's first year as the Doctor, with several two-part stories and one three-part story, but where the episodes were longer.
2. There has been at least one equivalent story in the new series to a 'six-parter': Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords. At a stretch, you can also count Turn Left/The Stolen Earth/Journey's End as well.
3. The Key to Time story was not 13 parts. It was six stories, with all but the last being four episodes, with the last story, The Armageddon Factor, being six parts, so if you count it as one whole story (rather than six stories with a linking arc, which I do), it would be 26 episodes long. No Doctor Who TV story has been 13 episodes long. The Trial of a Timelord was 14 episodes long. The Dalek Master Plan was 12 episodes long. The War Games was 10 episodes long.
One thing that I will agree with you is that the lesser lengths of the stories is not necessarily a good thing. I miss the longer stories.
The Mad Collector said:
Back to having to wait a week to find out what happens after a proper cliffhanger So much better. Pity I can't see them ever bringing back the 4 or 6 parter; still less something like the 13 part Key of Time story. Today's youngsters seem incapable of coping with something like that an episode or two is OK but anything longer without some sort of resolution is beyond them and so programme makers shy away from a full length story.
So much better. Pity I can't see them ever bringing back the 4 or 6 parter; still less something like the 13 part Key of Time story. Today's youngsters seem incapable of coping with something like that an episode or two is OK but anything longer without some sort of resolution is beyond them and so programme makers shy away from a full length story.
1. The two-part stories are equal in length to a four-parter from the classic series. In fact, they did something like the new series back during Colin Baker's first year as the Doctor, with several two-part stories and one three-part story, but where the episodes were longer.
2. There has been at least one equivalent story in the new series to a 'six-parter': Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords. At a stretch, you can also count Turn Left/The Stolen Earth/Journey's End as well.
3. The Key to Time story was not 13 parts. It was six stories, with all but the last being four episodes, with the last story, The Armageddon Factor, being six parts, so if you count it as one whole story (rather than six stories with a linking arc, which I do), it would be 26 episodes long. No Doctor Who TV story has been 13 episodes long. The Trial of a Timelord was 14 episodes long. The Dalek Master Plan was 12 episodes long. The War Games was 10 episodes long.
One thing that I will agree with you is that the lesser lengths of the stories is not necessarily a good thing. I miss the longer stories.
Re: Doctor Who 2015
There is a big difference between a four parter and a two parter, even if they are of equal length. The old four or six parters always ended each episode on some sort of cliffhanger. That is not usually the case with a two parter. It's like when the BBC Radio have the serialised Big Finish stories - they are made to be a certain length over several parts and each ending leaving the listener wanting more.
There is a big difference between a four parter and a two parter, even if they are of equal length. The old four or six parters always ended each episode on some sort of cliffhanger. That is not usually the case with a two parter. It's like when the BBC Radio have the serialised Big Finish stories - they are made to be a certain length over several parts and each ending leaving the listener wanting more.
Re: Doctor Who 2015
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