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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 10, 2011 20:35:13 GMT -5
Moffat recently announced that the Daleks would be taking a season or two "off". My love for that man grew even more that day. I did not know this! You cannot see my face right now, but I look like this: :D :D :D :D :D |
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Post by cyanea on Jun 10, 2011 20:40:11 GMT -5
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Post by cassie on Jun 12, 2011 18:16:51 GMT -5
On a random note, I will say this... Matt Smith is trying too hard to be David Tennant, or was when he first showed up. I haven't seen much of his second season because I was so disappointed by the first. Call me what you will, but David Tennant was the best, as well as Russell T. Davies. The show just isn't the same without them.
However I LOVE "BLINK." CREEPY KILLER ANGELS. OHH YEAH.
*cough* I'll shut up now.
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Post by kimmykate on Jun 13, 2011 11:24:05 GMT -5
 so much excite! I like how Moffat makes story arcs that are more character driven. It isn't just about scary aliens anymore, it's about people and what they mean to each other. |
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Post by ashshields on Jun 14, 2011 6:42:21 GMT -5
I'm glad to hear that I'm not alone in my... dislike of Ten towards his end. I use that word rather weakly there, because I don't know how else to phrase it. I didn't like how he got all godlike in Voyage of the Damned, not at all. And I did notice a few over-the-top plots towards the end, too.
In all, I'm quite glad Moffat is taking a bit more command in this series; he deserves it.
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Post by Olive on Jun 21, 2011 7:51:18 GMT -5
AAAAAAH! I can't figure out which one to post this in, Doctor Who or Webcomics, but since Doctor Who is lacking a little love, here it is! This just made my morning. thedevilspanties.com/comics/20110621.gif |
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Post by andy on Jun 21, 2011 10:48:11 GMT -5
YES YES all of this. He killed the dramatic scariness of the Daleks by bringing them back every season. And as for finales, Doomsday was a great series finale, but everything else after that was ridiculously over the top. Rather laughable, too. To be fair, Darleks appeared in virtually every season before the revival of the series too. Like the Master or Cybermen, they're 'classical' villains and if their frequent appearance on the series makes them less scary, they stopped being scary many years/decades ago. |
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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 21, 2011 18:43:29 GMT -5
YES YES all of this. He killed the dramatic scariness of the Daleks by bringing them back every season. And as for finales, Doomsday was a great series finale, but everything else after that was ridiculously over the top. Rather laughable, too. To be fair, Darleks appeared in virtually every season before the revival of the series too. Like the Master or Cybermen, they're 'classical' villains and if their frequent appearance on the series makes them less scary, they stopped being scary many years/decades ago. True. But he had the choice of not following that path. I guess you could argue that it was his way of just reflecting the old show in the new series, though. |
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Post by andy on Jun 22, 2011 2:49:40 GMT -5
To be fair, Darleks appeared in virtually every season before the revival of the series too. Like the Master or Cybermen, they're 'classical' villains and if their frequent appearance on the series makes them less scary, they stopped being scary many years/decades ago. True. But he had the choice of not following that path. I guess you could argue that it was his way of just reflecting the old show in the new series, though. Fans of the show definitely wanted the Darleks to come back - and there was a lot of enthusiasm about it when they appeared for the first time in the new series as well as later on when their design was changed. If they weren't evil and impossible to love, you could say that they're some of the most loved DW villains in history. |
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Post by cyanea on Jun 22, 2011 3:05:13 GMT -5
The problem I have with the Daleks coming back over, and over, and over again is...
Okay...the Daleks were all destroyed in the Time War. Except this one on Earth. Fine.
But look, they've been hiding out in Earth's solar system all this time! Doctor beats them. Daleks dead for sure.
Except the Cult of Skaro survived! And then when the Doctor defeated them, one still survived.
They keep coming back in incredibly inane, tropey ways. Even Moffat is guilty of this. Just about everytime they've been defeated since the show came back, the writer tries to subtly hint that this might be the last Dalek ever, even when you as a viewer KNOW it's not.
Bring them back full force if you have to have them (and you have to, I know). Have them establish a New Dalek Empire somewhere. Make them a real military force to be threatened with again...not some schemers plotting in the background, only to be defeated with one somehow surviving and living on to plot another day.
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 22, 2011 5:24:07 GMT -5
The problem I have with the Daleks coming back over, and over, and over again is... Okay...the Daleks were all destroyed in the Time War. Except this one on Earth. Fine. But look, they've been hiding out in Earth's solar system all this time! Doctor beats them. Daleks dead for sure. Except the Cult of Skaro survived! And then when the Doctor defeated them, one still survived. They keep coming back in incredibly inane, tropey ways. Even Moffat is guilty of this. Just about everytime they've been defeated since the show came back, the writer tries to subtly hint that this might be the last Dalek ever, even when you as a viewer KNOW it's not. Bring them back full force if you have to have them (and you have to, I know). Have them establish a New Dalek Empire somewhere. Make them a real military force to be threatened with again...not some schemers plotting in the background, only to be defeated with one somehow surviving and living on to plot another day. Agreement. |
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Post by Mary Sandals on Jun 22, 2011 15:35:40 GMT -5
Oh, and the Titanic episode. The Titanic episode is the epitome of every problem I had with RTD's writing: too many side characters to care about, every smart and independently minded female falling in love with him, and the subtle-as-a-brick-to-the-face hints that the Doctor is GOD. This. This exactly. When the waitress and the Doctor fell "in love" after about 30 minutes of knowing each other, I was done on that episode. Especially considering all the the unnecessary deaths of said side characters. |
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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 22, 2011 18:28:03 GMT -5
The problem I have with the Daleks coming back over, and over, and over again is... Okay...the Daleks were all destroyed in the Time War. Except this one on Earth. Fine. But look, they've been hiding out in Earth's solar system all this time! Doctor beats them. Daleks dead for sure. Except the Cult of Skaro survived! And then when the Doctor defeated them, one still survived. They keep coming back in incredibly inane, tropey ways. Even Moffat is guilty of this. Just about everytime they've been defeated since the show came back, the writer tries to subtly hint that this might be the last Dalek ever, even when you as a viewer KNOW it's not. Bring them back full force if you have to have them (and you have to, I know). Have them establish a New Dalek Empire somewhere. Make them a real military force to be threatened with again...not some schemers plotting in the background, only to be defeated with one somehow surviving and living on to plot another day. Agreeing with this, too! I know that the fans love the Daleks, but bring them back in this way instead of killing -- no! wait! they are still alive! -- each time. I was okay with the Titanic episode. I liked Kylie Minogue's character. I didn't care for the rip-off *cough* *cough* I mean tribute to the Poseidon Adventure. And the constant treatment of the Doctor as God. Hey, he's cool and everything, but let's not inflate his ego any more than it already is. |
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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 22, 2011 21:39:59 GMT -5
I have a question. I've never watched Doctor Who, but I was just wondering if he has any weaknesses. Everything I've read seems to suggest he doesn't.
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Post by cyanea on Jun 22, 2011 21:59:11 GMT -5
It depends on the particular Doctor. Each one is the same character TECHNICALLY, but is essentially separate. For example, the Eighth Doctor is too trusting. The Ninth has issues trusting because of what he had to do. The Tenth had a vengeful streak that manifests itself in deadly ways.
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so much excite! 
