Dr Who… Awesome News If You're A Fan

[otolith]

Very virtuously inclusive, and remaining so judging by the credits at the end. Suspect it’s going to be full-on “white men are all evil or useless”, but I suppose after fifty odd years of an old white dude saving the universe they can afford that.

I think she’ll be ok. She’s quirky enough. Style is different, more conventional TV drama. Writing is ok so far. If you can knock up a sonic in a backstreet garage, that’s a bit... disappointingly easy.

[Doofus]

otolith said:

It's hard to distinguish between the jokes and the bad writing.

[krunchkin]

It's basically become "Coronation Street in Space"

She'd be more at home pulling a pint in the Rovers than battling interdimensional overlords

[Doofus]

Just how exactly, the fk, did he get his bike back?

[Zigster]

AnotherClarkey said:

louiechevy said:

I enjoyed it, and this is my eleventh doctor. About half way through she was just the doctor in my mind looking forward to the rest of the series.

Sums it up for me.

Same here. I liked it and very quickly got used to the idea of her as the doctor.

[Rumblestripe]

Doofus said:

Just how exactly, the fk, did he get his bike back?

You really shouldn't watch television if this sort of thing confuses you. Perhaps in the time between... he went back with some ladders?

Or aliens did it.

FFS do you need everything spoon fed to you?

[Rumblestripe]

AnotherClarkey said:

louiechevy said:

I enjoyed it, and this is my eleventh doctor. About half way through she was just the doctor in my mind looking forward to the rest of the series.

Sums it up for me.

She was great, she is The Doctor.

[anonymous-user]

Most 1st stories are disappointing
Casting my mind back
Peter Capaldi's truly awful with some enforced "right on" lecturing about not judging people- courtesy of a lizard woman
Matt Smiths - messy and very hyper - He nailed it for me in his 3rd episode
David Tennant - a Christmas one - not that good really - he nailed it by his 3rd proper story
Christopher Ecclestone - messy and enforced bit zany - but within 3 episodes fantastic

Further back

Sylvester McCoy falling off an exercise bike and OTT dialogue with the Ranni took a while but he calmed down and was quite likeable
Colin Baker - very loud tried to kill his companion - never liked his portrayal
Peter Davidson - not good but again few episodes later fine
Tom Baker - brash and loud and I think nailed it in his 3rd episode - think it was Robot ?
Don't remember any others 1st stories


I think they had a lot to do - introduce 3 new characters, introduce her
It was all a bit Yorkshire for me. At one point I half expected a brass band to pop up


Just give it a bit of time I guess

[Evangelion]

Ay up lads, I thought it were reet good. Considering what utter donkey poop some of the episodes from the previous series were, it was brilliant. I think I spotted a couple of white faces in it too.




(Slightly off-topic: There was a Karl, a Dennis, and very nearly a Brian. Reckon one of the scriptwriters might be a closet Beach Boys fan?)

[Doofus]

Rumblestripe said:

You really shouldn't watch television if this sort of thing confuses you. Perhaps in the time between... he went back with some ladders?

Or aliens did it.

FFS do you need everything spoon fed to you?

Blimey.

Sorry pet, I didn't mean to upset you.

Will you be OK?

[Morningside]

I was going to come on here to slag it off, call it the biggest turd ever but to be honest I was quite hooked and enjoyed it. Maybe it was the storyline and after a few weeks she will annoy the hell out of me but willing to give it a go.

Will say I hated Matt Smith but slowly warmed to him. Peter thingy not so much and didn't like his Doctor from beginning to end,

[bexVN]

I was really really unsure of a female Dr but I very quickly took to her, enough Dr mannerisms to know who she was still.

Story was fine, baddy was actually quite grim and personally I have no issue with the all inclusiveness aspect.

I don't over analyse shows like this, just enjoy them for what they are. Still deciding if my 8yr old son would be ok with it.

[So]

bexVN said:

Still deciding if my 8yr old son would be ok with it.

HE SHOULD NOT BE, unless it is with the assistance of a sofa cushion. That is the test,

[bexVN]

So said:

bexVN said:

Still deciding if my 8yr old son would be ok with it.

HE SHOULD NOT BE, unless it is with the assistance of a sofa cushion. That is the test,

That could be a problem, we don't have sofa cushions

[So]

bexVN said:

So said:

bexVN said:

Still deciding if my 8yr old son would be ok with it.

HE SHOULD NOT BE, unless it is with the assistance of a sofa cushion. That is the test,

That could be a problem, we don't have sofa cushions

You may need to pay for therapy in his early teens.

[louiechevy]

bexVN said:

So said:

bexVN said:

Still deciding if my 8yr old son would be ok with it.

HE SHOULD NOT BE, unless it is with the assistance of a sofa cushion. That is the test,

That could be a problem, we don't have sofa cushions

You need to get him a pair of peril sensitive sun glasses then!

[AppleJuice]

DanL said:

Besides, Sheffield - I’d assume it’s somewhat more multicultural than Norwich!

From my time in Sheffield as a student, I can merrily say that it is... Bloody brilliant place!

[helix402]

Interesting that it seems to have moved from a Cardiff centred programme to a Sheffield centred one. (No idea where it was actually filmed).

Perhaps with a Yorkshire born star they decided to Yorkshire up the whole programme.

I was trying to figure out the Tim Shaw alien link (Tim Shaw Car SOS). Google tells me he was born in Sheffield so perhaps that’s the link.

[voyds9]

AppleJuice said:

DanL said:

Besides, Sheffield - I’d assume it’s somewhat more multicultural than Norwich!

From my time in Sheffield as a student, I can merrily say that it is... Bloody brilliant place!

Well it has previously been voted the city of diversity (or some such twaddle)

[ajprice]

"Tim Shaw is a big blue cheat!"



So hands up if you thought she said "big blue st"?!?

I liked it, usual first episode introduction and manic still regenerating doctor. She's a bit Tennanty so far, which is fine by me.