The Newly Regenerated Doctor Who Thread

[dumpling321]

I just started watching Dr. who... from the beginning, it was kinda slow going at first, but then I hit "Marco Polo" I had enjoyed the series prior to that, and "the daleks" was awesome, but "marco polo" just clicked with me because I'm a big fan of radio dramas and without the video it just made the story arc that much more exciting ^_^ I just love using my imagination xDD

I think I'm truly going to enjoy this series from this point forward =D

On a side note, I'm a HUGE fan of Peter Davison from when he played Tristan Farnon in "all creatures great and small" so I'm especially anxious to see some of his dr. who episodes ^_^

[Alcoremortis]

Just wait until you get to the Celestial Toymaker. Sadly, there are no official copies of it, to my knowledge, but there is a rather nice fan reconstruction on dailymotion that is totally worth it.

[dumpling321]

Originally Posted by Alcoremortis

Just wait until you get to the Celestial Toymaker. Sadly, there are no official copies of it, to my knowledge, but there is a rather nice fan reconstruction on dailymotion that is totally worth it.

I'm defanatly planning on watching all of the fan reconstructions... I don't want to miss anything ^_^

[Friar]

Originally Posted by dumpling321

I just started watching Dr. who... from the beginning, it was kinda slow going at first, but then I hit "Marco Polo" I had enjoyed the series prior to that, and "the daleks" was awesome, but "marco polo" just clicked with me because I'm a big fan of radio dramas and without the video it just made the story arc that much more exciting ^_^ I just love using my imagination xDD

I think I'm truly going to enjoy this series from this point forward =D

On a side note, I'm a HUGE fan of Peter Davison from when he played Tristan Farnon in "all creatures great and small" so I'm especially anxious to see some of his dr. who episodes ^_^

You'll be at it a while. There are currently 775 episodes available (Series 6 episode 7 being episode 777 overall)

I watched "The Aztecs" last night, and really enjoyed it. It was nice to see the show being both educational and entertaining. The special features on the DVD were nice too, with a short documentary about the fall of the aztecs, which succeeded in making me hate the spanish.

I wish they would do more episodes set in the past. Like the ancient egyptians, the mayans or the native americans(i can see that happening: Matt Smith meeting Geronimo)

[Ribs]

Originally Posted by Friar

You'll be at it a while. There are currently 775 episodes available (Series 6 episode 7 being episode 777 overall)

I watched "The Aztecs" last night, and really enjoyed it. It was nice to see the show being both educational and entertaining. The special features on the DVD were nice too, with a short documentary about the fall of the aztecs, which succeeded in making me hate the spanish.

I wish they would do more episodes set in the past. Like the ancient egyptians, the mayans or the native americans(i can see that happening: Matt Smith meeting Geronimo)

Well, more recently the pseudo-historicals haven't exactly been the hottest episodes, with The Curse of The Black Spot, Victory of the Daleks, and Tooth and Claw as some of the worser examples. Vincent and the Doctor may be the only time in the whole new series where the historical works well. And they can't do full-on historicals because of a BBC policy, so yeah.

A few of these eras would be nice, though.

I saw a rumor that this year's christmas special may have the daleks. It's a shame they already did a Christmas carol, because teaching Davros the meaning of Christmas would be a great episode.

[puzzlebox]

Originally Posted by Ribs

Vincent and the Doctor may be the only time in the whole new series where the historical works well.

"Vincent and the Doctor" is one of my all-time favourite episodes. To me it's a fantastic example of how well you can develop a character (and empathy for that character) in the space of just 45 minutes.

Originally Posted by Ribs

And they can't do full-on historicals because of a BBC policy, so yeah.

What BBC policy is that?

[Ribs]

Originally Posted by puzzlebox

"Vincent and the Doctor" is one of my all-time favourite episodes. To me it's a fantastic example of how well you can develop a character (and empathy for that character) in the space of just 45 minutes.



What BBC policy is that?

Something along the lines of that the bad guy needs to be fictional or something like that (I don't know)

[Darth Marsden]

It's not an official policy, but it was the personal opinion of RTD and it seems to be shared by Moffat. It seems to stem from the idea that audiences, especially younglings, won't enjoy a purely historical story from a series that's sci-fi through and through.

Can't say I entirely agree - trying a pure historical every once in a while would be a really nice change of pace - but as long as they remember to actually go to the past as well as the future, I don't have a particularly big problem with it.

Also: Maths time!

If you watched an entire Doctor Who television adventure - that's an entire story, not an individual episode - every single day, it would take you about 7 months (this includes the second half of this years series).

If you watched one single episode a day, it would take you roughly 2¼ years (this includes the rest of this years series, plus the 28 episodes that would consist of the next two years series as well).

If you did one entire story (for example, one classic DVD) a week, it would take you roughly 5 years and 4 months (this includes the current story total of 217 [we're in the middle of the 217th, for the record], plus the 4 from the rest of this years series and the 56 that would occur over the next 5 years, giving a grand total of 277).

If you calculate how sad I am to have sat here and figure all this out, your brain would asplode.

[Friar]

Originally Posted by Ribs

Well, more recently the pseudo-historicals haven't exactly been the hottest episodes, with The Curse of The Black Spot, Victory of the Daleks, and Tooth and Claw as some of the worser examples. Vincent and the Doctor may be the only time in the whole new series where the historical works well. And they can't do full-on historicals because of a BBC policy, so yeah.

A few of these eras would be nice, though.

I saw a rumor that this year's christmas special may have the daleks. It's a shame they already did a Christmas carol, because teaching Davros the meaning of Christmas would be a great episode.

Don't forget "The empty child/Doctor Dances", "The girl in the fireplace", "The Shakespeare code" and "the vampires of venice", which were all pretty decent. Three of which won several awards. I think there's a lot of potential in histroicals, but they seem more focussed on famous people the children learn about in school. They'll probably do someone like Henry VIII or maybe even king arthur next, which is a shame.

I don't think the historical episodes you mentioned are bad, it's just that they are less sci-fi-y, which is what the most vocal part of the fan community probably prefer.

Personally, I'd like to see something set in the cold war. Like the cuban missile crisis or something, but I can't see that happening. Although, I think Big Finish are doing an audio in the soviet union featuring seven and the ice warriors.

*edit*
Big finish sale news: From June 6-10 there will be 10 doctor who titles on sale for £5 each from the first 50 main range titles (1-10 on the 6th, 11-20 on the 7th and so on). There will also be a general sale over the course of the month (From the sounds of it it'll be stuff like "20% off Gallifrey spin-off series" or other bundle deals. There will also be some deals on the day of the convention, but some will be exclusive to to that event.

[Ribs]

Nothing to see here, move along.

Re: cold war. That's the first one of the Season 27 set! (I really reccomend the set, it's a good price in the sense you save seven quid.) TBH, it really didn't rely on the Cold War so much as it was in Russia on the anniversary of the Russian Revolution. The Eighth Doctor said he met Lenin on a train in Storm Warning, so I guess there's something that brings the Doctor back! :P

[Friar]

Originally Posted by Ribs

Big Finish announced the sale details - June 6 – Doctor Who releases 1-10
The Sirens of Time, Phantasmagoria, Whispers of Terror, The Land of the Dead, The Fearmonger, The Marian Conspiracy, The Genocide Machine, Red Dawn, The Spectre of Lanyon Moor and Winter for the Adept

June 7 – Doctor Who releases 11-20
The Apocalypse Element, The Fires of Vulcan, The Shadow of the Scourge, The Holy Terror, The Mutant Phase, Storm Warning, The Sword of Orion, The Stones of Venice, Minuet in Hell and Loups-Garoux.

June 8 – Doctor Who releases 21-30
Dust Breeding, Bloodtide, Project: Twilight, The Eye of the Scorpion, Colditz, Primeval, The One Doctor, Invaders from Mars, The Chimes of Midnight, Seasons of Fear.

June 9 – Doctor Who releases 31-40
Embrace the Darkness, The Time of the Daleks, Neverland, Spare Parts, …Ish, The Rapture, The Sandman, The Church and the Crown, Bang-Bang-A-Boom!, Jubilee

June 10 – Doctor Who releases 41-50
Nekromanteia, The Dark Flame, The Pirates, Creatures of Beauty, Project: Lazarus, Flip-Flop, Omega, Davros, Master, Zagreus

In addition, they noted that the sales on BF Day will make in online, but only selected batches of those. Ah well, I suppose I'll organize a list of these releases to get then.

You were ninja-edit'd *edit* Just as I was ¬_¬
And because you mentioned the French dub earlier:Monty Python time!

[Ribs]

Originally Posted by Friar

You were ninja-edit'd *edit* Just as I was ¬_¬
And because you mentioned the French dub earlier:Monty Python time!

I actually had a similar idea, with the phone call at the end of the Big Bang, except when he's on the phone he's speaking french and talking to other people it's English. It'd have made the scene much funnier

But, I wouldn't expect to see Subscriptions on sale at all, and EDA subs as a remote chance. It'll probably be similar to the other month-long sales, ie 5 related releases for fivers.

[Friar]

Originally Posted by Ribs

I actually had a similar idea, with the phone call at the end of the Big Bang, except when he's on the phone he's speaking french and talking to other people it's English. It'd have made the scene much funnier

But, I wouldn't expect to see Subscriptions on sale at all, and EDA subs as a remote chance. It'll probably be similar to the other month-long sales, ie 5 related releases for fivers.

I don't know, If it's like their christmas sale, They'll have some of the spin-off series discounted (all the cybermen series for £35 I think was one. Eight of the soundtrack CDs for £8 was another. They did a stage play bundle too. ) I guess we'll have to wait and see! I'm looking to spend around £85-£90 for a 12 month download subscription (usually £115). Seeing as I have all the 1-50 releases I really want, I don't think I'll be spending out that much this time. Unless the EDA season 2 is discounted too.

Oh yeah: I started watching the claws of axos (Pertwee), and it's pretty rubbish. Highlights so far include: What looks like the inside of Jabu-Jabus belly from Zelda, Spaghetti monster and the monstrous evil of a man under a blanket.

[Ribs]

Spoiler: Use a proxy for the US and pay through Paypal or the Credit Card system. It converts any twelve release to £97-ish.

I did the Big Bang in french thing with my editing skeelz, so expect that to be linked soonish.

[Friar]

Awesome: I look forward to seeing it. In the meantime: SPAGHETTI MONSTER!

[Ribs]

Here is the french thing, but it's been publishing for two hours and still hasn't went.

[dumpling321]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

It's not an official policy, but it was the personal opinion of RTD and it seems to be shared by Moffat. It seems to stem from the idea that audiences, especially younglings, won't enjoy a purely historical story from a series that's sci-fi through and through.

Can't say I entirely agree - trying a pure historical every once in a while would be a really nice change of pace - but as long as they remember to actually go to the past as well as the future, I don't have a particularly big problem with it.

Also: Maths time!

If you watched an entire Doctor Who television adventure - that's an entire story, not an individual episode - every single day, it would take you about 7 months (this includes the second half of this years series).

If you watched one single episode a day, it would take you roughly 2¼ years (this includes the rest of this years series, plus the 28 episodes that would consist of the next two years series as well).

If you did one entire story (for example, one classic DVD) a week, it would take you roughly 5 years and 4 months (this includes the current story total of 217 [we're in the middle of the 217th, for the record], plus the 4 from the rest of this years series and the 56 that would occur over the next 5 years, giving a grand total of 277).

If you calculate how sad I am to have sat here and figure all this out, your brain would asplode.

I'm planning to do 1-3 episodes a day, I don't mind long series' xD in fact I'm really looking foreward to having something to do in my off time for the next 2 years ^_^

[Alcoremortis]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Also: Maths time!

If you watched an entire Doctor Who television adventure - that's an entire story, not an individual episode - every single day, it would take you about 7 months (this includes the second half of this years series).

If you watched one single episode a day, it would take you roughly 2¼ years (this includes the rest of this years series, plus the 28 episodes that would consist of the next two years series as well).

If you did one entire story (for example, one classic DVD) a week, it would take you roughly 5 years and 4 months (this includes the current story total of 217 [we're in the middle of the 217th, for the record], plus the 4 from the rest of this years series and the 56 that would occur over the next 5 years, giving a grand total of 277).

If you calculate how sad I am to have sat here and figure all this out, your brain would asplode.

How many episodes would you have to watch per day to finish in three months, watching the four new series season about three times?

Cause...that's sorta what I did.

[Ribs]

Originally Posted by Alcoremortis

How many episodes would you have to watch per day to finish in three months, watching the four new series season about three times?

Cause...that's sorta what I did.

Not that much. 42 episodes and three christmas specials = 45. 135 episode, 90 days. 1.5ish.

[Alcoremortis]

Originally Posted by Ribs

Not that much. 42 episodes and three christmas specials = 45. 135 episode, 90 days. 1.5ish.

I meant watching the entire classical series in addition to watching the new series three times. Should have made that more clear.