So, who wants to talk about new Doctor Who (spoilers likely)

[MarkB]

Oh yes - one other thing that bothered me. That River has on her wrist a more powerful/capable time machine than the tardis? Come off it.

Not necessarily more powerful/capable - just better suited to a particular task.

 

[Herschel]

Yeah, it's like having a jumbo jet for taking trips around the world but only that little puddle jumper can land in the Alaskan wilderness.

 

[Morrus]

Not necessarily more powerful/capable - just better suited to a particular task.

What, time travel? What other task is there for a time machine?

If the bracelet can go to more time periods than the TARDIS, it's a more capable time machine.

 

[Nellisir]

What, time travel? What other task is there for a time machine?

If the bracelet can go to more time periods than the TARDIS, it's a more capable time machine.

Containing a swimming pool? Being bigger on the inside than the outside?

 

[Morrus]

Containing a swimming pool? Being bigger on the inside than the outside?

Those aren't functions of a time machine.

That's like saying a car isn't a better transport vehicle than an apartment, because, hey "has a car got a bathroom in it?"

Sure, it's a better HOUSE than the bracelet. I won't argue that it isn't a superior living space. It's a worse time machine though.

 

[Fast Learner]

But is it a better device for The Doctor? That's really the question, isn't it?

 

[Morrus]

But is it a better device for The Doctor? That's really the question, isn't it?

The question? Is there one, other than whatever one we want to ask? That's your question, I guess. My question is "is it a better time machine?"

 

[Nagol]

The question? Is there one, other than whatever one we want to ask? That's your question, I guess. My question is "is it a better time machine?"

Which is a better ground vehicle: a dirt bike or a SUV?

The TARDIS seems to have range, power, defences, passenger/carrying capacity, and a host of other advantages -- much like the SUV.

The bracelet seems to have subtlety and ability to penetrate a form of obstacle the TARDIS can't -- much like a dirt bike.

 

[Morrus]

Which is a better ground vehicle: a dirt bike or a SUV?

A dirt bike. A dirt bike is better at traversing ground. A time-bracelet is better at time travel.

The fact that a TARDIS and an SUV are good at other things is immaterial. A microwave is good at cooking things, but that doesn't make it qual to the dirt bike at traversing ground.

The TARDIS seems to have range, power, defences, passenger/carrying capacity, and a host of other advantages -- much like the SUV.

Exactly - things which aren't time travel. The TARDIS is a better house. The time-bracelet is a better time machine.

 

[Fast Learner]

The question? Is there one, other than whatever one we want to ask? That's your question, I guess. My question is "is it a better time machine?"

I think it's the question that matters, yeah, based on your complaints. If it was a better time machine but couldn't do everything else the Doctor wanted it to, would that somehow make him less of a Lord of Time and Space?

If I was the world's best brain surgeon and there was a laser scalpel that did a certain part of my job better than my other tools, but wasn't what I actually needed the vast majority of the time, assuming I can't easily switch tools, am I now no longer the best brain surgeon?