Doctor Who 2007: Utopia (Major Spoilers)

[delericho]

Back when they opened the rift near the end of Torchwood, the machinery they used looked an awful lot like the central column mechanism of a TARDIS. I did wonder at that point if it might actually be a TARDIS, and perhaps even the one belonging to the Master.

Or it could just look like that

 

[Plane Sailing]

Finally got to see this show. It would have been nice to have seen it before I knew the ending, but basically I thought it was pretty great (Jacobi's acting was excellent), but there were a couple of things that bugged me:

1) Someone has already mentioned but... trucks and machine guns 100 trillion years into the future at the end of time? Just didn't fit at all. Would have been better to not have tried to set it such an unthinkable distance into the future

2) Presumably they follow the infinitely expanding universe theory rather than the big crunch theory... which is a shame, because big crunch has a lot more dramatic possibilities


The big question I was left with though - what was 'Utopia' after all? Will that be revealed in Ep13?

 

[sniffles]

Finally got to see this show. It would have been nice to have seen it before I knew the ending, but basically I thought it was pretty great (Jacobi's acting was excellent), but there were a couple of things that bugged me:

1) Someone has already mentioned but... trucks and machine guns 100 trillion years into the future at the end of time? Just didn't fit at all. Would have been better to not have tried to set it such an unthinkable distance into the future

2) Presumably they follow the infinitely expanding universe theory rather than the big crunch theory... which is a shame, because big crunch has a lot more dramatic possibilities


The big question I was left with though - what was 'Utopia' after all? Will that be revealed in Ep13?

Well the Doctor does remark at one point that humans keep coming back to their original physical form, so perhaps human culture and technology keep restarting and evolving all over again. At least that's the impression they've given me based on the other episodes set in the distant future.

 

[Morrus]

Just a quick request to the Americans - please take a moment to say thank you to me and the other UKers for the portion of the BBC license fee you're kindly "spending".

You're very welcome, and I'll think of you next month when the direct debit goes out. I very much enjoy paying my part of your free entertainment.

Or - more to the point - if your're pirating stuff, please do NOT advertise it on EN World. This isn't the place for it - take it to CM if you must.

 

[Fast Learner]

Just a quick request to the Americans - please take a moment to say thank you to me and the other UKers for the portion of the BBC license fee you're kindly "spending".

You're very welcome, and I'll think of you next month when the direct debit goes out. I very much enjoy paying my part of your free entertainment.

Or - more to the point - if your're pirating stuff, please do NOT advertise it on EN World. This isn't the place for it - take it to CM if you must.

I assume you'll post something similar in the Sopranos thread, which I pay for with my HBO subscription. And the Battlestar Galactica thread. And all the other American shows that are either not shown in the UK, or are shown much later, but yet are somehow discussed by Brits here as they're broadcast in the US.

 

[Volaran]

I feel somewhat envious. The CBC is listed as a partner on the show credits, so my tax dollars _are_ helping to finance it, but we still don't get it first run. I'm glad series 3 has finally started here in Canada through. Series 2 took quite a bit longer.

Still, thanks to Morrus and the brits on the board. Without them, there would be no Doctor Who at all.

 

[Mark Hope]

2) Presumably they follow the infinitely expanding universe theory rather than the big crunch theory... which is a shame, because big crunch has a lot more dramatic possibilities...

Yes, but not as many as the big rip theory, which rocketh on toast

 

[Morrus]

I assume you'll post something similar in the Sopranos thread, which I pay for with my HBO subscription. And the Battlestar Galactica thread. And all the other American shows that are either not shown in the UK, or are shown much later, but yet are somehow discussed by Brits here as they're broadcast in the US.

I haven't watch BSG since the first season, and haven't seen the end of the Sopranos. And yes, you are correct, advertising the fact that you pirate stuff is a no-no on ENW wherever you're from.

 

[Raven Crowking]

I haven't watch BSG since the first season, and haven't seen the end of the Sopranos. And yes, you are correct, advertising the fact that you pirate stuff is a no-no on ENW wherever you're from.

You may not be aware of it, but there are places in North America where the BBC is available as a paid specialty channel, either via cable or satellite hook-up. Here in Canada, that's the only way to get some of the American channels as well.

EDIT: It should also be noted that, right now anyway, and to the best of my knowledge, Canadian copyright laws allow some forms of file sharing. The point is that there shouldn't be an automatic assumption of criminal behaviour.

RC

 

[Morrus]

You may not be aware of it, but there are places in North America where the BBC is available as a paid specialty channel, either via cable or satellite hook-up. Here in Canada, that's the only way to get some of the American channels as well.

EDIT: It should also be noted that, right now anyway, and to the best of my knowledge, Canadian copyright laws allow some forms of file sharing. The point is that there shouldn't be an automatic assumption of criminal behaviour.

RC

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