Doctor Who Season 2--9.28.06

[Crothian]

The end of the Christmas show had one of the best uses for the suggestion ability I've seen

 

[Prince Atom]

Ehhh, I don't know about the climax. I mean, a sword fight? Not very Doctor. Sure, it's been done before, but the last sword fight I can recall was in The Androids of Tara, and that one didn't end in bloodshed. The Doc's always had other people around to do the fighting, from UNIT and the Brigadier to Turlough and Ace; not to mention all kinds of characters who don't recur.

"Ruthless" was a word bouncing around in my head afterwards.

I sincerely hope we don't get Cassandra in the second episode of every season from now on. Sure, it seems like she died, but we thought she was dead before, didn't we?

 

[Rabelais]

I'm a complete NOOB when it comes to Doctor Who... I caught a couple of the classic eps back in the day, but that was it.

I'll tell you though. I caught 3 or 4 episodes (Both Eccleston and Tennant) and I'm kinda hooked now.

 

[Richards]

The Doc's always had other people around to do the fighting, from UNIT and the Brigadier to Turlough and Ace; not to mention all kinds of characters who don't recur.

Well, I don't know about always - Jon Pertwee did an awful lot of his own fighting, what with the Venusian Akaido and all.

I liked both episodes, but the thing that really bugged me was the whole "pilot fish" deal in "The Christmas Invasion." The aliens found out about Earth from the British probe, right? How were they able to send Father Christmas (Santa Claus) doubles with musical instrument weapons that quick? Doubles able to actually play appropriate Christmas carols on the instruments so that nobody was suspicious until they made their move against Rose and Mickey, mind you. It think it was a rather poorly-used concept (although I liked the general idea of "pilot fish" - the whole thing kind of reminded me a bit of the heralds of Galactus).

So has the new Torchwood show started up there in the UK yet? I understand this season of Doctor Who is filled with references to Torchwood in just about every other episode in the first half of the season.

Johnathan

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

I'm a complete NOOB when it comes to Doctor Who... I caught a couple of the classic eps back in the day, but that was it.

I'll tell you though. I caught 3 or 4 episodes (Both Eccleston and Tennant) and I'm kinda hooked now.

Heck, I actively despised the earlier incarnations, and I'm hooked now.

 

[Mark Hope]

So has the new Torchwood show started up there in the UK yet? I understand this season of Doctor Who is filled with references to Torchwood in just about every other episode in the first half of the season.

Heh, Torchwood is season two's Bad Wolf

No, the show hasn't started yet (although the BBC's new Robin Hood series starts this weekend, not that this is relevant or anything). There's also apparently going to be a Sarah-Jane Smith spin-off (which, after the horror that was K9 and Company, I am in mixed minds about) as well as an animated K9 series on a kid's channel (Jetix? dunno). In true British fashion, Dr Who is turning out to be like our buses - nothing for bloody ages, then three come along all at once...

 

[sniffles]

Unfortunately, it was not included. It REALLY should have been, as the Christmas Invasion wasn't anywhere near long enough to fill the 90-minute time slot. Seriously, when they broke for commercials, they didn't come back until, like 6 minutes later!

What I *wanted* them to do was include the last 3-4 minutes of "The Parting Of Ways" followed immediately be the Children In Need 7-minute scene and THEN go into the Christmas Invasion. Instead, we got 6-minute commercial breaks!

You mean they didn't even put the Children in Need special on the DVD set?!! That bites! 'The Christmas Invasion' really needs that extra little bit of character interaction between Rose and the new Doctor, especially since he spends so much of 'Christmas Invasion' in a coma.

When I first saw this thread for just a second I thought, who's performing thread necromancy? Then I remembered that the series just started on Sci Fi last week.

Ah, the spoilers I could give away...

 

[Mark Hope]

You mean they didn't even put the Children in Need special on the DVD set?!! That bites! 'The Christmas Invasion' really needs that extra little bit of character interaction between Rose and the new Doctor, especially since he spends so much of 'Christmas Invasion' in a coma.

Well, I read the other day that the Children in Need episode will be included on the series 2 dvd release.

When I first saw this thread for just a second I thought, who's performing thread necromancy? Then I remembered that the series just started on Sci Fi last week.

Ah, the spoilers I could give away...

There are some wonderful episodes in series 2, and no mistake. Stuff like Girl in the Fireplace, Love and Monsters and the two parter set near the black hole are among the best Dr Who stories I've ever seen. It has been great to watch my daughter live the cliche by literally hiding behind the sofa. Both kids are huge Dr Who fans, so we all settle down to watch it together.

Can't wait for the Xmas special this year, mainly because I am hoping that we'll get to hear the Doctor say "Am I bovvered? Am I bovvered, though?" (hmmm, maybe a little obscure, that reference...)

Children in Need is coming along soon as well - maybe we'll get another mini-episode...

 

[sniffles]

Can't wait for the Xmas special this year, mainly because I am hoping that we'll get to hear the Doctor say "Am I bovvered? Am I bovvered, though?" (hmmm, maybe a little obscure, that reference...)

Children in Need is coming along soon as well - maybe we'll get another mini-episode...

Personally I'm rather glad I don't know anything about this comedienne who's guest-starring in 'The Runaway Bride'. I think I'd probably be happier not knowing.

 

[Mark Hope]

Personally I'm rather glad I don't know anything about this comedienne who's guest-starring in 'The Runaway Bride'. I think I'd probably be happier not knowing.

You can't miss her on British telly, really. Quite the flavour of the month. She's pretty funny, though, so I'm OK with it.