It was quite funny
But just too sentimental. Perhaps I just like the 'old school' Dr Who stories too much, but I don't think Dr Who should be that sentimental!
(LongJohnBaldry, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:14, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

this
plus not enough amy pond
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:16, Reply)

Quite.
What better christmas present could we have had than some sort of contrived scene featuring Karen Gillan and Katherine Jenkins getting it on?
(LongJohnBaldry, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:21, Reply)

NEEDS MORE ROBOTS

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:17, Reply)

YES
this is exactly what it needs

I like that they are playing with ideas of time travel a lot at the mo, but I am obssessed with time travel
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:18, Reply)

It was pretty tedious for the first fifteen minutes but then he jumped into the tardis and appeared in the past and I was reminded of that bit in Bill and Ted when they go into the future and meet like the council members of the future and they go
"Be excellent to each other" and then it was fine and she started singing to that fish.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:20, Reply)

but bill and ted is an excellent
exploration of time travel, equalled only by the Back to the Future trilogy

/only mostly joking...bloody love those films
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:22, Reply)

I do too, I still say "Dude" far too often and I think "Station!" whenever I see the word on a sign.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:24, Reply)

haha, snap!

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:26, Reply)

*air guitars*

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:26, Reply)

I haven't seen it
But I bet it's less sentimental than it would have been if russell t davies ice written it..
(berk, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:18, Reply)

This is true. And it was also much less gay and Welsh than it would have been under Russell "Look how gay and Welsh I am" Davies.
I expected better though.
(LongJohnBaldry, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:20, Reply)

It didn't help that Gold or watch or whatever it's called
was playing the library story at about the same time. Just to remind us what Stephen Moffat is really capable of.

However, bonus points for the first 'companions in post-coital shock' since Ian and Barbara in The Romans.

/geeks
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:23, Reply)

What annoys me is that Amy's backstory is a rip-off of Sally Sparrow and the French chick from the Lady in the Fireplace
can't he be ORIGINAL the whole time?!

Also, cannot WAIT for episode 3. It's written by my favourite writer of ALL TIME.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:26, Reply)

is that the Neil Gaiman one?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:27, Reply)

Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
no idea what it's about, but it'll be awesome no matter what.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:28, Reply)

*excited*
when is the new series starting, anyway?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:30, Reply)

I'm not entirely sure

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:32, Reply)

Be careful with those expectations
I assumed that Mark Gatiss would be capable of writing a good episode, and it just turned out to be rather silly.
(LongJohnBaldry, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:30, Reply)

I guess, he was responsible for the film adaption of Beowulf, which despite not having seen it, apparently was tosh
but his short film staring Bill Nighy and his now-wife Amanda Palmer as a living statue was excellent.

I will forgive him anything, as he has written one of my favourite books of all time.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:32, Reply)

I'm gonna guess...American Gods?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:33, Reply)

The final battle is over, the main bits have been "laid to rest"
but WAIT there's around 50 pages. What could be left to wrap up?

...what? A throwaway line in the grand finale? Links back into a bit character we meet who we assume is just setting the scene? A hundred year mystery solved?
HOLY SHIT SHADOW SHIT IS GOING DOWN
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:35, Reply)

I think the only one of his I've read was that one he did with Pratchett
To be honest, I'm more of a SF telly person than a proper SF book-readin' type.

For example, if they made films or TV series of the Greg Bear Eon/Eternity books, I would probably like them a damn sight more than the books, which I found a bit confusing - though rather fab as concepts.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:37, Reply)

Good Omens is ok
Neverwhere is fucking awesome for a TV show tie in.

Actually, Crow, this supports my argument that his Dr Who episode will be great. His previous forays into sci-fi TV were excellent. Well, probably more fantasy than sci-fi.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:40, Reply)

Not a fan of Greg Bear
He's a bit pedantic, I found.

Richard Morgan, Altered Carbon or Market Forces. Way more fun
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:40, Reply)

to be fair, even though I've loved the last three actors' portrayals
I knew the whole concept of bringing the show back would turn out to be shit.

I think we just have to embrace our 'own' doctors, and accept that the new ones belong to the kids, not to us.

Think of it as growing up. It sucks.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:31, Reply)

I've loved almost all of the new dr who episodes to varying degrees
I am both easily pleased and refuse to grow up
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:32, Reply)

well, ^this
but you can't have it both ways. It's either a pile of entertaining pap, or not as good as it used to be.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sat 1 Jan 2011, 23:35, Reply)