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...and its about time...

Hopefully it'll be a good (albeit short) series

I wonder how quickly some people (those who haven't seen it before, and probably living in America) will say that the Cybermen are a clone of The Borg...

Anyhoo - we must commiserate Mnemonix, who is going to a wedding, and thus wont be able to see the first episode tonight. Lets hope the BBC decide to repeat each episode on terrestrial TV (if ol' Memmy doesn't have Freeview, that is).

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Posted: 15th Apr 2006 15:17
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Yeah it's been sat in our Sky+ planner for a week now - can't wait

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It should be good - do hope the SFX qualtity increases, although from rumours I heard at IMDB, the SFX department has had to contrain itself this time.

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the problem i've had with Dr. Who is that the aliens just arn't very... sinister.

i guess that's the sort of camp appeal of the show though

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Some are and some aren't.

Daleks & Cybermen you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley. Ones like the Yeti aren't terribly scary to look at, but its not always how they look, but what they do that induces fear...

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Dr Who is the best comedy I've ever seen, I just sitting there laughing all the way through as though Bill Bailey was the director...Oh its not a comedy oops I personally don't like how they make it, because like I said it makes me laugh, however when I was younger I used to like it because the Daleks were cool. But I think they act better than the Star Trek folk

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Perhaps its me, but I've never found Doctor Who to be unintentionally funny...

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I dunno, theres something there that makes me and few other people laugh and the rest of society don't, guess it just looks silly to me

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I've watched it once. Didn't like it.


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Posted: 15th Apr 2006 16:33 Edited at: 15th Apr 2006 16:33
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The new Doctor does not look very good, but hopefully some of the stories will save him. Some stories also look very bad as well.

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The new doctor looks fine to me. He seems to have the charisma of Tom Baker and the humanness of Peter Davison. Should be great.

As Mr. Kingsley Bsc. was kind enough to point out, I am at a wedding tonight and cannot watch the first episode, so if any spoilers get poster, im afraid I will have to shoot him with my tissue compression eliminator!

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I think he looks brilliant!

It's pretty weird that Doctor Who came back after all these years. My Dad was a huge fan of all the 'original' series, and now we're both into the new ones.

Kinda cool in a nerdy, sad way.

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well doctor who has been in the U.S fro like 3 weeks now and i have seen two. i think it is pretty good but the one i saw yesterday bored me.

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Yea, the first series is in America, but (in the words of zenicanin14) "U dont have" the second series yet. Im afraid you will just have to wait.

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Dr Who is pretty damn good I'll definately be watching it tonight. Looks as though ITV will have to watch its ratings again. They drained away alot during the last series.

The Japanese version of Dr Who is very amusing to watch I highly recommend it (exactly the same, but with very fast and poorly dubbed Japanese)

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Doctor Who, I dont mind it, It's pretty cool, I am definitley gonna watch it tonight

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I have come to the conclusion that the man who "pretends" to be cartoon character Fred Flintstone, Mr. IanM is actuall in fact a cyberman in disguise. Look at his location, it says "In my moon base".

I draw your attention to exhibit A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moonbase

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Umm, Dr. Who has been back on for a few weeks now. And sadly, it sucks.


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No, doctor who has not been on for a few weeks now. You are referring to another run of Doctor Who, not the new series. Unless your in a country that gets the Tennant series before UK.

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Posted: 15th Apr 2006 19:34 Edited at: 15th Apr 2006 19:35
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US, and it is the new one. Already seen a few episodes, like the one with some alien maniquin arm that attacks the doctor and the girl at her house. shh, i've already said too much.


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But you haven't seen the new series, which will start shortly.

Could have sent Mmemonix a copy of tonights episode if my PVR had a USB connection - oh well...

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Thats not the new one, thats the previous series. I'm pretty sure the uk gets to see the new series first..
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Too right we do!

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They been airing it like its brand new. I just saw a commercial for it on sci-fi, brand new episode this Friday of the show i've been seeing for the past weeks.


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That's the old series.

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Quote: "They been airing it like its brand new. I just saw a commercial for it on sci-fi, brand new episode this Friday of the show i've been seeing for the past weeks."


Trust me, that's the old series.

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How old can it be if friday is a new episode and it just started airing last month? ok ok, i believe. But did they make two different series back to back or what?


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No, they made the series with the arm last year.

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Well, sci-fi is notorious for picking up forgotten series' and playing them as if they are the newest thing ever.

Take Andromedia, for instance, they started playing the old episodes every tuesday. Stoped. Then started again. Now they have picked up John Doe, which was from quite a time ago. And heck, they even play their famed Stargate series from beginning to end on monday and every weekday at 6. Even watch it in the morning somedays to see battlestar galatica episodes (the old ones). Or the crusade (don't think they play it anymore). well, alot of old stuff in Sci-fi.


More convincing is this http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ linked as the 'new' series.

Or mabey not??? Confused now...

Okay, we are seeing the 2005 version? Why change... a character after a year?

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damn, I missed nearly all of it :/
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Awesome show that was w00t Next week looks superb as well

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Pretty good start for the series, although I did think the Cybermen would start it.

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Not too bad. I'm looking forward to the return of K9.

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It was quite good. Next week looks good with the werewolf.

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Cybermen are 5 and 6.

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Cybermen are really good! But not as good as Daleks. Don't like flying Daleks though.

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real daleks dont climb stairs... they level the building

Good start for the new series! I rather enjoyed that episode.

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You managed to see it then

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Doctor Who is ace! The Daleks rule! They were ace in the old series' but now they can hover! woot! =3

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