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Logan's Lady

08-21-2008, 05:39 PM

I meant pop tart as in pop music....she was like a UK version of Debbie Gibson or something prior to Doctor Who

Ahhh, I found one....... and she has BLACK hair!
I had no idea she was a singer :dry:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vpC9ZygMw7c&feature=related

union_jak

08-21-2008, 07:57 PM

LV once gave me a link to one of Pipers old pop tart videos....I am actually dumber for the experience
I think one of her first TV jobs was on a commercial for a UK teen magazine called Smash Hits, where she blew bubble gum and said "POP".

Then I think she became the youngest female solo artist to
a) get a # 1 single in the charts
b) debut at #1
c) get a 2nd #1 in a row

Then she married an extremely rich and ginger nerd and they went off to sell trees and she became a wreck, stopped washing and became an alcoholic. After she divorced him she got the Who job and turned it all around.
Ahhh, I found one....... and she has BLACK hair!
I had no idea she was a singer :dry:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vpC9ZygMw7c&feature=related

She was a very popular singer of her time (wow, that must be 10 years ago now.

Manic

08-22-2008, 01:38 AM

F*** Sci Fi. I don't know what the management of that network is thinking. They consistently screw up pretty much anything good they've got.
Farscape fan, I take it?
hey are we rose hating? Don't make me come in here and rough yo all up! ya hear?

*tries to be ghetto*
That's more redneck than ghetto.

Captain_BluTac

08-22-2008, 05:33 AM

Tate keen on 'Doctor Who' return

Thursday, August 21 2008, 15:38 BST
By Ben Rawson-Jones, Cult Editor

http://images.digitalspy.co.uk/08/27/160x120_dw_episodics_s04e13_7.jpg
Catherine Tate is keen to reprise her role as departed companion Donna Noble in a future series of Doctor Who.

The actress, who left the show at the end of the recent fourth season finale, told Doctor Who Magazine: "I knew that there would definitely be an end to Donna, at the end of the series.

"But had that not been the case, had it been open-ended, had there been potential for Donna to stay on for another series, I must confess that I'd have said 'yes' like a shot."

Despite Donna's mind being wiped in 'Journey's End', Tate added: "Could Donna come back? Well, in science fiction, anything is possible."

*Gets Hopes Up*

union_jak

08-22-2008, 07:17 AM

*Gets Hopes Up*
Yeah and I told a friend she was only interested in doing a one-off series, hence the 'Temp' thing, now I look like a liar :cmad:

SpideyLad

08-22-2008, 10:05 AM

*Gets Hopes Up*

If Horse-Faced Piper can come back, Donna has to!:cmad:

TheCorpulent1

08-22-2008, 10:14 AM

Farscape fan, I take it?
It's only my favorite science fiction series of all time. :cmad:
*Gets Hopes Up*
Aw, f***in' RTD. Why'd he have to go and give Donna's character a set end at the end of the fourth series? I hope they bring her back. Maybe there's still time to work out a deal for the fifth series.

JustABill

08-22-2008, 10:18 AM

Yeah. I was fine with Donna leaving had it been Catherine just wanted to do one series. But she's written out because RTD wanted her written out? That's it. I officially am starting to hate Rose, cause he loves her so damn much. Is s he the only one who gets to be in two series as a full timer RTD, is that it? :cmad:

Lord Valumart

08-22-2008, 01:12 PM

Aw, f***in' RTD. Why'd he have to go and give Donna's character a set end at the end of the fourth series? I hope they bring her back. Maybe there's still time to work out a deal for the fifth series.

do the words "trapped forever in a parrell world" mean anything to you?

if they can give everyone with a braincell a massive kick in the balls with the return of horse face piper then they can take that back with the return of bra buster tate....i'm so call her that from now on...

BlackLantern

08-22-2008, 02:00 PM

I feel there should be a story that pits Donna against Rose in an oil wrestling contest for the fate of the universe...

Lord Valumart

08-22-2008, 02:03 PM

i would be willing to pay money to see that...

JustABill

08-22-2008, 02:39 PM

I feel there should be a story that pits Donna against Rose in an oil wrestling contest for the fate of the universe...
Rose would probably deflate Donna's giant boobs by biting them with her huge teeth after Donna tried to smother her with them. :o

Lord Valumart

08-22-2008, 03:06 PM

you know nothing can harm tates boobs....they are to mighty and powerful

Kahoot

08-23-2008, 03:01 PM

She was a very popular singer of her time (wow, that must be 10 years ago now.
She was a one hit wonder with "Because I want to"

union_jak

08-23-2008, 03:07 PM

She was a one hit wonder with "Because I want to"
Incorrect :huh:

She has 3 #1 singles, 4 more within the top 5 and Honey to the B returned to the charts 8 years after it was first released.

Lord Valumart

08-23-2008, 03:08 PM

She was a one hit wonder with "Because I want to"

now be fair it was a catchy song....

why do you have play that terrible rapper music so loud? be cause we wish to, be cause we wish to...:dry:

Kahoot

08-23-2008, 03:19 PM

Incorrect :huh:

She has 3 #1 singles, 4 more within the top 5 and Honey to the B returned to the charts 8 years after it was first released.
Honey to the B only came back thanx to a change in how the chart works and a push from Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles

Lord Valumart

08-23-2008, 03:31 PM

thats one more reason moyles should die...:cmad:

Kahoot

08-23-2008, 03:37 PM

thats one more reason moyles should die...:cmad:
Agreed! He is the worst part of his own show.

Lord Valumart

08-23-2008, 03:43 PM

Agreed! He is the worst part of his own show.

from 10am onwards is good on radio 1...until then it's wogan baby:up:

Kahoot

08-23-2008, 03:49 PM

Jo and Scott are good during the day but Colin Murry should take his old slot where Edith is and kick her out. She's kinda crap but I do like her movie talk but she likes crap movies.

Lord Valumart

08-23-2008, 03:53 PM

i liked when vernon kay was on but ithinkjust now it's fearne cotton and i really dislike her voice so it's bloody annoying to listen to

Charlie No-One

08-24-2008, 09:02 PM

Just watched the end of series 4. Why did Rose have a lisp? Something was off about her.

04nbod

08-24-2008, 09:52 PM

guys i need assistance. When the bus comes into the stadium they finish playing 'Jerusalem'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/london_2012/7577999.stm

Do they start to play 'This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home'
here the song is- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erxIRoee4gU&feature=related

Manic

08-25-2008, 01:35 AM

Just watched the end of series 4. Why did Rose have a lisp? Something was off about her.
Most of us put it down to Billie Piper's overbite somehow increasing over the past couple of years.

TheCorpulent1

08-25-2008, 08:36 AM

Yeah, it was very mysterious.

union_jak

08-25-2008, 08:58 AM

I thought she might have recently got her tongue pierced, that generally gives people a speech impediment. Since this is a family show and Rose is *sort of* a role model to young girls, the BBC probably would have said it had to be hidden from the camera.

Charlie No-One

08-25-2008, 10:11 AM

I thought she got something done to her jaw. I really didn't care for the season finale. It cheapened everything and I actually felt bad for Donna who always seemed to get the short end of the stick.

Lord Valumart

08-25-2008, 01:02 PM

I thought she got something done to her jaw. I really didn't care for the season finale. It cheapened everything and I actually felt bad for Donna who always seemed to get the short end of the stick.

i have to agree here.

the return of jack and martha and even sjs would have been fine...just the return of rose was so pointlessly stupid it killed the most of the build up for the doctordonna. i've said before that this was donna's series and that rose had no business showing up and taking away the series from the only real companion we've gotten on new who

Charlie No-One

08-25-2008, 01:23 PM

Rose had such a good final episode in series 2 and I didn't mind her showing up last season. I thought it was kind of cool during the first episode and just seeing her on the screens and stuff. The whole clone thing was total **** though. Rose still didn't get the Doctor she knew and loved so to me, it cheapened their relationship. Even though I really didn't like Donna, you do warm up to her a bit and she really didn't have a big kick ass moment like Martha and Rose had. Plus she truly wanted to see the universe. She wasn't in love with the Doctor so for her to forget everything about her adventures was just ****ty.

The Lizard

08-25-2008, 01:54 PM

i have to agree here.

the return of jack and martha and even sjs would have been fine...just the return of rose was so pointlessly stupid it killed the most of the build up for the doctordonna. i've said before that this was donna's series and that rose had no business showing up and taking away the series from the only real companion we've gotten on new who

So true. :o

Rose should have been married to Mickey in the alternate universe and mother of a little Mickey Mouse.

The Englishman

08-25-2008, 03:26 PM

Lord Valumart

08-25-2008, 03:38 PM

So true. :o

Rose should have been married to Mickey in the alternate universe and mother of a little Mickey Mouse.

thing is that for some reason people act like rose is the 2nd coming...like she the best companion to ever exist in the show ever. these people are retarded.

and yes, it is that easy to group them into the retarded catagory since rose went from seeing the wonders of the unvierse to being stuck up and *****y very very quickly... atleast donna was there for the fun of it all, infact if you can read the comic strip in this months DWM...that last page will show you want donna really means to the series...

TheCorpulent1

08-25-2008, 03:41 PM

I guess some people feel attached to Rose because she was the first companion of the new series. Also, believe it or not, some people honestly do buy into the whole "Rose and the Doctor are meant to be together!" nonsense. Sad to say, it's part of the reason why the new series has found such huge mainstream appeal.

BlackLantern

08-25-2008, 03:45 PM

I love Corp and his whole "lowest common denominator" theories....they do hold up well

Lord Valumart

08-25-2008, 03:46 PM

Charlie No-One

08-25-2008, 03:49 PM

Martha was my favorite companion. Rose is my favorite character of the series, at least during series 2, but Martha is great.

Lord Valumart

08-25-2008, 03:52 PM

Martha was my favorite companion. Rose is my favorite character of the series, at least during series 2, but Martha is great.

thats all well and good but who'd win in a naked jelly fight? these are the things you;ve got to think about with new series companions...

Gilpesh

08-25-2008, 03:53 PM

JustABill

08-25-2008, 03:58 PM

I've come to actually like Martha more than Rose now I think. Donna's of course my favorite, but it use to be this....

1. Donna
2. Rose
3. Martha

and now Rose and Martha have swapped places. :o

Charlie No-One

08-25-2008, 03:58 PM

Isn't it kind of the point when she did leave, that they weren't meant for each other? She would grow old and die while he remained the way he was.

TheCorpulent1

08-25-2008, 04:39 PM

Try explaining that to a romantic. Every sci fi series has its shippers--people who want this or that main character to get together, regardless of how little sense it makes.

Gilpesh

08-25-2008, 05:09 PM

Try explaining that to a romantic. Every sci fi series has its shippers--people who want this or that main character to get together, regardless of how little sense it makes.

HEY! Darien and the keeper were made for each other!

BlackLantern

08-25-2008, 05:12 PM

Shippers - anyone know where the term came from? Someone explained it to me once and I forgot

08-25-2008, 05:25 PM

I've come to actually like Martha more than Rose now I think. Donna's of course my favorite, but it use to be this....

1. Donna
2. Rose
3. Martha

and now Rose and Martha have swapped places. :o
Martha became a lot less annoying in Season 4 seeing as she wasn't constantly pining over the Doctor...

TheCorpulent1

08-25-2008, 05:56 PM

HEY! Darien and the keeper were made for each other!
Ew, no. Darien and that scientist chick who made the quantum computer. Bobby Hobbes and Ms. Keeply were made for each other. :oldrazz:
Shippers - anyone know where the term came from? Someone explained it to me once and I forgot
I've always heard that it's just a shortened form of relationship.

BlackLantern

08-25-2008, 05:59 PM

I agree with you on Hobbes, Corp....

TheCorpulent1

08-25-2008, 05:59 PM

You could tell he was totally wearing her down. :)

Gilpesh

08-25-2008, 06:11 PM

Ew, no. Darien and that scientist chick who made the quantum computer. Bobby Hobbes and Ms. Keeply were made for each other. :oldrazz:

Actually, that does sound right. Hahaaha.

TheCorpulent1

08-25-2008, 06:15 PM

I was waiting for season 3 or 4 or whenever to hear "Claire Hobbes." :D

IronLion

08-25-2008, 07:05 PM

just watching the doctor who movie again after about 8 years and the tardis from inside should be portrayed like that in the series.

Gilpesh

08-25-2008, 07:17 PM

Is that like the huge library one? Where it seems almost a giant mansion?

IronLion

08-25-2008, 07:22 PM

yeah, and the giant 'church'.

TheCorpulent1

08-25-2008, 07:25 PM

That was a nice set. It wouldn't really fit the current Doctor, though. Tennant's Doctor is all frenetic energy and madness--not likely to sit down, put on his little glasses, and read for long stretches.

BlackLantern

08-25-2008, 07:27 PM

just watching the doctor who movie again after about 8 years and the tardis from inside should be portrayed like that in the series.

Too big and probably too expensive to maintain for a weekly show

TheCorpulent1

08-25-2008, 07:30 PM

A redesign is definitely in order, even if it's not that elaborate. The "coral theme" is really boring at this point.

IronLion

08-25-2008, 07:38 PM

just seen the end of the movie and he tells lee to go on holiday next christmas. seems something is always kicking off at christmas.

JustABill

08-25-2008, 10:47 PM

Plus she was actually what Freema Agyeman advertised her as...an equal to The Doctor and someone who isn't afraid to stand up to him. Evidence being in Journey's End when she practically yelled at him to shut up and not argue with her.

Charlie No-One

08-25-2008, 11:32 PM

Martha <3

The Squirrel

08-25-2008, 11:37 PM

I want them to show the TARDIS as a whole ship, like the classic series, and not just one room. I want to see that there are other rooms on the TARDIS.

Gilpesh

08-25-2008, 11:52 PM

I want them to show the TARDIS as a whole ship, like the classic series, and not just one room. I want to see that there are other rooms on the TARDIS.

Maybe they should pull a Wes Anderson and have a Life Aquatic angle of the TARDIS.

The Squirrel

08-26-2008, 12:00 AM

Maybe they should pull a Wes Anderson and have a Life Aquatic angle of the TARDIS.

I haven't seen that, what does that mean?

Gilpesh

08-26-2008, 12:19 AM

I haven't seen that, what does that mean?

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8494/belafonte2tm8.jpg

Have a scene that takes place where they walk through the ship while the camera is removed from the ship.

JustABill

08-26-2008, 12:53 AM

Martha <3
Oh wow. How could I forget this? This is great. :heart:

7Rh8c-BtIog

Manic

08-26-2008, 02:15 AM

Wow. It looks like all the other Martha fans are coming out of the woodwork. That's good. i like Martha. The fact that she actually managed to get over the Doctor and make a connection with a new man (as opposed to Rose "Pine over the Doctor and make booty calls to Mickey" Tyler) was just great.

IronLion

08-26-2008, 06:26 AM

I want them to show the TARDIS as a whole ship, like the classic series, and not just one room. I want to see that there are other rooms on the TARDIS.

this is what i meant. show other rooms that are used, i mean does noone ever go to the toilet!!!

IronLion

08-26-2008, 06:36 AM

after watching the movie, just thought, and it has probably been discussed, but the should do a time war type dealy, even if it is animated, maybe have tenant narrate, and have mcgann and show the change to ecclestone.

SpideyLad

08-26-2008, 07:22 AM

Martha became a lot less annoying in Season 4 seeing as she wasn't constantly pining over the Doctor...

Yet her reaction to the Hath drowning was hilarous...

I mean, she walked around a nearly destroyed Earth for a year, dealing with constant death and stuff, yet when one little alien thingy dies, she goes into melt down...

AND! Half the series later, she's willing to blow up the Earth without giving a crap? What's up with that?!:huh:

TheCorpulent1

08-26-2008, 08:31 AM

jabbatheridge

08-26-2008, 08:38 AM

infact if you can read the comic strip in this months DWM...that last page will show you want donna really means to the series...

I read that comic strip in DWM yesterday. I've got to say it's one of the best they've ever done, a very nice touch and a great alternative goodbye to Donna. It takes place after the end of series four. If you're a fan of the show, I'd recommend giving it a try.

SpideyLad

08-26-2008, 09:18 AM

She clearly gave a crap when she was contemplating using the Osterhagen (or however the hell that's spelled) Key. But by that time she was a UNIT soldier and there seemed to be no other tactically sound alternative.

As for the Hath, putting a key into a slot and having everything go white is much different from actually witnessing a living, sentient being drown right in front of you with no way to help. She was probably as freaked out from the helplessness as she was from the Hath's death.

Yes, I get that bit, but she'd know that she'd be killing every single person on Earth, and she should be showing a bit more emotion.

And, how come she reacts differently to the Hath dying, to Tom Milligan sacrificing himself for her as well, it's the same principle.

Either way, Freema just isn't that good at acting...

JustABill

08-26-2008, 11:02 AM

I really want to read this DWM strip about Donna now, but have no method of reading it. Is it online anywhere?

The Squirrel

08-26-2008, 11:32 AM

Yes, I get that bit, but she'd know that she'd be killing every single person on Earth, and she should be showing a bit more emotion.

And, how come she reacts differently to the Hath dying, to Tom Milligan sacrificing himself for her as well, it's the same principle.

Either way, Freema just isn't that good at acting...

I'd blame bad writing and directing first.

They're were people on set telling her to cry.

I don't think she made the choice herself.

Charlie No-One

08-26-2008, 12:55 PM

Oh wow. How could I forget this? This is great. :heart:

7Rh8c-BtIog

I loved that episode.

Lord Valumart

08-26-2008, 01:12 PM

I read that comic strip in DWM yesterday. I've got to say it's one of the best they've ever done, a very nice touch and a great alternative goodbye to Donna. It takes place after the end of series four. If you're a fan of the show, I'd recommend giving it a try.

it's the best new series one they've done sure... i still think that the best dwm comics came from the 8th drs time, i mean if you've ever read the land of happy endings(i think thats what its called) then that really hits you with what the dr really feels like when he's not showing off to people...

and a note to all...BUY THE 8TH DR COMICS!!!

Manic

08-27-2008, 03:22 AM

Martha's crying scene in "The Doctor's Daughter" was out of character for her. Martha has seen a lot of people die, and she's freaked out a little before, but she doesn't break down and lose her composure. None of the Doctor's companions do. That's usually why they stick around.

Martha stood there and personally witnessed the deaths of:
The Master of Revels
The Globe Theatre's architect
Pig Slaves
Several humans killed by Daleks back in 1930
Richard Lazarus (granted, after he tried to kill her)
The Face of Boe
Townspeople in the year 1913 (not sure about this one)
Countless people from around the world while the Master was in power

But she didn't cry until a Hath died. It was a poorly written scene, and she shouldn't have cried. Shouted? Yes. Looked sad? Obviously. Cried? Hell no.

TheCorpulent1

08-27-2008, 09:03 AM

The Squirrel

08-27-2008, 12:30 PM

Again, I don't think it was Freema's choice.

Look toward the writer/director. RTD!!!!!!!!! :angry:

Lord Valumart

08-27-2008, 12:32 PM

did rtd even write the drs daughter:huh:

BlackLantern

08-27-2008, 12:33 PM

I thought Moffat wrote that?

Gilpesh

08-27-2008, 12:35 PM

did rtd even write the drs daughter:huh:

See, when necessary, RTD suddenly has control over anything that goes to s**t... even if he wasn't.

Lord Valumart

08-27-2008, 12:35 PM

moffat wrote the library episodes...you can tell cause no one dies, it sounds good on paper and it's pretty poor when you actually watch it...

Lord Valumart

08-27-2008, 12:36 PM

See, when necessary, RTD suddenly has control over anything that goes to s**t... even if he wasn't.

yeh...i've been doing than since series 2...

Gilpesh

08-27-2008, 12:42 PM

moffat wrote the library episodes...you can tell cause no one dies, it sounds good on paper and it's pretty poor when you actually watch it...

I kinda have a soft spot for the 'everybody lives' episodes... or at least Doctor Dances and New Earth.

yeh...i've been doing than since series 2...

I think everyone does that.

The Squirrel

08-27-2008, 02:00 PM

did rtd even write the drs daughter:huh:

He's the head guy... he would have had to clear the story line.

Anyways... whoever directed the episode is the person who would've done take after take of the crying.

I'm just trying to keep everyone from jumping down Freema's throat, because it probably wasn't her decision to do that.

Agreed that it didn't work for the character.

Disagree that it was the actor's fault.

SpideyLad

08-27-2008, 03:32 PM

How do we know she didn't cry before? How do we know any of those instances were comparable to the Hath essentially killing himself to save her? Not in the purely abstract sense of people dying while she rallied support for the Doctor during the Master's reign--literally, the Hath threw himself into a situation he knew would result in his own death to save Martha's life. The circumstances are pretty extraordinary, so I don't mind Martha crying. Freema overplayed it a bit, but visibly displaying her grief in that situation was fine for me.

As did Tom Milligan in LOTTL, yet, no tears were shed.

He's the head guy... he would have had to clear the story line.

He's also admitted to changing alot of scripts sent to him, he's even done a complete 100% re-write a couple of times in the past. However, he's never changed any of Moffat's episodes ever....

08-27-2008, 04:07 PM

Yet her reaction to the Hath drowning was hilarous...

I mean, she walked around a nearly destroyed Earth for a year, dealing with constant death and stuff, yet when one little alien thingy dies, she goes into melt down...

AND! Half the series later, she's willing to blow up the Earth without giving a crap? What's up with that?!:huh:
The odd thing about that was that she hardly knew him...:huh:

JustABill

08-27-2008, 06:02 PM

Martha: I cry at the death of random alien #312, but when it comes to my now fiancee sacrificing himself for me? No, no thank you. :hehe:

TheCorpulent1

08-27-2008, 06:20 PM

He wasn't her fiancé at the time.

JustABill

08-27-2008, 06:24 PM

She felt enough for him and cared enough for him that she made sure he was alive after didn't she? :o

TheCorpulent1

08-27-2008, 06:28 PM

That she did. If the Hath's timeline were reset, she probably would've made sure her Hath buddy was alive again, too.

Manic

08-27-2008, 06:48 PM

Assuming she could identify him.

The Sontarans and Cats are really the only aliens this show had done a good job with making them look different from person to person.

TheCorpulent1

08-27-2008, 07:50 PM

They should take some pointers from Star Trek's makeup department.

Manic

08-27-2008, 08:17 PM

Well, yes and no. Star Trek is famous for its bumpy-headed aliens who basically look like humans with one or two slight differences, but that's not something that needs to be done with every alien race every week. It's hard to believe Klingons, Vulcans, and Bajorans all look just like Earthlings, save for jagged foreheads, pointy ears, and jagged noses. It's so implausible that writers eventually had to invent a wacky progenitor-species that hopped around from planet to planet spreading its humanoid DNA to every gene pool.

As it is, I have a hard enough time watching Doctor Who and trying to figure out why there are actual humans across the universe with no relation to Earth.

TheCorpulent1

08-27-2008, 08:27 PM

Because it's cheaper!

And I mostly meant in terms of individual looks. Yeah, the Star Trek aliens all look like slightly modified humans, but you can at least tell who's who among the more well-known ones, even under heavy makeup. Worf doesn't look like every other Klingon, Quark and Rom look very different, etc.

Manic

08-27-2008, 08:33 PM

True. Actually, I wouldn't mind if Doctor Who had more heavily made up aliens like (give me a sec to look up Quark's money-hungry race) ...

Ferengi! God, it's been so long since I've talked about Star Trek.

Anyway, yeah. They need to make aliens like that. None of this "fish head wearing a bong" crap.

The Squirrel

08-27-2008, 08:44 PM

I like star trek aliens. Why is it so crazy to think that alien life could look like humans? Why do they all have to be little green men?

Manic

08-27-2008, 08:58 PM

Aliens who look like humans is fine when done in moderation, but...

Betazoid = Humans
El-Aurian/Listener = Humans
Klingon = Humans with ridged foreheads
Bajoran = Humans with ridged noses
Vulcan/Romulan = Humans with pointy ears and bowl haircuts
Trill = Humans with freckles

Then you've got the random "planet of the week" where the explorers of the Enterprise or lost morons of the Voyager run into an alien race that either looks completely human, or has receding hairlines or monochromatic eyes.

They did good work with the Ferengi, Cardassians, Jem'Hadar (unnecessary apostrophe aside), and whatever the hell Neelix from Voyager was, but we got a ton of "humans with slight deformities" out of that franchise.

TheCorpulent1

08-27-2008, 09:07 PM

Neelix was a Talaxian. And, to be fair, a lot of the human-looking aliens were introduced in the original series, back when making a white dude bronze and giving him pointy eyebrows was considered the pinnacle of stage makeup.

Manic

08-27-2008, 09:10 PM

I always wondered why the Klingons in the original Star Trek didn't just take that last step and start using fake Chinese accents.

TheCorpulent1

08-27-2008, 09:13 PM

Haha, I know. What's even better is that they actually created a whole storyline to explain why the Klingons of TOS were different from the Klingons of every other show in Enterprise.

The Squirrel

08-27-2008, 09:14 PM

Haha, I know. What's even better is that they actually created a whole storyline to explain why the Klingons of TOS were different from the Klingons of every other show in Enterprise.

Which I think actually pulled it off quite nicely.

TheCorpulent1

08-27-2008, 09:18 PM

Oh yeah, it was actually a decent explanation. It's just kind of funny that they were so anal they felt the need to explain it. It's a very fannish thing to do.

Gilpesh

08-27-2008, 09:24 PM

Oh yeah, it was actually a decent explanation. It's just kind of funny that they were so anal they felt the need to explain it. It's a very fannish thing to do.

Well it was just to avoid all the fans at conventions... "WHY DO THEY LOOK DIFFERENT?"

TheCorpulent1

08-27-2008, 09:25 PM

I bet. I'm looking forward to seeing the episodes that explain it, actually.

Manic

08-27-2008, 09:27 PM

Fans like that demand an explanation for everything, including why Picard was a Frenchman with an English accent, or why Janeway was a borderline retard.

TheCorpulent1

08-27-2008, 09:47 PM

How was Janeway a borderline retard? :huh:

BlackLantern

08-27-2008, 09:48 PM

can we not talk about 'Star Trek' anymore?....I feel my balls receding

Gilpesh

08-27-2008, 10:00 PM

can we not talk about 'Star Trek' anymore?....I feel my balls receding

So what you're saying is 'Don't hide the toasted sandwich maker away, use him regularly and you'll get the most out of him'.

BlackLantern

08-27-2008, 10:04 PM

no what I'm saying is "If Trek was Old Yeller, I'd be volunteering to take him "out back"

The Squirrel

08-27-2008, 11:16 PM

Fans like that demand an explanation for everything, including why Picard was a Frenchman with an English accent, or why Janeway was a borderline retard.

Yeah, that does boggle the mind a bit.

ttotheusher

08-28-2008, 06:03 AM

Aliens who look like humans is fine when done in moderation, but...

They did good work with the Ferengi, Cardassians, Jem'Hadar (unnecessary apostrophe aside), and whatever the hell Neelix from Voyager was, but we got a ton of "humans with slight deformities" out of that franchise.

I know there not technically* aliens, but the Borg are clearly the pinnacle of Star Trek make-up.

*Yes, I know that the Borg assimilated everything and anything, whatever...

SpideyLad

08-28-2008, 08:38 AM

Moving on from Star Trek....:cmad:

TheCorpulent1

08-28-2008, 08:55 AM

Yeah, that does boggle the mind a bit.
English seems to be the global language of Earth. Maybe the French learned from the British when they converted and picked up their accents.

JustABill

08-28-2008, 08:57 AM

So how about that Doctor Who? :o

TheCorpulent1

08-28-2008, 08:58 AM

The Doctor was never on Star Trek. :(

JustABill

08-28-2008, 09:03 AM

Good. Because...

A) Personally I don't like Star Trek.

B) He has too much of a big head to get along with any of the Captains. Kirk, Picard, Janeway. They'd all probably hate him.

TheCorpulent1

08-28-2008, 09:06 AM

Picard would probably think he's a rogue Q.

SpideyLad

08-28-2008, 09:56 AM

So how about that Doctor Who? :o

Yes! :up:

The TARDIS > The Enterprise.

TheCorpulent1

08-28-2008, 10:23 AM

That's hardly a contest.

IronLion

08-28-2008, 06:04 PM

sooooooo..........why did the klingons in tos not have ridged foreads???

Gilpesh

08-28-2008, 06:17 PM

sooooooo..........why did the klingons in tos not have ridged foreads???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klingon#Change_in_appearance

TheCorpulent1

08-28-2008, 06:18 PM

I've only read about it on Wikipedia, so I may get some facts wrong, but basically:

There was a civil war on Earth in the late-20th century between normal humans and genetically augmented humans, called Augments. Augments split the world up into tribal states before finally being killed off in around 1996. (Some escaped, like Khan.) After this, genetic engineering was outlawed on Earth but the Klingons decided they wanted the humans' technology to genetically augment themselves. I'm a bit hazy on the details, but basically the Klingons accidentally create a genetic virus that sweeps across the Klingon Empire, augmenting Klingons to be stronger but twisting them to be more malevolent and look more human. In Enterprise, the Klingons manage to reverse the virus and stop it from spreading further, but the effects of the virus remain until it's bred out over generations (i.e. after the original series) and the Klingons return to their original appearance.

And, really, this is getting way too much into Star Trek in a Doctor Who thread, so any future Star Trek posts should go here: http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=259866&page=115

We now return you to our regularly scheduled lack of Doctor Who news.

Gilpesh

08-28-2008, 06:26 PM

We now return you to our regularly scheduled lack of Doctor Who news.

Like is Tennant out or not... and will people be allowed to die on the show ever again.

TheCorpulent1

08-28-2008, 06:47 PM

My guesses are not and no.

Manic

08-28-2008, 11:14 PM

Gilpesh

08-28-2008, 11:21 PM

My guesses are not and no.

Woo hooo! And oh well... the rare 'Everybody lives' episodes are much better when they are... rare.

SpideyLad

08-29-2008, 07:00 AM

People will probably still die on the show, but not as frequently. With the exception of Moffat's episodes and New Earth, I think a human non-villain has died in every episode. Sure, it lends a sense of danger and suspense to the story, but it's not always necessary.

I seem to remember reading an interview about him taking over the show, and he was saying that he's gonna be changing what he expect his episodes to be, so we aren't getting entire seasons of 'Blink', or 'The Girl In The Fire Place'. So, maybe we'll see quite a few deaths.

Lord Valumart

08-29-2008, 01:27 PM

I seem to remember reading an interview about him taking over the show, and he was saying that he's gonna be changing what he expect his episodes to be, so we aren't getting entire seasons of 'Blink', or 'The Girl In The Fire Place'. So, maybe we'll see quite a few deaths.

no whole series full of utter unwatchable crap? sign me up!!

Logan's Lady

08-29-2008, 01:59 PM

no whole series full of utter unwatchable crap? sign me up!!

Well Blink was 10 times better than Girl in the Fireplace.......

Girl in the Fireplace just makes me wanna puke...... :dry:

Kahoot

08-29-2008, 02:04 PM

no whole series full of utter unwatchable crap? sign me up!!
What is you problem with Moffet? His episodes are normally the best of the season. Do you just hate anyone who's in charge of the show and/or can write better storys than you?

Captain_BluTac

08-29-2008, 02:07 PM

Well Blink was 10 times better than Girl in the Fireplace.......

Girl in the Fireplace just makes me wanna puke...... :dry:

Blasphemy! that episode was one of the best of season 2. it was pure beauty! :cmad::cmad::cmad:

Logan's Lady

08-29-2008, 02:07 PM

What is you problem with Moffet? His episodes are normally the best of the season. Do you just hate anyone who's in charge of the show and/or can write better storys than you?

I fear an episode LV would write would be all about Donna and her boobs :(

Captain_BluTac

08-29-2008, 02:09 PM

What is you problem with Moffet? His episodes are normally the best of the season. Do you just hate anyone who's in charge of the show and/or can write better storys than you?

LV, Spidey and apparently their new groupie LL all hate Moffat and Rose for no valid reason beyond trying to be controversial.:o

Lord Valumart

08-29-2008, 02:10 PM

What is you problem with Moffet? His episodes are normally the best of the season. Do you just hate anyone who's in charge of the show and/or can write better storys than you?
i don;t have any problem...

his series 1 two parter was probably 2nd best of the series, but girl in the fireplace and blink were horriblely bad and the library two parter was kinda dull.
I fear an episode LV would write would be all about Donna and her boobs :(

thats not true...there would probably be cloning and jelly involved also...

Logan's Lady

08-29-2008, 02:10 PM

LV, Spidey and apparently their new groupie LL all hate Moffat and Rose for no valid reason beyond trying to be controversial.:o

I don't hate Moffat......... I really liked Blink. Watched it two times in a row :D

As for rose... yeah, I still don't like her.

Captain_BluTac

08-29-2008, 02:11 PM

I fear an episode LV would write would be all about Donna and her boobs :(

Actually it would also involve Donna smothering all the previous new serious companions being suffocated by Donna's boobs.:o

Logan's Lady

08-29-2008, 02:11 PM

thats not true...there would probably be cloning and jelly involved also...

*shivers* ew...... :dry:

Kahoot

08-29-2008, 02:12 PM

I fear an episode LV would write would be all about Donna and her boobs :(
Not unless he's happy for Donna to die. If Donna ever finds out about the Doc again her head will implode. That's what the Doc told her folks and that's why she'll never be back.

I would like to see LV's Doctor Who story about going to the Wild West but I'm sure poeple would call it a rip off of this: (even if he hasn't read it)
http://www.sfbooklist.co.uk/who10.images/peacemaker.jpg
http://www.sfbooklist.co.uk/who10.images/peacemaker.jpg

Kahoot

08-29-2008, 02:15 PM

LV, Spidey and apparently their new groupie LL all hate Moffat and Rose for no valid reason beyond trying to be controversial.:o
I'm with his on the Rose thing. She's just over hyped and not all that.

i don't have any problem...

his series 1 two parter was probably 2nd best of the series, but girl in the fireplace and blink were horriblely bad and the library two parter was kinda dull.
I'll agree with the 2nd part of the library thing but the 1st part was good, it just fell flat. As for the others they were all great.

The Squirrel

08-29-2008, 02:18 PM

Blink was amazing.

And the library was great. Even if it was a little weak in the end of the second episode.

Lord Valumart

08-29-2008, 02:23 PM

*shivers* ew...... :dry:
what? there would be evil clones who are trying to take over the world via a substance in the worlds jelly:huh:
Not unless he's happy for Donna to die. If Donna ever finds out about the Doc again her head will implode. That's what the Doc told her folks and that's why she'll never be back.

I would like to see LV's Doctor Who story about going to the Wild West but I'm sure poeple would call it a rip off of this: (even if he hasn't read it)
http://www.sfbooklist.co.uk/who10.images/peacemaker.jpg
http://www.sfbooklist.co.uk/who10.images/peacemaker.jpg
indeed i have not read that, i;ve not read any of the books actually, but i'm going to guess that it has some kind of sci fi twist on it like every historical has to have now. personally i'd write about the dr going on holiday and then just getting in to trouble with the locals...all sorts of gun play, excitments, dr on a horse and not an alien or robot or whatever in sight
I'll agree with the 2nd part of the library thing but the 1st part was good, it just fell flat. As for the others they were all great.

i thought that girl in the fire place had a good idea but the whole thing tunred into the dr and his whore and kinda missed the mark it was aiming for i felt, like with the doctors daughter it focused on the worng part of the story imo. and blink was just...well...poor...

GhostPoet

08-29-2008, 02:42 PM

This last series/season has been the best yet IMHO.

SpideyLad

08-29-2008, 03:20 PM

LV, Spidey and apparently their new groupie LL all hate Moffat and Rose for no valid reason beyond trying to be controversial.:o

Whoa there...

I like Moffat, apart from Silence In The Library/Forest Of The Dead.

And I hate Rose. :up:

GhostPoet

08-29-2008, 03:25 PM

whoa whoa! what the heck was wrong with Silence/Forest?? I thought that was a great couple eps!

Lord Valumart

08-29-2008, 03:36 PM

whoa whoa! what the heck was wrong with Silence/Forest?? I thought that was a great couple eps!

did you not see the fate worst than death ending?

seriously, river song is trapped there with fake kids with a bunch of people she really didn;t know that well and who she will probably get annoyed with after some time...

but yeh...that aside the main down fall of that ep was the dr knowing EAXCTLY what the monsters were and kept feeding them chicken. sure the stig wasn't expected but still...when the dr knows whats going on it gets kinda annoying. then part two came along and it just got insanely dull and plodding along and then it ended with the fate worse than death...

now i've only watched each episdoe once and opinion might change on a 2nd viewing(like fathers day which i initially thought to be terrible but now i love it) or if it will cement in my mind the initial reaction(like girl in the fireplace where it confirmed that it was indeed a pile of dog turd)

Charlie No-One

08-29-2008, 03:47 PM

Blink was a great episode! It was scary and very well written.

The Squirrel

08-29-2008, 04:16 PM

did you not see the fate worst than death ending?

seriously, river song is trapped there with fake kids with a bunch of people she really didn;t know that well and who she will probably get annoyed with after some time...

but yeh...that aside the main down fall of that ep was the dr knowing EAXCTLY what the monsters were and kept feeding them chicken. sure the stig wasn't expected but still...when the dr knows whats going on it gets kinda annoying. then part two came along and it just got insanely dull and plodding along and then it ended with the fate worse than death...

now i've only watched each episdoe once and opinion might change on a 2nd viewing(like fathers day which i initially thought to be terrible but now i love it) or if it will cement in my mind the initial reaction(like girl in the fireplace where it confirmed that it was indeed a pile of dog turd)

I loved the fact The Doctor knew exactly what was going on. It was a nice change of pace.

SpideyLad

08-29-2008, 04:39 PM

I loved the fact The Doctor knew exactly what was going on. It was a nice change of pace.

But 90% of the time in the new series he always knows exactly what's going on.

chaseter

08-29-2008, 05:41 PM

This show mesmerizes me somehow. When I see them on Sci-Fi or BBCAmerica I have to watch them even though the budget is modest and the plots are crazy. Good show.

Charlie No-One

08-30-2008, 03:45 PM

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/27358500.html

Apparently Tennant is gone after the specials and production is moving to America.

Don't know how true that is though.

Captain_BluTac

08-30-2008, 03:48 PM

I doubt they will move production away from Wales, let alone moving it to the U.S so it's probably one of the other zillion rumours.

BlackLantern

08-30-2008, 03:48 PM

I wouldn't mind the occasional episode being set or produced in America....

union_jak

08-30-2008, 03:49 PM

I thought they wanted to film the specials in America, with Sci-Fi's assistance. The whole series moving there makes no sense really, but the specials should be... umm... special.

Charlie No-One

08-30-2008, 03:49 PM

I think an episode or so will be filmed in America, but there has been rumors before this of American Doctor Who specials. This doesn't seem to help deny those.

Captain_BluTac

08-30-2008, 03:59 PM

Guest stars announced for 'Torchwood'

Wednesday, August 27 2008, 14:00 BST
By Ben Rawson-Jones (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a126953/guest-stars-announced-for-torchwood.html#), Cult Editor
http://images.digitalspy.co.uk/08/15/160x120_dw_episodics_s04e02_1.jpgPeter Capaldi in 'Doctor Who'

A trio of guest stars for the third season of Torchwood have been announced by the BBC.

Peter Capaldi, Liz May Brice and Paul Copley will all have prominent roles in Torchwood: Children Of Earth, which will be shown over five consecutive nights on BBC One next spring.

Capaldi, best known for The Thick Of It, will play civil servant Mr. Frobisher - a man trying to conceal a terrible secret. The renowned actor recently guest starred in the Doctor Who story 'The Fires Of Pompeii' as Caecilius.

Brice, who played convicted murderer Pat Kerrigan in ITV's Bad Girls, will take on the role of Johnson - a cynical undercover government agent with a mission to expose Torchwood. Copley, best known for recurring roles in The Lakes, This Life and Coronation Street, will play the traumatised figure of Clem.

BBC Wales Head of Drama Julie Gardner hailed their involvement and stated: "Joining our main cast are some fantastic guest artists who will only add to making this unmissable TV."

Series regulars John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, Kai Owen and Tom Price will all be returning.

Meh.

Lord Valumart

08-30-2008, 04:15 PM

wait...who the hell is tom price:huh:

TheCorpulent1

08-30-2008, 04:26 PM

Martha's fiancé is named Tom. I don't know what his last name is, but wasn't he supposed to be a doctor too?

Lord Valumart

08-30-2008, 04:30 PM

well they're talking about actors rather than characters so i doubt that it's him...

EDIT

upon looking he's PC Andy!!
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1829083/

torchwood needs more PC Andy!!!

Captain_BluTac

08-30-2008, 04:31 PM

Tom Price Plays Gwens friend from back when she was a police woman.

BlackLantern

08-30-2008, 04:33 PM

He was that goober who had a crush on her

TheCorpulent1

08-30-2008, 04:35 PM

well they're talking about actors rather than characters so i doubt that it's him...
Yeah, I guess they are. Geez, I didn't even notice.

Manic

08-30-2008, 05:04 PM

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/27358500.html

Apparently Tennant is gone after the specials and production is moving to America.

Don't know how true that is though.
Hm, yes, because I trust all the news I get from a LiveJournal blogger.

The BBC has taken money from US supporters before. That's how the second series of Torchwood was produced. But to go through all the trouble of moving production of an entire British show to the US? A show that hasn't elevated beyond cult status in the US? Because of the Sci-Fi Channel?

My ass! The Sci-Fi Channel doesn't even film its own shows in the US. They're all filmed in Canada with 90% Canadian casts.

Furthermore, when you read through that blog's multiple sources, most lead back to here: http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/article17008.ece
That article clearly states that 2 of the specials will be filmed in the US. It's also implied that the 2 US-filmed episodes will be 2 of RTD's final 4 before handing the show over to Moffat.

God, it's like bloggers and online news sites don't even bother reading their own sources. 2 specials in America, folks. 2 specials.

Captain_BluTac

08-30-2008, 05:07 PM

Actually the BBC have denied even the 2 specials, so that paper is more than likely talking bollocks.

The Squirrel

08-30-2008, 05:08 PM

But 90% of the time in the new series he always knows exactly what's going on.

Not usually, not until the final minutes anyway, for the first half he doesn't even know who the alien is. In this episode he immediately recognized the shadows.

Manic

08-30-2008, 05:11 PM

The Squirrel

08-30-2008, 05:18 PM

Well they may bring the British crew over just to film on location here. So I don't think we Americans can screw it up.

Lord Valumart

08-30-2008, 05:28 PM

And there we are.

You'd figure I'd love to see Doctor Who filmed in the US, considering I'm an American fan. But I downloaded that 1996 movie. The moment they let one of us touch that franchise, we turned it to s***. Just like every British non-game show we try to remake.

Except for The Office. So different that it's like a whole new show, but still genuinely funny.

about the 1996 movie...

the things that people dislike about it are the very things that people praise about the new series...it annoys me that that movie isn;t given the the title of the inspiration of rtd's dr who...even if rtd's version was mostly annoying and pish

Gilpesh

08-30-2008, 05:57 PM

Well they may bring the British crew over just to film on location here. So I don't think we Americans can screw it up.

Actually, Hackitis is an airborne disease that affects most of North America. Generally in the United States and mostly on the west coast.

If they don't get their vaccinations before coming over to film, be worried.

BlackLantern

08-30-2008, 05:59 PM

well there is another strain of that called self-important hackitis....

Lord Valumart

08-30-2008, 06:00 PM

well there is another strain of that called self-important hackitis....

isn't that what rtd has:huh:

Gilpesh

08-30-2008, 06:01 PM

well there is another strain of that called self-important hackitis....

That's incurable... those known for it.. well, they don't die but should.

JustABill

08-31-2008, 01:08 AM

So I'm guessing no Martha or Mickey at all for Torchwood cause neither Freema, Noel Clarke, or RTD have said anything about them popping up?

TheCorpulent1

08-31-2008, 09:01 AM

Bah. Bah! The show could've benefited greatly from some Mickey action.

The Englishman

08-31-2008, 01:39 PM

isn't that what rtd has:huh:
Hahahaha I Think you are right :woot:

BlackLantern

08-31-2008, 02:14 PM

isn't that what rtd has:huh:

No....its widespread...known cases are Rob Liefeld, Todd MacFarlane, and Alan Moore

The Squirrel

08-31-2008, 04:04 PM

No....its widespread...known cases are Rob Liefeld, Todd MacFarlane, and Alan Moore

haha.

jabbatheridge

09-01-2008, 06:22 AM

Bah. Bah! The show could've benefited greatly from some Mickey action.

I've gotta admit replacing Owen and Tosh with Mickey and Martha would have been a good swap and would've made Torchwood feel even more like a Doctor Who spin off with characters from the parent series turning up in it. I felt sure it was going to happen after Journey's End, perhaps it was planned but never came off because of Freema's ITV contract.

wobbly

09-01-2008, 08:51 AM

I read last week Tennant is hanging up his plimsoles after the 2010 series. Is this confirmed or just more paper talk?

jabbatheridge

09-01-2008, 09:54 AM

I read last week Tennant is hanging up his plimsoles after the 2010 series. Is this confirmed or just more paper talk?

Probably just more paper talk, I've heard so many different things in the newspapers about this story over the last couple of years I cringe whenever a new story comes out. I'd expect the BBC to make an official announcement when Tennant's future is certain (like they did last year about the hiatus and 2009 specials). Until then I'm treating everything as rumour and speculation.

jabbatheridge

09-01-2008, 09:57 AM

Talking of rumour and speculation, what do you guys think will happen in the 2009 specials?

Judging from the end of season four I doubt we'll see many of the companions from Nu Who returning (certainly not Rose and Donna anyway and with Martha film ITV series I wouldn't expect her to return soon either). So will there be new companions? Or will the Doctor travel alone for a while and just meet people for one off adventures? Will we see any monsters (other than the Cybermen which we already know are coming) in the specials?

SpideyLad

09-01-2008, 10:27 AM

I read last week Tennant is hanging up his plimsoles after the 2010 series. Is this confirmed or just more paper talk?

I'm pretty sure that for every series that Tennant has been in, we've had a "HE'S LEAVING!!!!!!!" article in a newspaper...

Talking of rumour and speculation, what do you guys think will happen in the 2009 specials?

Judging from the end of season four I doubt we'll see many of the companions from Nu Who returning (certainly not Rose and Donna anyway and with Martha film ITV series I wouldn't expect her to return soon either). So will there be new companions? Or will the Doctor travel alone for a while and just meet people for one off adventures? Will we see any monsters (other than the Cybermen which we already know are coming) in the specials?

Rose should never come back, Donna needs to come back, but it isn't likely...And I'd imagine that we'll just get 4 stand alone companions for them.

And there's rumours flying about that we'll get a special starring The Master and The Silurian's, which should be great.:woot:

Logan's Lady

09-01-2008, 10:48 AM

I'm pretty sure that for every series that Tennant has been in, we've had a "HE'S LEAVING!!!!!!!" article in a newspaper...
Yeah...... just the tabloids stirring up the people......

Rose should never come back, Donna needs to come back, but it isn't likely...And I'd imagine that we'll just get 4 stand alone companions for them.

And there's rumours flying about that we'll get a special starring The Master and The Silurian's, which should be great.:woot:
Agreed Rose should never come back......... and that Donna NEEDS to come back (yes, if they want her to come back they will find a way to cure her so her head doesn't explode).

And..... a special with the Master...... YESSS :D

TheCorpulent1

09-01-2008, 12:30 PM

And there's rumours flying about that we'll get a special starring The Master and The Silurian's, which should be great.:woot:
That would be so cool. I'd love to see what modern makeup artists can do with the Silurians.

Charlie No-One

09-01-2008, 12:53 PM

Donna should come and not be cured so her head explodes.

Captain_BluTac

09-01-2008, 01:04 PM

Or her boobs should just get bigger, it would shut up all the whiners.

Lord Valumart

09-01-2008, 01:11 PM

That would be so cool. I'd love to see what modern makeup artists can do with the Silurians.
they don't need anything done to them

much like the sontarans the original was the best and changing it only destroyed it a bit moore each time
Or her boobs should just get bigger, it would shut up all the whiners.

i argee 10,000% with this...or her clothes shrink andshe keeps poping out every other minute...

TheCorpulent1

09-01-2008, 01:19 PM

they don't need anything done to them

much like the sontarans the original was the best and changing it only destroyed it a bit moore each time
The original Silurians would look pretty kitschy at this stage. At the very least, they could try to give their faces a bit more articulation.

Lord Valumart

09-01-2008, 01:23 PM

The original Silurians would look pretty kitschy at this stage. At the very least, they could try to give their faces a bit more articulation.

i'd be fine with that but no complete change like the sontarans...cause the original from the 70's looks better that the new one...

TheCorpulent1

09-01-2008, 01:30 PM

Eh, I didn't mind. They're more orange and their skin looks a bit more consistent. That's all.

04nbod

09-01-2008, 02:07 PM

the new sontarans look waxy from afar but then you watch confidential and you can see the texture close up

Kahoot

09-01-2008, 03:00 PM

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/27358500.html

Apparently Tennant is gone after the specials and production is moving to America.

Don't know how true that is though.
Didn't some Cannaidan channel help put money into the show after season two? (It used say at the end of the credits "BBC Whales & some Cannaidan channel") Wouldn't they be more likly to move over there?

union_jak

09-01-2008, 06:02 PM

Whales... Cannaidan...?

lol thats some interesting way of spelling Wales and Canadian :oldrazz:

jabbatheridge

09-02-2008, 03:28 AM

I agree Rose needs to never come back again. To be honest although it was kinda nice to have them reunited I prefered the heartbreaking ending at the end of season two to the weird "look after my other self" ending we got this season. I guess I'm just a mean hearted man.

I liked Donna, but I don't think they should bring her back. Her ending is tragic in the same way Roses was at the end of season two and as we've seen with Rose, going back didn't really add or improve anything (at least not IMHO). The only companions who could really come back soon are Martha and Captain Jack.

Oh and Adam:woot:

Manic

09-02-2008, 03:31 AM

Don't forget Mickey.

jabbatheridge

09-02-2008, 03:40 AM

Don't forget Mickey.

True Mickey kind of evolved into his own man half way through season two so I could see them bringing him back. Also he's moved on from Rose (finally) so there seems to be potential for a new love interest there.

Manic

09-02-2008, 03:44 AM

Since it looks like he won't be on Torchwood, I guess we can count out Gwen, Ianto, and Jack

in a 4-way.

Kahoot

09-02-2008, 09:00 AM

Whales... Cannaidan...?

lol thats some interesting way of spelling Wales and Canadian :oldrazz:Did I forget to spell check :O

The Lizard

09-02-2008, 12:25 PM

Fan costume Doctor and Rose from this past weekend's DragonCon here in Atlanta. I'm posting this pic along with others in the superhero convention costume thread in Community, but here it is for those who can't be bothered to go looking for it...

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/543/img8857fe9.jpg

BlackLantern

09-02-2008, 12:34 PM

o look...it's the Doctor and two trashcans....

04nbod

09-02-2008, 12:49 PM

nice dalek!! I wish I could dress as rose. damn brunette hair!

Lord Valumart

09-02-2008, 01:04 PM

that rose has much nicer legs than the real one...

COMPO

09-02-2008, 01:12 PM

i don't know Billie piper has quite good legs.

Lord Valumart

09-02-2008, 01:15 PM

i dunno...it might just be a bad photo but those legs look lickable...pipers are in no way lickable...

The Lizard

09-02-2008, 06:38 PM

Here's a few more Who-related pics I took at last weekend's DragonCon...

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9573/img8796dy7.jpg

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/2545/img8837zo0.jpg

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/8784/img8852qx9.jpg

Charlie No-One

09-02-2008, 07:20 PM

Those statues were scary as hell.

Logan's Lady

09-03-2008, 01:45 PM

Here's a few more Who-related pics I took at last weekend's DragonCon...

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9573/img8796dy7.jpg

OOhhh, I wish there was another picture of the Fifth Doctor from the front :)
And a blow up dalek? guess they had to drag the dalek along behind them the whole way :p

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/8784/img8852qx9.jpg

Oohhh, I like this costume.....

The Squirrel

09-03-2008, 01:48 PM

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9573/img8796dy7.jpg

The Dalek doesn't seem very excited. :o

Logan's Lady

09-03-2008, 01:49 PM

The Dalek doesn't seem very excited. :o

Yeah.... he's a little limp :o

The Amazing Lee

09-03-2008, 02:00 PM

I was in a shopping centre and there was a real dalek going round with someone dressed as Tom Baker's doctor. :up:

Logan's Lady

09-03-2008, 02:12 PM

I was in a shopping centre and there was a real dalek going round with someone dressed as Tom Baker's doctor. :up:

that would have been awesome to see :D

The Lizard

09-03-2008, 05:40 PM

I was in a shopping centre and there was a real dalek going round with someone dressed as Tom Baker's doctor. :up:

I'm sure stuff like that happens every day in the UK, but we only get to play around with life-size Daleks at the conventions here in the States. :csad:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/IMG_8859Small.jpg

Logan's Lady

09-03-2008, 06:14 PM

I'm sure stuff like that happens every day in the UK, but we only get to play around with life-size Daleks at the conventions here in the States. :csad:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/IMG_8859Small.jpg

WHOA!! That thing is huge.......
I didn't realize they were so large.

JustABill

09-03-2008, 06:40 PM

They make them look so small on the show. Like most of the actors appear taller than them it seems.

Logan's Lady

09-03-2008, 06:43 PM

Yeah on the show they look closer to about 4 feet tall......

Magneto29

09-03-2008, 08:22 PM

Maybe it's an oversize replica ? I was gonna say the same thing about it being so big.

The Englishman

09-04-2008, 02:22 PM

Yeah on the show they look closer to about 4 feet tall......
How do you not know that bloke isnt 4 feet tall???

Manic

09-05-2008, 02:11 AM

Actually, upon watching Journey's End again, the Daleks were about the same height as Billie Piper. You can tell during the scene where the DoctorDonna neutralized the Daleks' weapons, and everyone started pushing the things around like they were furniture on wheels. Rose and Sarah Jane were about the same height as the Dalek they pushed away, and the one Cap'n Jack kicked was up to his shoulder.

So I'd say Daleks are about 5'5" or so.

JustABill

09-05-2008, 07:35 AM

Anybody find themselves able to withstand the shoutyness of Donna in Runaway Bride now, knowing what a great series 4 companion she was?

TheCorpulent1

09-05-2008, 09:55 AM

I haven't tried watching it again since series 4. But I suspect it wouldn't really help. Even if you can deal with Donna, there's still Lance to annoy the crap out of you.

The Lizard

09-05-2008, 12:28 PM

Maybe it's an oversize replica ? I was gonna say the same thing about it being so big.

That Dalek was about 5'9" or 5'10", including the lights on top.

Possibly a bit taller than normal, since the "neck" seemed a bit long to me.

Manic

09-05-2008, 12:31 PM

Lance has nothing on the Empress of the Racnoss.

"My Christmas dinner. Ak ak ak ak ak ak!"

Lord Valumart

09-05-2008, 01:09 PM

Anybody find themselves able to withstand the shoutyness of Donna in Runaway Bride now, knowing what a great series 4 companion she was?

donna was shouty:huh:

all i really remember about that ep is tate, spiders and tardis on motorway...man that ep was awesome in my mine...

ttotheusher

09-05-2008, 03:57 PM

I'd say it's the best christmas special so far.

JustABill

09-05-2008, 05:56 PM

donna was shouty:huh:

all i really remember about that ep is tate, spiders and tardis on motorway...man that ep was awesome in my mine...
Let's face it. Donna was very shouty and *****y when she first met The Doctor.

The Squirrel

09-05-2008, 07:26 PM

Let's face it. Donna was very shouty and *****y when she first met The Doctor.

Yes. Yes she was.

JustABill

09-05-2008, 07:28 PM

Yes. Yes she was.
Provided some hilarious comedy moments though.

''This has Neris all over it!"
''Who's Neris?"
''Your best friend."

My signature. And her initial reaction to the Tardis.

black_dust

09-06-2008, 03:39 PM

A Cherry Picker the way forward in the time war

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h20/black_dust82/Blackpool094.jpg

ttotheusher

09-06-2008, 04:26 PM

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h20/black_dust82/Blackpool094.jpg

I wanna know how the Dalek got a mettalic phallus? :wow:

IronLion

09-06-2008, 06:12 PM

I wanna know how the Dalek got a mettalic phallus? :wow:

its really happy to be there.

Logan's Lady

09-06-2008, 07:59 PM

I wanna know how the Dalek got a mettalic phallus? :wow:
its really happy to be there.

:lmao:
I didn't even notice that at first... had to go back and take another look :wow: :oldrazz:

black_dust

09-07-2008, 05:42 PM

I wanna know how the Dalek got a mettalic phallus? :wow:

Holy crap thats some eye you got there! I was under the dam thing and i never saw it haha.

Must be a new model ready for when Rose comes back ;)

The Squirrel

09-07-2008, 05:59 PM

Holy crap thats some eye you got there! I was under the dam thing and i never saw it haha.

Must be a new model ready for when Rose comes back ;)

Please don't give the internet any ideas.

04nbod

09-08-2008, 10:51 AM

Rose will return...not soon...but eventually

ttotheusher

09-08-2008, 10:57 AM

Please don't give the internet any ideas.

Rose will return...not soon...but eventually

I think Steven Moffat's smarter than to re-introduce older characters that have worn out there welcome.

And about the Dalek's 3rd camera (for you Futurama fans), it was like, the first thing I noticed strangly. I'm sure theres a weird interpretation for that, but I'll leave it be.

Gilpesh

09-08-2008, 11:03 AM

I think Steven Moffat's smarter than to re-introduce older characters that have worn out there welcome.

I hope so... we don't need Madame whats-her-name showing up again.

And about the Dalek's 3rd camera (for you Futurama fans), it was like, the first thing I noticed strangly. I'm sure theres a weird interpretation for that, but I'll leave it be.

ha Futurama.

It's probably just some idiot who put it there... or it's just a trick of No. 2 to get you to talk. (nice avy)