Doctor Who - Regeneration 4

[wiegeabo]

Not really they've pretty much remained the same. I wasn't talking about the ratings though. The vast majority of everyone I know, who used to watch DW, don't anymore. I'm not bashing Moffat or the program, I love the direction that it is taking. However when I look around me, not many other people seem to agree.

It doesn't matter if everyone you know stopped watching after the change. If the ratings are going up, or still remain the same, then it's just as popular as it was under RTD.

 

[Manic]

For all the people who abandoned ship with their precious David Tennant left, just as many have jumped on board these last couple of years.

 

[Scarecrow_King]

people actually stopped watching when Tennant left? That's just asinine.

 

[Gold Samurai]

006, Sarah Connor and The Doctor

people actually stopped watching when Tennant left? That's just asinine.

Stargate Atlantis fans boycotted Stargate Universe since "Atlantis" was canceled to make way for "Universe"

 

[bored]

"I do team-ups now. Team-ups are cool."

 

[The Squirrel]

Stargate Atlantis fans boycotted Stargate Universe since "Atlantis" was canceled to make way for "Universe"

I stopped watching Universe because it stank.

 

[Manic]

Seriously, SG Universe had worse things going for it than kicking Atlantis off the air. I fell asleep on the second episode.

 

[wiegeabo]

The back half of season 1, turned things around.

Season 2 was great.

 

[Angelus_Darko]

For all the people who abandoned ship with their precious David Tennant left, just as many have jumped on board these last couple of years.

I began with Season 5, the 11th was my first Doctor. I've been watching the previous seasons now that Season 6 ended. I must say something about the end of season 3: That Gollum/Yoda/CG Doctor... WTF? Honestly, I'm totally OK with the actors wearing prosthetics, but that CG Doctor... well... that didn't stop me from buying the maroon Chuck Taylors he wears.

Speaking of DW merchandise, I have a question: I friend of mine is going to the US (Las Vegas), which are the places in which he can buy me some DW stuff?

 

[Scarecrow_King]

Tennant was my first Doctor, but I prefer Smith.

As for your question, Darko, there aren't that many places you can buy Who stuff in the US. You'd have better luck in the UK. but online is the best place to get Who merch.

 

[Angelus_Darko]

I read that sometimes they have some merch at Toys R Us.

 

[Kahoot]

I stopped watching Universe because it stank.

Stargate Universe was awesome! I am torn, I did love the way it ended but I'd like more.

 

[Manic]

I worked at a Toys R Us and I never saw any Doctor Who merchandise. Of course, that was a few years back. The show is a lot more popular here, these days. I also have no idea what kinds of stores you can find in Las Vegas; there might be some specialty/hobby shops in the area that are bursting with Who toys.

I get all my stuff online, though.

 

[Gold Samurai]

My local comic book shop has the most recent line of figures and some classic figures

Here were some old pictures I took. It was my first time in a comic book store and seeing a shelf of Doctor Who figures was awesome.

Last time I went they had a River song and Pandorica set and a Leela

 

[Kahoot]

I have that Adipose Stress Toy thing. It feels funcky! I got it for my girlfriend when I went to Kapow in London.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Matt Smith potentially reveals when he's leaving Doctor Who




http://www.vh1.com/video/interview/702749/matt-smith-discusses-when-hes-coming-to-america.jhtml

I spoiler coded it in case

Spoiler

An interviewer asks if Smith is going to be spending more time in America, and he says, "Well, I've got another season of Doctor Who, but after that, definitely."

There have been details from Moffat about a longer season and The "Fall of the Eleventh"

Then pushing things close to the 50th anniversary

 

[Manic]

I'll be sad to see him go, but 3 seasons is about average for the Doctors. Hartnell left 2 serials into season 4, Troughton did 3 seasons, Davison did 3, McCoy did 3 (though he would've done 4 if the show hadn't been canned), and Tennant technically only did 3 full series.

 

[Lord Valumart]

My god, I miss the days I wanted those... Stupid better things to buy...

I have that Adipose Stress Toy thing. It feels funcky! I got it for my girlfriend when I went to Kapow in London.

I don't remember that... I think you lie...

 

[the amazing fro]

Matt Smith potentially reveals when he's leaving Doctor Who




http://www.vh1.com/video/interview/702749/matt-smith-discusses-when-hes-coming-to-america.jhtml

I spoiler coded it in case

Spoiler

An interviewer asks if Smith is going to be spending more time in America, and he says, "Well, I've got another season of Doctor Who, but after that, definitely."

There have been details from Moffat about a longer season and The "Fall of the Eleventh"

Then pushing things close to the 50th anniversary

Shame.
All good things must come to an end though. Regenerations are so bittersweet. Excitement for whats to come but sadness for what is left behind. I can't wait to see what Moffat has cooked up.

How does everybody else think Eleven will "fall"? The past couple of times he has regenerated due to a huge intake of radiation in order to save a companion. I'd like something a bit grander this time around. It should be sacrificial in some form (we don't want a repeat of six's smacking his head off the dashboard) but instead of for just one person perhaps the whole universe?

 

[Kahoot]

I don't remember that... I think you lie...

I got it in Forbiden Planet with Batman Beyond: Hush Beond and Invincible Ultimate Collection Hardcover Vol. 5

 

[The Squirrel]

I'll be sad to see him go, but 3 seasons is about average for the Doctors. Hartnell left 2 serials into season 4, Troughton did 3 seasons, Davison did 3, McCoy did 3 (though he would've done 4 if the show hadn't been canned), and Tennant technically only did 3 full series.

I wonder if it's just tradition at this point. Actors on other shows don't seem to have trouble sticking around for 6 to 7 years.

 

[the amazing fro]

Isn't filming like nine months a year or something like that? I imagine the role could get quite tiring and stifling after a few years of such a long filming schedule.

 

[bored]

I was hoping he'd have at least four seasons, just to reflect how the show's popularity has increased so much, especially in America, where a lot of new viewers aren't used to a regular period of regenerations and such. But, que sera sera. I'm glad we're getting at least one more season of Matt Smith and co. I was only introduced to "Doctor Who" last year, when my brother insisted that I sit down and watch "The 11th Hour" on Netflix with him, and I've been hooked since.

 

[The Squirrel]

Isn't filming like nine months a year or something like that? I imagine the role could get quite tiring and stifling after a few years of such a long filming schedule.

Every show has grueling film schedules. Especially if you have 20+ episodes a season.

 

[wiegeabo]

I think the Brits are spoiled. They do, maybe, 13 episodes a season. And they don't have overtime.

Anthony Head was at ComicCon and they asked him the biggest difference between doing a show like Buffy in the US to doing a show like Merlin in the UK. And overtime was his answer.

Because, at 14 hours, the shoot stops in Britain. Whether everything they wanted to film that day is shot or not.

But in the US, the shoot keeps going until it's done. (Head mentioned one scene in the first season of Buffy that took 21 hours to shoot. He was thankful the scene hadn't involved him.)