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Agree about the guns.
I didn't think the London Eye as transmitter bit was good, I thought the interplay between Rose and the Doctor beforehand was good. As was most of their interaction.
Also, it wasn't necessarily the wheelie bin effect which was good, but the build-up and the idea (classic Dr. Who making do with simple things).
Just so that nobody thinks I only like the crap bits....
The Wheelie Bin Thing was fairly obviously a joke. It's hugely Buffy-influenced, as Davies has acknowledged - and as for stereotyping did you not notice that Rose was the hero who saved the Doctor when he was being a damsel ?
And yeah, the trailer for next week was fairly frank about the Adams influence. What I love, though, is that they've pitched it right; it's a kids show. They haven't made the mistake the McGann version did of shooting for the XFiles audience.
Yeah, Jim, I agree-- and when you're reading the Wheelie Bin Thing as a joke, the special effects don't matter so much-- though I'm still going to stcik with being reasonably happy with their quality, even if the idea is a bit goofy.
(And it must say something about the Wheelie Bin Thing that we're putting it in whitefont all over the place.)
That's a good point about the stereotypes-- there was that rescue bit. I'd sort of focused in on the Doctor treating Rose like a kid and telling her to run away in the shop (which really was a sensible instruction in the circumstances) and missed that, or not looked at that in that light, anyway.
Don't get me wrong, I did love the wheelie bin bit. I just thought the effect when it grabbed him and was pulling him inside looked lame. The whole concept was great though and I agree, they do look sinister. :)
I guess it's b/c I'm not a pom but I found the big ferris wheel as transmitter concept very cool. It really made the point that this is the 21st Century Dr Who.
The one really disconcerting element I found about the new show involved conspiracy guy. The fact he had pics of the current Doc from different times seemed to suggest that the past Doctors didn't exist .
The fact he had pics of the current Doc from different times seemed to suggest that the past Doctors didn't exist .
Uh, dude. He travels in time; that's his schtick. So any Dr can be in any time.
And the Ferris Wheel double take was pure Buffy.
On the new Dr. Who - did they keep the music? It's one of my favorite TV show themes of all time.
Frankenbuddha, as I mentioned above, it's the original theme tune, but "modernised".
At least the TARDIS noise is original.
Uh, dude. He travels in time; that's his schtick. So any Dr can be in any time.
Yes, I am an idiot. Why do you ask?
Frankenbuddah, as I mentioned above, it's the original theme tune, but "modernised".
Well, boo. I think I even read that post before, but had completely let it slip my mind (denial probably).
To be fair, jimi, it took me a while to twig.