I think they may successfully go the place the Whedonverse thought they could go with Glory - chipper, cheerful, shallow and scary as hell. Neither the writers nor the actress could pull it off. But I think the Whoverse probably can. Written and directed properly, Matt Smith could be a very dark Doctor indeed.
Saffron: He's my husband. Mal: Well, who in the damn galaxy ain't?
'Trash'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
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Typo Boy - Nov 20, 2009 11:52:15 am PST #11019 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Shir - Nov 20, 2009 11:54:34 am PST #11020 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
amych, from the moment I saw it, I couldn't. get. it. out. of. my. head.
On the same note, it might be worthwhile mentioning that the things that get stuck in my head are very random. For instance, The Partisan's Song became a common reaction from my brain for anything that seems to threaten yours truly sanity and the connection with the fabric of reality, in a mild way. Bills, Intro to Quantitative Research Methods, a hunt after a cockroach are some of the examples coming to my mind of the past week.
And Moffat can scare the pants off of me anytime. And smith looks like such a cutiehead.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 20, 2009 12:02:21 pm PST #11021 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
And smith looks like such a cutiehead.
He reminds me of a young Robbie Williams. (With whom I was totally besotted when I was 14.)
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 20, 2009 1:30:52 pm PST #11022 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hell, I wanted to know where to find it.
I'd recommend VH-1.
DCJensen - Nov 20, 2009 1:42:36 pm PST #11023 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.
It appears that the rumor of a 15-minute Doctor Who 11 doctor reunion (some in digital form) for Children in Need 2009 may have been just that.
Jon B. - Nov 20, 2009 5:26:34 pm PST #11024 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Nothing on FlashForward? The Flash with Bryce (sp?) and Keiko strikes me as the first really meta-Flash we've seen. That is, the characters seem to be acknowledging the Flash within the Flash itself.
Polter-Cow - Nov 20, 2009 5:29:01 pm PST #11025 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I liked the twist there. It made me laugh. And, yes, I read it the same way, Jon.
§ ita § - Nov 20, 2009 5:34:03 pm PST #11026 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm mostly bored with Bryce, although I liked Keiko. Also hella bored with the injured vet. Last night had a good Noh explosion and Wedyck (sp?) lie, but that was about it for me.
Maysa - Nov 20, 2009 6:09:14 pm PST #11027 of 30001
I'd love an American Doctor, complete with American accent - or, indeed, any non-British incarnation. But given negative British reaction to the 'Americanizing' of the TV movie (which I quite liked, but many people didn't), it seemed that people still wanted their Doctor in British form back then.
It’s probably because I’ve got a weird love for British-ness, but I don't think the show would work if the Doctor was American (or anything else, really). How DW plays with history, mucks about, makes ordinary objects fantastical, and mocks most kinds of authority while still respecting others – it’s just British down to its bones. For me, it represents the best of the British imagination and its essence stems from the guy who's on the journey, the Doctor. If he wasn't British the whole show would change. It would be like setting Hogwarts down in Peoria.
beekaytee - Nov 20, 2009 6:14:06 pm PST #11028 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
I'm with Maysa. I'd hate to see an American Doctor. The very Britishness of the show sustains me through the bad moment, however few they may be.
Americanizing it would just be one more disappointing, 'we have no imagination of our own' gesture.
That rumor about an American Being Human? I'm lookin' at you.