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.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
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Win Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series DVD
You enter the contest just by entering a comment on who your favorite Doctor is. Some of the comments are interesting in their own right.
Lots of comments like this:
My favorite Doctor was always Tom Baker, the Doctor I grew up with.
I liked this one:
Before seeing Tennant in action I thought there would be no way he could be as good as Eccleston. I’d changed my mind as soon as he said “New teeth, that’s weird!” At first season’s end.
Heh.
David Tennant!
Or Benedict Cumberbatch; he might as well be the Doctor.
I liked this one too:
This is really hard. I love every Doctor for his own reasons, as each incarnation is his own person. But as much as I love Smith’s quirkiness, Tennant takes the crown for me with his exit.
Regenerations are generally joyous events that symbolize the Doctor’s rebirth and the continuation of the great adventure. But when Tennant stands in the Tardis, bathed in that golden light, all he can say is, “I don’t want to go.” This puts a whole new perspective on the process of regeneration, forcing the viewers to realize that regeneration is as much about death as it is life. Each Doctor is his own man in spite of the memories of the others. For a new one to rise, the old one must die.
Personally, I've finally come around to having Tennant as my fave (I really only got into
Doctor Who
in the last season, so I totally loved Smith). Maybe it's Tennant's goofy smile....
Obviously there was witch and blade in the title, but sadly I don't even remember it well enough to remember if there were swordfights in general in it.
That's a good one, sumi.
The blade does get used. It's a integral part of the mythology.
Henry Fitzroy (Blood Ties) has a lot of swords, but he doesn't use them in his daynight job.
Well, between whatsername and her enemies but not between random other people.
I don't think one blade makes a story swords and sorcery. I think swords have to be in common currency in the mythos. That's what I couldn't remember.
Witchblade did have some swordfights, but it was not the focus of the show. The witchblade turned into other stuff, as I recall.
Ah. Right. Then, no Witchblade won't work because the blade was part of a secret identity, not common currency.
Wow. That makes it an even more interesting question.
I really can't think of ANY contemporary S&S stories.
With the rampant thirst for useless remakes, Being Human (I'm looking at you) I wonder why no one has turned creative talent to that endeavor. ita, I think you are on to something.
Would an alternate universe apply?
Without having watched the movie or read any of the books, I have the sense that Percy Jackson is sword and sorcery feeling. Based on seeing the ads, I guess, if even that much.
Oddly enough, just as I finished my last post, I switched over to a scene in Caprica where two fellows in Vworld whip out swords to attack Zoe's avatar.
