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[Murasaki Doku]

As for Midnight, I think it's okay and definitely well written, but it seemed kind of silly to me 'cause really there wasn't much to be afraid of. The people freaked out 'cause that chick was mimicking them and it just seemed really silly. The only legitimate thing to be scared of in that episode is the Doctor being thrown out the hatch.

There's a lot to fear than just fearing for one's life. There's fear of the unknown. This is what Midnight really focuses on; humans' fear of the unknown AND human instinct in general. The Doctor stands as the voice of reason among several humans who can't understand what's going on--people who are reverting back into primitive thinking because they're not sure what to make of the situation.

No Doctor Who episodes are truely scary unless you put yourself in that situation. Think of it. Something is banging around outside and you don't know what it is. It already has killed two people nearby. It manages to get inside, and you still can't see it. It's posessed someone. Now it's posessing another. Who's to tell what's going to happen next? Are the posessed ones lost forever, or are they just in their subconcious? It sends shivers down MY spine, but then again, I'm so empathic that I lose touch with reality when watching DW.

Rose's puny gun

Puny gun? PUNY GUN?! That thing was bigger than she was! Also, Torchwood technology (remember, she works on Other Worldly Torchwood London). It was designed to pwn Daleks.

I did, however, like the part with the second Doctor and Rose at the end. 'Cause now there's no more reason to bring Rose back into the series!!

I like Rose. She responds to situations as I would. =<

[Mitsuu]

There's a lot to fear than just fearing for one's life. There's fear of the unknown. This is what Midnight really focuses on; humans' fear of the unknown AND human instinct in general. The Doctor stands as the voice of reason among several humans who can't understand what's going on--people who are reverting back into primitive thinking because they're not sure what to make of the situation.

No Doctor Who episodes are truely scary unless you put yourself in that situation. Think of it. Something is banging around outside and you don't know what it is. It already has killed two people nearby. It manages to get inside, and you still can't see it. It's posessed someone. Now it's posessing another. Who's to tell what's going to happen next? Are the posessed ones lost forever, or are they just in their subconcious? It sends shivers down MY spine, but then again, I'm so empathic that I lose touch with reality when watching DW.



Puny gun? PUNY GUN?! That thing was bigger than she was! Also, Torchwood technology (remember, she works on Other Worldly Torchwood London). It was designed to pwn Daleks.



I like Rose. She responds to situations as I would. =<

Fear of the unknown is one of the most stupid fears ever. In the episode, they quite clearly over-reacted, and I'm pretty sure IRL they probably would have been more cooperative with the Doctor. Or maybe I'm just suffering from delusions that the human race isn't as stupid as it seems.

The Daleks were made weaker in that episode. They didn't have their normal force fields. They were being pushed around and hit with paintballs for crying out loud.

More Douglas Adams please.

[Murasaki Doku]

Fear of the unknown is one of the most stupid fears ever. In the episode, they quite clearly over-reacted, and I'm pretty sure IRL they probably would have been more cooperative with the Doctor. Or maybe I'm just suffering from delusions that the human race isn't as stupid as it seems.

It really is as stupid as it seems. And there's no such thing as a "stupid fear"...it's pretty much fact. Fears are ingrained in our species...you have to remember that humans are animals. So we were the ones lucky enough to have the most intellect, the dexterous thumbs, and communication...but we're still animals, and deep down inside, we're just as "stupid" as the rest of them are.

More Douglas Adams please.

er...what? He's...he died...a while ago...

[Mitsuu]

er...what? He's...he died...a while ago...

Sad, isn't it?

[Murasaki Doku]

I'm sorry. I don't understand what you're trying to say.

[Mitsuu]

I'm sorry. I don't understand what you're trying to say.

He was an awesome guy that wrote Doctor Who for a little while along with The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy and it's sad that he died.

[LUCiD-STUDENT]

*Blinks*

Fear of the unknown is a stupid fear, and we should bring back Douglas Adams from the dead. That would seem to be the filling of Mitsuu's opinion pie.

*sorts things out in his head*
*shrugs*

I fail to see how any of the actors over-acted. I feel they played rather well the sense of desperation and isolation and the events that come with it, it was also nice to see someone actually say, "Oh, your the Doctor? You hang around places and get excited about things that are trying to kill us? Gee, ain't that suspicious." In my opinion the Doctor receives far too much randomly offered respect and it seems to me god-like characters are only truly interesting when they go through experiences that we mortals can relate to. But this is just a random jumble of statements thrown at a page at some late hour where I should be dreaming. So my apologies if it seems like what I said had no point.

[Mitsuu]

Has anyone else noticed that Davros's chair looks like a three fingered hand, flipping everyone off?

[Mitsuu]

Does it piss anyone else off that BBC America is re-playing Season 4 but advertising it as a new one?

[andersam]

OMG YAYYYYY!!!
My favorite companion,

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Donna (Catherine Tate)

, is planned to come back for the Christmas finalie! just the fact that

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her brain would explode if she remembers the doctor

, just makes my spine tingle. I know this might be old news, but we here in America gat Doctor who magazine a month late (Seriously!!)

[andersam]

Double post XD


PLZ PLZ tell me you guys saw end of time pt. 1
Just came downstairs from watching it and....wow.

[Jof]

HOW THE f*** HAVE I NOT NOTICED A DOCTOR WHO THREAD BEFORE.

Me being an admin and all!

I fecking love Doctor Who. Like almost obsesively. I got into for real sometime last year, and went crazy from there. Started off with the 4th season in all honesty lol, but quickly picked up all the boxsets and promptly watched them in order start to finish, and was hooked like crazy. The fact that there is no series this year has killed me lol, I've never watched them as they were airing.

However, this specials this year have been quite something.

After watching The End of Time there yesterday, I can quite frankly say I never want to see John Simm leave the show. He's far too good as the master. I loved him in Life on Mars, but he just brings something else to DW.

I so cannot wait for New Years D :

[Leonhart]

Oh god, i'm currently in hysterics that David Tennant is leaving.

HE CANT. HE JUST CANT.

I'LL NEVER LOVE ANOTHER DOCTOR THE SAME WAY!

T______________________________T

[Jof]

I'm kinda hoping that

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since we're seeing what actually happened in the Time War next episode ( - Look at the crashed Dalek ships! and they mention the Doctor is about to do something with "The Moment" (This has to be a flashback)) we'll finally see how Paul McGann turned into Christopher Eccleston. I know that the actors probably won't appear at all, but it'd be nice to find out.

[Kori]

Bahaha I totally forgot that I even STARTED this thread! XD

And yes, we just saw The End of Time Pt.1 yesterday! HOMIGOSH THE ENDING CLIFFHANGER ASOIJHFENFIUHVESDRHFJ. I think my dad started freaking out when

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he saw one of them wearing a Time Lord headdress, and then... well yes, his brain broke. XDD

And geez,

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The Master

is completely off his rocker! But very amusing when his plan took off!

Also, we're thinking that

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the mysterious lady appearing to Wilfred could be the White Guardian.

It's only because of my dad that I have any ideya who that might be - it's fun having old-school fans around to point out little details we might usually miss! Like the Ice Warriors of Mars getting a single mention in the Water of Mars episode. :3

GAAAAHH I can't wait for the New Year now!! I must agree with Leonhart though, I will miss David Tennant terribly... *swoon* XD

And we're actually seeing

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the events of the Time War??

*flails madly into the sunset*

[Jof]

I had another thought that

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the mysterious lady could actually be the Doctors Mother? Kinda crazy I know, but it's been rumoured that his mother is supposed to make an appearence sometime.

Make of that what you will.

[andersam]

I know, when I saw that garb I was all like "THERE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD THE DOCTOR SAID HE SAW THEM BLOW UP!!!" meanwhile my sister is sitting next to me going WTF (what the heck my thingy won't let me use spoiler tags for some reason)
AND WHAT ABOUT DONNAAAAA!!!!
shes my favorite, I wonder......

[Dex la Cabra]

DOCTOOOOOOR! D'X

[Jof]

That was an absolutely cracking finale! And a fitting end to Tennants time as the Doctor. The plot itself felt a bit loose, and the episode seemed to have quite a lot of useless gumph that it could have done without, but you can't put down that ending. They wrapped up everything in such an emotional way, it was amazing.

And I think I was right about that Woman being the Doctors Mother, even if it wasn't explicitly said. It was quite obvious at the end there.

I'm still not 100% on Matt Smith. The ending scene was pretty good I must say, but I just can't get over how young he is lol. Although he looks more like the first 7 Doctors. I'll need to see how it goes.

[Dex la Cabra]

with a new doctor, new companion, new logo, new director, and high possibility of not having the old cast in the next series, i'm dreading this next series D:

[Kori]

AUUUUGH it was AGONY waiting for this ep to download! (My sincerest apologies but I'm an impatient fan in Canada, I'll do what I must! XD)

That was a good one! I love the cacti-- er, the other aliens. XD I really liked Wilfred here and the whole plot involving

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the Time Lords

was cool! Very emotional and dramatic, sometimes a bit too much, but definitely a good ending for Tennant. :3 I will miss him terribly tho!

I enjoyed him going back to see

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all of his old companions

! Nice bit of wrap-up for them too!

I'm looking forward to this next series myself. Steven Moffat has proven to be one of my favorite writers (The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, Blink, Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead), so we're bound to get some cool adventures here! And back to a regular weekly event? WOOHOO!

Now that lady.. the Doctor definitely knows her, she's

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a Time Lady... could it be his mother? His wife? Susan perhaps? Or maybe even Romana!

And I actually felt a little sorry for the Master - crazy sonuvagun, but to have been manipulated like that.. nasty business!

And Matt Smith! What an entrance!

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Blowing the TARDIS to smithereens and careening out of control as a fireball!

ROTFL Wicked first impression, I can't wait to see his Doctor!

Oh geez, I do ramble back and forth! I just want MORE! XD

[Dex la Cabra]

why are they changing the logo for Doctor Who though, i much prefer the current one...and in that sense, will the opening also then be different? D:> i hope not! listening to that really loudly with surround sound is epic XD

and this, apart from the title theme of course, is my favourite song in the series

[Musashi_HUmar]

I liked the old series with Tom Baker better.

[andersam]

Just finished watching it and had to recover for a bit.

I WILL OPENLY ADMIT I JUST CRIED LIKE A LITTLE GIRL

Oh god, It was nice to see his companions in the end, but each scene just ripped my heart in two. Especally Newmans great granddaughter and Rose... (again, this stupid thing STILL won't allow me to use spoiler tags)

David's "I don't want to go" just seriously broke my heart.

On the lighter side, the cacti racist and rolling the Doctor down the stairs ("WORST. RESCUE. EVER!!!") made me laugh SO HARD.
I'm a little apprehensive about the next series (Tennent IS my first doctor after all) but I'll try to remain open minded. Matt Smiths face looks...I dunno, waxy to me for some reason.

[Dex la Cabra]

I WILL OPENLY ADMIT I JUST CRIED LIKE A LITTLE GIRL

Oh god, It was nice to see his companions in the end, but each scene just ripped my heart in two. Especally Newmans great granddaughter and Rose... (again, this stupid thing STILL won't allow me to use spoiler tags)

David's "I don't want to go" just seriously broke my heart.

On the lighter side, the cacti racist and rolling the Doctor down the stairs ("WORST. RESCUE. EVER!!!") made me laugh SO HARD.
I'm a little apprehensive about the next series (Tennent IS my first doctor after all) but I'll try to remain open minded. Matt Smiths face looks...I dunno, waxy to me for some reason.

you and me both! XD well, i never, but it was fought XD

and perhaps it's his lack of eyebrows and shiny hair?

[andersam]

and perhaps it's his lack of eyebrows and shiny hair?

SWEET TIME TRAVELING BLUE BOXES I JUST FIGURED HOW MUCH HE LOOKS LIKE WILL'S DAD
RUUUUUUUUNNN!!

[Kori]

OH SWEET LAWD ALMIGHTY RUUUUUUUUNNNN!!

XDDD I am NEVER gonna look at him the same! But it'll make the new eps that much more amusing! XD

I absolutely LOOOOVE the intro for Davison - probably because I was born that year and heard my parents watching it all the time from that point forward, BUT STILL, that wicked guitar kicks butt! XD And there was a cool remix somewhere... ah, here! A remix of all of the intros as one song! And there's TONS more on the site, I have a crapload of them on my FayePod.. LOL

I didn't want David to go either! I admittedly have a baaaaaad crush on him.. XDDDD I just loved it when he went from nonchalant to ZOMGWTFBBQ EXCITED over something! And Dad once called him "the passionate Doctor" - the one who was openly attached to the people he met, and we could see him clearly when he suffered and celebrated. Eccleston had some of that, but he was a bit more reserved, stoic. Ah, good times...

*listens to the new remixes she hasn't heard yet*

On the lighter side, the cacti racist and rolling the Doctor down the stairs ("WORST. RESCUE. EVER!!!") made me laugh SO HARD.

Concurred wholeheartedly, andersam! XDDD

[Dex la Cabra]

one thing i noticed is that the transition from David-Matt wasn't as fluid as the one for Christopher-David. at least, i dont think it was and John Simm as the master...what a performance!




http://www.youtube.c...feature=related
i'm gonna miss him lol

[andersam]

OH SWEET LAWD ALMIGHTY RUUUUUUUUNNNN!!

XDDD I am NEVER gonna look at him the same! But it'll make the new eps that much more amusing! XD

XD It's even funnier when you consider his companions are always girls (well at least most of the time)


Not so sure about this "geronimo" thing though. "Allons-y!" scored me major brownie points with my french teacher XD

and John Simm as the master...what a performance!

I concur! I coulden't help but stare at his bleached hair. I don't even want to THINK about how many costumes he had to wear and how many different shots they had to take of him XD

[Dex la Cabra]

more than there is stars in the sky, or episodes of doctor who XD

[Kori]

Oh man, my dad stumbled across this video - obligatory warning for at least one cussword - and for those who've seen the old-school series, IT'S DANG FUNNY. XDDDD

Exterminez-vous! EXTERMINEZ-VOUS!

[SmashQueen]

A while back the Sci-Fi channel aired a marathon of "Doctor Who" with the tenth doctor. I...have honestly never seen anything like it. I didn't even know what the show was until it went on commercial. I thought it was "Outer Limits" or something, but "Doctor Who"? It was just...wow. First one seen was the episode with the daughter who was a soldier, a war with fish...things, and an 'ultimate power' of sorts. And they fricking have people die left and right in this show. (As seen in the Silent Library episode. Poor chaps didn't stand a chance. ...I'm going to be paranoid the next time I play Star Ocean 3.)

Now, prior to this, I had never watched a single second of the show. I just kept on passing it off (much like I did with "Code Lyoko" years ago). So when I first lay eyes on the series... Well, I haven't been able to watch enough to make a decent opinion. I had to stop after 3 full episodes plus half of the first episode caught and half of the episode with some voice-stealing entity taking the Doctor's voice. So, I really can't say how I feel about this show. I'll have to wait until the next marathon or something, because I can't seem to catch a showtime for the episodes on Sci-Fi's regular schedule (if it's there at all).

I will admit though: the show can be really, really freaky. "Hey! Who turned off the lights?"

[viperxmns]

..Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver Wii remote
http://www.officialn.../...le&id=32212

[Bonzi77]

Enjoyed watching the latest season with Will's dad as the Doctor. ;

[Penelopi]

I guess it's about time I posted on this thread. I'm definitely a fan if I got my friends to watch a Doctor Who episode during our last sleepover. XD I heard about it from various people: you guys here, a friend and her family, etc. But I didn't try watching an episode until my family decided to try it out together through Netflix streaming. Because of homework and other time-consuming events, I missed the first one or two of the Ninth Doctor. I came in on the one with Charles Dickens and the gas aliens. Not the best first impression, because zombies are one of my biggest fears. << But I enjoyed it all the same, so I kept watching. Now I'm hooked as much as the rest of my family, and we watch around four Doctor Who episodes every weekend. We've seen up to Season 4 and a bit of Season 5. The Tenth Doctor's my favorite so far. ^^ And the monsters that creep me out the most are the weeping angels, followed second by the gas mask zombies in Season 1. Yeah.