Doctor Who....
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I think they were showing it here in Australia at the same time, or very soon after the UK screening time. The good news is that it's being repeated tonight.
Risex4
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Well, I'm a 30 year old kid, and I still don't get it.
The answer is because there was a high hit and miss rate with whether any of the monsters were any good.
I give two lists (there are many) as exhibits http://whatculture.com/tv/10-embarrassingly-shoddy-doctor-who-monsters.php
and http://www.sfx.co.uk/gallery/whos-l...urrected/51-doctor-who-one-off-monsters-ergon
The latter list isn't even particularly trying to pick out bad ones!
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
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Can anybody explain what it was all about, did not have a clue. not that i;am bothered.
Risex4
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I guess what I don't get is why Dr Who is still considered relevant over such time scales and why there is such a hoo-ha over the 50th year, other than the BBC is desperate to hang onto any vistage of heritage to cover over the fact that the licence payers fee is being increasingly pissed up the wall now-a-days.
I get that back "in the day" it may have been scary or revolutionary or something. And fair enough, it has a place in the historical cultural archive. But it hasn't moved with the times in times of theatrical experience It doesn't offer any kind of social commentary as such long running series normally/should do. It looks an increasingly amateurish drama.
I just don't get it's appeal. Thats not an attack per se. I would genuinely love for a fan to come on board and explain what I'm missing.
I get that back "in the day" it may have been scary or revolutionary or something. And fair enough, it has a place in the historical cultural archive. But it hasn't moved with the times in times of theatrical experience It doesn't offer any kind of social commentary as such long running series normally/should do. It looks an increasingly amateurish drama.
I just don't get it's appeal. Thats not an attack per se. I would genuinely love for a fan to come on board and explain what I'm missing.
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
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Glad to see I am not the only one who thinks Dr Who is a load of rubbish.
Risex4
Dropped by the autobus
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But that's my point. Why wasn't it left retired back in the 90's? What bought it back?
I mean I absolutely love the X-Files, but would it last on today's TV only 10 years after it went off air? I'd say a resounding no.
I mean I absolutely love the X-Files, but would it last on today's TV only 10 years after it went off air? I'd say a resounding no.
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I watched it when I was a child, and never thought it was that good. I have seen some of the more recent years' episodes and it was still fairly average. But it seems like it is well hyped by the BBC and that it attracts a certain audience (much in the same way that Top Gear does, or in the same way that certain people are drawn to feed wild birds whilst wearing knitted garments) who for some reason want to tell everyone else just how good it is - yes, I know...
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Probably
Arch
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My thoughts exactly. If you don't like it, don't bang on about it. I can't bear football, or most other sport, so I don't bother with threads about it. The clue is in the thread title.
Arch
Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
I'm not a rabid Who fan, lost interest a bit recently when everyone seemed to get a bit young. I'm looking forward to seeing what Peter Capaldi does with it.
Yes, the show is iconic, whether people like it or not. Deal with that.
Yes, the show is iconic, whether people like it or not. Deal with that.
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I thought Day of The Doctor was superb. Absolutely loved it.
The twists, the action, the interplay between the different Doctors, the references to what had gone before...
It's a shame Delia Derbyshire wasn't still alive to hear her theme music being used 50 years later - electronic music before there were really electronics to make it with!
A real tribute to a load of fine actors and writers, and to the idea that good will always triumph over evil, that intelligence beats firepower every time, and that bow ties, long scarves and dodgy dress sense can be cool.
Some people didn't like it. So it goes.
The twists, the action, the interplay between the different Doctors, the references to what had gone before...
It's a shame Delia Derbyshire wasn't still alive to hear her theme music being used 50 years later - electronic music before there were really electronics to make it with!
A real tribute to a load of fine actors and writers, and to the idea that good will always triumph over evil, that intelligence beats firepower every time, and that bow ties, long scarves and dodgy dress sense can be cool.
Some people didn't like it. So it goes.
Arch
Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
Well, I think I have as much right to tell people things as any other member of the forum, no? If you don't agree, you don't agree.
I could start going into threads on football and telling people it's just a childish game played by overpaid idiots, but I don't bother, because there would be no point.
