dog Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I'm a sucker for well done sci fi Was worried about the new series but jwhit seems to be doing ok Interested to know others' thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I've never even seen single episode ever. @Lambchop style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 June Whitfield's Dr. Who? Who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Grimbeard said: June Whitfield's Dr. Who? Who knew? Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbob Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I'm not a fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, David said: Who? I’d like to know if she knows how to use a sonic screwdriver. Or even one end from the other. Where’s that tin hat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Watching Sky and Netflix etc boxsets makes you realise how tragic series like Dr Who are. Kinda seen a couple of episodes over the years and they were garbage. I quite fancy her though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 1 hour ago, dog said: I'm a sucker for well done sci fi Was worried about the new series but jwhit seems to be doing ok Interested to know others' thoughts Well, the responses so far are a bit crap! My daughter and I are very excited it’s back. It’s barely really skipped a beat with the sex change, which is great. I do sometimes have myself thinking how Peter Capaldi might have delivered that line (but then I do that every time there’s a change). And this week’s episode about Rosa Parks was a great education for my daughter. It’s brilliant how she’s completely unaware of what prejudice even is, so part of me wants to keep her ignorant to it. But she’s 9 now, so it’s probablg important that she knows about people like Rosa Parks. Her great great grand dad was a slave in Brazil after all. So we kept pausing for me to explain things to her. And it does stand up to Netflix etc. It may be about the only thing that does. It is quintessentially British, and if you don’t like it then you must be an imigrant (which is totally fine, by the way - my wife doesn’t like it, she’s an immigrant, she prefers Friends). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 11 minutes ago, TigerTedd said: It is quintessentially British, and if you don’t like it then you must be an imigrant (which is totally fine, by the way - my wife doesn’t like it, she’s an immigrant, she prefers Friends). Brb checking family tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 2 hours ago, David said: Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsmini Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Tonight's episode (episode 3) about Rosa Parks was brilliant, First one I've seen in the series and it was excellent. One thing I did find out by checking the #DoctorWho hashtag on Twitter was that Doctor Who was originally created in 1963 to visit important historical events to help in children's education. Tonight's episode was certainly a nod to the original idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I'm loving it*. *No, my diet is not causing me to hallucinate about golden arches and lardburgers. Yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Parsnip said: I've never even seen single episode ever. @Lambchop style! John Pertwee was my first Doctor. I coped with the change to Tom Baker, but gave up after that. Whenever I've seen more recent versions, at friends' houses at Christmas, for example, I've found it to be aimed at those with minuscule attention spans, so too bitty to be watchable. I preferred Blake's 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 I don't think I can get on with a female Doctor. I saw the first new episode & it just felt wrong. Not sure I'll bother with any more. That's not a sexist viewpoint. Barbara Broccoli was asked about a female Bond & she said "No, it's a male character". So is the Doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 If you watch Who through the eyes of your inner child there's always something a little warming and nostalgic about it. If you watch it expecting it to stand alone with Netflix you may as well compare Strictly to MMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, Wolfie said: it's a male character". So is the Doctor. Why should a character, which regularly reinvents itself, be exclusively male? There's no rationale for that from within the character or plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WharfedaleRam Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 8 hours ago, Lambchop said: John Pertwee was my first Doctor. I coped with the change to Tom Baker, but gave up after that. Whenever I've seen more recent versions, at friends' houses at Christmas, for example, I've found it to be aimed at those with minuscule attention spans, so too bitty to be watchable. I preferred Blake's 7. If there's any 'bitty' in future episodes, I'm glued to the tele!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, WharfedaleRam said: If there's any 'bitty' in future episodes, I'm glued to the tele!!! Oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 30 minutes ago, Lambchop said: Why should a character, which regularly reinvents itself, be exclusively male? There's no rationale for that from within the character or plot. Why not? Part of the appeal of Doctor Who is nostalgia. Ever since I was cowering behind the cushion as a little kid, it's always been a male character. This isn't an anti-female thing. I love murder mysteries but I wouldn't want Miss Marple to become Mr Marple either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BathRam72 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 It'll only be a matter of time before she reverses the TARDIS into an alien Stella spaceship. Awaiting!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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