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News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Thu May 06, 2010 6:43 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:
It shows how much I hate them when my all-time favorite scene in Who history is from 'Remembrance of the Daleks' and Ace beating the holy hell out of one of them with a baseball bat. Brings a smile to my face every time.

That scene was one of the reasons I bought the DVD for Remembrance.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Thu May 06, 2010 8:30 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:It shows how much I hate them when my all-time favorite scene in Who history is from 'Remembrance of the Daleks' and Ace beating the holy hell out of one of them with a baseball bat. Brings a smile to my face every time.

Fun fact: during one take, Sophie Aldred did that to one of the actual Dalek props, not a stunt version.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Fri May 07, 2010 7:04 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:It shows how much I hate them when my all-time favorite scene in Who history is from 'Remembrance of the Daleks' and Ace beating the holy hell out of one of them with a baseball bat. Brings a smile to my face every time.

Fun fact: during one take, Sophie Aldred did that to one of the actual Dalek props, not a stunt version.

Oh, yeah.

On the DVD commentary, Sophie mentioned that. :lol:

The scene, in all its glory

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Sun May 09, 2010 7:14 am

So... Vampires... Or not, fish monsters work too
Gotta say, the problem solving in this one was a bit anticlimactic on the Doctor's part... I mean, stopping the storm generator with a toggle switch? Nothing more dramatic? I'ts like "I've gotta stop this! OH! How conveniently placed!" Loved that bit at the end, though. It seems The silence is catching up to them.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Sun May 09, 2010 8:06 am

I only watch BBC America's episodes, so I'm only on the first Weeping Angels episode from the new season. So, forgive me for my bluntness... but does anyone else besides me wanna bury a pickaxe in River Song's skull?

News Credits: 1 · by **Matrix.** » Sun May 09, 2010 12:08 pm

Why, do strong female characters make you angry?

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm

Matrix. wrote:Why, do strong female characters make you angry?

No...

Smarmy, Mary-Suish annoyances make me angry. My favorite Who characters were/are Sarah Jane, Leela, Ace, Romana... hardly what I'd call 'weak women'. River was just annoying, full of herself and just... urgh.

News Credits: 1 · by **Matrix.** » Sun May 09, 2010 5:10 pm

Don't worry, I was yankin' yer chain.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sun May 09, 2010 8:04 pm

Samsonator wrote:So... Vampires... Or not, fish monsters work too
Gotta say, the problem solving in this one was a bit anticlimactic on the Doctor's part... I mean, stopping the storm generator with a toggle switch? Nothing more dramatic? I'ts like "I've gotta stop this! OH! How conveniently placed!" Loved that bit at the end, though. It seems The silence is catching up to them.

Yeah, it was rather anticlimactic.. I am interested to see how things pan out now too..

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Mon May 10, 2010 9:29 am

Matrix. wrote:Don't worry, I was yankin' yer chain.

I suppose...

Still hate her guts. I don't want her end to be her sacrifice in the Library. I want it to be by a series-one Dalek on static-electricity floors! :KREMZEEK:

by **Lorekeeper** » Mon May 10, 2010 1:01 pm

Samsonator wrote:So... Vampires... Or not, fish monsters work too
Gotta say, the problem solving in this one was a bit anticlimactic on the Doctor's part... I mean, stopping the storm generator with a toggle switch? Nothing more dramatic? I'ts like "I've gotta stop this! OH! How conveniently placed!" Loved that bit at the end, though. It seems The silence is catching up to them.

It might have been anti-climactic, but at least it was also anti-cliche. Many moments seem recycled from ealier seasons (but then again, earlier seasons often seemed recycled from classic Doctor Who.) Was he going to hit the device with a cricket bat, use his sonic screwdriver, cut the blue wire? It was fun to see the problem solved so simply, and the solution looking so mundane in a contraption so fantastic.

There seems to be a definite attitude in this production that going over old ground is going to be inevitable, so you might as well choose good ground to recover and have fun doing it.

Next week's episode looks like a blast. It's been quite awhile since we've seen anyone have quite the upper hand like that with The Doctor. :twisted:

News Credits: 2 · by **Nico** » Mon May 10, 2010 4:24 pm

I think it was actually funny. Just an off switch. Sometime, you just need to pick the easy solution. :roll:

Also...mmmm...Amy! 8-}

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Mon May 10, 2010 6:11 pm

Nico wrote:Also...mmmm...Amy!

QFT!!!

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Mon May 17, 2010 10:50 pm

OK, having seen "Flesh and Stone" over the weekend, I can't help but point something out:

The Doctor mentions that the time explosion that caused the "cracks in the universe" occurs on June 26th, 2010. Isn't it a real coincidence that date also happens to be the date the final episode of the series airs?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon May 17, 2010 11:07 pm

Coincidence? No. Not really.

Flash Forward would have done a similar thing if ABC hadn't given them a mid-season break.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu May 20, 2010 4:15 am

Anyone know if all those 2010 specials are being released as a boxset and when?

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Thu May 20, 2010 10:32 am

Burn wrote:Anyone know if all those 2010 specials are being released as a boxset and when?

Been out for a while now in the states..

http://www.amazon.com/mc/dp/B002ZHKZEM

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu May 20, 2010 2:55 pm

That's what I thought but i'll be damned if I can find them in Australia.

News Credits: 1 · by **Elita One** » Tue May 25, 2010 10:24 pm

Burn wrote:That's what I thought but i'll be damned if I can find them in Australia.

You can say that about alot of things Burn...

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Sun May 30, 2010 7:03 am

Well... anyone else think Rory's death and subsequent erasure from existence was a little... unnecessary?

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sun May 30, 2010 9:24 am

Samsonator wrote:Well... anyone else think Rory's death and subsequent erasure from existence was a little... unnecessary?

I found it harsh, and rather surprising actually, but I think he be resored in the season finale.

Good episode though, I'm really enjoying this season overall.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun May 30, 2010 2:46 pm

Felt to me like they were trying to recreate the emotion of Adrics death.

And goddamn did those Silurians look like Jem'Hadar from Star Trek. Far different from their original look.

It made me realise what I don't like about this new series, too much budget.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Sun May 30, 2010 4:17 pm

Burn wrote:
It made me realise what I don't like about this new series, too much budget.

Too... much? :???:

Umm, one of the things I found... lacking in the old series was the effects.

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Sun May 30, 2010 4:27 pm

Mkall wrote:but I think he be resored in the season finale.

I'm betting on that one, too.
Anyone else suspect right away that the shrapnel from the space/time crack would be a chunk of the TARDIS?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun May 30, 2010 6:10 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:
Burn wrote:
It made me realise what I don't like about this new series, too much budget.

Too... much? Umm, one of the things I found... lacking in the old series was the effects.

The dodgy effects were what made the old series!