[TV] Dr Who

[Icy Gull]

Overhyped shyte, unmissable tv, fun escapism?

I haven’t watched an episode since whoever it was before Jon Pertwee

Am I missing something good?

Does it still scare the shit out of young kids, as it used to do in the Dalek heyday?

Getting saturation coverage pre tonight’s episode.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I hope its good, otherwise the haters will have a reason to pour scorn on the new doctor and show runner.

 

[Acker79]

All personal opinions, really. Check it out tonight and find out.

I enjoyed the show as a kid (while I remember a bit of Peter Davison, and a bit of Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy was my doctor). I remember enjoying the TV movie with Paul McGann. I lost interest early in Christopher Eccleston's run, but got back into it with David Tennant, and early Matt Smith. Started to lose a bit of interest late in Matt Smith's run, but kept watching out of habit, felt like Peter Capaldi didn't really click until he had pretty much decided to quit, then enjoyed the end of his run.

Most opinions will be based on the last run of the show which was a different writer, different cast, I'm not sure any of us know if it's going to be any good, but personally I'm looking forward to finding out.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Can't wait to see it tonight. I have a feeling Jodie is going to be fantastic.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Overhyped shyte, unmissable tv, fun escapism?

I haven’t watched an episode since whoever it was before Jon Pertwee

Am I missing something good?

Does it still scare the shit out of young kids, as it used to do in the Dalek heyday?

Getting saturation coverage pre tonight’s episode.

got a feeling it will be shite,like every other episode of Dr Who,regardless of gender

now,The Brothers on a Sunday night,that's more like it

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

It went off when Tennant and Russell T Davis left.

I have very low expectations of today's episode.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Looks pretty ominous for Sheffield so what will become of 'Massive' and 'Red Massive'? About to be devoured by some sort of transformer type android....a bit like Zaha only better looking and less prone to falling over......

TNBA


TTF

 

[Thunder Bolt]

It's the tooth fairy.

 

[Return of the Rev]

I think she has been given some real *rap writing in her 1st episode 2/10 so far.ok

 

[marlowe]

Was a bit young when William Hartnell played him but I vaguely remember seeing the odd episode. I got into it more with Patrick Troughton but the memory is still a bit vague but I remember the regeneration episode into Jon Pertwee really vividly. The Pertwee era is the one I really remember the best together with the characters, Jo Grant, the Brigadier and the Master. I then watched Tom Baker for a bit then gave up halfway through his tenure. Didn't bother with any of the Doctors after that until the series finished in 1986. Then when the series relaunched in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston my daughter was 8 so I told her how I had grown up with Dr Who and it became a father daughter routine every saturday night and we watched every episode together and I really enjoyed it especially the World War 2 set double episode "The Empty Child" which was really creepy. I carried on watching with David Tennant, again with my daughter but didn't really bother after that. My daughter's now 21 and a student in Sheffield so she is interested purely from that perspective as that is where the new series is set.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Having to record it and wait till nipper is in bed. I LOVE the reboot (Ecclstone onwards). I LOVED watching old episodes when I lived in Canada in the early 80s. An English institution. Few positive posts on this thread so far as most of us fans are watching it live. Will be interested in informed comments later. Big 'hi' to The Master (you know who you are)

 

[Icy Gull]

Caught the last couple of minutes, has the Tardis been scrapped?

 

[Deadly Danson]

That was great. As expected Jodie was superb (as any sensible person knew - the Doctor's gender makes no odds), storyline was fine, it looked great, the new team seem a good mix and the new theme tune was marvellous. Looking forward to the rest of the series. As throughout the last 55 years, the programme regenerates itself every so often and is all the better for it.

 

[Oscar]

Good new Doctor, shit episode.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Caught the last couple of minutes, has the Tardis been scrapped?

Nope. It'll probably turn up next week.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Better than I anticipated, and given new doctor episodes are generally poor, it was a good start.

Glad Moffatt has finally left, maybe it'll stop trying to be too clever now, and get back to basics.

 

[Acker79]

Early days. Wouldn't say they nailed it, but has potential to be really good. Really surprised to see Chris Noth in the upcoming stars bit at the end of the credits.

 

[vegster]

Nope. It'll probably turn up next week.

It had better turn up a bit quicker than that having seen the ending of tonights episode.

 

[vegster]

Pretty good first outing, channelled a bit of a female Matt Smith, I think I like the new Doctor already, 8/10

 

[dangull]

Not sure why the aliens are only interested in making their presence known in London most episodes. But at least the Daleks can fly now a days.