Can anybody, without giving any major spoilers, tell me what on earth happened between season 6 & 7 of the new Doctor Who that accounts for
such a major difference in acting styles?
Matt Smith was 905 or so years old in his season, and Matt Capaldi's character is "over 2000". I'd surmise that 1000 years of traveling as the Doctor would account for the change in character.
Khelair wrote to Poindexter Fortran <=-
Matt Smith was 905 or so years old in his season, and Matt Capaldi's character is "over 2000". I'd surmise that 1000 years of traveling as the Doctor would account for the change in character.
Oh. I thought that he looked different, but imdb was telling me that
he was still Matt Smith. That would explain it. Does the vigor come
back at all, or does the series jump the shark at that point?
Can anybody, without giving any major spoilers, tell me what on earth happened between season 6 & 7 of the new Doctor Who that accounts for such a major difference in acting styles? I've been on a helpless binge of watching it for a bit now, and the difference in the style of Matt Smith's version of the doctor in Season 7 has almost got me to a point where I just want to give up on the series.
I don't know where it's going from here. I had a hard time getting used to Matt Smith, but he grew on me to the point where I feel like he's "the Doctor". Peter Capaldi's doctor, and the dynamic with Clara didn't click with me, and now they're on hiatus.
Re: Re: new Dr. Who series changes between season 6 & 7That's the magic of it though. :-)
By: Poindexter Fortran to Khelair on Tue Nov 25 2014 08:46 am
I don't know where it's going from here.
Christmas episode is around the corner, but then yeah, break time. I wish the
BBC woulds just fund a 24 episode season and get it over with. Last episode with you know who was so sad.
Re: Re: new Dr. Who series changes between season 6 & 7
By: Poindexter Fortran to Khelair on Tue Nov 25 2014 08:46 am
I don't know where it's going from here. I had a hard time getting
used to Matt Smith, but he grew on me to the point where I feel like he's "the Doctor". Peter Capaldi's doctor, and the dynamic with Clara didn't click with me, and now they're on hiatus.
Christmas episode is around the corner, but then yeah, break time. I wish the BBC woulds just fund a 24 episode season and get it over with. Last episode with you know who was so sad.
I don't know where it's going from here. I had a hard time getting used to Matt Smith, but he grew on me to the point where I feel like he's "the Doctor". Peter Capaldi's doctor, and the dynamic with Clara didn't click with me, and now they're on hiatus.
Basically what happened season 7 and season 8 is The Doctor died, he regenerated and now he's a different Doctor.
I love Peter Capalldi, the whole point of the Doctor is that his personality changes with each regeneration. Take a look at The Master for another example, the original Master from pre-9th was a calculating, maniacle, gentleman. The Master who went up against #11 was a childish, calculating, maniacle, prick. Still just as dangerous...
Everyone has their favorite Doctor, I personally love Peter Davison's Doctor, that guy was a Cricket player, and most resembled David Tennant's 10th doctor (eyeglasses, attitude). Most actors bring their own version of the Doctor, if you find some behind the scenes interviews on YouTube #13 talks about spending a few dozen takes making sure he wasn't mimicing #12, or #7. Guy was a super fan before he came into the role.
I don't know where it's going from here. I had a hard time gettingused to Matt Smith, but he grew on me to the point where I feel like he's "the Doctor". Peter Capaldi's doctor, and the dynamic with Clara didn't click with me, and now they're on hiatus.
I love Peter Capalldi, the whole point of the Doctor is that his personality changes with each regeneration. Take a look at The Master
for another example, the original Master from pre-9th was a
calculating, maniacle, gentleman. The Master who went up against #11
was a childish, calculating, maniacle, prick. Still just as
dangerous...
Maybe the sound of drums finally made him crack (John Simm incarnation). The current version of the "mistress" seem more in line with previous incarnations.
I didn't like her at first, but after she brought the armies of the CyberMen to bear on him, and gave him the button, I really have to say that I developed a new affection for the Mistress. :) Now I just wish I hadn't caught up with the whole series so fast. I can't find anything else to
take breaks watching when I'm coding any more, and it's affecting my productivity negatively. ;)
Anybody got any good sci-fi series recommendations? I haven't watched TV for years, there's a good chance that some of the non-mainstream ones are ones that I haven't even heard of.
Best wishes.
What trow me off at fist it the sex change, for a long while before the reveal i thought she was the Rani.
Suggestion, watch the original run of Doctor Who? you'll have a lot of episode to catch up, since the serie was revived in 2005 it not a
reboot, so the is back story that can be fun to check there :-D
Have you checked Torchwood? it's a Doctor Who spinoff.
What trow me off at fist it the sex change, for a long while before the reveal i thought she was the Rani.
Suggestion, watch the original run of Doctor Who? you'll have a lot of episode to catch up, since the serie was revived in 2005 it not a reboot, so the is back story that can be fun to check there :-D
Have you checked Torchwood? it's a Doctor Who spinoff.
Suggestion, watch the original run of Doctor Who? you'll have a lot of episode to catch up, since the serie was revived in 2005 it not a reboot, so the is back story that can be fun to check there :-D
Yes, the recent series is certainly a revival of the original. Notice how in the first episode, the aliens were the nestine, the same monsters that Jon Pertwee encountered on his first episodes.
I've seen most of the first season. I still need to get all caught up on that. But it is most certainly a different show than Doctor Who. The only real connection is with Captain Jack. It's darker. More sinister, and
more than a little dysfunctional.
Yes, the recent series is certainly a revival of the original. Notice how in the first episode, the aliens were the nestine, the same monsters that Jon Pertwee encountered on his first episodes.
Yes, was fun to see it that way, but then I remember that I still wasn't sure if it was a reboot or a
I've seen most of the first season. I still need to get all caught up
on that. But it is most certainly a different show than Doctor Who. The only real connection is with Captain Jack. It's darker. More sinister, and more than a little dysfunctional.
it get a bit more slightly related to doctor over the second season, when
he admit that he's in Cardiff because he's waiting for the right doctor. It's to be noted but not mentioned in the story like but admited in an interview that the piece of coral on capt Jack desk was a piece of Tardis that he was making grow with the rift energy, would have taken a long time, but he had all the time in the world.
Make me think that you also might want to check the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy :-) the movie wasn't bad but the tv series is fun.
Re: Re: new Dr. Who series changes between season 6 & 7
By: Ennev to Khelair on Sat Dec 20 2014 11:10 pm
Make me think that you also might want to check the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy :-) the movie wasn't bad but the tv series is fun.
The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy BBS radio series is great, same cast as the TV Series, and follows along almost identically (at first)
I just put it up on the realitycheckRADIO stream:
http://radio.realitycheckbbs.org
Cheers,
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I'll check your radio stream, offering other show ?
I love Peter Capalldi, the whole point of the Doctor is that his
personality changes with each regeneration. Take a look at The Master
for another example, the original Master from pre-9th was a
calculating, maniacle, gentleman. The Master who went up against #11
was a childish, calculating, maniacle, prick. Still just as
dangerous...
Maybe the sound of drums finally made him crack (John Simm incarnation). The current version of the "mistress" seem more in line with previous incarnations.
Anybody got any good sci-fi series recommendations? I haven't watched TV for years, there's a good chance that some of the non-mainstream ones are ones that I haven't even heard of.
Mysteries, I'm watching Series 13 of Agatha Christy's Poirot, the only downside to Poirot is you REALLY have to pay attention because the plots are REALLY complicated
Normally, the radio stream is a mixture of ambient/techno music I pulled from an old EA alternate reality game called Majestic from 2001, or the soundtracks from Jason Scott's "The BBS Documentary" and "DEFCON".
My wife loves English mysteries (to the point that Netflix now has a recommendations category called "Quirky English Mysteries".)
Holy shit, I worked on Majestic as a game tester in EA.com's early days. I think some of that music was in house
God I hated that game, but some of the shit they did with web browsers was pretty cool back then.
I joked that in a recent episode of Inspector Morse, we didn't see a dead body until 23 minutes into the episode. On Castle, CSI/NCIS, you need to see a body before the opening credits!
What trow me off at fist it the sex change, for a long while before the reveal i thought she was the Rani.
Suggestion, watch the original run of Doctor Who? you'll have a lot of episode to catch up, since the serie was revived in 2005 it not a reboot, so the is back story that can be fun to check there :-D
Have you checked Torchwood? it's a Doctor Who spinoff.
Sure that the pace of the show back then are really diferent than today. But an adult might apreciate. Episode written by Douglas Adam are something :-)
Make me think that you also might want to check the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy :-) the movie wasn't bad but the tv series is fun.
Babylon 5, BSG2.0, The Prisoner (old BBC Series), SeaQuest DSV.
Mysteries, I'm watching Series 13 of Agatha Christy's Poirot, the only downside to Poirot is you REALLY have to pay attention because the plots are REALLY complicated, but the 5 episodes in Series 13 are AH-MAZE-ING! Of course there's the BBC Sherlock, also really good, and only 3 episodes per season, you can watch the whole thing in 2-3 days.
Re: Re: new Dr. Who series changes between season 6 & 7
By: Ennev to Khelair on Sat Dec 20 2014 10:08:04
What trow me off at fist it the sex change, for a long while before t reveal i thought she was the Rani.
Yeah, for sure. She really got that promiscuous vibe down well, too. Heh
Suggestion, watch the original run of Doctor Who? you'll have a lot o episode to catch up, since the serie was revived in 2005 it not a reb so the is back story that can be fun to check there :-D
Yeah, I have gotten ahold of that and started watching it. It's been awhile since I've watched anything from that era, and I'll admit, the
Cave of the Skulls (S1E1) was a wee bit painful to watch. I had to
watch about 1/8th of it at a time before the theatrical-styled acting of the day made me run in horror. Still, I care enough about the recent series to want to know more... Hopefully it evolves quickly from the first episode, as most serii do, once they realize that they've got an avid fanbase and budget for writers & fx goes up.
Have you checked Torchwood? it's a Doctor Who spinoff.
Just got ahold of that recently, too. Thank you for the suggestion. Haven't passed the first episode yet, but I'm very much liking the first little bit that I've seen. I'm a big fan of profanity and horror, too,
so I like the maturation of the content that they've done. Surprised
the hell out of me to see the Captain there, though. Goddamn Face. ;)
Babylon 5, BSG2.0, The Prisoner (old BBC Series), SeaQuest DSV.
Yeah, I have gotten ahold of that and started watching it. It's been awhile
since I've watched anything from that era, and I'll admit, the Cave of the Skulls (S1E1) was a wee bit painful to watch. I had to watch about 1/8th of it
at a time before the theatrical-styled acting of the day made me run in horror.
Still, I care enough about the recent series to want to know more... Hopefully
it evolves quickly from the first episode, as most serii do, once they realize
that they've got an avid fanbase and budget for writers & fx goes up.
Babylon 5, BSG2.0, The Prisoner (old BBC Series), SeaQuest DSV.
Ah! I miss seaquest. Must check for it, must be available somewhere.
What year is it set in again. Must be close to present time now :-)
I agree with you on the acting style of the timeperiod, and how it just makes me cringe. However I've watched a few of the first handful of season, and the stories are really pretty fun. My biggest lament is that many of the early seasons are lost and there are many gaps. For christmas, I was given a DVD set of the some episodes from the first, second and third seasons, and one of the stories had only audio for half the episodes. There was a website called GoldTardis that played many of the first, second and third seasons, but that is not up any more :(
Torchwood is a fun show to watch. It's almost anti-DW tho, in spirit. I'm only into the first few episodes of the 2nd season, and I'm eager to see the rest.
Just checked, the first season is set in 2018 :-)
*cackle* Ah, the grand optimism of the past. ;) It'd be really great
if we 'intelligent' monkeys could stop killing each other so much and start working on things like that, instead. And, like, not under hideous and thick cloaks of classification and hiding everything from the public. Squandering shit for government superiority over populous and the world geo-political stage in general really kind of makes me sick. :P
The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy BBS radio series is great, same cast as the TV Series, and follows along almost identically (at first)
I just put it up on the realitycheckRADIO stream:
http://radio.realitycheckbbs.org
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I just put it up on the realitycheckRADIO stream:
http://radio.realitycheckbbs.org
Wow! Will you put it on again anytime soon?
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