Doctor Who

[hugobomb]

Are you guys talking about the movie that was on Fox? I remember watching that when it was on originally and having no idea what Doctor Who was just that it looked Sciencey. I thought it was awful. Wondering if it would seem worse now that I know a bit about the character

The more you know about Doctor Who the worse the film gets. Put it this way, once you know enough about Doctor Who to understand everything that happens in the film, Eric Roberts' performance becomes not the worse thing about it

[GhostMachine]

Lets also not forget the Doctor saying he's half human in the movie. Which is thankfully ignored in NuWho.

[Vamp]

The movie was seriously a lot better than some of their ideas for the series, one highlight of which was turning the Daleks into spider things and scrapping their classic design. There was stuff about the Doctors father or something as well. They had some mental ideas. If that series had have got made I don't suppose Doctor Who would be on TV right now.

[Your Mom]

We are watching Season 1 finally. Captain Jack just showed up!

[Hobo]

The best bits of the TV movie are 1) Sylvester McCoy 2) Paul McGann.

Everything else pretty much looks like a product of its time.

[Vamp]

You didn't like the TARDIS design? I think that's one of the best ever, in terms of getting across sheer size and things.

[Your Mom]

Is there a certain amount of Who I need to watch before Torchwood? I read that season 2 lays the groundwork for Torchwood but is it the whole season? Like finish season 2 and start Torchwood or what?

[stokeriño]

Nah. I mean in season 2 there's only really episode 2 ("Tooth and Claw") which is loosely enough why Torchwood was made (but only in the sense of "and this is how The Doctor pissed off Queen Victoria"), and then the final double-parter ("Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday") is like "Oh hey Torchwood happened and here it is!". Aside from a couple of other name drops, that's it. And in fact the Torchwood spinoff series is a brand new Torchwood anyway so not especially connected (since the Torchwood in the final double-parter is, shall we say, defunct by the end of those episodes).

Really, knowing who Captain Jack is is more important to Torchwood - and you'll already have that if you watched the end of season 1.

[Your Mom]

Watching "Rise of the Cybermen" and god damn Mickey and Rose are so annoying. I really can't stand them. Mickey is such a cry baby and Rose never listens to a single thing the Doctor says. I know whats going to happen at the end of the season and I find myself looking forward to it.

[Vamp]

I seem to remember reading that RTD wanted to make the Doctor and Rose more arrogant and obnoxious so that, in a way, they kind of deserved what came of them. I've no idea whether or not that story is true, maybe it's in one of his writing books, but if it is I think it was probably an idea too advanced for the show really. You really need those two central characters to be likeable and have a fun relationship or it just doesn't work.

[Colly]

Nah. I mean in season 2 there's only really episode 2 ("Tooth and Claw") which is loosely enough why Torchwood was made (but only in the sense of "and this is how The Doctor pissed off Queen Victoria"), and then the final double-parter ("Army of Ghosts" / "Doomsday") is like "Oh hey Torchwood happened and here it is!". Aside from a couple of other name drops, that's it. And in fact the Torchwood spinoff series is a brand new Torchwood anyway so not especially connected (since the Torchwood in the final double-parter is, shall we say, defunct by the end of those episodes).

Really, knowing who Captain Jack is is more important to Torchwood - and you'll already have that if you watched the end of season 1.

I'd say its worth watching to the end of Series 2, because they do reference 'the other Torchwood' a few times early on. Certainly wouldn't hurt anyway.

[Your Mom]

Did the Doctor just meet the Devil?!? Also I am afraid something bad is going to happen to them but I love "LINDA"

[Your Mom]

Umm... Martha Jones is in this one but she isnt Martha Jones.

[Vamp]

That's her cousin you racist!

[Your Mom]

Mickey turned into quite the bad ass though so thats cool, I get why he was so terrible before. Gave his transformation more impact

[GhostMachine]

Mickey was a whiney little wanker (I think that's the term you'd use?) at first. But by the time he left the show, he was pretty likeable.

I think that Rose is the most overrated companion of all time.

[Your Mom]

I have now watched every episode of the new Doctor Who series

[Ant]

I saw The End Of Time on Watch the other day and darn it John Simm was awesome as the Master

[thatblindgeye]

Mickey was a whiney little wanker (I think that's the term you'd use?) at first. But by the time he left the show, he was pretty likeable.

I think that Rose is the most overrated companion of all time.

It probably helped that I first started watching Doctor Who before hearing anyone talk about it (just saw it on Netflix and I've heard the name before, so decided to check it out), but I love Rose Tyler. I tend to see more people shit on her than I do people gush over her, which sucks for me. I guess I can understand why people don't like her, but eh. I still love her.

That said, I think Donna is a bit more of a favorite just because she takes no shit from anyone, Time Lord or not.

[Colly]

Mickey was a whiney little wanker (I think that's the term you'd use?) at first. But by the time he left the show, he was pretty likeable.

I think that Rose is the most overrated companion of all time.

It probably helped that I first started watching Doctor Who before hearing anyone talk about it (just saw it on Netflix and I've heard the name before, so decided to check it out), but I love Rose Tyler. I tend to see more people shit on her than I do people gush over her, which sucks for me. I guess I can understand why people don't like her, but eh. I still love her.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl was quite kinky in fairness.