The Doctor Who Discussion Thread and Fan Club

[Nationstatelandsville]

Eh, couldn't wait until this evening.

Woo, new Doctor! And he's older!

I want an older Doctor. That's why I'm not wild on this Smith guy. He looks too young.

Matt Smith is physically young, but he's...

Well, watch his entire run.

[Aqizithiuda]

Eh, couldn't wait until this evening.

Woo, new Doctor! And he's older!

It's never really clicked with me how far health has advanced, until I compared Capaldi at 55 to Hartnell at 55.

I'm fairly sure it's a case of differing genetics more than differing health care.

Eh, couldn't wait until this evening.

Woo, new Doctor! And he's older!

I want an older Doctor. That's why I'm not wild on this Smith guy. He looks too young.

But he's good at acting old. That's what made him so great.

[Conscentia]

Eh, couldn't wait until this evening.

Woo, new Doctor! And he's older!

I want an older Doctor. That's why I'm not wild on this Smith guy. He looks too young.

Peter Capaldi is 55.

[Nationstatelandsville]

It's never really clicked with me how far health has advanced, until I compared Capaldi at 55 to Hartnell at 55.

I'm fairly sure it's a case of differing genetics more than differing health care.

Well, looking at Pertwee - he looks much older than Capaldi as well (or even Hurt) and is five years younger.

[Ameriganastan]

I want an older Doctor. That's why I'm not wild on this Smith guy. He looks too young.

Matt Smith is physically young, but he's...

Well, watch his entire run.

Working on it. Might as well knock out an episode or two today.

[Aqizithiuda]

I'm fairly sure it's a case of differing genetics more than differing health care.

Well, looking at Pertwee - he looks much older than Capaldi as well (or even Hurt) and is five years younger.

He was also James Bond during WW2. That kind of stress ages you .

[Nationstatelandsville]

Well, looking at Pertwee - he looks much older than Capaldi as well (or even Hurt) and is five years younger.

He was also James Bond during WW2. That kind of stress ages you .

"Stress"?

WW2 was stressful for him? He did it for fun.

[Ameriganastan]

Question: Are these 11th episodes supposed to be shorter? Until now, they were like, 48 minutes long. Now they're only 41.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Question: Are these 11th episodes supposed to be shorter? Until now, they were like, 48 minutes long. Now they're only 41.

No - it all depends on the script.

Most off Moffat's episodes are a bit longer, probably around 46. I think Time of the Angels is 51.

[Ameriganastan]

Question: Are these 11th episodes supposed to be shorter? Until now, they were like, 48 minutes long. Now they're only 41.

No - it all depends on the script.

Most off Moffat's episodes are a bit longer, probably around 46. I think Time of the Angels is 51.

Oh.

[DesAnges]

Eh, couldn't wait until this evening.

Woo, new Doctor! And he's older!

It's never really clicked with me how far health has advanced, until I compared Capaldi at 55 to Hartnell at 55.

But Capaldi's from Scotland Glasgow so that doesn't count.

[Nationstatelandsville]

No - it all depends on the script.

Most off Moffat's episodes are a bit longer, probably around 46. I think Time of the Angels is 51.

Oh.

The episode lengths vary, really - it's only that the early parts of Eleven's run tend to be shorter, more succinct stories.

They get a bit more complex and, thus, longer, down the road.

[Ameriganastan]

Oh.

The episode lengths vary, really - it's only that the early parts of Eleven's run tend to be shorter, more succinct stories.

They get a bit more complex and, thus, longer, down the road.

Ah. Thanks for clearing that up. And yay, it's a Dalek episode! To the watchy...thing.

[Aqizithiuda]

The episode lengths vary, really - it's only that the early parts of Eleven's run tend to be shorter, more succinct stories.

They get a bit more complex and, thus, longer, down the road.

Ah. Thanks for clearing that up. And yay, it's a Dalek episode! To the watchy...thing.

You poor, poor person.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Ah. Thanks for clearing that up. And yay, it's a Dalek episode! To the watchy...thing.

You poor, poor person.

Victory's not completely awful.

It's better than most of the Dalek episodes of Davies' era, by virtue of not being terrible.

[Ameriganastan]

Ah. Thanks for clearing that up. And yay, it's a Dalek episode! To the watchy...thing.

You poor, poor person.

...What? I like Daleks.

[Astrolinium]

Ah. Thanks for clearing that up. And yay, it's a Dalek episode! To the watchy...thing.

You poor, poor person.

Victory is one of the three decent Dalek episodes of New Who.

[DesAnges]

You poor, poor person.

Victory's not completely awful.

It's better than most of the Dalek episodes of Davies' era, by virtue of not being terrible.

The Scot is a walking bomb. A walking bomb who is disarmed by making him feel the feelings of the memories falsely implanted in him by the Daleks.

That's fucking awful, frankly.

[Ameriganastan]

You poor, poor person.

Victory is one of the three decent Dalek episodes of New Who.

I like any episode with Daleks. They're cool. Murderous little mutants in little eyestalk tank things.

[Aqizithiuda]

Victory's not completely awful.

It's better than most of the Dalek episodes of Davies' era, by virtue of not being terrible.

The Scot is a walking bomb. A walking bomb who is disarmed by making him feel the feelings of the memories falsely implanted in him by the Daleks.

That's fucking awful, frankly.

I'm with him.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Victory's not completely awful.

It's better than most of the Dalek episodes of Davies' era, by virtue of not being terrible.

The Scot is a walking bomb. A walking bomb who is disarmed by making him feel the feelings of the memories falsely implanted in him by the Daleks.

That's fucking awful, frankly.

It's a nice scene for Amy - she knocks some sense into the Doctor, who is a raging bastard (in a good way) for most of the episode.

It's far better than pig-slaves, dick measuring against the Cybermen, and whatever terrible adjectives one can use to describe Journey's End.

[Astrolinium]

Victory's not completely awful.

It's better than most of the Dalek episodes of Davies' era, by virtue of not being terrible.

The Scot is a walking bomb. A walking bomb who is disarmed by making him feel the feelings of the memories falsely implanted in him by the Daleks.

That's fucking awful, frankly.

Have you seen Dalek Sec?

[Ameriganastan]

Have you seen Dalek Sec?

...What was wrong with Dalek Sec?

[Nationstatelandsville]

Have you seen Dalek Sec?

...What was wrong with Dalek Sec?

He was a decent character executed terribly in a terrible episode.

[DesAnges]

The Scot is a walking bomb. A walking bomb who is disarmed by making him feel the feelings of the memories falsely implanted in him by the Daleks.

That's fucking awful, frankly.

It's a nice scene for Amy - she knocks some sense into the Doctor, who is a raging bastard (in a good way) for most of the episode.

It's far better than pig-slaves, dick measuring against the Cybermen, and whatever terrible adjectives one can use to describe Journey's End.

I'm not saying the others were any better, I'm just saying Victory is right down there with them.

As an aside, I think Eccleston would have made Daleks in Manhattan work.