The Doctor Who Discussion Thread and Fan Club

[JuNii]

If the Doctor can open a lock, he can render any Earth firearm unusable. Simple.

Unless its made of wood.

"It doesn't do wood!" is my favorite line.

"I have to invent a Wood Setting.,.." is mine.

[JuNii]

The most recent time it was mentioned was the Christmas special, when it didn't work.

Hmm...

I thought I remembered watching this series and noticing him doing something to wood and thinking "Hey, he can't do that."

Then again, I am most liekly miss-remembering.

the closest I can recall was in "Library of the dead" , River's screwdcriver punched a hole in a wall... but to be fair, it's hard to say if the wall was made of wood or a simulated material.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Hmm...

I thought I remembered watching this series and noticing him doing something to wood and thinking "Hey, he can't do that."

Then again, I am most liekly miss-remembering.

the closest I can recall was in "Library of the dead" , River's screwdcriver punched a hole in a wall... but to be fair, it's hard to say if the wall was made of wood or a simulated material.

Keeping in mind that River probably modified it and added a few nastier features.

[Eastfield Lodge]

Hmm...

I thought I remembered watching this series and noticing him doing something to wood and thinking "Hey, he can't do that."

Then again, I am most liekly miss-remembering.

the closest I can recall was in "Library of the dead" , River's screwdcriver punched a hole in a wall... but to be fair, it's hard to say if the wall was made of wood or a simulated material.

That's a sonic blaster, or a "squareness gun", and Captain Jack used it as well.

[Kouralia]

Hmm...

I thought I remembered watching this series and noticing him doing something to wood and thinking "Hey, he can't do that."

Then again, I am most liekly miss-remembering.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised - these past two have been awful.

Which is a lot less than I would expect from Whithouse and Chibnall.

> Spends 30 minutes talking to an adult who liked original Dr Who, but hated the new doctor who.
>Tells them that apparently the new guy is writing them like the old ones.
>He comes from the Cube episode and says "I don't remember the old ones being that shit."

[Nationstatelandsville]

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised - these past two have been awful.

Which is a lot less than I would expect from Whithouse and Chibnall.

> Spends 30 minutes talking to an adult who liked original Dr Who, but hated the new doctor who.
>Tells them that apparently the new guy is writing them like the old ones.
>He comes from the Cube episode and says "I don't remember the old ones being that shit."

They were quite goofy.

The thing is, I think the show works better serialized - more opportunity to flesh the plot out.

[The Remote Islands]

Is there anything particularly wrong with the Doctor having an almost childlike wonder sometimes?

[AaronFreJonesia]

> Spends 30 minutes talking to an adult who liked original Dr Who, but hated the new doctor who.
>Tells them that apparently the new guy is writing them like the old ones.
>He comes from the Cube episode and says "I don't remember the old ones being that shit."

They were quite goofy.

The thing is, I think the show works better serialized - more opportunity to flesh the plot out.

I agree.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Is there anything particularly wrong with the Doctor having an almost childlike wonder sometimes?

That's basically who he is - a kid with some wit, a time machine, and twenty tons of awesome.

It's particularly evident in the Eleventh's character, but it has always been there.

[Johz]

Is there anything particularly wrong with the Doctor having an almost childlike wonder sometimes?

What's wrong is when he turns up (as in Asylum of the Daleks) and tries to act all serious. No, Matt Smith. I have learned to tolerate you. I have even begun to enjoy your presence, indeed, eventually, I might even like you. But please continue to act goofy and silly and not at all serious. Please?

This does not in any way imply that my overall perception of AotD was negative...

[Nationstatelandsville]

Is there anything particularly wrong with the Doctor having an almost childlike wonder sometimes?

What's wrong is when he turns up (as in Asylum of the Daleks) and tries to act all serious. No, Matt Smith. I have learned to tolerate you. I have even begun to enjoy your presence, indeed, eventually, I might even like you. But please continue to act goofy and silly and not at all serious. Please?

This does not in any way imply that my overall perception of AotD was negative...

Matt doesn't do serious like a normal person - which is really quite intentional.

[DesAnges]

Is there anything particularly wrong with the Doctor having an almost childlike wonder sometimes?

That's basically who he is - a kid with some wit, a time machine, and twenty tons of awesome.

It's particularly evident in the Eleventh's character, but it has always been there.

William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee want a word.

From Baker on, yes. But before that he was always mainly a grouchy old man.

[Wisconsin9]

I wish they would do a shtick eventually where they encounter a weapon like a lightsaber, and the Doctor just destroys it with his screwdriver after shrugging.

I've always wondered why he doesn't just use it to disable Daleks and Cybermen.

[Nationstatelandsville]

That's basically who he is - a kid with some wit, a time machine, and twenty tons of awesome.

It's particularly evident in the Eleventh's character, but it has always been there.

William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee want a word.

From Baker on, yes. But before that he was always mainly a grouchy old man.

Troughton was likely the most chidlike of them all in a way - he was very self-righteous, yes, but he was still filled with the same glee. Pertwee, too, though he didn't get to show it as much.

Hartnell on occasion as well - The Romans and such.

[DesAnges]

William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee want a word.

From Baker on, yes. But before that he was always mainly a grouchy old man.

Troughton was likely the most chidlike of them all in a way - he was very self-righteous, yes, but he was still filled with the same glee. Pertwee, too, though he didn't get to show it as much.

Hartnell on occasion as well - The Romans and such.

I did say mainly. The childishness was there but it was on a much more infrequent basis.

Then Baker changed everything, which isn't necessarily bad.

[Fedeledland]

Haven't seen Troughton and Pertwee. I want to get to their episodes so bad.

Harry Potter characters in Doctor Who

[United Kingdom of Poland]

not that suprised the movies were filmed in britian with british actors, im suprised that daniel hasn't cameod in an episode yet.

[Astrolinium]

I am finally caught up!

[Eastfield Lodge]

Haven't seen Troughton and Pertwee. I want to get to their episodes so bad.

Harry Potter characters in Doctor Who

But the Shansheeth were never in Doctor Who!

[Dimoniquid]

Haven't seen Troughton and Pertwee. I want to get to their episodes so bad.

Harry Potter characters in Doctor Who

But the Shansheeth were never in Doctor Who!

They were in SJA, which is a spin-off, and the episode featured the Doctor. Also, the actor played Solomon in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.

[Nationstatelandsville]

But the Shansheeth were never in Doctor Who!

They were in SJA, which is a spin-off, and the episode featured the Doctor. Also, the actor played Solomon in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.

Solomon was a good villain for that one shot. Expansive species can get boring sometimes.

[AETEN II]

They were in SJA, which is a spin-off, and the episode featured the Doctor. Also, the actor played Solomon in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.

Solomon was a good villain for that one shot. Expansive species can get boring sometimes.

Solomon was awesome, best villain for the series and actually made the episode kinda good. Sure the Indian Space Agency was stupid for simply throwing in a minority, but I did like Solomon.

Wonder what the Doctor would do if he ever met Gordon Geko. Kick his balls up his throat?

[Nationstatelandsville]

Solomon was a good villain for that one shot. Expansive species can get boring sometimes.

Solomon was awesome, best villain for the series and actually made the episode kinda good. Sure the Indian Space Agency was stupid for simply throwing in a minority, but I did like Solomon.

Wonder what the Doctor would do if he ever met Gordon Geko. Kick his balls up his throat?

Silently hate him - the Doctor doesn't kill things until they take out a few planets.

Dinosaurs is one of my favorite episodes ever. Its Jurassic Park with comedy, a villain with logical motives, and New-Wilf, as Brian shall henceforth be called.

[AETEN II]

Solomon was awesome, best villain for the series and actually made the episode kinda good. Sure the Indian Space Agency was stupid for simply throwing in a minority, but I did like Solomon.

Wonder what the Doctor would do if he ever met Gordon Geko. Kick his balls up his throat?

Silently hate him - the Doctor doesn't kill things until they take out a few planets.

Dinosaurs is one of my favorite episodes ever. Its Jurassic Park with comedy, a villain with logical motives, and New-Wilf, as Brian shall henceforth be called.

Brian is fucking awesome. I wish that he'd be the new companion, fucking hilarious. Then again- I've always loved Rory as a character, and the same goes with his dad. Amy is easy used up and makes for dull annoying episodes.

[Wisconsin9]

Silently hate him - the Doctor doesn't kill things until they take out a few planets.

Dinosaurs is one of my favorite episodes ever. Its Jurassic Park with comedy, a villain with logical motives, and New-Wilf, as Brian shall henceforth be called.

Brian is fucking awesome. I wish that he'd be the new companion, fucking hilarious. Then again- I've always loved Rory as a character, and the same goes with his dad. Amy is easy used up and makes for dull annoying episodes.

Remember what happened with Wilf? Close relative of the companion, started showing up more and more until BAM! he's one of the main characters in a two-part special featuring the death of the Doctor.