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  1. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Mixed feelings about this, although overall positive - I thought the first two thirds, up till *that* scene, were pretty strong, and Gatwa is immediately likeable in the role; I'm more confident about him going forward than I was Smith for his first scene, and Smith ended up being my favourite Doctor. However... [spoiler] Much as I ended up not caring for her era overall, I can't help but feel like Whittaker got a bit of a raw deal; I think people would look back on her run more positively...
    Post by: Shinysavage, Dec 12, 2023 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  2. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    That was a big improvement over last week. Really well done.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Dec 3, 2023 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  3. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Mixed feelings about The Star Beast, although in fairness it might be fairer to judge it as part one of three than its own thing, in which case I'll revise my opinion after the third episode. However, based on what we've had so far...Tennant and Tate were fine, just the same as ever. I wasn't super fussed about having them back, so that in and of itself didn't do much for me, but they were fine. The Meep plot was, again, fine, just a pretty standard Who episode with a better budget, and...
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 27, 2023 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  4. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Trailer for the upcoming specials https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1705632214916927683?t=K1qlldRtDX4su826MZVGhg&s=19
    Post by: Shinysavage, Sep 23, 2023 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  5. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    They've only mentioned new stuff going on Disney+ for the moment.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Oct 25, 2022 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  6. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    So, apparently going forward, the show will be produced in a creative partnership with Disney... https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/bbc-and-disney-branded-television-join-forces-on-doctor-who Not sure how I feel about that.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Oct 25, 2022 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  7. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    This is arguably a petty point, but it annoyed me that this regeneration randomly changed the Doctor's outfit as well. Maybe that'll be covered in the whole mystery of it over the three specials next year, but the new Doctor running round in their old outfit for a bit is a minor tradition!
    Post by: Shinysavage, Oct 24, 2022 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  8. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Welp. That happened. [Spoiler]
    Post by: Shinysavage, Oct 23, 2022 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  9. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Personally, I'd say Capaldi's third and final series is his best run - lots of very good episodes, a much better arc plot, which I'd recommend going in blind for if possible, and the new companions Bill and Nardole are really engaging too. That said, there's a lot of good stuff in his second series too. The Zygon two parter, Under the Lake and Before the Flood are the standouts that could be watched on their own; for the last three episodes, Face the Raven and Heaven Sent are excellent,...
    Post by: Shinysavage, May 19, 2022 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  10. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Further casting news. Firstly, David Tennant and Catherine Tate are filming scenes for the 60th anniversary; Tennant isn't much of a surprise, Tate kind of is. Secondly, Yasmin Finney, a black trans actress, has been cast as Rose - place your bets now on whether there's a connection to Rose Tyler or it's Davies trolling (to quote him: "Life on Doctor Who gets brighter and wilder - how can there be another Rose?")
    Post by: Shinysavage, May 17, 2022 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  11. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    We have a new Doctor! https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1523289542488653824?t=QOmbRcZ0UIgSgLENBlcBtg&s=19 Ncuti Gatwa, who I can't say I've ever heard of before. Hopefully his scripts will be better than Jodie's...
    Post by: Shinysavage, May 8, 2022 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  12. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    I've seen episodes that have annoyed me more, but I can't think of any off the top of my head that have left me so bored.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Apr 18, 2022 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  13. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    The new year special was actually really good fun. Solid concept, well executed. Hopefully the remaining two or three specials can keep that up before the changeover.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Jan 1, 2022 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  14. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    I didn't dislike the Serpent, to be fair - not the greatest villain ever, but one who I wouldn't be opposed to seeing more of. But his plot strand felt the most unnecessary of what was a very hectic miniseries
    Post by: Shinysavage, Dec 7, 2021 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  15. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    @KHAAAAAAAN!! [spoiler]
    Post by: Shinysavage, Dec 7, 2021 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  16. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    [Spoiler] Flux has had some good bits in it - honestly some of the best of Chibnall/Whittaker's era - but there was far too much going on, some of it barely relevant as far as I could tell.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Dec 5, 2021 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  17. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Man, this mini-series is busy - two arc plots that would have each kept a full series going, plus the - for want of a better phrase - monster of the week shenanigans. It feels like nothing has room to breathe, and it doesn't help that the arc plots are questionable, at least as far as they've been explained so far. [spoiler]
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 28, 2021 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  18. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    I know this is hardly exclusive to Chibnall, but the Angels really are the embodiment of 'new powers as the plot demands' aren't they?
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 22, 2021 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  19. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Four out of six episodes down for Flux now, and while individual episodes have mostly been pretty good, I have no idea at all what's going on in the arc plot.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 22, 2021 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  20. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Episode 2 was a step up - still a lot going on, but it felt like actual story was happening, rather than just throwing a barrel of plot points at the audience. True, the present day strand was kinda dumb, but the rest was pretty solid. Giving the characters and plot room to breathe has left me more intrigued than everything they did last week, at least.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 8, 2021 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  21. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Kinda felt like they wanted to set up all the plot strands in this episode, which hopefully means there'll be plenty of development for them over the rest of the series, but on the other hand meant there was a lot being thrown at the screen in one sitting. Can't say I was overly impressed with John Bishop, but I'll see how it goes, I guess.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 1, 2021 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  22. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=russell-t-davies-to-return-as-doctor-who-showrunner#_ RTD returning after Chibnall leaves - didn't see that one coming.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Sep 24, 2021 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  23. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Time's up on both Whittaker and Chibnall, leaving the show in 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57940451.amp
    Post by: Shinysavage, Jul 29, 2021 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  24. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    New Year special didn't feel particularly special. Not bad, per se, but could have happened at pretty much any point in the series to be honest. [spoiler]
    Post by: Shinysavage, Jan 1, 2021 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  25. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    They probably arrested her partly because of whatever Ruth did, and partly because she's arguably, technically, the person who broke off their leaders horn.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Mar 8, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  26. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    The Doctor was also destined to die at that lake with the astronaut, so...but yeah. There's always wiggle room in these things, just whether the subsequent explanation is good or not.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Mar 7, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  27. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    To be fair, there are ways to explain the new cycle for Smith to Capaldi: maybe the Time Lords don't know about the whole Timeless Child thing, it was hidden very deep in the Matrix after all. Or, they do know, but wanted to keep the secret so went through with the pretense knowing that it wouldn't make any difference.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Mar 7, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  28. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor/Master scenes were good. Everything else was a bit meh, other than Graham and Yaz's heart to heart. [Spoiler]
    Post by: Shinysavage, Mar 1, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  29. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Not really sure what to make of that yet. A lot happening, none of it bad in and of itself, but how it's all going to come together I have no idea.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Feb 24, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  30. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Finally, a good Doctor speech! Very solid episode overall, although depending on how the next two play out it might dip a bit.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Feb 16, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  31. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Really feels like tonight's would have benefited from being a two parter. A lot of good stuff undermined by an incredibly rushed resolution. Edit to add that I keep forgetting how young Ryan and Yaz are supposed to be.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Feb 9, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  32. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    My heart sank when I realised we were getting another 'message' episode, but it was delivered with a lot more subtlety than the one in Orphan 55 - not that that's saying much, I admit. Decent enough, and I did like the few horror movie-esque moments, but not a classic.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Feb 2, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  33. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    To be fair, I'm not sure the Doctor actually knows about the first two deaths. She's certainly not there when they happen, but I can't recall if they're mentioned afterwards. And by the time the husband is dead, she does at least have some rather more pressing issues at hand. Not disagreeing with the basic point though.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Jan 27, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  34. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    [Spoiler]
    Post by: Shinysavage, Jan 26, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  35. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Well. Some very interesting developments tonight (in contrast to last week, which I struggled to recall even the basics of earlier). Depending on how they're developed, they might be terrible, but I'm looking forward to finding out. [Spoiler]
    Post by: Shinysavage, Jan 26, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  36. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Two big problems with the episode tonight, for me: first, I'd seen a fair amount of publicity declaring the monsters and episode as a whole to be terrifying, which...not so much. Effective, gruesome, with a not exactly original but still well-played twist, yes. But not scary. Second, it was really heavy handed. Really, really heavy handed. Other than that though, another decent episode.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Jan 12, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  37. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Part 2, and a very solid conclusion. Dhawan continues to kill it, but actually all the cast had decent moments tonight...well, maybe not Lenny Henry, saddled with an ultimately quite bland plot thread, but he was good with what he had. Nice to see Whittaker given something to sink her teeth into as well, finally. [Spoiler]
    Post by: Shinysavage, Jan 5, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  38. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    I will say, having the (probably) evil corporation be called VOR is a...questionable choice, especially with (paraphrased) lines like "VOR is infiltrating every part of our society"...
    Post by: Shinysavage, Jan 1, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  39. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    First episode of the series tonight, and it was quite fun. Not a classic, although it was only part one, so you never know, but entertaining with some interesting concepts, and a twist I didn't expect at all. [Spoiler]
    Post by: Shinysavage, Jan 1, 2020 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  40. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Well, if Big Finish doesn't interest (I'd really recommend McGann's Dark Eyes series), then how about this trailer for the new series? [MEDIA]
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 24, 2019 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  41. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    The Two Doctors is the only story of Baker's run that I've seen, and I really enjoyed it from what I recall - although admittedly, that's mostly Troughton hamming it up with the cannibal chef.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 11, 2019 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  42. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    It did feel like the movie adaption of that episode, yes. I enjoyed it though, for the most part - the last ten minutes or so induced a few eye rolls, but nothing too bad by the standards of the show. And I felt the character moments were some of the best of the episode; the cafe scene was very well done, IMO.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Jan 1, 2019 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  43. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    And a pretty decent finale to wrap things up before the New Year special. It wasn't a massive surprise to see Tzim Sha back again, but it was fairly effective, especially in the scenes with Graham, and there was a nice sense of tension building up through the first half of the episode. Second half was a little less interesting, all space magic technobabble, but it all revolved around a couple of cool ideas, so I won't complain too much (although I did keep thinking that they were saying Uggs...
    Post by: Shinysavage, Dec 9, 2018 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  44. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    I thought that was much more like it. A big, actual SF concept, weird as it was, some big emotional moments, a creepy monster, some laugh out loud lines and even what looked like a quarry!
    Post by: Shinysavage, Dec 2, 2018 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  45. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    This, basically. At no point so far have I felt like she's not the Doctor, but she's not had that defining moment yet, for better or worse. At this stage, I'd probably say that about the series as a whole; I did think the Rosa Parks episode was really good, but other than that it's all just been good, nothing special but never anything bad either. I did enjoy tonight's episode; again, not a great episode, but pretty fun, a little spooky, based around a cool idea and a couple of decent guest...
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 26, 2018 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  46. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Well, that was the silliest idea they've had in a while.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 18, 2018 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  47. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Can't quite decide what to make of that, really. I didn't love it, and it had some pretty clunky acting at points, but I'd by lying if I said I didn't have something in my eye by the end.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 11, 2018 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  48. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Presumably the same thing they've always done, but with a touch more smugness about it.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 8, 2018 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  49. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    An improvement over last week's episode, which I see was so bland I completely forgot to comment on it (in some ways, it was vintage Who, which is to say utter nonsense with a shaky resolution, but basically ok). Still not brilliant, but a decent way to spend an hour. Halfway through the series now, and other than the obvious changes I'm not seeing much evidence of the fresh new direction that it was suggested was going to happen, but it's been consistently good, if not great.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Nov 4, 2018 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
  50. Shinysavage
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    Doctor Who

    Eh, I think they've done alright with Graham so far. Next week's episode looks like it's going to introduce Yaz's family, so hopefully that will do the job for her.
    Post by: Shinysavage, Oct 22, 2018 in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
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