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I bought The Apocalypse Mirror last night. I haven't finished it yet, but I just have to say I am continually amazed by Frazer Hines's performance as the second Doctor. He sounds more like Patrick Troughton than Wendy Padbury sounds like Wendy Padbury.
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It's like Sliders, except with shitposting, rainbow cosplay coats, and somehow still John Rhys Davies.
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Sep 26, 2014 18:44
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Fungah! posted:His viewpoint is that everyone in the thread is ganging up to be snide to him and anyone else who agrees with him. That's just straight up not true and super annoying, and he comes in here and posts poo poo like this every few months. I'm personally kind of tired of it. I'm tired of him too but that doesn't matter, I just really liked the juxtaposition of the two posts I quoted.
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Sep 26, 2014 18:44
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BSam posted:I'm tired of him too but that doesn't matter, I just really liked the juxtaposition of the two posts I quoted. Yeah, fair enough. TBF, what Android Blues posted is mostly true, the thread's usually pretty good about arguing in good faith and being polite to each other. I'm just sick of dude being such a baby about everything all the time.
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Sep 26, 2014 19:00
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Fungah! posted:Yeah, fair enough. TBF, what Android Blues posted is mostly true, the thread's usually pretty good about arguing in good faith and being polite to each other. I'm just sick of dude being such a baby about everything all the time. Meanwhile no-one is buying me a BRCT no matter how rude I am
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Sep 26, 2014 19:37
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It's an affront, that's what it is
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Sep 26, 2014 19:38
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There's not room for yet another Six-related avatar on these forums, Jakiri.
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Sep 26, 2014 19:39
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DoctorWhat posted:There's not room for yet another Six-related avatar on these forums, Jakiri. Technically yours isn't one.
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Sep 26, 2014 19:41
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If you're really gunning for a BRCT, go and find three or four threads in GBS that even border on the political and express your disgust with some of the sentiments you encounter. It only takes about that many.
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Sep 26, 2014 19:41
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PriorMarcus posted:Technically yours isn't one. True - you and I've got avatars of our IRL selves instead.
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Sep 26, 2014 19:43
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DoctorWhat posted:True - you and I've got avatars of our IRL selves instead. Yeah, but I'm less embarrassed by mine. I'm joking. Hugs.
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Sep 26, 2014 19:47
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I think you'll find I am in all of my avatars
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Sep 26, 2014 20:00
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Bicyclops posted:The most bizarre thing about Something Awful Doctor Who is that in all three threads, there are posters talking about the other threads as though they are an entirely separate culture that they're incapable of interacting with, even though the people posting in all three threads are, by and large, the same and mostly saying the exact same thing in each thread. My God...are we...are we The Almost People?  Quick, is there someone who sort of looks like me posting in another thread?!?
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Sep 26, 2014 20:13
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CobiWann posted:Quick, is there someone who sort of looks like me posting in another thread?!? Don't worry about it, man. Let Zygons be bygones.
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Sep 26, 2014 20:17
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DoctorWhat posted:Don't worry about it, man. May you find yourself trapped on a 16-hour airline flight with a long-legged, gobby mouthed Australian stewardess.
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Sep 26, 2014 20:22
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DoctorWhat posted:Don't worry about it, man. BOOOO! BOOO THIS MAN!
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Sep 26, 2014 20:23
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CobiWann posted:May you find yourself trapped on a 16-hour airline flight with a long-legged, gobby mouthed Australian stewardess. I'm not Australian
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Sep 26, 2014 20:26
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The fact that the B-Plot of Day of the Doctor exists in large part to set up (but never actually explicate) that pun is one of the little things that adds a bit of joy to my every waking hour.
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Sep 26, 2014 20:26
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Sep 26, 2014 20:27
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I am a loving newborn when it comes to Doctor Who, and I've never felt intimidated or scared off by the people here. But it's like all the negative accusations flung at this thread resemble so many other Doctor Who discussions around the internet so I'm amused by them anyway. It's like someone teleported in from 1997 saying, "you can't argue with them about their precious little show! They're hopeless! Beyond redemption!"
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Sep 26, 2014 22:09
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I've been watching the new Who for a while, though skipped a few episodes here and there (Vampires of Venice maybe? Dinosaurs on a Spaceship?), but that's alright. I've been digging this season though, thoughts; I like the new Doctor quite a bit, it's been making me jolly to think there's upward of four or five seasons of Peter Capaldi running around. I also like Clara more this season. I couldn't really work out what her role was meant to be beforehand due to the spotty nature of the way I watch. She goes back through time to save the Doctor or something? Then Matt Smith emotionally blackmails her because she doesn't like his head? Whichever, I try to ignore the stuff that doesn't make much sense to me as I'm assuming there's stuff in previous episodes I haven't seen, but for the most part it's good. Although now I'm thinking about it a little more, there are some other things I don't really get - There was a scene where the male teacher starts crying. There was one particular shot that lingered on his eyeballs, it just seemed really out of place, so much so it's stuck with me four or five weeks later. I know I'm being pernickity about a single shot but that leads me to - Any time anybody shows the Doctor physical affection he stops and looks like he's about to cry. I have nothing wrong with watching people cry, but these particular scenes of emotional response stick out a bit in amongst all the robot stuff. - And why are there so many robots? I know there's always been robots in Doctor Who, most of the iconic villains are robotic in some way, but I do like a nicely designed alien rather than a cubist man. - I liked the first run of episodes besides the last one, as the whole thing felt rushed and didn't make much sense upon thinking about it actively. The episode built up to the moment where the aliens were reunited, but it didn't really feel as though it was earned. And to have a bank heist episode just then be slapping open huge air vents seems a bit of a wasted concept. - I'm also bored of the villains that have some sort of gimmick that requires the viewer to consider reducing normal functions. Don't blink! Don't breathe! Don't think! Is there going to be an alien that requires people to sit up straight or move the tip of their tongue from the roof of the mouth? - I like that the doctor appears to be more of a scientist, so that's good. I do like a lot of the show besides the niggles I have, I just see what it could potentially be and it doesn't quite hit the mark.
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justcola posted:- Any time anybody shows the Doctor physical affection he stops and looks like he's about to cry. I have nothing wrong with watching people cry, but these particular scenes of emotional response stick out a bit in amongst all the robot stuff. That's just a running joke from the first episode of this season - this particular incarnation of the Doctor told Clara he's not a "hugging person" and she told him he didn't get any say in the matter and hugged him anyway. I'm fairly certain that in every episode since then somebody has hugged him while he's cringed and done his best to put up with it.
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Sep 27, 2014 00:25
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DoctorWhat posted:These are the other threads then, hmm? A dandy and a clown? Just flagging up I made this joke a few threads back (episode 1?) about the other threads. Next time it rolls around let's make another note of it.
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Sep 27, 2014 00:25
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justcola posted:or move the tip of their tongue from the roof of the mouth?
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LividLiquid posted:I had no idea I did this, and am now keenly aware of my own tongue. Do yourself a favor, never look up Cymothoa exigua and pray that Moffat never does either
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Jerusalem posted:Do yourself a favor, never look up Cymothoa exigua and pray that Moffat never does either What's the matter,
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justcola posted:I've been watching the new Who for a while, though skipped a few episodes here and there (Vampires of Venice maybe? Dinosaurs on a Spaceship?), but that's alright. You should fix this. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship is a good fun episode for the most part  .
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justcola posted:
Hahaha yeah, that does seem to be the horror wheelhouse of New Who. There's also the "Don't look at it" from Listen (and to a lesser extent "Don't get distracted!" for Clara while she was flying the TARDIS). It doesn't bother me nearly as much, although I think the "Don't think!" one was pushing it a little. It's a quick way to build tension and force the audience and characters to live in the moment, to stay hyper-focused on something they can barely control. They're basically all variations of something stomping around while we're hiding under the bed, trying not to make a sound and controlling our breathing. Still, hopefully they don't have a monster that only preys on the sick so that the Doctor has to tell everyone not to cough.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:You should fix this. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship is a good fun episode for the most part Vampires of Venice is one of my favorites from season 5, that one's totally worth checking out too
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Bicyclops posted:Still, hopefully they don't have a monster that only preys on the sick so that the Doctor has to tell everyone not to cough. "Oh god, the drowsiness monster! Okay everyone, keep alert, and whatever you do: Don't. Yawn."
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Sep 27, 2014 02:35
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A monster that reacts to heartbeats. Also with very good hearing.
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Sep 27, 2014 02:48
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ALWAYS WORTH POSTING:
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MrL_JaKiri posted:I think you'll find I am in all of my avatars And I have to say, you look adorable in your little Adric suit next to Davidson.
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Fungah! posted:Vampires of Venice is one of my favorites from season 5, that one's totally worth checking out too I liked that one too. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship was a littke more skippable, but Rory's dad was a good character.
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Bicyclops posted:Hahaha yeah, that does seem to be the horror wheelhouse of New Who. There's also the "Don't look at it" from Listen (and to a lesser extent "Don't get distracted!" for Clara while she was flying the TARDIS). It doesn't bother me nearly as much, although I think the "Don't think!" one was pushing it a little. It's a quick way to build tension and force the audience and characters to live in the moment, to stay hyper-focused on something they can barely control. They're basically all variations of something stomping around while we're hiding under the bed, trying not to make a sound and controlling our breathing. Curse of the Black Spot says hi.
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Bicyclops posted:Hahaha yeah, that does seem to be the horror wheelhouse of New Who. There's also the "Don't look at it" from Listen (and to a lesser extent "Don't get distracted!" for Clara while she was flying the TARDIS). It doesn't bother me nearly as much, although I think the "Don't think!" one was pushing it a little. It's a quick way to build tension and force the audience and characters to live in the moment, to stay hyper-focused on something they can barely control. They're basically all variations of something stomping around while we're hiding under the bed, trying not to make a sound and controlling our breathing. It's like back in the 60's when they kept introducing weird robot enemies hoping that they'd become the next Daleks.
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PoshAlligator posted:Just flagging up I made this joke a few threads back (episode 1?) about the other threads. I think you'll find the first person to make a Three Doctors joke about the threads was me, Jakiri 
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"It reads mind waves, going through your neurons, searching for a very particular type of sensory input that comes from the skin. It's hungry. Whatever you do: Ignore.That. Itch!"
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Sep 27, 2014 10:33
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Oh, it looks like the show's on late tonight (20:30). And Peter Capaldi was on the Graham Norton Show last night, apparently.
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MrL_JaKiri posted:I think you'll find the first person to make a Three Doctors joke about the threads was me, Jakiri I can't wait until there are five threads.
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