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Gaz-L posted:As people have pointed out, it's not a BAD type, but the writers normally 'justify' them stealing in either a karma (the victims are dicks), Robin Hood (the victims are dicks AND the lady thief is going to do something altruistic with the loot) or educational (the Indiana Jones/Lara Croft 'it belongs in a museum' thing, where usually the 'victim' is long dead) manner.
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Irony Be My Shield posted:You might as well have a scene where she infiltrates and sets fire to a public library. Then have her tell the Doctor,"Well how is that any different from what you do, Doctor?  " and have him flummoxed and unable to come up with a counter because dammit she just peeled away all the bullshit and got right to the heart of his character!
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Nov 23, 2014 09:27
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Toxxupation posted:Doctor Who In a nearly 3,000-word review, you spent almost 1,300 words talking about a television production process that has almost literally nothing to do with the way Doctor Who's production works. Maybe consider, I don't know, not talking just to hear yourself talk.
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Nov 23, 2014 17:32
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Or y'know, do some research if you really think talking about how you think television production works is the way to go in your review.
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Nov 23, 2014 17:39
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Timby posted:Maybe consider, I don't know, not talking just to hear yourself talk. While I agree that this review was pretty dire, you're in the wrong thread if you think that advice will stick. mind the walrus posted:Or y'know, do some research if you really think talking about how you think television production works is the way to go in your review. Someone went and edited the Wikipedia pages of nearly every Tenth Doctor episode with information from The Writers Tale and made it spoiler free.
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Nov 23, 2014 17:45
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PriorMarcus posted:While I agree that this review was pretty dire, you're in the wrong thread if you think that advice will stick. The next time he's seeking the advice of a permanently disgruntled color-corrections specialist I'm sure you'll be on the list. Low on the list, though. God, you're terrible.
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Nov 23, 2014 17:53
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Oxxidation posted:The next time he's seeking the advice of a permanently disgruntled color-corrections specialist I'm sure you'll be on the list. Low on the list, though. God, you're terrible. Meow.
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Nov 23, 2014 17:54
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Timby posted:Maybe consider, I don't know, not talking just to hear yourself talk. I think this should count as a toxx for Timby to have to do a series of reviews of similar scope.
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Nov 23, 2014 17:56
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thexerox123 posted:I think this should count as a toxx for Timby to have to do a series of reviews of similar scope. make it Torchwood or Power Rangers or something.
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Nov 23, 2014 17:57
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Anyone who can routinely write 1500+ words about Power Rangers should only be doing it with their fingernails on the inside of their cell.
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Nov 23, 2014 17:58
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Even noted mega-sperg Linkara couldn't keep up with it.
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Nov 23, 2014 18:00
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Oxxidation posted:Anyone who can routinely write 1500+ words about Power Rangers should only be doing it with their fingernails on the inside of their cell. I mean I don't WRITE 1500+ words about Power Rangers, but I do review episodes every other week on a podcast because it's me, I'm the one in the cell. ...most of the episodes are only 10 minutes! That's like a good thing.
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Nov 23, 2014 18:06
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Oxxidation posted:Anyone who can routinely write 1500+ words about Power Rangers should only be doing it with their fingernails on the inside of their cell. Not that I disagree with you, but I'm not sure someone who routinely writes 1500+ words about Doctor Who has much room to criticize.
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Nov 23, 2014 18:07
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AndwhatIseeisme posted:Not that I disagree with you, but I'm not sure someone who routinely writes 1500+ words about Doctor Who has much room to criticize. When you get this low on the nerd-culture ladder the rungs are very close together, it's true. But really, I dunno how much time Occ spends on these things but my posts take me 30-40 minutes on average, which isn't much of a time investment when I'm doing it twice a week. I spend twice that length getting angry at Republicans daily.
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Nov 23, 2014 18:11
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Random Stranger posted:You'll note that the major originator of the archetype, Arsene Lupin, was pretty much the villain of his stories. I mean, they're entertaining because Lupin goes around pantsing everyone with a semblance of authority in early 20th century France, but he's the bad guy. (You have no idea how startled I was to see "my" name in the body of that post, which just goes to show how unusual it is to see a reference in English casual speech.)
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Nov 23, 2014 18:39
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hey j-ru i've been made aware you've been doin your own episode reviews for a while now, would you mind reposting them when relevant? i'd love to read another person's perspective on this and i'd put your reviews in a special section in the OP if you want
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Nov 23, 2014 18:46
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Actually I know that he's got links of all his posts compiled somewhere in one of the megathreads. With his permission I'll quote the thing in my OP post.
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Nov 23, 2014 18:48
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Oxxidation posted:Actually I know that he's got links of all his posts compiled somewhere in one of the megathreads. With his permission I'll quote the thing in my OP post. It's on the first page of the new thread.
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Oxxidation posted:Actually I know that he's got links of all his posts compiled somewhere in one of the megathreads. With his permission I'll quote the thing in my OP post. Just make sure to edit out the episodes that Oxx hasn't watched yet. Come to think of it, would the Big Finish audios count as spoilers or not?
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Nov 23, 2014 19:42
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Timby posted:Maybe consider, I don't know, not talking just to hear yourself talk.
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Nov 23, 2014 19:47
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Re British practices and commissioning, the guy who wrote two good episodes of the current season said that he came up with and pitched the idea for one of them himself, while Moffat threw him the other.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Re British practices and commissioning, the guy who wrote two good episodes of the current season said that he came up with and pitched the idea for one of them himself, while Moffat threw him the other. By current season do you mean Series 8 or the Year of Specials?
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Nov 23, 2014 20:08
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Oxxidation posted:By current season do you mean Series 8 or the Year of Specials? Series 8. Moffat wasn't in charge during the year of specials.
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Nov 23, 2014 20:10
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Well, poo poo, he's still got it
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Oxxidation posted:By current season do you mean Series 8 or the Year of Specials? Series 8. I was trying to be vague enough so that what I said was in no way a spoiler. Judging by Toxx's reaction, I done screwed up. Should I go back and edit?
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Nov 23, 2014 20:14
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Series 8. I was trying to be vague enough so that what I said was in no way a spoiler. Judging by Toxx's reaction, I done screwed up. Should I go back and edit? No, the confusion was on my part. I wouldn't call what you posted anywhere near a spoiler.
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Nov 23, 2014 20:16
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Toxxupation posted:Well, poo poo, he's still got it Is this about the next ep?
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Toxxupation posted:hey j-ru i've been made aware you've been doin your own episode reviews for a while now, would you mind reposting them when relevant? i'd love to read another person's perspective on this and i'd put your reviews in a special section in the OP if you want Hey just be warned that the way they're written they frequently contain references to future episodes, including not just events but themes explored throughout an entire season that might not be immediately obvious till the season is done. Characterization of the "current" Doctor is also frequently noted against how the future actions of that same Doctor (or future incarnations) might color perception of these events. Basically they're reviews written very much for people who are completely up to date on the revival so far, so anybody avoiding spoilers will probably want to avoid reading them until they get caught up. Also the current crop of stuff you're writing about (the year of Specials) are incredibly short because I was basically just putting down an initial reaction to my first rewatch. It wasn't until I got a few episodes into season 5 (I went through the year of specials, then season 5 - 7, then back through 1 - 4) that I started getting more in-depth about what I was writing.
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I actually liked Christina enough to salvage this episode for me. I'm the one guy who was okay with this episode, though I wasn't thinking that it was particularly good.Burkion posted:I mean I don't WRITE 1500+ words about Power Rangers, but I do review episodes every other week on a podcast because it's me, I'm the one in the cell. New episodes, or old ones? I'm kind of almost down with someone reminding me that the episodes I love from my youth ate terrible now.
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Little_wh0re posted:Is this about the next ep? yeah
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Toxxupation posted:yeah Waters of mars owns
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Little_wh0re posted:Waters of mars owns yeah
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Craptacular! posted:I actually liked Christina enough to salvage this episode for me. I'm the one guy who was okay with this episode, though I wasn't thinking that it was particularly good. All of them, for better or worse. http://www.wadejobkar.com/ We're going in order, me and two fellow goons, and are in In Space, which as far as kids shows go is quite good honestly. It's just a kids show, on a budget, so you need to temper your expectations. MMPR Seasons 1 2 and some of 3, I think, were a fair bit longer review wise, just because we'd try to summarize the entire episode which would lead to tangents and nonsense. Either in the middle of season 3 or at Zeo, we switched to just the cliff notes of the episode so we could get to the meat and potatoes of the actual thing. It's not comedy gold or anything, but hey, you might enjoy it. If you want an episode that is really, REALLY bad, track down the Ninja Encounter saga from season 2. Holy poo poo is that worthless garbage.
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Toxxupation posted:yeah  Gadget gadget!
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Toxxupation posted:yeah This is literally my favorite episode of Dr. Who, and I won't say why because I have a feeling you're gonna probably point it out.
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Nov 23, 2014 22:45
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The Prisoner of Badzakaban edit: the year of specials make it sound like these episodes are mentally challenged Kurtofan fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Nov 23, 2014 |
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Nov 23, 2014 22:59
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Waters of Mars was a blessed reminder that despite the Year of Specials being utter poo poo thus far there was at least a glimmer of hope.
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Kurtofan posted:edit: the year of specials make it sound like these episodes are mentally challenged With the exception of Waters of Mars, this is not an inaccurate description.
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Glad to be finally caught up with this thread in time for one of my favourite episodes. The tone, the setting, the characters... it just worked for me. 
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Easily the best episode of the 'season', though it's not hard when your main competition is essentially a few scenes in the next two I guess. That montage near the start of Waters kinda drags on a bit, huh?
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