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the best possible doctor who videogame (excepting Phil Sandifer's obnoxious but kinda true answer of "a word processor") would probably be Lego Doctor Who, at least if the goal is encompassing 51+ years of history and being Fun. a REALLY GOOD LucasArts/TellTale game could make for a more polished, directed experience tho.
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Bicyclops posted:That's preposterous! Nobody would be enough of a nerd to combine Smash Brothers and Doctor Who for their internet persona!  A Telltale game where you play a different Time Lord (and therefore, different regenerations/circumstances for regeneration) would be drat amazing.
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Jan 5, 2015 16:13
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DoctorWhat posted:Does anyone want to read a really dumb fanfic I just wrote about the universe being nearly destroyed by microwave popcorn? Careful, you're one step away from "Doctor What and the Blow Job Cinder Block."
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Jan 5, 2015 16:15
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RodShaft posted:Careful, you're one step away from "Doctor What and the Blow Job Cinder Block." It's "DoctorWhat Jam and the Blowjob Cinderblock", thank you very much. On that note, "Mad Man with a Toxx" was SUCH A GOOD THREAD TITLE
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Jan 5, 2015 16:17
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DoctorWhat posted:Does anyone want to read a really dumb fanfic I just wrote about the universe being nearly destroyed by microwave popcorn? The Doctor would not do the nasty in the pasty.
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Jan 5, 2015 16:18
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bobkatt013 posted:The Doctor would not do the nasty in the pasty. I'm pretty sure Past Nastification is the backbone of the Cartmel Masterplan, at least last I checked.
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Jan 5, 2015 16:20
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DoctorWhat posted:On that note, "Mad Man with a Toxx" was SUCH A GOOD THREAD TITLE What crazy person changed it.
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Jan 5, 2015 16:22
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They had an agreed title before they watched the episode, which was much worse than the spur of the moment one.
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Jan 5, 2015 16:26
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The Doctor Who video game is called Civilization [whatever the latest number is at your time of playing], actually, and the plot is that you are the Master and your TARDIS broke, standing you on some humanoid planet in the prehistoric era, which you slowly build into your empire to take you into space.
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Jan 5, 2015 16:26
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DoctorWhat posted:the best possible doctor who videogame (excepting Phil Sandifer's obnoxious but kinda true answer of "a word processor") would probably be Lego Doctor Who, at least if the goal is encompassing 51+ years of history and being Fun. They'd milk every dime out of us, a game for the classic series and a game for the revival. And an insultingly tiny level for Eight.
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Jan 5, 2015 17:53
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I really want a good Telltale Doctor Who game. Almost as much as I want a Telltale Star Trek TOS game.
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Jan 5, 2015 17:56
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Bicyclops posted:I really liked this goofy character in the bowtie, because the idea that the Doctor was perfectly fine with Clara having a boyfriend as long as it was somebody "nice," which for him was of course the Matt Smith lookalike, while it still has its problems, is worlds better than the weird jealousy vibe I was getting before The Caretaker. The "space-dad" vibe really comes across strong in that episode, I thought - I didn't have any sense of a romantic interest on either of their behalfs throughout the season but this episode in particular solidified that quasi-family feel that I think the show had been going for. DoctorWhat posted:Lego Doctor Who I only played a Lego game for the first time recently and as soon as I started playing (Marvel Superheroes) I knew that what I wanted more than anything was a Doctor Who version.
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Jan 5, 2015 22:15
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Bicyclops posted:The Doctor Who video game is called Civilization [whatever the latest number is at your time of playing], actually, and the plot is that you are the Master and your TARDIS broke, standing you on some humanoid planet in the prehistoric era, which you slowly build into your empire to take you into space. Welp, that's how I'm playing it from now on.
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Jan 5, 2015 22:23
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Bicyclops posted:The Doctor Who video game is called Civilization [whatever the latest number is at your time of playing], actually, and the plot is that you are the Master and your TARDIS broke, standing you on some humanoid planet in the prehistoric era, which you slowly build into your empire to take you into space. This is now true as far as I'm concerned.
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Jan 5, 2015 22:36
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Jerusalem posted:The "space-dad" vibe really comes across strong in that episode, I thought - I didn't have any sense of a romantic interest on either of their behalfs throughout the season but this episode in particular solidified that quasi-family feel that I think the show had been going for. I've been on the Lego Who bandwagon for a few years now. I heard a rumble that Lego and the BBC were talking so maybe some day.
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Jan 5, 2015 22:48
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Number 6 returns. And no, it isn't Colin. http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-prisoner
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Jan 6, 2015 00:23
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Rhyno posted:I've been on the Lego Who bandwagon for a few years now. I heard a rumble that Lego and the BBC were talking so maybe some day. It's one of the proposed sets that got passed in Lego Ideas. Basically fans submit Lego sets and if they reach a certain amount of votes Lego will decide wether to make it. Doctor Who got those votes but the discussion about making the set is on going, probably because of rights issues, etc. We should know in the next month or two if it's becoming an official set.
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Jan 6, 2015 00:34
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PriorMarcus posted:It's one of the proposed sets that got passed in Lego Ideas. Basically fans submit Lego sets and if they reach a certain amount of votes Lego will decide wether to make it. Doctor Who got those votes but the discussion about making the set is on going, probably because of rights issues, etc. We should know in the next month or two if it's becoming an official set. Well they still have the deal with Character Building whom LEGO hates because it's a lovely knockoff of their product. Maybe once that deal expires we'll get some real Who Lego.
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Jan 6, 2015 00:41
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Rhyno posted:Well they still have the deal with Character Building whom LEGO hates because it's a lovely knockoff of their product. Maybe once that deal expires we'll get some real Who Lego. It expired last year, which is why Lego is now considering Doctor Who sets.
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Jan 6, 2015 00:45
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PriorMarcus posted:It expired last year, which is why Lego is now considering Doctor Who sets. Ah well, last year was a week ago so I hadn't really kept up. We just got a new batch of CB mini figures in just a month back.
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Jan 6, 2015 01:11
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Davros1 posted:Number 6 returns. And no, it isn't Colin.  I'd be groaning if anybody else in the world were to try this. Was just watching an episode last night! The Blu-Rays of the original run are fantastic, btw - hands down the best remastering I've ever seen.
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Jan 6, 2015 01:21
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So looking at the recent posts in the Review thread, do people think that The Beast Below was a bad episode or something? I thought it was great and it's certainly more in line with the overall quality of season 5. It's Victory of the Daleks that I'm expecting the first negative reaction from frankly.
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Jan 6, 2015 04:53
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Proposition Joe posted:So looking at the recent posts in the Review thread, do people think that The Beast Below was a bad episode or something? I thought it was great and it's certainly more in line with the overall quality of season 5. It's Victory of the Daleks that I'm expecting the first negative reaction from frankly. Beast Below is great and I've never really been aware of any backlash against it, though given the first rule of Doctor Who fans I imagine there are probably plenty who do dislike it.
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Jan 6, 2015 04:54
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I've always thought Beast Below is an 8 or 9 out of 10. It seems to me that people underrate, maybe because it came right after The Eleventh Hour, which is gonna be hard to follow in any case.
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Jan 6, 2015 05:09
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On a whim, I watched The Rings of Akhaten tonight (not for the first time), and I think it is officially my favorite Doctor Who story. (Yes, better than The Eleventh Hour, The Caves of Androzani, or any of the various Big Finish audios people are about to name.) I can't think of anything else that presents both the premise and the ethos of Doctor Who so effectively, and Smith's and Coleman's performances are phenomenal.
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Jan 6, 2015 05:46
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Bicyclops posted:I really liked this goofy character in the bowtie, because the idea that the Doctor was perfectly fine with Clara having a boyfriend as long as it was somebody "nice," which for him was of course the Matt Smith lookalike, while it still has its problems, is worlds better than the weird jealousy vibe I was getting before The Caretaker. Watching it first time I didn't even pick up he was supposed to be a Matt Smith lookalike, I just thought the Doctor liked him because he's a nerdy Doctor-type guy.
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I remember enjoying the Beast Below, but I also remember reading an interview with Moffat (yes, I know, maybe I'll learn my lesson one day) where he says that he regrets it and it was rushed and terrible and makes no sense. So I guess there is at least one person who didn't like it! Speaking of that thread though: Toxxupation posted:I can't get over how much better this episode is than nearly everything that came before it. Moffat thought everything, everything through script-wise- I remarked to Oxxidation in private that it sure was coincidental that the Atraxi were about to destroy the Earth at the exact same time he returned to it, and not at any time in the dozen years between then- only for Amy to voice that exact same complaint, and The Doctor to explain that it was following him and couldn't pinpoint a location to where Zero was until The Doctor came back. It's stuff like that that that really blows me away, because I was totally expecting that to be just an unexplained "just go with it", RTD-like plothole to make the plot of the episode happen- but no, Moffat took the time to think through every reasonable complaint one could make about the story and explain them. It's honestly loving inspiring, how much care and love Moff put into this script, to make everything make sense. All I could think about reading this paragraph is how unfortunate the review for The Angels Take Manhatten is going to be. I mean, personally I love that episode and think all the emotional beats are perfect but there is not one single aspect of the plot that makes any kind of sense at all.
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Edit: nvm Bah! Sorry, talking about the other thread had me confused. Haha. I'm dumb.
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Proposition Joe posted:So looking at the recent posts in the Review thread, do people think that The Beast Below was a bad episode or something? I thought it was great and it's certainly more in line with the overall quality of season 5. It's Victory of the Daleks that I'm expecting the first negative reaction from frankly. I don't think all the pieces of The Beast Below quite add up, but Smith and Gillan sell the hell out of it at the end. Certainly when I first saw it I thought it was a lesser episode, and only after watching the episode a second, and third, time have I grown to appreciate it.
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Proposition Joe posted:So looking at the recent posts in the Review thread, do people think that The Beast Below was a bad episode or something? I thought it was great and it's certainly more in line with the overall quality of season 5. It's Victory of the Daleks that I'm expecting the first negative reaction from frankly. It's one of my favorites of the season, I just thought that Occ'd be lukewarm on it
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I like Beast Below in general but I feel like a lot of it is done really clumsily. It does feel rushed and pretty contrived. That said, Matt Smith raging at the end as he's forced to confront killing the Star Whale and everyone is ashamed is loving fantastic. It does bother me that they kinda ignored that Space UK is still a dystopian nightmare society that enslaves children at the end. MikeJF fucked around with this message at 06:07 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 06:00
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Man, remember when Moffat thought that being rushed and terrible and making no sense were bad things in stories?  Beast Below is a bit sloppier than Eleventh Hour plotwise but it pulls together a bunch of emotional bits very effectively I thought. I've rewatched it a bunch of times and it still makes me tear up a bit at the end. I think Moffat's a lot better than Davies at establishing a loving bond between the main characters which isn't romantic, and Beast Below was the first time that really came across.
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Jan 6, 2015 06:01
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There's also Amy's cold feet about getting married which when paired with the end of the Angels two parter could lead a person to think they were going back down the Rose rabbit hole.
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docbeard posted:On a whim, I watched The Rings of Akhaten tonight (not for the first time), and I think it is officially my favorite Doctor Who story. (Yes, better than The Eleventh Hour, The Caves of Androzani, or any of the various Big Finish audios people are about to name.) I love that episode a hell of a lot, probably because I went into it with such low expectations and was blown away. Also the music in that episode (something I rarely notice) is soooo good.
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howe_sam posted:There's also Amy's cold feet about getting married which when paired with the end of the Angels two parter could lead a person to think they were going back down the Rose rabbit hole. Eh, even at the end of the Angels two parter there was Amy saying "I didn't have anything so long term in mind" and the Doctor being all EWWW HUMAN, which made it all much better than Rose's stupid sap right off the bat.
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Most importantly it's got his accusatory,"You were a little girl!  " in there too 
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MikeJF posted:Eh, even at the end of the Angels two parter there was Amy saying "I didn't have anything so long term in mind" and the Doctor being all EWWW HUMAN, which made it all much better than Rose's stupid sap right off the bat. Oh sure, but still, two out of the previous three companions (and Jack of course) had wanted to bang the Doctor so it felt like a continuation of that formula in the moment. Then Amy's Choice came along. drat I love season 5.
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Jan 6, 2015 06:16
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I may eat my words, but I guessed a D for Amy's Choice based almost entirely on the fact that Occ said he hates "what if" episodes, which I assumed may extend to dream episodes.
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I went with a B this episode, but I'm regretting it now in light of how much he seems to love all of the stuff this episode is made of. The whole "NO HUMAN IS ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO ME" thing is so full of himself, it was something that kind of nudged the episode in the wrong way for me because it felt like something Ten would say in a fit of I AM BETTER THAN YOU, when this is STILL childs play compared to what Time Lords have done.
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I think Matt Smith delivered that line well, it really came across more as intensely disappointed than arrogant in the way Tennant would have done it.
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