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This is the latest Doctor Who http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40624288 
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Jul 16, 2017 18:08
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Just "the Doctor"
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Jul 16, 2017 18:12
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I know that but "this is the latest the doctor" sounds weird
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Jul 16, 2017 18:12
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Recently heard about Trial and Error and watched the pilot. I'm surprised how much I enjoyed it, and the quirkiness reminds me of The Good Place. Does the rest of the season hold up?
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Jul 16, 2017 18:16
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Mu Zeta posted:I know that but "this is the latest the doctor" sounds weird I am a pedant. I'll take weirdness over wrongness any day. And this is after a morning of seeing various news articles get it wrong. At least I've seen blessed few trying to classify her as "the Lady Doctor" outside of headlines.
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Jul 16, 2017 18:24
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MiddleOne posted:The trailer spoiled a shitload of the season off the top of my head. If it's in the trailer it's probably not that big of a spoiler, I imagine
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Jul 16, 2017 18:36
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Bruceski posted:Penn & Teller: Fool Us is back for another season and it had a solid first episode. The trailer focused on large prop tricks so I was worried it had turned into Masters of Illusion but they seem to still have the more intimate, smaller (but not simpler) tricks and after another season or two Alyson Hannigan might actually look comfortable on stage. I randomly caught an episode of that show and I thought for sure that had to be someone that just looked a lot like Alyson Hannigan. How did she wind up there? Did the later seasons of HIMYM trash her career so hard that she had to settle for co-host on a CW talent show?
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Jul 16, 2017 18:39
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Jesus Christ. People are flipping their poo poo over Lady Doctor.
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Jul 16, 2017 18:39
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Rhyno posted:Jesus Christ. People are flipping their poo poo over Lady Doctor. That's not a surprise. I imagine the only way they would flip their poo poo harder would be if the Doctor were black.
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Jul 16, 2017 18:42
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raditts posted:I imagine the only way they would flip their poo poo harder would be if the Doctor were black. not if it would've been someone like Idris Elba
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Jul 16, 2017 18:44
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Never watched Dr. Who but Jodi Whittaker was great in the miniseries The Assets.
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Jul 16, 2017 18:46
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Rhyno posted:Jesus Christ. People are flipping their poo poo over Lady Doctor. They've established a pattern of the Doctor being a strange looking British man for nerdy women to be inexplicably attracted to, it's no surprise that fans are going to see this new casting as a betrayal.
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Jul 16, 2017 18:47
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less laughter posted:not if it would've been someone like Idris Elba See you say that, but there are plenty of people pissed off that he's the Gunslinger.
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Jul 16, 2017 18:49
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less laughter posted:not if it would've been someone like Idris Elba If people didn't want Elba to be James Bond, can you imagine the response from a nerdier and more toxic fanbase?
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Jul 16, 2017 18:57
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My twitter timeline was full of people complaining about people complaining about the 13th being a woman with no actual examples so I went on twitter and looked through the hashtags and even now I'm only seeing a handful of actually mad people. I'm seeing more people complaining that the Doctor is still white than complaining that the Doctor is female. Which is great! Bury those manchild fuckboy opinons in a wave of positivity.
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Jul 16, 2017 19:00
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Escobarbarian posted:My twitter timeline was full of people complaining about people complaining about the 13th being a woman with no actual examples so I went on twitter and looked through the hashtags and even now I'm only seeing a handful of actually mad people. I'm seeing more people complaining that the Doctor is still white than complaining that the Doctor is female. It's like when the most recent E3 had a bunch of black woman characters in games and there were articles on gaming sites that were just "we went to 4chan to see if people were mad about black ladies and they were. Here are some posts of people being racist we screencapped"
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Jul 16, 2017 19:03
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Hughmoris posted:Recently heard about Trial and Error and watched the pilot. I'm surprised how much I enjoyed it, and the quirkiness reminds me of The Good Place. Does the rest of the season hold up? For me it has actually improved on it, but I was hooked by the pilot. Definitely go for it.
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Jul 16, 2017 19:09
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Is Vikings good?
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Jul 16, 2017 19:09
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Guy Goodbody posted:Is Vikings good? It's decent but there's some weird censorship with the US streaming versions where every service that has it has the History Channel version.
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Jul 16, 2017 19:12
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The uncensored one has some nudity and gore but it doesn't really feel that different. I think the Blu Rays are the only way to see the uncensored ones in the US.
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Jul 16, 2017 19:28
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Escobarbarian posted:My twitter timeline was full of people complaining about people complaining about the 13th being a woman with no actual examples so I went on twitter and looked through the hashtags and even now I'm only seeing a handful of actually mad people. I'm seeing more people complaining that the Doctor is still white than complaining that the Doctor is female. I looked at a few facebook posts reporting the news, and the first couple dozen posts were all of the "A BLOO BLOO HOW COULD THEY DO THIS THE SHOW IS OVER I BET IT WILL BE CANCELLED AFTER HALF AN EPISODE" variety, with a couple posts mocking those people mixed in. As if the shitawful writing of the last few seasons was no problem, but ~*~a woman doctor~*~ would somehow sink the show
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Jul 16, 2017 19:36
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raditts posted:I randomly caught an episode of that show and I thought for sure that had to be someone that just looked a lot like Alyson Hannigan. How did she wind up there? Did the later seasons of HIMYM trash her career so hard that she had to settle for co-host on a CW talent show? Maybe she's just a fan? Penn and Teller are pretty cool dudes I would do a show with them for free.
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Jul 16, 2017 20:16
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Vikings is great and the censorship is negligible and has no bearing on the plot of the episodes at all. I think Amazon Prime has the uncensored episodes anyway.
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Jul 16, 2017 20:49
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Reminder: The final season of FX's The Strain premieres tonight.
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Jul 16, 2017 21:07
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Wasn't the show cancelled? What the gently caress? I had to google to be sure you weren't making a joke. What in the hell. 
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Jul 16, 2017 21:13
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Apparently Timothy Omundson had a stroke not too long ago? I hadn't heard that anywhere, but it was mentioned in an article I just read on the Psych movie. He's not in the bulk of the movie because of it (they almost called off the whole thing) but he is in parts of it. Aphrodite fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Jul 16, 2017 |
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Jul 16, 2017 22:35
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raditts posted:If people didn't want Elba to be James Bond, can you imagine the response from a nerdier and more toxic fanbase? Do you honestly think the fanbase of a show built around change and hope and inclusivity is more toxic than a fan base built around a masculine action fantasy where women are disposable objects? I can guarantee that 99% of the Doctor Who fan base aren't mad about this move and I would wager that over half is actually happy.
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Jul 16, 2017 22:42
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PriorMarcus posted:Do you honestly think the fanbase of a show built around change and hope and inclusivity is more toxic than a fan base built around a masculine action fantasy where women are disposable objects? The James Bond fanbase is a lot bigger, it's something normal people like. Plus, some James Bond movies are good. The Doctor Who fanbase is just British children and truly tasteless nerds.
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Jul 16, 2017 22:44
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And middle aged women but they lost a lot of those with the ugly old guy.
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Jul 16, 2017 22:46
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Aphrodite posted:Apparently Timothy Omundson had a stroke not too long ago? I hadn't heard that anywhere, but it was mentioned in an article I just read on the Psych musical. He's rather young for it so hopefully he'll be able to bounce right back. A couple of years ago my mother had a mild stroke and she wasn't that much older than Omundson is now and she made a full recovery.
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Jul 16, 2017 22:47
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Mu Zeta posted:This is the latest Doctor Who Nice try, still not gonna watch it. (And I actually liked the first couple of Moffat-ran series)
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Jul 16, 2017 23:27
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lelandjs posted:Nice try, still not gonna watch it. Moffat's leaving so the show might become watchable.
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Jul 16, 2017 23:29
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Lurdiak posted:Moffat's leaving so the show might become watchable. Oh poo poo, how'd I miss that news? Disappointed it's not Ayoade though, of all the actors/actresses out there he's easily my first pick for the Doctor. [Edit: Tilda Swinton is a close second] asecondduck fucked around with this message at 23:33 on Jul 16, 2017 |
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Jul 16, 2017 23:31
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Getting an actual beloved actor/actress with significant chops would be breaking with the show's tradition.
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Jul 16, 2017 23:38
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I enjoy Doctor Who in the right mood or on a binge. But I had this most recent season piled up on my DVR, painfully dragged myself through a few episodes, and then gave up. I'll probably just do the same thing I always do and binge it on Amazon in the winter.
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Jul 16, 2017 23:40
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Lurdiak posted:Getting an actual beloved actor/actress with significant chops would be breaking with the show's tradition. 3/4 of the Doctors since the revival started have been this though
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Jul 16, 2017 23:41
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Escobarbarian posted:3/4 of the Doctors since the revival started have been this though Name one, because from where I stand they're all nobody tv/stage actors. Did I miss an Ian McKellen doctor somewhere in there?
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Jul 16, 2017 23:50
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Oh, so by "beloved" you meant "famous"? Cause like....Eccleston and Capaldi are both massively acclaimed actors with huge fanbases, and Tennant was a very well-established stage actor when he was cast (although arguably he goes alongside Smith as being someone who's profile was massively raised by his casting, as compared to Eccleston/Capaldi, who were already mainstays).
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Jul 16, 2017 23:52
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Lurdiak posted:Name one, because from where I stand they're all nobody tv/stage actors. Did I miss an Ian McKellen doctor somewhere in there? Eccleston, Tennant and Capaldi were all well regarded and famous actors here in the UK before they were cast. In fact Eccleston and Capaldi were already household names and yes, I would say they were beloved. Plus John Hurt.
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Jul 16, 2017 23:53
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Oh God the new Who showrunner wrote the Cyberwoman episode of Torchwood
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Jul 16, 2017 23:54
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