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usenet celeb 1992 posted:Gatiss fell off so hard after that, it's so disappointing. Unquiet Dead is one of my early favorites too, a great nod to the Holmes era's horror-esque serials, tight script, no annoying elements, I wish more eps had been like that throughout. Eh, the bad read of Unquiet Dead is don’t trust people claiming asylum, they’re actually up to no good.
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Jul 24, 2023 21:04
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Khanstant posted:"the annoying mummy 2 parter." WHAT Fair Bear Maiden posted:Gatiss is an annoying dude, but I feel like his Who scripts are more or less all kind of similar qualitatively, except for the dumb found footage one which is genuinely one of the worst episodes of modern Who. I think the found footage one is actually pretty good, and where it fails to be good, it at least manages interesting, which means it ranks above the entire Chibnall era. Really, Gatiss' arc is one of pretty constant improvement, to the point where his stories for 11 and 12 are actually pretty good. The Crimson Horror and the Robin Hood episode both lean into his strengths in a really nice way. Speaking of which, he (and fellow sort of DW alum Indira Varma) show up together for about 45 seconds in the new Mission Impossible.
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Jul 24, 2023 21:30
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Rochallor posted:WHAT I wanna say this is probably about the Monks and not the Mummy on the Orient Express given that's not a 2-parter, but who knows.
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Jul 24, 2023 21:59
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Rosa was disappointing because Malorie Blackman writing Doctor Who should have been great, but it was so clunky and mawkish. If they wanted to do a racism episode, it should have been the Bristol Bus Boycott, an important part of modern British history that doesn't get talked about. Whittaker's run is so frustrating, because you can tell she's giving it her all, but the writing is tying one hand behind her back. I don't think we ever really see her show disgust, or the odd ruthless action, which is an important emotion for the character. The only one I can think of is when she snaps at Yaz for being too over familiar and asking about the Time Lords and the Doctor's history.
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Jul 24, 2023 22:02
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Fair Bear Maiden posted:I wanna say this is probably about the Monks and not the Mummy on the Orient Express given that's not a 2-parter, but who knows. It is amusing that there's at least three episodes this can apply to, but they mentioned watching Series 1 so it's likely the gas mask children one so I repeat: WHAT The_Doctor posted:Eh, the bad read of Unquiet Dead is don’t trust people claiming asylum, they’re actually up to no good. As much of a johnny-come-lately Lawrence Miles fan as I am, I'm not going to hold what is an entirely valid reading of an episode against a writer who clearly didn't intend the message. I think it's more that Gatiss was writing from a position of (relative) privilege and didn't bother to think things through.
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Jul 24, 2023 22:11
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OldMemes posted:Rosa was disappointing because Malorie Blackman writing Doctor Who should have been great, but it was so clunky and mawkish. If they wanted to do a racism episode, it should have been the Bristol Bus Boycott, an important part of modern British history that doesn't get talked about. The standout part of Rosa is that the threat is just "a racist guy". It's great how they set it all up and oh, the antagonist is just a future space Nazi, there's nothing special about him, he's got no agenda beyond racism.
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Jul 24, 2023 22:13
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Fil5000 posted:The standout part of Rosa is that the threat is just "a racist guy". It's great how they set it all up and oh, the antagonist is just a future space Nazi, there's nothing special about him, he's got no agenda beyond racism. It also really undercuts the libbish "naming an asteroid after Rosa Parks ended racism forever" message because clearly, no it didn't, this guy's from the future and he sucks!
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Jul 24, 2023 22:15
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Rochallor posted:It also really undercuts the libbish "naming an asteroid after Rosa Parks ended racism forever" message because clearly, no it didn't, this guy's from the future and he sucks! Yeah, for all the mawkishness that the episode devolves into (and SOME of it is earned because goddamn it Bradley Walsh sells it), the underlying message is "this event was significant but it did not delete racism from the universe and we still need to deal with it".
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Jul 24, 2023 22:20
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Rochallor posted:It is amusing that there's at least three episodes this can apply to, but they mentioned watching Series 1 so it's likely the gas mask children one so I repeat: WHAT "the empty child" and "the doctor dances" yeah. I love mummy on orient express. I have almost watched the two movies with similar titles just because of it lol. I just cannot stand the repeated "mummy" every 2 seconds. Jack is fun and the eventual resolution to the mask kids is interesting, just not a ride I wanted to get on for the sound of it. So it's not a skip because it's a bad story or anything like that.
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Jul 25, 2023 02:06
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Mummy on the Orient Express is so good.
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Jul 25, 2023 12:56
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Autisanal Cheese posted:Mummy on the Orient Express is so good. That moment when he puts the gun to his head and his theme song kicks in is like purestrain Doctor Who and I'll be chasing that high for a long, long time.
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Jul 25, 2023 13:15
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If you're looking for something Doctor Who-y to tide you over, the whole of RTD's Dark Season is on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXAlMUmpUiU If you've not seen it, it's Doctor Who, but with a 13-year-old schoolgirl as The Doctor. (Let me know if YT links like this are frowned upon)
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Jul 25, 2023 19:22
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And one of the companions was Kate Winselt
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Jul 25, 2023 20:08
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It's good, if clunky. I love that the BBC let him make this.
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Jul 25, 2023 20:17
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Arfer? Good name for a horse. No, you're not keepin' the horse. I let you keep Mickey, now go go go!
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Jul 25, 2023 20:56
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Fil5000 posted:It's good, if clunky. I love that the BBC let him make this. They got the budget of a more expensive show, Maid Marian And Her Merry Men, because the creator of that show made took a year-off to do a Bible show instead. I believe there was a time-factor involved as well, any other year it wouldn't have got made.
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Jul 25, 2023 21:16
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BooDooBoo posted:They got the budget of a more expensive show, Maid Marian And Her Merry Men, because the creator of that show made took a year-off to do a Bible show instead. Wait we got that show because Tony Robinson went to walk around desert locales retelling bible stories? Blood and Honey is indirectly responsible for the 2005 reboot? That's amazing. I remember that show being on on Saturday or Sunday mornings and I watched it because I was a kid and the funny Blackadder man was on telly.
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Jul 25, 2023 22:04
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BooDooBoo posted:If you're looking for something Doctor Who-y to tide you over, the whole of RTD's Dark Season is on YT: DoctorWhat posted:And one of the companions was Kate Winselt And Big Finish just released a sequel! With Kate Winslet! https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/dark-season-legacy-rising-2772
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Jul 25, 2023 22:45
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Fil5000 posted:Wait we got that show because Tony Robinson went to walk around desert locales retelling bible stories? Blood and Honey is indirectly responsible for the 2005 reboot? That's amazing. I remember that show being on on Saturday or Sunday mornings and I watched it because I was a kid and the funny Blackadder man was on telly. Yep, that's exactly right. It was a good show, he's a good storyteller.
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Jul 25, 2023 23:32
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Roger Lloyd Pack kills his role in Rose of the Cybermen. Every word filled with commanding unhinged evil ham. Also very satisfying when finally obviously gets hoisted by his own cyber petard. "Then. breathe. No. More." Lmao
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Jul 25, 2023 23:50
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Khanstant posted:Roger Lloyd Pack kills his role in Rose of the Cybermen. Every word filled with commanding unhinged evil ham. Also very satisfying when finally obviously gets hoisted by his own cyber petard. "Then. breathe. No. More." Lmao FROM THE GRAAAAVE
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Jul 25, 2023 23:59
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BooDooBoo posted:They got the budget of a more expensive show, Maid Marian And Her Merry Men, because the creator of that show made took a year-off to do a Bible show instead. It's Pancake Day!
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Jul 26, 2023 07:43
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Autisanal Cheese posted:Mummy on the Orient Express is so good.
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Jul 26, 2023 19:40
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So it took for-gently caressing-ever, but I finally caught up on the series. The new Doctor looks interesting. What can you all tell me about this David Tennant fellow?
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Jul 26, 2023 19:50
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CobiWann posted:So it took for-gently caressing-ever, but I finally caught up on the series. He did a good job with Good Omens, but he's not nearly as famous as his son, Ty Tennant, let's be honest. EDIT: I'm learning now that he married the daughter of the 5th Doctor? Sounds to me like he got the role through nepotism.
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Jul 26, 2023 19:55
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Tenants Doctor is more Doctors than average
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Jul 26, 2023 20:00
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Several times over.
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Jul 26, 2023 20:01
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Fair Bear Maiden posted:He did a good job with Good Omens, but he's not nearly as famous as his son, Ty Tennant, let's be honest. I know this is sacrelige at this point but I really think Peter Serafinowicz did a better Crowley.
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Jul 26, 2023 20:04
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An Idiot's Lantern, just starting it and I already hope this bad dad gets got by this episode's TV lady villain. Can't remember what happens to him but he's tripping over my "backtalk stupid dad" wires edit: okay Doctor and Rose are on his rear end immediately. Good. and I just noticed the Doctor's greaser hair for this episode lol. 
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Jul 26, 2023 21:57
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It was really considerate of the Absorbagriff in Love and Monsters to absorb Ursula with her glasses so she can still see.
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Jul 27, 2023 02:57
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Khanstant posted:It was really considerate of the Absorbagriff in Love and Monsters to absorb Ursula with her glasses so she can still see. please stop acknowledging that episode exists. we don't need that energy in 2023. we can just pretend it never happened
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Jul 27, 2023 09:29
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frankly, NuWho is due for some lost episodes and that one should be the first to go
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Jul 27, 2023 09:29
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Jerusalem posted:That moment when he puts the gun to his head and his theme song kicks in is like purestrain Doctor Who and I'll be chasing that high for a long, long time. "By the way, you weren’t being paranoid. She really did poison your pony. Oh, and your father. Sorry."
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Jul 27, 2023 09:40
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armpit_enjoyer posted:frankly, NuWho is due for some lost episodes and that one should be the first to go The only one that truly needs to go is the one where everybody on earth turns into the master.
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Jul 27, 2023 10:56
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Hell no, I love that if only for how much fun John Simm is having, and of course you know character-wise the Master did the entire thing ONLY so he could make that Master Race pun. 
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Jul 27, 2023 11:08
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armpit_enjoyer posted:frankly, NuWho is due for some lost episodes and that one should be the first to go Look, sometimes you need a Warriors of the Deep to remind you of the good in the show!
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Jul 27, 2023 11:45
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CobiWann posted:Warriors of the Deep The Doctor barely starts to tip over a railing. Tegan: Doctor look o- Turlough: Give it up Tegan, he's clearly dead, it's time we move on with our lives! Theme Sting plays
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Jul 27, 2023 11:52
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Jerusalem posted:The Doctor barely starts to tip over a railing. In Mark's defense, it was a way to get that horrible serial done more quickly!
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Jul 27, 2023 12:13
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I haven't seen Warriors of the Deep yet, but from what I've heard, it could have been improved by: 1. Letting the monster costume dry after painting. 2. Turning the lights down so the set looks grim and industrial like the writer intended, not brightly lit. 3. Not letting Ingrid Pitt use karate on the Myrka.
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OldMemes posted:3. Not letting Ingrid Pitt use karate on the Myrka. And miss out on THIS masterpiece?  The finest ACT!ing since Fury from the Deep! 
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