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Post by S1m on Sept 16, 2012 16:33:26 GMT 1
Loved this week's. A gripping Westen with a really mature moral dilemma at its heart and still room for some cheeky laughs (his name's Susan!). Next week's looks brilliant too!
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Post by raliverpool on Sept 16, 2012 18:34:29 GMT 1
I've watched it this afternoon, after getting back from Merseyside .... I thought it was all a little bit Westworld (Michael Crichton novel/Yul Brynner movie and not Sonic Boom Boy 1980s hit-makers) meets finding a Nazi war criminal in South America.
Maybe because I was not really in the mood I did not enjoy it that much as the folk of Mercy were all very cliched and cardboard cut out like.
5/10
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Post by Roo. on Sept 16, 2012 21:16:16 GMT 1
The horse thing was my favourite bit about it, looking forward to next week's a lot more. Still decent enough, maybe a 6.5 out of 10.
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Post by Mart!n on Sept 16, 2012 22:26:08 GMT 1
It wasn't tthat special, to me this series seems to have been watered down a lot with cheap sets.
And to RALiverpool that was the whole point of the episode it was actually based on the Westworld movie, I read that in the TV mag.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 0:02:15 GMT 1
I didn't think this week's episode was that special either. Shame Ben Browder's character was killed off though. It was okay but not the best they've done. Best one this series so far was the dalek story which i thought was pretty good. Looking forward to next week's episode though. Heard good things about it.
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Post by S1m on Sept 17, 2012 17:10:13 GMT 1
It wasn't tthat special, to me this series seems to have been watered down a lot with cheap sets. And to RALiverpool that was the whole point of the episode it was actually based on the Westworld movie, I read that in the TV mag. Cheap sets?! What nonsense! Perhaps your tv guide failed to mention all the location filming in Spain and America, plus their most daring and largest ever built sets in the show's history?!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2012 20:26:56 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2012 20:21:52 GMT 1
Former companion actress Janet Fielding is fighting cancer, it has been revealed. No more details about her condition are known at the moment but Peter Davison, whose Doctor she appeared opposite as Tegan Jovanka, has won the support of other ex-Doctor actors to launch a fund-raising convention - Project Motor Mouth - that aims to "not only raise money for a good cause but also keep Janet's spirits up." He, along with Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, and David Tennant, are the first guests announced for the event, which will take place on Saturday 19th January 2013 at the Copthorne Hotel Slough-Windsor. All guests will be appearing subject to work commitments. The profits from the convention will go to Project Motor House, which is seeking to convert a derelict building in Thanet into a mixed-use venue promoting sustainable technology and a place where youngsters can get help with starting their own businesses. Fielding is the project co-ordinator for the organisation as well as its community champion. www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/09/janet-fielding-battles-cancer.html Book tickets here while they last: www.tenthplanetevents.co.uk/conventions---project-motor-mouth-604-c.asp
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Post by Roo. on Sept 22, 2012 20:41:49 GMT 1
Fascinating episode! Some bits seemed to just fall by the wayside and it was all over the place - but there were some brilliant scenes, mixed in with things that made no sense. What were those things with the crazy mouths and where did they go? What happened to the rest of the people on the spaceship before it exploded? Maybe I missed bits somehow but those things being unresolved annoyed me.
Weeping Angels and River next week though <3
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Post by raliverpool on Sept 22, 2012 20:53:30 GMT 1
I love a weird episode and that was ..... weird.
(Warning terrible joke ahoy) Amazing to see how different people have aged by 2021, Nick Hewer has barely aged (perhaps he's immortal), but the head of the evil cubes has aged very badly, I guess all those ITV This Mornings have finally caught up with him.
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Post by o on Sept 22, 2012 21:24:33 GMT 1
I thought it was a bit sh*t really, seemed like bits from other eps reused, the cubes reminded me of the masters nasty spiky flying things, and the funny faced things running off with people reminded me of the gasmask things, plus the pig people. And as I said to the kids, what was the point of them taking people to the spaceship? There wasn't any point, it was just so the dr could get on it and change what the cubes were doing. My 13 yo son summed it up "Well that was easy!" And they say the daleks are overplayed, I hope this is the last time we see the weeping angels, first time was amazing, unforgettable, 2nd time was ok, but I'm getting fed up of them now, although am really looking forward to seeing New York!
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Post by Ramz on Sept 24, 2012 17:47:33 GMT 1
I really loved the episode! I thought it was great that we got to see Amy and Rory's day to day lives and really liked how much the three of them depend each other. It made the thought of them leaving him next week really sad to me. Yeah the ending wasn't the best but I've got used to seeing them so it really didn't detract from what has been my favourite episode in a long time. I love a weird episode and that was ..... weird. (Warning terrible joke ahoy) Amazing to see how different people have aged by 2021, Nick Hewer has barely aged (perhaps he's immortal), but the head of the evil cubes has aged very badly, I guess all those ITV This Mornings have finally caught up with him. 8/10 All they said was that Amy and Rory had been travelling with the Doctor for ten years relative to them, not earth, it's likely that there present day is at most 3-5 years ahead of ours. And they say the daleks are overplayed, I hope this is the last time we see the weeping angels, first time was amazing, unforgettable, 2nd time was ok, but I'm getting fed up of them now, although am really looking forward to seeing New York! I don't understand why people keep complaining the Angels are overused, it's only the third proper story they've had in six years, harldly overused IMO.
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Post by S1m on Sept 24, 2012 18:01:24 GMT 1
Thank you Ramz! So fed up of people going on about it being 10 years in the future when it clearly wasn't!
The episode may have been rushed towards the end but it was never about the cubes really. Was a lovely study of the three characters and Brian and Kate too.
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Post by Mart!n on Sept 29, 2012 15:47:13 GMT 1
Get your hankies out for tonight's episode
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Post by raliverpool on Sept 29, 2012 20:35:43 GMT 1
I thought that half series finale episode was all rather Sherlock-esque.
Which is a good thing as on a whole Moffat's revival of Sherlock has been far more successful than his tenure on Dr Who as executive producer.
I think the Weeping Angels are brilliant, and I loved the young Angels in the basement and who'd have guessed the Statue Of Liberty was a Weeping Angel. But this episode was no Blink.
Criticisms of tonight's show are the build up to Rory & Amy's exit were far better than their actual exit. I actually think Steven Moffat missed a huge dramatic moment by not having the finale of the Doctor going back to see Rory's Dad Brian (Mark Williams) to break the bad news with regards to what happened to his son and daughter-in-law.
I can't believe for one second Russell T Davies would have missed out on that trick, which is one of the many reasons why I think RTD's era in charge has been far more successful than Moffat's surprisingly disappointing tenure as producer of "New Who", because he kept the main frame of the stories clear and easier to follow than Moffat's frequently confusing and unclear storylines.
Whilst I think Rory's character has been under used by Moffat, and I personally think Arthur Darvill would have made a better Doctor Who than Matt Smith.
Still I look forward to the return of Merlin next week.
7/10
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Post by suedehead on Sept 29, 2012 20:47:20 GMT 1
That was a good episode and definitely better than the last story with the Angels. OK so it wasn't as good as Blink, but then that was probably the best single-episode story since the programme's return. It's sad to see Amy and Rory go. They and Rose (+ Micky) have been the best companions.
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Post by o on Sept 29, 2012 21:38:40 GMT 1
I didn't get it. They created a paradox to stop the angels being there, yet one was in the graveyard, eh? Either the paradox worked, or it didn't? And I'd have liked to see Rory's dad lamp the doctor when he told him what had happened, oh and why couldn't the doctor revisit them at some point in their timeline. They were no longer trapped in the house were they, just back in time in New York?
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Post by Mart!n on Sept 29, 2012 23:37:57 GMT 1
Well... I found that better than the last 3 episodes we had, its a shame the only decent episodes were the first and the 5th, and now we have to wait till December for the Xmas episode. Sad to see Amy & Rory gone, lets hope the new companion lives up. Looks like I'll be watching Merlin on iPlayer this series since its clashing with the X Factor.
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Post by S1m on Sept 30, 2012 10:55:57 GMT 1
I didn't get it. They created a paradox to stop the angels being there, yet one was in the graveyard, eh? Either the paradox worked, or it didn't? And I'd have liked to see Rory's dad lamp the doctor when he told him what had happened, oh and why couldn't the doctor revisit them at some point in their timeline. They were no longer trapped in the house were they, just back in time in New York? Not every angel was caught up in the paradox, just those at the hotel I assumed. Rory and Amy would have lived a relatively normal life together in the past. The Doctor said he couldn't ever get back to NY in the TARDIS due to the paradox and time problems. Not sure why he couldn't travel by other means and meet them though...
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Post by o on Sept 30, 2012 14:13:17 GMT 1
Thank you Mr Sim. My thoughts as well.
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