Zikar

Isn't this at least partly funded by a US company?

Although, I must say that waiting almost a week is very, very annoying.

I suppose it's the general inference that since it wasn't successful in the US, it's success was small and the only way to have great success is to be successful in the US.

I'd like to find viewing figures for Star Trek actually, but I can't.

Edit: Not that I want to get involved in this argument particularly, I love Star Trek too!

That's arguable, since Doctor Who was shipped to many countries in it's original run and still is to this day.

Additionally, the Guinness Book of World Records gave it the record of most successful Sci-Fi show of all time based on "broadcast ratings, DVD sales, book sales and iTunes traffic."

As for whether Time Travel makes something Sci-Fi. No. No it doesn't, especially if the means for Time Travel isn't a machine of some sort, but rather a vague supernatural effect.
There is far more magic that "science" in Lost.

Only if you consider America. Doctor Who has had a much bigger impact in Britain than Star Trek.

A lot of people who point out "problems" with the book or films often say "Why don't they just hide the Ring somewhere impossible to get to, like in the middle of the sea" or something.
What they seem to forget is that Sauron had already raised one hell of an army, it stopped Sauron acting directly, or regaining most of his power, but his armies could still kill off a huge number of people or even win.

Oh and by the way, got mah Blu-Rays this morning

As far as I am aware the Blu-Rays, both Theatrical and Extended additions, have all the same extras as their DVD counterparts.

The main advantage is simply that you can now watch the films themselves in glorious 1080p.

Have you been watching the trailers? Howard's been in them a bit and been referred to by name.

Mine shipped on Sunday (somehow) Amazon says it'll be here tomorrow.

Here's hoping!

Nah, I think that goes to Michael Chiklis as the Thing.

That sounds really awesome, just thinking of RDJ, Hemsworth and Evens all standing around in their costumes makes me sqee.

It's like you're anti-logic!

To be fair, the basic story of Cap is around 60 years old now.

I'm just a dude playing a dude pretending to be another dude!

Oh, don't say stuff like that, I'm currently buying/watching all the classic Doctor Who stuff on DVD, Nimon is one of the ones coming up soon on my list!

Woo!

I'm prepared to say that the first half is okay, with everyone in the bunker, then it just kind of all falls apart once the "new" Daleks turn up, with their horrible designs and a bomb that disarms itself with the power of love.

Hmm, I don't know about that...

While I certainly agree with you to a degree, I'm not sure about your examples.
Dalek Invasion of Earth certainly has it's "shock" moments, such as the Dalek rising from the Thames (a truly iconic moment), the Dalek spaceship trying to kill Barbara in a van and the final assault on the Dalek base. Also, Genesis of the Daleks, ironically was barely even a Dalek story, with Davros completely stealing the show. The Daleks were basically just background props for that story.

I also think Daleks in Manhattan gets a lot of undue flack and I would consider it to be pretty close to a classic Dalek story, with the Daleks working from behind the scenes on an unknown plan in part 1 and then the backstabbing in part 2.

Everyone agrees that Victory of the Daleks was pretty bad though.

I dunno, I consider NuWho to have some genuine nightmare fuel, the Ganger's episodes are a good example of this I feel. If kids weren't scared by those monsters, I worry for this generation.