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Quote:The Doctor should have been paying attention. He shouldn't have split the party, he should have checked the Tardis history files to determine what was going on before venturing forth. He should have brought the Tardis to the right time when entering the accelerated timestream, he should have checked how much time had passed before sending out Rory.Originally Posted by DarkGob
So he should have known that Amy would push the wrong button and be stuck alone for 36 years? It's as much Rory's fault as his, Rory was the one who didn't specify which button (and the Doctor probably just wasn't listening).
This is all perfectly in character for the Doctor. He has been irresponsible, careless, feckless, reckless, and needlessly endangering his companions since he sabotaged the Tardis fuel link in order to investigate the Dalek city. -
Quote:He could easily have avoided it happening at all.Originally Posted by DarkGob
36.
I don't see how he "condemned" her to anything, it's not like he did it on purpose.
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The only person I know who has signed up for this is a hardened non-gamer. Perhaps this is a glimpse of the future of MMOs - remove the "game" element?
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Quote:Originally Posted by Forefinger_
This
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I agree. It's not a matter accurately recreating a comic book design that was limited by the printing process and production time deadlines. It's a matter of something that doesn't make you look like a total prat. And the second costume completely fails in that respect. -
Regardless of the mail, I think the belt pouches look much better in black leather than bright blue!
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Quote:Yup. I would have thought putting him in something resembling a modern military flak jacket, but painted in the costume colours, would have been more sensible, and tied into the look of the first film. This looks more like the "stage" costume.Originally Posted by CrazyJerseyan
Agreed. I know hes an old school hero, but I don't think he would be too intimidating to modern villains while running around in what looks like a blue sweatsuit and wings colored onto his helmet. SHIELD couldnt have someone design him something more current but not over the top?
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Quote:Standard trousers of time explanation.Originally Posted by TheBruteSquad
SM Sterling summed that problem up best with his Island in the Sea of Time series, where an entire modern Maine island ended up being transported back a few thousand years.
Since there's clearly no record of discovering the ruins and remnant artifacts of a modern town when the island was first settled they have to be in an alternate timeline and therefore can't do anything that would cause themselves to not exist.
Doesn't mean that a timeline without the Roman empire would be an improvement. -
Quote:Well yeah, on account of it being less likely to produce the outcome of western civilisation, and hence the US marines, never existing in the first place....Originally Posted by McNum
I'm fairly sure the Marines can hold out, but Operation Getafix* is a better setup than the "destroy Rome" objective. -
Yeah, I think the species was called Cucklids, or something similar.
Although the cuckoo is parasitic, wheras this species seems to be more of a symbiote.
Note, the Doctor's age: about 1000.
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Quote:Yes, it was mentioned in Doctor Who. He IS ageing, but very slowly. Presumably a temporary removal/reduction in his immortality would allow him to age at a normal pace for the duration of the effect.Originally Posted by Caemgen
As for the explaining his aging comment someone made - I do not think they ever said he wouldn't age, just perhaps not age as we know it. After all, the possibility exists he ends up as a giant bloated head... Some kind of aging must happen if that is possible enough to give the doctor a second thought?
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Quote:Might be intentional. Last episode: Jack receives mortal wound. Jack jumps back up and saves the day. Sorry, we where wrong, we thought Jack's immortality was gone, be we where mistaken.Originally Posted by Marsquake
That was another bit of sloppy writing. How do they even know he's mortal, since he had not sutained a mortal wound? Never mind, just take our word for it and move on.
Messianic returns are very typical of RTD's writing style. -
Quote:Isn't that because it's supposed to be bad movies with a good cast, and the presence of Keanu Reeves nullifies the acting talents of anyone else in the same film?Originally Posted by Doctor_Gemini
Independence Day was just a stupid movie, not a bad one. Just like Abrahms Star Trek
Though Arcana already stole my top two picks, I'm amazed the 2 Matrix sequels have not gravitated into this thread yet. -
Not just the bracers, the belt is red too, echoing the red shorts.
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Quote:Nah, but I heard they have Roger Moore playing his dad...Originally Posted by Nericus
Watch carefully....they may cast Shia as his son.....
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Actually, I have a theory about that.
If you watch "The Green Death", look how the 3rd Doctor reacts when Jo tells him she is marrying "a younger version of you".
After that point the Doctor started regenerating younger. -
Yeah, this is an appalling design. I don't usually object to a little tweaking, but Superman's outfit is iconic well beyond comic book fans.
What's with the horrible black plastic webbing?
The blue is completely the wrong shade. Superman is supposed to be a BRIGHT hero. Are we doing elseworlds Superman/Batman hybrid? And no-pants is going make him the laughing stock of the tabloid press.
Maybe this is supposed to be a Kryptonian suit that will evolve into the proper suit. If not, this looks like a movie to avoid at all costs. -
Quote:Truth is a three edged sword.Originally Posted by Oliin
Kosh? Is that you?
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Quote:I have always been here.Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
Sidenote: You're still here? Wow. -
Quote:Actually, I seem to remember a fifth Doctor episode in which the Doctor was forced to sacrifice a few regenerations.Originally Posted by Mr_Samoa
I've never seen it inconsistent that The Doctor got 12 regenerations, therefore 13 lives, or two more after Matt Smith.
However, if that changes with [SPOILERS!] River Song giving him her regenerations, I will be considered upset. That's kind of a cop-out.
And the 10ths aborted regeneration aught to count, too.
Then there is the Valeyard...
The Doctor really should be running out by now...
But the limit on regenerations was supposed to be imposed by Rassilon, and he is time locked out of the picture now... -
Quote:so long as the Silence don't take to wearing luchador outfits...Originally Posted by Mr_Samoa
I personally like the idea that the Silence (the aliens, not specifically the Order, assuming the Order contains more than the aliens) were using their subliminal suggestion abilities on more than just Earth. There's been a lot of the Doctor's enemies forming together lately, and I think it's a really neat idea to say that the Silence has been working, subliminally, though all the Doctor's enemies to weaken and/or defeat him for some purpose. Obviously, they avoided direct confrontation with him for as long as possible, which is why he never learned of their existence (via using the marks to remember them). I can see a montage of every villain The Doctor's ever faced with a Silence hovering behind them. Perhaps they've even been behind all the Daleks that keep slipping through the cracks somehow. *shrug*
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Quote:Nah. Nothing to do with that.Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
Because it acknowledges that there are boys AND girls? That it does more than give the barest hint of hanky panky in the little blue box. The general omnisexual vibe in the new one?
I simply prefer the pacing of the original series, with more room for characters other than the Tardis crew to bloom. -
Quote:Better than yet anther swords-and-pointy-eared-freaks-with-bows-age WoW.Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
O yay... space age WoW. Colour me unimpressed.
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Quote:Meh, original series at it's hight was far superior. Find yourself a copy of "Genesis of the Daleks".Originally Posted by Zikar
Well, I can't really add any info, since it's all be done.
If you want to get into it, I suggest you start by watching the series from 2005. I believe they have it all on Netflix. Because Doctor Who had been off the air for so long, it's designed to reintroduce the the series and characters for a new audience. -
Quote:Paul Mcgann. Went on to play the Doctor in a number of Big Finish audios.Originally Posted by Tenzhi
, the guy in the Fox TV movie,
Played by Louise Jameson.Quote:You're probably talking about Leela. She was only in episodes with Tom Baker's Doctor.
Given that I'm 43 and English, Dr Who was my childhood. -
Quote:His choice.Originally Posted by Tormentoso
Y'know, though I started and got hooked with Tennant, I really liked Eccleston's take when I went back to see that season. It's a shame he got only a season.