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The Two and The Three were already mentioned although no one noted The Five.|
Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
Man, all this talk about Doctor Who episodes and no mention about the big crossovers.
The Two Doctors The Three Doctors The Five Doctors |
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Curious about this doctor crossover thing, when they meet, do they recognize clearly they are talking to themselves?
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Sort of. Kinda. See for yourself.
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Originally Posted by Starsman
Curious about this doctor crossover thing, when they meet, do they recognize clearly they are talking to themselves?
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To which, I must retort:|
Originally Posted by Smurch
I feel again obligated to post this video.
Because the Daleks are just this cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjqKXX4RMr4 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Nd-T2TYt4
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There's a reference to this practice in Remembrance of the Daleks that confused the stuffing out of me when I first saw it (because that was on PBS in Maine and I didn't know anything about UK television law at the time). |
Originally Posted by Coin
no, ownership of a TV in the UK means by law you have to have a licence as they still have the ability to recieve the signal from the BBC.
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You guys not filling my Doctor Who thread with links that would potentially spoil my viewing fun, are you?
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Originally Posted by Castle
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Heh, no, probably not. 
No spoilers in there for anything, anyway.
Always remember, we were Heroes.
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Castle's and Dr Darkspeed's links are both safe and spoiler free. Mine is set between season 3 and 4, but doesn't say anything that'll give the game away.|
Originally Posted by Starsman
You guys not filling my Doctor Who thread with links that would potentially spoil my viewing fun, are you?
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
And don't forget about TV Detection Vans to find those who scoff the law.
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Always knew you had class Castle.
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Originally Posted by Castle
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http://derekl1963.livejournal.com/
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The linked site notes they were just myths made to scare people.
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Originally Posted by Great_Beyond
I've always wondered how the detection vans work. A television set, by it's very nature, is a receiver not a transmitter - passive, not active. So the vans are scanning for . . . what exactly, with those big antenna?
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The Five, as I recall, was the 25th anniversary special, and delved much more deeply into the background of Time Lords.|
Originally Posted by Starsman
The Two and The Three were already mentioned although no one noted The Five.
Edit: Curious about this doctor crossover thing, when they meet, do they recognize clearly they are talking to themselves? |
In contrast to Great Beyond's brilliant spoiler, the good Doctor apparently does not immediately recognize a future self, only a past self. From what I remember, often the future Doctor announces to the past Doctor who he is. But there is an episode out there, I'll not say which to keep from full-on spoils, but there is one where the doctor (current to the episode) believes he may be seeing a future self, but is not immediately certain.
Believe it or not, there was once a Dr Who PnP RPG game out there, and it had some pretty good rules for time lords meeting themselves that appears to mostly match what the series does.
When a time crossover event happens, none of the Doctors involved remember it. Each goes through it in their own way, forming their own memories. Once it is over, the earlier versions all forget the event. The oldest/latest once, once it is all over, finally recalls all the memories from all the different viewpoints.
I can think of only one time that wouldn't be explained by this way of doing things. Sadly, that one time pretty much breaks it completely.
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I have three different versions of that song.
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I think some of the very BEST videos that have been made is from a guy named Seduff on YouTube. His videos are very professional and cleverly edited. Take a look when you get a chance. A word of warning though some of the clips used are from future episodes so if you haven't been watching up to the last special Planet of the Dead there may be spoilers ahead.
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I think a reasonable comparison to the whole BBC charge-you-money/no-commercials setup in the US is channels like HBO, Starz, Showtime, and Encore. Those kinds of premium channels usually have packages starting around $30/mo ($360/yr), which is close to the ~$230/yr charged for BBC, and depending on which one you're buying, you may be getting more channels than the BBC offers, or on-demand movies, or a TV package targeted to your interests (like sports packages, giving you all sports, all the time |
Originally Posted by Great_Beyond
If The Big Three offered the quality shows that the BBC does and ran without commercials, I would gladly pony up 250 bucks a year. In a hot second I would! Seriously, I don't watch TV any more thanks to the oceans of crap out there and the 12 minuets of commercials in a half hour program. Last show I watched with any regularity was B5.
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http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
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Well, there ARE a lot of computer LCD monitors that have HDMI and other video inputs, but no built in TV tuner. |
Originally Posted by Coin
I have heard rumours of people getting TV's without the relevant bits in to recieve the signals and only using them for Video/DVD/Games etc but it's always been a bit of an urban legend tbh.
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I imagine those wouldn't need a licence?
You'd need an audio receiver to hear the sound, though.
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I've always wondered how the detection vans work. A television set, by it's very nature, is a receiver not a transmitter - passive, not active. So the vans are scanning for . . . what exactly, with those big antenna?
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The circuitry in older conventional CRTs did use a very specific frequency to drive the electronics, 3.58MHz for NTSC (US standard) and 4.43MHz (UK standard). I could imagine one could design a receiver to look for that frequency leaking out of a set. However most electronics are shielded so they don't interfere with normal radio (TV, cell, etc) communications.
I imagine in the very earliest days the task of locating unlicensed sets would have been easier to do and after a few published cases every year would convince the majority of the public to come clean.
There was discussion a couple of years ago to include computer monitors after the BBC started streaming video on the internet.
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Oh, I would be remiss in my duties if I didnt mention that season three of the Sarah Jane Adevtures started today (well, yesterday) with the second part playing later this friday. Gentlemen, start your torrents! (:
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Sara what?|
Originally Posted by Great_Beyond
Oh, I would be remiss in my duties if I didnt mention that season three of the Sarah Jane Adevtures started today (well, yesterday) with the second part playing later this friday. Gentlemen, start your torrents! (:
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Oh and finished watching Season 1, got started with Season 2, that noted something called Torchwood. I recall seeing somewhere that name in a TV show... they related?
Also on my take of the "new" (for me) doctor: I guess he is fine but I will miss the rougher look (leather jacket) and the way Eccleston said "fantastic!"
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It's a spin off series featuring Sarah Jane Smith, she was a companion to the 3rd and 4th Doctors... and since you're watching Season 2 now, you might find out a bit more about her |
Originally Posted by Starsman
Sara what?
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Did you remember to watch "The Christmas Invasion"?
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I believe there's actually an unused version of a scene from the Christmas Invastion where the Doctor reflexively tries to say "fantastic," only to discover that it just doesn't sound right with his new mouth. A little upset, he spends a minute or so trying out different words before rejoining the plot. |
Originally Posted by Starsman
Sara what?
Oh and finished watching Season 1, got started with Season 2, that noted something called Torchwood. I recall seeing somewhere that name in a TV show... they related? Also on my take of the "new" (for me) doctor: I guess he is fine but I will miss the rougher look (leather jacket) and the way Eccleston said "fantastic!" |
Torchwood is a bit of an inside joke from the old series that's been turned into a plot point within the new series. I won't spoil anything for you, but I will point out that "Torchwood" is actually an anagram of "Doctor Who." The word was apparently used as a sort of cover name for episodes during the old days to keep info about upcoming stories from being leaked. Or something.
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I just hope they eventually do another crossover so I can get to see Eccleston at the role again.
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As for the spinoffs... what happened in BBC at 2006? It seems they jumped from wanting to kill the doctors in the late 80s to not only make a high budget (relatively speaking) show but also to make spinoffs?!
I already made the math, though, and UK pay about $20 us dollars a year for a channel you may not necessarily watch, I pay $15 US dollars for all local channels and then add some $30 for cable internet. Then again, US health-care sucks, you guys get socialized medicine. Not to start any arguments but I rather be in the UK or Canada if I ever got seriously sick. I think I would tolerate the high sales taxes and TV license fees.