for Dr WHo tragics

[h0ughy]

I would have to say that this series is far better than the tom baker series back in the 70/80’s and I thought that was great. It is absolutely gobsmackingly wonderful!!!!! I cannot get over the storyline being told and the detail provided. To improve on this will be difficult – but for this current crew – not impossible. Only one to go for the last episode this series…………………………:whistle: :) :D

[Omaroo]

David - what series are you in fact talking about? Ecclestone's or the new guy?

[matt]

Yeah. I thought a new series was just about to begin:shrug:

[h0ughy]

the new guy. I have been watching the "current series" from the UK. :D

[h0ughy]

without ruining too much the XXXXXXXXX......... r-t--e-i- th-n e-e-.........

edit under threat of death I have edited the post (yes Greg:whistle: you know who you are:rofl: )

there wont guess that now will they:P

[Rodstar]

The first episode of the new season screens in NSW this Thursday night, and then is on every Saturday night thereafter.

I will miss Rose Tyler (played by Billie Piper), who I thought was a real star of the first two series. I wonder if, somehow, parallel universes can be crossed to allow some contact with the Doctor???? The sexual tension is killing me!!!

[Ric]

Yay:cool:, Dr Who is back. My withdrawals can be satisfied.

Yes I'm a tragic and proud of it :P :rofl:

Cheers

[ving]

wash your mouth out with soap!!!!
there was no Dr Who after Tom Baker!!!
:P

[Ric]

It doesn't matter which era Ving, they are all great.

Cheers

[vindictive666]

i thought he was taken care off in the movie length feature in 2000?

[matt]

Too right, Ric:thumbsup:

[Karls48]

Dr. Who back on TV. Well it brings back memories from early eighties. I rarely watch TV now, so I don’t know what’s on. Anyone remembers Blake’s 7 (I think that’s was the name of SF serial). I really liked that one.

[timelord]

Tragic! check my user name and avatar.

[matt]

Yes! I was a huge fan.:D

[jjjnettie]

Yeah, Dr Who is pretty cool.
I don't mind Torchwood as well.

[timelord]

Does anyone remember the original Dr. I turn 50 in a fortnight and I remember watching as a 9 year old his name escapes me but he was old and had shoulder length grey or white hair--hard to tell on black and white tv

[matt]

Wasn't that Patrick Troutman?

[Paddy]

Patrick Trouton was the second Doctor. William Hartnett was the first

[matt]

William Hartnell:)

[erick]

For serious tragics:- http://www.gallifreyone.com/index.php

My favourites were Patrick Troughton (Dr #2) and Tom Baker (Dr #4) - but I do remember the grainy and contrasty B/W of the first series with Dr #1 and the wobbly sets and low budget costumed space monsters! Magic to a seven year old!

[matt]

Definitely part of its charm:lol:

[Gargoyle_Steve]

Yes I am one of the confirmed "tragics".... or "Whovian" as they are generally referred to.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/

http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/

"The programme is listed by the Guinness World Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_World_Records) as the longest-running science fiction television series in the world"
(from a Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_who))

I thought Christopher Ecclestone from the 2005 series was awesome but I have to admit that David Tennant from 2006/2007 is growing on me a lot.

I think what has made the "new" series (plural) so good has been the excellent stories they have written. In the new 45 minute format the stories have been faster, more "punchier" but they have managed to put in so much more character development.

The cross linking between stories to make a whole ongoing concept has been excellent, ie the ongoing "Bad Wolf" them in the 2005 series was cleverly done, but the "so far" partially evolved theme of the Doctor as the "lonely traveller" or the "lonely god" has got my interest and I cant wait to see how it develops. There is still the Doctor's 3rd and "final" meeting with The Face of Boe to come yet, which apparently occurs in Episode 3 of the 2007 series, in which The Face of Boe will reveal a great secret according to the Doctor and Boe's previous meeting.

(I know of a website where the new series has been available to view online as each episode has been released in the UK but I have specifically avoided temptation so far, thank God the new series starts on the ABC this week!)

There has also been a massive amount of online work done in creating websites that link in to many of the stories too - very clever stuff!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_tie-in_websites

My favourite of these is the Torchwood House website:
http://www.visittorchwood.co.uk/

[PeteMo]

Doctors I know of were:

1 William Hartnell
2 Patrick Troughton
3 John Pertwee
4 Tom Baker
5 Peter Davidson
6 Colin Baker
7 Sylvestor McCoy
8 Paul McGann
9 Christopher Eccleston
10 David Tennant

Peter Cushing played the doctor in the two Dalek films. Some kids hid behind the sofa when the Daleks came on, but school playgrounds were full of kids running around yelling "EXTERMINATE", I was one of them! Sad Aren't I?

[Gargoyle_Steve]

There was a special fund raising Dr Who "story" called "The Curse of Fatal Death" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_and_the_Curse_of_Fatal_D eath) that was never created as part of the genuine series, although it was "Sanctioned" as such being for charity.

It featured no less than 5 incarnations of the Doctor in one story, due to a rapid series of accidents and "Exterminations" - the roles being played by Rowan Atkinson, Richard E Grant, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant (who was offered the role ahead of Christopher Ecclestone for the 2005 series, and who has publicly said he regrets dismissing it when he saw how good the series was) and finally the first female Doctor ever, Joanna Lumley!

This is available on VHS, I've got it and it is very funny, well worth getting if you are a fan at all!

[jjjnettie]

"The Curse of Fatal Death" I think I'd have to hunt that one down and buy it.

[Ric]

Only an hour to go:cool:

I'm a worry:P

[matt]

Hey Ric.

Is this episode 1 of a new series tonight?

[Ric]

Sure is Matt, it looks like it carrying on from where the last season left off.
I was going to look up some more info but I dont want to know to much, just let it unfold.

Cheers

[matt]

Cool. I'm glad I'm not joining it half way through.

I really enjoyed the last series and the ending when he had to say goodbye to Rose was quite sad. A very good series, and it will be a challenge to match it.

[Ric]

What can I say except excellent :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

The special effects and makeup used to create the Spider Lady character were excellent.
My only complaint was that the dialogue written for her was poor. It could have been taken straight out of an old Batman script. She played a Villain not an Alien.
That said though,
The boys and I enjoyed it immensely.

[PeteMo]

It was good, reminded me a bit of the Planet of Spiders series where the doctor (John Pertwee) regenerated at the end to become the 4th Doctor (Tom Baker). They seem to have kept the costs down by filming in London instead of on a set. Dr Who has definietly gone up a few notches since the slump in the Colin Baker era.

[h0ughy]

I have just watched the final episode for 2007 for series 3 - phenominal!! With threat of death(yes greg nothing revealed this post) I will not reveal a thing except to say I look forward to the christmas special.

[hookedonsaturn]

Am I just old or living in the dark ages but who is Dr Who?

[matt]

:lol:

Stand by

[h0ughy]

Mate your caught up in a time vortex............ you have never seen or heard of Dr Who???:eyepop: :scared:

[Ric]

You can't be old then otherwise you would have heard of Dr Who :lol:

You must have heard of a Dalek :)

Cheers

[Omaroo]

Not bad - I like the new companion already. I'm still not sure about David Tennant though... I thought that Eccleston was more authoritative and generally made a better Doctor...... but I'm going to give him a go.:thumbsup:

[Ric]

I think that with David Tennant the writers are starting to explore a more darker side of the good Doctor that has been evident in a few episodes, it makes things a lot more interesting so long as they keep the balance.

[Deeno]

As far as I'm concerned.....
Dr Who is a little like Jame Bond....
and no-one has mentioned Jon Pertwee.......

[Gargoyle_Steve]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Pertwee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Doctor

http://www.jonpertwee.com/


Unfortunately Jon Pertwee died in 1996 .. he played the part of The Doctor (specifically the 3rd Doctor) from 1970 to 1974 ... and along with Tom Baker (who succeeded Jon by playing the 4th incarnation of The Doctor) they played the Doctor's that I grew up with, and through whom I came to know and love the character and the show.

Ironically tomorrow (July 7th) is the anniversary of Jon Pertwee's birthday - he would have been 88.
Sadly instead of Happy Birthday Jon it's R.I.P Jon ...

R.I.P William ... R.I.P Patrick ...

Even TimeLords are not immortal.

[hookedonsaturn]

:lol: well we may have never met but lots have people have accused me of being in a vortex.But no i have never heard of Dr.who.Maybe we never had it on telly when i was living in canada:shrug:

[Omaroo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2005/10/18/26079.shtml



Yup - it aired in Canada since it's aired in Britain I believe... :)

[netwolf]

I have to say the new sereise is amazing.. Who would have though that about the Face of Boh... who can not die.. Wait and see it will surprise you. And who would have believed there might be another, but then where you have Sherlock you must have Moriarty. And those amazing Darleks can anything stop them from coming back. I need to get myself the old ones and watch them, I used to see it after school but I think most of that was Tom Barker onwards (repeats ofcourse). Not so long back I think the did start at the begining on ABC but I never got the chance to watch it. Are the old series on DVD?

We are all looking back in time, but imagine being able to travel through it. Just imagine.

Regards

[hookedonsaturn]

Hmmmm checked out website and nope never saw it before looked at a couple of clips to try and see what it was about.Ok if i get it right from clips.The people are fighting the garbage cans.Kind of an amateur Star treck without the special effects?:shrug:

[Satchmo]

Yep thats it, just like real life :thumbsup: