Posted April 09, 2015
jacobmarner
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Registered: Dec 2008
From Denmark
snowkatt
Easily Bored
Registered: Oct 2010
From Netherlands
Posted April 09, 2015
Maighstir
THIS KNIGHT MISLIKES THESE HEIGHTS
Registered: Nov 2008
From Sweden
Posted April 09, 2015
jacobmarner
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Registered: Dec 2008
From Denmark
Posted April 10, 2015
things get a bit wobbely during season 19 though
and even more uneven with the 6th doctor
the trial of a timelord is a bloody mess
baker didnt come in to his own as the 6th untill the audiobooks and plays
and you do him a disservice by disregarding them ( for now maybe pick them up after your done with the videos ? )
the seventh is also a bit uneven
all though i like the happiness patrol
there is some sneering social commentary in there as well as particular scene i like a lot
snowkatt
Easily Bored
Registered: Oct 2010
From Netherlands
Posted April 10, 2015
i dont care much for pertwee's doctor
his first series ( season 7 ) is amazing one of the best seasons ever with each and ever story a winner ( if a bit long at times )
but after that the quality start to drop and for a lack of a better word it became campy
id rather watch throughton who is the most important doctor ever ( in my opinion ) he had to make the whole regeneration thing work
and had to convice everybody that he was indeed the doctor the same yet different
without him and his performance the series would have died
anyway
the 6th doctor is a bit uneven and he really doesnt come in to his own until the audio plays
but everybody loves the caves of androzani for a reason
you'll see why
jacobmarner
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Registered: Dec 2008
From Denmark
Posted April 10, 2015
In general it has taken quite some effort to get all the classic episodes.
Online the best place has been Hulu Plus, although that required me to buy a prepaid US mastercard and then use a service like unlocator.com to circumvent region locks. It is amazing how many hoops you have to go though to pay somebody money.
Unfortunately Hulu Plus only have about 70% of the episodes.
Then some I bought on DVD collections from Amazon, and yet others I could find online for free streaming - for instance many of the reconstructions are available at dailymotion.com.
But I have them at that is nice. :)
Online the best place has been Hulu Plus, although that required me to buy a prepaid US mastercard and then use a service like unlocator.com to circumvent region locks. It is amazing how many hoops you have to go though to pay somebody money.
Unfortunately Hulu Plus only have about 70% of the episodes.
Then some I bought on DVD collections from Amazon, and yet others I could find online for free streaming - for instance many of the reconstructions are available at dailymotion.com.
But I have them at that is nice. :)
Post edited April 10, 2015 by jacobmarner
snowkatt
Easily Bored
Registered: Oct 2010
From Netherlands
Posted April 10, 2015
netflix has the whole nu who series
jacobmarner
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From Denmark
snowkatt
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From Netherlands
ydobemos
Existent
Registered: May 2011
From United Kingdom
Posted April 10, 2015
Not to mention the Big Finish audio dramas. There are over two hundred (mostly about two hours each) in the main series alone, plus many other series (e.g. Eighth Doctor Adventures, Fourth Doctor Adventures, Companion Chronicles...), and on top of that the various spin-offs not featuring the Doctor (e.g. Gallifrey, Dalek Empire, UNIT). It's a vast quantity; I'm slowly working my way through them and I doubt I'll come close to listening to the lot in my lifetime.
Nirth
Travel
Registered: Oct 2010
From Other
Posted April 10, 2015
I've watched the new series up until season 7 and I really got tired because of the title of the season fianle and it didn't reveal what I hoped it would.. :(
It's really great, I became rather obssesed when I first began to watch and what I really enjoyed is the wobbly logic regarding time travel. In conventional time travel fiction they go for a comedic effect or a serious one, either failing or succeeding (usually with the you can't change the past) but it's kind of boring. With the rules in Doctor Who universe sometimes it doesn't make sense and sometimes it does which makes it funny and logical (albeit abstract), I really enjoy that combo. Sadly, after a while most likely in season 6 of the new series the magic was lost.
It's really great, I became rather obssesed when I first began to watch and what I really enjoyed is the wobbly logic regarding time travel. In conventional time travel fiction they go for a comedic effect or a serious one, either failing or succeeding (usually with the you can't change the past) but it's kind of boring. With the rules in Doctor Who universe sometimes it doesn't make sense and sometimes it does which makes it funny and logical (albeit abstract), I really enjoy that combo. Sadly, after a while most likely in season 6 of the new series the magic was lost.
SeeJayGamer
Insert Coin
Registered: Dec 2013
From United States
Posted April 10, 2015
What about Mr. Bean's Dr. Who Nativity Scene?
Post edited April 10, 2015 by chadjenofsky
Telika
Registered: Apr 2012
From Switzerland
Posted April 10, 2015
It's really great, I became rather obssesed when I first began to watch and what I really enjoyed is the wobbly logic regarding time travel. In conventional time travel fiction they go for a comedic effect or a serious one, either failing or succeeding (usually with the you can't change the past) but it's kind of boring. With the rules in Doctor Who universe sometimes it doesn't make sense and sometimes it does which makes it funny and logical (albeit abstract), I really enjoy that combo. Sadly, after a while most likely in season 6 of the new series the magic was lost.
Fans asked "hey, why, it is totally not consistant with the tardis universal language thing".
Authors answered : "because fun."
In several ways, Doctor Who is the polar opposite of Star Trek. No military structure (just one guy, out of control, with sometimes direct antimilitarist reflexes), and no lore nitpicking or twisted rationalisation. Rule of cool (often Rule of Cheese) tramples everything.
Pure easy-goingness.
Post edited April 10, 2015 by Telika
jacobmarner
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Registered: Dec 2008
From Denmark
Posted April 10, 2015
Authors answered : "because fun."
When I saw all the early black & white episodes it was really an ordeal. They were really bad and toe twitching. In particular "The Web Planet" story arc from Season 2 has so bad that I have no words for it.
JDelekto
Handler Level 2
Registered: Apr 2013
From United States
Posted April 10, 2015
His wits, and his sonic screwdriver. :)