1) has long been a staple of the show, from its 1963 origin (because they couldn't afford subtitles).
2) The look of DW, especially in terms of technology, has varied wildly across the show's run, from the steampunk influence of the Hartnell and Troughton eras (even though Steampunk didn't exist as a concept back then) to the super high-tech look of the 80s. 4) I'm not too keen on the "car alarm" bit. Nice for the kids of today. Personally, I liked the bit he used the one time at the end of "Silence In The Library" when he was able to pen the TARDIS by snapping his fingers. More symbolic of the original concept that a TARDIS and its Time Lord are one. 5) For awhile, the Doctor's leaving things lying around and ends untied was explained, in the DW New Adventures, by an organization dedicating itself to pooper-scoopering his messes. 6) The Christmas Day theme is a fund-raising effort for the charity Children In Need, always has been. In the UK, the specials air as a telethon, with numbers one can call to donate. 7) This was addressed in the Christmas Special with Kylie Ireland. On that Christmas, London was almost completely empty, save for the Queen and Wilfrid Noble, both of whom remained behind to assure the people of Great Britain that the Realm would stand against any and all threats. Aside from a few of the Queen's staff and the visitors from the Titanic, there was no one in town. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 14:37:26 -0800 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Anachronism in The Waters of Mars episode? Good point! That brings up some questions that always bugged me about the show. 1. Everyone speaks English. (although they explained it in the Pompeii episode) 2. The use of mechanical levers and whatnot. For example Dr.Who goes to end of the universe 1 trillion years into the future. Everyone still pretty much look human, and they had technology that look like it was built in the 1980s. That included mechanical devices and levers. 3. The TARTIS looks like a tribute to steampunk. Very whimsical with all of the spinning and hitting stuff to make it run. 4. The Doctor didn't think of updating the door lock until the next to last episode with a car alarm and stealth mode. 5. He leaves stuff laying around all the time. For example, the watch. Does it still have information in it? You would think that information would fall into the wrong hands right? 6. What is the deal with stuff happening on Christmas day? That seems to have happened 4 or 5 times with this doctor. 7. With so many hostile alien invasions happening in London you would think that people would be a little more responsive when something weird happens. Right? On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Kelwyn <[email protected]> wrote: While watching the Doctor Who episode titled "The Waters of Mars," which takes place in 2050, I was struck by the use of newspaper front pages to deliver back story. I thought to myself, "They still have newspapers?" ~(no)rave! http://twitter.com/ravenadal http://theworldebon.blogspot.com ------------------------------------ Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ Individual Email | Traditional http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/
