Yea, I loved the queen too. I knew someone would love her. :) I think that they are trying to ride a fine line between mature writing / kid appeal / and old school fans.
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Keith Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I just saw the episode "The Beast Below", in which the Starship UK is > taking refugees from Earth across space. I rather enjoyed it. It had some > typical corny/scary Dr. Who creatures: robotic sentries that looked like wax > statues. > And I liked that way they showed again how the Doctor can turn on a dime > from goofy and humorous to grimly serious, even scary--alien. When he > realized the secret of the ship, and what his Companion did in an attempt to > save him from a difficult choice, he became cold and determined to send her > home. And when he yelled at the perpetrators of the horror, saying "There is > nothing any human can say to me today!", we're reminded that he's not a > quixotic human, but a Timelord capable of grand and terrible things. > > And I loved the concept of the pistol-packing Sister who was Queen > Elizabeth X. The actress playing her was quite fetching, almost like Gina > Torres younger sister or something. I'd love to see more of her. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Baxter" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2010 3:28:47 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Dr. Who Premieres Saturday on BBC > America! > > > > I'm enjoying the low-tech way they're going about creating the monsters, > more like old-school DW. It's what you CAN'T see that scares you the most. > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Kelwyn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> I was prepared to hate the new Doctor - but I didn't. I like the way they >> introduced him and his new companion. I like the way he didn't know how to >> properly use his "stuff" at first. >> >> I also like the idea (an oldie but a goodie) about bad things living in >> that blind spot that you can only see out of the corner of your eye. >> >> I got the opportunity to talk about the episode with a 57 year-old friend >> of mine (who is not an SF guy) when he told me he covered his wife's full >> length mirror with a blanket because he didn't like being freaked out every >> time he caught a glimpse of something in the mirror. >> >> ~rave! >> >> --- In [email protected] <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, >> Adrianne Brennan <adrianne.bren...@...> wrote: >> > >> > That was my take on the writing as well. I love the new Doctor but he's >> got >> > the wrong team writing for him. >> > >> > On the whole, I'm pretty disappointed and I'm a big Who fan. :( >> > >> > ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ >> > http://www.adriannebrennan.com >> > Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: >> > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon >> > Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: >> > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath >> > The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): >> > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Mike Street <streetfor...@...> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > I saw the first episode a few weeks ago and it wasn't really that >> good. I >> > > don't really like the new Dr. at all. He's a bit boring. I liked >> Eccleston >> > > and Tenant right off from their appearances but Matt has grown on my >> yet. I >> > > also think the quality of the quality of the writing has gone down. >> > > >> > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:19 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@... >> > > > wrote: >> > > >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> Holy crap, i almost overlooked this! For some reason I thought the >> new >> > >> Doctor wasn't premiering until June, but it's airing tomorrow night?! >> I >> > >> listened to a "Slice of SciFi" podcast recently about it. The crew >> there had >> > >> already seen the first ep, "The Eleventh Hour". Doubters all, they >> really >> > >> like the new Doctor. The fear was that he was too young and would be >> too >> > >> boyish and goofy. However, they were surprised to discover that this >> new >> > >> Doctor is more professorial, more fastidious than Tenant or >> Eccleston's >> > >> portrayals. They saw he looks young, but actually acts old, and >> reminds them >> > >> of a throwback to a couple of the earlier incarnations. I think at >> least one >> > >> of them was an older guy who was a combination of crotchety, deadly >> serious? >> > >> (Martin would know). >> > >> Should be interesting... >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ***************************************************************************** >> > >> >> > >> http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/doctor-who/index.jsp >> > >> >> > >> Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide >> > >> >> > >> Original Air Date: April 17, 2010 >> > >> SYNOPSIS >> > >> >> > >> Just in time for the U.S. premiere of Doctor Who, journey into the >> Doctor >> > >> Who universe with BBC AMERICA's original program, Doctor Who: The >> Ultimate >> > >> Guide. The program is an original, all-access look inside the world's >> > >> biggest, most successful sci-fi television program. Doctor Who: The >> Ultimate >> > >> Guide premieres Saturday, April 17th at 8 pm/7c on BBC AMERICA, >> followed by >> > >> the series premiere of the new Doctor Who at 9pm/8c. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> Episode 1 - The Eleventh Hour >> > >> >> > >> Written by: Steven Moffat >> > >> Directed by: Adam Smith >> > >> Original Air Date: April 17, 2010 >> > >> SYNOPSIS >> > >> >> > >> The Doctor has regenerated into a brand new man, but danger strikes >> before >> > >> he can even recover. With the TARDIS wrecked, and the sonic >> screwdriver >> > >> destroyed, the new Doctor has just twenty minutes to save the whole >> world - >> > >> and only Amy Pond to help him. >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Get Social and Follow Me: >> > > >> > > Join me on Facebook >> > > http://facebook.com/mikestreet >> > > >> > > Follow me on Twitter >> > > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/streetforce1 >> > > >> > > Join the Harlem NY Community >> > > http://www.facebook.com/harlemny and at http://HarlemSocial.com >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
