I did see an episode on youtube, but the first one that I saw was an hour plus long movie.
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 3:44 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Mr Worf, that was "The Infinity Quest", a 12-parter that was up on YouTube > for several months, until the Beeb pulled it, because of the massive number > of downloads. I never thought of it as being kid-friendly, because most of > the people downloading it were my age. > > On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> I have seen a couple of Dr.Who cartoons (they were with Tennant and Martha >> Jones) so its possible that they are trying to blend the two into something >> kid friendly to build a merchandising stream. This is an obvious bad idea. >> >> On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Keith Johnson >> <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I keep hoping that it's a matter of wanting to lighten the show up a bit >>> after several years of sombre, adult, even grim shows under Eccleston and >>> Tennant. That would be okay. But you're right: it's starting to have more of >>> the feeling of something written for pre-teens on Saturday mornings. What's >>> that spinoff about his past Companion: "The Sarah Jane Chronicles" or >>> something? it has the same breezy feeling as that show, and that show is >>> obviously written with kids in mind, seeing as how a kid is a central >>> character. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>> Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2010 5:18:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who" >>> >>> >>> >>> The soldier's voice was probably the creepiest point of the show but they >>> didn't utilize it correctly. I think they are trying to keep it under 12 >>> friendly. >>> >>> On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> i'm reluctantly agreeing with you, Adrianne, and was it Daryl? I kept >>>> waiting for the show to feel creepy and suspenseful, and it just >>>> felt...there. The pacing remains too fast, with lots of scene cuts, the >>>> Doctor pretty much going from relaxed to panicked, but there seems to be no >>>> underlying strong writing to bolster all the surface action. >>>> There were a couple of moments--SPOILERS--such as when the dead >>>> soldier's voice is being used by the Angels, and the realization that the >>>> army of Angels is waking up. But they go from slow to hyper so quickly, i >>>> don't get to feel the buildup of drama or tension. I'm also not feeling his >>>> Companion quite yet. Her character's a bit sketchy. Even Alex Kingston--a >>>> really gifted actress--came off as a bit bland. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >>>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>>> Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2010 2:20:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >>>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I just watched the show. They ended the first part rather abruptly. I >>>> was so surprised that I thought my dvr cut off the last minute of it. The >>>> quality of writing has dropped dramatically this season. >>>> >>>> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Keith Johnson < >>>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It's a two-parter, so maybe the conclusion will be good? Did you >>>>> dislike the way it ended only, or the entire show? I will say, it didn't >>>>> have quite the suspense and eerie feeling of the first ep. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Adrianne Brennan" <adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 8, 2010 9:47:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >>>>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I won't spoil the ending, but needless to say...am unimpressed. >>>>> >>>>> ~ "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, May 8, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Keith Johnson < >>>>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Lots of folks here have not felt any love for the new Dr. Who, but >>>>>> perhaps tonight's ep will be different? Called "The Time of Angels", >>>>>> it's a >>>>>> revisit to the classic, creepy Weeping Angels introduced a couple of >>>>>> years >>>>>> ago. The ep is written by Steven Moffat, who wrote the original Angels >>>>>> treatments, so maybe it'll be good...? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>>> Mahogany at: >>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>> Mahogany at: >>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> > > > > -- > "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/
