Funny. You would happen to watch an episode that happened to be the worst episode this season.
-- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > get ready to fall over in shock. > > Serv watched an episode of Dr Who. > > Vampires In Venice. It Sucked. Just like i have always thought, still > sucks. > Dr Who can go back in time to ANY time and place and find earth has been > invaded by aliens. WTF. > > I watched my episode this decade (got it out of the way early) so i have > 9.5 > years of Dr Who free bliss, Hooray! > > Oh, and the new doctor resembles Shag...if he were younger. And had a full > head of hair. > > On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good idea to discuss. Overall I'm enjoying this season. I like all >> the >> new dressing (i.e. the TARDIS redesign, Matt Smith, new opening credits, >> new >> sonic screwdriver, etc). I really like Amy. I think if this was the >> first >> season of Doctor Who (rather than the 5th), we'd all be head-over-heels >> for >> Amy like we were for Rose. Amy is a really strong and fun character. I >> hope she hangs around for a few more seasons. >> >> I think "Eleventh Hour" was the strongest start for any new Doctor ever. >> Fantastic episode! My favorite of the season. >> >> "The Beast Below" felt like a left-over David Tennant script to me. It >> was >> fine, but didn't blow me away. >> >> The Dalek episode was a mess. I enjoyed every scene that the Daleks >> were >> not in. I also enjoyed the planes in space shooting the Dalek ship >> (felt >> very RTD). However, the ending was ridiculous. I'm pretty sure that >> will >> all get un-done at the end of the season with the "cracks in the >> universe". >> >> The first part of the Angel storyline was really strong. The second >> part >> was somewhat meh. I liked some concepts like the religious army, River >> Song's crime, and that any recording of an Angel is an Angel. However, >> "Blink" was so perfect, I think they should have just left this alone. >> Doctor Who does the same thing Star Trek does... they take all their >> coolest >> villains and overuse them and make them less scary. I was ticked when >> we >> actually saw the Angel turn it's head. We're not supposed to see them >> move! >> >> As an aside, there are some theories online about the second Angel >> episode >> that perhaps there was another Matt Smith/Doctor running around from the >> future in that episode. There are some scenes that are inconsistent >> with >> his jacket on-and-off, along with some references to a discussion the >> Doctor >> had with Amy when she was 7 years old. It's possible that the Matt >> Smith/Doctor from later in the season came back in time to this episode >> to >> give Amy information. Check it out and you'll see what they are talking >> about. >> >> I didn't care for the Vampires in Venice episode at all. I actually >> fell >> asleep during it. Had to re-watch it. There was some really good humor >> in >> this episode, but that was it for me. >> >> "Amy's Choice" was great! Loved it. Won't say any more since it hasn't >> aired on BBC America yet. >> >> "The Hungry Earth" was also very good. Haven't watched "Cold Blood" >> yet. >> >> The Irredeemable Shag >> http://firestormfan.com >> http://onceuponageek.com >> http://twitter.com/onceuponageek >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: [The Unique Geek] Let's talk about the new season of Dr. Who >> From: "Edward Crosby" <[email protected] <//[email protected]>> >> Date: Thu, June 03, 2010 11:32 am >> To: "TUG" >> <[email protected]<//[email protected]> >> > >> >> So, we are about halfway through the new season (at least by BBC >> America's >> schedule) with a new Doctor and there has not been a whole lot of >> discussion here about it. >> Personally, I've been let down. Don't get me wrong, I actually like Matt >> Smith's Doctor, a lot. However, and maybe I had high expectations with >> Davies no longer at the helm, I haven't found a really good episode yet >> this season. Most of them have been sort of bland, in my opinion. I >> think >> the only episode I have found as my favorite this season was The Beast >> Below. Victory of the Daleks was sort of okay but I thought the last 10 >> minutes was pretty bad. The Time of the Angels was really good but the >> second part, Flesh and Stone, was a bit of a disappointment. >> What say you? >> >> -- >> Have a Better One, >> Edward Crosby >> http://www.edwardcrosby.com >> ----- >> "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." >> Merlin Mann >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<//[email protected]> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<//[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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