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Post by Cad Zombie on Sept 1, 2012 16:48:19 GMT -5
Season premier of Doctor who tonight at 9 PM Eastern on BBC America. New season looks promising and hopefully we will see an end to the current actor as the doctor I'm not a fan of his at all. Doctor Who on BBC America's official site: www.bbcamerica.com/doctor-who/
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Post by thomasallencummins on Sept 4, 2012 6:39:12 GMT -5
Still can't pull the trigger on Dr. Who. The bad experiences I had back in the day when the show was shot entirely on video and looked like a cheap soap opera with painfully bad special effects just won't let me push the button. (I've always had a major visual issue with bad video productions, probably because when I was very young, before I was old enough to go to preschool I remember sitting home with my Mom during the day and she had soap operas running while she cleaned house.) With a show that has been around since the 70s I'm guessing it would take the remainder of my natural life to catch up. I guess I'll have to wait and see a big budget, well made Dr Who feature film in order to get into the Dr Who experience.
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Post by Cad Zombie on Sept 5, 2012 22:54:00 GMT -5
Well worth the effort but you don't have to do all the old stuff, You should see all of the episodes of the Fourth Doctor Tom Baker en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Doctor He was the doctor from 1974 to 1981 and in my opinion the Definition of a "Time Lord" based on the lore. Once you have him under your belt you can start in with the current "regeneration" of the series starting with the Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_DoctorDo it like that and you can get all caught up with the Lore and feeling of the entire series and be caught up to watch it as it Air's on BBCAM. -The Zombie
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Post by Cad Zombie on Sept 5, 2012 22:56:07 GMT -5
P.S. don't let the uber geek or whatever his name is fool you, we (doctor who fans) are not "Whovians", thats just stupid. We are "Who-ites"
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Post by Cad Zombie on Dec 26, 2017 17:45:39 GMT -5
Watched the Christmas episode on DVR late last night and I must give credit where credit is due, although Peter Capaldi has not been my favorite thus far, he started to grow on me and I think they finished out his time very nicely. As for the 13th Doctor? well it's about time after 50 years of show we get a female regeneration. I really liked Romana who was a companion character to the 4th doctor (Tom Baker) and a time lord herself. So, I've been ready for this for decades. Long live the Doctor.
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Post by Cad Zombie on Dec 26, 2017 17:54:12 GMT -5
As for a Dr. Whow movie, there were 2 that I know of, one was "Dr. who and the Daleks" released in 1965 and "Dr. Who: The Movie" released in 1996. The former was good for a 60's Sci-Fi film and the latter was a mediocre 90's Flick.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jan 4, 2018 17:02:58 GMT -5
As for a Dr. Whow movie, there were 2 that I know of, one was "Dr. who and the Daleks" released in 1965 and "Dr. Who: The Movie" released in 1996. The former was good for a 60's Sci-Fi film and the latter was a mediocre 90's Flick. Have tried to get into DW recently since its a nerd staple but still can't seem to make it click for me.
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Post by Cad Zombie on Feb 13, 2018 7:27:22 GMT -5
It's difficult to advise on how to go about "getting in to it" as there is 50 years worth of show. Some say that starting with the 2005 reboot and watching up to the current time is the way to go but I believe you have to have some of the previous material under your belt to really have a fully rounded grasp of the show as a whole. I recommend watching some Tom Baker (4th Doctor) episodes, it's cheesy, 70's 80's sci fi but it's what sealed me as a lifetime fan.
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