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Title: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: TVC15 on April 08, 2007, 12:03:34 AM
The long-awaited series 3 of Doctor Who began last weekend, and it allowed the masses to finally relax in knowing that an adequate successor to Billie Piper had been found to take up the mantle of being the Doctor's companion.  Martha Jones, played by Freema Agyeman, so far seems smart, and she's probably a better actress than Billie Piper.  She is also really sexy and black and has one of those sexy black british accents, which is sexy.  Unfortunately, over the course of the first new episode, Smith and Jones, we really didn't get a very good sense of her character.  It was a somewhat fast-paced episode that featured a lot of running around, so while there were good base introductions, we really don't know much about Martha.  What can you do?  It's only after one episode. 

Smith and Jones also featured a particularly spirited David Tenant performance.  I would call it whimsical if that did not sound gay. 

As far as laying out the arc for the season, well, they got started kind of early dropping hints.  Martha asks the Doctor if he has any siblings, to which he replies with a dour, "Not anymore."  ANYMORE DUN DUN DUN.  Doctor Who rumormongerers will know that later this season, we're supposed to be seeing another Time Lord, and it looks like they're either playing off the rumors or setting something up.  Either way, my dick is hard.

Anyway, I just nabbed episode 2 of season 3, The Shakespeare Code, which features the Doctor and his new companion going back to 1599 to do shit with Shakespeare.  Now, Shakespeare has appeared on Doctor Who in the past, so it will  be interesting to see if they make reference to that (although, of course, the only reference the Doctor has specifically made about meeting Shakespeare was that he helped transcribe Hamlet, which would be a few years after 1599).  Anyway, the episode features harpy/witch-like monsters called Carrionites, which I do believe are a new monster.

Er, for the record Smith and Jones was about a species-shifting Plasmavore trolling for food by posing as a patient in an Earth hospital, circa 2007.  Martha Jones works for the hospital, which is how she meets the Doctor.  Things get hairy when the Judoon, an intergalactic rogue police force attempt to capture the Plasmavore by isolating it via transporting the hospital to the moon.  The Doctor, of course knowing something was going to happen, was posing as a patient in the hspital at the time. 

Another important note about Smith and Jones is that the Doctor introduced his new suit in the episode.  It is a light blue pinstriped suit similar in design to the awesome trademark brown pinstriped suit of the last two seasons.  Later in the episode, he does change back into his brown suit, but I hope we get to see that blue suit again, because it was really snazzy.  In other notable wardrobe news, the Doctor also appears in his pajamas -- their first appearance since 2005's The Christmas Invasion, David Tenant's first real episode as the Doctor.

Anyway, I'd say things are looking swell in the Doctor Whoniverse.

Hmmm, technically the 2006 Christmas special The Runaway Bride is also a third series episode.  Maybe I should talk about that, too.  It's been a while since I've seen it, so I will have to refresh my memory.  It's much better than The Christmas Invasion was, and you can tell they sunk a nice amount of dollar into the episode's production.  Yes, they found an excuse to use the Robot Santas and evil christmas trees again.  The episode is notable because the titular character actually turns down an offer to be the Doctor's companion at the end of the episode.  She could've been a good one, too, if that episode was any indication.  The episode also features a pretty neat chase scene with the TARDIS being used to chase a car.

Exellent, most excellent.

For the record, last Saturday, I watched Smith and Jones 4 times in a row.  I was so starved :(
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on April 08, 2007, 12:08:16 AM
I didn't read any of that because I'm going to wait until Season 3 airs on Sci-Fi......

It's gonna be a long time.....new chick is pretty.
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: TVC15 on April 08, 2007, 12:09:50 AM
I'd imagine they can have it on Scifi in July or August if they worked fast, unless they want to keep it in the deck until the fall season, which is also likely.  This season should be done in June, so why not just DL it then?
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: Human Snorenado on April 08, 2007, 12:24:58 AM
:(

I wants me some Dr. Who lovin.
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: G The Resurrected on April 08, 2007, 12:26:21 AM
After Deja Vu i'm watching S3E2 so shhh. I love david though he's awesome as Dr who.
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: Yeti on April 08, 2007, 03:54:46 AM
How can there have been like 9 Dr. Whos if there have only been three series?
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: TVC15 on April 08, 2007, 03:57:24 AM
Quote from: Yeti on April 08, 2007, 03:54:46 AM
How can there have been like 9 Dr. Whos if there have only been three series?

Only 2 series.

The Doctor is a Time Lord.  Time Lords can "regenerate" every cell in their body 12 times, done always when the Doctor is mortally wounded and what not.  It's a convenient plot device for when an actor playing the Doctor wants to leave the show.  Every regeneration has a different personality, but maintains the knowledge of all past regenerations.  The current Doctor is the Tenth Doctor. 
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: Yeti on April 08, 2007, 04:08:26 AM
What distinguishes one Dr. Who series from another series if it is the same Dr. Who just a different iteration?
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: G The Resurrected on April 08, 2007, 04:17:08 AM
Well that episode was cool. The whole off with his head "wtf did i do this time" ending was funny. Cant wait for the next episode. I hope we learn about the begining of time and more about the time wars. As well as the mercenaries of time (Heartness)
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: TVC15 on April 08, 2007, 04:20:48 AM
Quote from: Yeti on April 08, 2007, 04:08:26 AM
What distinguishes one Dr. Who series from another series if it is the same Dr. Who just a different iteration?

The original Doctor Who series ran from the early 60s till 1989, when it was cancelled.  The new series started in 2005.

It's always the same general show, just with a different Doctor and companion.  The Doctor always travels through time and space using the TARDIS.  He has the same rivals.  The series has continuity.  The Doctor just changes every couple of years.
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: G The Resurrected on April 08, 2007, 04:28:47 AM
did the bbc really loose a large amount of episodes? I'd love to see the show from start.
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: TVC15 on April 08, 2007, 04:32:06 AM
Quote from: G on April 08, 2007, 04:28:47 AM
did the bbc really loose a large amount of episodes? I'd love to see the show from start.

Yes.  There are only a few episodes of the Second Doctor's run, and I think a lot of the First's run, too.  I've seen a lot of the First's run, and it's really not that watchable.  The show tries to be somewhat educational and it gets in teh way of bad ass alien hunting.  It's still entertaining in a quaint "this is how things used to be" way.  I don't think I've ever seen a Second Doctor episode, actually.  There are seriously like only a half-dozen that are still around.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incomplete_Doctor_Who_serials
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: TVC15 on April 08, 2007, 05:21:20 AM
The Shakespeare Code was pretty badass.  Although I tend to like the less scifi-y episodes, this one was done pretty well.  The monster of the week and their plot was kind of meh, but the great performances by the principle cast and the clever writing more than made up for a meh magic plot.  The ending was pretty hilarious.  The various, often smart Shakespeare references were great, and the production was top notch.   The reference to the Sycorax was FUCKING INGENIUS. Getting a Kenneth Branagh-alike to play Shakespeare?  FUCKING INGENIUS.  Shakespeare having a thang for black chicks? AWESOME.

A really good episode, and the preview for next week's episode looks totally badass.  It has a scifi dystopia thing going on, and it looks like the production is through the roof again. 
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OMG FACE OF BOE IS BACK!  In his last appearance, didn't he say that his next would be his last!  ZOMG WHAT'S GOING ON!!!!!!!!  Rumor sites are saying the CYBERMEN show up, too!  What with continuity, they would be the original Mondas Cyberman rather than the Cybus ones, too!
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MY DICK IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HARRRRD!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: G The Resurrected on April 08, 2007, 12:25:50 PM
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That was BOE? fuck yeah. Since time is like a flow of water all the doctor is doing is changing where the flow guys or he's trying to fix it. We've seen her dead already but thats not happened? Or what? I think too hard when time travel is done.
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Yeah great episode a new creature thats building on the fondation of the begining of time. Which has been a really cool little back story in the Dr Who universe. And the next episode does look great, cant wait till saturday this week.
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: Yeti on April 08, 2007, 01:12:24 PM
Reading about Dr. Who is awesome when you haven't seen a single episode. I have no idea what in blazes you guys are talking about but it all sounds really interesting.
Title: Re: The State of the Doctor Who Union - S3 Edition
Post by: G The Resurrected on April 08, 2007, 01:19:42 PM
Dr Who, a show that airs in the BBC and is then show months to a year later on SciFi channel in the states. Go and buy the first two season and start getting down with the torrents for season 3