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Going back to CyberYvonne for a moment....

didnt the cybermen say something about quickening the upgrade process because of the new darlek threat??

my reaction to her retaining some humanity was that the process was rushed and therefore might not be totally successfull....?
 
dynamicv said:
Agreed. They should bring that villian back somehow next season.
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Yes, but I wonder who they could get to play the part? AHS would have made a fantastic Master, his scene with Tennant set around the swimming pool in School Union fizzed with tension and menace! :eek: But then, that splash of krillitane oil didn't seem to affect him in the same way as the others, did it? ;)

If the Master does return, they need to set the character in the Delgado mould, rather than the Ainsley panto villian (I really enjoyed Ainsley's performance when I was a nipper, but looking back...) Don't get me started on Eric Roberts...
 
Grasbak said:
Going back to CyberYvonne for a moment....

didnt the cybermen say something about quickening the upgrade process because of the new darlek threat??

my reaction to her retaining some humanity was that the process was rushed and therefore might not be totally successfull....?
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There was also the fact that her conversion may not have been fully completed, or have been botched in some way – it was while she was having her brain scooped out that the Cyberleader was destroyed, which threw the Cybermen until a new leader was installed.

The confusion gave Jackie a chance to escape unnoticed after all, so maybe the Yvonne's conversion was affected too.
 
simonthewolf said:
If the Master does return, they need to set the character in the Delgado mould, rather than the Ainsley panto villian (I really enjoyed Ainsley's performance when I was a nipper, but looking back...) Don't get me started on Eric Roberts...
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Yep, Ainsley had a touch of the panto about him but to be fair to him though, he apparently tried to play a darker, more menacing Master on a couple of occasions only to have the director instruct him to play the character in a camper way.

Head would make a great Master, that's for sure. (HeadMaster? Tee hee :D)
 
Jaffa Cake said:
Yep, Ainsley had a touch of the panto about him but to be fair to him though, he apparently tried to play a darker, more menacing Master on a couple of occasions only to have the director instruct him to play the character in a camper way.
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Yeah, I've heard that as well. This is the same guy who overruled Colin Baker's costume preference (which was for a matt black Master-like costume) and made him dress like a clown :eek:
 
I agree with you guys on the whole Cyber-Yvonne thing - I think her psychic training coupled with the "quickened" cyber-creating process probably explains things - well, all except the female Cyber voice - not even Cyber-Jackie had that. Ah well, dramatic license for RTD I guess... ;)

simonthewolf said:
Yeah, I've heard that as well. This is the same guy who overruled Colin Baker's costume preference (which was for a matt black Master-like costume) and made him dress like a clown :eek:
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Really? Damn, that would have been sweet! I always liked how Colin Baker's Doctor was a little more darker and bastardly, that costume would have been great as well. Ah well...

Yeah, I'd like to see the Master return as well, but it has to be done at the right time, with the right actor, and with the right story. It can't be done just for the sake of bringing him back. :cool:
 
Jaffa Cake said:
Yep, Ainsley had a touch of the panto about him but to be fair to him though, he apparently tried to play a darker, more menacing Master on a couple of occasions only to have the director instruct him to play the character in a camper way.

Head would make a great Master, that's for sure. (HeadMaster? Tee hee :D)
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It was actually JNT who made Ainley camp it up, match to his despise.
 
Wow, I can't believe I've read this thread from start to finish in just one morning! :D

I'm a new Doctor Who fan too (oddly enough, given that I've been using "who" or "who?" as my username on almost every forum, because of my surname), I've only seen half a dozen or so episodes, all from the two new series.

What actually spawned my interest was a documentary about the original series, and (of all things) the making of the abstract title visuals, and in particular the original theme tune which was perhaps 20 years ahead of its time!

I generally prefer my sci fi & fantasy darker (still have trouble taking the Daleks or Cybermen seriously), but I love the intricate sub-plots. (The amount of hours I've "wasted" reading back-story and conjecture about Lord of the Rings is frightening).
 
whooleytoo said:
Wow, I can't believe I've read this thread from start to finish in just one morning! :D

I'm a new Doctor Who fan too (oddly enough, given that I've been using "who" or "who?" as my username on almost every forum, because of my surname), I've only seen half a dozen or so episodes, all from the two new series.

What actually spawned my interest was a documentary about the original series, and (of all things) the making of the abstract title visuals, and in particular the original theme tune which was perhaps 20 years ahead of its time!

I generally prefer my sci fi & fantasy darker (still have trouble taking the Daleks or Cybermen seriously), but I love the intricate sub-plots. (The amount of hours I've "wasted" reading back-story and conjecture about Lord of the Rings is frightening).
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Glad to have you aboard! :) I hope reading through the entire thread has given you some further perspective into the show as well, especially with regards to the classic series. If you have any questions or comments, this is the place to ask them! :cool:
 
~Shard~ said:
Glad to have you aboard! :) I hope reading through the entire thread has given you some further perspective into the show as well, especially with regards to the classic series. If you have any questions or comments, this is the place to ask them! :cool:
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Cheers, much appreciated! I think I've caught up with much of the underlying plot, and what I don't know I've found links here to follow.

Thus far, my plan is:

1) Catch up on 28 back seasons of Doctor Who.
2) Eat (I'm liable to be very hungry by this stage).

That's it, so far.. ;)
 
whooleytoo said:
Thus far, my plan is:

1) Catch up on 28 back seasons of Doctor Who.
2) Eat (I'm liable to be very hungry by this stage).

That's it, so far.. ;)
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I can help you with if you like - I have every episode archived on DVD in AVI format. It's about 180 GB I'm guessing, give or take... :eek: Just let me know if you'd like any episodes, because, well, I've got 'em all... ;) :D

The offer stands for anyone else as well. Just let me know... :cool:
 
~Shard~ said:
I can help you with if you like - I have every episode archived on DVD in AVI format. It's about 180 GB I'm guessing, give or take... :eek: Just let me know if you'd like any episodes, because, well, I've got 'em all... ;) :D

The offer stands for anyone else as well. Just let me know... :cool:
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Hopefully, He'll be a little more interested in handing over some hard earned cash to those that made the programme, rather than ripping them off.
 
Sky Blue said:
Hopefully, He'll be a little more interested in handing over some hard earned cash to those that made the programme, rather than ripping them off.
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Didn't your mom teach you about sharing? :p ;) :)

Seriously, that's fair enough, however it's ultimately his decision... ;) :cool:

And actually, I guess I'm not aware - can you actually buy all of the old Hartnell and Troughton episodes on DVD now? Including the fully reconstructed ones which have audio only and stills? I thought some of these were still unavailable (or at least extremely hard to find) for anyone wanting to pick up copies.

Regardless, no need to kill this thread by getting into a discussion about the whole piracy, sharing etc. issue so I'll just stop this topic... :eek: :cool:
 
Jaffa Cake said:
Of course, the main focus of the episode was the return of Sarah Jane and K9. It's interesting that the last series was really the first to focus on the family and friends of a companion, and how their 'disappearance' affected them – last night we got to see how a companion is affected by being 'abandoned' by the Doctor. Rose's initial jealousy of Sarah Jane (which at first grated as being a tad predictable) was soon revealed to be more a fear of being treated in the same way – dropped off somewhere to return back to her humdrum life, apparently forgotten about...
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Ah yes... you've predicted rightly so!

The fear of abandonment, and living a humdrum life is the fear of every Doctor Who companion! I think RTD is a genius for involving SJ's story line and weaving it into the second series.
 
~Shard~ said:
It's about 180 GB I'm guessing, give or take... :eek: Just let me know if you'd like any episodes, because, well, I've got 'em all... ;) :D
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I got the original four Doctor Who episodes with Hartnell? starting with The Unearthly Child. It's nearly un-watcheable because it's so old and well, colorless.
 
Salasm said:
I got the original four Doctor Who episodes with Hartnell? starting with The Unearthly Child. It's nearly un-watcheable because it's so old and well, colorless.
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Please tell me you're joking??
 
Sky Blue said:
Hopefully, He'll be a little more interested in handing over some hard earned cash to those that made the programme, rather than ripping them off.
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Couldn't I just download them, and give a donation to the Beeb? (Honestly? I'd prefer that to going out to buy a DVD which invariably gets scratched/scuffed).

I think I'll just have to cut my losses, buy the last two seasons (on DVD, would buy from iTMS if that were possible) and rely on this thread for filling in the back-story.;) (Though after reading all this thread, I don't think I can look at a blank space any more without trying to highlight it... just in case, like..)
 
I'm back to save the world! (I quote a loved Radiohead song).

Few things- I buy all the Doctor Who DVDs irrespecitve of whether I have them on AVI, or not (which I don't), though I liked Skyblue's earlier comment about piracy.

I sold my iMac (yay!), for £970, inc the p&p I need to send it to Greece!

Work in progress for ya:
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Made in Rapid Weaver of course. Note I have something for Shard and Skyblue in the pic..

I will be changing the menu heading for something more Who and the ratings for Inferno and the Hand Of Fear are a guess as I've been too poor too buy them! Sorry talking to much about myself and things. :p
 
Metal Zombie said:
I'm back to save the world! (I quote a loved Radiohead song).
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Do you mean "An interstellar burst.... I am back to save the universe.":rolleyes:

Work in progress for ya:
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Made in Rapid Weaver of course. Note I have something for Shard and Skyblue in the pic..

I will be changing the menu heading for something more Who and the ratings for Inferno and the Hand Of Fear are a guess as I've been to poor to buy them! Sorry talking to much about myself and things. :p
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Nice looking site! I look forward to it.
 
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