New Who?

[Techno]

Because he's got a part time job managing Arsenal.
Cheers - Phil

[Orcs]

Just watched the programme.  Was not desperately impressed - found myself fast forwarding some drawn out bits. I found the confusion by someone who knows he regenerates a little ludicrous

Capaldi I think will make a good Doctor, once he has settled in.

I am still not convinced by the Paternoster Gang. I particuarly dislike the politically correct pushing of the "relationship" of Madame Vastra and Jenny -  they must have mentioned the gay relationship at least three times in an hours episode, hardly necessary and not relevant to the storyline in this episode or any other previous episode. We only need to know they are freinds so that we understand that Madame Vastra a silurian with a taste for human flesh will not eat Jenny. ( no pun intended - despite the length of a Silurians tongue)   

[Leman]

Because he's got a part time job managing Arsenal.
Cheers - Phil

That's what it must be, presumably when he gets a break from running C17th France.

[Last Hussar]

Re Ep 1

I liked it.

Good to see Just a Few Orcs back as Strax.

[Orcs]

Re Ep 1

I liked it.

Good to see Just a Few Orcs back as Strax.

So you recognised me Girl

[Techno]

Nah.....Strax doesn't sound anything like Mark.
Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Tonight's episode...
More questions than answers, which I liked. Liked the whole idea, but not sure it wasn't rushed at the climax, which weakened it, but Capaldi carried it well.
But... Without spoilers... Cool!

[Last Hussar]

I thought it was about to be rushed, but they just about avoided it- maybe needed 5 more minutes.  Its the pressure to make it sale-friendly; 45 mins is an hour on a commercial (ie US) channel.

People do romanticise 'classic Who'; the 4 x 30 mins were often drawn out.  I'd like to see more 2 x 45m episodes, but apparently they are not the easiest thing.  They can be more costly than 2 singles (not sure how).

[Wulf]

I feel the New Who suffers from the same problem as a lot of truly Scottish actors playing Scottish accents - they want to sound Scottish, but still be understood, and it comes off sounding very stiff and clipped, at least to my ears.

Apart from that, though, quite good. The idea that Daleks can't just be reused infinitely as just plain bad guys is, itself, becoming a bit clichéd, but it was carried off well enough

[Techno]

I think you three have just about said it all.
Not bad....But not an absolute classic, for me.
Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

I know what I miss - the cliffhangers. Each episode is a complete story, there's no "how is he going to get out of this one?" for a week. 

[Steve J]

I like Capaldi's Doctor and you can't fault his acting. The storys so far I've found a bit weak. Still, will stick with it as it's a family favourite.

[Ithoriel]

Perhaps because I'm a Scot, I'm finding Capaldi easier to understand than Matt Smith but harder to follow than Tennant and Ecclestone.

I've watched quite a few "classic" Dr Who episodes recently, courtesy of a friend's DVD collection. The current series is easily as good as any of the old episodes I've been watching.

I think the writing is tighter these days, some of the dialogue in the old episodes seems terribly stilted to me now. As Harrison Ford is supposed to have said,"... you can type this sh*t, but you can't say it!"

I think we tend to remember the few truly great Dr Who episodes and draw a veil over the somewhat larger canon of rather dodgy ones! Though even now, after all these years, Dr Who remains a jolly good romp!

Jelly Baby anyone?

[Last Hussar]

Yep.

[Orcs]

I found the second episode an improvement. The storyline was better, although the whole heaven idea seems a bit wierd. Should I ever get there  I hope heaven has better Totty than "Missy"