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I can say I am actually enjoying the new series so far. Can't wait for Aliens of London this weekend. I've been able to grab the episodes as early as Sunday and have them ready to view on Monday.

Yeah, I know about OG, and I'm registered for their forum (as Reboot, even), but I don't recall seeing anything there to the effect that nearly half the episodes of the series are in two-parters. Can you be more specific?

Okay, on the New Series news page, on the far right hand column, scroll down a ways until you get to the cast lists for the episodes. Notice how Aliens of London/WWIII and Episode 12/The Parting of the Ways are listed together, with a single cast list? The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances (#9 and #10) are listed the exact same way. Note they share not only the same cast, but also the same director and writer.

9/10 have been widely known as being a two-parter ever since the writers were first revealed as (IIRC) they made a big deal of the fact that Steven Moffat (creator of "Coupling") was writing a two-parter...

The BBC announced at Midnight (GMT) that David Tennant will be the new Doctor starting next season.

How do you watch them and how can i see them?

I was curious, so I looked this up.

The book in question is called The Ancestor Cell and dates from mid-2000. In it, the Doctor blows up Gallifrey because its Matrix has been incurably infected with a virus by an organization called Faction Paradox. Not sure about any retcon wave.

FP is owned by writer Lawrence Miles, who spun them off into both a comic and novel series. The comic vanished after two issues (in the US, anyway). I've never seen the novels. The relevant point being, unless they cut a deal with Miles, the show won't be doing exactly the same thing as the books.

I'm told that in part 2 here, at around the 11 minute mark, Eccleston spoils who destroyed Gallifrey (no, it's not a huge surprise): http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales/shows/doctorwhobackintime.shtml

http://www.beasthouse.fsnet.co.uk/who01.htm

(He had an utterly vitrolic review of ep 3 up, but now it only says "Go away, I'm thinking about it")

Oh, and I liked ep 4. If you laugh at the first "alien" though, you will feel guilty

I liked this too but the main aliens were a big let down, especially in the face. I mean the huge nasty bodies with claws and stuff and those eyes? Just don’t go together do they. Also the mix between CGI and men in suits was a little jarring.

Wonder if the "gas" problem will play a part in this.

i'm not sure what to make of the new "DR WHO" !!??

i've watched the first 3 episodes [ and i enjoyed the 3rd one the most ] i have mixed thoughts on how it has been filmed !!

for me it has too much of a UK tv look about it [ i know it's made in the UK !! ] but in my mind i think it should have had a much more polished look to it, more US !!

i suppose because i watch SO many US shows, i'm just used to seeing things filmed this way .....

it reminds of of "CASUALTY" which is a UK version of "ER" when you compare the production values of the 2 shows, the UK one looks like a student film project !!

i'm still gonna continue watching it, but up until now, i enjoyed the film version from a couple of years back, a lot more !!

and i actually think the new actor that's gonna be taking over will be better !! theres something i don't like about the current one ......

Matthew.

Anyone catch the finale to the two-parter? I just got my copy but haven't had a chance to watch it yet.

Interesting article about the new Dalek up at the BBC.

Best thing about this week's episode (which was quite fun and had Penelope Wilton in, which is always a good thing) was the trailer for next week. We didn't see them, but just hearing 'exterminate!!!' sent shivers up my spine. oooooooh, they're baaa-aaack!

Did too see one - all chained up.
Bondage Daleks.
They'll have one in rubber with a gas mask on next.

I must admit that I was disappointed by the aliens and the Viz style flatulence jokes in the latest two-parter. The story itself wasn't too bad though, just the execution.

Hopefully next weeks will be back to form.

Ooh, didn't see the trailer where you saw the dalek. The one I saw was a shot of Rose by some door (obviously seen from the viewpoint of the dalek) and the Doctor looking at some computer screen with the same image and then he shouted for Rose to look out or something and you just heard the dalek saying 'exterminate' and then it went black. Goooood trailer.

I know what you mean about the last two episodes though Numf. Good story, but slightly let down by some of the execution. Back in the 80s it would have worked fine and you probably wouldn't have picked up on the weak points nearly as much but I think we've been so spoilt by big budget effects on TV shows (thinking Buffy or Battlestar Galactica or even Farscape) that when you get something obviously computer generated and a bit clunky then it jars a lot.

Didn't you see the "Next time" at the end of WW3? By far the best one so far (I'm still trying to figure out, BTW, why. the. HELL. they put one at the end of Aliens of London, being as it was part 1 of 2 and thus completely ruining the cliffhanger).

In order of promo:
"Nearest city?" "Salt Lake City." "Population" "One million." "All dead."
"Why don't you just DIE!!?"
"Impossible..." "EX-TER-MIN-ATE"

It\'s here if you want to see it for youself

Heh. It only took the good Doctor six episodes to kill off SLC. Must be a record.

No, we went to see Kylie on Saturday night so watched the second part of WW3 on BBC3 on Sunday and they just had the short trailer then (I don't think they had the 'next time' bit, or if they did I missed it for some reason). Apparently it's just one Dalek in the next ep, so for it to wipe out a whole city I think means that their claims to have upped the dalek threat is probably going to hold true.

It's tomorrow!!

And if I'm lucky a very friendly Brit will have it ready to go so I can watch it by Sunday.

I have to say I have not gotten into the older series yet but am really enjoying this one. With the new Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who we have some really good sci-fi TV for once.

awww....

Not the episode i was expecting. Some *fabulous* moments (Doctor? THE Doctor?) even taking into account how duff Bruno Langley was. But, basically...

Awwwww.....

Is that a sympathetic "Awwww"?

Eccelston shone again, especially in the pair of scenes with him ranting at the Dalek, and the "YOU WO-ULD HAVE MADE A FINE DA-LEK" moment was briliant.

Other than that, well, I didn't feel sorry for the Dalek. Those scenes felt slow, not special. The scenes of mass destruction were great, the Doctor and the Dalek moments were great ("I watched it happen! - I MADE IT HAPPEN... *realises where he's going, turns away...* I had no choice"). But the Rose/Dalek and Rose/2012boy scenes dragged.

i saw tonights episode [ after missing the last 2 ] i thought it was pretty good !! liked seeing the CYBERMAN's head [ the original design, too !! ]

the scenes with the Doctor ranting were great, but i've still not taken to CHRIS !! it's the accent, and the way he talks in general !! [ very much like VINCE in "Queer As Folk", most of the things they ever seem to say, always sound in jest, for me ??? ]

i'm enjoying BILLIE the most, so far in this new series ......

Matthew.

Ummm... not even close. The design was from a 1980s story, and looks almost nothing like the original design ( profile ).


Opposite - Mrs Evans' acting ability is highly overrated, I feel.

So, is the rumor I heard true? About the uniqueness of the Doctor and the Dalek?

In theory, if what is said in Dalek is true, yes. In practice, between rumours of what's going to happen in Eps 12 & 13 and some overly-carefully chosen words from Eccleston in last week's Confidential, I suspect the one is not entirely true, and the other is entirely not true.