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Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: karajorma on April 23, 2005, 02:42:22 pm
So... who watched the latest Dr Who? I didn't used to be a fan of the old show (I watched the episodes but that was it) but I've started to really like the new show :)

Gotta say I can't wait till next week. They're pushing the fact that the Daleks are back pretty hard. Just caught an advert on BBC1 and it's still a week away.
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: Kie99 on April 23, 2005, 04:20:41 pm
And I can't fricking wait!
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Post by: Taristin on April 23, 2005, 04:45:24 pm
What is this show you speak of? :p
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: Kie99 on April 23, 2005, 05:09:14 pm
*Adds Raa to hitlist*
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Post by: Taristin on April 23, 2005, 05:18:14 pm
Has it aired in America?
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Post by: IceFire on April 23, 2005, 05:38:35 pm
It has on CBC in Canada....missed last week but hope to catch this week.
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: karajorma on April 23, 2005, 05:50:20 pm
I don't think it has to be honest.

Dr Who is a quintessentially British sci-fi show. Basically that means that Americans by and large won't get it. In fact I can already hear the complaints about the CGI, realism of weapons used etc from the "culture of Bash" people already.

To be frank the 9 million or so British viewers couldn't give a toss. The show is great TV entertainment and that's all we care about :D Similarly if you don't know what a Dalek is you'll never get why an overgrown pepperpot on wheels is one of the scariest bad guys in British TV. :)

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And I can't fricking wait!


Me neither. The cliffhanger last week left me wanting more but now I'm actually getting excited every time I think about what's coming next. About 5 seconds into the Next Week teaser I was already getting an inkling about what the enemy would be. When I saw that guy get skeletonised when he was zapped I knew what we were dealing with :D

Funny thing is that even though the episode was great all everyone is going to be talking about is next weeks episode :D
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: Taristin on April 23, 2005, 05:52:54 pm
I like british humour though. :(  Stupid uncultured american heathens... :(
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: karajorma on April 23, 2005, 05:55:06 pm
Yeah. I figure that anyone who gets British humor will probably get Dr Who too.
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Post by: Clave on April 23, 2005, 06:09:11 pm
I'm so glad I caught this series from the beginning, it seemed under-advertised as if they were afraid it was going to fail..  But it's been pretty damn good every time, and the odd funny moments just make it better.  I can't wait for the Daleks now! :cool:
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: Taristin on April 23, 2005, 07:32:04 pm
Is it available via 'other' means?

And is it a violation of policy to ask if a show unavailable in once country is being 'streamed' over the torretns?
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: Martinus on April 23, 2005, 07:54:12 pm
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Originally posted by Raa
Is it available via 'other' means?

And is it a violation of policy to ask if a show unavailable in once country is being 'streamed' over the torretns?

[color=66ff00]Nah, it's not a voilation to ask if it's being torrented but it is to ask for the torrent file itself or the location.
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Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: Taristin on April 23, 2005, 08:03:14 pm
Thanks for the... err... clarification. ;)
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Post by: Taristin on April 23, 2005, 11:38:59 pm
Bloody things are 2 GB each! :eek:


Oh well. I'll watch them all in a week or so (at this rate)
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Post by: Ford Prefect on April 23, 2005, 11:41:10 pm
Red Dwarf beats Dr. Who's ass into the ground and then some. One of the funniest television moments of all time was seeing the Grim Reaper get kneed in the balls.
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: NGTM-1R on April 24, 2005, 01:16:10 am
Perhaps, but Dr. Who holds a special place in my heart, as do the Daleks, since I can remember watching the original long ago when I was about 5...curse American television.
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: Clave on April 24, 2005, 03:00:13 am
It's a completely different thing.  I love Red Dwarf as well, but Dr Who is, well, special...
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: karajorma on April 24, 2005, 03:37:48 am
I agree with Clave. Red Dwarf is a comedy with sci-fi elements. The writers themselves baically described it as Porridge in space.

Dr Who on the other hand is a sci-fi show that doesn't take itself too seriously. As such it can be very funny in places but the main element is the sci-fi.

As for the Daleks everyone agrees that they are THE Dr Who enemy. That's why after years without seeing anything new with them in everyone is waiting with baited breath for the next episode.
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Post by: Turnsky on April 24, 2005, 04:32:32 am
it'll be coming soon in australia... i can't wait!
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Post by: Kie99 on April 24, 2005, 06:11:15 am
Who got the "Massive Weapons of Destruction that can be launched in 45 Seconds" joke?  and the "Oh Bol-" line from the Slitheen was just perfect.
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: karajorma on April 24, 2005, 06:42:07 am
:D Yeah I noticed that :)

Thing is I'm going to have to stop talking about the show cause it just makes having to wait till next week even harder :)
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: SadisticSid on April 24, 2005, 07:00:26 am
I'd describe the new series as being somewhere between Red Dwarf and Stargate myself. In any case it's the best thing that's come out of the BBC in years.
Title: And Next Week It's Daleks
Post by: Getter Robo G on April 24, 2005, 10:22:18 am
"Exterminate! Exterminate!" - gets old after 50 times an episode hehe...

No way it was the Cybermen you b*tches! (just watch out for that gold...)

NO wait... It was Setek's Robotic Mummies from Mars!

BTW who was the brain in the jar again, Morbius?

It must have been a quarter century since I saw the series. However I did see that pathetic movie with Eric Roberts as "The Master"...

K9 rocks! (He's also short enough to look up all the hottie's skirts! (nose cam please K9...)