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Title: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on March 03, 2006, 09:21:59 pm: March 17 (or maybe 16, I forget which), I finally get to see the show that's got all you Brits so excited.

So, what should I expect.
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Ransom on March 03, 2006, 09:29:01 pm: EXTERMINATE
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on March 03, 2006, 09:35:21 pm: Quote from: Ransom Arceihn on March 03, 2006, 09:29:01 pm
EXTERMINATE

Geh? Did I do something bad?
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: an0n on March 03, 2006, 09:42:51 pm: It kicks serious ****ing ass in every way imaginable.

The pilot isn't great, but it's good. The rest of the series is pretty much universally amazing though.

Episode 6 and the Finale are the high-points.
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Ransom on March 03, 2006, 09:49:20 pm: Quote from: Jetmech Jr. on March 03, 2006, 09:35:21 pm
Geh? Did I do something bad?
Not at all. You'll understand soon enough.

But yeah. It's awesome.
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Martinus on March 03, 2006, 11:10:18 pm: Quote from: Jetmech Jr. on March 03, 2006, 09:21:59 pm
March 17 (or maybe 16, I forget which), I finally get to see the show that's got all you Brits so excited.

So, what should I expect.
Excellent characters
Original storylines
An air of mystery
A main hero who doesn't solve problems by shooting people
Proof that sci-fi doesn't need 2 million dollars an episode to convey the story

Need I go on? :)
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: an0n on March 03, 2006, 11:53:17 pm: Oooh, I've changed my mind.

The second episode is by far the best, purely for the setting and Jabe.
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: IceFire on March 03, 2006, 11:55:46 pm: Wow...for once Canada gets sci-fi TV shows before the US does.

Great series...I'm liking it. Its definately British but I'm enjoying connecting with my cultural heritage.
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Ford Prefect on March 04, 2006, 12:07:35 am: Am I the only one who doesn't like Dr. Who at all?
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: an0n on March 04, 2006, 12:26:04 am: Yes.

Die in a fire.
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: karajorma on March 04, 2006, 02:14:28 am: Quote from: Jetmech Jr. on March 03, 2006, 09:21:59 pm
March 17 (or maybe 16, I forget which), I finally get to see the show that's got all you Brits so excited.

So, what should I expect.

Don't expect to see an American style Sci-Fi show. Brit Sci-Fi is rather different.

Expect pretty much what Maeg describes.
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Turnsky on March 04, 2006, 02:20:24 am: Quote from: an0n on March 03, 2006, 09:42:51 pm
It kicks serious ****ing ass in every way imaginable.

The pilot isn't great, but it's good. The rest of the series is pretty much universally amazing though.

Episode 6 and the Finale are the high-points.

indeed.
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Nix on March 06, 2006, 07:37:01 pm: So is this like BSG, meaning that it's a re-imagined series? I thought I remembered seeing something regarding Dr. Who way back when I was in middle school as an old series... ??
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Taristin on March 06, 2006, 08:20:04 pm: So... is it gonna be the same show? Or is it gonna be like 'The Office', where the brittish version is hillarious, but the US version has ****ty b-actors and isn't as good?
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Ford Prefect on March 06, 2006, 09:34:05 pm: HUSH! The American version of The Office is hilarious, and I am extremely attached to it. Nothing against the British version, but I started with the American one, so that's the one I like better.
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: SadisticSid on March 07, 2006, 11:09:43 am: There's the notion that the Doctor has a darker past than was alluded to in the old series', but it still has the old dynamic to it. The most major change is that most of the adventures have become self-contained, single episodes, rather than the huge spanning arcs of the old ones.
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Kie99 on March 07, 2006, 11:42:47 am: Quote from: Raa on March 06, 2006, 08:20:04 pm
So... is it gonna be the same show? Or is it gonna be like 'The Office', where the brittish version is hillarious, but the US version has ****ty b-actors and isn't as good?

Same show.
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Inquisitor on March 07, 2006, 11:50:22 am: Guess I'll have to warm up the Tivo...
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: redsniper on March 07, 2006, 04:56:22 pm: ^^ upon reading that did anyone else imagine a beam cannon charging noise?
Title: Re: Dr. Who comes to the U.S.
Post by: Nuke on March 08, 2006, 06:34:37 am: im skeptical but i think il give it a shot. if i dont loose intrest after the first few episodes, il probibly make it a regular thing.