• TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    There’s a good reason I’m called TranslatorCircuit! I’m multilingual. I’m typing this on a German layout keyboard. Not only that, but apart from sci fi, most of my TV viewing is in German and French. James Bond is totally unrealistic British nationalist isolationist crap! In spite of all the defence cuts, James Bond is equipped to do absolutely…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    @janetteb

    I’m afraid people aren’t saying you shouldn’t watch Star Trek TOS, or early James Bond films, so that’s not fair! I think the only difference is that the first two Doctors’ eras were made in B&W. In that case, what’s needed is more colourisations, but without editing out parts of the story, which was done with “The Daleks” or discarding…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    @dentarthurdent

    @janetteb

    @ps1l0v3y0u

    Doctor Who wouldn’t even exist without the First Doctor and wouldn’t have continued for so long without the Second Doctor and regeneration. I suppose the BBC could have replaced William Hartnell with a lookalike, followed by another lookalike, ad infinitum, but they would have had to be good actors as well.…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Lucky Day

    @dentarthurdent

    Your lack of knowledge of classic Who is disgusting! You need a viewing plan of various really important episodes to watch for your homework. I think you should start with “An Unearthly Child”, “The Daleks”, “The Dalek Invasion of Earth”, and “The Web Planet”. After that, watch “The Chase” and “The Time Meddler”. These are all…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic The Well

    Apart from being a sequel to the crappy “Midnight”, I think “The Well” where only one member of a crew survives is copying a Star Trek: TNG episode, as well as a Star Trek: ENT episode. Details on  https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Night_Terrors_(episode) AND https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Impulse_(episode)

    It looks like RTD has run ou…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic The Well

    @ps1l0v3y0u

    “Planet of The Spiders” was a brilliant story! Criticising the spiders themselves is just a criticism of special effects. I’m also happy that the Master has continued since that era. Being able to knock something together in a rush is also what’s needed NOW, instead of pretending it’s too late, so no Christmas Special and no new…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic The Well

    I thought I’d commented on this episode before, but I see I haven’t, so I will do now!

    I think that Midnight is one of the worst Doctor Who stories ever, and this was almost as bad! It’s all based around the idea of looking behind someone at something almost invisible, but not quite. This was done before in “Planet of The Spiders” as well as…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    @dentarthurdent

     

    I think that people need to have a good knowledge of classic Who to understand everything about NuWho but don’t have to watch all the stories. There are a few stories even I haven’t seen, such as “The Smugglers”, “The Savages” and “The Myth Makers”. I plan to watch these soon to find out what I’ve missed, though. I think t…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    @dentarthundert

    I can’t emphasise enough that people must remember Doctor Who didn’t start in 2005, so it’s essential for fans to watch the classic series which it’s based on! This isn’t like just another version of “Sherlock Holmes”, which was originally in short story or book form. It’s not a reimagining like “Battlestar Galactica” (2003)…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    @dentarthurdent

    I was referring to your lack of knowledge about the first two Doctors’ eras. It’s essential to watch the classic series. The modern series wouldn’t even exist without it.

    As for being forced back into the distant past, destroying my lifestyle, I’ve already had my lifestyle destroyed a few times, but not as badly as that. Just…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    @whohar

    I really couldn’t care less “how the television industry works” if it means constantly having gap years in Doctor Who! However it works must be destroyed, then the way it used to work or a way similar to that established. The main priority must be to get another Doctor Who special shown later this year, followed by another series next…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    @dentarthurdent

    You should at least consult an episode guide before posting a long reply like that!

    I think that Blink was an excellent story which introduced the Weeping Angels, but it was also a a Doctor Lite story. It involved a nightmare scenario of people having their lives destroyed by being forcibly sent back in time where there was far…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    @winston

    @nerys

     

    Having a smaller budget than with Disney+ has nothing to do with the Tenth Doctor story Midnight. It’s obvious to me that the BBC had overspent with stories produced earlier that year, so then they decided to produce the story Midnight. To sum up, I think this story is totally crap, taking place mainly inside some kind of bus…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    Here’s a link to a video covering various rumours and things that actually happened recently in Doctor Who. It all seems to make sense. I don’t think it’s good news, though. It seems the problem is Disney+, as well as the BBC trying to do things the Disney+ way. Let me know what you think.

    https://youtu.be/LvTT6h65Trc?si=YBhL-ubwRrsV7vuE 

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    @ps1l0v3y0u
    @devilishrobby

    The BBC is a waste of money! Doctor Who fans should complain about as many programmes they produce as possible! Doctor Who pays for itself with all its merchandise. The BBC continued to receive this money during the 1990-2004 gap years. There’s no problem financing Doctor Who at all! A lot of the money from Disney+ w…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Dr Who News (5)

    @Whohar @blenkinsoppthebrave

    Doctor Who has the most flexible series format possible. The Doctor travels through space and time in their TARDIS, so that the location and scenery changes completely at least once in each story. Companions come and go and the Doctor’s face and body change as well. The regular cast at the beginning of any series or s…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic The Reality War

    The season finale! The final part of a two part story which takes up 25% of the whole series because it was reduced to only 8 episodes thanks to Disney Plus.

    It featured a star studded lineup, including Ruby, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, both current versions of The Rani, and The Thirteenth Doctor.

    I think this episode was better than all the…[Read more]

  • TranslatorCircuit replied to the topic Wish World

    At first, I wondered what was going on here, but it soon became obvious that everyone was brainwashed and living in a fantasy world after The Rani had kidnapped ababy who was the seventh son of a seventh son of aseventh son from 19th Century Bavaria. The Baby had magical powers.

    Conrad the podcaster from “Lucky Day” kept appearing on TV tel…[Read more]

  • This story is obviously based on The Eurovision Song Contest. It even refers to The Eurovision Song Contest as the form it originally took, although at some time it became The Interstellar Song Contest.

    The word Mavity is mentioned yet again, showing that we’re still in an alternative timeline created by The Fourteenth Doctor and Donna.

    We h…[Read more]

  • After the sub standard first three episodes, this series is continuing to improve with “The Story and The Engine”!

    It’s all based around a barber’s shop, but then we discover that it’s actually a complicated spaceship which has an entrance that’s in two different places at once!

    The thing about collecting stories to power the ship was really…[Read more]

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