Doctor Who: First Timers (spoilers!)
"Nice to meet you Rose, run for your life!"
I'm finally starting to watch Doctor Who! Starting with the recent revival - series 1, episode 1 - Rose. I know Liz is also, so we can compare notes here!
Thread says spoilers, but please, confine your spoilers to where Liz and I are in our watching!
oh what a tangled web I weave
After seeing your post on Facebook, I popped in my series 1 DVD and started watching too! Let us know how you liked it once the episode is over, and I can answer any questions that you might have without you accidentally spoiling yourself by searching for something on Google (..I'm looking at you, Liz)
Jackie: I'm in my dressing gown.
The Doctor: Yes, you are.
Jackie: There's a strange man in my bedroom.
The Doctor: Yes, there is.
Jackie: Anything could happen.
The Doctor: ...No
I enjoyed it! I will never feel comfortable around a mannequin again. That exchange you quoted between Rose's mum and the Doctor was hilarious.No specific questions, other than why exactly Rose was with that stupid guy and why did it take so long for her to realize he was plastic!
I am passably familiar with the story conceits of the series, and now I am on to episode two! The year 5 Billion - The End of the World!
Is there some channel running a marathon of episodes?
It did seem to take Rose a looong time to realise that she was with plastic Mickey, especially when his hair looked so goofy. I guess that can only be explained by the fact that she was just so baffled by everything that was going on around her that she didn't notice Mickey being.. stranger than usual!
Here's a relevant picture from the Doctor Who exhibition that came to Newcastle - and yes they were anamatronics. They twitched and turned their heads
It's available on Netflix Instant - that's where I'm watching it.
Random trivia fact(s) for the (first) episode:
The robot manequins ("Autons") first appeared in Doctor Who back in 1970, in the first episode with Jon Pertwee, the third Doctor. This was the first Doctor Who episode in colour... making the Autons the first monsters to appear in colour.
Stayed up far too late watching it - am going to start in on episode 5 tonight! =D
Lies! It's never too late to be watching Doctor Who.Originally Posted by Chaz de Coventina
But it makes me useless at work!
Also, was not expecting it to be quite so TERRIFYING. Pretty well every episode I have watched at least one portion from behind my hands while kicking at the air.
Ohh you're blitzing through Liz
Stephen Moffat's episodes - 1x09 "The Empty Child" and 1x10 "The Doctor Dances" - are highlights of this series for me. Hopefully you'll see why he's been made Head Writer from series 5 onwards
Its addictive! First I was all, "Well, well, well, I`ll give you a try, Dr Who..." *SCEPTICAL EYEBROW ARCH*
And then I watched the pilot. And then I didn`t go to bed until 4 am.
Well I'm only on episode two so try to refrain from spoiling past then!
Adddddddddictive.... you both are in for some fun.
There are some properly terrifying ones to come. There's kind of a cult thing in the UK where you're meant to watch Doctor Who from behind the sofa, so you're in a better position to hide when the scaries come on.
What I find completely brilliant is that the show is ridiculously scary at times. It inspires me greatly.
I think the show's real stroke of genius is to make things that are relatively normal - and perhaps even a little silly at times - into something scary. It works, because it preys on where fear has never gone before.
Ok I've seen the first three, watched The Unquiet Dead last night. I think its refreshing that the Doctor isn't omniscient - he makes a genuine mistake this episode.
Another thing I loved in the first episode was when Rose enters the TARDIS for the first time. The camera stays on her face but we know what she's seeing (well I did anyway)... and then she goes out and runs around the police box like a crazy person. It felt like a real reaction someone would have being presented with the same situation.
Saved The Empty Child for tonight. Oooh.
I love the Doctor`s enthusiasm during all the madness - personally I`d be finding a cupboard where I could hidde with my eyes shut and me ears stopped, but he launches into the chaos with such childlike glee. It`s fantastic.
But then you catch glimpses of his serious face and it`s hardcore, man.
Mommy? Are you my mommy?
Again, ridiculously simple brilliant CREEPY stuff.
Heh...
can`t wait to see it! literally everyone cites that ep when the subject of the show comes up. only a few more hours of work and then hoooome to netflix.
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