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That's one thing I like about Matt Smith's doctor. There are frequent reminders that although he appears to be human, he isn't, and his own moral code does not entirely match ours.

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I'm a litttle behind on this, just watched the Dalek episode.

Very disappointing, I turned it off 3/4 in, it was just so boring.

The daleks aren't scary anymore, or even a little bit threatening.

A parliament of frightened daleks.......do me a favour

and humanoid daleks..............eh?

Seriously considering if I should bother watching this series.

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You are the first person that has said they disliked the Dalek ep. Also eps 2 & 3 are very good.

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Yep. As far back as 1964's the Dalek Invasion of Earth. Here's a rare colour photo from that episode:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2012/09/31.jpg

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Then he's gonna hate ep 2 :D

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well the robomen actually look more convincing, and scarier, than having a Dalek eye stalk and exterminator suddenly just popping out of somebody.

Bring back Davros, RTD has said he doesn't believe him to have perished in the crucible.

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Crikey no, Davros was the worst thing to have happened to the Daleks - as soon as he was on the scene the Daleks were relegated to the status of henchmen while lazy scriptwriters gave all the best dialogue to Davros instead.

The new series Daleks consistently get a far greater range of dramatic situations than the classic ones ever did.

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Actually, I found Ep.2 quite entertaining.

Not sure about Nefertiti.........or the ISA

But watchable so thumbs up on that one.

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Does anyone here think the Daleks can ever work again as an effective enemy in the new Doctor Who series? Maybe people think they do work, it's not been my impression, and other enemies seem to be remembered more such as the Weeping Angels or the 'evil' on the impossible planet.

The Daleks don't look especially scary, they never seem to act scary, the fact they've been beaten a gazillon times also takes away the sense of danger or interest for me.

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I liked her; for a couple of reasons ;):p:

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It's the same as the Borg on Star Trek and the Goa'uld in Stargate - they started off as the 'Big Bad' but by the end could be beaten easily by the hero cast.

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I think maybe it's the same reason i LOVE the original Terminator, and actually resent what they did with the sequels.

To quote Kyle Reese..
In order to sell it to today's children and facilitate an easier victory for the good guys, the threat needed to be dumbed down to the point where it became a caricature trading more on it's reputation, than it's designed capability.

Seriously. every time Rose, Captain Jack or River Song shows up with a BFG and simply destroys one, it diminishes any credibility the Daleks had with the audience.

They need to stop worrying if it'll upset "the little darlings" and return the show to the dark side.. Get the children hiding behind their settees again, like they used to.

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My kids watch from around the living room door - those that watch it at all, that is. My middle one complains if she can even hear it from the other room. Doctor Who is definitely not misfiring when it comes to the scare factor.

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Its not scared mine for a long while, since the kid in the gas mask episode iirc

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Now that was scary, it scared me that one.

Unlike Episode 3 of this new series, which is another that I didn't get to the end of as I turned off after 30 odd mins and went to bed, so uninterested was I in how it would end.

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Not liking the preview image on TVCatchup for Saturdays episode :( Doctor carrying the limp body of Amy( although it may be for the weeks after)

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I know this sounds silly, but I actually think that was one of the scariest stories I've ever seen on TV or film.

Not because it does anything violent or gory (as films tend to) but it was shown clearly (by both the way the kid acted, and the way the actors around him acted) that something was very wrong, without it being clear (until the end) what was wrong.

Another scary story was Silence in the Library, not to mention Blink.

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Apparently, Saturday's episode is the start of a plotline, the climax of which will see the Ponds leaving the series.

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Which was also a Stephen Moffatt episode. ;). I think the man who gave us the Weeping Angels "gets" behind-the-sofa Who better than almost anyone.

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Well thus far this season I've not felt the need to turn it off ;)

I am looking forward to the Ponds departing as I'm sure it'll be done in an interesting way.

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What, again? :confused: He did that in Ep1 too.

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I'd better spoiler this I suppose.

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A good episode i thought ,nice to see UNIT back in the story with a direct link to the old brigadier

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Agreed, marty.

I'm certainly enjoying this season better than the previous two. In fact, it's been mentioned elsewhere that this ep was very RTD-like. So perhaps that's why :p:

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Did anyone notice that the words "Doctor Who" in the opening titles was made of little black cubes?

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I could be wrong, but i believe that each episode of series 7 has used a different font for the main title during the opening sequence?

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Certainly the first five will have. Not sure about the others.

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I was a little disappointed by Episode 3. 4 was excellent though. With regards to the differing fonts for the title sequences, I need to check. I'm usually cooking when it's on. I still have them on Tivo. @carl, have you seen a trailer for episode 5?

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No. Well, only the one on the show's site. (But I read DS a lot ;)) Why?

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Thanks Carl, I'll look at the link. I was curious :)

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There's (usually) a preview of the next ep right at the end of the current one; before the end credits usually.

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So how will Rory and Amy leave? I can't help but think the most obvious route:

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Yeah it was kind of obvious what was going to happen but to trick us into thinking they'd escaped it was brilliant. Very good episode.

I can see them making a one off appearance maybe in that 50th.

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The bar stewards, actually gave me a bit of a teary eye

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I just watched it and without a doubt it was THE BEST EPISODE EVER

Wonder what's going on with new assistant.

The person we saw in episode 1 is linked to the person who will be introduced in the Christmas special.

Dunno how yet.but the surname gives it away.

Christmas introduces the assistant as, Clara Oswald...episode 1 the person who got converted into a dalek was Oswin Oswald.

So there's a possibility and likelihood they are same person in some timey whimey timeline lol.. And we may even find that the reason for her name being Oswin was part of her trying to ignore the truth that she was now a dalek.

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Could be the same person, and the Doctor encounters her earlier on in her timeline or somehow stops her getting converted.

Or it could just be that the characters are related, but played by the same actress. That has been done twice before:

Freema Agyeman first played Adeola Oshodi in "Army of Ghosts", before later playing Adeola's cousin Martha Jones.

Eve Myles first played Gwyneth in "The Unquiet Dead", before later playing Gwen Cooper in Torchwood. Although not officially related, they of course looked identical, which Davies claimed was due to "spatial genetic multiplicity" caused by the Rift.

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Wasn't it revealed in the season 4 finale of Doctor Who that Gwyneth and Gwen were actually related?

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It was a decent episode,

just one flaw, the whole Statue of Liberty thing..........utterly pointless.

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Oh, come on! A story about statues, set in New York. It had to be done. :D

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That's true. Something tells me that the Statue of Liberty is the main one.

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You mean no-one, in the whole of New York, might notice it?

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Maybe it had one of those perception filter things that the TARDIS has so people don't notice it

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What happened to Brian?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00zn6ff

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More importantly, what happened to you Dilli? Not seen a post from you for ages, although I've not been on CF much lately. I thought that episode was the best of this season thus far. I'm hoping the writers stay on the ball. Excellent so far with the exception of A Town Called Mercy (IMHO). Didn't think much of that.

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I'm still about but having some issues with pills and things so very tired most of the time. I'm sure I'll be bouncing back soon enough. :)

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Sorry to hear you've not been well dude. Hope you're on the road to recovery :D

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Some evil looking snowmen coming at xmas :erm:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1353336850

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I like that. They look actually scary, not camp, and are a new villain. Hooray! (They better not be poxy cybermen is disguise...)

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Is that the snowmen referred to in some of the ebook downloads available on the beeb's dr who pages

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There are pictures on- line of the new Tardis control room/ console.

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Its been confirmed on the official site, that the Christmas episode will have new credits, a new version of the theme and a totally new look TARDIS console room.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho...Title-Sequence
I really like it, seems a lot more like the original console, back to buttons and levers and not bits of junk :) a lot darker looking too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho...erior-Revealed
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I like the look of that. It brings to mind happy memories of watching Peter Davison attack the underside of the console with various tools, and pull out handfuls of circuit boards, cables and ribbon cables.

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If I remember correctly Colin Baker was always doing that too.

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Is that a new coat too?

He really is morphing into Patrick Troughton isn't he?

I agree the console is miles better than the glass floored two level effort with bits of junk, that really annoyed me that console.

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Its a totally new outfit. Victorian in style as that is where he is just now and wants to blend in rather than stand out.

I think we are in for a really treat this christmas and also the second half of the season.

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I think that that was the best Christmas Special in ages :)

Fun, funny, and it seems that it's tied into the next story arc. Much better than flying sharks.

Good to see certain characters again, too.

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Now you all hold yourself steady here....... I actually ENJOYED that one :)

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Oh, I also liked the ties to earlier stories... Great Intelligence, London Underground, etc. ;)

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Just got back from parents. Having a light snack and watching it now :)

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Really good episode .Nice to have a special linked to the main story .Really looking forward to finding out what is special about Clara .

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Love the re-vamped titles and theme :)

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Just watched it. Loved it loved it loved it!

Can't wait to find out what the deal is with Clara,
!

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Loved it.
Straxx was hilarious,more please,maybe a Madame Vastra spinoff set exclusively in the Victorian era.

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Yep.


I like the new control room as well, I disliked that old one.

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loved the xmas special cant wait to it starts again


https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2012/12/5.jpg



heres a pic to remember Karen Gillan ;)

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Really enjoyed it - laughed a lot.

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Well, the rumour is that Steven Moffat is to write a story that will, thanks in part to special effects, feature all 11 doctors..

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/do...1-doctors.html

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I like the new control room. It seems more like the cockpit of a spaceship than the previous one. Previous two really. Both of which seemed like an excuse to through a random selection of old technology and bung it on the console.

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I'll believe it when I see it. Eccleston is on record as saying he'd have no future involvement with the show.

Also, personally, the two bakers just look too old and nothing like they Did when they played the character, same goes for Davidson.

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Can't wait to finally see Dr Who in 3D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho...th-Anniversary

and no Dimensions in Time doesn't count :P

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me too

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Dalek Designer Ray Cusick has passed away..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21563344

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The real life Davros is no more. RIP.

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Season 7 returns at Easter.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho...Doctors-Return

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Woo-hoo! :D

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Woohoo not long now :) Just over 4 weeks

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I am not sure the reunion of all the Doctors would be a wise move for the 50th anniversary. It's very hard to see how they could make that work and not have a rubbish episode. The fans would ruin it by stuffing it full of fan service and, as a result, a disjointed story that serves the interest of allowing for the nostalgia and not much else. The only way it could work with minimum impact on the show would be clips of the Doctors from their original series which make it seem like they're all working together but is simply a collection of carefully selected and edited scenes.

I think a lot of people will be disappointed.

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The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel to this Saturdays episode..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IROtC6cAT4

Enjoy :)

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21980892

:)

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Really enjoyed tonight's episode.

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Anyone notice that the little girl's book was written by "Amelia Williams"? ;)

Good ep. I was worried she was going to get killed off again & it would be a running thing. Nice to see Richard E Grant again too.

Oh, and the "woman in the shop"? Gotta be River, surely?

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Which woman in the shop?

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The one who gave her the support telephone number...

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... and told her it was for the "best helpline in the universe" ;)

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Ohh, for some reason I was thinking of someone who actually appeared on screen. :erm:

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It possibly was but they aren't stating who it was.

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Woman in the shop could have been anyone, probably a past companion.

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In spite of my dislike of Matt Smith playing The Doctor, I am pleased to say I enjoyed it too :)

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Im liking Clara (Oswin) already.

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What's not to like :p

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I watched last night's and thought it was ok. still not liking the new TARDIS but I expect it'll grow on me.

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He has really grown on me and is now one of my favs. Reminds me a lot of troughtons doctor.

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Loved it and think this is going to be one of the best seasons . Matt Smith seems to have settled into the role very well

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Rumour says he's quitting soon though, although he'll be around in 2014 it was confirmed I think

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I think his Doctor has elements of all the doctors, but mainly Patrick Troughton's (the clown like tendencies), Tom Baker's (the slightly alien quality and the ability to be ruthless if required, not to mention the Jammy Dodgers which are clearly an allusion to Jelly Babies) and Jon Pertwee's (the Dandy like qualities).

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I will say, Jenna looks rather fit when wet.

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Remember the Tardis has a soul? I think it has a problem with Clara. Last week, it would not let Clara in when she was in danger. This week, it dematerialised leaving both the Doctor and Clara in danger.

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Fixed that for you. :D

I think you are onto something there.

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/ Chokes on Bran Flakes!! :D

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I got around the watching Saturday's Who last night, absolutely loved it, great story this time :)

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Loved "Journey To The Centre Of The Tardis". Steve Thompson's second Dr Who (after the Curse of the Black Spot, which oddly got better on a couple of viewings).

Journey is (IMO) a little reminiscent of Aliens in places, especially the shape of the ship the TARDIS is bought on board and seeing JLC run down corridors being chased by an alien (although Clara is nowhere near as heavily armed as Ripley), but it builds up a good level of suspense. And (as a treat for us long term viewers), we get to see the Eye of Harmony, the swimming pool, the library and the engine.

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I am liking this season. I'm starting to warm up to Matt Smith s bit.

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After last nights episode i'm starting to think we are being primed for a spin off .I don't think there will be any more Torchwood and there can't really be any more Sarah Jane stuff so i was thinking a spin off with Vastra, Jenny, and Strax would be good .

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That could be awesome. When I was watching it I was thinking Jenny could of made a good companion.