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Hands Up Who Loved The Christmas Invasion!!! (Dr. Who)

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:00 AM

I loved this debut from David Tennant, it was fantastic.

It was funny, dramatic and above all, great.

The dilivery of the well written lines and obvious add-libbing were first class.

It picked up from where the regeneration left off, with an amazing Tardis Landing Sequence only to run out the door to Mickey and Jackie and say:
"Jackie! Mickey! its you, anyway im forgetting something, oh now what is it, oh yeah... Merry christmas!" then collapses.

I loved it.

Even though the Doc spent 3/4 of an hour in his dressing gown, he awoke to a killer christmas tree, made it explode with his funky screwdriver then collapsed on his way to investigate stuff. Then he collapses and wakes up to a smouldering cup of tea and bounces back to life only to be disapointed that he wasnt ginger.

I could go on for ages about this, so thats why i started the thread about it to discuss stuff.

All i can say about it from now is. Tennant is the Doctor, its a change from Chris Eccleston but, we can adapt to that.

The preview for 2006 looked amazing.

So, what did all you Doctor Who fans think of it, old and new?

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:10 AM

FLETCH2

Fantastic!

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:26 AM

RELFEXIVE

Heh. It was quite good... and something of a change, too, which is nice. It'll be good to see where it goes.

"My God - you're like a trained ape. Without the training."
"Come a day there won't be room for naughty men like us to slip about at all..."
"SUMMER!!"
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Wednesday, January 11, 2006 4:04 AM

BALOR

It was good. A classic regeneration episode with all the cliches that means (spending most of the episode asleep, the wandering through the wardrobe at the end), with the addition of some really clever bits. Not sure about the 'It's ok, I'm still regenerating so I can regrow my hand' flange, though... :)

I did like the Project Torchwood reference. For those who don't know, Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who and was used to label the film when it was being transported. It is also the name of a new spin off series starring John Barrowman as Captain Jack... The nice little 'you shouldn't have killed them' moral issue at the end was interesting too.

You know, I do wonder what may happen were Russel T Davies and Joss Whedon to collaborate on a project... :)

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006 4:15 AM

SIMONWHO

I enjoyed it although I don't think it quite hit the high points that Who is capable of.

Also, when it came to the moral dilemma at the end, I was firmly on the side of Harriet Jones (Prime Minister)

If you're an evil all-conquering race of aliens with a demonstrated history of breaking your word, then you've got to expect to be blown out of the sky.

I think that bit was cheap rate political point scoring.

But the trailer at the end... Promising!

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:10 PM

THATWEIRDGIRL

*raises hand*
I liked it! Lots! Remember this is coming from my Who starved yank brain.

It could also be the company. When you're with the right company even Dawson's Creek would be good.

...How can i get Rose's job?

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Thursday, January 12, 2006 4:02 AM

VERASNEWOWNER

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
I enjoyed it although I don't think it quite hit the high points that Who is capable of.

Also, when it came to the moral dilemma at the end, I was firmly on the side of Harriet Jones (Prime Minister)

If you're an evil all-conquering race of aliens with a demonstrated history of breaking your word, then you've got to expect to be blown out of the sky.

I think that bit was cheap rate political point scoring.

But the trailer at the end... Promising!

that was my view about the last ten minutes with, what i call, 'The Cosby Show' ending where it either ends up perfect or theres a huge right/wrong morals lecture type thing. wasnt too keen on that part, although i can relate to both sides of the argument in that the Doc is all for saving races despite what they have done. and the political protection stuff from the PMs point of view.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/video/

Heres new video files online. enjoy

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Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:22 PM

LESATHER

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Originally posted by balor:

You know, I do wonder what may happen were Russel T Davies and Joss Whedon to collaborate on a project... :)

That would be an interesting combination. I have also wondered what it would be like if Neil Gaiman were to ever write a Doctor Who script.

As for "The Christmas Invasion", David Tennant just blew me away. He may have been asleep for more than half of the show, but when he did wake up his presence was felt. I really enjoyed Chris as The Doctor and wish he'd have stayed more than one season, but as the 1st Doctor once said, "It's good to see my future is in safe hands." (The Five Doctors)

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Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:31 PM

BALOR

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Also, when it came to the moral dilemma at the end, I was firmly on the side of Harriet Jones (Prime Minister)

If you're an evil all-conquering race of aliens with a demonstrated history of breaking your word, then you've got to expect to be blown out of the sky.

I think that bit was cheap rate political point scoring.

Not sure about the political points scoring. I think it was an interesting moral point because there really is no right answer. It also added an extra little twist to Harriet Jones who had previously been seen as a bit of a comic relief - her sudden resolve was a shock and that worked.

I agree that she did the right thing - from her point of view. Moral arguments are always from a point of view.

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Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:36 PM

BALOR

Quote:
Originally posted by lesather:
Quote:
Originally posted by balor:

You know, I do wonder what may happen were Russel T Davies and Joss Whedon to collaborate on a project... :)

That would be an interesting combination. I have also wondered what it would be like if Neil Gaiman were to ever write a Doctor Who script.
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Hmmmm... now that would be interesting on many levels... You see, despite the fact that I have seen many of Russel's projects in the past (Queer as Folk, Dark Season) and can definitely say that Who is firmly in his style, I do sometimes think - this is what Dr Who would be like if Joss Whedon wrote it. I suspect that they are very similar in many ways - style, outlook, political leanings etc. and this shows in the writing.

As for "The Christmas Invasion", David Tennant just blew me away. He may have been asleep for more than half of the show, but when he did wake up his presence was felt. I really enjoyed Chris as The Doctor and wish he'd have stayed more than one season, but as the 1st Doctor once said, "It's good to see my future is in safe hands." (The Five Doctors)

Every doctor is different. Some people regret that Chris went and I agree he should not have gone. The reason he gave was not wanting to be stereotyped in the role but, to be honest, I don't think you can avoid that with Who - even one series is enough to stick you in the minds of the populace. However,a new doctor means having to forget the old one and forgiving the new one that they are not them.

He's an excellent actor and managed to impress me and I am hard to impress. :)

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Friday, January 13, 2006 1:01 AM

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

I posted this in the other thread on this topic (found here: http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15852) but I was really quite dissapointed with the Christmas Invasion. Tennant did well with what he had and I'm sure he'll be a fantastic doctor but a sword fight??? I had trouble believing Tennant could lift the thing let alone fight an 8 foot warrior alien with it. I thought the whole point of Doctor Who was he doesn't solve his problems with violence. He out-thinks his opponents. That seemed to be the whole point of bringing in Capt. Jack last season, an actiony guy and a clever guy.

Also, can they give the sonic screwdriver a rest? I love it too, but it's a sonic screwdriver, not a weapon. I hate that they've given him one gadget that can do everything every situation calls for, how will we solve this problem? Sonic screwdriver!

Anyway, enjoyed moments of the ep, but as a whole it just didn't do it for me. Still looking forward to season 2 though.

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First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire.

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Friday, January 13, 2006 1:47 AM

FLETCH2

But the sonic screwdriver has always been a deus ex. At this point in the series they are bringing back things that people remember from the old show and having fun with them. Besides who doesnt love the "putting up shelves" comment?

As to not fighting, he does fight, remember Pertwee's alien karate? Baker's doctor killing Sutec is a more violent thing because he had his enemy helpless and killed him slowly. This Doctor never intended to kill the alien just force him to surrender.

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Friday, January 13, 2006 3:33 AM

GROUNDED

I thought it was ok. Given that it was my first DW episode, I'm not sure how it compares to the rest, but thought Tennant was great and pretty much everything else was outrageously naff.

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Friday, January 13, 2006 6:20 AM

ISTHISFORTHEFREEDOM

It was a great episode. I was not sure whether David Tennent would be able to follow Christopher Eccleston I felt he was OK but nat as good myself. I Could just be northern pride.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:01 AM

VERASNEWOWNER

Yeah the episode did have some week points to it, but on a whole i thought is was good, given that it was made soley for the christmas period.

And on the sonic screwdriver note, yeah maybe they use it too much, but its always been with him, maybe not until the second or third doctor, but still, its his trusty tool, and if it does everything, why not take it everywhere and do everything with it.

Cell phones do everything these days apart from dress you, dont they, you carry them around with you all the time and pretty much use them all the time, so i dont see the argument in that.

I rest my case.

Also, in other news, the tardis materializes in the US of A: www.bbc.co.uk/drwho

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:26 AM

BELLONA

david tennant totally kicked sycorax ass!!! i was a BIG eccleston fan - i can just about forgive him for the "i think you need a doctor" line (can you smell stilton?). but dave gets points for "this is a fightin' hand!", the trainers-and-trench combo, the opening line, oh yeah, and the whole saving the earth thing. though i kept expecting him to break into song at any moment, i think he made a brilliant doc. even if he's not ginger.

b

"i'm getting a powerful energy emission..."

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:29 AM

CYBERSNARK

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Originally posted by Bellona:
though i kept expecting him to break into song at any moment,

He very nearly did.

"From the day they arrive on the planet, and blinking, step into the sun, there is more to see than can ever be seen, more to-- No, hold on. That's the Lion King."

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008 6:28 AM

CLJOHNSTON108

Quote:
Originally posted by Cybersnark:
"From the day they arrive on the planet, and blinking, step into the sun, there is more to see than can ever be seen, more to-- No, hold on. That's the Lion King."

That was a great line!

I also loved the Douglas Adams nod...

"Yeah! Not bad for a man in his jim-jams! Very Arthur Dent. Now, there was a nice man."

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