Doctor Who

[Grahame Case]

so, who watched it, and what do you think of the new Doctor?

i warmed to him pretty quick tonight actually, i thought he was going to be rubbish, what a pleasant surprise

[barefaced framer]

I watched it with my 16 year old daughter.

Our verdict- not as good(looking) as David Tennant but ,like you said, not as bad as I was expecting.

I will be watching again so will reserve judgement until I've seen more episodes.

They are both better looking than the first Doctor I watched,John Pertwee

[Grahame Case]

i think the sidekick has more mileage in this series, and could be a very strong character.

[mikeysaling]

william hartnell - you boys!!

[Roboframer]

the first Doctor I watched,John Pertwee

I remember the very first episode with William Hartnell

It pretty much traumatised me and even now the theme tune spooks me, plus every time I hear it I can smell kippers, because that's what we had for tea every Saturday!

I wasn't allowed to 'stay up' and watch stuff like 'Not only but also' (Peter Cook & Dudley Moore) or Monty Python, because they were 'stupid' but it was fine to watch this terrifying stuff that gave me nightmares about being turned in to a negative by a dustbin.

[mikeysaling]

trust me to go off subject but - there was a small series called a for andromeda a few years ago about a signal from the andromeda galaxey and a beautiful girl was made ! look at this cast!!

A for Andromeda (1961)
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A for Andromeda
Synopsis
TV
galaxy
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Intel

The Andromeda Anthology classic DVDs

A For Andromeda DVD 2006


Broadcast on BBC TV 3 Oct 1961 to 14 Nov 1961, 7 episodes x 45 minutes (Vahimagi 1994, Leman 1991, Fulton 1990).

Producers Michael Hayes & Norman James
Photography Peter Sargent
Writers Fred Hoyle & John Elliot
Christine/Andromeda Julie Christie
Dr. John Fleming Peter Halliday
Prof. Reinhart Esmond Knight
Prof. Madeleine Dawnay Mary Morris
Dr. Geers Geoffrey Lewis
Dr. Dennis Bridger Frank Windsor
Judy Adamson Patricia Kneale
Harvey John Murray-Scott
Dr. Hunter Peter Ducrow
Maj. Quadring Jack May
Harries John Nettleton
J. M. Osborne Noel Johnson
Gen. Vandenberg (US) Donald Stewart
Minister of Science Ernest Hare
Minister of Defence David King
Prime Minister Maurice Hedley
Kaufman (Intel) John Hollis

The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962)

[prospero]

Who remembers watching EP1? I not only remember it, I remember the trailer. And who remembers the news the night before?

[mikeysaling]

cannot remember that - remind us! was it cuba?

[prospero]

JFK.

[markw]

Roboframer seems to have his own kipper scented time machine - great illustration of the ability that your memory has to leap back in time. I wasn't over impressed first time I watched it - Then saw a few bits when one of my kids watched it, and its growing on me. It was a little bit too much comedy for me - But then I think they have a big challenge to be as good as Torchwood - I am sure it will grow on me - and the trailers looked good.
We did have a family problem with the new doctor - he is the absolute double of a close family member and we kept seeing him as the character. He is a medical student with a good sense of the bizarre - bet he starts wearing tweed and a bow tie.

[philipsheldon]

Landing my very own Picture Framing TARDIS ( made from the finest RAMIN ) at this thread, I have to say that the 11th Doctor put on a damned good show. My little girl likes Dr. Who & was very upset that " her Doctor ", TENNANT, was being replaced ( I felt like that when Tom Baker became Peter Davison ). It was a good start. Now that WHO is back on the box, another generation can be scared to death on a Saturday night !

Tom Baker was my Doctor. If you remember him you have to remember K-9 & some of his side kicks like Romana & Leila !!!! However, Dr. Who was not the one that frightend me, it was Saphire & Steel. Couldn't watch that, even though Joanna Lumley was in it.

Time board the TARDIS again. More chop service to delivery last week.

Phil.

[Mary Case GCF]

best and worst sidekick - Adric

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adric

[prospero]

One thing I dislike about the latterday episodes. The Music. It's far too intrusive and overblown.

When are they going to remake Doomwatch.