As awesome as he is he didn't do a signing in the UK for series 6 part 1. Instead he went to America... what is with that? He also only went to San Diego comic con rather than London comic con... what is with that too?!
[QUOTE=JakeAM;31155621]As awesome as he is he didn't do a signing in the UK for series 6 part 1. Instead he went to America... what is with that? He also only went to San Diego comic con rather than London comic con... what is with that too?![/QUOTE]
Put yourself in his shoes - would you rather spend all your time milling around London and other parts of the UK, or spend that time chilling in the US? :v:
[QUOTE=JakeAM;31155621]As awesome as he is he didn't do a signing in the UK for series 6 part 1. Instead he went to America... what is with that? He also only went to San Diego comic con rather than London comic con... what is with that too?![/QUOTE]
They knew they had a large British fanbase, and they needed to build a larger fanbase in the US.
[QUOTE=Jessbinx;31155549]He's brilliant. Unlike Eccleston, he obviously has a genuine love of both the show and kids, and it really makes a difference. He's a great person :v:[/QUOTE]It was the same for Tennant aswell, he never really got into the Fans...
[QUOTE=Jessbinx;31155549]He's brilliant. Unlike Eccleston, he obviously has a genuine love of both the show and kids, and it really makes a difference. He's a great person :v:[/QUOTE]
Love how so many of us have turned bitter against Eccleston because he's refused to take part in the anniversary special :v:
I wanted to pick up some Doctor Who novels, and I want to ask which ones are the best.
I read a few NSA novels (Apollo 26, Night of the Humans), and didn't like them very much at all.
The that caught my eye are Prisoner of the Daleks, the Gallifrey Chronicles (2005) and Beautiful Chaos. Would anybody recommend them?
Thanks.
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;31155804]They knew they had a large British fanbase, and they needed to build a larger fanbase in the US.[/QUOTE]
Yes I agree entirely, but don't should reward the UK fanbase the same rather than giving the US more than us?
[QUOTE=Acezorz;31155853]Love how so many of us have turned bitter against Eccleston because he's refused to take part in the anniversary special :v:[/QUOTE]
I still think he was awesome. And I'm still hanging on to the fact that it might be like how Billie Piper was adamant that she wasn't going to be returning to the series at any point in the future, only to come back in the fourth series. Plus in the fifth series, the cast kept going on about how Rory wasn't coming back because he was dead - lo and behold, he returns, and has been a constant companion ever since.
Doubt he'll return, but there's still hope :v:
Maybe he will come back, that doesn't change my opinion that his attitude stinks. It's basically 'I helped bring the show back, I owe nothing.'
Just started watching this summer. Is it just me or did the film quality get way better toward the beginning of series two?
There's a definite improvement in special effects, but I don't know about film quality.
[QUOTE=Splarg!;31156466]Just started watching this summer. Is it just me or did the film quality get way better toward the beginning of series two?[/QUOTE]
Wait 'til series 5, when they switch cameras. Looks [I]so[/I] much better.
[QUOTE=ThePerson5;31155992]I wanted to pick up some Doctor Who novels, and I want to ask which ones are the best.
I read a few NSA novels (Apollo 26, Night of the Humans), and didn't like them very much at all.
The that caught my eye are Prisoner of the Daleks, the Gallifrey Chronicles (2005) and Beautiful Chaos. Would anybody recommend them?
Thanks.[/QUOTE]
The books are generally crap
[QUOTE=evlbzltyr;31156222]I still think he was awesome. And I'm still hanging on to the fact that it might be like how Billie Piper was adamant that she wasn't going to be returning to the series at any point in the future, only to come back in the fourth series. [B]Plus in the fifth series, the cast kept going on about how Rory wasn't coming back because he was dead - lo and behold, he returns, and has been a constant companion ever since.
[/B]
Doubt he'll return, but there's still hope :v:[/QUOTE]
Pretty sure they were saying that to catch us off guard. They must have known he was coming back, they film the episodes in a different order to broadcast order.
[QUOTE=ElectronicG19;31159461]Pretty sure they were saying that to catch us off guard. They must have known he was coming back, they film the episodes in a different order to broadcast order.[/QUOTE]
That's what I meant - Eccleston could've just said that he's not coming back for an anniversary episode to make the 9th Doctor's return all the more awesome. I mean, it's [I]very[/I] unlikely, but it could happen
[QUOTE=evlbzltyr;31159598]That's what I meant - Eccleston could've just said that he's not coming back for an anniversary episode to make the 9th Doctor's return all the more awesome. I mean, it's [I]very[/I] unlikely, but it could happen[/QUOTE]
We'd know within five seconds, like we knew Rory was coming back, he was in the casting notes.
[QUOTE=JakeAM;31155621]As awesome as he is he didn't do a signing in the UK for series 6 part 1. Instead he went to America... what is with that? He also only went to San Diego comic con rather than London comic con... what is with that too?![/QUOTE]
San Diego Comic Con and London Film & Comic Con are completely unrelated and different events.
London Comic Con has one bloke trying to pay people he knows to come sign, take pictures and talk.
San Diego Comic Con is a promotional event. a MUCH bigger venue. A MUCH bigger audience. A MUCH bigger impact on the industry. SDCC is Matts job, probably in his contract which is why Matt and David attended them with the rest of the BBC. LFCC is a fan event.
[editline]16th July 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=evlbzltyr;31159598]That's what I meant - Eccleston could've just said that he's not coming back for an anniversary episode to make the 9th Doctor's return all the more awesome. I mean, it's [I]very[/I] unlikely, but it could happen[/QUOTE]
He's saying he won't return coz he doesn't want to. Because he didn't like the workplace despite loving the children (Us at the time ;)) and having a respect for the show.
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;31158002]The books are generally crap[/QUOTE]
Really? I'm not sure which ones you've been reading, but most of those that I've come across have been very well written - having said that, I've only read the books for the 9/10 and Rose era, aside from two. Of the two, the one was "Coming of the Terraphiles", which is angled for more adult readers. It's writing style is completely bizarre, like Douglas Adams, but without quite as much mindfuckery. The storyline was relatively trivial, but it was a fun read. The other was a Smith-era one called "The King's Dragon". I just don't like its author at all. She is AWFUL. Her other ones have got poor reviews too. It's really down to the individual authors rather than the overall quality of DW fiction. Some have been outstanding.
[QUOTE=ThePerson5;31155992]I wanted to pick up some Doctor Who novels, and I want to ask which ones are the best.
I read a few NSA novels (Apollo 26, Night of the Humans), and didn't like them very much at all.
The that caught my eye are Prisoner of the Daleks, the Gallifrey Chronicles (2005) and Beautiful Chaos. Would anybody recommend them?
Thanks.[/QUOTE]
Not sure about those, but if you're jumping right back to '05, check out "The Clockwise Man", "The Stealers of Dreams" and "The Nightmare of Black Island". As for Tennant-era books, "The Feast of the Drowned" is good.
I'm actually trying to plough through them whenever I have spare cash. I checked how many reboot novels there are. There's a [b]lot[/b].
Just counted, I've got a whole fifteen of the Eccleston / Tennant books, and about three of them that I'd actually consider reading. "The Feast of the Drowned" and "The Stealers of Dreams" are two of the good ones that were already mentioned, and I'd add "The Monsters Inside" to the list - I haven't read it in ages, but it's one I can remember enjoying.
[QUOTE=evlbzltyr;31164551]Just counted, I've got a whole fifteen of the Eccleston / Tennant books, and about three of them that I'd actually consider reading. "The Feast of the Drowned" and "The Stealers of Dreams" are two of the good ones that were already mentioned, and I'd add "The Monsters Inside" to the list - I haven't read it in ages, but it's one I can remember enjoying.[/QUOTE]
The Monsters Inside is the one about the Raxacoricofallapatorians in prison when The Doctor and Rose get thrown in.
[QUOTE=Acezorz;31156272]Maybe he will come back, that doesn't change my opinion that his attitude stinks. It's basically 'I helped bring the show back, I owe nothing.'[/QUOTE]
Christopher Eccleston is the type of actor who is very good at what he does but does not want to be pinned down to one single role out of dozens that he has done. Doing Doctor Who was fun for him at the time, but with every interview since leaving having a question about Doctor Who must be incredibly frustrating as he simply cannot move on from it. Some just stop doing interviews all together.
It's also annoying to see people get angry at him for it as well!
Reminds me of this (sort of)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39xfxFtK3bw[/media]
[QUOTE=Stockers678;31170253]Christopher Eccleston is the type of actor who is very good at what he does but does not want to be pinned down to one single role out of dozens that he has done. Doing Doctor Who was fun for him at the time, but with every interview since leaving having a question about Doctor Who must be incredibly frustrating as he simply cannot move on from it. Some just stop doing interviews all together.
It's also annoying to see people get angry at him for it as well!
Reminds me of this (sort of)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39xfxFtK3bw[/media][/QUOTE]
I agree with you, and that's all very well, but he was aware that Doctor Who is HUGE, and fans (let alone casual viewers) aren't the sort of people to just forget a character that has such a legacy - the Doctor and the actors who play him are forever linked. He realised this too late, and left, but he should have considered it more in the first place really.
[QUOTE=Jessbinx;31171529]I agree with you, and that's all very well, but he was aware that Doctor Who is HUGE, and fans (let alone casual viewers) aren't the sort of people to just forget a character that has such a legacy - the Doctor and the actors who play him are forever linked. He realised this too late, and left, but he should have considered it more in the first place really.[/QUOTE]
At that time, it was not know whether it would be recommissioned. The odds were again the entire team then that the show would work, but it because phenomenally successful! So, in 2005, Chris did it as if it would be only one single series and not when it became a runaway success!
Also, I watched Miracle Day and was slightly disappointed, because the characters were not introduced well and were void of emotion. I would not blame anyone would has just started watching Torchwood to stop. The only reason I'm still watching is because the concept is so clever, its a shame that the characters do not get a similar treatment. Hopefully, the series will gather pace and improve. At the moment, I remain optimistic!
[QUOTE=evlbzltyr;31164551]Just counted, I've got a whole fifteen of the Eccleston / Tennant books, and about three of them that I'd actually consider reading. "The Feast of the Drowned" and "The Stealers of Dreams" are two of the good ones that were already mentioned, and I'd add "The Monsters Inside" to the list - I haven't read it in ages, but it's one I can remember enjoying.[/QUOTE]
I've got ever Nine/Ten and Rose book in a box set. Not read many actually. Monsters inside was good, Resurrection Casket and the one where they go inside the game!
[editline]17th July 2011[/editline]
Oh and I read one with the cybermen and Martha, which was good. It was really short.
[QUOTE=Stockers678;31172194]Also, I watched Miracle Day and was slightly disappointed, because the characters were not introduced well and were void of emotion. I would not blame anyone would has just started watching Torchwood to stop. The only reason I'm still watching is because the concept is so clever, its a shame that the characters do not get a similar treatment. Hopefully, the series will gather pace and improve. At the moment, I remain optimistic![/QUOTE]
I disagree here. The motives of the main characters were established fairly well.
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;31173601]I disagree here. The motives of the main characters were established fairly well.[/QUOTE]
They all had little to no characters. It relied on the events that happened in the first three series where they developed. Miracle Day so far has not attempted to give any of the characters emotion. In this kind of sci-fi, the characters need to react and develop to the idea of the story arc (in this case, the `Miracle`). If there is no characters or development, the entire thing falls apart. If anyone can describe their characters without describing their appearance, job or role in the show, you're a better man than I! Seriously though, compare that same method with anything else and you may see my point.
The pacing was really testing my patience. I've seen the second episode already, and there is a scene where [sp]they make medicine Macgyver-style from stuff on a plane[/sp]. This went on far too long and was frankly boring. In fact, I'm fairly sure it was padding and the writers needed 10 minutes to fill. The series is intended to be fast paced but keeps being disrupted by moments like this, killing the momentum.
Also, some of the CGI is poor. The end of the second episode is a clear example.
Well, that's my two minutes of hate over and done with!
[QUOTE=Stockers678;31174780]If anyone can describe their characters without describing their appearance, job or role in the show, you're a better man than I! Seriously though, compare that same method with anything else and you may see my point.[/quote]
Only seen Episode one but it's easy based on that :
Jack - Plays a doubled paternal and brotherly role to Gwen, determined to protect her and those close to her. Quick thinking, mysterious and determined. Also smart, making do with little to no equipment. At the same time he's desperate, living in an abandoned room, trying to figure out what's going on as he's vulnerable as hell.
Gwen - Ounce again, mysterious. Longs for her old life yet doesn't want to disappoint her husband Rhys because she honestly loves him and wants a family at the same time. Now the miracle is effecting her private life it's become personal and she has to be involved, it's her natural instinct.
Rex - Hot headed, spontaneous arrogant and determined. He just wants the top job and doesn't care who jumps on to get there. He only cared about Torchwood when it fucked with HIS life. And then he was unstoppable. Climbing out of a hospital bed and flying near-death to England. Nothing stopped him. Can't take a gun on a plane? Well get me one on the other side. Now.
I could do this for every character, I can't be bothered.
[quote]The pacing was really testing my patience. I've seen the second episode already, and there is a scene where [sp]they make medicine Macgyver-style from stuff on a plane[/sp]. This went on far too long and was frankly boring. In fact, I'm fairly sure it was padding and the writers needed 10 minutes to fill. The series is intended to be fast paced but keeps being disrupted by moments like this, killing the momentum.[/quote]
It's Torchwood. It's always had unique pacing. It's not supposed to be fast paced at all. Only if you're lucky. The rest is morally challenging.
[quote]Also, some of the CGI is poor. The end of the second episode is a clear example.[/quote]
Not seen Episode 2 but the CGI explosion in Gwens house knocked me off. But it's Torchwood.
[editline]17th July 2011[/editline]
Also void of emotion? Did you not see the whole hospital scene with Gwen and her dad? Do you want Tennant to appear and tell the scorched bloke "I'm sorry" before crying uncontrollably.
[editline]17th July 2011[/editline]
Also void of emotion? Did you not see the whole hospital scene with Gwen and her dad? Do you want Tennant to appear and tell the scorched bloke "I'm sorry" before crying uncontrollably.
[QUOTE=Stockers678;31174780]If anyone can describe their characters without describing their appearance, job or role in the show, you're a better man than I![/QUOTE]
Rex - A man who likes to be in control and reacts badly when that control is taken away. Doesn't like to accept that he's in way over his head. Takes it badly when he realises he needs to rely on people he doesn't like to find out about his condition. Ruthless.
Gwen - Viciously defensive of her family. Bitterly sarcastic. Nationalistic. Doesn't want to admit that she is nostalgic over old Torchwood.
Rhys - Defensive of his family as well, but more light-hearted than Gwen. His humour is less dry and more wholesome. Tries to be optimistic about the situation while still being a realist.
Jack - Presents a suave and confident facade but is secretly terrified of his new mortality. Feels guilty about Gwen and Rhys' involvement.
Might go to the Doctor Who experience with a couple of friends in the summer :v:
[QUOTE=punkrjp;31144364]I think there's a Silverlight for Linux beta or something, as I can remember using Silverlight-applications on Linux once.[/QUOTE]
Moonlight. It's an open source version of Silverlight, which doesn't support the DRM that Silverlight does, and that's precisely why netflix uses Silverlight in the first place.
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