The Doctor Who/Torchwood Squee Thread - Spoilers Within!![Please See First Post]

I am Oscar-the-Grouch green with envy! I can't even imagine how awesome it is to have a big bunch of people who like Doctor Who LOL.. I have to bully my friends into watching with me 

Oh, it's great fun!  And even better...I am usually considered quite cool there, as there are so many people who are ever so slightly lacking in social skills, bless 'em 

My boyfriend doesn't see the point in DW...he usually does the washing up when it is on...so hanging out with this lot gives me the chance to release my Inner Geek with pride!!!

Vicky

I remember Who ressuection.. We were all waiting to be thrilled after the tantalising trails.. and who butts in but Graham Norton of all people, wildfire microphone from Television centre.. totally wrecked the mood.. then comes the next supposed let down.... the wheelie bin burps!

And people are saying, oh this is just daft now.. but they forgot about the kids. Its always been a show where the kids hide behind the sofa. Its for kids! I think the adults expected it to be weighted in THEIR favour! It was a fantastic thing to do, to set the mood like that. 

Its a brilliant show and its like radio really isnt it.. you can do just about anything. The poor BBC do so well with the special effects as well.



 

Its for kids!
 

 

Who?  For kids?  Really?

I think it's often too scary for kids.  Actually, it's often too scary for me!

 

Vicky

I love it!!

I teach a class of 8-12 year-old kids at my church Sunday school.  I've laughed since coming here to the UK, because Dr. Who helped me connect with the kids while I was getting to know them.  They would come running in saying "oh, oh, did you see it this week? Wasn't it amazing!"  and we could laugh about it, then get down to the actual lesson.  It always made me giggle that my inner geek helped me connect with the kids I teach.

I think it's often too scary for kids.  Actually, it's often too scary for me!

I could barely handle watching "Blink" in full daylight with my cat curled up in my lap!   

It always made me giggle that my inner geek helped me connect with the kids I teach.

Same here, except substituting Harry Potter, when I first became a YA librarian.

I could barely handle watching "Blink" in full daylight with my cat curled up in my lap!   

I watched most of blink hiding behind my husband's shoulder--that was classic Who--small budget, totally creative, and scared my socks off with very simple effects.  It was one of my favourite eps ever!

Same here, except substituting Harry Potter, when I first became a YA librarian.

Well now.  Harry Potter is a given.  It's great stuff!  Carrying a copy of the newly released fifth book once helped get me through Israeli security at the Tel Aviv airport.  I hardly got a nod about security, but got grilled about how the book was since it wasn't released yet in Jerusalem.  My trip out of the airport however, I was in there for hours while they bomb tested every individual item in my bag because they found it impossible to believe an American woman would come to Jerusalem during that time with honourable intentions.  Should have carried the HP out too . . .

I could barely handle watching "Blink" in full daylight with my cat curled up in my lap!   

I watched Blink at three o'clock in the morning - I was so scared I decided to just spend the rest of the night awake (and what better way to do it then the Utopia three-parter?).

Stephen Moffat is absolutely brilliant though - and the pay-off for the really frightening "Empty Child" was of course seeing the Doctor dance 

Stephen Moffat is absolutely brilliant though - and the pay-off for the really frightening "Empty Child" was of course seeing the Doctor dance 

Absolutely!!  The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances were hands-down the best episodes of S1.  Although PotW was freaking awesome as well.

Hey, there's a thought.  Favorite eps from S1-S3 of New Who?

Absolutely!!  The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances were hands-down the best episodes of S1.  Although PotW was freaking awesome as well.

Hey, there's a thought.  Favorite eps from S1-S3 of New Who?

You answered your question before you asked it!

Best Tennant - Christmas Invasion or the short but perfectly formed 'Time Crash'. Or School Reunion, but just for SJ and the Tin Dog!

Worse from New Who - Boom Town.  Yawnsville!


Vicky

I agree - TCI was magnificent, as was School Reunion.  Not only Sarah Jane and K-9, but evil!Krillitane!Giles as well!  And Time Crash!  "You were MY Doctor."  *squee*

Boom Town only had two purposes, as far as I can see:

1. Show the ending of Rose's relationship with Mickey, thus setting up his departure;
2. Make sure everyone can pronounce Raxacoricofallopatorius.

Although the scene in the alley beside the mayor's office where Margaret the Slitheen keeps transmatting away only to be brought right back again is pretty hilarous.

As much as Doomsday just crushed me, I'd have to say it was a brilliant ep.

As far as S3 and Martha goes, I think Blink is my favorite ep - though it's rather Doctor-lite - and Human Nature/FOB was the best story, even if I did cringe for poor Martha.  Like it wasn't enough that she had to live with Rose's ghost every day, but to shove Joan Redfern in her face?

Tomorrow night!  Woot!

I know!!

Don't forget, David Tennant and Catherine Tate are on Jonathan Ross tonight too!

Just watched the Torchwood series finale and sobbed like a little girl.

Yeah... :\\\'(  I became a bona fide Owen lover this series.

I'm gonna start a new thread where we can talk DW/TW without worrying about spoiling anyone.