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Just as an interesting aside - I've discovered a great tool for the Americans watching Dr. Who - closed captioning! I mean, I've been a huge fan of British literature and language for years and years, and am constantly explaining things to my family, but in the Doctor's Wife episode, they were just speaking so quickly that I was missing what they were saying, so I put on closed captioning (and I already have DVR, so I can pause and rewind) and it was great! I watched it first without the captioning, then went back and watched it with the captioning and picked up everything I missed, and learned a new expression ("give us some welly!")
Anyway, I'm doing it now with the Ganger episodes, and it's well worth-while - I even caught a use of "poncy", one of my favorite words, which I totally missed before. And until CC, I missed the bit about the ganger thing happening on that other island, and that was a good bit of info. Anyway, I highly recommend it, esp. for the non-Brits 
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?*"How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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06-05-2011, 03:16 AM
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Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!)
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ps - just found another thing - when the Ganger Doctor is having troubles stabilizing, according to CCaptioning, he says the bit about jelly babies in the fourth doctor's voice! Great stuff! When I saw it, I was able to catch it in his voice, but I would have totally missed it without CC!
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?*"How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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06-05-2011, 03:00 PM
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The Lady of Laughter
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just watched the mid season final episode here in england. oh my lord its a good one, a lot of questions answered! ill watch till the us lot have watch before i say anymore. spoilers!
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06-05-2011, 09:25 PM
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 I promise not too peek too far into the future.Oh well. I guess I will just have to wait till next week. One question regarding last episode: Did Amy tell the real Doctor about his apparent death?
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06-06-2011, 02:13 AM
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I caught that on my rewatch with my middle son (my fellow Doctor fan) - yes, she did!
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?*"How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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06-06-2011, 03:57 AM
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General point, though: not sure I'm too mad about this mid-series break. Inevitably this leaves an interim finale that feels somewhat... well, interim. Will think about it while we wait for the USA to catch up! Some wonderful new characters and a big reveal that was suitably big, that's for sure...
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06-06-2011, 10:40 AM
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The Lady of Laughter
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i didnt not the river thing happening and i do have some issues with it. which if i can remember what they are for when the us catch up ill let you know about then!
mid season break? why is all i can say about that! although it is good for me since i am going away for two weeks and so will not miss any woo!
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06-07-2011, 01:42 AM
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Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!)
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Oh rats!!! I went to watch it online, and it tells me "not available in your area"!!!! Sheesh! Does it know that my internet service is based in Arizona?!! Grrr! Anyone got any hints to get around this? I don't want to wait anymore!
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?*"How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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06-07-2011, 03:20 AM
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Yes it does Rian! I have heard that some Americans have found ways to disguise their IP address and get BBC stuff to play that way, but no idea how, sorry!
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06-09-2011, 06:39 PM
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I just watched it. Oh. My. GAAAAAAWD!!!
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06-09-2011, 06:54 PM
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i liked the mid-season finale... but i didn't really get that huge cliff-hanger and surprise that they talked about. sort of seems like it was the obvious thing that i guessed already at the beginning of the season.
but, i liked it a lot anyway. very star warsey in many ways, but still quite nicely made. now we'll have to wait for another 3 months.. >.< and what's up with the title of the next episode? XD
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06-09-2011, 07:57 PM
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06-10-2011, 10:02 AM
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?*"How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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06-10-2011, 11:07 AM
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06-10-2011, 11:09 AM
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06-12-2011, 01:39 AM
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I don't get the Doctor being considered a warrior. At least not a warrior in the classical sense. The monks remind me of an old comic showing Hitler describing the perfect man (a body with no head). I found the monks creepy and odd. The electric bolts from the fingers made me think of Star Wars. The cliff hanger was not what I expected.
Living backwards in time seems weird to me. The baby's origin does not make much sense to me.
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Sincerely, Anthony 'Many are my names in many countries,' he said. 'Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Drarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not.' Faramir What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? Cicero (106BC-43BC) Last edited by mithrand1r : 06-12-2011 at 01:40 AM. |
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06-12-2011, 04:01 AM
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Well, well, well ...
It was good, but not great. And I will feel cheated if River does not also turn out to be
Fun to see a lot of the classic creatures there, although I'm glad they went light on the Cyberman, and gave the Daleks a complete miss (they can get annoying). So when are the rest of the mysteries cleared up? This is kinda odd - half of a season, then a summer break, then the other half? My favorite episode by far this year was the Tardis one - just wonderful!
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?*"How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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06-16-2011, 10:19 PM
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Eye patch lady is still a mystery to me.
I am not sure if I will feel cheated, but the inference seems to be that Melody knows the Doctor better then you average bear. The break is so they could have a "new" show for the summer. I do not mind since I will usually be out during the summer time. The new show is bad in my opinion, but that will be a discussion for another thread. Quote:
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06-20-2011, 12:25 AM
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I just watched Midnight with my brother, and really, that just continues to be one of the best eps EVAR.
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06-20-2011, 10:32 AM
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The copying of lines must have taken some time to get correct on screen.
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Sincerely, Anthony 'Many are my names in many countries,' he said. 'Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Drarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not.' Faramir What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? Cicero (106BC-43BC) |
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