21-04-2010, 22:14
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
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No, that sort of thing really didn't happen in the classic series. Mixing characters and the format up a bit was something RTD was very keen on, as he wanted to make the characters, situations and relationships between them more true to life.
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Indeed, as Janet Fielding (Teegan in Classic who) said in one of her commentaries, the assistants in the classic series where frequently there as plot devices, as someone for the Dr to explain some plot point to. She said that she actually likes the way that new Who actually does build the companions (as they are now) into full, 3d, characters complete with outside relationships and backgrounds.
Thinking about it, I agree. Not in all cases (Romana was a companion who was as much of an integral character as the Dr, for instance), but in a lot.
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21-04-2010, 23:33
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
Don't forget Adric, I don't know if I would consider him to be "deus ex machina." Nissa maybe though. Turlough had quite a back story as well. I didn't see much after Davidson, but I understand Ace came with some baggage too.
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21-04-2010, 23:42
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
Oh, I know there were others. I just picked Romana because that character came to mind first.. And I fancied Lalla Ward (and to some extent, Mary Tamm, but not as much as Lalla).
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22-04-2010, 08:22
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
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Don't forget Adric, I don't know if I would consider him to be "deus ex machina." Nissa maybe though. Turlough had quite a back story as well. I didn't see much after Davidson, but I understand Ace came with some baggage too.
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Ace had tonnes of baggage, but it just contrived to make her a walking, talking cliche. Very little was well-drawn about the 7th Doctor's era, although it had its moments.
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22-04-2010, 13:34
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
But then, by the standards of the time, it wasn't too bad. It did add some dimension to her character.
 I actually saw more of Sophie Aldred after her tenure on DW. She played host to many children's programmes I used to watch when Flyboy11 and Flyboy9 were babies and toddlers.
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22-04-2010, 23:57
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
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I'm sure I heard rumblings of a USA version (made by FOX) being developed. With John Barrowman in it.
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Update - cancelled (well the FOX involvment anyway)
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24-04-2010, 19:22
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
River Song *and* Weeping Angels 
But now a week's wait for the concluding part 
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24-04-2010, 19:25
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
Who watched it on BBC One? Apparently you get a typical US TV styled banner on it.
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24-04-2010, 19:29
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Well next week looks like the "crack" is about to develop
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24-04-2010, 20:59
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
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Who watched it on BBC One? Apparently you get a typical US TV styled banner on it.
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Yup 
My Sky+HD box crashed while on BBC HD  so I had to switch to BBC1 on Freeview.
Near the end there was an extremely annoying US-style banner, with a cartoon Norton, advertising that stupid Dorothy thing on afterwards.
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Sod it. I've complained to the Beeb.
Complaint form link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/forms/
My email to them...
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Originally Posted by Matt D
I would like to formally complain about the addition of an On-Screen Banner to Doctor Who, during the climax of today's episode, advertising the next programme (Over the Rainbow).
While watching Doctor Who (or any other programme), I do not wish to have my viewing interrupted or spoiled by the intrusive appearance of a large cartoon version of Graham Norton, especially near the end of an episode, when the tension is being ratcheted up.
It is bad enough when you interrupt the end credits of a programme to advertise the following programme, but to interrupt & intrude upon the actual programme itself is completely unacceptable.
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24-04-2010, 21:14
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
just complained too.
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24-04-2010, 21:17
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
I don't suppose there's an mp3 (legit of course) of the new theme so I can use it as my ringtone.
I know most people think it's crap and all that = but I want it lol.
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24-04-2010, 21:41
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
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I don't suppose there's an mp3 (legit of course) of the new theme so I can use it as my ringtone.
I know most people think it's crap and all that = but I want it lol.
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And if you find one, can I have acopy please?
....Without the bloody stupid announcement for the next programme as well...(see Matt D above!)
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24-04-2010, 21:42
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Re: Doctor Who : Season 5
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Who watched it on BBC One? Apparently you get a typical US TV styled banner on it.
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Yes, very annoying.
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24-04-2010, 21:51
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