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Partners In Crime!! Three Reviews Of DOCTOR WHO 4.1!!

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If I’m not mistaken, episode 30.1 (or 4.1, depending how one counts) of “Doctor Who” arrives on America’s SciFi Channel April 25, one week subsequent to SciFi’s transmission of the 2007 “Who” Christmas special.

The Brits saw it today.

“Doctor Dan” gives it a three out of five:

DOCTOR WHO 4.1 – "Partners In Crime"

Writer: Russell T. Davies
Director: James Strong

Cast: David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Sarah Lancashire (Miss Foster), Bernard Cribbins (Wilfred Mott), Jacqueline King (Sylvia Noble), Verona Joseph (Penny Carter), Jessica Gunning (Stacey Harris), Martin Ball (Roger Davey), Rachid Sabitri (Craig Staniland), Chandra Ruegg (Clare Pope), Sue Kelvin (Suzette Chambers) & Jonathan Stratt (Taxi Driver)

The Doctor is reacquainted with Donna, who helps him stop the manufacture of a deadly weight-loss pill...

Forgetting the bland Voyage Of The Damned at Christmas, the last time we saw The Doctor he had just bid farewell to Martha Jones, who decided to take a sabbatical from her adventures with the Time Lord. The premiere of season 4, Partners In Crime, opens in similar fashion to Martha's season 3 debut, with one-off companion Donna (Catherine Tate) also striding purposefully down a busy London street – but unaware The Doctor is on the same street, for exactly the same reason...

Donna, posing as a health and safety officer, infiltrates the offices of Adipose Industries, a business offering a miracle drug to help the country's overweight population. In extended sequences, it transpires that The Doctor is also investigating the mysterious company, although Donna and The Doctor comically avoid meeting each other directly. Donna eventually goes to meet slimmer Stacey Harris (Jessica Gunning), while The Doctor visits Martin (Roger Davey), who is very happy with the Adipose pill, but confused about why his burglar alarm has started going off at 1.10 am every morning...

The riddle is answered by Donna, as Stacey goes upstairs to the bathroom, leaving Donna to fiddle with a gold pendant Adipose Industries hand out as freebies to every customer. After absent-mindedly twisting the pill-shaped pendant, it triggers a reaction in Stacey upstairs – who watches in horror as her stomach flesh begins to pulsate, eventually turning her whole body to slush. Concerned, Donna bursts into the bathroom to find a puddle of Stacey's clothes on the floor and a small, marshmallow-like, chubby alien perched on the bathroom window! According to Adipose Industries' executive Miss Foster (Sarah Lancashire), the pendant triggered premature "parthenogenesis" in Stacey Harris, and she dispatches some of her employees to clean up the scene.

From there, we get a better understanding of Donna's current situation after her adventure with The Doctor in The Runaway Bride Christmas Special. She's living with her irritating mother Sylvia (Jacqueline King), but prefers to spend time with her "Gramps" Wilfred (Bernard Cribbins), who spends his days "up the hill" on his allotment, staring at the stars through a telescope. Donna hasn't told her family about her dalliance with aliens, or the real circumstances behind her wedding day fiasco, but makes it clear to her Gramps that she's waiting for "the right man" to come along – in similar fashion to how Torchwood's Captain Jack spent season 1 waiting for "the right kind of doctor".

There's a great scene for The Doctor inside the TARDIS, as he realizes he's talking to himself, signifying his unease at being a lone adventurer, but he's soon back at Adipose to single-handedly thwart Miss Foster's plans. He snoops on Miss Foster by using an outside window-cleaning rig to position himself outside her office window, to hear Miss Foster berating one of her employees, Penny Carter (Verona Joseph), who appears to have cottoned-on to her plan...

Donna also arrives, and there's a brilliant scene where The Doctor and Donna finally clasp eyes on each other, albeit from behind a sound-proof window and door, on opposite ends of Miss Foster's office. Possibly intended as a joke at Catherine Tate's brash nature during Runaway Bride, I thought it was particularly amusing of writer Russell T. Davies to have Donna shout and "overact" from behind solid glass, effectively having to mime her histrionics. It was a really nice touch, and the scene has a funny pay-off when Miss Foster calmly interjects on The Doctor and Donna's silent "conversation."

The Doctor and Donna are finally reunited, with Miss Foster in hot pursuit (armed with a sonic pen), which she uses to trap them both on the window cleaning-rig – with Donna dangling from the broken rig, and The Doctor seconds away from a freefall to death. However, after managing to knock Miss Foster's sonic pen away with a ricochet effect from his sonic screwdriver, he manages to get them both to safety inside the Adipose office block.

In typical villainous fashion, Miss Foster and two armed goons eventually locate The Doctor and Donna, and she monologues her nefarious plot: to use Earth as an alternative "breeding planet" for the Adiposian First Family. Behind the wall of the office block is a large system called The Inducer, which can make the 1 million users of her slimming pill go into parthenogenesis and transform into millions of tiny alien Adipose children immediately. The Doctor slips away from Miss Foster with Donna, by creating a sonic wave blast from his screwdriver and her pen, before finding a cupboard with access to The Inducer.

Miss Foster starts the Inducer system, and overweight pill-takers across London begin to contort in pain as their body fat coalesces into chubby aliens. The Doctor uses one of Adipose Industries' pendants to dampen the effects of The Inducers, but is at a loss once Miss Foster increases the power. Fortunately, Donna has another pendant to hand, and the two combined manage to override the system. Still, Miss Foster is happy that 10,000 Adipose have been created, and the thousands of chubby aliens march together down London streets, as their nursery ship (looking extremely similar to the Mothership in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind) descends to collect them.

On the roof, The Doctor and Donna watch the Adipose babies float upwards to the nursery ship through the night sky, along with Miss Foster. The Doctor warns her to escape the ship's tractor beam, but she's convinced she'll be handsomely rewarded by the Adiposian First Family for her duties as nanny. But, of course, as The Doctor warned, the Adiposians have to need for a "foster mother" now that their children have been born, and she plummets to the ground.

With disaster averted (or at least limited) by The Doctor, Donna practically invites herself along for more adventures. The Doctor only seems to half-remember inviting Donna along once before, but now she's convinced it's the right thing to do. In fact, she's already fully packed with suitcases filling the boot of her car. The Doctor, despite being lonely, makes it clear that things got complicated with Martha, but seems happy once Donna makes it clear that she doesn’t fancy him.

Donna leaves her car parked in an alley next to the TARDIS, puts the car keys in a nearby bin, and phones her mum to say goodbye. Just before she leaves, Donna asks a blonde-haired girl to keep an eye out for her mum, and as she rushes off to be with The Doctor, the girl turns around and reveals herself as Rose! Then, Rose walks away, fading like a ghost, until she disappears...

The episode closes with Gramps still in his allotment looking through his telescope at the stars, as the TARDIS spins into view, with The Doctor and Donna clearly visible through its open front door. As Gramps yelps with joy, the TARDIS ascends to the heavens, taking his granddaughter on the ride of her life...

Russell T. Davies manages to deliver a very effective premiere, which entertainingly reintroduces Donna Noble and tweaks her character away from the irritating loudness that caused such upset in The Runaway Bride special. There are moments when Donna's feisty nature comes through, but it's tempered by a more whimsical air and infectious enthusiasm. Above all, it's just nice to have a companion who categorically has no intention of smooching with The Doctor, and therefore should result in a fresher Doctor/companion relationship.

The episode's basic idea is perhaps better suited to The Sarah Jane Adventures, but the sense of fun and some genuinely funny moments help make it palatable for adult audiences. And I'm sure kids will love the adorable Adipose babies, as you can already imagine them as cuddly toys for Christmas '08. The sequences with the hundreds of Adipodes were apparently created using the "Massive FX" computer software used in Lord Of The Rings, and it's certainly a noticeable improvement over the swarms of Daleks we've seen on the show before now.

Partners In Crime certainly kept me entertained throughout, and I was struck by the instant chemistry between The Doctor and Donna, with Catherine Tate particularly enjoyable, and David Tennant now firmly embodying the wandering Time Lord with a level of authority not seen since Peter Davison's days on the show. He just lacks the iconic presence of Tom Baker, really, but he's still marvellous to watch bounce through scenes.

And what about the surprise early appearance from Rose? I didn't see that coming, although I did realize it was Rose just from the colour/style of her hair, before her face was revealed. Is that sad? It looks likely she's season 4's "arc" element -- to be sprinkled throughout the 13 episodes -- but why is she back? Her ghost-like disappearance hints at the likelihood she's found a way to cross dimensions from her own parallel universe into ours, but for what purpose?

Overall, Partners In Crime was a competent, efficient and entertaining start to the new season. There were the usual gripes with Doctor Who in evidence (the overuse of the sonic screwdriver, primarily), and I'm confused about Gramps musing on the secrets of the universe – as he debuted in Voyage Of The Damned as a local awaiting alien invasion because the previous two Christmases both featured alien attacks on London – but never mind. Doctor Who and Torchwood have always featured populations with implausible reactions to alien first contact, and very bad memories...

All said, I found this to be a good episode with more to recommend than to pick fault with. Catherine Tate might not be as physically attractive as Billie Piper and Freema Agyeman, but she does bring a welcome change of dynamic and her character has definitely improved from Runaway Bride on the evidence of this. I'm more excited about the possibilities of season 4 than I was yesterday.

The Good

1. Catherine Tate and David Tennant. No, I didn’t like Donna in The Runaway Bride either, but she was absolutely fine in this opener. Tate's comic timing boosted some scenes, and her interaction with David Tennant was great to watch.

2. The Adipose were extremely cute creations, and I particularly liked the visuals for them en masse.

3. Sarah Lancashire had a clichéd role as an evil executive, but she was still fun to watch trotting around in black spectacles and blood-red lipstick.

4. The comedy can sometimes be eye-rolling on Doctor Who, but there were some great moments of comedy in this episode – particularly regarding Donna and The Doctor's near-misses, her mention of the Titanic spaceship over Buckingham Palace as "a hoax", Gramps missing a giant spaceship floating past behind him, and when it's revealed Donna keeps her car packed just in case she finds The Doctor.

5. The unexpected appearance by Billie Piper as Rose. The show has difficulty keeping secrets – so we already know Rose was due back in season 4 – but not in the first episode!

The Bad

1. The story worked well, but I'm not a fan of the sillier plots Doctor Who often deals in – particularly because I thought the idea behind Sarah Jane Adventures' creation was to move the more kid-friendly stories into that show. I know the show has to tailor for 8-year-olds as well as 80-year-olds, but I think plots about fat-based aliens growing out of peoples' bodies would be best suited on the Sarah Jane show.

2. Yes, more overuse of the sonic screwdriver to get out of any plot dead-ends and tight spots. It's almost painful.

3. Bernard Cribbins already seems to be the best family member for a companion since Jackie Tyler.

4. It feels like Russell T. Davies has a basic story template that he refuses to budge from, which meant this episode mostly felt like it was on rails whenever it focused on Adipose Industries and Miss Foster. The "evil company" and "evil business person" is a staple of Who, Torchwood and Sarah Jane.

The Geeky

1. Actor Howard Atfield, who played Donna's father Geoff in The Runaway Bride, died after filming that 2006 special, so his character was replaced by Bernard Cribbins as Donna's grandfather.

2. This episode features the first use of Massive FX software on television; after its creation by New Zealand 's WETA special-effects house to create crowd scenes of digital characters in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy.

Rating: 3 / 5

“The Handsome 12th Doctor” says it’s “the best opening episode yet of new-Who”:

Who's back? Yes it is.
And with a change of personnel. Martha My Dear has taken leave for a while. Pixie Minogue was only a temporary substitute. Leaving us with the return of Donna (Catherine Tate).

Now I'm aware of a fair amount of Tate-hate out there. There exists a remarkably large group of Tate-haters, or Taters as I'll refer to them from now. And I don't get why this is.

Sure, you might not like her sketch show. I don't myself. But that's no reason to hate the woman. It's not as if she walks around all day going "Am I bovvered". I've seen her perform well in enough other things, such as 'Scenes of a Sexual Nature' or 'Big Train', that I'm able to separate her from the bovveredness.

Though if there's one justifiable weapon that the Taters possess it's that her character of Donna from two Christmases ago was a bit of an irritant. And I'd agree that if she played the role exactly like that for a full season then it would be an annoying show. However, judging from tonight's episode she's changed her approach. It was a nicely more restrained performance (apart from a moment or two at the end). She showed she can do the sober stuff as well as the funny.

If she continues the same way then she should, I hope, quieten a lot of the Taters.

But enough of the Tater waffling....... what about the rest of the show?

It was the best opening episode yet of new-Who. I may have said that this time last year but I was right then and I'm right again now. The story was fun and original and moved along at a very good pace.

The comedy elements were pretty sharp. I enjoyed the miming scene between the Doctor and Donna, and even though I could tell what the punchline to that was going to be I still laughed. I also laughed a lot at the actions of the Adipose, which I think are the best bizarro creations that new-Who has done so far. Looking like a Barbapapa family reunion these 'things' scuttled about in their hundreds. And in one case slid down a car bonnet like it was a ride. Well done to the effects team that did them.

Would it be weird to say I want a soft toy version of one?

Sarah Lancashire played a fine baddie. Though I felt her end scene could have been done better. That was the only down point of the ep to me.

David Tennant remains a brilliant Doc. And he and Tate look to have a winning dynamic together. I like that they've stated this early on that they're going to be 'just mates'. We've had enough of the girlies fawning over him.

Speaking of which.......... Her? There? Whoa. How?

It's going to be cool finding out. I'm looking forward greatly to the rest of the season. And I've been told they'll be visiting some worlds that are even more alien than London.
Scary.

The Handsome 12th Doctor

“Kelvington” notes the episode ends with a “holy shit” moment:

Well, tonight marks the return of Doctor Who and sort of a reboot, in that the episode opens up almost like series 1 with a female character living her life and going through the motions. But instead of Rose, this time it's Donna. She wants to find the Doctor and looks anywhere that there appears to be trouble. Including a company selling a rather dodgey diet pill, where the fat literally walks away from you.

Now the first fifteen minutes is played very much like a like romantic comedy where the Doctor and Donna almost see each other many times, but never quite manage it. Similar to that episode of the X-Files set in two different times. But once Donna and the Doctor meet up again, they are on the hunt to figure out what is going on at the fat company.

Mark this day well, because you will see an ENDLESS amount of posts about the little walking chicklets that were once human fat, being the Ewoks of "Doctor Who", and if they haven't already made at least of a million of them to sell around the world they are crazy. Every kid who likes "Doctor Who" will demand an entire little of the little buggers for their own.

As the episode progresses we see the Doctor and Donna nearly die from falling out of a window washer cart, escape getting shot to death, and defeat the mean Ms. Foster the nanny to all the little walking blobs.

The effects in this one are very cute, and the chicklets are so sweet that many people watching the show will die of diabetes before it's finished. But the rip of the Close Encounters style ship didn't sit well with me.

Now on to the end, while I'm not going to spoil the last minute or two of the show, it was one of the few times when in the history of "Doctor Who" I was actually surprised, thus I won't ruin it here, but when the moment comes, I think you will go HOLY SHIT! It was just that good!

Just my 2¢



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Catherine Tate
by Call me Kenneth
Apr 5th, 2008
05:33:11 PM
Can't wait can't wait can't wait....
by R L S
Apr 5th, 2008
05:38:58 PM
It really sucks that TVLinks got shut down...
by R L S
Apr 5th, 2008
05:40:05 PM
It wasn't THAT good
by supertoyslast
Apr 5th, 2008
05:40:18 PM
Dr Who
by NudeandAroused
Apr 5th, 2008
05:45:18 PM
Attention Americans!
by Call me Kenneth
Apr 5th, 2008
05:46:09 PM
It was mostly good
by photoboy
Apr 5th, 2008
05:46:24 PM
it was ok but rose was ace
by prime666
Apr 5th, 2008
05:54:03 PM
i'm a Tater
by Cedar_Room
Apr 5th, 2008
05:59:09 PM
To Cedar_Room, the Tater
by The Handsome 12th Doctor
Apr 5th, 2008
06:10:12 PM
Weak
by kuryakin
Apr 5th, 2008
06:22:07 PM
First review should have been cut in half
by performingmonkey
Apr 5th, 2008
07:27:21 PM
RTD delivers his usual brand of shitness.
by TinSpider
Apr 5th, 2008
07:29:57 PM
review length
by danowen
Apr 5th, 2008
07:33:21 PM
it was sucess.....
by Gabba-UK
Apr 5th, 2008
08:07:39 PM
Sorry about the poor use of some of my English...
by Gabba-UK
Apr 5th, 2008
08:22:15 PM
fucking terrible
by Mr_X
Apr 5th, 2008
08:30:59 PM
Holy Shit! A Doctor Who talkback?!?!
by ZeroCorpse
Apr 5th, 2008
08:37:37 PM
It is great
by Nortimus
Apr 5th, 2008
08:42:08 PM
this weeks torchwood on the other hand
by Mr_X
Apr 5th, 2008
08:43:37 PM
"Review" doesn't mean "plot summary"
by Mr Willi
Apr 5th, 2008
08:44:03 PM
Tate
by Specktron
Apr 5th, 2008
08:44:45 PM
This week's Torchwood was good. (spoilers)
by ZeroCorpse
Apr 5th, 2008
08:53:14 PM
i would if i had to
by Mr_X
Apr 5th, 2008
08:53:49 PM
Must...find...torrent...
by Kurutteru Yatsu
Apr 5th, 2008
08:56:55 PM
zerocorpse
by Mr_X
Apr 5th, 2008
08:57:08 PM
I am bovered.
by O_Goncho
Apr 5th, 2008
09:12:27 PM
Comply or Die
by proper
Apr 5th, 2008
09:25:21 PM
Very Good Episode
by jtishere
Apr 5th, 2008
09:50:12 PM
I hate this show.
by I Hope You Die
Apr 5th, 2008
09:54:39 PM
I would love to watch season 4
by Kovac
Apr 5th, 2008
09:55:03 PM
It'll Get Worse
by albermarle
Apr 5th, 2008
09:57:18 PM
The Adipose
by EyeofPolyphemus
Apr 5th, 2008
09:59:24 PM
Those aliens with the flatulence aren't back, are they?
by kabong
Apr 5th, 2008
10:52:25 PM
Does Anyone thing that RTD's subtle hints for the series are not
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 5th, 2008
11:20:57 PM
I enjoyed the episode though...
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 5th, 2008
11:23:41 PM
Wasn't Martha supposed to show up on Torchwood?
by punto
Apr 5th, 2008
11:34:11 PM
She does show up
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 5th, 2008
11:37:24 PM
Head In A Box
by Kurutteru Yatsu
Apr 5th, 2008
11:55:56 PM
Catherine Tate's other work.
by RenoNevada2000
Apr 6th, 2008
12:02:25 AM
Is it me, or is Russel Davies making DR Who gay?
by OBSD
Apr 6th, 2008
12:28:29 AM
Martha was bril on Torchwood.
by ZeroCorpse
Apr 6th, 2008
01:08:56 AM
Ahh. Yes. RIP Toshiko's cleavage.
by ZeroCorpse
Apr 6th, 2008
01:11:16 AM
A strange brew,indeed..
by The True Priapic
Apr 6th, 2008
01:32:34 AM
Thanks for covering this but...
by gotilk
Apr 6th, 2008
01:41:09 AM
TORCHWOOD!
by Dataset
Apr 6th, 2008
01:50:16 AM
Russel T Davies - The Anti-Christ!!
by Tigravaya
Apr 6th, 2008
02:54:44 AM
Awesome ep!
by DimensionsPlural
Apr 6th, 2008
04:05:58 AM
I've given up on nu-Who..
by UltraMeerkat
Apr 6th, 2008
04:17:06 AM
train wreck
by punto
Apr 6th, 2008
04:22:37 AM
I see that You Taters Have not watched Dr Who Confidential
by Roborob
Apr 6th, 2008
04:41:13 AM
So.... To summarise whats been said on the Talkback so far...
by Gabba-UK
Apr 6th, 2008
05:15:12 AM
And to those defending Tate...
by Gabba-UK
Apr 6th, 2008
05:23:42 AM
I Thought the episode was flat
by emeraldboy
Apr 6th, 2008
05:35:04 AM
Of course there is no mention of Cribbens being in the Dalek inv
by wowsah156
Apr 6th, 2008
05:39:53 AM
ATMOS
by executiverocker
Apr 6th, 2008
05:40:39 AM
After a few hours to let it sink in..
by The True Priapic
Apr 6th, 2008
05:48:44 AM
The Doctor is IN !!!
by RobinP
Apr 6th, 2008
05:58:24 AM
Donna :"I don't FANC' YOOO!"
by The True Priapic
Apr 6th, 2008
06:15:50 AM
REGARDING SPOILERS
by Ray Gamma
Apr 6th, 2008
06:25:55 AM
what a bunch of whiners
by Mr Willi
Apr 6th, 2008
07:12:26 AM
No more sonic screwdriver please!!!!!!
by daglesj
Apr 6th, 2008
07:40:20 AM
Taters
by The Handsome 12th Doctor
Apr 6th, 2008
07:48:43 AM
Catherine Tate
by palewook
Apr 6th, 2008
07:48:54 AM
Plus....
by daglesj
Apr 6th, 2008
07:49:00 AM
oh dear...
by metaluna
Apr 6th, 2008
07:58:02 AM
re: daglesj
by Ray Gamma
Apr 6th, 2008
08:11:53 AM
Oh my god, I hate nerds so much
by jacobkosh
Apr 6th, 2008
08:46:34 AM
What is the Shadow Proclamation?
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 6th, 2008
09:14:13 AM
I hate nerds
by supertoyslast
Apr 6th, 2008
09:15:27 AM
What is the Shadow Proclamation?
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 6th, 2008
09:15:28 AM
Shadow Proclamation
by supertoyslast
Apr 6th, 2008
09:20:17 AM
I'm a Tater and proud of it!
by BiggusDickus
Apr 6th, 2008
09:23:22 AM
Re: Oh my god, I hate nerds so much
by Tigravaya
Apr 6th, 2008
09:28:02 AM
Catherine Tate
by Finklestone
Apr 6th, 2008
09:38:47 AM
I can't believe I am actually saying this...Torchwood > Who?
by Desmondo
Apr 6th, 2008
09:41:03 AM
re: jacobkosh
by Ray Gamma
Apr 6th, 2008
09:57:31 AM
Glad I didn't read that first review.
by gotilk
Apr 6th, 2008
10:05:00 AM
TORCHWOOD series 2
by palimpsest
Apr 6th, 2008
10:10:22 AM
Will Tate grow on me?
by gotilk
Apr 6th, 2008
10:13:20 AM
Loving the Adipose
by carefulsilly
Apr 6th, 2008
10:15:57 AM
The Whole vs the Sum of the Parts
by Dreamfasting
Apr 6th, 2008
10:41:53 AM
please don't ¨update¨ Davros
by Ray Gamma
Apr 6th, 2008
10:42:24 AM
Wasn't John Simm announced as the next doctor?
by BiggusDickus
Apr 6th, 2008
10:57:51 AM
Davros
by carefulsilly
Apr 6th, 2008
11:06:56 AM
John SImm was announced
by Cedar_Room
Apr 6th, 2008
11:08:38 AM
Davros.
by The True Priapic
Apr 6th, 2008
11:08:39 AM
All things sonic
by Kurutteru Yatsu
Apr 6th, 2008
11:44:36 AM
Simm
by Kurutteru Yatsu
Apr 6th, 2008
11:48:42 AM
The silent conversation
by kwisatzhaderach
Apr 6th, 2008
12:25:54 PM
ate... just lesve her slone!
by funkyknitwear
Apr 6th, 2008
01:32:50 PM
Doctor Who and Torchwood...What the HELL is wrong with you peopl
by JillianneSix
Apr 6th, 2008
01:33:10 PM
I don't hate Tate, or Rose. I just want more Martha
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 6th, 2008
01:57:54 PM
Question: I just saw I, Claudius recently and in the first
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 6th, 2008
02:02:13 PM
re: JillianneSix
by Ray Gamma
Apr 6th, 2008
02:14:59 PM
I thought Tate was excellent.
by Smashing
Apr 6th, 2008
02:18:31 PM
re: Smashing
by Ray Gamma
Apr 6th, 2008
02:33:22 PM
ps
by Ray Gamma
Apr 6th, 2008
02:39:34 PM
Dr Who as good as Battlestar Galactica????
by Tigravaya
Apr 6th, 2008
02:39:50 PM
billie pipers saggy old boobs
by JacktheRaper
Apr 6th, 2008
02:43:26 PM
Ray Gamma
by Smashing
Apr 6th, 2008
02:45:36 PM
Tigravaya don't start that gay agenda bullshit again.
by Smashing
Apr 6th, 2008
02:53:05 PM
Shame Billie Piper came back
by Steve Rogers
Apr 6th, 2008
02:54:43 PM
Don't hate her because she's beautiful Freema's
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 6th, 2008
02:54:48 PM
More Moffat!
by Automaton Overlord
Apr 6th, 2008
03:13:38 PM
Davros is being updated.
by zootlewurdle
Apr 6th, 2008
03:15:29 PM
Never change Davros. His look was iconic
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 6th, 2008
03:29:57 PM
Braca was his Nyder.
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 6th, 2008
03:32:03 PM
And Sean Pertwee as the new Brigadier in charge of Unit
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 6th, 2008
03:33:46 PM
Pirate Bay is your friend
by Stile
Apr 6th, 2008
03:37:14 PM
Let me put it another way...
by Ray Gamma
Apr 6th, 2008
03:43:44 PM
The Gay Agenda: We Want to Get Laid
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 6th, 2008
03:44:32 PM
I should also add...
by Ray Gamma
Apr 6th, 2008
03:47:31 PM
And Moffat Does Rule. I'll watch anything he
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 6th, 2008
03:51:09 PM
Russell, if you're reading this...
by Ray Gamma
Apr 6th, 2008
03:51:33 PM
Bernard Cribbins:Old time Dr. Who
by JML9999
Apr 6th, 2008
04:27:55 PM
moffat is the only guy
by OBSD
Apr 6th, 2008
04:48:14 PM
Shockingly good episode
by INWOsuxRED
Apr 6th, 2008
05:32:09 PM
Kurutteru Yatsu, think about it..........
by axcel1
Apr 6th, 2008
06:20:56 PM
Tate has potential to actually grow
by INWOsuxRED
Apr 6th, 2008
06:21:12 PM
First use of Massive on TV?
by Pixeldriver
Apr 6th, 2008
07:31:22 PM
Love the Doctor
by Evil Chicken
Apr 6th, 2008
08:44:42 PM
Doctor Who on Sci-fi
by DiernaSoul
Apr 6th, 2008
09:36:17 PM
Mixed bag. too short
by jccalhoun
Apr 6th, 2008
09:56:16 PM
good overall
by omarthesnake
Apr 6th, 2008
10:17:14 PM
Very quickly, because it's late
by JillianneSix
Apr 6th, 2008
11:32:38 PM
axcel1, re: Simm
by Kurutteru Yatsu
Apr 7th, 2008
12:02:57 AM
Also on the subject of cast changes
by Kurutteru Yatsu
Apr 7th, 2008
12:07:14 AM
Dr Who is GAY ISLAMIC propaganda!
by Antifanboy
Apr 7th, 2008
02:42:06 AM
it sucked donkey's balls
by mrswing
Apr 7th, 2008
03:12:26 AM
Infinite Quest question
by RokurGepta
Apr 7th, 2008
03:44:44 AM
Big Brother ....
by hardy24
Apr 7th, 2008
04:18:10 AM
To Ray Gamma - re: 'scaring the living wits...'
by BiggusDickus
Apr 7th, 2008
05:13:39 AM
my 2 favorite new who episodes are...
by RokurGepta
Apr 7th, 2008
05:32:53 AM
Answer to Question
by Tigravaya
Apr 7th, 2008
05:48:55 AM
Tigravaya, thank you thank you
by RokurGepta
Apr 7th, 2008
06:05:22 AM
To m
by Tigravaya
Apr 7th, 2008
06:42:32 AM
To RokurGepta
by Tigravaya
Apr 7th, 2008
06:44:26 AM
Tigravaya....
by RokurGepta
Apr 7th, 2008
06:54:24 AM
Rose: This season's villain or another Bad Wolf?
by Hagakure
Apr 7th, 2008
07:36:59 AM
I think Henryu Ian Cusik--Desmond from Lost
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 7th, 2008
08:17:45 AM
CrichtonAstronut speaks the truth! Cusick for the 11th Doctor!
by SpyGuy
Apr 7th, 2008
08:27:08 AM
I think all writers have their idiosincracies and habits
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 7th, 2008
08:36:35 AM
Fuck a doodle do
by pidpoid
Apr 7th, 2008
08:43:52 AM
Tate is boring... but if Billie is back I'll watch
by cyrent
Apr 7th, 2008
09:52:06 AM
Catherine FUCKING Tate
by Lost Jarv
Apr 7th, 2008
10:37:08 AM
I liked Bernard Cribbins...
by Sledge Hammer
Apr 7th, 2008
10:46:27 AM
Children nowadays grow up in a world in which they can be murder
by Smashing
Apr 7th, 2008
10:52:35 AM
I love Catherine Tate
by dang2010
Apr 7th, 2008
10:53:06 AM
In which they can be murdered at school
by Smashing
Apr 7th, 2008
10:54:53 AM
Blink was brilliantly creepy. I'm hoping that
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 7th, 2008
11:17:22 AM
Check out Small Worlds on Torchwood too
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 7th, 2008
11:21:34 AM
I never liked Martha
by O_Goncho
Apr 7th, 2008
11:23:36 AM
Blink was the best though. And Empty Child
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 7th, 2008
11:27:51 AM
don't over react, peeps...
by lynxpro
Apr 7th, 2008
11:35:12 AM
Think I gotta call you on missuse of the term gey
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 7th, 2008
11:44:02 AM
meant gay not gey
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 7th, 2008
11:44:31 AM
Bring back Verity Lambert!
by Automaton Overlord
Apr 7th, 2008
11:57:53 AM
If only we could, Automaton Overlord...
by SpyGuy
Apr 7th, 2008
01:29:45 PM
To all CATH HATERS( most of )you are just a bunch of stupid apes
by earlfist
Apr 7th, 2008
02:07:27 PM
Moffat's has TWO episodes...
by danowen
Apr 7th, 2008
02:58:40 PM
christ
by Ray Gamma
Apr 7th, 2008
03:39:29 PM
martha replaces owen next season
by dang2010
Apr 7th, 2008
04:37:28 PM
Meh
by Fuck The Napkin
Apr 7th, 2008
05:13:09 PM
zzz
by slkboxrman
Apr 7th, 2008
05:17:08 PM
Meh, it was OK
by spud mcspud
Apr 7th, 2008
05:23:32 PM
SFX magazine
by spud mcspud
Apr 7th, 2008
05:29:07 PM
Speaking of Torchwood....
by The Handsome 12th Doctor
Apr 7th, 2008
05:36:22 PM
Dr. Who was....
by Batman Begins Sucks Ass
Apr 7th, 2008
05:39:46 PM
Handsome 12th Doctor
by spud mcspud
Apr 7th, 2008
05:56:00 PM
Tigravaya & Spud, and "I Told You So" for AICN.
by ZeroCorpse
Apr 7th, 2008
07:49:29 PM
Oh, wait. nevermind Spud.
by ZeroCorpse
Apr 7th, 2008
07:53:13 PM
Three Oranges
by JillianneSix
Apr 7th, 2008
10:17:01 PM
Whatever, Dude
by JillianneSix
Apr 7th, 2008
10:20:48 PM
Spud
by JillianneSix
Apr 7th, 2008
10:28:50 PM
Handsome 12
by JillianneSix
Apr 7th, 2008
10:30:11 PM
Zero Corpse
by JillianneSix
Apr 7th, 2008
10:35:35 PM
gay agenda
by dang2010
Apr 7th, 2008
10:43:54 PM
as for ripping off stuff...
by lynxpro
Apr 7th, 2008
11:10:27 PM
tennant is a great who
by dang2010
Apr 7th, 2008
11:53:21 PM
Good god
by Lost Jarv
Apr 8th, 2008
03:22:37 AM
lynxpro
by David Cloverfield
Apr 8th, 2008
03:38:24 AM
I hear the criticisms of Who/Torchwood...
by sean bean
Apr 8th, 2008
03:48:17 AM
And speaking of which,
by sean bean
Apr 8th, 2008
03:52:13 AM
ZeroCorpse
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
03:58:27 AM
PIGS IN SPACE!
by ROBE
Apr 8th, 2008
04:25:55 AM
Jillianne Six
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
04:27:44 AM
RTD can write
by Lost Jarv
Apr 8th, 2008
05:52:07 AM
Spud
by Lost Jarv
Apr 8th, 2008
05:53:20 AM
Jarv
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
07:39:57 AM
RTD is spread too thin....
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 8th, 2008
07:53:47 AM
Has Spud turned this into a "gay agenda" talkback yet?
by INWOsuxRED
Apr 8th, 2008
09:40:07 AM
INWOsuxRED
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
09:46:50 AM
Fucking hated Love and Monsters
by Lost Jarv
Apr 8th, 2008
10:03:38 AM
Jesus Christ!
by Midnightxpress
Apr 8th, 2008
10:05:43 AM
Where can I get a copy of the RTD's Gay Manifesto?
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 8th, 2008
10:32:40 AM
Spud does that mean 12 more weeks of your weak anti gay drivel?
by Smashing
Apr 8th, 2008
10:34:13 AM
I Miss Galifrey.....
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 8th, 2008
10:34:44 AM
We Need Some Rassilon
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 8th, 2008
10:37:16 AM
I am tired of the not-so-subtle gay references in Who
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 8th, 2008
10:41:39 AM
Darfur as sci-fi fans do we all hate human drama?
by Smashing
Apr 8th, 2008
10:47:16 AM
Hang on a second smashing
by Lost Jarv
Apr 8th, 2008
10:52:05 AM
You hang on.
by Smashing
Apr 8th, 2008
10:59:50 AM
Human drama is fine as long as there is a balance
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 8th, 2008
11:20:32 AM
Re: Doctor Who is gay
by youhatestarwars
Apr 8th, 2008
12:29:12 PM
I think they should get rid of all the heterosexual characters
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 8th, 2008
01:42:45 PM
I have liked that aspect of both Doctor Who and Torchwood
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 8th, 2008
01:47:25 PM
And apparently, youhatesstarwars is also gay...
by SpyGuy
Apr 8th, 2008
01:56:36 PM
BTW I love the term Cath Haters. Say it fast. Brilliant
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 8th, 2008
01:57:37 PM
Smashing - you hang on!!
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
02:14:26 PM
Jarv
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
02:17:11 PM
CrichtonAstronut
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
02:18:48 PM
Darfur
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
02:39:13 PM
Actually, the lesbian couple in Gridlock, as well as
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 8th, 2008
02:52:08 PM
CrichtonAstronut
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
03:04:53 PM
ChrichtonAstronut
by Automaton Overlord
Apr 8th, 2008
03:11:34 PM
I understand what your saying. But I think the fact that
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 8th, 2008
03:30:39 PM
Doesn't that depend on many factors?
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
03:44:12 PM
James Marsters
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
03:52:15 PM
The most surprising thing in this talkback...
by The Handsome 12th Doctor
Apr 8th, 2008
04:09:31 PM
Handsome 12th Doctor
by spud mcspud
Apr 8th, 2008
04:13:08 PM
Automaton Overlord. Good point but it's not stated
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 8th, 2008
04:31:33 PM
I think there should be a UNIT series written by
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 8th, 2008
04:39:22 PM
Oh right spud your not a bigot, just against the gay agenda.
by Smashing
Apr 8th, 2008
04:44:45 PM
It is interesting that Marster as an American sees
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 8th, 2008
04:56:48 PM
Spyguy
by youhatestarwars
Apr 8th, 2008
05:42:46 PM
more gay agenda
by dang2010
Apr 8th, 2008
10:00:48 PM
Tosh DID mention meeting The Doctor...
by Bill Clay
Apr 8th, 2008
10:35:09 PM
The UNIT spinoff would be good, but...............
by axcel1
Apr 8th, 2008
11:48:58 PM
You're just a nasty little closed minded prick
by Lost Jarv
Apr 9th, 2008
03:18:01 AM
biopinionality
by saddael
Apr 9th, 2008
05:06:40 AM
It isn't gay relationships in sci-fi that bug me
by Lost Jarv
Apr 9th, 2008
07:19:32 AM

by Automaton Overlord
Apr 9th, 2008
08:47:31 AM
Now RTD "has a total inability to sympathise" with
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 9th, 2008
09:39:55 AM
or any straight character that has ever been on Torchwood
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 9th, 2008
09:44:52 AM
and what's with all the exaggerated stats. "well over 80%"
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 9th, 2008
10:07:55 AM
RTD Assumes that he is the voice for Gays...
by DarfurOnTheRocks
Apr 9th, 2008
10:09:35 AM
I was specifically thinking about the
by Lost Jarv
Apr 9th, 2008
10:16:37 AM
It just seems there's a conversion factor emerging
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 9th, 2008
10:40:19 AM
Admittedly that episode was all about sex
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 9th, 2008
11:02:09 AM
Martha and Miockey should be great in Torchwood
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 9th, 2008
11:03:56 AM
RTD
by dang2010
Apr 9th, 2008
11:24:15 AM
I just love terms like Agenda or Manifesto
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 9th, 2008
12:22:53 PM
Lost Jarv you gonk.
by Smashing
Apr 9th, 2008
12:30:18 PM
Torchwood
by Tigravaya
Apr 9th, 2008
12:33:33 PM
Also Lost Jarv whom is this "we" you refer too?
by Smashing
Apr 9th, 2008
01:01:22 PM
Gay gay gay gay gay gay gay
by carefulsilly
Apr 9th, 2008
01:30:32 PM
I like torchwood
by dang2010
Apr 9th, 2008
03:31:48 PM
How does Mickey get back to this universe?
by axcel1
Apr 9th, 2008
03:57:03 PM
And, this just in............................ ............LOL
by axcel1
Apr 9th, 2008
04:07:56 PM
Carefulsilly, I agree with everything you said, but.......
by axcel1
Apr 9th, 2008
04:18:00 PM
You lot still at it then
by proper
Apr 9th, 2008
05:24:28 PM
You dick smashing
by Lost Jarv
Apr 10th, 2008
03:11:23 AM
I liked Daleks in New York too it wasn't perfect, but
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 10th, 2008
09:56:15 AM
And Daleks in New Ypork would have been way more
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 10th, 2008
09:58:08 AM
If anybody ever says Steve M\offat suck I'm
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 10th, 2008
10:00:43 AM
Lost "marbles" Jarv officially cannot read.
by Smashing
Apr 10th, 2008
12:02:33 PM
Smashing - hoist by your own petard!
by spud mcspud
Apr 10th, 2008
01:39:19 PM
Daleks Take Manhattan
by spud mcspud
Apr 10th, 2008
01:40:40 PM
Rose, Mickey etc
by spud mcspud
Apr 10th, 2008
01:47:07 PM
Why I LIKE RTD
by spud mcspud
Apr 10th, 2008
01:58:38 PM
Russell T Davies Bingo
by spud mcspud
Apr 10th, 2008
02:15:56 PM
Interesting naval reference.
by Smashing
Apr 10th, 2008
04:02:08 PM
Navel, dammit!
by spud mcspud
Apr 10th, 2008
05:52:26 PM
Smashing and Spud
by Lost Jarv
Apr 11th, 2008
07:12:29 AM
I tend to think that RTD meant to write on Martha
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 11th, 2008
11:08:33 AM
We've got a new one to argue about tomorrow
by Lost Jarv
Apr 11th, 2008
11:57:22 AM
Definitely with you DS9, Farscape, and Buffy
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 11th, 2008
12:05:14 PM
Whedon revealed in the comics that Andrew was joking that night.
by Smashing
Apr 11th, 2008
03:23:25 PM
Well, POMPEII was awesome
by spud mcspud
Apr 12th, 2008
03:15:01 PM
Yo
by proper
Apr 12th, 2008
04:25:37 PM
Yo
by proper
Apr 12th, 2008
04:26:34 PM
Proper
by spud mcspud
Apr 12th, 2008
06:47:34 PM
:-)
by proper
Apr 12th, 2008
09:58:08 PM

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