kalphs Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 So who out there in WTM Forums Land is eagerly anticipating the "Dr. Who Christmas Special" tomorrow on BBC America? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 :seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Our family! Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Anyone know if it can be watched online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Who is Dr. Who? Who, who-who? Is he like the Grinch, Owl version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Me me me! RoughCollie, are you asking a serious question or kidding around? I can't quite tell. :001_smile: The Doctor is a Time Lord who travels around the universe in his time/spaceship, which is disguised as a blue phone box and is way bigger on the inside. He is a bit mad and usually has a Companion along. He solves problems. And is cool. The terrible special effects are part of the fun (though now they're not so awful). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 OMG I am so envious of you right now. We no longer have cable. Waaaaaaah!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Here here! We don't have cable either, but you are *supposed* to be able to purchase it for streamed viewing on Amazon on Sunday, and I *think* iTunes will have it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 :seeya: Our family will. It will be a nice way to end our Christmas Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Who is Dr. Who? Who, who-who? Is he like the Grinch, Owl version? Here is the link to Dr. Who... http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/doctor-who/index.jsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 :seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 We'll be watching!! What a terrific way to end Christmas Day -- I'm sooo excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Me me me! RoughCollie, are you asking a serious question or kidding around? I can't quite tell. Dangermom, it was a serious question phrased in a kidding around way. :001_smile: Thanks for answering it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Here is the link to Dr. Who...http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/doctor-who/index.jsp Thank you for the link. I watched the promo or whatever it is called. It is weirder than I am. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 :seeya: We won't see it until Sunday, since we don't have that station. But we are excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in PA Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 US! My family's Christmas dinner is here and we plan on shooing them all out in plenty of time for the show. Dd is super excited, she got Dr. 11 and Amy figures for Solstice and plans on having them and her TARDIS all ready for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 I'm crossing my fingers that our friends who have cable will remember to record it for DS's birthday present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 :seeya: We're super excited, though I told the kids they'd better get a nap. They didn't sleep well last night because Christmas was so exciting... or the night before because Christmas Eve was so exciting... or the night before because they were excited to be at the grandparents'... or the night before that because... well, let's just say I'm not even sure how they're still standing. Probably if I try to make them nap they won't be able to sleep because the Doctor Who special is so exciting. At one point, it seemed like they were more excited about that than Christmas presents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Q Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Here here! We don't have cable either, but you are *supposed* to be able to purchase it for streamed viewing on Amazon on Sunday, and I *think* iTunes will have it as well. We do have cable but we won't be home in time for the first showing...and I am not sure that I will be able to make it till midnight to watch the next one! So I hope this is true - it will take the pressure off me tonight. "Course, my older girls will stay up and watch it and then I will probably hear all about it before I get to watch it :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Dh will want to catch it, if time allows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 We don't have cable so I've only seen the one season of New Who they deigned to broadcast on PBS. I suggested to my brother that perhaps some New Who would make a good Christmas present, and they got us three months of Netflix! Dr. Who here we come! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Oh yes! (And I'm not even leading the charge.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 I got the Dr. Who the complete fifth season dvd set for Christmas! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Without giving anything away, how was it? It still hasn't shown up on Video on Demand at Amazon or on iTunes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Classic! Amazing! Totally Awesome! Doctor Who at his Who-y-est! And I can safely say (without any spoilers) that the music was beautiful! Just lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Classic! Amazing! Totally Awesome!Doctor Who at his Who-y-est! And I can safely say (without any spoilers) that the music was beautiful! Just lovely! :iagree: and some good funnies too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Kids overtired themselves to the point of illness (seriously - they sound horrible even this morning) so they missed it and will have to make it a Boxing Day treat, which is actually our usual tradition anyway. But dh and I watched it. I rank it pretty highly - certainly better than that Titanic Christmas mess - but it wasn't as good as The Runaway Bride or anything. I loved Michael Gambon and the the opera singer who played the woman was great. My only question is... really, is sexy policewoman meets Roman gladiator a common fantasy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 Without giving anything away, how was it? It still hasn't shown up on Video on Demand at Amazon or on iTunes... Excellant! Michael Gambon's performance was outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 My only question is... really, is sexy policewoman meets Roman gladiator a common fantasy? :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 :lol::lol::lol: Wasn't it a photo of them dressed up this way that "saved" Rory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Excellant!Michael Gambon's performance was outstanding! And because the character was so different, I rarely heard Dumbledore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Loved it! Yay! The "Coming Soon" peeks looked pretty great, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Classic! Amazing! Totally Awesome!Doctor Who at his Who-y-est! And I can safely say (without any spoilers) that the music was beautiful! Just lovely! Did you catch the Proms special earlier in the day? Boy I would have loved to have been at that concert!! Or is that what you were talking about? My only question is... really, is sexy policewoman meets Roman gladiator a common fantasy? Well, it could be for them! Especially Rory. What he did for her was so super romantic, a gladiator in shining armor, er leather. My dd12 made her Facebook status, 'What color is it? Big! Big color!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 We had to wait till today to watch it. But I loved it, I didn't realize how much I had missed Doctor Who till I saw it again! Oh Matt Smith:001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Loved it! Yay! The "Coming Soon" peeks looked pretty great, too! River Song! And a western! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyg Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 My 13YO stayed up till 2:00 a.m. (with dh) to watch it!! :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnsinkableKristen Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 We just got home this from staying with family and as soon as the kids went to their rooms for rest time, DH and I turned it on. LOVED it!!! I would have liked to see Amy & Rory more, but I thought Michael Gambon and Katherine Jenkins were completely wonderful. I was prepared to think Katherine Jenkins was just a pretty girl for the special, but she was much better than I expected - Michael Gambon was even better, and I expected a lot from him! I am SO. EXCITED. for this spring and the new episodes!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 Wasn't it a photo of them dressed up this way that "saved" Rory? Yes, they were dressed up for a costume party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 Did you catch the Proms special earlier in the day? Boy I would have loved to have been at that concert!! Or is that what you were talking about? Dr. Who at the Proms was excellant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I posed something in the Tardis social group, but I wanted to post here too. We enjoyed it, but now I'm thinking about the little clues. "We're halfway through the darkness" and why didn't the Doctor know why they were dressed that way? And what kept biting him? There was nothing there. And he was so callous about the dying girl. He totally used her. I can't wait till this next season begins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 SPOILERS........... I posed something in the Tardis social group, but I wanted to post here too. We enjoyed it, but now I'm thinking about the little clues. "We're halfway through the darkness" and why didn't the Doctor know why they were dressed that way? And what kept biting him? There was nothing there. And he was so callous about the dying girl. He totally used her. I can't wait till this next season begins! And you know the song that whats-her-name sang? Wasn't it about "silence"? Isn't the next season about "silence" coming? I bet there are more clues. I still really liked it. It was very "Christmassy" but....going all DW geeky for a minute, I think there were some inconsistencies. Old and young Kazran touched -- a BIG no no according to "Father's Day" -- what about reapers??? Also, why wouldn't the Doctor try to save all of those frozen people? That was very out of character. How about going back into someone's personal timeline -- a huge rule breaker -- "We can't go back, we're part of events now" was practically a mantra by 10. Maybe 11 has a different view of time than 10 does, though. Maybe he's more of a rule breaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 (edited) SPOILERS........... And you know the song that whats-her-name sang? Wasn't it about "silence"? Isn't the next season about "silence" coming? I bet there are more clues. I still really liked it. It was very "Christmassy" but....going all DW geeky for a minute, I think there were some inconsistencies. Old and young Kazran touched -- a BIG no no according to "Father's Day" -- what about reapers??? Also, why wouldn't the Doctor try to save all of those frozen people? That was very out of character. How about going back into someone's personal timeline -- a huge rule breaker -- "We can't go back, we're part of events now" was practically a mantra by 10. Maybe 11 has a different view of time than 10 does, though. Maybe he's more of a rule breaker. I should have said SPOILERS sorry. Warning. There are more spoilers in this thread. You know, I did not catch on to the song. I knew it was out of place, but I couldn't figure it out. Yes, they did a lot of no no's. Maybe that's why the Ood show up? Edited December 27, 2010 by Kim in Appalachia to fix spacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Oldest boy and I watched some of it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnsinkableKristen Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I can not express how awesome it is to me that you all love Doctor Who as much as I do. There is no one I know IRL who I can geek out with :D And I KNEW there was something off about the Christmas song - it was much more....dark...than a normal cheery Christmas Carol, even if she was sad. Hmmm..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Old and young Kazran touched -- a BIG no no according to "Father's Day" -- what about reapers??? I asked DH about this very thing and he said the word on the "boards" (no clue where he reads this stuff) is that Father's Day was different because things were already weakened by Rose altering history. And the doctor has had contact with former doctors so it's not the first time that happened. The special was good but I'll agree it had some weird things. I couldn't figure out why her case-thing had numbers on it in the first place! Or why some of the things in the present weren't changing as history was being rewritten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I can not express how awesome it is to me that you all love Doctor Who as much as I do. There is no one I know IRL who I can geek out with :D And I KNEW there was something off about the Christmas song - it was much more....dark...than a normal cheery Christmas Carol, even if she was sad. Hmmm..... Come geek-out with us over in the WTM Doctor Who social group, The TARDIS! :coolgleamA: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Oh, I'm *so glad* to hear it's good! We just finished Season 5 on Netflix. I have been really bummed this season; the writing seems so much weaker. I have only liked the Moffat written episodes, and I miss Tennant terribly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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