The Doctor Who/Torchwood Thread

So that we are no longer derailing the Games of Thrones thread. Any fans of the BBC series Doctor Who and Torchwood (now a joint BBC/Starz series on Starz) come on in and have at it.

 

YEY!!

I fucking LOVE Torchwood.

"I'm Welsh" BOOM! Go Gwen Cooper!

AND I love Doctor Who, though more under the Russell T Davies era than the Stephen Moffat Era.

If you're on Twitter, both Stephen Moffat and Murray Gold, the composer for both Torchwood and Doctor Who, tweet. Murray Gold is slightly nuts, and great fun.

British TV, especially British drama, is a *huge* thing with me. Thank you, thank you for setting up the thread.

 

I love Torchwood and Dr. Who as well. But I'm not happy with Matt Smith as the current doctor and refuse to watch him. My favourite Doctors are Tom Baker, Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant. Those three, in my humble opinion, are the best there ever was.

 

I'm a big fan of both Dr Who and Torchwood. Love the new series of Torchwood, which just started - interesting concept (people unable to die).

 

Dusty black man writes down another reason why he likes Sin.

Now the the interesting thing is to learn if it's "an extraterrestial by way of human agents to further their alien agenda" plot or "a select group of humans using acquired extraterrestrial technology to further their own power agenda" plot?

 

Tom Baker forever. 'Nuff said.

 

He was my first Doctor, but I have to admit that Eccleston and especially David Tennant, won me over. I don't know if you've had occasion to see Tennant in anything else, but he's farking brilliant. His Hamlet is probably the best I've ever seen, and a few of his other dramas (Single Father, Recovery, Secret Smile) are absolutely amazing.

Eccleston was in The Second Coming, written by Russell T Davies, who brought back Doctor Who and is running Torchwood. It's another absolutely riveting drama. A video store employee, sort of a semi-loser guy living in Manchester wakes up one day and realizes that he is the second coming. Fascinating stuff.

 

Anyone else see Wayne Knight and think "Slitheen?"

 

Hmmmm...unless they've found a way to rid themselves of the "farting" problem they have when in human guise, I can't say it entered my mind. If it comes to pass that it is indeed the Slitheen behind this and have corrected the "farting", good call. Also if the Slitheen hopefully they've redesigned the look for them. When they have appeared in the recent Doctor Who's & in the Sarah Jane Adventures both look & attitude wise they have been potrayed in a semi comical fashion.

 

Agreed, and I don't really think it's Slitheen behind Miracle Day, but I guess he's sorta always struck me that way. I'm terrible.

I haven't seen SJA, it's on my amazon wish list. I was really saddened when she passed away a couple of months ago. Beautiful woman. I have a friend who is a major Whovian (she even had the 7th Doctor give her away when she married), and has been involved in Who-con type stuff for years. She knew Elisabeth Sladen and told me that she was an absolutely charming, warm and funny woman.

 

I love Doctor Who!

David Tennant was my favorite...the Shakespeare episode is still one of my favorites from his time as The Doctor.

 

Whoa. I missed this bit of info. I knew Elisabeth Sladen was battling cancer but didn't know that she had died. Sad to learn of this. Sarah Jane Smith was the number one best companions IMO.

 

Dusty black man puts another gold star in alternate wifey number two's "she's a keeper" column for being a Doctor Who fan.

 

April 20. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13137674

 

R.I.P.

 

MUAH!

 

Oooooo...I can just imagine what I get when I come home in the alternate reality....:smt118

 

Found this on Twitter this morning. Fucking Hilarious!

imgur.com/KAaGR

 

While I totally disagree with the author about Gwen (I'm partly Welsh, which may explain why I like her so much), I thought this was a very interesting analysis of "Rendition"...the second episode of Miracle Day

http://io9.com/5821919/torchwood-miracle-day-is-our-real+life-health-nightmares-writ-extra+large

 

Just filling the thread. I have a bunch of Dr. Who related concept art I've run across while browsing the net. I'll put some up every now & again when bored.