Sorry to hear that you're still playing catch-up. They're all well-worth
catching, though. And I can't figure why humanity would be so trusting toward
aliens either, given their collective past experiences (from the Cybermen to
the Sontarans to the fat-globule babies). Personally, I'd be emulating
Superman, building a Fortress of Solitude waaaaaaaaaaay up north.
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Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Topic: Doctor Who
Date : Sun, 9 Aug 2009 23:57:33 -0700
From : "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com>
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
I missed all of the cybermen episodes. I'm still playing catchup. :( They
took away the BBC here for a while. (my cable system sucks so much! I have
to look up new words for them.)
I was wondering why they kept mentioning Torchwood London but then we never
saw them. (Inato was one of them right?)
One of the things that bugged me about the children of earth series was that
you would think that with so many alien visitors being not very friendly
that folks would be a lot more vigilant? I know its just a show but I would
be mainlining redbull with my gun in my hand.
On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:
> They used to be a lot bigger (Torchwood, I mean), with units all over the
> UK. The Cybermen invasion really thinned the herd. And the UN downsized UNIT
> in the early 90s. After the Sonratan attack, they're being re-staged.
>
>
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> Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Topic: Doctor Who
>
> Date : Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:03:34 -0700
>
> From : "Mr. Worf"
>
> To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>
>
> Now there is a show that they missed out on! U.N.I.T. has been in a lot of
> episodes! They could tie them into torchwood. (Why isn't torchwood bigger
> with a military branch?)
>
> On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:
>
> > Maybe because they're afraid that such a story would be unrecognizable to
> > most DW fans. Another potential spin-off they have on the back burner is
> > U.N.I.T., but they've only been seen sporadically in the new series,
> whereas
> > they were a fixture of the old series from the late 60s until the first
> > series ended in '93.
> >
> >
> >
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> > Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Topic: Doctor Who
> >
> > Date : Sun, 9 Aug 2009 13:38:31 -0700
> >
> > From : "Mr. Worf"
> >
> > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> >
> >
> > The question that keeps popping up in my head is why don't they just
> create
> > a completely original story separate from the Dr.Who universe? It reminds
> > me
> > of those star wars christmas specials that was made in the 70s and 80s.
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 1:30 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:
> >
> > > That was their intention when they spun off "The Sarah Jane
> Chronicles".
> > I
> > > understand that it didn't quite pan out as they'd hoped, and that it's
> > being
> > > retolled for a slightly older audience. (That's what the whisper-stream
> I
> > > listen to is saying, anyway.)
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Topic: Doctor Who
> > >
> > > Date : Sun, 9 Aug 2009 13:20:39 -0700
> > >
> > > From : "Mr. Worf"
> > >
> > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> > >
> > >
> > > It seemed not very plausible and forced. I think that they have been
> > trying
> > > to figure out a way to make a kids show.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 5:23 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:
> > >
> > > > No, that one's still hanging, almost as though it's a failed pilot
> for
> > > > another DW spin-off. It wasn't fondly received by fans, either.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > > Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Topic: Doctor Who
> > > >
> > > > Date : Sun, 9 Aug 2009 05:18:03 -0700
> > > >
> > > > From : "Mr. Worf"
> > > >
> > > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ok... Another thing that they left hanging was the woman that was
> > > supposed
> > > > to be his "daughter." It was two or three seasons ago. She took off
> in
> > a
> > > > space ship and we never see or hear about her again. Did I miss some
> > > > episodes or did they just left it totally hanging?
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 5:01 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I think that we'll continue to get bits and pieces as the show goes
> > on.
> > > > > Last season's run featured the two-parter about the planet-sized
> > > library
> > > > > ("Silence In The Library" and "Forest of The Dead") where the
> Doctor
> > > > > encountered River Song, who seems to be destined to be someone so
> > > > important
> > > > > in his life that he does something that no Time Lord does, giving
> her
> > > his
> > > > > True Name, something that took long-time fans' collective breath
> > away.
> > > As
> > > > > for the half-human bit, it's been a long-standing question as to
> why
> > > the
> > > > > Doctor is always saving Earth more than any other one planet. The
> > > > original
> > > > > series' arc leaned toward the idea that Earth was one day destined
> to
> > > > become
> > > > > a true force on the Universe, possibly even giving spwn rto the
> Time
> > > > Lords
> > > > > themselves. The Fox movie took that a step further, insinuating
> that
> > > the
> > > > > Doctor also had a personal stake in it by giving hima human mother.
> > For
> > > > > awhile, canon ran with the idea, even making it into a few DW
> novels
> > > > > ("Lungbarrow" most famously -- and th!
> > > > > at was available for download on the Beeb's web site, last I
> looked,
> > if
> > > > > anyone's interested). It's since been shot down.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > > Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Topic: Doctor Who
> > > > >
> > > > > Date : Sat, 8 Aug 2009 17:51:33 -0700
> > > > >
> > > > > From : "Mr. Worf"
> > > > >
> > > > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I have been wondering about the history of Dr.Who. I remember
> hearing
> > > > that
> > > > > he was half human before, but his physiology is slightly different.
> > Do
> > > > you
> > > > > think that they will ever tell his whole story or just continue to
> > > > stretch
> > > > > it out for another 30 years?
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 4:59 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Mr Worf,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To the best of my knowledge, the only American influence on the
> > > series
> > > > > was
> > > > > > that one Fox movie back when with Paul McGann. Interestingly, for
> > > quite
> > > > > some
> > > > > > time after that, the Beeb refused to acknowledge the existence of
> > > that
> > > > > > movie. On the official DW page on the Beeb's site, McGann wasn't
> > even
> > > > > named.
> > > > > > Some fans will still become irate at the mention of him. The ebst
> > > > > > explanation out these is that the Fox movie had McGann's Doctor
> > > telling
> > > > > one
> > > > > > of his companions, "I'm half-human."
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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> > > > > > Subject : [scifinoir2] Topic: Doctor Who
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Date : Fri, 7 Aug 2009 16:42:47 -0700
> > > > > >
> > > > > > From : "Mr. Worf"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am not a super Dr. Who fan but someone asked if there was a US
> > > > version
> > > > > of
> > > > > > the show. I haven't found any info on that yet. There were some
> > that
> > > > were
> > > > > > financed by the Canadian Broadcasting Company in the late 70s.
> They
> > > > also
> > > > > > re-aired the show for a LONG time.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I found some interesting info about the show here:
> > > > > > wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_who
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There was also a tidbit about the BBC systematically erasing
> shows
> > to
> > > > > > recycle tape! Grrrr!!! Crazy!!!!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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> > > > > Mahogany at:
> > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years!
> > > > Mahogany at:
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years!
> > > Mahogany at:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years!
> > Mahogany at:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years!
> Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
>
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
>
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