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Sorry I was up to episode 19 on Arrow and I finished it last night. Ended very strong. Now I will watch second season and see where it goes - though it seemed to end with the story arc finished, I cannot imagine what story arc would be as grand as season one without inviting a super villain and their dastardly plots.

Sleepy Hollow, I will never complain that you're not bonkers enough again.

I've hated the Moffat era of Doctor Who and do not have high hopes for the 50th Anniversary special being in his unexpectedly clumsy hands. But this prequel mini-episode is a bit intriguing, especially for somewhat old-school fans.

This isn't old school. Jon Pertwee is old school. No one had even heard of the frigging Time War in his day AND Daleks were far more fragile, being made of old tin cans and bits of rubber randomly stuck on the outside.

Cybermen were more stylish too, I hate this 'Millennium look' they have now and, correct me if I'm wrong, weren't they allergic to silver in the old days?

Ice Warriors were fun too and they never crawled out of their armour either.

And Roger Delgado (The Master) had a cool Mephistopheles beard not like that berk these days.

Fuck K9 though, that was the beginning of the end.

Also, get orf my lawn....

I'm a fan of old-school and new-school Who, and about all I've watched for the past month has been the Moffat era (in prep for the 50th) and numerous classic serials, specifically Seeds of Doom, Dalek Invasion of Earth, Vengeance on Varos, The Daleks, and the Ice Warriors. I'm in the middle of The Brain of Morbius right now, and The Time Warrior is sitting on my coffee table at home ready to watch.

I'm watching The Crazy Ones - the new sitcom with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Robin Williams. It starts out quite bad, but I'm starting to like it. Robin Williams is, surprisingly, the weak link so far.

Despite my reservations I really liked the 50th Anniversary Dr. Who story. I felt it was a strong story, though a weak 50th Anniversary celebration. John Hurt did a great job, as you'd imagine, because John Hurt is an amazing actor. Here's the spoiler-filled review from my blog.

ThirstyMan wrote: This isn't old school. Jon Pertwee is old school. No one had even heard of the frigging Time War in his day AND Daleks were far more fragile, being made of old tin cans and bits of rubber randomly stuck on the outside.

Cybermen were more stylish too, I hate this 'Millennium look' they have now and, correct me if I'm wrong, weren't they allergic to silver in the old days?

Ice Warriors were fun too and they never crawled out of their armour either.

And Roger Delgado (The Master) had a cool Mephistopheles beard not like that berk these days.

Fuck K9 though, that was the beginning of the end.

Also, get orf my lawn....

Cybermen allergic to silver?! Peshawar, pish-posh and all that. What a Who-noob.

Everybody knows that gold was their weakness. Duh.

You are utterly correct about K-9 though. Fuck him.

Legomancer wrote: Despite my reservations I really liked the 50th Anniversary Dr. Who story. I felt it was a strong story, though a weak 50th Anniversary celebration. John Hurt did a great job, as you'd imagine, because John Hurt is an amazing actor. Here's the spoiler-filled review from my blog.

I really liked it as well, though I'm one of those people who actually prefer Moffat's interpretation of Doctor Who to anything else. In other words, it's been because of Moffat and Matt Smith's run that I've become a fan of the entire show, all the way back to the stuff from the 1960s.

Anyway, I was watching it and thinking of what your response would be, knowing how you feel about the Moffat years. Looks like we are largely in agreement on it.

I'm watching The Walking Dead and am in disbelief that the dedicated thread hasn't been updated in weeks what with everything that has been going on. Really really enjoying this season so far.

Watched Dr Who with my wife yesterday. Best TV writing I've seen for a while.

John Hurt nailed it.

Story was brilliantly crazy and loved the in jokes (comparing Tennant to Dick van Dyke, for example). Tom Baker sure looks frail these days....

A remarkably sharp, detailed story this time. Tennant invoked Troughton with his "I don't like it" line -- an attention to detail.

I'm struggling through the 2011 season right now trying to catch up and I've heard it's flat through 2013. Here's hoping the new season will take after this special.

S.

Did you guys see that Anchorman II promo referencing Dr. Who? It's pretty good.

Sagrilarus wrote: A remarkably sharp, detailed story this time. Tennant invoked Troughton with his "I don't like it" line -- an attention to detail.

I'm struggling through the 2011 season right now trying to catch up and I've heard it's flat through 2013. Here's hoping the new season will take after this special.

S.

I think the back half of series 7 worked really well as a series of standalone episodes. The overall arc was kind of a non-starter however, and I don't think the most recent season finale (Name of the Doctor) was actually very good at all.

We started watching Homeland this weekend. 4 episodes in and I'm loving it. Great acting on that show. Can't wait to see where it goes.