Re: New to Dr. Who, some questions
The Doctor
Ian Kogneeto <digit...@prodigy.net> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm pretty much a newbie to Dr. Who, but after seeing the feature film,
>starring Paul McGann, I think I'm hooked.
>
>I have a couple of questions....
>
>Are there any other Dr. Who films that you would recommend?
>
>I am particularly impressed by the good doctor's decency. As old fashioned
>as it sounds I'd be interested in any films or episodes that display the
>moral side of his character.
>
>Same for above, though instead of films, are there any books that you would
>recommend that either display the more philosophical side of the doctor, or
>show this decent side of his character?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ian
>
>
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> Ove to rec.arts.drwho and uk.media.tv.sf.drwho this goes.
Why?
The Doctor
stePH
Because it's more on-topic in those groups, probably.
stePH
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The Doctor
stePH <acet...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>Stephen Wilson wrote:
>
>> "The Doctor" <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote in message
>> news:cm172g$7k8$2...@gallifrey.nk.ca...
>>
>>
>>>Ove to rec.arts.drwho and uk.media.tv.sf.drwho this goes.
>>
>>
>> Why?
>
>Because it's more on-topic in those groups, probably.
>
Correct, consider us the resources.
John Smith
much ignore everything else, especially if it came afterward.
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The Doctor
John Smith <som...@some.net> wrote:
>drwho became "Doctor Who" when Tom Baker was doing it. Watch those. Pretty
>much ignore everything else, especially if it came afterward.
>
Hartnell to McGann with Eccleston coming on board.
Solar Penguin
>
> Why?
>
Because Yads is a compulsive crossposter. He has this cunning scheme to
crosspost everything between radw and umtsdw, then show the news.groups
people that everything in umtsdw is redundant crossposting, and have the
group removed from Usenet as a result. No, I don't know why he's got a
grudge against umtsdw. He just has.
John Hall
If that's his plan. then he will be out of luck. The "news.groups
people" have no say over the uk.* hierarchy.
--
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"Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin"
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The Doctor
The Doctor
stePH <acet...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>Sea Wasp wrote:
>
>>
>> McCoy had a certain Machiavellian character about him that I found
>> disturbing at times.
>
>Actually I found that aspect of him quite appealing. It's a tossup
>whether I like him or Tom Baker better. Plus, Ace was my favorite of
>all the companions. Gotta love a cute girl whose favorite hobby is
>making explosives :)
>
And blame Jonathan Powell for his early and premature termination.
The Doctor
Sea Wasp <seaobvi...@sgeobviousinc.com> wrote:
>stePH wrote:
>> Sea Wasp wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> McCoy had a certain Machiavellian character about him that I found
>>> disturbing at times.
>>
>>
>> Actually I found that aspect of him quite appealing. It's a tossup
>> whether I like him or Tom Baker better. Plus, Ace was my favorite of
>> all the companions. Gotta love a cute girl whose favorite hobby is
>> making explosives :)
>
>thorns.
>
> In a remake, Leela would be allowed to kick so much more butt. I see
>her as Xena before her time.
>
Leela was good with a knife and a Janis Thorn.
The Doctor
Sean O'Hara <sean...@gmail.com> wrote:
>In the Year of the Monkey, the Great and Powerful Sea Wasp declared:
>
>> Andy Leighton wrote:
>>
>>> Oh, I would add Peter Davison's Doctor (number 5) to that list, even
>>> though
>>> some of his stories were the most violent.
>>>
>>
>> Davison had some of the worst scripts ever written by the hand of
>> man, and many of the stories ended up portraying the Doctor as an
>> indecisive wuss.
>
>As opposed to Tom "Gee, I have a chance to exterminate the Daleks for
>all time, but maybe I better not" Baker.
>
Genesis of the Daleks awas a consciencious decision.
The last Season of the 5th Doctor showed his
reevaluation of the universe.
The Doctor
Sean O'Hara <sean...@gmail.com> wrote:
>In the Year of the Monkey, the Great and Powerful Sea Wasp declared:
>
>> Plus, Ace was my favorite of
>>> all the companions. Gotta love a cute girl whose favorite hobby is
>>> making explosives :)
>>
>> I prefer cute girls with hobbies of knife-throwing and using Janus
>> thorns.
>>
>
>
The last season was focused on Ace (Season 26)
Daleks conquer and Destroy (we shall get our Power)
Doctor) wrote:
>In article <2up2k2F...@uni-berlin.de>,
>Solar Penguin <solar....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>--- Stephen Wilson said:
>>>
>>> "The Doctor" <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote in message
>>>
>>> > Ove to rec.arts.drwho and uk.media.tv.sf.drwho this goes.
>>>
>>> Why?
>>>
>>
>>Because Yads is a compulsive crossposter. He has this cunning scheme to
>>crosspost everything between radw and umtsdw, then show the news.groups
>>people that everything in umtsdw is redundant crossposting, and have the
>>group removed from Usenet as a result. No, I don't know why he's got a
>>grudge against umtsdw. He just has.
>>
>>
>>
>
>Shut up pounded drunk.
>--
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The Doctor
Daleks conquer and Destroy (we shall get our Power) <nicholas...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 12:30:57 +0000 (UTC), doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The
>Doctor) wrote:
>
>>
>>Shut up pounded drunk.
>>--
>
>i thought you liked the megahal
>
Solar Punkwing was not in MegaHal mode.
BTW, thank you for not Top Posting.
stePH
> In article <2upmelF...@uni-berlin.de>,
> stePH <acet...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>Sea Wasp wrote:
>>
>>
>>> McCoy had a certain Machiavellian character about him that I found
>>>disturbing at times.
>>
>>Actually I found that aspect of him quite appealing. It's a tossup
>>whether I like him or Tom Baker better. Plus, Ace was my favorite of
>>all the companions. Gotta love a cute girl whose favorite hobby is
>>making explosives :)
>>
>
>
> And blame Jonathan Powell for his early and premature termination.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Who? [no pun intended]
Arwel Parry
<acet...@earthlink.net> writes
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <2upmelF...@uni-berlin.de>,
>> stePH <acet...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Sea Wasp wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> McCoy had a certain Machiavellian character about him that I
>>>>found disturbing at times.
>>>
>>>Actually I found that aspect of him quite appealing. It's a tossup
>>>whether I like him or Tom Baker better. Plus, Ace was my favorite of
>>>all the companions. Gotta love a cute girl whose favorite hobby is
>>>making explosives :)
>>>
>> And blame Jonathan Powell for his early and premature termination.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Who? [no pun intended]
Jonathan Powell was Controller of BBC1 between 1988 and 1992.
Unfortunately like many UK arts graduates (embarrassingly from the same
university as me, but 11 years earlier) he has no appreciation for SF
and, worse, he was in a position to put Dr Who on hiatus....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Powell
--
Arwel Parry
http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/
Solar Penguin
--- Arwel Parry said:
>
> Jonathan Powell was Controller of BBC1 between 1988 and 1992.
> Unfortunately like many UK arts graduates (embarrassingly from the
same
> university as me, but 11 years earlier) he has no appreciation for SF
> and, worse, he was in a position to put Dr Who on hiatus....
>
Why "unfortunately" or "worse". Face it, Doctor Who, like almost all
sci-fi, wasn't very good and we were better off without it.
Now, if only we could get Powell back in power at the BBC, maybe he
could put a stop to the new DW series they're planning to inflict on the
airwaves next year. And while we're at it, get all sci-fi banned as
well.
Danny Lawhore
Yes, and all that other crappy stuff too. Perhaps just leave all the
programmes involving Delia Smith. I am personally rather fond of
knitting as well. And quoits. And make sure we have at least one croquet
show.
The Doctor
stePH <acet...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <2upmelF...@uni-berlin.de>,
>> stePH <acet...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Sea Wasp wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> McCoy had a certain Machiavellian character about him that I found
>>>>disturbing at times.
>>>
>>>Actually I found that aspect of him quite appealing. It's a tossup
>>>whether I like him or Tom Baker better. Plus, Ace was my favorite of
>>>all the companions. Gotta love a cute girl whose favorite hobby is
>>>making explosives :)
>>>
>>
>>
>> And blame Jonathan Powell for his early and premature termination.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Who? [no pun intended]
>
The BBC Controller who pulled the plug on doctor Who.
The Doctor
The Doctor
Sea Wasp
> Now, if only we could get Powell back in power at the BBC, maybe he
> could put a stop to the new DW series they're planning to inflict on the
> airwaves next year. And while we're at it, get all sci-fi banned as
> well.
I see that the UK breed of troll is no more intelligent or
interesting than the U.S. breed. Not even more refined.
--
Sea Wasp
/^\
;;;
Live Journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/seawasp/
The Doctor
Mark Blunden <m.blundenAT...@address.invalid> wrote:
>William George Ferguson wrote:
>> On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:47:49 -0500, Sean O'Hara <sean...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In the Year of the Monkey, the Great and Powerful Sea Wasp declared:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Oh, I would add Peter Davison's Doctor (number 5) to that list,
>>>>> even though
>>>>> some of his stories were the most violent.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Davison had some of the worst scripts ever written by the hand of
>>>> man, and many of the stories ended up portraying the Doctor as an
>>>> indecisive wuss.
>>>
>>> As opposed to Tom "Gee, I have a chance to exterminate the Daleks for
>>> all time, but maybe I better not" Baker.
>>
>> Hartnell, Troughton, Baker and Davison all did. I'm not sure if
>> Pertwee ever had the genocide or abortion (aka 'Kill Baby Hitler')
>> option. I'm pretty sure that Colin Baker had the genocide option,
>> but don't remember enough about McCoy's abbreviated run to know if he
>> ever even faced the Daleks.
>
>Yes, McCoy faced the daleks, in one of the good stories of that era. I think
>he'd had the good sense to do his morality-questioning well in advance,
>given that he manouevered them into blowing up their home solar system.
>
>--
>Mark.
>
>
Who can ever forgot Remembrance of the Daleks.
stePH
> In article <2ushbiF...@uni-berlin.de>,
> Solar Penguin <solar....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Why "unfortunately" or "worse". Face it, Doctor Who, like almost all
>>sci-fi, wasn't very good and we were better off without it.
>>
>>Now, if only we could get Powell back in power at the BBC, maybe he
>>could put a stop to the new DW series they're planning to inflict on the
>>airwaves next year. And while we're at it, get all sci-fi banned as
>>well.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Are you drunk??!!!
Just stupid. Or trolling.
Or both.
The Doctor
stePH <acet...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <2ushbiF...@uni-berlin.de>,
>> Solar Penguin <solar....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>Why "unfortunately" or "worse". Face it, Doctor Who, like almost all
>>>sci-fi, wasn't very good and we were better off without it.
>>>
>>>Now, if only we could get Powell back in power at the BBC, maybe he
>>>could put a stop to the new DW series they're planning to inflict on the
>>>airwaves next year. And while we're at it, get all sci-fi banned as
>>>well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Are you drunk??!!!
>
>Just stupid. Or trolling.
>
>
>Or both.
>
Or Ironic.
stePH
> In article <2uv005F...@uni-berlin.de>,
> stePH <acet...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>The Doctor wrote:
>>
>>>Are you drunk??!!!
>>
>>Just stupid. Or trolling.
>>
>>
>>Or both.
>>
>
>
> Or Ironic.
I tend to favor the simplest explanation.
The Doctor
stePH <acet...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <2uv005F...@uni-berlin.de>,
>> stePH <acet...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>>The Doctor wrote:
>>>
>>>>Are you drunk??!!!
>>>
>>>Just stupid. Or trolling.
>>>
>>>
>>>Or both.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Or Ironic.
>
>I tend to favor the simplest explanation.
>
With Solar Punkwing, who knows?
Daleks conquer and Destroy (we shall get our Power)
http://www.geocities.com/hazelldean2000/
Daleks conquer and Destroy (we shall get our Power)
Doctor) wrote:
>In article <2ushbiF...@uni-berlin.de>,
>Solar Penguin <solar....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>--- Arwel Parry said:
>>
>>>
>>> Jonathan Powell was Controller of BBC1 between 1988 and 1992.
>>> Unfortunately like many UK arts graduates (embarrassingly from the
>>same
>>> university as me, but 11 years earlier) he has no appreciation for SF
>>> and, worse, he was in a position to put Dr Who on hiatus....
>>>
>>
>>Why "unfortunately" or "worse". Face it, Doctor Who, like almost all
>>sci-fi, wasn't very good and we were better off without it.
>>
>>Now, if only we could get Powell back in power at the BBC, maybe he
>>could put a stop to the new DW series they're planning to inflict on the
>>airwaves next year. And while we're at it, get all sci-fi banned as
>>well.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>Are you drunk??!!!
>--
megahal = megatroll
Daleks conquer and Destroy (we shall get our Power)
<seaobvi...@sgeobviousinc.com> wrote:
>Solar Penguin wrote:
>
>> Now, if only we could get Powell back in power at the BBC, maybe he
>> could put a stop to the new DW series they're planning to inflict on the
>> airwaves next year. And while we're at it, get all sci-fi banned as
>> well.
>
> I see that the UK breed of troll is no more intelligent or
>interesting than the U.S. breed. Not even more refined.
sadly not. solar comes to radw to troll. best off ignored.
>
>
>
>
>--
> Sea Wasp
> /^\
> ;;;
>Live Journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/seawasp/
>
http://www.geocities.com/hazelldean2000/
The Doctor
>
>On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:58:38 +0000, Arwel Parry
><ar...@cartref.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>In message <2usc23F...@uni-berlin.de>, stePH
>><acet...@earthlink.net> writes
>>>The Doctor wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <2upmelF...@uni-berlin.de>,
>>>> stePH <acet...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Sea Wasp wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> McCoy had a certain Machiavellian character about him that I
>>>>>>found disturbing at times.
>>>>>
>>>>>Actually I found that aspect of him quite appealing. It's a tossup
>>>>>whether I like him or Tom Baker better. Plus, Ace was my favorite of
>>>>>all the companions. Gotta love a cute girl whose favorite hobby is
>>>>>making explosives :)
>>>>>
>>>> And blame Jonathan Powell for his early and premature termination.
>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>
>>>Who? [no pun intended]
>>
>>Jonathan Powell was Controller of BBC1 between 1988 and 1992.
>>Unfortunately like many UK arts graduates (embarrassingly from the same
>>university as me, but 11 years earlier) he has no appreciation for SF
>>and, worse, he was in a position to put Dr Who on hiatus....
>>
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Powell
The Doctor
>Doctor) wrote:
>
>>In article <2ushbiF...@uni-berlin.de>,
>>Solar Penguin <solar....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>--- Arwel Parry said:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan Powell was Controller of BBC1 between 1988 and 1992.
>>>> Unfortunately like many UK arts graduates (embarrassingly from the
>>>same
>>>> university as me, but 11 years earlier) he has no appreciation for SF
>>>> and, worse, he was in a position to put Dr Who on hiatus....
>>>>
>>>
>>>Why "unfortunately" or "worse". Face it, Doctor Who, like almost all
>>>sci-fi, wasn't very good and we were better off without it.
>>>
>>>Now, if only we could get Powell back in power at the BBC, maybe he
>>>could put a stop to the new DW series they're planning to inflict on the
>>>airwaves next year. And while we're at it, get all sci-fi banned as
>>>well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Are you drunk??!!!
>>--
>
>megahal = megatroll
>
You may have a point :-(
The Doctor
><seaobvi...@sgeobviousinc.com> wrote:
>
>>Solar Penguin wrote:
>>
>>> Now, if only we could get Powell back in power at the BBC, maybe he
>>> could put a stop to the new DW series they're planning to inflict on the
>>> airwaves next year. And while we're at it, get all sci-fi banned as
>>> well.
>>
>> I see that the UK breed of troll is no more intelligent or
>>interesting than the U.S. breed. Not even more refined.
>
>sadly not. solar comes to radw to troll. best off ignored.
Only as HAL.
Emmemm
> >In the Year of the Monkey, the Great and Powerful Sea Wasp
declared:
> >
> >> stePH wrote:
> >> Plus, Ace was my favorite of
> >>> all the companions. Gotta love a cute girl whose favorite hobby
is
> >>> making explosives :)
> >>
> >> I prefer cute girls with hobbies of knife-throwing and using
Janus
> >> thorns.
> >>
> >
> >Yeah, but Ace could actually carry on a conversation.
Curse of Fenric (the pathetic attempt to seduce a soldier) proved that
she can't. "Booooooooooom!"
--
Frank
"Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much
fraternizing with the enemy." - Henry Kissinger
The Doctor
Emmemm <fr...@fshailes.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>> Sean O'Hara <sean...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >In the Year of the Monkey, the Great and Powerful Sea Wasp
>declared:
>> >
>> >> stePH wrote:
>> >> Plus, Ace was my favorite of
>> >>> all the companions. Gotta love a cute girl whose favorite hobby
>is
>> >>> making explosives :)
>> >>
>> >> I prefer cute girls with hobbies of knife-throwing and using
>Janus
>> >> thorns.
>> >>
>> >
>> >Yeah, but Ace could actually carry on a conversation.
>
>Curse of Fenric (the pathetic attempt to seduce a soldier) proved that
> she can't. "Booooooooooom!"
Bring it on!