What's wrong with Cardiff?
Nyx
Cardiff, like it's the end of the world or something.
It seems very pretty to me. That's probably just the lighting, though. I
don't see what's so bad about the place. Anyone been there?
Since part of my family is Welsh all the extras tend to look like my
cousins...
Nyx
Jennie Kermode
> I've been watching Dr. Who and Torchwood. Everyone seems very down on
> Cardiff, like it's the end of the world or something.
I got pissed off with the Doctor rarely venturing further
afield (he has a time machine spaceship, for fuck's sake!), but I've
nothing against the place itself.
> It seems very pretty to me. That's probably just the lighting, though. I
> don't see what's so bad about the place. Anyone been there?
Stuart and I were there briefly in August. It seemed a nice
enough place, quite bright and clean. The people we met were friendly.
But it had that awkward small city feel to it - as if anyone who liked
the quiet life would rather be somewhere rural but anyone who like city
life would rather be somewhere bigger, if it weren't for work and family
ties. It's also one of those cities which has run-down housing estates
near the centre, which never helps.
Jennie
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whisky-dave
"Nyx" <secr...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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That could be what's wrong with Cardiff ;-)
whisky-dave
"whisky-dave" <whisk...@final.front.ear> wrote in message
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Explanation :-
It's all the inbreeding amongst the welsh and their sheep.
Peter Constantine
> I gather it used to be a hole, the Welsh liked to blow people up.
In the 1970s and 80s Welsh nationalists gained a reputation for burning
down holiday homes but they've never really been renowned for blowing
people up.
Two members of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru managed to blow themselves up
while planting a bomb on a railway line in 1969 but generally the Welsh
are more associated with nefarious activities with sheep than with
explosives.
x
["Nationalism is an infantile sickness. It is the
measles of the human race." - Albert Einstein]
Jennie Kermode
> Last episode Jennie Kermode <"Jennie Kermode"@triffid.demon.co.uk> said:
>> I got pissed off with the Doctor rarely venturing further
>>afield
> Like... London... in the 1960s-1970s?
Absolutely. That annoyed me too, though less directly so, since
I didn't watch it until long after it had originally been broadcast so I
could mix it up with other things. I've talked to some of the people
whose idea it was and I do appreciate what they were aiming for (rather
different, I think, from the reasons given for the Cardiff spree); I
just think it's rather a waste.
> Uniformly, no one I haver ever met who has been welsh, or who has lived
> there, has not been interesting, honest and engaging.
Oh I know a few who could do better on the 'engaging' part -
all goths, incidentally. ;) But overall, yes, you might have something
there. Wales retains a distinct culture, which is partly why its people
are stigmatised, but I think it has some great qualities.
Nyx
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>
> Like... London... in the 1960s-1970s?
> Telling that the Doctor has, in 44 years, visited the Americas three
> times on TV - Aztecs, Gunfighters and Dalek.
If that's the Dalek ep in the new series then I doubt they were in the US
even then. The whole episode was supposed to be in Utah but you could see
it was a soundstage. It was all indoors. It's amazing how often he can save
the world and never go outside.
Plus, there were a lot of English accents. I'm pretty sure I heard an extra
do that weird 'r' thing they do when they're trying to fake an American
accent. I think Hugh Laurie is the only Brit who can actually fake it.
Nyx
NightMist
Hang on, the one dalek in Utah, then the the Daleks in Manhatten in
season 3. That takes it up to 4?
NightMist
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majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with
the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.
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Nyx
@news.madbbs.com:
> Hang on, the one dalek in Utah, then the the Daleks in Manhatten in
> season 3. That takes it up to 4?
Don't know. You're almost a year ahead, there. I didn't know there were
Daleks in Manhatten until now.
Nyx
Fnord Prefect Fnord
>
> Don't know. You're almost a year ahead, there. I didn't know there were
> Daleks in Manhatten until now.
>
Im in the US and I already saw it on the SciFi channel.
kest
Nyx
@registered.motzarella.org:
> Im in the US and I already saw it on the SciFi channel.
I think missed that one.
I never liked Dr. Who. It wasn't until the new series that I liked it. I
saw the pilot where he returned, and didn't like that. Then I saw the
eps with the tenth doctor and I really liked it. But the first ep I saw
of those was the one where the guy turns into a spider thing. So I
haven't seen most of series 3.
BBC america shows them, but they're in series 2.
I tried to download series 3 today but there was some sort of error with
bittorrent.
I never liked the show as a kid. I netfixed some of them. The first
doctor, those were good. But I don't like any of the others.
Nyx
whisky-dave
"NightMist" <night...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:08:11 -0600, Nyx <secr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>Plus, there were a lot of English accents. I'm pretty sure I heard an
>>extra
>>do that weird 'r' thing they do when they're trying to fake an American
>>accent. I think Hugh Laurie is the only Brit who can actually fake it.
Was he faking it, or am I getting my Brit in the USA getting a blow job
the wring Brit. :)
>>
> Hang on, the one dalek in Utah, then the the Daleks in Manhatten in
> season 3. That takes it up to 4?
But the episodes were filmed in Cardiff, the film crew went to Manhatten
to get the buildings filmed, but the Dr. and cast never left Cardiff,
or at least the UK, the special effects were done in the UK.
Axel
<whisk...@final.front.ear> wrote:
>> Hang on, the one dalek in Utah, then the the Daleks in Manhatten in
>> season 3. That takes it up to 4?
>
>But the episodes were filmed in Cardiff, the film crew went to Manhatten
>to get the buildings filmed, but the Dr. and cast never left Cardiff,
>or at least the UK, the special effects were done in the UK.
So what?
I think you'll find that William Hartnell didn't go to Mexico for the
Aztecs or Arizona for the Gunfighters.
Hell - having a film crew leave the country is a massive step forward.
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The Exiled, V.2
>I've been watching Dr. Who and Torchwood. Everyone seems very down on
>Cardiff, like it's the end of the world or something.
I'm down on Cardiff, but that's only because the bloody Torchwood
people are supposed to be secret...yet they're known to every
department and their fucking neighbor. Who they're fucking. Between
episodes. In tandem.
That might also be my irritation - Cardiff is looking like Swinger
Capital BayBay.
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whisky-dave
"Axel" <ax...@eol.ca> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 17:13:18 -0000, "whisky-dave"
> <whisk...@final.front.ear> wrote:
>
>>> Hang on, the one dalek in Utah, then the the Daleks in Manhatten in
>>> season 3. That takes it up to 4?
>>
>>But the episodes were filmed in Cardiff, the film crew went to Manhatten
>>to get the buildings filmed, but the Dr. and cast never left Cardiff,
>>or at least the UK, the special effects were done in the UK.
>
> So what?
Jennie siad that Dr. Who hardly ever leaves Cardiff or words to that effect.
Which actually means the Daleks were never in Manhatten and niether
were the Doctor or the acting cast.
I was just pointing out that while it might look to some that Dr,. Who is
filmed
in other places it's not neccessarily true, unlike James Bond.
> I think you'll find that William Hartnell didn't go to Mexico for the
> Aztecs or Arizona for the Gunfighters.
I don't think he did, But Roger moore did leave the UK when filming
for James Bond. So it;s not true of everything.
> Hell - having a film crew leave the country is a massive step forward.
For Dr. Who it is yes but not every British TV program leave the actors
and actresses in Cardiff while they go and film in NY.
Nyx
@qmul:
> For Dr. Who it is yes but not every British TV program leave the actors
> and actresses in Cardiff while they go and film in NY.
Do they have other shows in Cardiff?
It just seems odd.
Nyx
Nyx
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> I'm down on Cardiff, but that's only because the bloody Torchwood
> people are supposed to be secret...yet they're known to every
> department and their fucking neighbor. Who they're fucking. Between
> episodes. In tandem.
I hate Owen. I had hoped Ianto would shoot him in the head.
Nyx
The Exiled, V.2
He is the most trollish motherfucker I've ever seen on film and
reminds me of an ugly Peter Lorre with none of his redeeming
qualities.
Axel
<whisk...@final.front.ear> wrote:
>Jennie siad that Dr. Who hardly ever leaves Cardiff or words to that effect.
You are either mis-remembering or thinking about a different thread.
This thread is in response to Greylock (not Jennie) saying " Telling
that the Doctor has, in 44 years, visited the Americas three times on
TV - Aztecs, Gunfighters and Dalek."
Not talking about the actors or the film crew but the character.
whisky-dave
Well there's Torchwood ;-)
And I've heard the joke about Cardiffs Leasure Centre, they teathered a
sheep
to a pole with a note saying help yourself, but please wash the condom
after.
whisky-dave
"The Exiled, V.2" <thiscrowno...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:34:14 -0600, Nyx <secr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I've been watching Dr. Who and Torchwood. Everyone seems very down on
>>Cardiff, like it's the end of the world or something.
>
> I'm down on Cardiff, but that's only because the bloody Torchwood
> people are supposed to be secret...yet they're known to every
> department and their fucking neighbor. Who they're fucking. Between
> episodes.
They are secret they have blacked out windows on their 4X4 with Torchwood
written on the side :-0
Nyx
> He is the most trollish motherfucker I've ever seen on film and
> reminds me of an ugly Peter Lorre with none of his redeeming
> qualities.
And it's like he's supposed to be a hotshot with the ladies.
I'm also annoyed that they seem to be turning Captain Jack completely gay.
Nyx
eveofdstruction
4ax.com:
>
> I think you'll find that William Hartnell didn't go to Mexico for the
> Aztecs or Arizona for the Gunfighters.
>
Surely you jest! That certainly looked like Mexico to me. Especially that
bit where the edge of the backdrop was showing.
Jennie Kermode
> Jennie siad that Dr. Who hardly ever leaves Cardiff or words to that effect.
> Which actually means the Daleks were never in Manhatten and niether
> were the Doctor or the acting cast.
It means what it _said_. Or do you know what I mean better than
I do, Dave?
Jennie Kermode
> That might also be my irritation - Cardiff is looking like Swinger
> Capital BayBay.
There's fuck all else to do around there.
Jennie
(Kerosene?)
whisky-dave
"Jennie Kermode" <"Jennie Kermode"@triffid.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On 2007-12-06, whisky-dave <whisk...@final.front.ear> wrote:
>> Jennie siad that Dr. Who hardly ever leaves Cardiff or words to that
>> effect.
>> Which actually means the Daleks were never in Manhatten and niether
>> were the Doctor or the acting cast.
>
> It means what it _said_. Or do you know what I mean better than
> I do, Dave?
>
Well I really don't know.
What did you say or what did you mean.?
As far as I can work out tehy go to Cardiff because tehy have teh fault line
of something where they can charge the Tardis.
Back in the old Dr. Who days they were filmed in London,
now it's Cardiff, don't really see it as a problem myself.
The Exiled, V.2
Trufax. That's all I've got to say.
While I'm grateful to Russell for resurrecting the series from the
dead, I detest him as one of the most agenda-hounding people in the
business. I hope when he stops doing DW after the 2010 season that it
goes in a different direction than Doctor Who Is Fucking Who.
Troia
> Last episode Nyx <secr...@gmail.com> said:
>> I never liked Dr. Who. It wasn't until the new series that I liked it.
>
> Clearly. :)
>
> Srsly.
>
Ah, so Nyx actually did like it before the new series?
-- Troia
Nyx
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> Seriosuly though, some of getting the Old is Understanding the
> Oldee-Stylee.
I rented the dvds. Not all of them, because they aren't all out yet. But I
watched enough eps to see what it was about. The stuff with the first
doctor was good. Everything else, including Tom Baker, sucked.
And what's this kids stuff? I'm your age. It's just that when I was young
Dr Who came on public televison late on saturday night. And it was all out
of order and they often just didn't show it for no reason. I was hardly
going to miss Saturday Night Live for that.
Still, though, Tom Baker, he's a big dork. What's up with all the teeth?
Nyx
Axel
(Greylock) wrote:
>Last episode Axel <ax...@eol.ca> said:
>>Hell - having a film crew leave the country is a massive step forward.
>
>Not so much:
>City of Death
>Planety of Fire
>Two Doctors
Right - an increase to the number of stories with filiming outside the
UK of 33% and the first in over 20 years.
That's pretty massive.
Axel
(Greylock) wrote:
>Last episode Nyx <secr...@gmail.com> said:
>>If that's the Dalek ep in the new series then I doubt they were in the US
>>even then.
>
>If you were in Utah, would you pop up above ground?
Absolutely. Utah is beautiful.
& not all of the people who live there are scary, crazy religious
loons. There are at least a few who are well worth visiting SLC for.