Any Whovians in here?
I'm stuck watching downloaded programs over and over, since I don't have any English language channels. So I've watched it a dozen times or so.
So it's a good thing I actually like it enough for that!
I loved it! When I first heard the title I was worried they were going to do another dumb direct adaptation. But this was more of a tribute, it honored the spirit of the original without trying to follow the storyline.
And the time travel aspect was wonderfully played, with a blessedly clear and consitent logic to it. For a change.
I loved some of the subtle bits of it, like the moment when young adult Kazaron changes the timeline himself, for a third and final time.
Lots of fantastic lines. "Nobody important? Blimey, that's amazing. Do you know, in 900 years in time and space, I've never met anyone who wasn't important before."
"Try to be all nervous and feel sort of rubbish, that's important." "Why?" "because you're going to anyway, might as well make it part of the plan."
"I despise Christmas!" "You shouldn't, it's very you." "What do you mean?" "Half way out of the dark."
"There's a shark in my bedroom?!" "Oh sure, focus on that part!"
"I'll have two goes at it, then it's your turn." "Two goes?" "Two arms!"
"If you're my babysitter, why are you climing in my window?" "Because if I was climbing out of it, I'd be going in the wrong direction. Pay attention."
Hands down funniest lines of the show, is a tie:
"Doctor, should I kiss her?" "It's this or lock yourself in a room and try to invent a new sort of screwdriver. Don't make my mistakes. Go!"
Or maybe this one, "I think you'll find I am universally recognized as a mature and responsible adult." (shows psychic paper) "It's just a lot of wavy lines." "It shorted out. Finally, a lie too big."
And third or fourth on my list of most bad assed Dr. Who quotes, "There are four thousand and three people I won't allow to die tonight. Do you know where that puts you?" "Where?" "Four thousand and four."
It had just enough sentimality and schmaltz to bring up the usual christmassy emotions, but without actually having to pull the peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind routine.
I loved it. Best Christmas special ever? Hmmm... No, I think I'm sticking with the second one, David Tennant's debut. That one had lines like "a great big red button that should never ever under any circumstances be pressed," it had the best Doctor Who fight scene ever, it set up the hand that played such a big role later on, and the bit with the orange and the line, "No second chances. That's the sort of man I am." Bad-assest moment in Doctor Who history!
I'm stuck watching downloaded programs over and over, since I don't have any English language channels. So I've watched it a dozen times or so.
So it's a good thing I actually like it enough for that!
I loved it! When I first heard the title I was worried they were going to do another dumb direct adaptation. But this was more of a tribute, it honored the spirit of the original without trying to follow the storyline.
And the time travel aspect was wonderfully played, with a blessedly clear and consitent logic to it. For a change.
I loved some of the subtle bits of it, like the moment when young adult Kazaron changes the timeline himself, for a third and final time. Lots of fantastic lines. "Nobody important? Blimey, that's amazing. Do you know, in 900 years in time and space, I've never met anyone who wasn't important before."
"Try to be all nervous and feel sort of rubbish, that's important." "Why?" "because you're going to anyway, might as well make it part of the plan."
"I despise Christmas!" "You shouldn't, it's very you." "What do you mean?" "Half way out of the dark."
"There's a shark in my bedroom?!" "Oh sure, focus on that part!"
"I'll have two goes at it, then it's your turn." "Two goes?" "Two arms!"
"If you're my babysitter, why are you climing in my window?" "Because if I was climbing out of it, I'd be going in the wrong direction. Pay attention."
Hands down funniest lines of the show, is a tie:
"Doctor, should I kiss her?" "It's this or lock yourself in a room and try to invent a new sort of screwdriver. Don't make my mistakes. Go!"
Or maybe this one, "I think you'll find I am universally recognized as a mature and responsible adult." (shows psychic paper) "It's just a lot of wavy lines." "It shorted out. Finally, a lie too big."
And third or fourth on my list of most bad assed Dr. Who quotes, "There are four thousand and three people I won't allow to die tonight. Do you know where that puts you?" "Where?" "Four thousand and four."
It had just enough sentimality and schmaltz to bring up the usual christmassy emotions, but without actually having to pull the peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind routine.
I loved it. Best Christmas special ever? Hmmm... No, I think I'm sticking with the second one, David Tennant's debut. That one had lines like "a great big red button that should never ever under any circumstances be pressed," it had the best Doctor Who fight scene ever, it set up the hand that played such a big role later on, and the bit with the orange and the line, "No second chances. That's the sort of man I am." Bad-assest moment in Doctor Who history!
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