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PurpleDalek Since: Sep, 2011
#73726: Feb 1st 2014 at 1:56:39 PM

Hooray, he’s kicked the ball. Now the ball’s over there. That man has it now. That’s an interesting development. Maybe he’ll kick the ball. He has indeed and apparently that deserves a round of applause.

Null ... from ... Since: Apr, 2009
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#73727: Feb 1st 2014 at 2:09:27 PM

Hmm...

That sounds accurate, but from what I've heard of that arcane art, sticks are involved at some point.

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Laura from Shintolin Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
#73728: Feb 1st 2014 at 4:03:48 PM

Helen Raynor has the presence of six and a half women.

He's the Doctor. He could be anywhere in time and space.
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#73730: Feb 1st 2014 at 5:06:28 PM

I like the alternate dialogue better.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
IraTheSquire Since: Apr, 2010
#73731: Feb 1st 2014 at 6:41:49 PM

The whole of the end of series 3 really impressed me. The master was funny but at the same time dangerous, and he pretty much beats the doctor. Martha gets to be awesome and not just Not-Rose.

The problem is that the Reset Button resolution means that no one outside of the Valient at that time knows that Martha had been awesome.

Wackd Since: May, 2009
#73732: Feb 1st 2014 at 6:49:06 PM

And moreover her awesomeness was really just telling people how awesome the Doctor was even though he'd been absolutely miserable to her up until then.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
Laura from Shintolin Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
#73733: Feb 1st 2014 at 7:58:44 PM

MARTHA: What does the legend say?

TOM: That you sailed the Atlantic, walked across America. That you were the only person to get out of Japan alive. Martha Jones, they say, she's going to save the world. Bit late for that.

He's the Doctor. He could be anywhere in time and space.
Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
#73735: Feb 2nd 2014 at 6:08:09 AM

[up]...I can't tell if that person is being sarcastic.

Is that person being sarcastic? Please tell me that person is being sarcastic.

Courtesy link.

edited 2nd Feb '14 6:09:24 AM by Zarek

"We're home, Chewie."
imadinosaur Since: Oct, 2011
#73736: Feb 2nd 2014 at 6:13:55 AM

I know that sarcasm doesn't always come over in text, but that post was pretty unambiguously sarcastic, I think.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#73737: Feb 2nd 2014 at 6:27:47 AM

Is the attitude they're sarcasting at a real thing?

How dumb can people be?

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
#73738: Feb 2nd 2014 at 6:39:11 AM

[up][up]Yeah, that occurred to me after I posted. Sorry, just woke up, no breakfast yet, brain not running at full capacity.

"We're home, Chewie."
unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#73739: Feb 2nd 2014 at 12:05:45 PM

Time and the Rani.

Daleks.

Paradise Towers is absolutely brilliant. Also, the phrase "anal sadism" in a sentence.

Yay fun!

edited 2nd Feb '14 10:01:14 PM by unnoun

C0mraid from Here and there Since: Aug, 2010
#73740: Feb 3rd 2014 at 1:24:05 AM

How many times has the show been "changed forever" anyway? Replacing Hartnell (setting the precedent for regeneration), making the TARDIS sentient and the creation of the Time Lords are the only significant ones I can think of that couldn't really be undone. The Time War will probably always linger on as a concept, but I'm not sure if that counts. I suppose what Cartmel was planning might have counted too.

The half human thing was retconned. Companions are interchangable enough not to count, the fact they changed the types of companions the Doctor travels with is significant but not irreversible. Big changes like the earthbound era were just phases. Even changes that were meant to last have been undone.

Am I a good man or a bad man?
unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#73742: Feb 3rd 2014 at 5:04:00 AM

The Thick of It. Pop Between Realities, Home in Time for -OH FUCK OFF!

edited 3rd Feb '14 5:06:06 AM by unnoun

Wackd Since: May, 2009
#73743: Feb 3rd 2014 at 6:28:23 AM

There are, of course, stylistic things to note. The Thick of It is shot in a handheld style with lots of authentic-seeming conversation that puts it as a British cousin to the American mumblecore movement (added to by the partially improvised nature of the final performance).
Isn't mumblecore a musical movement? Though now that I think about it, it does seem pretty appropriate for the post-Office comedy wave.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
imadinosaur Since: Oct, 2011
#73744: Feb 3rd 2014 at 6:32:41 AM

Mumblecore (IIRC) describes a bunch of American indie films mostly in the 1990s/2000s. Low, low budget stuff with naturalistic dialogue (lots of ums and ahs).

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
imadinosaur Since: Oct, 2011
#73746: Feb 3rd 2014 at 6:36:07 AM

I don't think The Big Lebowski qualifies, actually. I'm talking really low-budget; 'can't afford to hire professional actors'-budget.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
imadinosaur Since: Oct, 2011
#73748: Feb 3rd 2014 at 6:42:50 AM

Oh hey thanks Wikipedia. Yeah, looks like Slacker is on that list there. I haven't seen that film so I can't comment on it, really.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#73750: Feb 3rd 2014 at 9:20:20 AM

Delta and the Bannermen. Electric Boogaloo.

Also, coming back to class was a mistake. I should have called in sick. I have days left. Stupid sinuses.

edited 3rd Feb '14 9:36:45 AM by unnoun


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