Doctor Who

Shame on you, Wack'd.

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Uncalled for would be if it was a picture of a Dalek.

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Or maybe he thinks that Attack of the Cybermen was the height of the show's writing.

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great

Okay, I may disagree with literally everything he says, but personal attacks are kind of uncalled for.

... Is this his actual argument or...?

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."

...I don't think I made a personal attack.

Did I?

...Sorry.

Gonna go back and delete it.

I quoteblocked the entire argument seen in the article.

If he said something in the podcast then I dunnae.

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I was gonna say that!

@unnoun: Wait...Torchwood was for adults?

edited 19th Sep '14 5:40:44 PM by KarkatTheDalek

Oh God! Natural light!

No, I read that. But I can't tell if he's serious about the "AGREE WITH ME OR YOU'RE WRONG" thing.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."

I'm only talking about the New Series. The Classic Series was always pitched at children. The New Series expanded this to teenagers and young adults.

If you want to know what I mean by "adult," consider two of the Christmas specials:

1) The Runaway Bride

2) The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

The first is a Christmas episode, but features a giant spider trying to eat the human race and the Doctor committing genocide. The second has the power of Mummy's love solving all problems.

It's not over. Not yet.

Well, its cracked.

Tongue generally lodged firmly in cheek.

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That first one sounds more like Kamen Rider or Power Rangers than Doctor Who. And I've got news for you.

edited 19th Sep '14 5:44:26 PM by maxwellelvis

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great

To be fair, there was also "A Christmas Carol." Which had a pretty bittersweet ending and themes of parental abuse.

"We're home, Chewie."

Also it had a Catherine Tate Show sketch character.

And the latter had the blitz.

And the next Christmas Special had snowmen that ate people, and children abused by their governess, and said governess "accidentally" falling in a lake and drowning and freezing to death.

...Also, I mean, Adam Todd Brown doesn't post in this thread, near as I can tell, so I think that means we can say whatever we want about him.

Same goes for Ian Levine.

I mean, I liked the part where Tony Blair died, and some aliens made fun of the War on Terror, but otherwise, World War III/Aliens In London was kinda definitely for kids.

edited 19th Sep '14 5:44:34 PM by unnoun

Another reason I hate Doctor Who.

I walk into the ABC/BBC shop and it's sickening the amount of stuff you can buy.

Which I actually liked. It's partway between the transition.

edited 19th Sep '14 5:44:13 PM by medicus

It's not over. Not yet.

Was I supposed to take Runaway Bride seriously?

Speaking of festiveness

edited 19th Sep '14 5:44:37 PM by Bocaj

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What did I do?

Also I'm guessing that article was written by Robert Brockway—no? Adam Tod Brown? Hrm. I don't remember him ever being this needlessly negative, but then his stuff has never stood out to me.

I think the fact that Medicus thinks an episode is adult and mature because it's got genocide (unquestioned genocide against kids, actually) and a monster trying to eat people tells me roughly all I want to know about him.

edited 19th Sep '14 5:45:58 PM by Wackd

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.

unnoun told me to blame you

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C'mon, man. You can't really be ticked at merchandise. It's not like it hurts anything.

And if there's any show that has an excuse for tons of merchandise, it's this one IMHO.

"We're home, Chewie."

I posted a Shortpacked thing.

Comparing other posters to humorous fictional strawmen isn't nice. And I'm sorry.

And it's your fault for letting me know Shortpacked exists.

edited 19th Sep '14 5:51:04 PM by unnoun

@Medicus, You hate it.. Becuase it's become... Popular...

I... I... You... Is there...

I don't understand. I mean... No one can actually say something like that without irony, right? I mean, come on, that's literally the most hipster thing in the world, no sane human being would admit to that!

edited 19th Sep '14 5:47:24 PM by MousaThe14

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I am going to be perfectly honest here - neither of those sounds especially adult to me. Except possibly the genocide, and even then I felt like it was kind of glanced over. Just another stain of blood on the Doctor's hands.

@medicus: So do you type exclusively with your middle finger or...?

edited 19th Sep '14 5:46:29 PM by KarkatTheDalek

Oh God! Natural light!

Oo, which one was it? Send me the link in PM.

edited 19th Sep '14 5:47:01 PM by Wackd

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.

Except for the amount of money people waste on useless crap. Especially young adults and people in their twenties who really should know better.

Why?

edited 19th Sep '14 5:46:44 PM by medicus

It's not over. Not yet.

You're right, they should know better than to spend money on things they like! How dare they!

   How dare they.   

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.

... Man, I want to make a joke about Linus in A Charlie Brown Christmas, but nothing is coming to me.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."