Quiver he/him Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 I've heard a few of McGann's audio plays, and all I can say is YES. Eight is amazing, and the only reason why i ever bother to watch that film. I like John Hurt- he's perfectly fine-... but he was also completely unnecessary. McGann would have killed it as the War Doctor; it even could have explained his cotume change, that the green frock coat was how he chose to remember himself because that was the "Good" Eight... and the War Doctor was evil. Plus, imagine all the meta-commentary. "He's the one who broke the promise"- because he's an American Doctor, so he isn't the same as the rest of the (British) show. He destroyed Gallifrey? "Oh look, an American blowing things up again". The Doctors departing on good terms could have been the perfect way to integrate Eight into full canon, and would have been a pretty great gesture to McGann I think; he really deserved more. (And yes, I know Eight has appeared in flashes before... but we don't know exactly what his canon adventures are. I just feel like not using Eight was a misstep, because McGann is amazing) 2
Kaymyth she/her Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 The mention of bad science in movies compels me to post this! Now that I have that out of my system…. I freely admit to being one of the fans sucked in by NuWho, with very little knowledge of Classic Doctors. I've watched a few episodes with Two and Four, and I've read about the basic personalities of the other Doctors, and all the tropes they exhibited and/or pioneered, but I didn't even know Who existed until about three years ago, at which point I wondered why it had taken me that long to discover it. I was indoctrinated as a child, thanks to my dad. He'd always watch it on the local PBS stations. When I was little it scared me, so I didn't really get into it until right about the dawn of my teenaged years. Then I went through my dad's entire VHS tape collection one summer. They were just labeled "Doctor Who". No episode names, no Doctor identification, nothing - so I watched years of stories (the U.S. always broadcast each serialized story in one big blob) in random chunks completely out of order and labeled them as I went. Thus, NuWho has been like experiencing the rebirth of my childhood.
+Slowswift Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Eight was amazing. We need more Eight. Anyways, we already sort of have something like this for folks in Utah Valley, but... I just really want to meet you all in person. There's something about discussing in person that the Internet can never replace. Edited June 8, 2015 by Slowswift 1
Kestrel she/her Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 I just really want to meet you all in person. There's something about discussing in person that the Internet can never replace. yeahBut I'm fairly sure you all like like 100+ miles away from me and my parents would say nope.
Silverblade5 he/him Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 yeah But I'm fairly sure you all like like 100+ miles away from me and my parents would say nope. Screw that. ROAD TRIP! 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Let's meet up in the exact center of the country. We can-- Wait. There's a few international Sharders. We have to meet in the middle of the world.... So...the Atlantic Ocean? 3
Orlion Blight he/him Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 The mention of bad science in movies compels me to post this! Now that I have that out of my system…. I freely admit to being one of the fans sucked in by NuWho, with very little knowledge of Classic Doctors. I've watched a few episodes with Two and Four, and I've read about the basic personalities of the other Doctors, and all the tropes they exhibited and/or pioneered, but I didn't even know Who existed until about three years ago, at which point I wondered why it had taken me that long to discover it. I was raised on Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee... I remember watching that atrocious movie when it came out and believing Doctor Who would never leave Syndication Hell. I was delighted by Christopher Eccleston's Doctor, and I was fine with David Tennant. Still don't get the deal with Matt Smith, but I've also grown apart from the series. Could it be that I long for the days of old? That I'm a hipster that ceased to enjoy the NuWho once it gained mainstream recognition? Perhaps the Shadow knows, but only if the answers to these questions involve evil dwelling in my heart...and if I'm a man... 1
Kaymyth she/her Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Let's meet up in the exact center of the country. We can-- Wait. There's a few international Sharders. We have to meet in the middle of the world.... So...the Atlantic Ocean? I like the first idea! Yes! Come to Kansas City and visit meeeee! 4
+Slowswift Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Or we could video conference using drugged candles. 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Or we could video conference using drugged candles. I like this idea. We could all bring food drawn from our favorite memories. We'll be fine so long as everyone doesn't bring meatloaf. 4
+Slowswift Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 I like this idea. We could all bring food drawn from our favorite memories. We'll be fine so long as everyone doesn't bring meatloaf. Agreed. I hope you all like Italian. 4
Guest Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 That's awesome, Slowswift. Who have you met from here, if any? And there are plans in the works for a ShardCon, supposedly. Perhaps I'll find that old thread.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Agreed. I hope you all like Italian. Chinese and Korean for me.
DanTheSeamonster he/him Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Italian ftw! Who can say no to chicken parmesan? Also we should band together to make Shardcon a thing. We can have it on a gigantic cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic. Oh! Oh! Or we could hijack one of those oil rig platformy things (don't be ridiculous of course that's the technical term) for a weekend! 1
+Slowswift Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) That's awesome, Slowswift. Who have you met from here, if any? And there are plans in the works for a ShardCon, supposedly. Perhaps I'll find that old thread. I know I've met zas678 and little wilson. I can't remember everyone else's usernames. And I don't care if it's on Jupiter, I would go. Edited June 8, 2015 by Slowswift
Delightful Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Can we go live on Scadrial instead? Probably more habitable. 1
Kestrel she/her Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Depends on which era. I don't think any of us could survive the ash. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 We could go to Roshar and shock them with our uncovered safehands. 3
Guest Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 It was in the seventh post ofthis thread that a ShardCon-esque thing was mentioned.
Kestrel she/her Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Cool. How are we gonna get there tho? I could hijack a TARDIS. But real talk- my dad has an rv. I could borrow it when I'm out of school and we could go roadtripping. My friends and I are already planning it. 2
Delightful Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 I was thinking modern era. Trees, grass, light mists, calmer Snapping, Twinborn abilities......it would be awesome. 2
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