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Doctor Who, Season Nine
#51
RE: Doctor Who, Season Nine
(October 28, 2015 at 8:55 am)Mathilda Wrote:
(October 28, 2015 at 8:27 am)Aractus Wrote: The Maisie Williams character I'm not at all interested in. Hell the actress is only 18, and she's supposedly playing an un-ageing timeless entity - let's guess how long that will last shall we? It seems like a complete rehash of the Jack Harkness storyline.

I saw it a rehash of Clara Oswald. A young attractive girl looks after the doctors timeline throughout history.

I agree. Just another way for Moffat to retcon everything with his own characters.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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#52
RE: Doctor Who, Season Nine
I only tuned in to watch the episode with Maisie Williams since I love her. I lost interest last season, and I enjoy Peter Capaldi as The Doctor. I just didn't feel compelled to keep up with it anymore. Even with the offer of Williams I kept forgetting that it airs on Saturday. I found the second part of that episode rather lackluster despite enjoying both actors. Honestly enjoyed the first part a lot more. It felt like it didn't need to be a two parter.

I think ever since the end of Season 6 the quality of the writing just kept going down and down. I liked Season 7 okay, but after 5 and 6 it just felt so linear. Those seasons were larger than life in so many ways and kept me invested from beginning to end. Now it doesn't pull me in like it used to. It's like Moffat threw everything he had in those first couple of seasons and then ran out of ideas. Though I think continued confusion from fans forced him to tone down his content and it really shows.
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#53
RE: Doctor Who, Season Nine
It's official. Moffat is sexist, perhaps not as much as some of the classic-era Who, but way more than RTD: Link

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For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK

The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK


"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
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#54
RE: Doctor Who, Season Nine
Please tell me this is a joke.
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#55
RE: Doctor Who, Season Nine
Nup, confirmed by another study.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK

The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK


"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
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#56
RE: Doctor Who, Season Nine
Apparently, less female speaking time definately, 1000% undeniably = sexism. Is that study published in a journal anywhere?
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain

'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House

“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom

"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
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#57
RE: Doctor Who, Season Nine
Is there a study about lazy, dumbed down, deus ex machina writing that insults the audience?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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#58
RE: Doctor Who, Season Nine
(October 29, 2015 at 8:45 am)Aractus Wrote: Nup, confirmed by another study.

I wasn't clear with my intent. I took the study at face value. What I was really getting after was the fact that 'the study' was conducted in the first place. This is a clear sign that there's a professional offense taker at work. Fucking ridiculous.
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#59
RE: Doctor Who, Season Nine
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Everything is sexist if you try hard enough.
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain

'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House

“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom

"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
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#60
RE: Doctor Who, Season Nine
Ah, the Sarkeesian Effect. That would make a great Doctor Who title. Probably something involving Sontarans, or the Mara.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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