New Series of Doctor Who

[Spatial]

Judging from the that trailer for next weeks episode it looks like it's an attempt to utterly bitchslap all those parents who were moaning that the first few episodes of this series were too scary. By making their offspring shat themselves!

*spoilered in case anyone doesn't watch them*

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[Neon Ignition]

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/08/dwn290811120012-sarah-jane-screening.html

The BBC has begun turning the wheels for the airing of the final Sarah Jane Adventures episodes.

[Wil]

Embarrassingly poor episode tonight, I thought. Didn't make any sense and wasn't remotely scary which was pretty good going for something featuring Brothers Quay-esque dolls.

[Flabio]

Yeah, bunch of ideas thrown together but none of it really worked. Still, they can't all be classics can they?

[abigsmurf]

Neat idea with some great dialogue but...

It comes down to the kid really. Particularly bad child actor, wasn't convincing or likeable. When the whole episode revolved around him that's a problem.

The doll stuff also didn't really fit in.

[nakamura]

Liked it myself. The kid wasn't brilliant but the father was good fun to watch. Liked the atmosphere overall but not scary or anything.

[NW2013]

Yeah, some funny lines but not scary. Next week's looks like it could be good.

[Spatial]

The most bizarre thing about last nights episode was seeing a long forgotten toy that I'd owned once.

It was a black robot thing that scooted along the floor and after a few moments its head would open and there was a dinosaur that made a clicking noise before closing back up again. And before you ask, no I don't have any idea who would put a dinosaur in a robot suit.

Was really weird seeing that on the kids bedroom floor - I'd forgotten all about that until then.

edit: and here he is



well, kind off. I'm pretty sure the one I owned was smaller and more squat than this because it was a cheap knock off

[Neon Ignition]

Yup, no problems with it myself. Just a decent all rounder, some nice moments from the Doctor in there and the initial bits with the Dolls were done nicely enough. The kid didn't really do that much, the Dad did more and it held together well enough there. It also made perfect sense, more so than some eps this series. Maybe peeps should pay more attention

[Wil]

Sorry, thought it was utter tosh.

[Daragon]

One thing that really bothered me on the last episode....

Why the **** would a "kid" seemingly afraid of his own shadow have monster toys out on his floor? Why were they not locked away in the cupboard? Would it have cost the BBC too much money to produce life sized, CGI robot dinosaurs?

Wasn't a fan of it at all, probably the weakest of the season so far imo (and yes, I enjoyed the piratey one!)

[Neon Ignition]

Interestingly, each week the Appreciation Index is revealed for each weeks TV and this weeks ep scored an Index of 86 which is a slight increase for the series

[Daragon]

It reminded me of a slightly better version of "Fear Her" (or whichever episode it was from series 2 where the "scary" little girl's scribble drawings came to "life" and started "killing" people)

[Flabio]

Now this weeks is FAR more like it. Obviously the low budget one for the season, but the script was very strong. I've found that modern Who works best for me in these smaller scope episodes (I loved 'Midnight' from a few seasons back for similar reasons).

[Brad]

Agreed!