Doctor Who 2013

[Quatermass]

I said in the PM that it was Ian McKellen doing the voice of the snow. Instead of Charles Xavier, it's Magneto.

 

[Tonyblack]

Indeed you did.

I must say I was intrigued by the London Underground map of the 60s as I remember watching the Yeti episodes when I was a kid. Thanks again Q - that has made a whole lot more sense now.

 

[Quatermass]

Indeed you did.

I must say I was intrigued by the London Underground map of the 60s as I remember watching the Yeti episodes when I was a kid. Thanks again Q - that has made a whole lot more sense now.

There is only one problem I have with the episode. The Snowmen meant to be about the origins of the Great Intelligence. And yet, in The Abominable Snowmen, the Great Intelligence has been around for at least three centuries (keeping the monk Padmasambhava alive since the 1600s).

Of course, my theory is that there were two such 'snowfalls' of the 'sentient snow' that became the Intelligence, one in the 1600s and the other in the 1800s. The first one kept Padmasambhava alive, and the second, separate from the first, began to reflect Simeon. Because Padmasambhava was a good man, the Intelligence was relatively benign until the events of The Snowmen, and Simeon's attitude, personality, and values came to define the Intelligence. Once expelled after the events of The Snowmen, the Intelligence latches onto its fragment within Padmasambhava, and begins taking him over in earnest, leading to the events of The Abominable Snowmen.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Apparently, this is at Victoria Station, in London!

 

[Tonyblack]

If I didn't think "Dalek" that could almost be an icon for a shower.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Only SF fans would think that, it's wired into us.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Oh, of course it is.

My first thought was Dalek!

 

[Tonyblack]

I think someone got creative with some white paint.

 

[Quatermass]

I think someone got creative with some white paint.

At least it's more creative than the standard defacing painting, if you get my meaning.

Now, apparently Neil Gaiman was asked to make Cybermen scary again for Nightmare in Silver. Well, judging by this preview clip released by the BBC, he's given Cybermen one very scary ability already. You know how traditionally Cybermen move slowly? Well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0VZlIM_ZIw

 

[The Mad Collector]

Interesting

 

[Square12]

Still not as scary as the silence, now they are scary, because for all we know they could really exist!

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Series finalé to have a sequel.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvan ... equel.html

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Neil and Matt talk about Nightmare in Silver.
http://blogtorwho.blogspot.co.uk/2013/0 ... ction.html

 

[Bouncy Castle]

I don't think you need to be registered at Twitter to read the above blog's messages.

https://twitter.com/BlogtorWho

 

[Square12]

Don't think it was as good as last weeks but was still good, the overloading the cyber network was a bit obvious.

 

[Square12]

Pop trivia: the actress that played Ada in last weeks episode is also diana Riggs daughter in real life

 

[Tonyblack]

Well I enjoyed that episode.

Castell Coch

 

[Jack Remillard]

Yeah, me too. I'll have to re-watch it to decide whether I loved it, but it was definitely a good'n. Matt Smith was excellent as 'scarier CyberDoctor'. Oh, and Warwick Davis was great.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Most enjoyable episode may watch it again.

 

[Ghost]

very good did any one else do the red button thing afterwards