Oh that was nice...bridges the gap to S7 at least....but one thing really bothered me.....no Rory?!?!?!? :mad::mad:
How could those kids forget about Rory? There wasn't even a line to mention where he was - that would have been nice just so it's not a random moment of him not being there!
Those kids....just like sections of the media...forgetting Rory's existence! :rolleyes: How could they? :rolleyes:
Not as good as the Einstein one, although I think they were more limited this time by having to include the Olympics.
The only real criticism I could make is that if i'd have written a Dotor Who episode at school, Amy Pond would almost certainly have been naked in it. But then, I believe the winning team were all girls, so i guess that explains the oversight.
How could those kids forget about Rory? There wasn't even a line to mention where he was - that would have been nice just so it's not a random moment of him not being there!
Those kids....just like sections of the media...forgetting Rory's existence! :rolleyes: How could they? :rolleyes:
Apart from that, it was fine.....:)
Well, I guess Rory doesn't spend every minute of every 'day' (if you can really say there is such a thing as a day in the TARDIS) in the console room and it happened very quickly. Besides, the kids were obviously smart and could see that Rory is essentialy a boring and redundant character, created purely as an extension of Amy Pond, in order to create drama and tension in her life.
Well, I guess Rory doesn't spend every minute of every 'day' (if you can really say there is such a thing as a day in the TARDIS) in the console room and it happened very quickly. Besides, the kids were obviously smart and could see that Rory is essentialy a boring and redundant character, created purely as an extension of Amy Pond, in order to create drama and tension in her life.
For a start, I was just joking....I wasn't that angry he'd been omitted....it just felt wrong the trio of them not being there.
And after all this time your very repetitive view on Rory has become somewhat tiresome it does have to be said really...:yawn:
And after all this time your very repetitive view on Rory has become somewhat tiresome it does have to be said really...:yawn:
Jeez... I haven't made a post about Rory for ages. My previous ones must have been really memorable or aggravating to you for you to still remember them. Either way, i'm chuffed.
But really, I'm sure it's no more boring than those who go on and on about how much they love him. Sounds like you're someone who just gets annoyed by contradictory opinions to your own, especially if they don't get shouted down.
And you weren't joking; you really did think that Rory should be in the thing or that there should have been a line of dialogue explaining his absence. I know you meant it. How do I know? Your second paragraph gave you away as being highly strung.
Final point: I never made any reference to you being 'angry'; I simply made a counterpoint, which is how forums work. But again, it seems you are easilly upset so i'll not respond to you again in future.
Wow. Another thread that's gone off topic into Tom Tit deliberately goading somebody.
Hey, if i'm 'goading' people at least i'm doing it about the relevant topic.
Rory is boring and wasn't needed in this scene. That's my opinion. Is it acceptable to have that opinion or is it some sort of incitement to riot? I guess you could say being down on racism is 'goading' racists or voting for one political party is 'goading' supporters of the other... if you're that way incined. I prefer to just, you know, talk about topics, and assume everyone is mature enough to do that without crying because someone doesn't happen to like their favourite character.
Wading into the Rory debate, without to antagonize anyone, whilst Rory himself is an excellent character, I find that we get more out of Amy as a character when Rory isn't around because her reactions with the Doctor are when she's in her element. Still, a lovely little episode and well done to the kids
Well, I didn't like it as much as the Einstein one.
It feels very... harsh to criticize an episode written by kids, but I'm fairly certain Weeping Angels can't normally be blown up with the Sonic Screwdriver.
A perfect example of why kids shouldn't be allowed to write Doctor Who episodes
Nobody else does any better in the five minute episodes (well, unless they can rely on Davison appearing, of course). It's just very difficult to establish and resolve peril in that time frame, especially since the well of ontological paradoxes has long run dry.
Well, I didn't like it as much as the Einstein one.
It feels very... harsh to criticize an episode written by kids, but I'm fairly certain Weeping Angels can't normally be blown up with the Sonic Screwdriver.
This is exactly what I mean! Cuz that would have come in handy that time when, you know, EVERY OTHER TIME THEY'VE APPEARED!
This is exactly what I mean! Cuz that would have come in handy that time when, you know, EVERY OTHER TIME THEY'VE APPEARED!
Having been on this forum for a while, I'm sure someone will propose that the sonic screwdriver can be used to blow up an angel only in concert with the temporal grace circuits of the Tardis.
They also can't normally move when being observed, except when they can.
Well, you can make the argument that originally they didn't move because they were being 'observed', in a loose sense of the word, by Amy's beeping detector. They certainly only started moving after she lost it.
And being blown up with the Sonic is a bit different to moving.
But let me re-iterate; Script to Screen is still a great idea, and probably a wonderful experience for the kids.
Well, you can make the argument that originally they didn't move because they were being 'observed', in a loose sense of the word, by Amy's beeping detector. They certainly only started moving after she lost it.
And being blown up with the Sonic is a bit different to moving.
Sorry; don't mean to drag out the side point, but having seen Flesh and Stone again today (it's on iPlayer at the minute), I'm more concerned with the fact that angels looking at one another was sufficient in Blink to resolve the whole plot but apparently isn't a problem in Flesh and Stone, where they're suddenly able to hunt in packs. Anyway, I absolutely promise I won't say any more on the topic so don't worry about that and about relevancy if you want to respond further.
As for blowing up, besides the desperate 'it was the sonic plus the Tardis' theory, maybe he's just improved the screwdriver again? It only used to be able to do screws.
Sorry; don't mean to drag out the side point, but having seen Flesh and Stone again today (it's on iPlayer at the minute), I'm more concerned with the fact that angels looking at one another was sufficient in Blink to resolve the whole plot but apparently isn't a problem in Flesh and Stone, where they're suddenly able to hunt in packs. Anyway, I absolutely promise I won't say any more on the topic so don't worry about that and about relevancy if you want to respond further.
As for blowing up, besides the desperate 'it was the sonic plus the Tardis' theory, maybe he's just improved the screwdriver again? It only used to be able to do screws.
Agreed. If the BBC were just for me, I'd ditch, say, The Voice, and use the money to provide a regular slot for this sort of thing.
Oh, I agree. I love ToA and FaS, and will defend them to the hilt, but being able to move in each other's sight is a pretty direct contradiction to what happens in Blink.
I suppose you could argue they're an unruly, starving colony of Angels, and the fact they keep looking at each other is actually slowing them down (they're pretty slow at advancing on the Clerics once immediately inside the Byzantium afterall). But as explanations go, it's pretty weak.
*cough* Anyway, I'll stop going off-topic as well after this, promise.
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Real lovely...and of course nice teaser before the Angels are back next series
How could those kids forget about Rory?
Those kids....just like sections of the media...forgetting Rory's existence! :rolleyes: How could they? :rolleyes:
Apart from that, it was fine.....:)
We all know it was the Doctor himself who runs the Olympic Torch into and around the stadium in 2012.
The only real criticism I could make is that if i'd have written a Dotor Who episode at school, Amy Pond would almost certainly have been naked in it. But then, I believe the winning team were all girls, so i guess that explains the oversight.
Well, I guess Rory doesn't spend every minute of every 'day' (if you can really say there is such a thing as a day in the TARDIS) in the console room and it happened very quickly. Besides, the kids were obviously smart and could see that Rory is essentialy a boring and redundant character, created purely as an extension of Amy Pond, in order to create drama and tension in her life.
For a start, I was just joking....I wasn't that angry he'd been omitted....it just felt wrong the trio of them not being there.
And after all this time your very repetitive view on Rory has become somewhat tiresome it does have to be said really...:yawn:
Jeez... I haven't made a post about Rory for ages. My previous ones must have been really memorable or aggravating to you for you to still remember them. Either way, i'm chuffed.
But really, I'm sure it's no more boring than those who go on and on about how much they love him. Sounds like you're someone who just gets annoyed by contradictory opinions to your own, especially if they don't get shouted down.
And you weren't joking; you really did think that Rory should be in the thing or that there should have been a line of dialogue explaining his absence. I know you meant it. How do I know? Your second paragraph gave you away as being highly strung.
Final point: I never made any reference to you being 'angry'; I simply made a counterpoint, which is how forums work. But again, it seems you are easilly upset so i'll not respond to you again in future.
Hey, if i'm 'goading' people at least i'm doing it about the relevant topic.
Rory is boring and wasn't needed in this scene. That's my opinion. Is it acceptable to have that opinion or is it some sort of incitement to riot? I guess you could say being down on racism is 'goading' racists or voting for one political party is 'goading' supporters of the other... if you're that way incined. I prefer to just, you know, talk about topics, and assume everyone is mature enough to do that without crying because someone doesn't happen to like their favourite character.
I can imagine the entire forum giving a collective rousing cheer if only you'd make the same promise to all members.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRo7Js-mZ6A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Yes, lucky old bbll22 was my thought on reading that post.
Personally I just don't respond to the poster you quoted. Ever. Life's too short to interact with certain people.
Loved the Doctor's mad hair:D
It feels very... harsh to criticize an episode written by kids, but I'm fairly certain Weeping Angels can't normally be blown up with the Sonic Screwdriver.
Nobody else does any better in the five minute episodes (well, unless they can rely on Davison appearing, of course). It's just very difficult to establish and resolve peril in that time frame, especially since the well of ontological paradoxes has long run dry.
They also can't normally move when being observed, except when they can.
This is exactly what I mean! Cuz that would have come in handy that time when, you know, EVERY OTHER TIME THEY'VE APPEARED!
Having been on this forum for a while, I'm sure someone will propose that the sonic screwdriver can be used to blow up an angel only in concert with the temporal grace circuits of the Tardis.
Well, you can make the argument that originally they didn't move because they were being 'observed', in a loose sense of the word, by Amy's beeping detector. They certainly only started moving after she lost it.
And being blown up with the Sonic is a bit different to moving.
But let me re-iterate; Script to Screen is still a great idea, and probably a wonderful experience for the kids.
Sorry; don't mean to drag out the side point, but having seen Flesh and Stone again today (it's on iPlayer at the minute), I'm more concerned with the fact that angels looking at one another was sufficient in Blink to resolve the whole plot but apparently isn't a problem in Flesh and Stone, where they're suddenly able to hunt in packs. Anyway, I absolutely promise I won't say any more on the topic so don't worry about that and about relevancy if you want to respond further.
As for blowing up, besides the desperate 'it was the sonic plus the Tardis' theory, maybe he's just improved the screwdriver again? It only used to be able to do screws.
Agreed. If the BBC were just for me, I'd ditch, say, The Voice, and use the money to provide a regular slot for this sort of thing.
Oh, I agree. I love ToA and FaS, and will defend them to the hilt, but being able to move in each other's sight is a pretty direct contradiction to what happens in Blink.
I suppose you could argue they're an unruly, starving colony of Angels, and the fact they keep looking at each other is actually slowing them down (they're pretty slow at advancing on the Clerics once immediately inside the Byzantium afterall). But as explanations go, it's pretty weak.
*cough* Anyway, I'll stop going off-topic as well after this, promise.