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Old 29-03-2007, 12:23
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have 22 episodes instaed of 13 a season. and get bill and ted to be companions
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Old 29-03-2007, 12:50
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make the companion an orphan ( I know I'm back to the no soap style elements again)
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Old 01-04-2007, 13:44
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Originally Posted by allisonbm2
make the companion an orphan ( I know I'm back to the no soap style elements again)
Well, after Smith and Jones, I'm going to stick my neck out and say that it looks like you could be disappointed...

I have to admit I've never had too much of a problem with the family thing. I mean, there would be something weird if the companion's background was just totally forgotten about...I think it really adds to the show. (That's not to say I don't understand why Jackie Tyler annoyed the hell out of people though).
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Old 01-04-2007, 13:58
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Originally Posted by PaperOstrich
Well, after Smith and Jones, I'm going to stick my neck out and say that it looks like you could be disappointed...

I have to admit I've never had too much of a problem with the family thing. I mean, there would be something weird if the companion's background was just totally forgotten about...I think it really adds to the show. (That's not to say I don't understand why Jackie Tyler annoyed the hell out of people though).
*sigh* I know

I've never liked soap opera type storylines (and I hate Eastenders) and the family set up first with Rose and now with Martha is just that. I do like Marha though and enjoyed last nights episode a lot so I'll grit my teeth on that quibble
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Old 01-04-2007, 14:21
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Some more cliffhanger episodes.

I'm 15 so I don't remember the older series but I have enjoyed the Doctor Who episodes since CE in Series One. At first glance I was only originally watching for Billie Piper but from the first episode I knew Doctor Who was something to continually watch. Some episodes in series 2 just dragged but others were really good. With 2 parters, it gives the viewers a chance to think whether the Doctor will survive and not like someone else pointed out how long it takes for the doctor to get out of the problem.
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Old 03-04-2007, 16:45
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Originally Posted by Terry Clarke
Some more cliffhanger episodes.

I'm 15 so I don't remember the older series but I have enjoyed the Doctor Who episodes since CE in Series One. At first glance I was only originally watching for Billie Piper but from the first episode I knew Doctor Who was something to continually watch. Some episodes in series 2 just dragged but others were really good. With 2 parters, it gives the viewers a chance to think whether the Doctor will survive and not like someone else pointed out how long it takes for the doctor to get out of the problem.
True. I remember being very excited by the mini-cliffhanger at the beginning of The Impossible Satan Planet Pit, where the Doctor and Rose were confronted with the Ood ("We must feed - we must feed") and then it went into the opening titles. I thought that was a rather neat little reminder of how great proper cliffhangers used to be.
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Old 03-04-2007, 16:49
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Originally Posted by PaperOstrich
What would you most like to do to Doctor Who? (Keep it clean). Anything goes, subject to the following:

1. Demoting RTD, sacking RTD, or terminating RTD with extreme prejudice won't make for an interesting thread. If your single change is one of these, then imagine RTD has already gone and THEN choose your one thing.

2. Be creative and constructive, brief, and think wishfully. "Write better scripts" is not what we're looking for. "Film the Time War", "Never use the Daleks again" or "Bring back Jon Pertwee" are just right. Have fun!
Go back to 4 x 25 minute episodes!

8 Words!

Seriously with things like 24, Prison Break, Kidnapped et al the idea of cliffhangers is not so problamatic as before and it would allow for more depth of stories. Otherwise you end up with the Star Trek thing.

20 minutes to establish a problem
20 minutes to figure out a solution
5 minutes to actually solve it.
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Old 03-04-2007, 18:06
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2 parters.
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Old 03-04-2007, 18:07
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Originally Posted by allisonbm2
make the companion an orphan ( I know I'm back to the no soap style elements again)
I love this suggestion really made laugh but I really hope it comes true as well.
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Old 03-04-2007, 18:19
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Originally Posted by allisonbm2
make the companion an orphan ( I know I'm back to the no soap style elements again)
Wouldnt an orphan have an adopted family that they cared about

2 parters yes, four parters no, I remember the old series and if the the story stank you'd be stuck with it for four weeks.
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Old 03-04-2007, 18:59
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Originally Posted by CAMERA OBSCURA
Wouldnt an orphan have an adopted family that they cared about

2 parters yes, four parters no, I remember the old series and if the the story stank you'd be stuck with it for four weeks.
not necessarily,they may not have been adopted or even fostered
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Old 03-04-2007, 19:13
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Timmy Mallet next companion.
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Old 03-04-2007, 19:24
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Get the Tardis repaired so that it no longer appears as a Police Box - it looks so out of place but nobody seems to take any notice of it.
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Old 03-04-2007, 19:26
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I wish all the stories were 2 parters, cause one 45 minute story isn't long enough and i miss the cliffhangers.
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Old 03-04-2007, 19:40
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Originally Posted by Todo Boffin
Get the Tardis repaired so that it no longer appears as a Police Box - it looks so out of place but nobody seems to take any notice of it.
No-one really notices it because of the TARDIS's preception filters, but your post touches on the idea I had when I spotted this thread, which was...

Redesign the inner doors of the TARDIS so that they are more generic, like they were in the old series.
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Old 03-04-2007, 20:03
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A companion who dosent come with a family out of Eastenders
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Old 03-04-2007, 21:06
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id love a episode (maybe a 2 parter) where the doc goes dark (reakky dark) for some unkown reason

doesnt care about the human race anymore willing to let the baddie win

somethng like that
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Old 03-04-2007, 23:33
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Go to a six episode season with each episode having an higher budget and more time to develop the writing
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Old 04-04-2007, 02:04
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A storyline that lets the Doctor figure out he can regenerate as many times as he likes, then we won't have to worry about what may happen when the Doctor runs out of regenerations
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Old 04-04-2007, 09:33
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Originally Posted by richie4eva
A storyline that lets the Doctor figure out he can regenerate as many times as he likes, then we won't have to worry about what may happen when the Doctor runs out of regenerations
Aw, who's worried? I'm just assuming it's fixed...no doubt we'll get to waht we think is the end, but it'll turn out that the Time Lords being deceased they are no longer limiting the number of regenerations. Or something.

In any case, I can't imagine BBC Executives saying "No, no, we know it's been getting 10 million viewers, but the Doctor's had his thirteen regenerations so we're cancelling the series and showing repeats of Are You Being Served instead."
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Old 04-04-2007, 09:35
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Originally Posted by mad_dude
Go to a six episode season with each episode having an higher budget and more time to develop the writing
Hm, that feels like it's against the consensus - most people want more. I guess the question is, are the things people don't like about Doctor Who likely to be fixed with more time on each script? I don't think the problem is that the bad scripts are rushed, just that they're weak stories, sometimes squeezed into too little screen time.

Budget is a good point, though. Always looked OK to me, but still.
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Old 04-04-2007, 12:45
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Originally Posted by richie4eva
A storyline that lets the Doctor figure out he can regenerate as many times as he likes, then we won't have to worry about what may happen when the Doctor runs out of regenerations

Granted

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Old 04-04-2007, 13:49
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Bring back Christopher Ecclestone!
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Old 04-04-2007, 14:22
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I can tell you in 2 words:

Axe it !
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Old 04-04-2007, 14:30
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I can tell you in 2 words:

Axe it !
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