The Doctor's New Clothes

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Stark wrote:So you've gone from saying it's ok because you have to click a link, to saying it's not a spoiler to say xyz character is coming back? Hilarious. Change your story again!

Face it; it's a spoiler. I don't give a shit, but some people do, and since the thread isn't flagged spoilers it's inappropriate. Your attempts to 'prove' it's 'totally not a spoiler' are just lame.
The site provides the spoiler, I linked the site. If people go to said site and ignore site warning then that is their fault.

I said it didnt look promising, I did not say anyone was coming back. If people were unsure about who this character was they know who it is now and know that it is a PLOT POINT dont they Stark ?
So going into this tirade has resulted in a greater spoiler than the ambigious mentioning of a name that would only be a spoiler to those who watched and remembered a specific episode that made it inevitable a return would occur.
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Oh man, you ARE back to denial. Look, the text of your post contained a spoiler. Saying it doesn't just makes you look like a fucking idiot. I haven't decided if you're doing this because you can't face up to a mistake or if you're really this stupid.
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Stark wrote:Oh man, you ARE back to denial. Look, the text of your post contained a spoiler. Saying it doesn't just makes you look like a fucking idiot. I haven't decided if you're doing this because you can't face up to a mistake or if you're really this stupid.
No, my issue is with the epic hissy fit about it being 'MASSIVE' as if I just posted the script. Yes it is a spoiler but it sure as hell is not one worthy of this kind of BS reaction.
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Now you're back to admitting that it's a spoiler but saying 'it's not that bad'. You really are fun to watch.

It's clearly enough to piss off the people who care about spoilers. Maybe you should accept you made a mistake and be more careful in threads that aren't tagged Spoiler
in future?
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Stark wrote:Now you're back to admitting that it's a spoiler but saying 'it's not that bad'. You really are fun to watch.

It's clearly enough to piss off the people who care about spoilers. Maybe you should accept you made a mistake and be more careful in threads that aren't tagged Spoiler
in future?
Fine, I will do so.
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^Wow....and that only took about a page to drill it into numbnuts skill.

Yes, it is a spoiler. And it is also a quite massive one considering what happened in S4.
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Having never watched the show, why do they change the actors so much?
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Losonti Tokash wrote:Having never watched the show, why do they change the actors so much?
You mean the guy playing the Doctor? Usually it's because the actor wants out, either because they want to spend their time doing other projects or because they don't want to end up typecast.
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Losonti Tokash wrote:Having never watched the show, why do they change the actors so much?
By British television standards three seasons is a long contract.
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Wow, that's certainly different. I dig the footwear. I really can't wait to see the Eleventh Doctor in action. I hope the new personality goes with the new duds.

I just had weird thought imagining other doctors in the same outfit. :lol:
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Lord Woodlouse wrote:
Losonti Tokash wrote:Having never watched the show, why do they change the actors so much?
By British television standards three seasons is a long contract.
Plus, Ecclestone walked after one series.
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^Which is the worst thing to ever have happened to the show.
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Is there ever a plot reason for it? It would seem a little weird if the character's looks and personaity change so often but no one says anything.
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Losonti Tokash wrote:Is there ever a plot reason for it? It would seem a little weird if the character's looks and personaity change so often but no one says anything.
Regeneration. If he's injured or just old his body regenerates into a new form with a new personality. It's only been a major plot point for, oh, 40-odd years or so.
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Well, personally I like Tennant more than Ecclestone, so for me him leaving after the first was a plus. I like him as an actor, but Doctor-wise, not so much.
Even though the clothing of the New One looks really a bit goofy, I am still hopeful it will turn out good.
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Dahak wrote:Well, personally I like Tennant more than Ecclestone, so for me him leaving after the first was a plus. I like him as an actor, but Doctor-wise, not so much.
Even though the clothing of the New One looks really a bit goofy, I am still hopeful it will turn out good.
Really? I thought they played up the goofyness with Tennant way too much. Eccleston was intense man. Tennant was just Jarvis Cocker in space.
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Bounty wrote:It's only been a major plot point for, oh, 40-odd years or so.
It's almost as if my total exposure to the show consists of a telephone booth time machine and toilet plunger robots!
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Quick two questions. Who is River and has the interior been given a makeover?
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Enigma wrote:Quick two questions. Who is River and has the interior been given a makeover?
River Song is some dumb future companion of the Doctor who is also totally in love with him and ran into him in Season 3 before they meet.

They say that the TARDIS interior will be redone but it hasn't been seen yet.
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...holy crap the Doctor's new outfit is the exact same one my Anthropology professor used to wear to class. :shock:
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Bounty wrote:I like it. Fits the character. All it misses is some sort of vegetable.
Maybe a carrot? Then you could have a few great lines with a Bugs Bunny-esque "Whats up Doc....tor"

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Thanas wrote:^Which is the worst thing to ever have happened to the show.
Since when? The show is still ostensibly sturdy ratings and critical acclaim wise, with RTD getting replaced by Moffat to stop the creative entropy setting in.

I don't blame Tennant, he certainly had his moments, and his costume is better than Smith's, but I agree it was short-sighted of Chris Ecclestone to jump ship like that quite quickly when the show was a knock out the park hit, more recently turning up in shit films like The Seeker: The Dark is Rising and GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (although I loved his guest stint on Heroes when it was good).
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Thanas wrote:^Which is the worst thing to ever have happened to the show.
Since when? The show is still ostensibly sturdy ratings and critical acclaim wise, with RTD getting replaced by Moffat to stop the creative entropy setting in.

I don't blame Tennant, he certainly had his moments, and his costume is better than Smith's, but I agree it was short-sighted of Chris Ecclestone to jump ship like that quite quickly when the show was a knock out the park hit, more recently turning up in shit films like The Seeker: The Dark is Rising and GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (although I loved his guest stint on Heroes when it was good).
We have gone over this a hundred times. I guess you lost your memory...again. But I'll help you - go back to the last thread in which we had this discussion. Then answer the points raised there, you little sniveling broken record.
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Broken record?! You're mostly stating opinions, not facts. Where is the ratings and popularity crash?
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^Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better.
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