tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post6377591826702879474..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #714: Aliens of LondonSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-74328963553804037652013-11-06T13:44:39.617-04:002013-11-06T13:44:39.617-04:00Rose has plenty of other bad traits not so easy to...Rose has plenty of other bad traits not so easy to edit out. ;-)Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-74650580988671724062013-11-06T12:36:35.117-04:002013-11-06T12:36:35.117-04:00Yeah. As I said, I don't want to argue for or ...Yeah. As I said, I don't want to argue for or against the use of the term (because "is it a good or a bad thing when a minority group takes a slur and makes it into general language" is a bit heavy for a Doctor Who episode comment), but I do think it sounds really quite dated. I also can't see the BBC allowing it's use nowadays, and I do wonder if at some point it might get cut out of daytime repeats. Certainly I have a couple of gay friends who object to the term, and I'm pretty sure that they're not the only ones.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-21663283309291955802013-11-06T08:35:36.797-04:002013-11-06T08:35:36.797-04:00It's also where UNIT received it's name ch...It's also where UNIT received it's name change, I believe, because the UN weren't happy or something. I'm not sure of the story.<br /><br />Are you going to address all the various related-media stuff going on at the time? Like how Clive's web-page was a real web-page, and that there was a UNIT site that you could log on to using Micky's password in this episode?<br /><br />I have to say, watching it back Rose's "you're so gay" makes me wince a bit. Yes, it's how people speak, and yes, the show is written by a gay man so you get the whole "potential reclaiming of the word" argument. But I can't help but feel that in a few years time it will feel as dated and out of place as the use of words like "Paki" on 80s television. (Please put in some American/Canadian equivalent)<br /><br /><i>"And of course, first appearance of Harriet Jones, MP for Flydale North."</i><br /><br />Yes, we know who she is.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-25497766672225169962013-11-05T13:16:39.290-04:002013-11-05T13:16:39.290-04:00Yes, I think it was filmed in the first block alon...Yes, I think it was filmed in the first block along with "Rose".Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-31275679398862005732013-11-05T11:47:19.805-04:002013-11-05T11:47:19.805-04:00I agree this is probably the weakest episode this ...I agree this is probably the weakest episode this season - I think it was the first one filmed? Which might explain the hiccups. Also, surprised you didn't mention UNIT's appearance, its first in newWho. It was a nice link to the classic series and definitely made the episode a lot more enjoyable.Pedro Cabezuelonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-44278267363057404452013-11-05T09:59:12.036-04:002013-11-05T09:59:12.036-04:00Yes, but somehow they find it easier to swallow. ...Yes, but somehow they find it easier to swallow. Especially for those people who aren't heavily sci-fi inclined in the first place. Randomnerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11216600316804854172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-20456639219414212572013-11-05T09:53:47.090-04:002013-11-05T09:53:47.090-04:00That's actually a good idea. But anyone who ge...That's actually a good idea. But anyone who gets hooked and goes back to 2005 will inevitably hit Aliens of London.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-67308040794858162092013-11-05T09:52:33.251-04:002013-11-05T09:52:33.251-04:00I agree with getting people to watch nuwho, and wh...I agree with getting people to watch nuwho, and where to start.<br />I got my wife to start watching with me at MATT Smith, The BBC America version had an intro with Amy talking. She could get into it, She also has a thing for Matt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-9946127736796655742013-11-05T08:29:50.540-04:002013-11-05T08:29:50.540-04:00Way to wrap your brain around the wibbledy wobbly,...Way to wrap your brain around the wibbledy wobbly, timey wimey stuff. My brain sort of just slides off of it anyway, or attributes it to the incestuous use of character actors in the BBC. <br />This wasn't my favorite episode either, but I do love Harriet. To me she was the redeemable portion of the episode and the only reason to rewatch it. I know for continuity's sake there are "things you need to know" in it, but apart from that it's kind of a mess. Of course, at the time none of us cared. It was "New Who", and we were just happy to have it around. Luckily this wasn't the benchmark of quality for the rest of the series. <br />When I'm introducing someone to New Who I make them start with "Blink". It's stand alone, it's creepy, and it has that dark sense of humor we all love. Randomnerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11216600316804854172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-63127416551395777402013-11-05T08:10:52.569-04:002013-11-05T08:10:52.569-04:00And anyway Torchwood is just a Forge knock off.
F...And anyway Torchwood is just a Forge knock off.<br /><br />For King and Country!CiBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-64941296077356275422013-11-05T07:58:39.471-04:002013-11-05T07:58:39.471-04:00LOLLOLSiskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-56250353107505129412013-11-05T07:34:51.589-04:002013-11-05T07:34:51.589-04:00Bloody Torchwood!Bloody Torchwood!Craig Oxbrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388821789251515974noreply@blogger.com