theentomologist
-
Posts
1,007 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Store
Posts posted by theentomologist
-
-
Indeed, if you're a moron. Cooking with gas is easy. Hence the expression, "cooking with gas".
this phrase is not to do with easiness, but in fact efficiency. the two are not the same. I expect this sort of ill judged congruence from VT but not yourself.
0 -
Not for a good and conscientious chef.
as heston said. 'if you keep the door shut, and know the temperature. you can work out the time,' with a gas oven, this is less possible than with an electric.
0 -
I agree with others who say electric oven and gas hobs are the way to go. I'd never lived in houses capable of gas connections until I moved down to the central belt, but they are SO much better than electric hobs. I don't think I've ever seen a gas oven though, but then, I guess I don't live in the 1950s.
or Hull.
I agree electric ovens are the way to go. gas ovens are temperamental and end up with either raw or burnt food. electric offer a much more controllable heat IMO.
0 -
Father Jack has returned to government I see.
0 -
And this point has been answered. Now, where is that evidence you said you'd provide?
We'll have to disagree there then, I don't see anything significant.
not relevant to the current discussion but all in good time, I like to play with my food.
0 -
Was it Tennant's or Ecclestone's TARDIS console room that they went into? Can't be bothered checking
Ecclestone's since basically this and Tennants are virtually idential for the large part.
this was my only complaint actually.
why couldn't they use one of the baker ones? that would have been a much more entertaining psychic wink.
0 -
The fact that you said that Moffat was a better writer than RTD whilst commenting on the best episode yet in this series (and in my opinion, the best one since the return of Eccleston never mind Tennant).
quite.
0 -
all the previous posts of negativity seem to have missed that Gaiman wrote this episode.
0 -
Seriously?
Okay I completely disagree on several fronts. The character development in the last series and a half has been nothing short of fantastic. I was getting fed up of the faux-extremities of emotion Tenant was having thrust on him. Compare and contrast with the last few meetings of Doctor 11 and River Song, where a reserved but aloof and pro-active exterior hides a deeply troubled old man inside. Compare and contrast with the constant but SUBTLE three way tension between the Doctor, Amy and Rory. It's not so in your face as, for example, the 9-10/Rose/Micky boakworthy love-triangle.
Then there's the Amy dismissal as all looks, nothing to contribute. That's palpably absurd. The whole story crafted around her as the impossible child. The developing story arch re the (non)pregnancy is just waiting to be expanded. She's a different sort of companion from Rose, Martha and Donna. She's not just there to run about in sickening awe of the Doctor's every move or to have a predictable cabin-fever domestic with him. She's the companion who has another man; for whom despite the allure of the Doctor, Rory is what completes her... not the Doctor. Her relationship with the Doctor is one of non-subservient friendship: trusting but with reckless abandon.
Rory is absolutely pivotal to the whole arc and to explaining the DIFFERENCE between Amy and the last three companions. He's the ordinary, brave, yet in many small ways impossible man. He's the deliberate antithesis to the bewildering, inexplicable, alien, exuberant Doctor.
For me, if people think that the character development isn't there, it's because they aren't getting it. RTD and Tennant did a very good job with DW. There's no denying that. For me, what it lacked was the intellectual rigour and subtlety of what goes to the heart of the series, though. Earlier writing had character development as something quite detached from the story arch: at best characters developed in response to very obvious plot pointers. Now it's not as straightforward as that. Character is increasingly determining plot development rather than the converse, and the plot itself is a complex non-linear puzzle rather than a branched logic gate.
In short, I simply cannot see where you are coming from at all.
a superb post.
0 -
wow. mixed reaction.
It was my singular favourite ep of the season so far. Gaiman pitched it just right, great dialogue. great resolution. Interesting emotional dynamics throughout.
those who didn't share this view need to watch it again, and remember it doesn't always have to be about peril, big baddies, and that stuff. sometimes one can advance the plot of a season with one line, and use the rest of the episode to explore the characters emotions/conflicts. did anyone spot the davidson/baker 2 tardis' in amy/rory's journey through the tardis?
great ep.
edit: Darvill's performance in particular was outstanding.
0 -
I was supposed to be playing football today in Kilmarnock but for some reason it got canceled
they probably couldn't afford the signing fee....
0 -
Perhaps he fell into one of Amy's cracks???
I think this season might be from Amy's memory, that she is being mind probed by that woman with the patch so, maybe Amy never found out what happened to him and therefore doesn't recall it and that is why we do not see what becomes of him!!!
Or perhaps it was just sloppily edited!!!
yes. I had this thought. -its dr who's dallas dream series.
0 -
I delivered a jacket to an SPL player today and it was cash on delivery to the value of £691
for a jacket?!
good god. my whole wardrobe is lucky to cost that.0 -
People who point out how drunk they are, aren't that drunk. They're wankers.
My PTTGOYN is women, well one in particular.
Quite.
0 -
But smith has been nominated for a BAFTA and no other doctor has, so that makes him better than the rest right??
Or do awards only count when it suits your argument??
well. if we're going to delve into argumentative semantics fair enough yes. He is. He's also the best written Doctor too.
0 -
Judging episodes and specials is a mistake. You cannot judge the approval of the public on a one episode snapshot. You could have people going "oh, I liked him, I'll look out for more", or "oh, I didn't like him, I'll watch again". That is why you need to look at trends and audience retention. You could pick a series of say 6 episodes and look at comparative trends, but really, the fairest comparison is to use the whole series. There will always be spikes and lulls based on media hype, the weather, opinions of friends, and so you will get individual spikes and lulls. These say nothing about people's perceptions of the actor playing the Doctor, too many unknown variables and not enough evidence to suggest a trend. I'm of the view that going by the whole series flattens out these unknowns to an extent and highlights trends.
To be more precise, you could take a mean of the first (say) 3 and last 3 episodes of each series and compare. That should mostly flatten out the unknowns and present enough information to demonstrate trends. I haven't done that myself, but I'm confident that my analysis would continue to hold true.
OR you admit that your flat statements and claims of data and evidence are nonsense, and its purely a subjective opinion, one which not everyone agrees with you on.
its not nonsense.
Give up entomologist, xbl is quite correct. All opinions are simply opinions gauging one preference over the other. It doesn't matter how much you love your birds tits, and there is data to support the fact that the majority of guys prefer tits, I will always prefer a girls bum. I can not be wrong, after all it is my preference.
Anyway I am not a Doctor Who fan but watched this episode with my niece who is seven. She absolutely loved it, and despite the fact I missed the first episode, I still enjoyed the episode, although I was a bit lost with what was happening. I thought Matt Smith was very good as the doctor, and his performance was more in line with my own opinion of what a doctor should be. A geeky eccentric with a subtle sense of humour. My niece absolutely adores Doctor Who and she says that a lot of people in her class watch it too. I will definitely catch the first episode now and catch the rest in this series.
he's not though. I am pretty busy and would have to assemble a vast amount of data to point this out though, so I might let it go on this occasion/for the moment despite being right.
edit to add: the whole tits bum thing is evolution/chemistry. not opinion and your body could be considered a closed system for those purposes.
So you're saying Smith is the best Doctor ever then? is that what we're agreeing on??
don't be ridiculous.
0 -
Do you have an argument for my analysis?
you didn't look at episodes you looked at very specific start/ends and excluded specials.
0 -
Self loathing is always a painful thing.
oh rest assured I have plenty of self loathing but not for idiocy.
the data exists. it'll take a while. so don't go bugging me for it for a week or so.
0 -
Sorry but the viewing figures just prove that people watch the program it isn't an indicator of quality nor does it allow you to assume the reason why people watch, there are an incredible number of factors that effect viewing figures. Awards attained don't prove anything yet either, earlier doctors have won more awards than Smith has so far. Just because he's been nominated for a BAFTA doesn't make him a better Doctor either as he isn't likely to win imo.
I get that you have a chubby for Matt Smith but just because you think he's the best does not make that a fact nor does any justification you can think of. The only thing that makes him better for you is that you think he's better, don't get a sore arse when others don't share your opinion people have different preferences when it comes to stuff like that.
no. he's not the best. that would be baker 1. if we're subjectively going to just go with oooh I think this one's the best.
that he isn't likely to win is irrelevant -I don't see any that tennant was nominated for one. in fact name another doctor nominated for a bafta -for being the doctor.
I'm not annoyed that others have 'different preferences', I simply abhor idiocy.
0 -
What data says that Smith is the better Doctor?
worldwide viewing figures -per episode- and awards attained -at least.
0 -
Given that the Doctor has been played by 11 different actors I'd imagine that lots of people prefer different Doctors as they all bring something different to the role. Of the 3 most recent I rate them (in order of how I like them) Smith, Eccleston and Tennent. This doesn't mean that I dislike any of the performances just that I happen to like one performance over another. There is no right and wrong answer to that question as it's all opinion and everyone has a different one. Now if the discussion Theentomologist was having was about who the best actor was I'd agree that Tennent is better than Smith purely because he's been around longer and has the benefit of a larger body of work at the moment. As for the BAFTA thing, just be glad a great show has been nominated but don't wet your pants over it. Otherwise You're wrong Theentomologist Smith is a better and more interesting Doctor than Tennent was (with the exception of the Water of Mars episode where Tennents Dr realised he had the power to f**k about as he saw fit I would have LOVED it had they kept him like that for a few episodes rather than him deflating when the lass killed herself anyway)
Overall the first couple of episodes have been fantastic and I am certainly looking forward to the rest of them, although I'd love to see a multi episode story similar to the last Torchwood series happen with Dr Who I don't think it will any time soon mores the pity
which was my point. he's more appealing in THAT role. so. not. wrong. thanks for agreeing with me. though the data is on my side in any case.
0 -
I loved Tennant but love Smith more, but do you even know the meaning of subjective??? Having an opinion on who is better is the definition of subjective, and just because it differs from yours doesn't make it wrong.
of course I know the meaning of subjective. However, there's quantitative data to support my statement. is there data for his opinion?
0 -
No they don't. I know several people who like the new guy more, but I also know around the same number who like him less. This is a subjective thing, not an objective thing.
no. no its really not. you'd like it to be, so as you can go look I'm not wrong I'm just different.
0 -
I've been thinking that episode back through, and I'm really starting to think there's a lot more to Rory than meets the eye. Do you remember the scene when the Doctor starts explaining something technical (can't remember what, exactly) and Rory keeps saying, in the background and rather agitatedly "I know"? You'll recall several odds and ends that have never properly been cleaned up like why in the first episode of last season his nurse ID badge has him as older than he should be etc.
you raise a good point but its more likely its something to do with him remembering everything in the 2000years of rory the centurion.
effectively having rory the centurion's memory makes rory as old as the doctor.
0
good god. my whole wardrobe is lucky to cost that.
Doctor Who
in TV and Film Forum
Posted
they -annoyingly- tried to insert a get out clause when the doctor guested in the sarah jane adventures, I suspect they'd use this as their defence if it ever became a major issue.