Quote: Matthew Stott @ December 26 2011, 1:23 PM GMTWell they weren't in fact monsters in the end, so as monsters they were certainly bad.
Now who's nitpicking? I was using "monsters" in its broadest sense, to describe aliens the Doctor encounters. And as aliens the Doctor encountered, they were damp squibs.
Moan, moan, moan!
Quote: chipolata @ December 26 2011, 1:36 PM GMTNow who's nitpicking? I was using "monsters" in its broadest sense, to describe aliens the Doctor encounters. And as aliens the Doctor encountered, they were damp squibs.
Well that's alien-ist, to put them all under the umbrella of monster just because they're not from here; shame on you.
Quote: zooo @ December 26 2011, 1:38 PM GMTMoan, moan, moan!
You want to hang around here during the actual series, such fun. 
Urgh, I couldn't bear it!
Quote: zooo @ December 26 2011, 1:44 PM GMTUrgh, I couldn't cut it!
Fixed that for you.
My dream is that one day I'll grow up enough to be able to successfully argue with slightly overly aggressive middleaged men on the internet. 
Quote: Badge @ December 25 2011, 8:01 PM GMTHa! I'll stick my neck out and say it was rather enjoyable. Not Doctor Who, but it was fun and warming and a damn sight better than most Christmas episodes.
This. Doesn't match up to last year's Christmas Carol, or Tennant's first episode, but it was fun.
Quote: zooo @ December 26 2011, 1:55 PM GMTMy dream is that one day I'll grow up enough to be able to successfully argue with slightly overly aggressive middleaged men on the internet.
I believe the phrase is 'dream on'.
nah dream about
mmm baldspot and pot belly
Quote: Godot Taxis @ December 26 2011, 2:21 PM GMTI believe the phrase is 'dream on'.
Will do!
It's Christmas. I switched off my critical faculties enjoyed the episode. There was much to enjoy, in a soppy way. And very little Pond, which doubtless helped.
Is Claire Skinner now the BBC's default mum?
Series 6 boxset comes with four Tardis set mini-episodes, 'Night And The Doctor', showing what he gets up to when Amy and Rory are asleep. Very nice they are too, not just tossed off extras; and the last one, featuring The Doctor picking up River from jail for the first time, and his future self picking her up for the last time before she heads to The Library, is rather sad and lovely.
DVDs used to have lots of extras like this before they realised that many people couldn't navigate a DVD menu and didn't watch them.
I'm always pleased to see a well made DVD with exclusive content.
Bit surprised you'd go so far as to buy this recent stuff though. You must really like it.
Quote: Godot Taxis @ December 30 2011, 3:34 PM GMTBit surprised you'd go so far as to buy this recent stuff though. You must really like it.
Yes, from his comments on this thread, I'd have never guessed Stott really likes modern Who.
Well I liked Blink and Midnight, but I wouldn't f**king want them on a DVD.