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I’ve seen the 2 part finale of Dr. Who...it’s fantastic. Was this week’s episode the one where he’s on some shuttle visiting a “tourist” spot...if so, that one was boring!!!
I’ve never liked Dr. Who. And I’m only getting caught up on Stargate Atlantis, season 1, thanks to Netflix. lalalalalala I am not listening!
I didn’t think it was boring, just different. As a Gallifreyan, The Doctor has always held a deep affinity for humanity. This episode depicted the dark side of some human beings. Judging by the writing of the revived programming, this could be a setup for a future pithy crisis of faith in his adopted compatriots.
I’m only on the start of season 4 of Stargate Atlantis, but I watch the sci-fi channel all the time and I’ve seen enough promos to more or less figure out what’s been going on. However, I was SO happily surprised to see Jewel Staite on the show as the one doctor -the first time I saw her, I kept thinking “she sounds like someone from Buffy, I just can’t remember who...” before I finally realised she was in Firefly.
Anyways, that brought up a question: What exactly does the expression “five by five” mean? Shortly after watching a Stargate Atlantis episode where one of the characters said it, I went into my living room, and my roommates were watching an episode of Buffy where one of the characters kept saying it a lot, so that made me really curious.
I’m not going to read much more of this thread since the Doctor Who finale is being discussed but I found this week’s episode anything but boring. Probably the most boring one so far is the one where the Doctor takes Martha to New Earth and it’s all with the cars stuck on the freeway.
Stargate: Atlantis was okay, not as spectacular as the opening when they destroyed the Replicator planet so maybe they will have some budget left over for other shows.