"Doctor Who" is one show so I doubt the BBC will make too much
of a fuss about the 20th anniversary of RTD bringing "Doctor
Who" back to life, but it was twenty years ago today when some
of the good folks on RADW reacted to the episode "Rose" that
evening with posts like this...
On 26/03/2025 10:39 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
"Doctor Who" is one show so I doubt the BBC will make too
much of a fuss about the 20th anniversary of RTD bringing
"Doctor Who" back to life, but it was twenty years ago today
when some of the good folks on RADW reacted to the episode
"Rose" that evening with posts like this...
Well, I recognised four names from that list of posts ....
where are the others??
Daniel70 wrote:
On 26/03/2025 10:39 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
"Doctor Who" is one show so I doubt the BBC will make tooWell, I recognised four names from that list of posts ....
much of a fuss about the 20th anniversary of RTD bringing
"Doctor Who" back to life, but it was twenty years ago today
when some of the good folks on RADW reacted to the episode
"Rose" that evening with posts like this...
where are the others??
It was a selection of posts on RADW from that evening... pretty
much in order... and there was a lot of posts about the sound
problems the episode had on transmission... and Graham Norton...
and some other tangents... as is - and always was - the RADW
norm, so I didn't have all morning to be cutting and pasting...
plus the post would have been a mile long.
If public demand wants a part two, I'm sure that could be
arranged... otherwise, the Google archive is your friend! :-)
"Doctor Who" is one show so I doubt the BBC will make too much
of a fuss about the 20th anniversary of RTD bringing "Doctor
Who" back to life, but it was twenty years ago today when some
of the good folks on RADW reacted to the episode "Rose" that
evening with posts like this...
---------------------------------------------------------
From: "Tim Roll-Pickering" <[email protected]>
Truly:
Woo-Hoo!
It's been worth the long wait. >----------------------------------------------------------
From: "Ian Salsbury" <[email protected]>
It felt a little rushed and some of the effects were dodgy but
overall great fun. CE was superb and the show has left me with
a smile on my face. A good start! >----------------------------------------------------------
From: "Mark Walton" <[email protected]>
My 4 year old nephew immediately called out "Wicked!" as the
end credits rolled. Sounds like a success. >----------------------------------------------------------
From: "Stephen Wilson" <[email protected]>-
A good reintroduction, but a liitle bit "in your face" and tried
to do too much too quick. Not enough time to introduce any
characters - certainly none I got to care about by the end of
the episode.
Suddenly there was danger, the Doctor appeared, danger was blown
up. Wham, bam, thank you mam... >-------------------------------------------------------------
From: "Mike" <[email protected]>
after all the hype I was expecting big things from the new Dr
Who but after having just sat through the first episode not only
am I disappointed but saddened that it now looks like it has
turned into a comedy spoof more than anything. for a start
instead of developing a story over 4 or 5 episodes it is now all
crammed into one episode so the autons arrive, are discovered and
destroyed in 45 mins with no build-up or story development
whatsoever! parts of it play like a MTV music video too and as
for hiding behind the sofa.. think kids would be too busy
laughing at it to do that! for example the wheely bin burping
after swollowing someone! not sure if Chris makes a good doctor
or not either.. he seems to have a sort of can't care less
attitude to the whole thing. Billy seems ok though. i am just
hoping it is early days and things may improve but of this first
episode is going to be the style of the whole thing I think this
series may sadly spell the real end of the Doctor. >-------------------------------------------------------------
From: "Agamemnon" <[email protected]_SPAM>
Where was the Doctors face appearing in the tunnel. Nowhere to
be seen.
The closing credits were annoying. Tunnel effects and credits
scrolling up the screen at the same time don't work together.
The story was 3 episodes to short. Complete lack of any build up
but maybe the intention was to bring the new viewers in on the
last part of a 4 parter. Hopefully the next story will have a
beginning a middle and an end. >----------------------------------------------------------
From: "Hornplayer9599" <[email protected]>
Overall, I didn't think it was a bad episode. Granted, we are
all looking at this episode with the background knowledge of the
"classic" Doctor stories, but we are talking about one new
episode. I thought that the pace of the show was quite fast,
again I'm used to having one story take four, or sometimes six
episodes to come to fruition. However, I think that we can come
up with an old 2 part story that just draged on and on. We can
also come up with a 6 parter that went by quickly and didn't
"feel" like a 6 parter. As far as garbage bins burping up, I can
live with that as long as we don't see it every week. I think
Chris is going to be an excellent Doctor. Yeah, he did some
silly things in Rose's living room. But if you noticed when he
looked in the mirror, he started commenting on his appearance,
as if he had just recently regenerated. If you recall, when the
other doctors regenerated, the new incarnation was a bit
"loopy" for a while before he got comfortable in his new skin
(especially from Tom Baker on). Last item. The first episode
from any given series is rarely the best product....everyone
involved is working on finding an "identity". I think that
given time (no pun intended) to get settled, the new show will
be just as good at the original. Let's wait and see before
condeming it.
--------------------------------------------------------------
From: "Central Scrutinizer" <[email protected]>
Well; it's happened at last. I know it's only e1, but it struck
me as being a bit slapstick. The SFX were very good and that was
complemented by sets that didn't wobble and monsters that
weren't spray-painted bubblewrap(tm). ll-in-all though I think
the series shows a lot of promise and the writing is excellent
along with the general production values and sfx. Well-done and
pats on the collective backs of the beeb staff that have brought
one of the best-loved stories ever back to our screens. >---------------------------------------------------------------
On 26/03/2025 10:39 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
"Doctor Who" is one show so I doubt the BBC will make too muchWell, I recognised four names from that list of posts .... where are the >others??
of a fuss about the 20th anniversary of RTD bringing "Doctor
Who" back to life, but it was twenty years ago today when some
of the good folks on RADW reacted to the episode "Rose" that
evening with posts like this...
--
Daniel70
Daniel70 wrote:
On 26/03/2025 10:39 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
"Doctor Who" is one show so I doubt the BBC will make tooWell, I recognised four names from that list of posts ....
much of a fuss about the 20th anniversary of RTD bringing
"Doctor Who" back to life, but it was twenty years ago today
when some of the good folks on RADW reacted to the episode
"Rose" that evening with posts like this...
where are the others??
It was a selection of posts on RADW from that evening... pretty
much in order... and there was a lot of posts about the sound
problems the episode had on transmission... and Graham Norton...
and some other tangents... as is - and always was - the RADW
norm, so I didn't have all morning to be cutting and pasting...
plus the post would have been a mile long.
If public demand wants a part two, I'm sure that could be
arranged... otherwise, the Google archive is your friend! :-)
On 26/03/2025 12:31, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
On 26/03/2025 10:39 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
"Doctor Who" is one show so I doubt the BBC will make tooWell, I recognised four names from that list of posts ....
much of a fuss about the 20th anniversary of RTD bringing
"Doctor Who" back to life, but it was twenty years ago today
when some of the good folks on RADW reacted to the episode
"Rose" that evening with posts like this...
where are the others??
It was a selection of posts on RADW from that evening... pretty
much in order... and there was a lot of posts about the sound
problems the episode had on transmission... and Graham Norton...
and some other tangents... as is - and always was - the RADW
norm, so I didn't have all morning to be cutting and pasting...
plus the post would have been a mile long.
If public demand wants a part two, I'm sure that could be
arranged... otherwise, the Google archive is your friend! :-)
Pretty sure that Mike wasn't me ...
--
There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t act a little childish
sometimes.
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
"Doctor Who" is one show so I doubt the BBC will make too
much of a fuss about the 20th anniversary of RTD bringing
"Doctor Who" back to life, but it was twenty years ago today
when some of the good folks on RADW reacted to the episode
"Rose" that evening with posts like this...
[Snip]
9 days later for CBC to air it.
On 26/03/2025 12:31, Blueshirt wrote:
It was a selection of posts on RADW from that evening...
pretty much in order... and there was a lot of posts about
the sound problems the episode had on transmission... and
Graham Norton... and some other tangents... as is - and
always was - the RADW norm, so I didn't have all morning to
be cutting and pasting... plus the post would have been a
mile long.
If public demand wants a part two, I'm sure that could be
arranged... otherwise, the Google archive is your friend! :-)
Pretty sure that Mike wasn't me ...
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
It seemed like a bit of fun for the day that's in it today...
Archives for you.
The Doctor wrote:
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
It seemed like a bit of fun for the day that's in it today...
Archives for you.
The RADW archives can be fun, but there was a LOT to wade
through back then when there were loads of people posting here...
"Doctor Who" is one show so I doubt the BBC will make too much
of a fuss about the 20th anniversary of RTD bringing "Doctor
Who" back to life, but it was twenty years ago today when some
of the good folks on RADW reacted to the episode "Rose" that
evening with posts like this...
---------------------------------------------------------
From: "Tim Roll-Pickering" <[email protected]>
Truly:
Woo-Hoo!
It's been worth the long wait. ----------------------------------------------------------
From: "Ian Salsbury" <[email protected]>
It felt a little rushed and some of the effects were dodgy but
overall great fun. CE was superb and the show has left me with
a smile on my face. A good start! ----------------------------------------------------------
From: "Mark Walton" <[email protected]>
My 4 year old nephew immediately called out "Wicked!" as the
end credits rolled. Sounds like a success. ----------------------------------------------------------
From: "Stephen Wilson" <[email protected]>-
A good reintroduction, but a liitle bit "in your face" and tried
to do too much too quick. Not enough time to introduce any
characters - certainly none I got to care about by the end of
the episode.
Suddenly there was danger, the Doctor appeared, danger was blown
up. Wham, bam, thank you mam... -------------------------------------------------------------
From: "Mike" <[email protected]>
after all the hype I was expecting big things from the new Dr
Who but after having just sat through the first episode not only
am I disappointed but saddened that it now looks like it has
turned into a comedy spoof more than anything. for a start
instead of developing a story over 4 or 5 episodes it is now all
crammed into one episode so the autons arrive, are discovered and
destroyed in 45 mins with no build-up or story development
whatsoever! parts of it play like a MTV music video too and as
for hiding behind the sofa.. think kids would be too busy
laughing at it to do that! for example the wheely bin burping
after swollowing someone! not sure if Chris makes a good doctor
or not either.. he seems to have a sort of can't care less
attitude to the whole thing. Billy seems ok though. i am just
hoping it is early days and things may improve but of this first
episode is going to be the style of the whole thing I think this
series may sadly spell the real end of the Doctor. -------------------------------------------------------------
From: "Agamemnon" <[email protected]_SPAM>
Where was the Doctors face appearing in the tunnel. Nowhere to
be seen.
The closing credits were annoying. Tunnel effects and credits
scrolling up the screen at the same time don't work together.
The story was 3 episodes to short. Complete lack of any build up
but maybe the intention was to bring the new viewers in on the
last part of a 4 parter. Hopefully the next story will have a
beginning a middle and an end. ----------------------------------------------------------
From: "Hornplayer9599" <[email protected]>
Overall, I didn't think it was a bad episode. Granted, we are
all looking at this episode with the background knowledge of the
"classic" Doctor stories, but we are talking about one new
episode. I thought that the pace of the show was quite fast,
again I'm used to having one story take four, or sometimes six
episodes to come to fruition. However, I think that we can come
up with an old 2 part story that just draged on and on. We can
also come up with a 6 parter that went by quickly and didn't
"feel" like a 6 parter. As far as garbage bins burping up, I can
live with that as long as we don't see it every week. I think
Chris is going to be an excellent Doctor. Yeah, he did some
silly things in Rose's living room. But if you noticed when he
looked in the mirror, he started commenting on his appearance,
as if he had just recently regenerated. If you recall, when the
other doctors regenerated, the new incarnation was a bit
"loopy" for a while before he got comfortable in his new skin
(especially from Tom Baker on). Last item. The first episode
from any given series is rarely the best product....everyone
involved is working on finding an "identity". I think that
given time (no pun intended) to get settled, the new show will
be just as good at the original. Let's wait and see before
condeming it.
--------------------------------------------------------------
From: "Central Scrutinizer" <[email protected]>
Well; it's happened at last. I know it's only e1, but it struck
me as being a bit slapstick. The SFX were very good and that was
complemented by sets that didn't wobble and monsters that
weren't spray-painted bubblewrap(tm). ll-in-all though I think
the series shows a lot of promise and the writing is excellent
along with the general production values and sfx. Well-done and
pats on the collective backs of the beeb staff that have brought
one of the best-loved stories ever back to our screens. ---------------------------------------------------------------
The posts are literally those that commented about the episode
in order from around 8pm that evening, minus the faff about
sound quality, replies, follow-ups and other divergences... I
could have gone way in to that night copying and pasting plenty
more but I just kept it simple as it seemed like a fairly
representative sample.
It seemed like a bit of fun for the day that's in it today...
The Last Doctor wrote:
On 26/03/2025 12:31, Blueshirt wrote:
It was a selection of posts on RADW from that evening...
pretty much in order... and there was a lot of posts about
the sound problems the episode had on transmission... and
Graham Norton... and some other tangents... as is - and
always was - the RADW norm, so I didn't have all morning to
be cutting and pasting... plus the post would have been a
mile long.
If public demand wants a part two, I'm sure that could be
arranged... otherwise, the Google archive is your friend! :-)
Pretty sure that Mike wasn't me ...
I didn't think it was... unless it actually was and you've
forgotten! ;-)
On 27/03/2025 2:05 am, Blueshirt wrote:
The Last Doctor wrote:
Pretty sure that Mike wasn't me ...
I didn't think it was... unless it actually was and you've
forgotten! ;-)
No!! No!! No!! I'm the one with the failing memory!!
Daniel70 wrote:
On 27/03/2025 2:05 am, Blueshirt wrote:
The Last Doctor wrote:
Pretty sure that Mike wasn't me ...
I didn't think it was... unless it actually was and you've
forgotten! ;-)
No!! No!! No!! I'm the one with the failing memory!!
Give it a few years and we could all be in the same boat...
maybe we'll even forget what Usenet is one day and never open
our newsreaders again.
Imagine an RADW without us. How scary is that thought?!
On 27.03.25, Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
The posts are literally those that commented about the episode
in order from around 8pm that evening, minus the faff about
sound quality, replies, follow-ups and other divergences... I
could have gone way in to that night copying and pasting plenty
more but I just kept it simple as it seemed like a fairly
representative sample.
It seemed like a bit of fun for the day that's in it today...
I appreciate it.
A bit surprised some people complained about it being one episode
instead of several parts, but I watched the new episodes first (and
jumped into that somewhere in the early years, when I saw it hit TV
here).
--
Mickmane
On 27/03/2025 2:05 am, Blueshirt wrote:
The Last Doctor wrote:
On 26/03/2025 12:31, Blueshirt wrote:
It was a selection of posts on RADW from that evening...
pretty much in order... and there was a lot of posts about
the sound problems the episode had on transmission... and
Graham Norton... and some other tangents... as is - and
always was - the RADW norm, so I didn't have all morning to
be cutting and pasting... plus the post would have been a
mile long.
If public demand wants a part two, I'm sure that could be
arranged... otherwise, the Google archive is your friend! :-)
Pretty sure that Mike wasn't me ...
I didn't think it was... unless it actually was and you've
forgotten! ;-)
No!! No!! No!! I'm the one with the failing memory!!
Go find your own claim to fame, Whomever! ;-P
--
Daniel70
Daniel70 wrote:
On 27/03/2025 2:05 am, Blueshirt wrote:
The Last Doctor wrote:
Pretty sure that Mike wasn't me ...
I didn't think it was... unless it actually was and you've
forgotten! ;-)
No!! No!! No!! I'm the one with the failing memory!!
Give it a few years and we could all be in the same boat...
maybe we'll even forget what Usenet is one day and never open
our newsreaders again.
Imagine an RADW without us. How scary is that thought?!
On 27/03/2025 9:33 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
On 27/03/2025 2:05 am, Blueshirt wrote:
The Last Doctor wrote:
Pretty sure that Mike wasn't me ...
I didn't think it was... unless it actually was and you've
forgotten! ;-)
No!! No!! No!! I'm the one with the failing memory!!
Give it a few years and we could all be in the same boat...
maybe we'll even forget what Usenet is one day and never open
our newsreaders again.
"never open our newsreaders again." .... gunna happen to us all .... >eventually!!
Imagine an RADW without us. How scary is that thought?!Non-existant!!
--
Daniel70
In article <Gyf$hpVaczB@ATH>, Mickmane <[email protected]> wrote:
On 27.03.25, Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
The posts are literally those that commented about the episode
in order from around 8pm that evening, minus the faff about
sound quality, replies, follow-ups and other divergences... I
could have gone way in to that night copying and pasting plenty
more but I just kept it simple as it seemed like a fairly
representative sample.
It seemed like a bit of fun for the day that's in it today...
I appreciate it.
A bit surprised some people complained about it being one episode
instead of several parts, but I watched the new episodes first (and
jumped into that somewhere in the early years, when I saw it hit TV
here).
Where is here?
On 27/03/2025 10:51 pm, The Doctor wrote:^^^^^<-Paedophile talker noted
In article <Gyf$hpVaczB@ATH>, Mickmane <[email protected]> wrote:
On 27.03.25, Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
The posts are literally those that commented about the episode
in order from around 8pm that evening, minus the faff about
sound quality, replies, follow-ups and other divergences... I
could have gone way in to that night copying and pasting plenty
more but I just kept it simple as it seemed like a fairly
representative sample.
It seemed like a bit of fun for the day that's in it today...
I appreciate it.
A bit surprised some people complained about it being one episode
instead of several parts, but I watched the new episodes first (and
jumped into that somewhere in the early years, when I saw it hit TV
here).
Where is here?
Careful, Mickmane .... Binky might stalk you!
--
Daniel70
Unfortunately after 20, I mean 12 years when the show finally
ended in 2017 the writers never learned how to write for the
45 minute format before completely running the series into the
ground.
They also never learned how to write a proper series
arc either. It was nothing beyond repeating the same mantra
like Bad Wolf over and over and over again.
The True Doctor wrote:
Unfortunately after 20, I mean 12 years when the show finally
ended in 2017 the writers never learned how to write for the
45 minute format before completely running the series into the
ground.
I think we as older fans never really adjusted to the shorter
format of modern TV either... I always think a lot of the
endings in Doctor Who (and some other shows) feel rushed these
days. You often have a big build up, some tense drama, then the
solution is found and threat resolved in two minutes.
More time seems to be spent on the companions and their feelings
than the actual story. I accept I am old and am used to the
classic series where padding was often the way, but for weekly
Doctor Who episodes that worked. Now, 45/50 minutes seems too
short for a proper Doctor Who story.
They also never learned how to write a proper series
arc either. It was nothing beyond repeating the same mantra
like Bad Wolf over and over and over again.
Bad Wolf worked, Cracks in Time was okay, Flux was awful!
We'll see how the Mavity & Susan Twist arcs play out in the
coming months...
On 27/03/2025 10:51 pm, The Doctor wrote:
In article <Gyf$hpVaczB@ATH>, Mickmane <[email protected]> wrote:
A bit surprised some people complained about it being one episode
instead of several parts, but I watched the new episodes first (and
jumped into that somewhere in the early years, when I saw it hit TV
here).
Where is here?
Careful, Mickmane .... Binky might stalk you!
On 28.03.25, Daniel70 <[email protected]> wrote:
On 27/03/2025 10:51 pm, The Doctor wrote:
In article <Gyf$hpVaczB@ATH>, Mickmane <[email protected]> wrote:
A bit surprised some people complained about it being one episode
instead of several parts, but I watched the new episodes first (and
jumped into that somewhere in the early years, when I saw it hit TV
here).
Where is here?
Careful, Mickmane .... Binky might stalk you!
Why do you call him 'Binky'?
Why do you reply to him at all?
On 28.03.25, Daniel70 <[email protected]> wrote:
On 27/03/2025 10:51 pm, The Doctor wrote:
In article <Gyf$hpVaczB@ATH>, Mickmane <[email protected]> wrote:
A bit surprised some people complained about it being one episode
instead of several parts, but I watched the new episodes first (and
jumped into that somewhere in the early years, when I saw it hit TV
here).
Where is here?
Careful, Mickmane .... Binky might stalk you!
Why do you call him 'Binky'?
Why do you reply to him at all?
--
Mickmane
On 3/28/2025 13:31, Mickmane wrote:^^^^^<-paedophile talker noted
On 28.03.25, Daniel70 <[email protected]> wrote:
On 27/03/2025 10:51 pm, The Doctor wrote:
In article <Gyf$hpVaczB@ATH>, Mickmane <[email protected]> wrote:
A bit surprised some people complained about it being one episode
instead of several parts, but I watched the new episodes first (and
jumped into that somewhere in the early years, when I saw it hit TV
here).
Where is here?
Careful, Mickmane .... Binky might stalk you!
Why do you call him 'Binky'?
Because Dave acts like a child who is in need of their binky (pacifier).
Why do you reply to him at all?
For me, I am not perfect, and because of that failing, there are times
that Dave just sets me off and earns my ire (like insinuating that me
and others engage in pedophilia).
--
Intelligence is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
--Carl Sagan
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