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I really like the new Tardis interior but I still yearn for a super clean chrome and round thingies on the wall look.

It looks so bland. Too much CGI. They've even Used CGI to show a man diving off a pier.
Worst of all the underwater bits don't even look like they're underwater - if they took the CGI fish away you'd think they were in space.

I would imagine Person of Interest had military advisors on the production. Probably less likely that Doctor Who has any Venusian Aikido masters on hand but you never know.
They're very different shows. If your criticism of Doctor Who is that the combat/action isn't as realistically prsented as it is on PoI then I guess that's fair enough. Seems kind of weird though.

[Woman]

I think you're being a bit harsh. There were certainly some minor niggles but slightly rubbish robots and wonky science shouldn't spoil your enjoyment of Dr Who of all things.
As for the voice thing - I just don't get it. She sounds typical of a woman from the north of England - I wouldn't say her voice is particualrly shrill or anything.
The 'physical presence' thing doesn't make much sense to me either. I've never thought of the Doctor as being physically imposing and this episode went to lengths to emphasise the Doctor's 'brains over brawn' philosophy. Gravtias doesn't necessarily come from an imposing physical form either.   

' Woman popping off and invading space' when

Fixed that for you. 

I'd ask you not to pretend to change my words.

'Popping off' is very much a junenile activity and I know what I wrote. I'm trying to voice problems I find with how this portrayal of the doctor is coming across to me, a person who has no problems with a woman being the doctor. You can go trough my posts here and see I have never expressed any issue about the appointment of a female doctor. I'm all for this one being successful and the next one being a female too.

I was just trying to be funny but on a more serious note, your post does come across like 'weedy little girls should stay away from big tough men' which seems to miss the point of the scene. While she might not have an imposing physical presence, the Doctor isn't daunted by those that do. She isn't intimidated by big tough men or guns. I thought the scene worked well. Your comparison to 300 seems mis-judged - the Doctor was using 'Venusian aikido', a martial art. How many martial arts films feature a physically smaller protagonist standing up to a bigger, more physically imposing oponent?

[Woman]

I think you're being a bit harsh. There were certainly some minor niggles but slightly rubbish robots and wonky science shouldn't spoil your enjoyment of Dr Who of all things.
As for the voice thing - I just don't get it. She sounds typical of a woman from the north of England - I wouldn't say her voice is particualrly shrill or anything.
The 'physical presence' thing doesn't make much sense to me either. I've never thought of the Doctor as being physically imposing and this episode went to lengths to emphasise the Doctor's 'brains over brawn' philosophy. Gravtias doesn't necessarily come from an imposing physical form either.   

' Woman popping off and invading space' when

Fixed that for you. 

I think you're being a bit harsh. There were certainly some minor niggles but slightly rubbish robots and wonky science shouldn't spoil your enjoyment of Dr Who of all things.
As for the voice thing - I just don't get it. She sounds typical of a woman from the north of England - I wouldn't say her voice is particualrly shrill or anything.
The 'physical presence' thing doesn't make much sense to me either. I've never thought of the Doctor as being physically imposing and this episode went to lengths to emphasise the Doctor's 'brains over brawn' philosophy. Gravtias doesn't necessarily come from an imposing physical form either.   

Another very good episode. I quite like the robots but wondered why they were so slow and inaccurate with their shooting. The bandage monsters didn't really convince either. Other than that it was really enjoyable.

I hated Crystal Skull at first but now it's my second favourite after Raiders. It has its problems but I find it really fun and entertaining.

Excellent point, Funt.  I wouldn't remotely compare male circumcision to FGM in terms of seriousness, but it comes from exactly the same bizarre place, we just don't see it because it's normalised by acceptable religious tradition. The vague hygiene justification makes me laugh too, complete with references to soldiers on long deployment in the desert - the rest of us have access to soap and water thanks,  no need for ritual mutilation of babies,  ta very much.

It's also proven in recent history to be reversible in terms of attitude. Australia used to echo the US (and how the UK was a long while ago) regarding how common this was. They then switched guidelines, and within a generation the numbers dropped significantly. In the US, though, they still cling to this, offering all kinds of bullshit regarding hygiene, cancer risk, and even sex (with American women often cited as apparently preferring a cut bloke – probably because that's what they're used to).

I find it abhorrent that this still exists, and it's bizarre the response I've had from otherwise free-thinking and liberal Americans. Many are dead set on retaining this, in part presumably because "it didn't do me any harm". Well, actually it probably has, because it's fucked with your head and your sense of right and wrong regarding what's OK to do to a baby without consent. If you're 18 and want to hack a bit of your cock off, go right ahead, but no-one has any right to do that to a child.

I nearly had this done to me, as it happens. Mid-1970s. Circumcisions were becoming much rarer in the UK by then, but apparently some doctors were still pretty fucking gung-ho. One tried repeatedly to convince my mum that I needed it done, for various medical reasons that naturally turned out to be total bullshit (but that wouldn't later have been provable either way, obviously). Fortunately, she told him to fuck off.

I can't get my head around how the doctors or nurses actually do it. Just the thought of doing that to a baby makes my blood run cold.

I can honestly say the only bit that annoyed me was when The Doctor said 'would of' (one of my mum's pet hates so it's always really noticeable to me).
Other than that it was a quality production - the plot was solid and easy to follow, the characers were engaging, the performances were all very good, lovely music and a very cool cliffhanger.
And a genuine 'lol' at 'eat my salad'.

Oh, and she didn't say 'I was a white old Scotsman', she said 'I was a white haired old Scotsman'. What's wrong with that? it's just a way of acknowledging the transformation/regeneration.

Thought it was great, really enjoyed it.

Be this good or bad it's going to be down to the quality of the scripts. The cast are all more than capable but I fear they may not be served well by the material they have to work with.
Ever the case with Doctor Who really.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.

I've only just heard about this as I've been off on holiday.
Terrible news.
What a legacy though - such a fantastic and prolific* artist , still knocking it out of the park right up to the end.

Surely there can't be many artists who've published more pages of work over their careers? Carlos must have racked up hundreds of pages of strip work and countless covers.

 

Bloody hell, I never would've thought of that. Thanks!