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Post by Lola m on Sept 14, 2007 21:48:42 GMT -5
The angels have the phone box. *blink* *shivers* Dude. How could you not blink? I mean, dude!! **shivers with you**
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Post by Lola m on Sept 14, 2007 21:49:26 GMT -5
Oh. My. God. I am so freaked out. The bit in the house, with him trying not to blink and then the basement with the light going on and off? SO. FREAKED. OUT!!
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Post by Lola m on Sept 14, 2007 21:50:11 GMT -5
SERIOUSLY. FUCKING. CREEPY. Seriously. I was in runrunrunrunrun mode a lot while watching.
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Post by Lola m on Sept 14, 2007 21:52:22 GMT -5
From the Wikipedia article about this ep: - Although they are never shown moving on screen, all of the Weeping Angels were played by actors wearing prosthetics.
That? Was a very clever idea. [/li][li]Larry describes the house as "Scooby-Doo's house", a reference to the dilapidated mansions that the Scooby-Doo gang (Mystery Inc.) would usually visit. The BBC fact file notes that 1969, the year Martha, the Doctor and Billy are sent to, is the first year Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! aired. [/li][li]Billy mentions that the windows of the TARDIS are the wrong size for a real police box. In 2004, when the first photographs of the new series' TARDIS prop were revealed, there was a vigorous discussion of the box's dimensions on the Outpost Gallifrey Doctor Who discussion forum, in which some fans complained that the prop's windows were too big. Writer Steven Moffat has confirmed that this line is an in-joke aimed at the Outpost Gallifrey forum.[/quote] ;D Perfect ep to put the joke in, wasn't it? [/li][li]This is the first episode since the Sixth Doctor serial "The Mark of the Rani" to be directed by a woman.[/li][/ul][/quote] And a hell of a excellent job it was, too!
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Post by Lola m on Sept 14, 2007 21:52:48 GMT -5
One observation: It was very clever of the creative team to have the Weeping Angels be still whenever the audience is watching them, even if none of the characters are: for example, when we see them surrounding the Tardis as the light flickers. A nice, subtle trick to draw in the audience and make you feel like you're living the story as opposed to watching it. **nods** That's what I was thinking too.
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Post by Riff on Sept 15, 2007 2:38:24 GMT -5
From the Wikipedia article about this ep: - Although they are never shown moving on screen, all of the Weeping Angels were played by actors wearing prosthetics.
- Larry describes the house as "Scooby-Doo's house", a reference to the dilapidated mansions that the Scooby-Doo gang (Mystery Inc.) would usually visit. The BBC fact file notes that 1969, the year Martha, the Doctor and Billy are sent to, is the first year Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! aired.
- Billy mentions that the windows of the TARDIS are the wrong size for a real police box. In 2004, when the first photographs of the new series' TARDIS prop were revealed, there was a vigorous discussion of the box's dimensions on the Outpost Gallifrey Doctor Who discussion forum, in which some fans complained that the prop's windows were too big. Writer Steven Moffat has confirmed that this line is an in-joke aimed at the Outpost Gallifrey forum.
- This is the first episode since the Sixth Doctor serial "The Mark of the Rani" to be directed by a woman.
*laughs* Good old Moffat. Having a laugh at Outpost Gallifrey is like shooting fish in a barrel, but is still fun!
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Post by Riff on Sept 15, 2007 2:42:39 GMT -5
One observation: It was very clever of the creative team to have the Weeping Angels be still whenever the audience is watching them, even if none of the characters are: for example, when we see them surrounding the Tardis as the light flickers. A nice, subtle trick to draw in the audience and make you feel like you're living the story as opposed to watching it. Absolutely. That is a wonderfully tense moment. You know, there's something about the Weeping Angels that makes me think of the Gentlemen. Nothing specific, exactly; it's just the fear seems to come from the same, creepy place.
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Post by Riff on Sept 15, 2007 2:43:39 GMT -5
Oh, and the series Jekyll that Jan and I were enthusing about? Was entirely written by Steven Moffat. Jekyll was great.
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Post by Riff on Sept 15, 2007 2:55:14 GMT -5
The angels have the phone box. *blink* *shivers* Dude. How could you not blink? I mean, dude!! **shivers with you** You see? I said you'd like the ep! In answer to your question, all you have to do is wink, alternate eyes. Erm, I'll get my coat.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Sept 15, 2007 8:28:47 GMT -5
From the Wikipedia article about this ep: - Although they are never shown moving on screen, all of the Weeping Angels were played by actors wearing prosthetics.
- Larry describes the house as "Scooby-Doo's house", a reference to the dilapidated mansions that the Scooby-Doo gang (Mystery Inc.) would usually visit. The BBC fact file notes that 1969, the year Martha, the Doctor and Billy are sent to, is the first year Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! aired.
- Billy mentions that the windows of the TARDIS are the wrong size for a real police box. In 2004, when the first photographs of the new series' TARDIS prop were revealed, there was a vigorous discussion of the box's dimensions on the Outpost Gallifrey Doctor Who discussion forum, in which some fans complained that the prop's windows were too big. Writer Steven Moffat has confirmed that this line is an in-joke aimed at the Outpost Gallifrey forum.
- This is the first episode since the Sixth Doctor serial "The Mark of the Rani" to be directed by a woman.
Cool! I was wondering about how they did the statues. Using real actors is as good as any, I guess. I wonder if they used the Living Statue people or just regular actors.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Sept 15, 2007 8:29:43 GMT -5
Oh, and the series Jekyll that Jan and I were enthusing about? Was entirely written by Steven Moffat. Huh. I finally saw it, and really didn't grab me. Got a little more interesting towards the end. The lead did a fantastic job.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Sept 15, 2007 8:40:41 GMT -5
Lawrence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale. Oh, clever you for spotting that! Yeah, I but I have no idea if that was intentional. Is that a name that would have meaning in the UK like it would in the US?
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Sept 15, 2007 8:43:23 GMT -5
One observation: It was very clever of the creative team to have the Weeping Angels be still whenever the audience is watching them, even if none of the characters are: for example, when we see them surrounding the Tardis as the light flickers. A nice, subtle trick to draw in the audience and make you feel like you're living the story as opposed to watching it. Absolutely. That is a wonderfully tense moment. You know, there's something about the Weeping Angels that makes me think of the Gentlemen. Nothing specific, exactly; it's just the fear seems to come from the same, creepy place. I was thinking of the similarities too. Like, they scare the shit out of everyone (but me), and both are really beautiful.
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Post by Sue on Sept 15, 2007 8:59:27 GMT -5
Most excellent. Put me in mind of Alfred Hitchcock's style of suspense. No excellent violence, not even "death" (exactly) but still horrifying.
Is this the one that won the award. Definitely deserved.
Superbly written (also put me in mind of some of the classic Twilight Zone); well cast, written, directed, filmed.
And then that coda of all the statues....(also very TZone-ish).
Jim also thought it was excellent and most Friday's he sits through DW with me and then switches off to Discovery or History with no comment. He's still suffering jet-lag from the Hawaii trip and stayed awake through the whole thing, so that also says something.
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Post by Karen on Sept 15, 2007 12:05:51 GMT -5
The angels have the phone box. *blink* *shivers* Dude. How could you not blink? I mean, dude!! **shivers with you** Dude. I was sitting there trying not to get dry eye. There is no way. I rewatched part of it in the light of day this morning, and had to laugh at the line "By "we", do you mean the internet?" LOL! I have to stop myself at times from saying 'we' when discussing stuff that we've talked about here. LOLOL!!!
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