6x01 The Impossible Astronaut (Grading/Discussion) (SPOILERS!!)

[Gov Kodos]

That's why I mentioned the tourists. I don't know many Bostonians who'd go in the Cheers bar without a tourist. Sure there are places like Bennigans or other themed things, but for the average Sunday hangover breakfast the above is the sort of place I think of rather than one of those gaudy festooned affairs.

 

[Samurai8472]

Except something for tourists, I expect a dinner to look something like this.

Ever been to a Maid Rite?





Or Stella's Diner





So what happens to the future doctor's Tardis?

 

[Brent]

I just watched it. I however think that any newbies watching, may get lost and not really understand it well.

If no other show is generally NOT expected to make it accessible after 6 years for new viewers, then why should Doctor Who be any dfiferent? Reward your loyal fans, worry about new ones when your ratings begin to tumble.

As for American clichés, us Brits have to put up with it when Americans do it on their shows...Upper lips gags, cup of tea, crumpets, posh bubmling idiots etc. We cope so you will too

Doctor Who may of become more internatonal buts its made for Brits first and foremost just like American TV is made for Americans first.

I'm not saying that they should have, but the problem is that because of the US filming, Doctor Who is being pushed hard over here right now, which is cool, but new viewers who are just finding out about it here are stepping into S6, and its going to be confusing, heh. I wish they would have pushed it as hard here when the series started up again in 2005.

I agree, I never want the show to lost its british'ness.

 

[jbny67]

A bunch of us were looking at the Easter references in the picnic scene. It takes place on Good Friday 2011.

The leader, knowing that he is going to die gathers his friends around him where they share a meal (at the lakeside - very Biblical). He makes a comment about 'I thought I'd never be done with saving you'. Specific reference is made to his drinking wine (he never drinks wine, apparently).

He then goes a little apart from his friends, asking them to watch, and instructing them not to interfere with whatever happens. An individual comes, and he gets killed. (Suggestion that he is betrayed by one of his friends? - is the child in the suit River Song, who is jailed indefinitely for killing a good man?)

There follows a conversation about Saturdays being temporal tipping points (this broadcast on Holy Saturday) and they land on Easter Tuesday (two days after Easter) in 1969.

Are we heading for a resurrection on a Sunday?

There was also the Easter Island reference in the diner when River & future Doctor were going over their timelines. I know you were talking about the picnic scene specifically, but my son & I both noticed that one.
We also had a chuckle over the line about the people there thinking The Doctor was a god. Those statues do resemble Matt Smith a bit.

 

[Tulin]

That will definitely help. And although other popular venues, such as Australia, won't be seeing it for a while, there is the spoiler warning in the thread title.

Actually, it starts here next Saturday - 30/4/11.

 

[Tulin]

Also, the ABC has been running these little vignette shows each Saturday night for the past few weeks, "Dr. Who's Greatest Moments" or something like that, kind of as a primer for getting people used to the show starting on 30/4. Last night was all about Martha.

 

[Gov Kodos]

Except something for tourists, I expect a dinner to look something like this.

Ever been to a Maid Rite?





Or Stella's Diner





So what happens to the future doctor's Tardis?

Ooo... more chain restaurants...

 

[Procutus]

Joining the party now as the BBC America broadcast begins. This is the first DW commentary I've been able to attend for over a year. I hope this lives up to the pre-season hype.

 

[Procutus]

I love River! That was a great entrance.

 

[Gov Kodos]

I love River! That was a great entrance.

I love her new nickname.

 

[Brent]

Re-Watching the episode now on BBC America, and some things came up in second viewing I didn't think about in the first.

1.) Why did Amy and Rory ride in on a school bus? lol, that didn't make any sense. Surely they would have rented a car, or rode a public bus, not a school bus heh.

2.) That prison must not be a good one that River is in, she keeps being able to break out of it easily. Think they would have learned their lesson the last time.

 

[SG-17]

Watching it again, the diner is nothing out of the ordinary.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I swear River just uses the Stormcage as her mailing address.

 

[Procutus]

And there's #1!

 

[Brent]

Watching it again, the diner is nothing out of the ordinary.

It looks to me like a diner that's made up for tourists, obviously with a hardened theme for people not from America, heh.

 

[Procutus]

I swear River just uses the Stormcage as her mailing address.

 

[Gov Kodos]

Re-Watching the episode now on BBC America, and some things came up in second viewing I didn't think about in the first.

1.) Why did Amy and Rory ride in on a school bus? lol, that didn't make any sense. Surely they would have rented a car, or rode a public bus, not a school bus heh.

2.) That prison must not be a good one that River is in, she keeps being able to break out of it easily. Think they would have learned their lesson the last time.

1) Yeah, I don't see that easily happening. Flagged the bus down on its way to servicing? Bit of a stretch, or psychic paper saying their teachers in need of a lift? I got nothing.

2) True but I think they humorously acknowledge it with the guard saying she's packing again rather than having escaped.

 

[Procutus]

Ripping a hole in the universe... As opposed to a crack.

 

[Gov Kodos]

Watching it again, the diner is nothing out of the ordinary.

It looks to me like a diner that's made up for tourists, obviously with a hardened theme for people not from America, heh.

It makes me think of places around Boston that have lobsters and fishing nets on the wall. I hate that kind of touristy Kitsch.

If Brits want a taste of touristy kitsch of another kind they can swing around to Essex up by Gloucester and try the Red Barrel Pub.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/red-barrel-essex

 

[Canadave]

Loved it, myself. I'm expecting a good payoff in the second part.

As for the diner, it looked like a typical 50s\60s nostalgia place, to me. Kinda like this, only red.