The Doctor Who Thread

[d3v1lb0y]

I have friends that have been glued to BBC this weekend, since there's a Dr.Who marathon.

I still can't get into it.

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[Dr. Naysay]

Depends whether you're speaking from a real world perspective or an in-universe perspective.

Whatever. Nothing in any given Dr. Who episode should be expected to make sense when compared to any other Dr. Who episode. It's not Science Fiction. It's complete Fantasy wrapped in the dressings of Tech Futurism.

Don't get me wrong... I love it.... but it makes no sense and is completely and utterly inconsistent.

[Deadpool]

The word "Technically" doesn't belong in any conversation regarding Dr. Who.

Depends whether you're speaking from a real world perspective or an in-universe perspective.

[Dr. Naysay]

Oh right, sorry.

Technically speaking yeah, if the doctor can essentially bring back Gallifrey, one would think it possible to save the Ponds.

The word "Technically" doesn't belong in any conversation regarding Dr. Who.

[Deadpool]

No I'm merely pointing out that there are plenty of other completely ludicrous things happening in Dr. Who an to have an argument over the logistics of Sonic Screwdriver/TARDIS interfacing abilities is to somewhat completely miss the point of the entire episode.

Oh right, sorry.

Technically speaking yeah, if the doctor can essentially bring back Gallifrey, one would think it possible to save the Ponds.

[Michael Heide]

This is a Doctor Who discussion thread on a comic book-centered message board. Are you really surprised to find nerds?

No I'm merely pointing out that there are plenty of other completely ludicrous things happening in Dr. Who an to have an argument over the logistics of Sonic Screwdriver/TARDIS interfacing abilities is to somewhat completely miss the point of the entire episode.

[Space Cop]

Jesus Christ you guys are fucking nerds.

This is a Doctor Who discussion thread on a comic book-centered message board. Are you really surprised to find nerds?

[Michael Heide]

I agree.

[Dr. Naysay]

Because the Universe is sick of them. Besides, do you really want another bloody series with them?

No I'm merely pointing out that there are plenty of other completely ludicrous things happening in Dr. Who an to have an argument over the logistics of Sonic Screwdriver/TARDIS interfacing abilities is to somewhat completely miss the point of the entire episode.

[Michael Heide]

Actually what Rose said was that it's the same Screwdriver with a new casing, but the software is the same.

Yes. Because it had a backup on the TARDIS.

[Deadpool]

Jesus Christ you guys are fucking nerds.

IF THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY DONE TO GALLIFREY WHY CANT THEY SAVE RORY AND AMY???

Because the Universe is sick of them. Besides, do you really want another bloody series with them?

[SocializingMogo]

The point was made several times in that scene that it was the same SOFTWARE rather than the same hardware, silently acknowledging that the screwdriver has been broken. It's entirely possible that the information was properly backed up elsewhere (TARDIS console?) and each time a new screwdriver is built, the backup is downloaded onto the new one.

Actually what Rose said was that it's the same Screwdriver with a new casing, but the software is the same.

[Dr. Naysay]

Jesus Christ you guys are fucking nerds.

IF THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY DONE TO GALLIFREY WHY CANT THEY SAVE RORY AND AMY???

[Space Cop]

Yes. But the new screwdriver grew out of the TARDIS. Which hints at some sort of symbiotic relation between them. Perhaps the screwdriver was just the interface, but the actual computing was done in a cloud, hidden somewhere in the TARDIS OS? They did say that it's the same software.

The point was made several times in that scene that it was the same SOFTWARE rather than the same hardware, silently acknowledging that the screwdriver has been broken. . .

That's how I took it. It was a sub-routine running on backed up software. Heck, of all the things the sonic screwdriver has been silently upgraded to do, this is probably the least hard jump to make.

[chivalrous]

It was entertaining but the plot fell completely apart as soon as I remembered that the Sonic Screwdriver was twice destroied under Moffats writing (actually in his first episode!). It was also destroyed several times in classic Doctor Who.

The point was made several times in that scene that it was the same SOFTWARE rather than the same hardware, silently acknowledging that the screwdriver has been broken. It's entirely possible that the information was properly backed up elsewhere (TARDIS console?) and each time a new screwdriver is built, the backup is downloaded onto the new one.

Nice to see someone in sci-fi has a proper data management policy in place.