Dr. Who -Catching up: (spoilers) "The Shakespeare Code" and "Gridlock"

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#1

So I’ve been trying to catch up on my Dr. Who. I’m still in early 3rd season.
Last night I watched “The Shakespeare Code” and “Gridlock”. Wow, these episodes just keep getting better.

I love that The Doctor makes a Back to the Future/Marty McFly reference in “The Shakespeare Code”. Also some Harry Potter references (which went over my head cuz I haven’t read any H.P.).

Now comes my Netflix dilemma: do I put X-Men 2, Sneakers or the next Dr. Who DVD next in my Netflix queue. Decisions, decisions…

#2

You have a lot of great viewing (and a couple of duds) ahead of you! We watched gridlock for my kids’ Doctor Who party. I had all of the kids make little sonic screw drivers and we buzzed the screen every time the Doctor used his; which is about every 2 seconds in this episode. :smiley:

Word of warning, if you are watching with your kids, be aware of “Blink” and, next season, “Silence in the Library”. Scared the pants off mine.:eek:

I actually hated Gridlock the first time I saw it, but now it is one of my favourites. In Shakespeare, I laughed when Martha told the Bard how bad his breath was. A little nod to the fact that we are hygiene obsessed these days and would find a real visit to Elizabethan England quite smelly, no doubt.

#3

No worries there. We wouldn’t let our girls anywhere near something like Doctor Who—too scary for them.

#4

Preview the Sara Jane Adventures. It’s “Doctor Lite” and toned down a bit. Who tries to aim to the 9–13 and family market, SJA aims 8-11ish.

#5

Well if you want to call/participate in this weeks show-I’d go X-men 2, next Doctor Who DVD, then X3, then cram Doctor Who until you get to a Christmas special in time for, um, Christmas.

#6

That’s how I felt about old school Who when I was a kid - my parents would watch it when they thought we were asleep. But what little I saw scared the crap out of me.

Now, it’s just fun. Spouse is shocked that it doesn’t scare me, but well, I’m only in season 2…

#7

Season 3 is probably my favorite season out of the new who. Although I really LOVE season 1 and 2 and 4. Season 3 had a lot of great episodes and very few misses. You’re in for a treat. :slight_smile:

#8

OK, Just watched Shakespeare Code and have Gridlock on right now.

Wow, Shakespeare Code was great fun. I loved the BTTF bit (no, the novelization!), and “Expelliarmus” had me nearly falling off the couch laughing. Spouse took his headphones off and said, hey, I heard something from Harry Potter!

Project watch Season 3 in 3 days is progressing nicely…