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So, Doctor Who then...

Mar. 31st, 2007 at 8:07 PM

Look! I get to make a reaction post. It's the first time I've had access to a TV for an initial broadcast for, well, since before they brought it back. So, in the absence of anything constructive to actually say, I thought I'd poll it good:
Poll #957738 Smith and Jones
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 125

Doctor Who: Smith and Jones

Good
122 (98.4%)

Bad
2 (1.6%)

Martha Jones as a companion

Good
121 (97.6%)

Bad
3 (2.4%)

Freema's arse

Good
48 (40.0%)

Very Good
72 (60.0%)

The Judoon's boots

Good
92 (78.0%)

Bad
26 (22.0%)

Replacement screwdriver

Good
71 (59.2%)

Bad
49 (40.8%)

I liked it. It was nice, straightforward, fun. Let's see if they can maintain it into Bill Shakespeare's England. Hmm, I have the perfect icon for a post that mentions Bill.

ETA:

who_daily, here:

Oh, and because this is my first go, and it's taken me fricking HOURS, and Horatio Must Be Appeased... I'm totally going to abuse the Editor's Choice and pick matgb's reaction poll. Because, you know, polls are good. And I want to see more people voting for Freema's arse.

*Suspects this might get the most votes I've ever had in a poll*

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miss_s_b wrote:

Mar. 31st, 2007 07:17 pm (UTC)

Heee! Snap! ;)

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matgb wrote:

Mar. 31st, 2007 07:19 pm (UTC)

Well, y'know, I did base the Q's off your post, so...

Laurence has voted a new screwdriver as a good thing. Ah well, maybe it'll go wrong in the next episode.

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miss_s_b wrote:

Mar. 31st, 2007 07:24 pm (UTC)

http://lonemagpie.livejournal.com/210643.html

* asks the expert *

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matgb wrote:

Mar. 31st, 2007 07:29 pm (UTC)

What's the question? Didn't hear him say smeg, but wasn't paying too much attention to detail anyway.

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miss_s_b wrote:

Mar. 31st, 2007 07:31 pm (UTC)

NTS: link to comment, not entry.

He hasn't answered yet, and actually? Might not at all. He's a bugger for not answering comments. But, you know, forgive him for writing fantastic Six. ♥

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matgb wrote:

Mar. 31st, 2007 07:36 pm (UTC)

Yeah, a lot of people don't seem to reply to comments. And some of them then complain they don't get many comments. and other people never talk to commenters, always post to the bottom, which always annoys me, talk to your friends friends, much more fun ~~especially if they might be cute~~.

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miss_s_b wrote:

Mar. 31st, 2007 07:39 pm (UTC)

and other people never talk to commenters, always post to the bottom...

...and then wonder why nobody notices they've said something.

* rolleyes *

talk to your friends friends, much more fun ~~especially if they might be cute.~~

I see Martha's arse had EXACTLY the same effect on us both, then? ;)

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js84 wrote:

Mar. 31st, 2007 10:26 pm (UTC)

Having a screwdriver is good, but it would have been better if he didn't find a replacement until a good three or four episodes in. There's probably some technicality that means it wouldn't be possible though...

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a_starfish wrote:

Apr. 2nd, 2007 08:02 am (UTC)

Maybe The Doctor has a cupboard stash full of them in the Tardis?

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js84 wrote:

Apr. 2nd, 2007 10:16 am (UTC)

or he went to the planet Screwfix?

Not wishing to go into any depth about it -a quick look at my userpics will tell you I'm not as much a fan of Doctor Who as a few others I could care to name- his proof of travelling back in time at the end might have been where he got the screwdriver back from? No doubt I'm hopelessly wrong about that.

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rho wrote:

Mar. 31st, 2007 07:48 pm (UTC)

I thought it was a reasonably good episode. It didn't wow me, but it showed promise. If the rest of the series is of that quality, then I'll probably get bored. But then, first episode of a new series, had to introduce the new companion, it was never going to be an absolute wow episode. And I think that what it did, it did reasonably well. So I'm optimistic.

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matgb wrote:

Mar. 31st, 2007 09:35 pm (UTC)

Yeah, pretty much sums up my opinion, it shows potential, and potential is good.

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sexygoldfish_uk wrote:

Apr. 1st, 2007 09:51 am (UTC)

Watched it sitting around with several people not bothered about what was happening asking questions such as "who's he?","should they kiss?" and "what's with all the running about?" throughout it. It did manage to keep my attention though and was pretty straightforwards in line with other first episodes of the series. We'll see where they go with the next few but my plans for Saturday nights will be amended for the next 12 weeks.

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matgb wrote:

Apr. 1st, 2007 10:42 am (UTC)

The running about helped make it I think, it's what the Doctor does.

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miss_s_b wrote:

Apr. 1st, 2007 11:44 pm (UTC)

*Suspects this might get the most votes I've ever had in a poll*

* rails at the silly people who LIKED the ressurection of the Sonic Screwdriver *

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matgb wrote:

Apr. 1st, 2007 11:52 pm (UTC)

I'm looking for the poll that got metaquoted, but it is eluding me, but this is already tipping past any others I can recall apart from that one.

But yeah, weird people, liking the magic get out of everything plot device.

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miss_s_b wrote:

Apr. 1st, 2007 11:55 pm (UTC)

* has difficulty in keeping comments clean *

People = odd.

Although, generally? Oddness is something I like.

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matgb wrote:

Apr. 2nd, 2007 12:02 am (UTC)

Found it:
http://matgb.livejournal.com/61750.html

71 votes it looks like, so we've a way to go yet. Still, we're at 51 already, and one brave soul has said they didn't like it, so I suspect we're going to beat that one...

*is having similar thoughts*

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miss_s_b wrote:

Apr. 2nd, 2007 12:05 am (UTC)

* ups the numbers on the other poll slightly *

* does things which ought to be censored to you *

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matgb wrote:

Apr. 2nd, 2007 12:10 am (UTC)

Still, while looking, I also found this:
http://community.livejournal.com/metaquotes/5014992.html

Which brings back memories. Innit cute?

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miss_s_b wrote:

Apr. 2nd, 2007 12:14 am (UTC)

* vacillates between "awwwwwwwwwwwwww" and "pass the sick bucket" *

I've had Gina going on at me all night about how fab

nadriel is and I have been deprived of your loveliness for too long and it's not fair. Need snuggles right now and want them from you.

* pout *

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a_starfish wrote:

Apr. 2nd, 2007 08:15 am (UTC)

Here from

who_daily.

Just to say... polls are the best!

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matgb wrote:

Apr. 2nd, 2007 11:31 am (UTC)

Polls are always good. 100+ votes in a poll on l'il ol' me's journal? That's just freaky. Nice icon BTW, very cool.

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dougs wrote:

Apr. 2nd, 2007 08:39 pm (UTC)

> Freema's arse

Let's be brutally honest, I'd be ticking "good" here for anyone's arse.

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matgb wrote:

Apr. 2nd, 2007 08:44 pm (UTC)

You do know you don't actually have to tick either box, right?

Scarily, a poll aimed as an in joke for one specific person has had more votes than I've ever had before. Still, it did amuse said person, so objective acheived.

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