People who don't know their genres call SW sci-fi.tghm1801 said:I brought up Star Wars because Terry said that you can hardly label Doctor Who as Science Fiction, and Star Wars is constantly clearly labelled as Science Fiction.
BTW nice coding fail.
I LOVE STEVEN MOFFATIscin said:Terry is referencing an old Russell penned episode here. The new series (5) is headed by Moffat (the man who wrote Blink) and is a far more creative writer. I have higher hopes for intelligence in this series, but I will have to give my final verdict at the end of it.
Nihilism_Is_Bliss said:How pointless, what an idiot.
Dissing doctor who for not making scientific sense is absolutely pointless.
Doctor who is loved for it's ridiculously corny nonsensicality, and has been for over 40 years.
Besides, The Doctor is a freakin super intelligent time traveling alien that is hundreds of years old, what the shit does Terry know about science in comparison to him?
Doctor Who is older, more popular, more famous, and is not trying to be what Pratchett's work is.
Pratchett should sit down, shut up, and respect his elders.
Oh this is so accurate.Lemon Of Life said:I've stopped liking Doctor Who, I just don't like the way the series tries to make each episode grandiose and powerful, trying to tug at your heartstrings and creep you out using the same techniques over and over again.
Freedom of speech doesn't mean you have to agree with what he's saying.generic gamer said:Isn't it lovely how freedom of speech goes out the window when we don't agree with the speech?
I believe the actual, original, explanation is that it's quantum based, they exist as stone when observed, and revert to normal when unobserved. following the principle that things do not exist unless observed.Kouen said:Ive not bothered with the rebooted series, I Used to watch the Right. In Flesh and Stone, it does state that the Angels don't have to turn to stone, it's just a defence mechanism when they think someone's watching them. So they may still be stone even when someone's not watching them. (The old trick in Blink is like sticking a mirror in front of a swamp dragon)
The "eye" trick only came from the progenitor Angel that the Bishop's were chasing. The one's in Blink were scavengers, not warriors. That's why they time-rip people instead of absorbing their cortexes and snapping their necks.
The memory wiping was caused from the time-spillage (which conveniently also erases the stupid Cyberman attacking London plot from Xmas)
You can see the stone change is subconscious defence when Amy is walking through them.
Any more questions?
If they had found a many eyed bug that could see in the dark, that would have been a MUCH better ending then the one they had. Or even by filling the cavern with bats. Echolocation is a form of observation so it would have worked.wildpeaks said:snip