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Meglos said:
I don't see Talons of Weng-Chiang as racist. Yes, the villains are for the most part Asian, but that is because they are a criminal Tong recruited by an (non-Asian) ALIEN. The story isn't saying all Asians are evil. Granted, it would have given more of a balance if there had been a sympathetic Asian character, perhaps one of the Tong turned "good" and helping the Doctor.

Casting a white man as Chang is regrettable in retrospect, but that's a production decision, it doesn't detract from an excellent story. It wasn't intentionally racist.

Boring? I find it extremely dramatic, but I guess that's a matter of opinion too. Tom Baker is still taking it seriously, Louise Jameson excels as Leela in an alien (to her) setting, and Jago & Litefoot are much-loved characters who have their own successful audio spin-offs.
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...I think myself that you nailed it just here Meglos with there being no 'balance' within the 'Chinese' characters... in the 80's there was a lot of mistrust with the Chinese etc at the time... I think that the writers at the time probably thought that everyone hated the Chinese and therefore played on the public's fears of the 'commies' just to sell the story I imagine... which is a shame really... the writers of the show usually 'get it right' most of the time... the story itself was 50-50 with me at the time although I have seen worse lol!... as you also said... Tom Baker was still taking it seriously at that particular time which did help to take the story more seriously but it still did have many faults... oh well... you can't get it right EVERY time I guess... lol!... oh!... by the way... I loved Leela... cheers.
 
Mr Stickyfingers said:
...I think myself that you nailed it just here Meglos with there being no 'balance' within the 'Chinese' characters... in the 80's there was a lot of mistrust with the Chinese etc at the time... I think that the writers at the time probably thought that everyone hated the Chinese and therefore played on the public's fears of the 'commies' just to sell the story I imagine... which is a shame really... the writers of the show usually 'get it right' most of the time... the story itself was 50-50 with me at the time although I have seen worse lol!... as you also said... Tom Baker was still taking it seriously at that particular time which did help to take the story more seriously but it still did have many faults... oh well... you can't get it right EVERY time I guess... lol!... oh!... by the way... I loved Leela... cheers.
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One bit that they did get right was with the characterisation of Leela. The scenes where she is invited to a posh dinner, only to chomp on the bone, prompting the gentleman Professor Litefoot to do the same, was wonderful.
 
Omg, so tempting to watch iview. The new ep is just sitting there, waiting to be watched.

But I want my first viewing on a big screen. So I resist. Sigh.
ABC should have screened it in the wee hours, stupid ABC, grrr.
 
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nutmeg said:
Omg, so tempting to watch iview. The new ep is just sitting there, waiting to be watched.

But I want my first viewing on a big screen. So I resist. Sigh.
ABC should have screened it in the wee hours, stupid ABC, grrr.
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Same here, I want to watch it in comfort rather than on a computer screen. I have to record it tonight as I'm still surrounded by family, but as soon as they go to bed I'll be ready.
 
My nieces and nephew are DW obsessed (my fault I'm afraid). They are continually asking if we can watch more. So far this weekend we've done three Sylvester McCoy episodes (not full stories) as he seems to be their favourite, along with Ace and Mel, and Daleks of course.
 
inumeenu said:
So The Sun have reported the new doctor has been revealed...

http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...s/news-story/01197871f47dbc55da9beeee1616123b
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The BBC has denied the claims and insisted no casting decisions have been made.
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With Capaldi’s replacement not yet announced an early regeneration would be sure to guarantee higher audience ratings, something that the last full season struggled with.
[DOUBLEPOST=1492316853][/DOUBLEPOST]Not aimed at you @inumeenu , thanks for posting.

Just seems to be "fake news" based on nothing.
 
Haha yeah I know!! Stupid The Sun!!

Meglos said:
The BBC has denied the claims and insisted no casting decisions have been made.
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With Capaldi’s replacement not yet announced an early regeneration would be sure to guarantee higher audience ratings, something that the last full season struggled with.
[DOUBLEPOST=1492316853][/DOUBLEPOST]Not aimed at you @inumeenu , thanks for posting.

Just seems to be "fake news" based on nothing.
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...well... I'm here and... as with others I managed not to watch it on IView... man am I pumped up for this!... I really do hope that I like Bill... I haven't in the trailers... but!... everyone deserves a chance don't they?... be a good companion Bill... please!... on a side note...

inumeenu said:
So The Sun have reported the new doctor has been revealed...

http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...s/news-story/01197871f47dbc55da9beeee1616123b
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...I predicted him above to be Capaldi's replacement and if it is him I will be stoked... I really like him as an actor and I think that he would be great in the role... just saying... cheers.
 
...one thing that I've been wondering about in the trailers... how does a Dalek fit into a story about a woman/creature made of water?... this I've got to see... I've tried to work out how it would fit in lol!... cheers.
 
...oh wow!... a photo of Susan his grand daughter (I hope that she does a cameo on here this year)... hahaha!... I love all of those old Sonic Screwdrivers sitting in the pen holder on his desk lol!... cheers.
 
...hahaha!... "did you build that (The Tardis) from a kit?"... thankfully I'm liking Bill already so far... cheers.
 
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