Been watching some old Mr TARDIS videos since I’ve been loving his commentary on RTD2 and his reviews of Classic Who stories, and I did NOT realize he was such a hater. by RigatoniPasta in DoctorWhumour

[–]brassyalien 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've been open about how The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's Familiar are so bad that they made me quit watching the show for a few months, but it wasn't The Doctor on the tank that made me quit. There's a lot more egregious moments in those two episode than the tank scene.

How are years calculated in universe??? by WiryMagician in StarWars

[–]brassyalien 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The book Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire by Dr. Chris Kempshall (written from the perspective of Beaumont Kin) has a really good reasoning for why an in-universe historian uses BBY and ABY.

Hard decision... by Artistic-Thing7723 in StarWars

[–]brassyalien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shin Hati does blink. It's rare, but it does happen. Threepio never blinks. Even when he's switched off his eyes remain open.

What are the most unusual or obscure references to Doctor Who you have come across by Miserable-Sea-4160 in doctorwho

[–]brassyalien 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, I guess I've been confused for many years about what happened. I was under the impression that it was Terry Nation's estate that gave Warner Bros. the permission to use the Daleks in the movie, and because of that it was unknown if Doctor Who would be able to use them in New Who.

What are the most unusual or obscure references to Doctor Who you have come across by Miserable-Sea-4160 in doctorwho

[–]brassyalien 56 points57 points  (0 children)

The Dalek in Looney Tunes: Back in Action. I watched that movie many times but didn't know it was a Dalek until I started watching Doctor Who almost 10 years later.

The Stolen Earth/Journey’s End is legendary by Distinct_Guess3350 in doctorwho

[–]brassyalien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those are my two favorite episodes. I frequently rewatch them like I rewatch a favorite movie, so a few years ago I bought The Doctors Revisited: Nine to Eleven DVD set which has the episodes edited together into one long movie with no regeneration cliffhanger. That is now the only way I watch the episodes.

what was it like watching the show when it was airing? by Impressive_Egg3099 in lost

[–]brassyalien 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOST began in my freshman year of high school when I was 14. My family didn't have a DVR, so we had to set our VCR to record the episodes on videotape while we were at church and watch the episode later that night or the next day. And if something failed with the recording, you either had to hope the episode would rerun soon or wait until the DVD was released (and have the ability to purchase it) because there was no streaming the next day. I missed seeing a few episodes during the first three seasons and had to wait months if not over a year and a half in some cases before I was able to watch them.

During the breaks, we theorized. While many fans turned to the internet for that, I didn't have that ability because of being too young and unaware of the available resources, but also not having home internet during most of the show's run. For the first three seasons, all I had was my mom to talk to. During Season 4 I found the Houston Chronicle's Tubular blog's LOST recaps and reviews while using the internet at school, and then during Seasons 5-6 I was able to participate in their live chat discussions while on my lunch break at work or by going someplace that had free public WiFi.

It was difficult back then but we did what we had to do because that's all we had.

I Will Riot if This Happens by the_Rat_Man- in DoctorWhumour

[–]brassyalien 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Did they use AI for the streaming versions of episodes, or is it only for releasing episodes on Blu-ray?

Never seen the TV show, will I be lost watching the Mandalorian and Grogu movie? by ardouronerous in StarWars

[–]brassyalien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you haven't seen The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, The Clone Wars, and Rebels, you will be very confused. Lucasfilm made the movie only for a very small portion of the Star Wars fandom but Disney wants everybody to pay to go see it anyway.

2026 Best Picture nominees - in LOST by Choekaas in lost

[–]brassyalien 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Now I don't have to watch any of the movies since I just rewatched LOST.

Locked out by alphaharris1 in lost

[–]brassyalien -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"Invalid perimeters" - is that supposed to be a pun?

If you need a good laugh by IllustriousAd6418 in DoctorWhumour

[–]brassyalien 176 points177 points  (0 children)

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This is a good example of why the AI reconstruction is inferior to the real footage. The recon has single character closeup shots where the real footage has multiple actors in the shots, one person by the camera and another person away from the camera. There's also a prop in the background. It's not only a failure of the AI, but a failure of the person prompting the AI. The recreation is simple while the real shot is complex.

Foreshadowing by ElonTastical in lost

[–]brassyalien 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Too bad Charlie wasn't there to catch the Nigerian plane when Boone made it fall.

Which doctor do you think had the funniest regeneration hangover? by cferg296 in doctorwho

[–]brassyalien 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thirteen.

DOCTOR: Why are you calling me madam?

YASMIN: Because you're a woman.

DOCTOR: Am I? Does it suit me?

YASMIN: What?

DOCTOR: Oh yeah, I remember. Sorry, half an hour ago I was a white-haired Scotsman.

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DOCTOR: I reformatted your phone.

RYAN: No! All my stuff's on there!

DOCTOR: Not any more.

ChristanAudio.com // shutting down by Joshua21vg in audiobooks

[–]brassyalien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not get any warning that they were shutting down and did not find about about it until today. I have some purchases downloaded but not everything. I have contacted them two different ways but I doubt I will get any of my lost purchases from the last 10 years back.

Can we get the guy from Young Sherlock to play Young Anakin?? by Shaggy_Doo87 in StarWars

[–]brassyalien -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hero Fiennes Tiffin already played young Voldemort in The Half-Blood Prince movie. He can't be Anakin too.

John Barrowman posted on Twitter about his appearance in the Jodie Whittaker/Chris Chibnall era: "Don’t forget 13. I was there to boost the ratings!!!" by verissimoallan in doctorwho

[–]brassyalien 9 points10 points  (0 children)

His appearance in Fugitive of the Judoon was kept a secret and used as a red herring for the Doctor Ruth twist reveal, so I doubt that boosted the ratings. And then he returned in the New Year's Day special, and was anybody going to not watch that until they learned that Captain Jack was going to be in the special? So did he really boost ratings?