Dr. Who - Returns - April 23, 2011 - BBC America

Great. Another season I'll have to (eventually) get on DVD.

We never got BBCA. I'd been watching on SyFy, until that fell through.

Eh. I shouldn't complain. At least it's still being produced so there ARE discs to buy or rent.

 

I usually download it because:

It hasn't been on BBCA until weeks or months after it airs in the UK

I don't yet get BBCA in HD.

So only 1 out of my 2 reasons are addressed for this upcoming episode, so I'll still download the HD version.

 

I am glad I get BBCA. Has a few other good shows on it.

 

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I tend to fall into this category, as well I did purchase the HD Season 6 (Part 1) from iTunes to try to assuage my guilt a little, though. I suspect I'm too impatient to wait a day, though...

 

Agreed. I wish FiOS would get with the program. Watching DW in standard def, cropped and grainy ruins it. Of course, in the 80's I was watching it on a snowy 15" TV with rabbit ears at 11pm on Friday nights on PBS. How far we've come.

 

You think _you've_ seen changes in DW?

I used to watch it at 5:25 on a Saturday (starting from the first show).
Live, of course - this was well before VCRs were consumer items.
We didn't even have a TV in those days, so I had to go watch at a friend's house. That's not quite as easy as you might think, either - we lived a couple of miles outside the nearest village, so finding a nearby tuned to the right channel wasn't all that easy, even with only two channels to choose from

 

I recorded the BBCA offering via DirecTV SD, but it just looks like letterboxed grainy crap.

Downloaded the BBC airing along with the Confidential (which BBCA doesn't even offer).
Will watch tonight in all their widescreen glory.


phox

 

Thanks for mentioning the DW Confidential, I wasn't aware of its existence and now I am able to download it to watch after I watch DW episode from BBCA.

 

Confidential is great. They have something similar for Torchwood if you watch it.

 

I particularly liked the last two.
Karen and Arthur were quite amazed by the scenery in Utah, along with the rest of the production team.
The locals they hired, not so much.


phox

 

Thanks I do watch Torchwood....when is it coming back???? I have downloaded all the past seasons of DW and Torchwood, guess I have go go find the Confidentials as well now. Thanks again for the heads up.

 

July.

 

I think they're doing another mini series like the last one. This time more set in America.

 

No, it's an actual season. And yes, partly filmed in America, and an American co-production.

 

I guess its 10 episodes, so longer than last, but shorter than the first two. Either way I'm happy to have it back.

 

Is it more than just the first two?

 

Just discovered that it's available as a 1-Click TV pass on Amazon. Since I don't get BBCA I subscribed, and it auto downloads on the TiVo of my choice when it's available. Cool.