Dr Who series 5 Anticipation Thread *May Contain Spoilers* - Page 12

Taminar · 11-07-2009, 12:30 AM

Looks like it's official, November 15 is the airdate for "The Waters of Mars" in the UK. It won't air on BBC America until sometime in December.

rclpb · 11-07-2009, 06:30 AM

How hard is it to just buy the dvd from England and skip the wait?

Taminar · 11-12-2009, 10:15 PM

British DVDs are Region 2, and the US is Region 1, so you'd have to have a compatible player or a program to run it on your computer. I'm not sure if the differences between NTSC and PAL are relevant anymore. I think PAL has more lines than NTSC, so there were issues playing them on American TVs, I think. I never tried to play a PAL videotape on an NTSC TV.

I can always find someplace to download the episodes online, and then we buy the DVDs whenever they do come out in the U.S.

Taminar · 11-16-2009, 12:33 AM

Let me know when you've all seen this so we can discuss.
What can I safely say without leaving too many spoilers?

I think the BBC should have aired this on November 21 instead of Nov. 15.
Not as scary as I think some of the media have made it out to be. It's more disturbing than scary.
Oh, my, what is going through the 10th Doctor's mind there at the end?!

Chris · 11-16-2009, 10:46 AM

omg i loved the episode!!!! and i agree it wasn't that scary! but i agree what was the doctor thinking?!?!? all went to his head me thinks

see this is why he needs a human companion lmao!!!

Dont want to see tennent go

Taminar · 11-17-2009, 12:18 AM

We must keep our hopes up that Matt Smith will be almost as good. I'm not sure anyone will ever be as good as Tennant.

11-07-2009, 06:30 AM	#167 (permalink)
rclpb Groupie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2	buy it in England How hard is it to just buy the dvd from England and skip the wait?

11-16-2009, 12:33 AM	#169 (permalink)
Taminar Intern Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pensacola, The Hurricane State Posts: 830	The Waters of Mars Let me know when you've all seen this so we can discuss. What can I safely say without leaving too many spoilers? I think the BBC should have aired this on November 21 instead of Nov. 15. Not as scary as I think some of the media have made it out to be. It's more disturbing than scary. Oh, my, what is going through the 10th Doctor's mind there at the end?!

11-16-2009, 10:46 AM	#170 (permalink)
Chris Agent Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 16,969	omg i loved the episode!!!! and i agree it wasn't that scary! but i agree what was the doctor thinking?!?!? all went to his head me thinks see this is why he needs a human companion lmao!!! Dont want to see tennent go __________________ My Art! California Here We Come, Right Back Where We Started From... [Legions Of Hell] [Into The Twilight] [Shadows In The Dark] Chris & Chloe xoxo

11-07-2009, 12:30 AM	#166 (permalink)
Taminar Intern Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pensacola, The Hurricane State Posts: 830	Looks like it's official, November 15 is the airdate for "The Waters of Mars" in the UK. It won't air on BBC America until sometime in December.

11-12-2009, 10:15 PM	#168 (permalink)
Taminar Intern Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pensacola, The Hurricane State Posts: 830	British DVDs are Region 2, and the US is Region 1, so you'd have to have a compatible player or a program to run it on your computer. I'm not sure if the differences between NTSC and PAL are relevant anymore. I think PAL has more lines than NTSC, so there were issues playing them on American TVs, I think. I never tried to play a PAL videotape on an NTSC TV. I can always find someplace to download the episodes online, and then we buy the DVDs whenever they do come out in the U.S.

11-17-2009, 12:18 AM	#171 (permalink)
Taminar Intern Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pensacola, The Hurricane State Posts: 830	We must keep our hopes up that Matt Smith will be almost as good. I'm not sure anyone will ever be as good as Tennant.