Review Thin Ice (2017)

chainsaw_metal1

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Looks like Nardole is missing again.
My guess is this has something to do with this oath he took. Also, what was the oath? I'm getting tired of TV shows doing this with some secret that gets eluded to, but they don't actually reveal for half a season or more. One episode, two, fine. But don't use it to garner my interest just to keep me watching. I'm going to watch anyway.

Sorry. Bad day at work. I'm ranting because I can't stab customers in the throat.
 

chainsaw_metal1

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Not a one of them is worth the jail time.

I am reminded, however, of the discussion in the movie Rope, where Jimmy Stewart offers the idea of being able to, every now and then, kill off those who are deemed unfit for life in society.

Perhaps a discussion best left until you put the kettle on. Do you have any Tim Tams?
 

ant-mac

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Not a one of them is worth the jail time.
You only go to jail if you get caught.
I am reminded, however, of the discussion in the movie Rope, where Jimmy Stewart offers the idea of being able to, every now and then, kill off those who are deemed unfit for life in society.
So it could be argued - from a certain perspective - that you might be performing a public duty.

That sort of public spiritedness should be rewarded, not punished...
Perhaps a discussion best left until you put the kettle on. Do you have any Tim Tams?
My ex liked Tim Tams, I do not.

Mind you, I was quite find of Mary Tamm.

How about Barbeque Shapes? I prefer spicy to sweet...
 

chainsaw_metal1

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You only go to jail if you get caught.
My great-grandfather was a higher up in the mafia. I understand he used to say this all the time.

So it could be argued - from a certain perspective - that you might be performing a public duty.

That sort of public spiritedness should be rewarded, not punished..
I couldn't agree more.

My ex liked Tim Tams, I do not.
I was introduced to them by a friend of my wife's who moved to Australia. But we shall pass on them.

Mind you, I was quite find of Mary Tamm.
Mary Tamm. Hmmmm. Sorry, what were we talking about?

How about Barbeque Shapes? I prefer spicy to sweet...
I've never had them, but I'm willing to try anything once. Weeellll, not anything. But barbeque flavour? I'll give them a go.

Lemon, two sugars in my tea. No milk.

Ah, customer service. Where you get to see the very worst of humanity.
I have long said that everyone should, at some point in their life, have to work customer service during the Christmas season at least once. Maybe, just maybe, people would see what fuckwits they can be.

@ant-mac Do you happen to have any of these in the freezer? If not, can we pick some up?

http://www.aussieproducts.com/prodinfo.asp?number=BF10063#
 
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ant-mac

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My great-grandfather was a higher up in the mafia. I understand he used to say this all the time.
Did he happen to explain to you the secret to the sexual attractiveness of fish?

I hear many members of the Mafia have slept with them.

I could never understand this myself - I prefer women.
I couldn't agree more.
Exactly! And yet there are those who would want to see people like us with our sense of civic duty behind bars... Unbelievable!
I was introduced to them by a friend of my wife's who moved to Australia. But we shall pass on them.
How long is her sentence of penal servitude?
Mary Tamm. Hmmmm. Sorry, what were we talking about?
Something to do with Mafia fishermen I think, but I can't remember...
I've never had them, but I'm willing to try anything once. Weeellll, not anything. But barbeque flavour? I'll give them a go.

Lemon, two sugars in my tea. No milk.
I prefer my tea black and bitter - like my soul.
 

chainsaw_metal1

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Did he happen to explain to you the secret to the sexual attractiveness of fish?

I hear many members of the Mafia have slept with them.
No, nor did he explain the benefits of cement shoes. No arch support, I would imagine. Not at all comfortable.

I could never understand this myself - I prefer women.
So do I, mate. I will forgo any jokes about fishy smells. I am, after all, a gentleman.

Exactly! And yet there are those who would want to see people like us with our sense of civic duty behind bars... Unbelievable!
And those people are what I like to call wrong. We fear that true citizens such as ourselves shall never be understood.

How long is her sentence of penal servitude?
Till death do they part, I believe. Of course, she's not the sharpest crayon in the tool shed, so there's that.

Something to do with Mafia fishermen I think, but I can't remember...
I remember telling Ms. Tamm that the sonic screwdriver was in my pocket, and then telling her that that wasn't my sonic screwdriver. Or did I dream that?

I prefer my tea black and bitter - like my soul.
You have a soul? Lucky bastard. I sold mine for a cold beer. And it wasn't even cold. Nor might it have been beer. I should look into getting a refund.

Update: Watched it, and enjoyed it. Some very good moments, some of it was meh. I still stand by my statement that I'm getting tired of the MacGuffin used in modern television, be it the secret oath here, or some other secret that exists only to keep us tuned in. It's getting old.
 
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ant-mac

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For me, THIN ICE was a series of interesting scenes or moments that just didn't quite add up to a cohesive and convincing serial. Nearly... but not quite. There are "pillar" serials and there are "filler" serials... And this one wasn't a "pillar".

The fact that a warning flashed up on the screen just after the time travellers had left the console room reminded me of part four of AN UNEARTHLY CHILD, when the radiation warning began just after the time travellers left the console room to clean up, after the TARDIS had arrived on Skaro for the very first time. I find it mildly amusing that the Doctor now uses his sonic screwdriver as a torch - which reflects what I've been using mine as during all the power blackouts over the course of the last few years. I did rather enjoy the sequence concerning the non-existent "Peter", but I'm now wondering if Homer Simpson plans to sue when he gets back to the present with his time travelling toaster. I enjoyed the Doctor's punch very much and I hope this might inspire the next show-runner to introduce a new Doctor who is a bit more violent, like William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee, early Tom Baker and Colin Baker.

However, I found it difficult to buy into the gigantic aquatic CGI effect. I thought it was a nice idea, but it was a bit of a shame about the reality. It also seemed like another space whale concept, similar to the idea featured in THE BEAST BELOW. Meanwhile, Bill still irritates me with some of her questions, not to mention most of her expectations concerning the Doctor. And is it just me, or is this series of DOCTOR WHO being particularly rough on little kids? All in all, I didn't enjoy this serial quite as much as SMILE.

By the way, when are they going to start giving some of these serials some decent bloody titles?

THE CREATURE FROM BENEATH THE ICE...
 

Gavin

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The fact that a warning flashed up on the screen just after the time travellers had left the console room reminded me of part four of AN UNEARTHLY CHILD, when the radiation warning began just after the time travellers left the console room to clean up, after the TARDIS had arrived on Skaro for the very first time.
Yeah I thought of that too. You'd think a time machine could be a little more timely with it's warnings. Especially one that's apparently able to archive console rooms that haven't yet been created.

I enjoyed the Doctor's punch very much and I hope this might inspire the next show-runner to introduce a new Doctor who is a bit more violent, like William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee, early Tom Baker and Colin Baker.
Perhaps its time for him to remember a bit of the old Venusian Aikido

However, I found it difficult to buy into the gigantic aquatic CGI effect. I thought it was a nice idea, but it was a bit of a shame about the reality. It also seemed like another space whale concept, similar to the idea featured in THE BEAST BELOW.
I also felt the connection to The Beast Below. And the CGI for that sort of thing is always challenging, even with a blockbuster movie budget. It was OK as long as we didn't see much of it but the end scenes of it swimming away down the Thames looked pretty poor.
 

ant-mac

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Yeah I thought of that too. You'd think a time machine could be a little more timely with it's warnings. Especially one that's apparently able to archive console rooms that haven't yet been created.
Exactly.
Perhaps its time for him to remember a bit of the old Venusian Aikido.
Bring it on!

It's time for an arse-kicking, especially now that the word "arse" has started popping up in various DOCTOR WHO serials.

What's next?

Master: Peoples of the universe, please attend carefully. The message that follows is vital to the future of you all...

Doctor: Why don't you shut the fuck up and get the fuck out of here before I reach up and pull that beard of yours out through your arsehole?
I also felt the connection to The Beast Below. And the CGI for that sort of thing is always challenging, even with a blockbuster movie budget. It was OK as long as we didn't see much of it but the end scenes of it swimming away down the Thames looked pretty poor.
Yeah, exactly how did Moby the Dick get through that bridge without knocking it down?

No, don't tell me. I'll just use my own CGI...

Calamitously Gloomy Imagination.
 

chainsaw_metal1

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Perhaps its time for him to remember a bit of the old Venusian Aikido
Absolutely! It's time to see more action from The Doctor.

Master: Peoples of the universe, please attend carefully. The message that follows is vital to the future of you all...

Doctor: Why don't you shut the fuck up and get the fuck out of here before I reach up and pull that beard of yours out through your arsehole?
If this exchange doesn't happen, I'm going to be sorely disappointed.
 

Gavin

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Master: Peoples of the universe, please attend carefully. The message that follows is vital to the future of you all...

Doctor: Why don't you shut the fuck up and get the fuck out of here before I reach up and pull that beard of yours out through your arsehole?
I'd pay money to see that exchange on screen. Might be a little difficult at the moment with Missy.
 

Doctor Omega

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So perhaps we might see an even earlier version of him - one with a beard.

I wonder if the Peter Cushing/Rogue one c.g.i. technology might come in use here? In a Delgado-esque way, that is?

For a couple of seconds in the background at least, given the budget!

Doubt it would be Ainley for some reason. Eighties Who snubbed again. Poor Anthony.
 
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