Oct 19
This little bit of news just makes me think wistfully of one of my favorite scenes in the new Doctor Who — here’s a transcript, because I have no idea how to rip a scene from a dvd:
- The Master: No, no, no, before all that I just want to say… Thank you. Thank you one and all. You ugly, fat-faced bunch of wet, snivelling traitors.
- Cabinet minister: Yes, quite… very funny. But I th-
- The Master: No, no. That wasn’t funny. Hmmm, you see I’m not making myself very clear. Funny is like this [He smilies manically] Not funny is like this [He frowns] And right now, I’m not like – [He smiles again] – I’m like [He frowns] because you are traitors. Yes, YOU ARE! As soon as you saw the votes swinging my way, you abandoned your parties and you jumped on the Saxon bandwagon. So, this… is your reward.
- [He pulls out a gas mask and puts it on]
- Cabinet minister: Excuse me, Prime Minister, do you mind me asking, what is that?
- The Master: [muffled behind the mask] MphIt’s a gphass maskph.
- Cabinet minister: I beg your pardon?
- The Master: [He pulls up the mask] It’s a gas mask. [He grins and pulls it back down]
- Cabinet minister: Yes… but um.. why are you wearing it?
- The Master: Well, becauph omph the gphass.
- Cabinet minister: I’m sorry?
- The Master: [Pulling up the mask again] Because of the gas. [He pulls the mask back down]
- Cabinet minister: …What gas?
- The Master: This gas.
- [Gas sprays into the room, killing the ministers inside]
- Cabinet minister: (Drowning) You’re insane, Saxon!
- [The Master grins behind his gas mask and gives a double thumbs up]
(It’s from “The Sound of Drums” from Season 3.) Who knew a scene featuring a character that was being used to make fun of then-British PM Tony Blair could be so prescient? Then again, they don’t call politics the other oldest profession for nothing.
(And, apropos of nothing, here’s a satire of a “next” season episode list of Doctor Who.)
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October 19th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
They left an episode off that “next season” list:
The Flaws of Axos: Due to a malfunction in the TARDIS’ Continuity Protection Circuit, the Doctor finds himself back at UNIT in the 1970s, working with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Jo Grant to defeat the Axons while outwitting the Master. This time, the Doctor also finds time to improve on all the cheesy special effects, and to bring Roger Delgado into the 21st century — alive, well, and able to resume playing the Master in future Doctor Who series.
October 19th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Sigh…
October 19th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
http://www.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/technology?type=technologyNews&w1=B7ovpm21IaDoL40ZFnNfGe&w2=B82x9Ksc5UNVzDjpITcIrRbi&src=blogBurst_technologyNews&bbPostId=BEsjfXuN3USnCz2gltsuN6fmRB8kd1UnLYtRhCzBRP0YHBSLjY&bbParentWidgetId%3 (via Fark)
October 19th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Aargh!
Speaking of the pepper pots… R2-D2 is really a baby Dalek (and thus, really teh eville!) — discuss.
October 19th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Speaking of the pepper pots… (But I do say a Dalek wouldn’t go “Wheeee!”, a Dalek would go “Aaaaaaaaaaaa!”)
October 20th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I’m not terribly fond of the new younger Master as such, and the less said of the Invisible Stalker of the 8th Doctor’s movie the better, but I’ve always liked the character. It’s probably no surprise that the new batch of writers aren’t up to using him well.
October 21st, 2008 at 9:55 am
Sigh…
…is that good?
October 21st, 2008 at 10:11 am
I should have made that “wistful sigh.” Though I did kinda like John Simms… Can’t see him bringing off a beard, though. That is, uh, a growth of facial hair, not a— you know, I think I’ll stop now. (Reading TV Tropes has indeed ruined my life.)