Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 7308219)

:suspect: Since when has Doctor Who stuck to scientific fact?

It's called science FICTION for a reason. :laugh:

Originally Posted by Sticks (Post 7308459)

I have been involved with Science fiction, especially when I was in a better position to write my Mystical Realms stories. You still make sure you get your science right!

That is why they had science advisers for the Star Trek programmes and some of the Hollywood movies such as Sunshine, which had Professor Brian Cox as a science adviser.

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 7308464)

But they've never stuck to scientific facts/principles on Doctor Who. A large part of it is as much "magic" as something like Harry Potter.

Remember when the Earth was "stolen" and nothing catastrophic happened? :laugh:

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 7308223)

The next episode is reminding me of that Agatha Christie episode that David Tennant had. :laugh:

Originally Posted by Sticks (Post 7308192)

Does it not bother anyone that this episode plays fast and loose with science.
1) it effectively repeats the myth about seeing the Great Wall of China from the Moon. You would only be able to discern street lights from Low Earth Orbit.

2) The Moon is tidally locked and goes round the earth in about 30 days, not a few minutes as was implied by the graphic of the rotating Earth as lights go out.

3) The moon also stabilises the Earth at its 23 degrees off the vertical which gives us the seasons, so an increasing moon mass would do more than mess with the tides.

4) Episode ignores accepted theory for origin of the Moon, namely a glancing blow collision with a planetoid called Thea. This was confirmed by samples brought back by the Apollo missions, backed up by Russian samples.

Originally Posted by Shaun (Post 7319400)

who was the voice of Gus? Sounded so familiar.