"Negative population growth"

Your opinion matters as much as anybody elses' on the internet. The problem comes when some people think their opinion matters more.

I may grab an episode on a slow evening and give it another shot, but the first season soured it quite a bit for me. I can forgive a lot on TV, especially in a first season, but the way they shot it, the stories they chose etc. that was just all way too inviting to compare to the same episode where TGUK did it and the…

Lane changes. Or rather, how they do it. The jerky move on the highway is usually a pretty good indication to me that the person isn't very aware of their surroundings (bonus points for not signaling in advance). The Other sign is on how often they are on their brakes, again, if you know what's going on around you you…

I am not saying you shouldn't watch it, just that for me it really didn't do anything.

The question is, with a limited time budget, is it worth for me to dedicate an hour or so a week to it?

I suspected that, but really, why watch a worse made remake when the original is available?

Yeah, that was sort of my point, though I think you made it much better :)

It goes way beyond "Bavaria's special status". Germany is remarkably regional with local customs and dialects. Keep in mind that Germany, as a nation, is really not THAT old. Beforehand it was all small little Kingdoms / States.

Yeah, good luck. There isn't really a whole lot out there. Almost all car companies that aren't German and in the high priced sector seem to have departed the wagon business.

"What kind of world is this where Stuttgart's finest sells milk jugs, but not Mercedes-brand lederhosen?"

Interesting. Though yeah it's at least 10K more than the Subaru was though roughly were I guess the Passat would have been.

Well, let's hope for the best but I won't be holding my breath.

Ah thanks, missed it.

Well yeah, Moffat seems to be unable to find a happy middle ground. I thought some aspects of Davis' Doctor Who telling was a bit heavy handed, but I find myself wishing him back almost.

I always thought that people buying condoms for their iPhones was a good indication of a failed industrial design. I should not need to buy a condom to protect a device when I use it in the way it is intended. But then, there is a huge amount of extra money to be made by companies with very little effort.

You're failing to understand how human psychology works. I had the exact same reaction when I compared the "heft" of my iPhone 4 with a friends Samsung. It's just a human "attitude" towards things that we expect solid things to weight more. Of course that has little to do with the actual strength of a given device…

I should add that I have to wonder actually just how much of this has to do with the BBC getting money, at least in part, now out of the US and indeed seem to have targeted the US market as their next target. Doctor Who WAS great because it was so absolutely British, had stories that really could only work in Britain…

Honestly I am less than enthused about this series. It seems to be more about the Ponds and the Doctor than anything else with a heavy helping of "fan service" in the process.