Darth Caedus
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Uhhhh, I don't know about him eclipsing them; I really liked BOTH of them. Can't wait to find out though
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Uhhhh, I don't know about him eclipsing them; I really liked BOTH of them. Can't wait to find out though
Memnoch
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If he doesn't eclipse, he will AT LEAST rival them. Just the way he talks, and moves.. you can see it in him. I see what the Moff saw which is a natural presence and very Doctor like already.
The reason why I typed "eclipse" is because everything I have seen from him, Matt Smith I mean, is his mannerisms just remind me of Classic Who for some reason. They way he talks and moves is just very Doctor-ish in a way that 9 and 10 weren't. I can't really put my finger on what it is...
Reinhardt
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Ok, I FINALLY got caught up with Doctor Who and finished all the special episodes. I have to admit, the only one that was good was the Waters of Mars. The End of Time was very lackluster. It didn't feel like a Doctor Who episode at all, and had some cheap scenes that felt too much like Star Wars.
I am happy that Russel T. Davies is gone now and am very very excited to see what Stephen Moffat can do. Blink was by far my favorite of the new Doctor Who episodes.
Let's see what Matt Smith can do now... he seemed too much like Tennant at the end of the episode, but I am very excited to see his take on the Doctor.
I am happy that Russel T. Davies is gone now and am very very excited to see what Stephen Moffat can do. Blink was by far my favorite of the new Doctor Who episodes.
Let's see what Matt Smith can do now... he seemed too much like Tennant at the end of the episode, but I am very excited to see his take on the Doctor.
Better than Tennant? = Already there.
My reason?
He sounded very natural in how he talked both in the interview and the actual clip.
In the history of the show the best Doctors have either been an extension of their own personality ( Tom Baker for example ) or because they were brilliant character actors ( Patrick Troughton. ).
Matt Smith appears to be from the same school as Tom and while I don't expect he'll top him he will at least be a believable,credible Doctor which his predecessor never was.
My reason?
He sounded very natural in how he talked both in the interview and the actual clip.
In the history of the show the best Doctors have either been an extension of their own personality ( Tom Baker for example ) or because they were brilliant character actors ( Patrick Troughton. ).
Matt Smith appears to be from the same school as Tom and while I don't expect he'll top him he will at least be a believable,credible Doctor which his predecessor never was.
Kabukiman
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Yo guys are just mesmerized by the jaw. Huge jaw = classic look.
Darth Caedus
Formerly Congerking
I think maybe it's the big hair
Liking "Blink" is considered good taste? I know different people like different things but I fail to see why this episode gets so much praise..... a lack of Tennant perhaps?
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ProgMatinee
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Blink is great. Lots of good quotes, great suspense. Good humor. Very good tv episode period never mind just Doctor Who.
ermmm great writing and great acting aren't good enough reasons?
Had it not followed the fortnight of near coma inducing tedium that was "Family of Blood/Human Nature" I perhaps would have been a bit more open minded towards it but aside from the Weeping Angels being a decent concept I think it is only beaten as worst Who story ever by "Love & Monsters".
Considering the relative lack of both the main "hero" characters of the series I don't think it deserves to be even called a Doctor Who story.
In the Classic era there was the odd episode in a multi-part story where the Doctor was absent usually because the actor was on holiday but having him absent for most of a one off 45 minute story is just a waste of an opportunity to further develop his character who IMO should be the main focus of every story, not a bunch of random characters the viewer has no reason to care about.
Had the story been 3 parts and the Doctor been absent for the middle bit only to return to save the day in part 3 then it would have worked for me but as it was it represents the point where my opinion of the last regime tanked.
ProgMatinee
circlesendwheretheybegin
personally it didn't matter whether Tennant was in it for 5 minutes or 35 minutes. great tv is great tv. the villians are great and so was the idea that the solution would be Easter Eggs in DVDs. I thought the writing was wonderful and the humor was great. "The angels have the phonebox"..."I have that on a t-shirt" exchange is one of the funniest moments I can remember on a Who episode.
Those episodes wouldn't exist otherwise (and neither would the excellent Turn Left). There's only time for the leads to shoot 13 episodes a year, and with the Christmas special factored in that means either a Doctor-lite episode or nothing at all. The three Doctor-lite episodes have been incredible, and have all been about the Doctor in some way.
And while it may seem we have no reason to care about Elton or Sally, the writing and performances have been so strong across the board that they actually wind up becoming more involving than the companions (remember the nine million cries for Sally Sparrow to replace Martha?).
I know you don't like them, but they're brilliant.
Human Nature/Family of Blood are two of my favorite Doctor Who episodes as well. Plays nicely as a parallel to The End of Time.
Reinhardt
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Memnoch
Lt. Vulture
I agree, Human Nature/Family of Blood is brilliant and the end scene is just absolutely touching. Especially if you've ever had family serve.
Call me old fashioned but if I watch a show named Doctor Who ( or whatever ) I expect it to feature the title characters for the majority of the proceedings. The first time "Blink" aired I missed the pre-credits sequence and ended up having to check to make sure I'd got the right channel.
As for the other story I think it was a perfect example of how Tennant switched off whenever the "manic" act wasn't required and I felt that as his Doctor already behaved too much like a human having him essentially become one for a while was just overkill.
ProgMatinee
circlesendwheretheybegin
Meh different strokes...personally I think "The Doctor" was a featured component of the episode even though the actor himself wasn't in it very much. And it was an episode that transcended being "Doctor Who" and was a pretty darn entertaining bit of tv no matter what the title of the show was. Over the course of a 12 or 13 episode season I think theres room to have an episode like that once in a while. Probably should have done that more during the Tom Baker years and improved the acting via subtraction.
I'll take a great hour of entertainment that didn't fit the "normal" format of a show over some piece of drivel that was written solely to satisfy some big headed actor that thought he was becoming the franchise itself.
I'll take a great hour of entertainment that didn't fit the "normal" format of a show over some piece of drivel that was written solely to satisfy some big headed actor that thought he was becoming the franchise itself.
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^^^what he said
and bcm, it "deserves" to be called a Dr Who story, because it's on the Dr Who TV show, by the Dr Who writers & production team, with Dr Who titles & theme tune, in the Dr Who time slot.
That classifies it as a Dr Who story. Not every story in any particular TV series has to focus on the main characters all the time you know. A good story is a good story.
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actually that's a good point. The Doctor played a key role in how those events occured. I'd say he was pretty damn important in how that story played out.
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