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Very funny pix,I just don't get why people have such a boner for David Tennant's one dimensional portrayal of the Doctor.
All he does well is rush round being "manic" and that's it. He can't do any other sort of emotion convincingly and he's not evolved his portrayal of the character since day one.
All he does well is rush round being "manic" and that's it. He can't do any other sort of emotion convincingly and he's not evolved his portrayal of the character since day one.
I am inclined to sort of agree with that.
I didn't mind Tennant at first but much like my rants (lol!) his "cheeky chappie" act started to get old very quickly and after 3 series it's been beaten to death.
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Darth Caedus
Formerly Congerking
What you got against hot blondes????
Nothing as long as they are decent characters but the whole concept of the Doctor having a daughter especially one that's such a stereotypical "action girl" in the same vein as Buffy or Lara Croft is IMO one of RTD's biggest brainfarts and not something I want to see.
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Les Walker
Digging my way out!
Just wanted to compliment you Pixletwin on your ever evolving avatar. You have reached my favorite Doctor, so loving it! 
I do hope the future of DW is not a slack one. I am worried. It restarted off so well with Eccleston, and some great eps in Tennant's watch, but I do see some wear in it now. Hope they can keep things fresh while continuing.
I do hope the future of DW is not a slack one. I am worried. It restarted off so well with Eccleston, and some great eps in Tennant's watch, but I do see some wear in it now. Hope they can keep things fresh while continuing.
Had Christopher Eccleston stayed on longer I feel he could have been a serious challenger for the title of best Doctor ever and of the 10 actors to have played the role I'd put him at number 4.
Unlike David Tennant he was great at expressing all kinds of emotions and didn't go overboard with the human mannerisms and cliches which like Tom Baker gave his Doctor this wonderful "not of this Earth" quality,the bit in "Rose" where he was explaining how he could feel the planet Earth falling through space was brilliant and his darker side that was shown in "Dalek" was as he would have said himself FANTASTIC!!!
I could have watched him play the Doctor for a good few years and feel the character would have been a lot more unpredictable than he is with Tennant's one trick pony act.
Unlike David Tennant he was great at expressing all kinds of emotions and didn't go overboard with the human mannerisms and cliches which like Tom Baker gave his Doctor this wonderful "not of this Earth" quality,the bit in "Rose" where he was explaining how he could feel the planet Earth falling through space was brilliant and his darker side that was shown in "Dalek" was as he would have said himself FANTASTIC!!!
I could have watched him play the Doctor for a good few years and feel the character would have been a lot more unpredictable than he is with Tennant's one trick pony act.
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Les Walker
Digging my way out!
Well said. I loved Eccleston's version. Totally. He is what got me back into all this in the first place. I don't dislike Tennant, but he is not Ecc. No way.
It was the revived series that got me into the franchise but once I started buying the Classic stories on DVD (mostly Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee's but a few Patrick Troughton and Peter Davison ones too) my preference of eras rapidly changed.
I thought the first 2 series of Nu-Who were great but since then things have really tailed off and after a damp squib of a finale two years running my confidence in the ability of the BBC to deliver a decent show is at it's lowest point.
Darth Caedus
Formerly Congerking
Memnoch
Lt. Vulture
I'd just like to bump this and express my complete disdain for Sci fi. I was rewatching Stolen Earth while babysitting my niece and nephew tonight and enjoyed it all over again. PS. For those of our friends who have and havent seen the real version, there was a scene cut before Donna's family meets Rose. Dalek oriented. Sad it wasnt there but not surprised. Anyway, we get to the end, we see the big: TO BE CONTINUED and I'd figured they'd go right to commercial. Oh no, Sci Fi went and ruined the big surprise and showed a trailer for next week. This is why I will always value the BBC's version. I will find it anyway I can and will still support them and buy the DVDs, most likely on their first release day BUT all US broadcasts, save those unedited PSB versions can stuff it.
On a related note, Doctor Who is now available to buy from iTunes. Not a bad price at about $30 for a series. Won't find me getting it though. Why aren't I getting it? Well for starters I own the DVDs and secondly, THEY'RE ALL EDITED!!! Mother^^^^ers!
*end rant*
On a related note, Doctor Who is now available to buy from iTunes. Not a bad price at about $30 for a series. Won't find me getting it though. Why aren't I getting it? Well for starters I own the DVDs and secondly, THEY'RE ALL EDITED!!! Mother^^^^ers!
*end rant*
Kabukiman
Greatest Person Ever
Oh man was that irritating! At the end during
the regeneration
Then they showed the preview and I was like "oh, nevermind."
Memnoch
Lt. Vulture
Oh man was that irritating! At the end duringI was yelling at the TV! All sorts of emotions came out.the regeneration
Then they showed the preview and I was like "oh, nevermind."
EXACTLY! That yelling at the TV was the reaction they wanted people to have. They wanted people to question if Ten was really going, but then Sci Fi had to go and totally destroy that suspense.
Wait, you want acting ability over how nice they are onscreen?
Some advice...don't ever watch porno...
I have to admit that I prefer CE over DT...
Wait, you want acting ability over how nice they are onscreen?
Some advice...don't ever watch porno...
I have to admit that I prefer CE over DT...
There were several worse things about series 4 like the attempt to turn Davros into Emperor Palpatine but part of the Doctor's appeal to me is his air of mystery. Revealing he's got offspring even if it's not in the traditional way like with Jenny IMO takes some of that away and makes the character less intresting.
Kabukiman
Greatest Person Ever
But he's had offspring since the show first aired in 1963...
Or are you saying it makes the post-time war Doctor less interesting? If that's the case, then I agree. I love the whole "lonely Doctor" last-of-his-kind angle.
Memnoch
Lt. Vulture
Ya know I don't know where it's coming from but what's with the Palpatine Davros thing? He's had the lightning since the Classic series and he's always been prone to outbursts. I guess I just don't see it.
But he's had offspring since the show first aired in 1963...
Or are you saying it makes the post-time war Doctor less interesting? If that's the case, then I agree. I love the whole "lonely Doctor" last-of-his-kind angle.
Thank you. S U S A N
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