Dr Who

[FJA (Faith)]

Originally Posted by TheDecepticon

It was an awesome episode!

River gave up the rest of her regenerations to save the Doctor! We thought Matt Smith was gonna change due to all the speculation he was leaving the show, thank goodness he didn't.

So what now for River, does she still kill the Doctor on the beach, or is it really the Doctor or his flesh avatar?

LOL, spoilers!!

You'll have to wait and see.

The second episode in the new series was on last night. Beyond that I'll say no more.

[Gem (Grant)]

I am enjoying this series... keeping me hanging for what happens next.

[TheDecepticon]

Originally Posted by FJA

You'll have to wait and see.

The second episode in the new series was on last night. Beyond that I'll say no more.

Awwww......don't be like that!

I was just trying to get a bit of speculation and stuff going!!

[firstlight (Tony)]

Just caught up with the latest episode in iView tonight. Sometimes Matt Smith does the Doctor well, but most of the time... well enough said.

Of the current incarnation of the Doctor Who series, I feel that David Tarrant did it best, although Christopher Eccleston was very good as well. The right kind of kooky, but dead serious when needed. Put me in mind of Tom Baker, who was my favourite in the old days.

[issdaol (Phil)]

The Telegraph places Jon Pertwee as the No 1 Best Doctor

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...s.html?image=9

[Stardrifter_WA]

I don't care who the Doctor is.....as long as there is one. Love the newer series and have liked all the Doctors except Sylvester McCoy; really couldn't watch him, at all!

[Mliss (Mel)]

wow i had no idea this thread was even here (thanks Craig )

same as most, been a who fan since 70's. Tom Baker was my favorite growing up. as a kid, i thought it was so cool that he always had jelly babies in his pocket

i was so excited when i found out a few years ago it was coming back and my kids were well psyched

i really enjoyed Christopher Eccleston and thought he did such a wonderful job bring Who back to life. He had a darker side to him which took me by surprise but liked the depth it gave to his character. I really enjoyed Rose too and thought they were great together. I didn't want Eccleston to go and was far from impressed he regenerated so quickly.

...and then came Tennant. yes, i'm one of 'those' fans.

by the end of his first episode i was sold. Rather than wait for it to hit tv here, i'd download each episode the second it was up in the uk. if the download wasn't finished by Sun night, the kids and I would get up really early Monday morning and we'd watch it before school.

i loved being able to share my childhood memories of the show with my kids and to see their expressions as they watched the Darleks, Cybermen & Sontarans for the first time

I loved Tennant and Rose and cried like a baby during 'Doomsday'. I still can't get thru that epsiode without the tissues.

I didn't take to Martha and by the end of the season she really bugged me! Thank goodness for Donna. I liked the chemsitry between them and loved watching her holding the reins (even moreso after moony-eyed Martha).

Sadly, that's where i've left the good Doctor. I really did try to enjoy the new Moffat/Smith combo but as much as it hurts to have that Sat night void, i honestly just can't.

i won't go on and on about Smith as I know he has his fans.

so i will patiently wait for the next regen...

'Blink', hands down was my fave!!

Billy Shipton: "it was raining when we met"
Sally Sparrow: "it's the same rain"

But then 'Midnight' was just wonderful and of course 'Doomsday'.... oh c'mon, i bet you all cried!!

[Liz]

Nicely said Mel, and agree with most of what you said.

Yes, the new doc isnt for me, and I have even missed the last 2 -3 eps as been busy, and probably wont catch up.

Eek .... Donna drove me bananas, so loud, annoying and bossy.

Yep, bring on the next regen.

[TheDecepticon]

I can't say I'm a huge fan of Matt Smith, however, I think he has the right quirkiness and looks to be a reasonable Doctor and I think that he is. He is also rated as the 7th best Doctor of all time, so he must have some popularity.

I am also inclined to agree with Stardrifter, as long as there is a Doctor, it is all good.

Eccleston did have that bit darker side to him, but it is actually there in all the Doctors if you look for it. Both Tennant and Smith have these traits, as did Pertwee and Baker. The Doctor is not all Mr Nice Guy!!

Loved the end of Season 6, roll on Season 7.

[Paddy (Patrick)]

I have to say I'm quite ambivalent about the new series. I sometimes quite like Matt Smith as the doctor, and sometimes I find him quite annoying. I've thought some of the scripts are very good and some just rubbish. I liked some of the big mysteries they've set up but thought the resolution at the end of the series pretty lame. All of that trouble of collapsing time would have been avoided if he'd just told River by the lake that he wouldn't die. And then reveals his secret to the blue head in the box in front of thousands of living skulls. I don't mind a few holes in the script, but there's a limit. Loved the Silents though. Very spooky!

[Mliss (Mel)]

Originally Posted by TheDecepticon

I am also inclined to agree with Stardrifter, as long as there is a Doctor, it is all good.

me too, when it all boils down to it.

Paddy, i know what you're saying. it must be hard to come up with a great ending when they build it up so much. but then you'd think that being such talented writers they could pull it off.

I think for a long time (and maybe even still) i felt ripped off with Smith as he's so young and a little too manic. i felt the Doctor should be played by someone with just a little more years under his belt. (actually maybe it's just because i wanted some eye candy more appropriate for my age) I saw an interview years ago with Matt Smith talking about when he first got the role. Watching him drove me up the wall.

ok, so that was harsh.

Originally Posted by Liz

Yep, bring on the next regen.

besides.... i've still got all those Who figurines to play with. no, i meant admire on my very grown up bookshelf.

[Paddy (Patrick)]

Originally Posted by Mliss

I think for a long time (and maybe even still) i felt ripped off with Smith as he's so young and a little too manic. i felt the Doctor should be played by someone with just a little more years under his belt.

I feel exactly the same way but perhaps more so. The first Doctor that I watched was William Hartnell and I think I missed the regeneration to the second doctor and could never quite get that the doctor looked so much younger. And he's been getting younger ever since. And I haven't!

[Mliss (Mel)]

and he's supposed to be 900+ years old!!!

it's funny how the character has gone that way... too coincidental for it not to be their target audience.

pfft, where's the loyalty

[Poita (Peter)]

I've been a fan since the 70s too, still have the Dr Who Technical Manual on the shelf, and it is a joy to be able to share the fun with my 3 girls now.
Yeah, who was a kid in the 70s and couldn't have Tom Baker as their fave??

Just on Dr Who getting younger, I agree, but also his companions could be a little older too, but I'm probably thinking that for the same reasons as Mel

I really do miss Rose though, and there may perhaps have been a manly tear visible during *that* episode, or it could have just been raining on my face.

I was intrigued by the first and second episodes this year, it got me hooked, but then I missed a couple and didn't end up coming back, the year has been crazy, but it just didn't quite grab me like the Tenant series did.
I will probably catch it later though, but am also awaiting the next regen, or for him to turn up in my back yard like I used to wish for on the first star each night when I was a kid

[EddieDog (Eddie)]

Originally Posted by Paddy

I feel exactly the same way but perhaps more so. The first Doctor that I watched was William Hartnell and I think I missed the regeneration to the second doctor and could never quite get that the doctor looked so much younger. And he's been getting younger ever since. And I haven't!

Paddy, I too grew up with William Hartnell. Until recently, whilst viewing all the available episodes - still going through them! - I didn't realise just how good an actor he was. For me, Jon Pertwee was the best. But liked most of them. Am currently re-watching the Peter Davison Episodes. I agree with others that Chris Ecclestone did a wonderful job of bringing the Dr Back, David Tennant was super. But not too wrapped with Matt Smith and just loath an hate his current 'companions'. Also much of the scripting has been too dark and convoluted and has lost the sponteniety and charm of the originals. Sometimes, fancy special effects are simply not enough. I really hope we get back to real Dr Who basics, else rating will drop and maybe too, sadly, the series.

Eddie

[Stardrifter_WA]

The criticism of the scripts in the latest series is probably justified as I have found a couple of the latest episodes to be less than ideal. But having said that, Dr Who is a marvellous canvas for trying new and unusual ideas. No other sci-fi show can really touch on some of the material we have seen in Doctor Who, old or new. Unfortunately, these sometimes work brilliant and at other times it is a little ridiculous and in some cases downright stupid. But that is Doctor Who and I just have to say 'long live DW'

The quirkiness of this show is its strength and if it goes the way of the usual sci-fi and gets too serious, would it then work?

And, for those who like the spinoff 'Torchwood', Jack is back! The new series Miracle Day is due for release in Australia on the 1st December. I liked Torchwood, but then, I like anything sci-fi!

Although the latest series of 'Torchwwood' is made in the US, it is still written by Russell T Davies. The promo looks good.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Oh, and I have to agree with Mliss, Blink was the best episode of the new series.