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Doctor Who - Season 5 (2010)
protokatie:
Regardless, Dr Who sucks. I mean really, who would Watch that crap and even make a replica of the tardis for their livingroom.
RTSDaddy2:
Solid, I knew I'd get a David Tennant fan a little ruffled. And lord, we could debate that all night once I've gotten caught up on David's years (truthfully I am not 100 percent sure how we missed seasons 2-4, except that Sci-Fi may have dropped it, or we simply forgot it was on, or were busy at the time). If you grew up in the 80s, Tom Baker is the only TRUE DOCTOR. I've not seen anyone come close.
Then we could break this down into who's the best of the new doctors....and I still thought Eccelston's (sp?) doctor was just "fantastic" (no pun intended), plus I loved Billie Piper as Rose.
This is why I want to get through all three seasons with David over time - because truthfully I like what I've seen so far. When it was initially told that David was taking over, I wasn't worried about him handling the role because I'd heard of him, knew his background, etc...but I never thought about him doing three seasons plus the specials. For what it's worth, going back to Tom, when a guy hangs around for more than a season, I don't have to wonder how good a doctor he was by viewing episodes...I KNOW. :D
Peale, you also hit the nail on the head. Damn if Karen isn't a fine looking young woman. Likewise, however, she's obviously got the acting chops to carry the role of companion to the doctor. I love her take on Amy Pond, the wide-eyed innocence, yet seeing the character growing before our eyes in "The Beast Below."
The scenes toward the end of that episode are just spectacular stuff if you know the history of the doctor...the Doc's venomous "No one human has anything to say to me today" (pretty close) will eventually become one of Matt's greatest lines....because as Solid said, this is the first time we've seen the Doctor totally ticked off. Yet, if you go back and watch again, another beautiful thing emerges as Amy recalls him telling her (and I can't recall the exact line now) to look again and really see things for what they are...and she realizes that the Star Whale came to the UK ship because it could not bear hearing the children cry.
My favorite moment of all - and my wife's - though is still the scene overlooking the stars where Amy tells the Doctor she suddenly understood the Star Whale's feelings...because she'd met someone who was older than they appeared, the last of their kind, yet good-natured and willing to help. No kidding, my wife and I both were in tears (she more than I) at such a beautiful, flat out, blow you away scene that said of Amy's character "I still don't understand all this, but NOW I understand who the Doctor is a bit better than I did a day ago."
I've been on Doctor overdrive lately - at least since Saturday - and I'm not 100 percent sure why. There was just something about Matt's look that made me think they'd gotten it right and I had to see the guy taking David's place..if he had ANY hope of getting it done. Bottom line, he does. He won't make us forget David, but dammit there's fun times ahead with Matt & Karen - one can just FEEL it, that this is truly only the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: Epyx on April 19, 2010, 10:41:40 pm ---
--- Quote ---Its strange i can't imagine someone in the US or Aus to watch somthing so British,
But then you think about it and all the American stuff I watch on TV in the UK (How i met your mother, friends, scrubs, fraiser, my name is earl etc) and it dosen't feel strage at all.
What other British programmes are watched internationally?
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I grew up with the Doctor here in Canada on our local KVOS tv 12 station...every Sunday Morning at 1am they would play each episode in movie format (back to back). So roughly 2 hours of the Doctor each weekend. They showed every surviving episode back then (early 80s) from Hartnell through Colin Baker and of course Baker was my favourite.
I love the new series as well.
Then again here in Canada we get a lot of British television.
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Dr Who has always been huge in Australia. A few years ago, they re-ran (along with the BBC in the UK) the whole series, from 1963 to 1989. I think that took about 3 years of constant airing, 4 days a week to accomplish. I Think i missed maybe two or three episodes in that time (",)
I was rapted to see the first episode for the first time during that re-run. And the explanation of his name. I think his grand daughter introduces The Doctor to her teachers, and one of them says "Pleased to meet you, Dr Foreman" to which he replies "Dr who?"
Epyx:
--- Quote ---Regardless, Dr Who sucks. I mean really, who would Watch that crap and even make a replica of the tardis for their livingroom.
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Your opinion. To me it is one of the best SF shows I have ever watched...what it lacked in budget in the original series it made up for in story lines and character. I find your referral to it as crap a little unenlightened but again that is your opinion.
Grasshopper:
--- Quote from: Epyx on April 21, 2010, 02:56:38 pm ---
--- Quote ---Regardless, Dr Who sucks. I mean really, who would Watch that crap and even make a replica of the tardis for their livingroom.
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Your opinion. To me it is one of the best SF shows I have ever watched...what it lacked in budget in the original series it made up for in story lines and character. I find your referral to it as crap a little unenlightened but again that is your opinion.
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Lol. I'm pretty sure that Katie is joking. Why do I say that? Well in another thread she details how she made a replica of the Tardis for her living room!
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