Doctor Who?

**CountArach** · 04-21-2010, 08:16

I really do love Dr Who, but we get everything on a 2 week delay so just saw the first episode... Either way I loved it. Matthew Smith isn't quite David Tennant (who I imagine will always be the true Doctor in my eyes) but he appears to have a similar very heady and bizarre energy. Once we see him in full flight it shall be great. Combine that with Steven Moffat doing most of the writing and you have a recipe for a fantastic series - I never quite liked Russel T Davies as much, despite also being a big fan of Torchwood.

**Beskar** · 04-21-2010, 08:28

Matt has that face where he got too excited by the ice-cream truck as it was coming down the street, and ended up getting hit by it. He also seems very.. challenged. He does a lot of things "wrong" in the bad way.

**Beskar** · 04-21-2010, 12:00

Also, what is weird, the BBC America site actually sells stuff, the British BBC site doesn't. For lets say for pure example, I was wanting to buy a mock "Sonic Screwdriver", I couldn't, but you can if you live in America and got it from the BBC site.

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 04-21-2010, 12:11

Originally Posted by Beskar

Also, what is weird, the BBC America site actually sells stuff, the British BBC site doesn't. For lets say for pure example, I was wanting to buy a mock "Sonic Screwdriver", I couldn't, but you can if you live in America and got it from the BBC site.

BBC America is commercial, Auntie isn't, that's why.

Re Dr Who:

Tennant was really grating, I didn't like him much and, with the exception of Billie Piper, all his assistants were either boring or irritating.

The new doctor is better, and hopefully will get to be actually very good, if only he would dial down the ADHD a little shades of Tennant there, still.)

As to the assistant, good actress, pretty, but her backstory is a bit disturbing.

**InsaneApache** · 04-21-2010, 12:34

Twas William Hartnell when I were a lad.

Sort of fell out with it in the mid 70s and never really got back into it again. BTW it's not a 'phone booth, it's a police box.

**Secura** · 04-21-2010, 13:46

Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla

As to the assistant, good actress, pretty, but her backstory is a bit disturbing.

She basically grows up making dolls of the Doctor and stuff, right? She's a purdy, mini-freak. xD

**pevergreen** · 04-21-2010, 14:06

What Dr. Who thread would be complete without the new music video from the President of the Dr. Who fan club?

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 04-21-2010, 15:30

Originally Posted by Secura

She basically grows up making dolls of the Doctor and stuff, right? She's a purdy, mini-freak. xD

She's obsessed with him from the age of about 10, then she groes up to become a stripper (kissagram, my left foot), and her obsession devolves into a lust which leads her to leave home the night before her wedding.

Wonderful values to teach little girls.

She is cute though.

**tibilicus** · 04-21-2010, 16:01

This series after only three episodes is already better than the previous season and most of the "specials" last year. Moffat is just a superior writer to Russel.T.Davis in every way. There's actually a suggestion that Moffats version of the Who universe will have a central plot which plays out in the background whilst each main story line in each episode takes place. Davis written episodes lacked this kind of central plot, unless you consider another season finale where the daleks return a continuous plot, I don't.

Also, who can forget the Christmas special? what an awful pile of

. Moffat coming in to take over as lead writer has pretty much saved the program in my opinion. It's still early days but still, I'm hopeful. Also on the subject of Amy I agree with what's been said. All the other companions just whined or made cheap non-witty jokes, something which I deplored greatly. Also I read a spoiler somewhere which, without ruining anything, stated a future episode goes into the Doctor/Amy storyline a bit more.