Doctor Who

[Sam Flynn]

The writers better get over themselves and their preaching tendency now that they've made an infant the doctor...

... Doogie Whoser?

[Ally]

Not a long time Who watcher. American and wasn't my thang growing up so I have no experience with the show beyond the recent incarnations 9 and 10. That said....There were a lot of contradictions in the tenth doctor incarnation that made me mental. While Tennant is undeniably spankable, the writers tendency to have him go around going "Ooh guns are bad, you humans and your killing" while having him destroy entire civilizations and kill off dozens was kind of annoying. Oh hey killings okay if you suck them into fiery vortexes or toss them in a black hole or drop them off a ship to their death, blow them up in a dozen fiery ways, but shooting someone? No that's just bad. And the doctor don't agree with killing...unless of course he's the one doing it.

And the problem I am going to have with the next doctor is he looks like a little kid. Listening to such pompous, blowhard preaching was bad enough coming from someone who at least vaguely resembled a full grown man, but from this puppy, it's just going to look obnoxious brat-like. The writers better get over themselves and their preaching tendency now that they've made an infant the doctor because who wants to hear a baby crying all the time?

[m rowley]

Hi, my names Mark and I'm new to this wonderful site. Noticed the Doctor Who thread and felt i had to throw my hat into the ring.
To be honest i have not enjoyed the last series and the four part specials, and while Russel T Davies (in my humble opinion) has saved the show i think he was close to ruining it also, his obsession with Catherine Tate astounds me. Whilst she may be a decent comedine, her acting abilities fall flat at just being 'gobby' and loud mouthed. His recent episodes have contradicted themselves repeatedly and he seems to think that by having the Doctor rapidly saying big words he can get himself out of any situation...the last episode where Donna Noble recalled her adventures with the Doctor and she didn't die (as predicted by the Doctor himself), were simply explained as the Doctor telling the master that 'you don't think I'd leave my best friend without a defence mechanism do you'...no explanation or nothing. The repeated appearances by Billie Piper also repeatedly contradicted themselves.
Tennant has been the best Doctor, in my opinion, since Tom Baker. And to see his talents wasted by poor script writing was a shame. I am though looking forward to the new Doctor and a new head writer.

...but what do i know

[DirectorDave]

Wolf, the Valeyard was he not the "Evil" 13th incarnation of the Doctor?

If that is true that means JtR is infact not just Doctor Jack, but The Doctor Jack!

[Gman992]

What are they going to do when he runs out of regenerations? I mean, he only has one more to go.......

[JTRSickert]

While I enjoyed "The End of Time" very much, it was sad to see Tennant leave. He has become one of the most popular incarnations of The Doctor. Let's see what Matt Smith can do though.

[Gman992]

I started watching Dr Who in the 1980s on PBS here in Cleveland. Started out with Tom Baker, and was both shocked and surprised that they played all of the Peter Davision through Sylvester McCoy series--Tom would be my favorite though I like some of them all. I had to go to the local library and borrow DVDs of all the other Doctors. I would of loved to see more of Chris Eccelston, but that's life. Too bad David Tennant is leaving--I was just getting used to him. I would love to see an American doctor--just too tweak it a little--but that is going to happen just as soon as the Cleveland Browns win a Super Bowl---sorry, just a little American football lingo there...I'm also was a big fan of Keen Eddie, MI6,Torchwood, anyone remember Dempsey and McPeace? I think that in another life, I was British...

[The Grave Maurice]

Oh, I just wanted to say one more thing about Dr Who. What a great franchise it is. Every time the Doctor transforms, and I mean every time, I say to myself: "Well, I'm going to hate this next guy". But I never have. Two episodes in, I buy the new guy completely. I was pretty sure that Tennant the Tenth would be a disaster. Nope, the concept continues to work. I assume that I'll be just as big a fan of the 11th Doctor.

[The Grave Maurice]

Wow. I'm impressed. I once walked by Dick and Liz's home in Puerto Vallarta, but that's not as good.

[Sam Flynn]

But what do you mean by saying that you lived in Troughten's house?

He wasn't there at the time, sadly, but I occupied what used to be Troughton's house when I lived in Kent during the 1990s. By remarkable coincidence, I also lived in Richard Burton's and Elizabeth Taylor's London home when I was a student in the 1980s... something I didn't learn until my sister bought me Melvyn Bragg's biography of Burton some 5 years later.

[The Grave Maurice]

I agree, Gareth. The writing and acting of the Hartnell/Troughten/Pertwee years more than made up for the lack of production budget. But what do you mean by saying that you lived in Troughten's house?

[Sam Flynn]

Fortunately, I'm old enough to have seen all the Doctors, although my favourite is still the 4th

Tom Baker has grown on me, too. I still have a soft-spot for Pertwee, though. Not only was he the Doctor of my formative years (although I'm just old enough to remember watching the splendid Troughton - and years later actually lived in his house!), but the Dr Who stories of the Pertwee years are, IMO, the best by far.

[The Grave Maurice]

Fortunately, I'm old enough to have seen all the Doctors, although my favourite is still the 4th. For Christmas I got a copy of Matrix which is about the 7th Doctor and JtR. I don't read a lot of science fiction because it tends to hurt my head, but I liked this book. Much of the action, especially the climax, centres around Christ Church. Not bad at all, except that the authors, whom I assume are English, seem to believe that Shoreditch is on the Thames.

[Vila]

Have it recorded. I want to watch it, but it's only a couple of days until the conclusion airs and I'm afraid I'll wish I had both to watch back-to-back.

I did watch the "Confidential" episode about it though. (Spoilers don't bother me, for some reason.) Looks quite good, from what I've seen and read.

Dan

[Sam Flynn]

So, anyone here catch the first part of "The End of Time" cliffhanger episode?

I thought ti was awesome!

Don't spoil it! I'm planning on watching it yesterday.