Dr Who
Have just recently been introduced to the new Dr Who series. Just finished series one with Chris Eccelston (?) as the doctor...which i really enjoyed. There is something very charismatic about that man.
On to series 2 at the moment... the new doctor is slowly growing on me...slowly.
I really didn't like Dr Who as a child...it scared me. But i can't really recall any of it from childhood.
So what does everyone think about...the doctor.
On to series 2 at the moment... the new doctor is slowly growing on me...slowly.
I really didn't like Dr Who as a child...it scared me. But i can't really recall any of it from childhood.
So what does everyone think about...the doctor.
the one with the short hair?
i like David Tennant *purrrrzzz* :wub:
i like David Tennant *purrrrzzz* :wub:
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I watch doctor who, but sometimes I'm disappointed with the writing. Some episodes are just really poor. David Tennant is a great actor, I'm sure he'll grow on you soon, it does take a little time when the doctor changes. Mostly what annoys me about the new series is Russel T Davies, he's gay and insists on pushing it into Doctor Who which is ultimately a kids show. I appreciate the rare gay character because it's important kids grow up understanding it's normal, but RTD has to make as many gay characters as he can especially in the latest series that's been on.
Me and Doctor Who (not Dr Who) go way back. One of my best friends at school was an absolute Doctor Who nut. He still is now. It was often shown on TV when I was a kid but I wasn't very good at remembering to watch each episode so I only saw the odd one here and there that way. But when I went to my friend's house, we would always sit through a whole series and then he'd lend me another one to watch at home. Back then, each series was centered around one monster/situation and each episode ended on a cliffhanger. It was Doctor Who that rid me of the preconception that anything in black and white must be boring. Tomb of the Cybermen was great. Very eerie. Over the years, I read a couple of books too. They were very good.
While at university, my friend (who by this time was already building his own daleks and such) invited me along to two conventions, Dimensions On Tyne 1 and 2. So-called because the first was held in Newcastle, which sits on the River Tyne, and the second was held in Stockton... which is in the same region as the River Tyne. Newcastle had proved too expensive but Dimension On Tees didn't work as a play on Dimensions In Time. I digress. What really strikes me, looking back on it now, is the total change in attitude towards the show. At that time, the BBC had done next to nothing with it since 1989, apart from the one-off feature-length special in 1996, starring Paul McGann. That was the only time the eighth Doctor ever appeared on-screen, which is a shame, because I thought he was quite good. He (or his character) did appear in novels, comic strips and audio stories but all of this was unofficial fan-made stuff. Even though the show had been popular with the general public in its day, this effort to keep it alive seemed to have an air of geekiness about it. Passers by probably had more of a "look at those freaks" kind of attitude than a "I'd still watch it" kind of attitude. There also seemed to be this underlying resentment of the BBC for not reviving it and for being a little heavy-handed in the treatment of fan-made material. That was 2003.
Fast-foward to 2005. When that first episode of the new series was aired, it seemed like Britain's attitude towards the show changed overnight. Suddenly, it was cool to like Doctor Who again. One thing I noticed in particular was the number of women who were taking an interest in it. In fact, I think I can name more women than men who watch it now. Then came Torchwood. I didn't realise they were connected at first. It was only when I heard the word Torchwood mentioned in a Doctor Who episode and "the right kind of doctor" mentioned in a Torchwood episode that I put two and two together. I think it's great how they've combined these two. I'm not sure about the whole Sarah Jane Smith thing but that is especially aimed at kids.
So you'd think I've been watching all the new stuff, right? Actually I haven't, save for the occasional one. I'm still useless at remembering to watch things. I have a system that can record each episode for me now but I just don't have the time to watch them. And I'd want to watch Torchwood as well, which doubles the problem. Maybe I'll get round to it one day. Marna was watching the last two episodes last night. I was reluctant because I didn't want to spoil it but it was hard to resist and I'd already heard about what happens at the end. It was great as always.
Oh and David Tennant? He's fantastic. I liked Eccleston too but Tennant is better.
While at university, my friend (who by this time was already building his own daleks and such) invited me along to two conventions, Dimensions On Tyne 1 and 2. So-called because the first was held in Newcastle, which sits on the River Tyne, and the second was held in Stockton... which is in the same region as the River Tyne. Newcastle had proved too expensive but Dimension On Tees didn't work as a play on Dimensions In Time. I digress. What really strikes me, looking back on it now, is the total change in attitude towards the show. At that time, the BBC had done next to nothing with it since 1989, apart from the one-off feature-length special in 1996, starring Paul McGann. That was the only time the eighth Doctor ever appeared on-screen, which is a shame, because I thought he was quite good. He (or his character) did appear in novels, comic strips and audio stories but all of this was unofficial fan-made stuff. Even though the show had been popular with the general public in its day, this effort to keep it alive seemed to have an air of geekiness about it. Passers by probably had more of a "look at those freaks" kind of attitude than a "I'd still watch it" kind of attitude. There also seemed to be this underlying resentment of the BBC for not reviving it and for being a little heavy-handed in the treatment of fan-made material. That was 2003.
Fast-foward to 2005. When that first episode of the new series was aired, it seemed like Britain's attitude towards the show changed overnight. Suddenly, it was cool to like Doctor Who again. One thing I noticed in particular was the number of women who were taking an interest in it. In fact, I think I can name more women than men who watch it now. Then came Torchwood. I didn't realise they were connected at first. It was only when I heard the word Torchwood mentioned in a Doctor Who episode and "the right kind of doctor" mentioned in a Torchwood episode that I put two and two together. I think it's great how they've combined these two. I'm not sure about the whole Sarah Jane Smith thing but that is especially aimed at kids.
So you'd think I've been watching all the new stuff, right? Actually I haven't, save for the occasional one. I'm still useless at remembering to watch things. I have a system that can record each episode for me now but I just don't have the time to watch them. And I'd want to watch Torchwood as well, which doubles the problem. Maybe I'll get round to it one day. Marna was watching the last two episodes last night. I was reluctant because I didn't want to spoil it but it was hard to resist and I'd already heard about what happens at the end. It was great as always.
Oh and David Tennant? He's fantastic. I liked Eccleston too but Tennant is better.
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kaos wrote:The show is so damn hard to come across here.
With torrents, I start downloading when I'm in the mood, but by the time its done, I've forgotten or just aint in the mood anymore.
Tennant the one I see most.
On thing I gotta say to you:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/
Though I don't if you American folks, and Lesley, can access it. Should be able to though.
Plus am certain they have Dr. Who episodes on Utorrent?
Last edited by Squirrel on Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Unfortunately iPlayer is blocked off outside of Britain because it's only supposed to be available to license fee payers.
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