I just watched SFDebris's review for The Eleventh Hour, and I think it it contains just about the most apt explanation for why I absolutely love the Smith series.

The short short version is basically that the Smith series focus less on technological feats and vistas and more on creating an almost modernized fairy tale tone.

Obviously he puts it better than I do, but I've never had it distilled quite that way, and it is absolutely spot on.

http://sfdebris.com/videos/doctorwho/s31e01.asp

Found out that the DVD/Blu-ray release for the complete seventh series of Doctor Who will be available on 9/24, which is the week after "The Ice Warriors" and "Scream of the Shalka".

All with the 13 episodes, BOTH Christmas specials (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe and The Snowmen).  Prequels, entire Pond Life mini series & related stuff from The Nerdist will be a part of the specials features.  Commentaries will also included but currently there's no word how many will be but it's unlikely to be for every episode.

Link below is what the box set will look like.
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos- … 6520_n.jpg

I like Amy. She's a scot and ginger.

But I'm really one of those Rose kind of guys.

I love them all dearly. From an emotional perspective, Rose and Amy are very close to the heart.

But for me? I think it's gotta be Donna Noble.

BDA, Rory is by far my favorite secondary character.

The Sci-Fi to Fairy Tale point is very interesting. Because what I found jarring about series 5-7 was the way everything before that point seems to have been, maybe not quite forgotten, but "put in the vault". Previous adventures, companions, themes since series 1 seem to have ended when Tennant left the show.

I'm sure that was intentional on the part of the creators, but it feels like such a big split in the show. The show during Eccleston's tenure bled right into Tennant's and while the show changed and evolved over time, it didn't feel distinctly different the way it did when season 5 started, in fact it always seemed to make a point to recall and remember previous characters, conversations and interactions in a way that I wish more shows would do.

I agree, ultimately. It's just that you have to kind of adjust your heart to the trajectory of the show. I needed to learn to love the new Doctor and his new companions. I did in the end, of course.

That said:

One of the other things I absolutely love about this show is how meta it all feels. The show knowing its place in our culture is part of its DNA. I also ALSO love how very British it is and how that is also part of the show's DNA.

I love Alex Kingston, but I feel like the Moffat doesn't always know what to do with River. She seems to orbit the Doctor and dispense clues and...not much else. There's so much more that could have happened.

Spoiler just in case people are not up to speed on the 10th doctor and River.

Ok, besides that, I really think that the Doctor should have another Time Lord as a counter balance to the Doctor. I always liked the Master, but it would be nice to not constantly have "the last of the Time Lord" thing going on.

There are aspects that I like, such as in "The Fires of Pompey" where the audience gets an insight in to how he views the universe as a Time Lord. That was such a wonderful and poignant insight, for me, that it will solidified how difficult it was for him to be alone.

But, having someone who gets his burden and having an actual discussion about what he has down, and the guilt he feels. I think there is a lot of depth that they could explore with having someone who understood.

Also, this is for Teague:

Last edited by fireproof78 (2013-07-26 04:48:06)