OH.FUCK.YES.Just.Yes.

That is now my wallpaper

I'm a bit torn. Not only because David Tennant is, and will forever be MY Doctor, but because I'm getting fed up by Smith's performance. It's not that I don't like Smith, he's a great actor, I'm just sick of his interpretation of the Doctor; jolly, child-like and eccentric, with very few serious moments of seriousness.
That being said, though, next year marks the 50th anniversary. If they don't do something like "The Two Doctors" or "The Five Doctors", I will be very cross with them.

I have a man crush on David Tennant but he left at the right time as I was getting fed up with his constant shouting as the Doctor. I like Smith, I'm not getting bored of him yet, but that's not to say I won't because I did with DT......

Yep. This. All of this.

Love David Tennant, got bored/annoyed with the rest of it...

PS. Soooo... giant sacks of living fat that look like baby Stay Puft marshmallow men?! SERIOUSLY?!?

Seriously?! I enjoyed the fuck oughta that episode, thought it was among of the best of nuwho (let's say top 10).

Certainly better than the Christmas Carol rip they did.

Last edited by BigDamnArtist (2012-08-04 01:57:01)

Yes, but you and I are two different people with different opinions on things.

We've talked about this, BDA.....

Ya, I can't view it objectively cause Smith was my first doctor, so he just feels right in the role. I will say this though, I don't like the companions at all from Tenants run, the companions for Smith's run have been awesome, and are by far my favorite parts of the show. It also helps that the production values have finally reached a point on this show where they can reasonably pull off the crazy shit they're trying to do without it looking like garbage.

I'm really pumped to see if this season Moffat can pull off the impossible and combine the consistently high quality of individual episodes from season 6 with the kind of very strong season-long arc that season 5 had (which 6 kind of flubbed despite having better individual episodes).

No, 'cause in this case, you're outnumbered. And outgunned. And out...WHATEVER, YOU CAN'T MAKE A WITTY COMEBACK THIS TIME!

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on topic:
Tennant was my favorite, but I agree he left at the perfect time. My Girlfriend clings to Eccleston like baby to a teat(her own words), and nobody I know prefer Smith. I don't mean to say I hate him at all, I still enjoy the show, and "The Doctor's Wife" is one of my all-time favorites, up there with "The Girl In The Fireplace", "End of Time", "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances" and "The Eleventh Hour", but his childish nature and "I know(from the latest xmas special) is just too much. Also, when you're gonna use Bill Bailey, fuckin' use him, not just have him be in it for 2 minutes.

Can't wait to see Mark Williams and David Bradley in season 7 though ^^

Alright I have to pipe up at this one. You can hate the childlike nature, fine whatever. But the "I know" was a gag in the christmas special used for all of about 3 minutes.

*Removed comment because obviously some people have no sense of humour about these things*

Last edited by BigDamnArtist (2012-08-04 23:11:33)

Yup, it is.

I got into The Doctor rather late, like after season 6 was over.  At Teague's suggestion, and as I've since suggested to others since, I started with 5 & 6, then went back for 1 - 4.

My Doctor is Matt Smith, and not just because he was my first.  His Doctor feels less like he's carrying the weight of all of time and space on his shoulders, as  Tennant's did.  I grew to like Tennant's Doctor, but he was too quick to turn serious and start shouting.  Smith's Doctor's character, or rather the tone his character sets for seasons 5 & 6, is perfectly summed up in his recurring line of "Geronimo!" -- it says to the audience "Ready or not, here we go, and it's going to be amazing!".  For me, mostly, it is.

Regarding the holiday episodes, I also prefer the Christmas Carol to the Wardrobe.  And honestly, why did it take so long for someone to go "Wait, Dickins, Ghosts of past, present and future...that's time travel!"?

I suspect the Olympics are to blame, but I hate the fact that we have to wait until next year to get new Who (and new Top Gear for that matter).