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f1209
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The New Doctor Who
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Date created
6-Jan-2006, 12:18 AM
I thought Christopher Eccleston made an excellent Doctor Who, and definitely carried the show. It was an impressive performance, but the show was still Dr Who - still rough around the edges, and still very British (or Welsh ); not like the Americanization attempt featuring Paul McGann.

As for David Tennant, hard to tell. He was 'unconscious' for most of the Christmas episode, and when he came alive, he seemed to be aping some of Eccleston's goofiness/humor. Although I liked his more serious moment at the end with the Prime Minister.

I'll reserve judgement til he has a whole episode of his own.

My wife doesn't like him because she thinks he looks like a weasel

I'm looking forward to the new series. Yes, K-9 returns (in Episode 3) with Sarah Jane. I'm also looking forward to the return of the Cybermen, although I'm not really wowed by the new design. I always preferred the Cybermen to the Daleks for some reason. I wish they had been a little more adventurous with the Dalek design too.

As for less 'Earth' stories, I believe the scripts include more 'alien world' stories. Personally, I just want to get away from Earth for less Mickey and less of Rose's annoying mum.

Hehe, as an aside, whilst looking up info for this reply, I noticed this wallpaper and was amused.