Doctor Who

[Zundfolge]

I think Eccleston did a good job. Baker was the Dr when I first watched it in the 70's. The show is all about the writers. Moffat has been good for the show but Russel Davies really gets the credit for reviving the show and making it the hit that it has become over the past eight years.

Steven Moffat is a good writer, but he doesn't have the same dedication to structure, order and continuity that Davies had ... and for a show about time travel you really have to be careful not to let things get too messy. This last season with Matt Smith as The Doctor and with Moffat as Executive Producer and Davies gone has gone pretty messy.

Moffat wrote what I think is hands down the best Dr Who episode (and probably the best single episode of TV Sci Fi ever) Blink, but Davies was still at the helm then and kept Moffat on track.

After this episode, we'll see what direction the show goes in now ... I think it'll be nice to see them cool off a bit and stop having every other episode be "The Doctor Saves All of Space-Time" and this new quest (not saying what it is for the sake of not dropping a spoiler) might just help keep them focused. Also the Christmas Episode will be Matt Smith's last episode so we'll be done with the ADHD dork as Dr.

[Great-Kazoo]

Steven Moffat is a good writer, but he doesn't have the same dedication to structure, order and continuity that Davies had ... and for a show about time travel you really have to be careful not to let things get too messy. This last season with Matt Smith as The Doctor and with Moffat as Executive Producer and Davies gone has gone pretty messy.

Moffat wrote what I think is hands down the best Dr Who episode (and probably the best single episode of TV Sci Fi ever) Blink, but Davies was still at the helm then and kept Moffat on track.

After this episode, we'll see what direction the show goes in now ... I think it'll be nice to see them cool off a bit and stop having every other episode be "The Doctor Saves All of Space-Time" and this new quest (not saying what it is for the sake of not dropping a spoiler) might just help keep them focused. Also the Christmas Episode will be Matt Smith's last episode so we'll be done with the ADHD dork as Dr.

i agree with blink. However the weeping angels carried over to Amy & Rory's last showing with matt. While not everyone's cup o tea, we like[ed] his take on the Dr. 400 years is a long time to carry the burden of the universe.

[Irving]

Okay, so I looked it up on Wikipedia for a full list of episodes and found out why this seems so confusing with watching Netflix. Apparently Netflix only has one "serial" from each season. So "Season 1" on Netflix is only The Aztecs serial from season one, which is the sixth serial. "Season 2" on Netflix is The Mind Robber, which is like the fourth serial of season 2. What Netflix has seems to be some sort of sampler. There are only 75 episodes from the original, but apparently something like 297 were made.

[cstone]

The reboot in 2005 brings Dr Who to a different level, both in writing, acting, and production values. Watching the last three Doctors compared to Baker or Pertwee is like comparing Star Trek The Next Generation to TOS. I like both and they each have an interesting take on their universe. Just because the show has been around for 50 years doesn't mean that the current show has much in common with the original show.

I just finished watching yesterday's episode. It was OK, but I am more than ready to move along from the Tennant/Smith years. I hope Capaldi brings a different flavor to the character and I hope the writers can find some interesting things to work into the episodes. The story arch running throughout the seasons keeps the show going even when there are a few weak episodes.

I have to admit that I get a chuckle out of any episode featuring UNIT. I assume that one day the Chinese will look at us and wonder why we look longingly upon our past glory.

Gallifrey Stands!

[Irving]

Wendy Padbury was cute.

[tmleadr03]

Wendy Padbury was cute.

Amy Pond.

[cstone]

Are we playing Who would you do in Dr Who?

Zoe, Amy, Rose, Sally Sparrow, River, Jenny, Martha, Donna, Sarah Jane, add any of the many companions from the earlier Dr's

[Great-Kazoo]

Are we playing Who would you do in Dr Who?

Zoe, Amy, Rose, Sally Sparrow, River, Jenny, Martha, Donna, Sarah Jane, add any of the many companions from the earlier Dr's

Breathing & female works for me, but i'm a simple man.

[Scanker19]

Harriet Jones, MP Flydale North.

This reminds me of a story. I was drunk in a bar. I heard these two great big fat ladies talking at the bar, and they sounded like they were from Scotland. So I go over and say (drunkenly), "excuse me, are you two ladies from Scotland?" One of them gets all mad slaps me and grunts, "Wales." A bit shocked I ask again, "excuse me, Are you two Whales from Scotland"

[Great-Kazoo]