Virgil61 Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 What does everyone who's had a chance to see it think of the new Doctor Who series? Christopher Eccleston was excellent in the first season and David Tennant looks like he'll as good if not better in the second. Then there's Billie Piper, who'd have thunk she could act? The new series is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 (edited) I thoroughly enjoyed the new series of Doctor Who, with Christopher Eccleston as the 9th Doctor. In Australia right now, they're replaying the entire Doctor Who series, and we're up to the series just before Doctor Who was placed on indefinite hiatus (effectively cancelled) due to lack of ratings, back in the late eighties. The new series is a vast improvement over Doctor Who in the late 80's, thanks to the revivals of the Daleks etc, for sure. Unfortunately, Christopher Eccleston, although he was a terrific Doctor, decided no to stay beyond the few episodes he did; we can only hope David Tennant has more longevity On that note, it's also rather unfortunate that Australia hasn't screened any of David Tennant's episodes yet. I'd love to have seen the Christmas Invasion, but we probably wont see it or the Tennant series until later in the year. Ah well, that's life, and as an avid Doctor Who fan, i'll remain patient As for Billie Piper, well i'm sure many got a slight surprise to see her talent; she is quite an asset to the new series. Edited January 20, 2006 by Tobias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted January 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 ...Unfortunately, Christopher Eccleston, although he was a terrific Doctor, decided no to stay beyond the few episodes he did; we can only hope David Tennant has more longevity On that note, it's also rather unfortunate that Australia hasn't screened any of David Tennant's episodes yet. I'd love to have seen the Christmas Invasion, but we probably wont see it or the Tennant series until later in the year. Ah well, that's life, and as an avid Doctor Who fan, i'll remain patient As for Billie Piper, well i'm sure many got a slight surprise to see her talent; she is quite an asset to the new series. I thought Eccleston's portrayal of the Doctor was irreplacable. After seeing David Tennant in one episode I can say I was wrong, he'll fill the shoes nicely and he may even be more popular than Eccleston. I just wish they'd do more extended two and three part stories, less than an hour it and the story line gets packed a little tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 I thought Eccleston's portrayal of the Doctor was irreplacable. After seeing David Tennant in one episode I can say I was wrong, he'll fill the shoes nicely and he may even be more popular than Eccleston. I just wish they'd do more extended two and three part stories, less than an hour it and the story line gets packed a little tight. Well, as i said, having not seen Tennant, i can't comment, but i respect your judgement and am certainly looking forward more than ever to seeing him I agree with the multi-part stories. I don't see anything wrong with two or three part series; maybe they feel that that was a mistake that contributed to the cancellation of the original series, i don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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