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Not so angry anymore, really. Still a good show.

The new Doctor looks downright scary.

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Anywho (erm), I see what you're saying, and I agree, just for a different reason. I think it's best he leave b/c the writing's in a neverending death spiral right now, and I don't want him dragged down.

I plan to follow Tennant wherever he goes, unless it's British theater, which I can't stand much.

Is it universally agreed that he is the best Doctor? :s

Did you guys watch the waters of Mars? A substitute teacher showed us that in class, it was pretty good. I also agree David Tennant was the best doctor.

SlappyMcGee wrote:Is it universally agreed that he is the best Doctor? :s

Does it have to be?

Also, "Waters of Mars" was awesome. I loved how he went all Anakin Skywalker at the end. (Again, the writing sucks.)

SlappyMcGee wrote:Is it universally agreed that he is the best Doctor? :s

Yes.

I started to watch it lately and yeah, he is the best Doctor.

It doesn't have to be anything. I'm curious if this is the general consensus, like, among Doctor Who fans. Cuz I used to belong to a forum that hated him.

I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan, but I wouldn't dream of missing an episode, if I could avoid missing one. One thing that strikes me about the new series is how the finales never seem to be as good as most of the other episodes.
Anyway, what do people think about Russell T. Davies' exit as head writer from the series?

SlappyMcGee wrote:It doesn't have to be anything. I'm curious if this is the general consensus, like, among Doctor Who fans. Cuz I used to belong to a forum that hated him.

I see. I can only imagine that's because he's not a traditional Doctor... he brought badly-needed humor to the BBC.

Seneschal wrote:Anyway, what do people think about Russell T. Davies' exit as head writer from the series?

Thank God?

I love Dr. Who! Favorite episodes anyone? I personally like The Girl in the Fireplace
Daleks in Mahattan and the Evolution of the Daleks are probably the funniest. Haha pig slave men.

flagmyidol wrote:

SlappyMcGee wrote:It doesn't have to be anything. I'm curious if this is the general consensus, like, among Doctor Who fans. Cuz I used to belong to a forum that hated him.

I see. I can only imagine that's because he's not a traditional Doctor... he brought badly-needed humor to the BBC.

I'd be careful there, flag... Sylvester McCoy (the Seventh Doctor) tried that approach. Except, the humour wasn't as well recieved, and the show got axed.

I guess that's why people love the movie so much - it opens with him being shot. =P

Anywho... I wouldn't say David Tennant was the best Doctor. I'm more of a fan of Tom Baker, personally - if only due to K9 and the Jelly Babies (and not the fact that I look similar to him...). And one thing that really annoyed me about the new series was that it started with Christopher Eccleston. What the hell happened to Paul McGann? He was brilliant in the film - why wasn't he the Doctor for the new series (if someone can give me a good explanation as to why, I'll shut up). I mean it's left us with this gapping hole with the Time War, which sounds awesome, all the Time Lords gone, and a re-generation.

The Time War... The one thing that annoys me about this is the Daleks. IF THEY WERE ALL DEAD, WHY DO THEY KEEP COMING BACK. I mean, come on. How many episodes have we had with Daleks in. More than enough, if they're all dead...

Don't get me wrong - I'm a big fan of the series. Just some of the things bug me.

I guess it must be the writing (I haven't really thought about it that much... But I would suspect it really is a writing fault).

Edit: Can a Mod edit this post, to get that Quote sorted out? I keep trying, but it's doing nothing. Yeah. ~Slaw

Inspired wrote:The next episode (the last one) looks like it is going to be epic, I agree with people saying the script was poor. Also the special effects were bad.

This is one of my gripes as well. Remember what I said about the Daleks? Well...

All the Time Lords are dead.

Oh! The Master's back!

He's dead.

Oh! He's back again!

I mean... Come on...

I've long since given up working out the plot discrepancies, even in each individual episode. I now only watch for David Tennant.

So I just watched the first of David Tennant's sendoff episodes. It was ridiculous and crazy and weird and goofy and thoroughly entertaining. Oh, and John Simm is excellent.

OMG

The Christmas episode! I cannot wait.

I love Doctor Who. David Tennant is an amazing Doctor, and I'll be sad to see him go. Oh, and about the Daleks, let me say one thing: Emergency Temperal Shift. That's how they are still about. They use one of the cheapest escape methods.

Oh, and with the new special: It was pretty epic, but I have one major problem with it. Is it just me or does The Master now remind anyone else of The Sith? I mean, how in hell did he suddenly get the ability to shoot lightning from his hands?

Seneschal wrote:So I just watched the first of David Tennant's sendoff episodes. It was ridiculous and crazy and weird and goofy and thoroughly entertaining. Oh, and John Simm is excellent.

CORRECTION: John Simm's acting was all over the place. That will make more sense if you've seen the episode >_>

John Simm was awful and practically ruined it for me. I dunno.

Why would you want the Daleks to go? They are beast. David Tennant isn't just good because he is humorous, he has a bad-ass, know it all personality, I enjoy.

SlappyMcGee wrote:John Simm was awful and practically ruined it for me. I dunno.

Completely agree. The new episode ... sucked.

Last episode = Excessively cheesy, especially the last half-hour. The four knocks thing was done rather well, but I wish they wouldn't keep filling the seasons finales with relentless sentimentality. Hopefully the new head writer will do something different with the last 20 minutes of each series.

Also, the trailer for the next series looks cool. Steven Moffat was behind some of the best episodes of the recent series (the one with the statues, the gas-mask one, the Marie Antoinette episode and the two-parter in the library), so I reckon he should do a good job as head writer for series 5.

Erm, tbh I'm not optimistic at all to the future of the series. David Tennant was already pulling the producers out of a quagmire of lousy finale plotting, so the only way Matt Smith can make things better is if he inspires the series to change direction.

Or if he uses his sonic screwdriver!

I agree. Tennant has had the show on his shoulders for years now, and a change in writers can only do so much. I haven't seen the second half of Tennant's final episode yet, so I won't judge, but I just don't see how it can be good. It's such a shame Moffat and Tennant have barely lined up.

Seneschal wrote: (the one with the statues ... the Marie Antoinette episode ...)

My two favorite episodes. Blink and the one whose name I can't remember. It's /such/ a damn shame Tennant's barely in Blink.

Part two was awesome, I loved it.

SlappyMcGee wrote:Part two was awesome, I loved it.

Having now seen Part 2, I no longer watch Doctor Who.