Just watched the last Dr. Who with David Tennant

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So I just watched the last episode of Doctor Who with David Tennant. I'm really sorry that I never watched any of the episodes with the Tenth Doctor. I really like Christopher Eccleston and didn't give David Tennant a fair chance. I'm going to have to rent or buy the episodes because I quite enjoy D.T. as the Doctor.
 
Oh. He is brilliant. :) Those were two of his most beautiful performances, as well. :) You will enjoy his other episodes, for sure.
 
Tennant is up there with the best Doctors, for sure. But I'm looking forward to what Matt Smith can do.
 
I just watched the preview of the 2010 season of Doctor Who. It looks very good. Seems like they've upped production values a bit (likely attributable to the fact that they're now filming for HD). Seems also that the Doctor kisses a lot more pretty girls this time around. ;)
 

...Seems also that the Doctor kisses a lot more pretty girls this time around. ;)

That's because they stuck Rose on the alternate-universe Earth with the Donna/Doctor (stupidest plot-line EVER).

I loveloveloveloveLOVE David Tennant. I had adored Chrostopher Eccleston and wasn't too fond of the change, but Tennant won me over.

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And I thought that Bernard Cribbins, "Donna's Grandad", did some of the most BRILLIANT acting I have ever seen anywhere, that man is a genius.

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Being shallow here, but am not impressed with the new Dr. at all...THAT HAIR. What is up with THAT HAIR?!? It looks like he's the Brit answer to Conan O'Brien's standing mop.

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And here's the new logo...hmmmm...

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The Tardis looks like it might have been slightly changed from pics I've seen...I'm surprised that the show-runners didn't figure out a way to change the exterior....seems like there was a lot of damage in the last episode plus are there *any* blue police-boxes left?

The make-up on the returning women in this last Tennant episode looked odd to me. I know they were trying to have Rose be 'younger', but she looked like she had had some work done on her face. And did anybody pick up on how much facial-work had been done on "Sarah-Jane". She used to be so gorgeous and now?....looks kinda like Lynne's face-lift on "Real Housewives of Orange County" ((shudder)).

agnes!
 
I just started watching Doctor Who in 2008 so David Tennant was the first doctor I watched. He was brilliant and fun, I loved him. I did see a few of the last episodes of Christopher Eccleston, but because I'd watched Tennant for so long I didn't care for him as much. I'm excited to see what Matt Smith can do, he was okay in the end of time part 2 episode, but I'm hoping he'll get better. I loved Donna's grandad too, his acting was great, he was such a sweetheart.
 
Being shallow here, but am not impressed with the new Dr. at all...THAT HAIR. What is up with THAT HAIR?!?
It looks fine in the previews of the upcoming episodes.

And here's the new logo...hmmmm...
I like it. The existing logo was far too generic for my tastes.

The Tardis looks like it might have been slightly changed from pics I've seen...
Looks pretty-much the same to me. (You do realize, I hope, that you're seeing mostly the left side panel, in the image above, rather than the front, which you see only a portion of in that image.)

I'm surprised that the show-runners didn't figure out a way to change the exterior....seems like there was a lot of damage in the last episode plus are there *any* blue police-boxes left?
I wonder if the Queen can order a beheading for any show-runner who saw fit to radically change the exterior of the TARDIS.

For those who might not know, TARDISes are (were?) equipped with a chameleon circuit, which ensured that they blended in perfectly to whatever environment that they happened to find themselves in. For example, The Master's TARDIS once landed in Castrovalva (one of the best episodes ever), and appeared as a doric column. At other times, it appeared as various statues, a grandfather clock, and once even as a spaceship! (Imagine that! :))

The Doctor's (stolen) TARDIS landed in the mid-to-late 20th Century Shoreditch, and proceeded to blend in, changing its exterior into a then-current-period police box. Thereafter, the chameleon circuit was damaged and has never been replaced, so The Doctor's TARDIS therefore now journeys through space and time locked into this incongruous appearance.

It's one of the great touch-points of the show, that appeals to long-time viewers' sense of nostalgia and continuity. I doubt that there will ever be a sufficient justification discovered for remedying the chameleon circuit.

I know they were trying to have Rose be 'younger', but she looked like she had had some work done on her face.
Maybe she has. It always amazed me how she went from being, essentially, a UK version of Brittney Spears
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to playing a high-class prostitute
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I wonder if the Queen can order a beheading for any show-runner who saw fit to radically change the exterior of the TARDIS.

For those who might not know, TARDISes are (were?) equipped with a chameleon circuit, which ensured that they blended in perfectly to whatever environment that they happened to find themselves in. For example, The Master's TARDIS once landed in Castrovalva (one of the best episodes ever), and appeared as a doric column. At other times, it appeared as various statues, a grandfather clock, and once even as a spaceship! (Imagine that! :))

The Doctor's (stolen) TARDIS landed in the mid-to-late 20th Century Shoreditch, and proceeded to blend in, changing its exterior into a then-current-period police box. Thereafter, the chameleon circuit was damaged and has never been replaced, so The Doctor's TARDIS therefore now journeys through space and time locked into this incongruous appearance.

It's one of the great touch-points of the show, that appeals to long-time viewers' sense of nostalgia and continuity. I doubt that there will ever be a sufficient justification discovered for remedying the chameleon circuit.

Also, even though there are no blue police boxes left in our world, people don't notice the TARDIS sitting around because it has a low-level perception filter on it, part of the chameleon circuit. They can see it, but the field makes it register as a bit unremarkable (see The Sound of Drums).

And agnes!, I agree with you so much on Bernard Cribbins' performance in the End of Time! He was-- so amazing. Most of the tearing-up moments in those episodes were because of him. :sad1:

And I'm not sure yet how I feel about Matt Smith. He seemed okay from those few seconds we saw him, and the trailer looks good... of course, I was entirely, vehemently sure I'd hate Tennant when he took over (even though I started watching in 2007, I went back to watch CE's episodes first), and he certainly changed that. In fact, DT is 'my Doctor'. But anyway... I must reserve judgment on MS until I've seen his entire first season. With Steven Moffat writing, I'm sure that even if I'm not a fan of Smith, I'll keep watching just for Moffat's brilliance. :P
 
...Being shallow here, but am not impressed with the new Dr. at all...THAT HAIR. What is up with THAT HAIR?!?
It looks fine in the previews of the upcoming episodes.

Glad you like it, I just don't. When I first saw it I thought his hairstyle looked like a wig (a really ugly one :teeth:). But after poking around on the Internet realize that it's his real hair...not to my taste. I also think that he actually resembles Tennant too much, looks like a younger cousin or something. As my DD says, same general facial structure but with a bigger nose. I would have preferred a brand-new look, maybe a "ginger" (as the Dr. himself said) or someone more 'seasoned' or even blonde.


The Tardis looks like it might have been slightly changed from pics I've seen...
Looks pretty-much the same to me. (You do realize, I hope, that you're seeing mostly the left side panel, in the image above, rather than the front, which you see only a portion of in that image.)...

Yes, I do and did realize that. I had heard that the Tardis had been changed and thought that there was a lot of damge being implied in this last Tennant episode but thought any more changes (on top of getting used to a new Doctor) would be unwise. Pics have been posted that show the 'box' looking somewhat streamlined, but most of the pics have been pulled and only show up as a thumbnail on Google Images.

agnes!
 
I cried. :( I'll miss David Tennant. I guess we'll just see where it goes from here.
 
Well, I'm very sad to see David Tennant go. I only started watching a couple of years ago, so he is MY DOCTOR. I just can't bear the thought of anyone else stepping in the Tardis. Yes, I know there were others before him, but like I said, he's the only doctor I know. The new one doesn't do a thing for me.:sad2:
 
I absolutely LOVE David Tennant. First Doctor that I ever had a crush on :lovestruc

Do I have to change my sig now? :sad1:
 
I have to say I was NOT impressed with the bit that Matt Smith was in. As a PP stated, he looks too much like DT and not in a good way. Bigger nose & chin, AWFUL hair and sounds like he's trying to sound like DT. When CE changed to DT, there was an obvious break in terms of speech, mannerisms etc...I hope that the short scene is not a preview of what's to come. I don't mind the change in Dr.'s, I was a Tom Baker watcher so I know how to adjust to regeneration, but this seems a poor choice to me.

That said, grandad was awesome, made me cry....how did Mickey & Martha end up married? I never like the "look" of Rose after she Doomsday...too skinny and fakey looking. I liked her much better in her early Dr. Who days than how she has looked in her cameo appearances.

Anyone know who the older woman was? the Dr's wife...mother?
 
Well, I'm very sad to see David Tennant go. I only started watching a couple of years ago, so he is MY DOCTOR. I just can't bear the thought of anyone else stepping in the Tardis. Yes, I know there were others before him, but like I said, he's the only doctor I know. The new one doesn't do a thing for me.:sad2:

Karen,
I totally felt the same way when Tenant came on board. I had seen the *old* Dr. Who before (Blech! Sorry guys! LOL!), but Ecleston (Butchered spelling, sorry!) was *MY* Dr....and no skinny lanky Tennant was going to replace him! LOL! Now, I love Eccleston, but TENNANT is definately the one I love for that role. I feel a little weird about this new Doc being so darned young. It's just isn't *right*, ya know? But I'll give it time....maybe he'll win me over like tennant did. (But I doubt it! :rotfl2: )
 
Total OT moment but I loved seeing Captain Jack smile again (bar scene).
 
So The Doctor saves Martha's life, gives Donna a (premsumably winning jackpot) lottery ticket, and gets Jack a date. :)
 
So I just watched the last episode of Doctor Who with David Tennant. I'm really sorry that I never watched any of the episodes with the Tenth Doctor. I really like Christopher Eccleston and didn't give David Tennant a fair chance. I'm going to have to rent or buy the episodes because I quite enjoy D.T. as the Doctor.

You are just now jumping onto the DT bandwagon?;) I am going to miss him.:guilty:

You also need to check out Capt'n Jack Harkness. Oh la la....he is certainly a favorite here to.:love:

I have not watched yet, I am waiting to watch it with the kids so we can mourn DT's passing. Forgive the posting without reading because I am avoiding spoilers.

I did happen to see the new doctor however because I taped/watched "Demons" and it had the end of part 2.
 
As sad as it was I thought they did a really good job with the finale.

Like many of you I'm concerned about whether or not I'll like the new doctor.

And I was really hoping the note the doctor had passed to Captain Jack told him to get off his rear and get back to work. They REALLY need to renew that show.
 
Finally!!!! It was a marathon day for us, me and my dd's. I had to watch the last 3 back to back. Yowsa.

Bye bye Hottie McHotness.:guilty:

For those of us that watch "Being Human" ha-ha! 2 characters in there. Lady Cacti and Alphonso if you noticed.;) They are BF/GF in "Being Human" and now are both werewolves.

Now off to IMDB the new doctor....
 

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