Verg Avesta

You're late to the party XD

good thing I was never a fan.

Originally Posted by Hen_Ichi

You're late to the party XD

ret·ro·spect [re-truh-spekt]

noun
1.contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.

verb (used without object)
2.to look back in thought; refer back (often followed by to ): to retrospect to a period in one's youth.

verb (used with object)
3.to look back upon; contemplate retrospectively.

Idioms
4.in retrospect, in looking back on past events; upon reflection: It was, in retrospect, the happiest day ofher life.

So... you're saying it was the happiest day of your life?

ah let it be. I'm going more psycho by the day.

No, I'm saying you seem to be missing the point.

It's not about what happens now. It's about me bitching about stuff that has already happened.

Your blogs are so verbose Verg

I am the new Ernest Hemingway.

You liked our Northern Doctor, then?

Ecclestone's run hit high points and low points for me. I think he did the 'alien' bit pretty well, didn't have a script demanding he get hung up humans being fantastic every other bloody episode (and wasn't particularly suited to that kind of Doctor anyway), and he did a good job with helping show off their idea of a Time War and a Doctor changed by it. Still ... the first series of the revival suffered from - I think - having a lot of the weaker episodes from NeWho in terms of plot or silly aliens or basic writing (though, thankfully, rarely all at once). They just ironed out some of the kinks as it went on.

(Latest Christmas special was pretty rubbish. Just wanted to throw that in).

Chris was good.

David Tennant was godlike

David Tennant a shit, Eccleston can have a cookie, Matt Smith gets a gold star printing machine. Is how I feel on the matter.

Originally Posted by Seika

You liked our Northern Doctor, then?

Ecclestone's run hit high points and low points for me. I think he did the 'alien' bit pretty well, didn't have a script demanding he get hung up humans being fantastic every other bloody episode (and wasn't particularly suited to that kind of Doctor anyway), and he did a good job with helping show off their idea of a Time War and a Doctor changed by it. Still ... the first series of the revival suffered from - I think - having a lot of the weaker episodes from NeWho in terms of plot or silly aliens or basic writing (though, thankfully, rarely all at once). They just ironed out some of the kinks as it went on.

(Latest Christmas special was pretty rubbish. Just wanted to throw that in).

I think Eccleston hit some very specific notes in his performance that I enjoyed. Like his first encounter with a Dalek. Maaaan, was that a good performance. Of course, like you said, his episodes weren't always the best ("Moisturize me!"), but all-in-all, he felt most "real" Doctor out of all of them. Again, like you said, he could be very "alien" when he wanted to.

As for Tennant, well, of course I love him too. He became iconic for NeWho, and for a good reason. He really gives it his all in every episode, and has very Doctor-ish feel wherever he is. On the other hand, Matt Smith is the type of Doctor who needs other characters around him. Alone he is mediocre, but with other characters around him, he begins to shine more than Tennant could. So, a stand-alone-Doctor and a multiplayer-Doctor?

Oh, but don't get me wrong.

My favorite Doctor is Tom Baker.

Out or curiosity, what's the best way to get into Dr. Who? Where should I start off, and where should I go from there?

IRUN, I think you could just start from anywhere and you could enjoy the show.

THATS HOW GOOD IT IS

My favourite Doctor is Pepper. He was a sergeant, too, you know!

Originally Posted by ItsaRandomUsername

Out or curiosity, what's the best way to get into Dr. Who? Where should I start off, and where should I go from there?

Most people these days began with the NeWho series: the Ninth Doctor is a fine starting point. Like Verg and I mentioned, Ecclestone's series has some particularly weak episodes, but it's worth sticking out. Otherwise, you could probably jump in at the beginning of the Eleventh Doctor and not be too confused, but I think NeWho has done a pretty good job of building on its history and characterisation as it goes, so it's probably best to go from the start of its run.

All in all, Doctor Who is a particularly British institution, so be ready to miss some jokes or subtleties. Also be warned that even with the rather long gap before its reboot, it was still sunk into the culture fairly heavily, so there's a couple of occasions where explanation is a little light, assuming that everyone has a certain knowledge of Daleks, if only that they and the Doctor are mortal enemies and that they can't climb stairs. In terms of a certain kind of Britishness, it begins as a fairly showy example of the zeitgeist of Tony Blair's administration before everyone got fed up with him - Britain emerging from social and economic trouble to let loose a bit.

(And the parochialism can go too far at times. People mostly get to roll their eyes at American shows puffing up the US to monumental proportions, but it happens here too on occasion).