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Tom Scola - Apr 06, 2010 5:36:03 am PDT #12531 of 30001
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tommyrot - Apr 06, 2010 5:38:14 am PDT #12532 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Viewers think new Doctor Who is 'too sexy'
The return of Doctor Who to television screens on Saturday night has led to a host of complaints and comments on online message boards that it is 'too sexy'.
What. Ev.
Shir - Apr 06, 2010 6:10:12 am PDT #12533 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Viewers think new Doctor Who is 'too sexy'
You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
§ ita § - Apr 06, 2010 6:26:38 am PDT #12534 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did they miss the previous two Doctors? Because, bless Smith and everything, but NO.
Shir - Apr 06, 2010 6:30:02 am PDT #12535 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Perhaps they think that Tennant is beyond sexy.
Which is understandable.
Stephanie - Apr 06, 2010 7:12:15 am PDT #12536 of 30001
Trust my rage
Ha- I didn't want to be the one to say it, but this Doctor, while fine and Doctor-ish and all, is not sexy.
I actually had a post get eaten on Sunday where I basically said that yeah, I can accept him as the Doctor and he did well in the role, but he's just a bit too goofy for me. And I sort of miss the maudlin.
victor infante - Apr 06, 2010 8:00:03 am PDT #12537 of 30001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Hasn't Chuck ever heard of shooting someone to disarm and disable them? You don't HAVE to shoot to kill, you know; you can shoot someone in the legs for instance!
To back ita up a bit here, the reason why you don't shoot to wound or disable? Or why you don't "shoot the tires" and other TV/movie tropes? Because it doesn't really work. Probably the most believable treatment of this is the "Firefly" gag, which was repeated on "Castle": where Nathan Fillion gets complimented for shooting the villain in the arm and replies, "I was shooting for the head!"
sj - Apr 06, 2010 12:47:28 pm PDT #12538 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Chuck: Could anyone tell what action figures Morgan was pulling out of his locker in last night's episode?
Maysa - Apr 06, 2010 5:47:56 pm PDT #12539 of 30001
And I sort of miss the maudlin.
Me, too. Everywhere else I go on the internet I keep seeing comments like "Thank God Ten and all his angst are gone" but I really loved his highs and lows. I still miss him actually, but I'm hoping that will change as the season goes on.
About the new Doctor he's definitely not sexy, but there is an appealing gentleness to him. The only issue I have is he doesn't quite sell the crazy stuff yet. They could throw David Tennant the weirdest, silliest things (pig men, CGI Satan, etc.) and he would really make me believe that it actually existed and was a threat. I don't quite have that yet from Matt Smith.
§ ita § - Apr 06, 2010 5:53:46 pm PDT #12540 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I still miss Eccleston's particular take on the angst, the way he was razor edged and desperate for happiness the whole time. But I still grew to love Tennant and find him pretty sexy quite quickly.
Smith could do it, but the opening goofball sequence means it's going to take longer--but he sure picked up at the end. The Doctor needs edge. Doesn't have to be Time War angst, but through all his incarnations he's defeating major enemies. I think Moffat and Smith did manage to display that capability before the end of the episode, and that's why I'm not mad at them.