That is the beauty of The Doctor - no matter who plays him, or what quirks he's got in a particular regeneration. It's perfectly fine to have one you feel is "your Doctor" but after a change or two, you begin to have faith that he is still The Doctor. I've only found one that I couldn't bear to watch, and that was Colin Baker (who probably wasn't bad, he was just written that way). As a fan from of old, it was somewhat frustrating and amusing at the same time to watch how adamantly all the new Eccleston fan-girls were going on about how there was no way Tennant could be any thing but a disaster, and they'd never love him... only to come around when they saw him in action.
Buffy: He ran away, right? Giles: Sort of, more. turned and swept out majestically, I suppose. Said I didn't concern him. Buffy: So a mythic triumph over a completely indifferent foe? Giles: Well, I'm not dead or unconscious, so I say bravo for me.
'Same Time, Same Place'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
WindSparrow - Feb 14, 2011 4:08:41 am PST #15931 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
WindSparrow - Feb 14, 2011 4:10:51 am PST #15932 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Speaking of... anybody else earwormed with "triumph of romance and intellect over brute force and cynicism"?
tommyrot - Feb 14, 2011 4:23:46 am PST #15933 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.
I am now. But that's a fun earworm.
tiggy - Feb 14, 2011 5:50:23 am PST #15934 of 30001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
when i first decided i was going to watch Doctor Who after seeing my flist explode over it, i didn't even know he was an alien! so the shock of Eccleston regenerating to Tennant at the end of season one just about gutted me. i was living a sad, Doctor Who deprived existence before that.
also? i love Craig Ferguson. it's a shame he's taken.
beekaytee - Feb 14, 2011 5:55:27 am PST #15935 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
"triumph of romance and intellect over brute force and cynicism"
love love love. SO much.
§ ita § - Feb 14, 2011 6:10:41 am PST #15936 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I know you didn't know, tiggy, but that really doesn't need to be whitefonted.
tiggy - Feb 14, 2011 7:17:45 am PST #15937 of 30001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
oh, i know. i was just being silly.
tiggy - Feb 14, 2011 7:22:28 am PST #15938 of 30001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 14, 2011 8:34:53 am PST #15939 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I recall stumbling across a discussion somewhere (probably TwoP) with a new show fan who had seen some of Pertwee's episodes and was bemoaning that he wasn't the young, sexy new Doctor she was used to. I believe I linked to pictures of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton and gleefully informed here that in his day Pertwee was the young, sexy new Doctor.
tommyrot - Feb 14, 2011 8:37:40 am PST #15940 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.
I like William Hartnell (the first Doctor). He was kind of an ass.