Post by andyg on Dec 29, 2013 15:46:45 GMT -5
First of all I have to say, as a Whovian starting many moons ago back in 1977, I'm happy to see the show doing fantastic in mainstream - television and not as a cult back in the 80's. Second, I was getting a bit worried with the up-coming anniversary show with all of the rumors that was going around. I couldn't enjoy some of the shows in "Series 7- part 2", with the exception of the episodes "the Bells of St. John", "Cold War," and "The Name of the Doctor," I was hoping that it would live up to it's hype. Well, I wasn't dissapointed.
It was great to see Paul McGann reprise his Doctor in the mini episode "The Night of the Doctor" and I just wonder if his narration on the DVD "The Brain of Morbius"- "Getting a Head, The Making of..." and the talks of the Sisterhood of Karn had anything to do with Moffett bringing him back for his regeneration into John Hurt.
"The Day of The Doctor" - all I have to say the show was to me, "The Three Doctors"- on steroids!!! The way Matt Smith's Doctor was playing off of John Hurt and David Tennant was "Brilliant!" It was like them being the Jon Pertwee, Pat Troughton, and William Hartnell of the new generation and they provided good humor, drama, and great pace with the show. Watching it on tv is always great, but if you were one of the lucky ones to see the show in a movie theater the following Monday night and hear the audience's reactions, was like being at the midnight showing of a Star Wars movie. Some people I talked to decided to suffer and not watch it on tv just so they could have the experience of seeing it on the big screen and be entertained of not knowing what to expect next, and there was a lot of ladies screaming with joy as soon David showed up. I like to think of the anniversary special as "A proper Doctor Who movie."
And now that we all have seen "The Time of the Doctor" and that Matt dropped his bow tie to make way for the next one to enter, and how Moffett was able to bring in a new era and new regenerations, I believe the show will be just fantastic with an older Doctor. With it going in a new direction, it will make the series more interesting. Here's to a new year, new stories and a new Doctor. Welcome Peter Capaldi.
It was great to see Paul McGann reprise his Doctor in the mini episode "The Night of the Doctor" and I just wonder if his narration on the DVD "The Brain of Morbius"- "Getting a Head, The Making of..." and the talks of the Sisterhood of Karn had anything to do with Moffett bringing him back for his regeneration into John Hurt.
"The Day of The Doctor" - all I have to say the show was to me, "The Three Doctors"- on steroids!!! The way Matt Smith's Doctor was playing off of John Hurt and David Tennant was "Brilliant!" It was like them being the Jon Pertwee, Pat Troughton, and William Hartnell of the new generation and they provided good humor, drama, and great pace with the show. Watching it on tv is always great, but if you were one of the lucky ones to see the show in a movie theater the following Monday night and hear the audience's reactions, was like being at the midnight showing of a Star Wars movie. Some people I talked to decided to suffer and not watch it on tv just so they could have the experience of seeing it on the big screen and be entertained of not knowing what to expect next, and there was a lot of ladies screaming with joy as soon David showed up. I like to think of the anniversary special as "A proper Doctor Who movie."
And now that we all have seen "The Time of the Doctor" and that Matt dropped his bow tie to make way for the next one to enter, and how Moffett was able to bring in a new era and new regenerations, I believe the show will be just fantastic with an older Doctor. With it going in a new direction, it will make the series more interesting. Here's to a new year, new stories and a new Doctor. Welcome Peter Capaldi.