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fish_tie

That's Entertainment

Aug 13, 2007 14:20

I had a cold last week. While that in itself isn't very entertaining, it did have the side effect of increasing the amount of television I watched over the weekend. So, I emerge from my posting torpor to share some thoughts as well as say that I am feeling much better today.

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captain_squid August 14 2007, 22:01:58 UTC

We've been watching Feasting on Asphalt as well, and enjoying the heck out of it. One thing we remarked on that I wonder if others have noticed: Alton seems really punchy this time around. It's like he's totally cut loose and having a grand old time. It's kinda funny.

And I have to disagree with you on the Doctor Who front. Tennant continues to annoy me in the same way he did in the beginning: he's only got two speeds. Seriously, if he's not brooding, he's totally manic. I don't need a scenery-chewing Doctor. Eccleston is still my favorite, if only for the way he portrayed the Doctor's loneliness and madness. His was a much subtler Doctor, and a superior one for it.

word_geek August 15 2007, 00:12:39 UTC

That's really odd, because I had precisely the opposite opinion about Tennant and Eccleston. I thought that Eccleston switched much too quickly from euphoria to rage -- look at how hyper he is in "The End of the World," how angry he is in "Dalek," and how cold he is in "Father's Day," just to pick some examples. He's a guy who's trying so hard to enjoy himself, because if he stops to reflect, it's all going to catch up with him. I just finished rewatching Series 1 on DVD, and I did get the subtlety and loneliness in his performance this time around, but the self-destructive attitude -- both in joy and anger -- isn't any part of the Doctor that I know ( ... )

captain_squid August 15 2007, 14:09:21 UTC

Well, then, you're just stupid. Nyah nyah!

The bits where Eccleston went over the top bothered me. You can imagine how I feel now that Tennant does it EVERY FREAKIN' WEEK. It's my hope that he'll settle in to his character, and that the directors will stop saying "More, David! Make it bigger! There's still some scenery left unchewed, for God's sake!"

Which, in the end, means that I blame the directors more than the actors. I have a feeling they're just doing what they're told.