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Miscellaneous Thoughts on Fandom

Sep 03, 2011 15:27

To those who are unsure of Matt Smith and the Eleventh Doctor:

I say, give Eleven a chance. He’s very different, but he’s still the Doctor. He isn’t Ten, yes, but he’s not suppose to be. Matt Smith had the intimidating task of following one of the most loved Doctors just as Peter Davidson had to deal with Tom Baker’s popularity. Season Five is ( Read more... )

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jackdavfan692 September 3 2011, 23:34:32 UTC

I completely agree with what you said about Matt Smith and Eleven 8). *Nods* Ten will always be "my" Doctor (unless, whenever I happen to get around to seeing Classic Who, one of those incarnations takes his place), but I've grown to like Eleven a lot :). The elements Matt brings to the role- the "old man in a young man's body" quality, a touch of darkness (Ten had that as well, especially toward the end of his life, what with his "Time Lord Victorious" complex, but until that point, it was always very subtle, whereas with Eleven, it can be really "in your face " at times), a temper (that's one thing we never saw with Ten), etc.- make Eleven an extremely interesting character, at least for me. At present, he's my favorite incarnation, after Ten 8).

Being Human-Season three finale was a tear-jerker...
Wasn't it =(? Still, it was probably the only thing that could be done, for more reasons than one :[. Within the show, given how wracked with guilt Mitchell was about what he & Daisy had done, the way the "Old Ones" were intending to ( ... )

meowbooks September 4 2011, 06:36:06 UTC

In some moments I see flashes of Ten, Nine, and the other Doctors I'm only partially familiar of in Smith's performance which I think is a great way to get people interested in the Classic stories. (I'm not saying that's one of their solid aims, but the comparisons will probably help soften the uncertainty factor of those who don't know if they'll like Old Who ( ... )

jackdavfan692 September 4 2011, 20:30:12 UTC

As do I. *Nods* Nine and Ten, at least, as those are the only other incarnations I'm familiar with. It is :]. *Nods* I want to see Classic Who anyway, but it's nice to get little glimpses of the incarnations from that era, though I couldn't begin to tell you which one Matt is drawing from at any given moment.
As far as trying to "rank" Doctors in my head I've always found that a bit strange.
It is, for exactly the reason you said *Nods*, as well as the established fact, if you will, that change has always been part of the show: after a few (or several) years/seasons, a new actor inherits the role. It's still hard not too, though, because it's pretty much inevitable that different people will get attached to different Doctors. For me, it's not so much David Tennant's Doctor was better than Matt Smith's, because both actors brought/bring elements to the role that make it great in unique ways, but Ten just really earned a lasting place in my heart for some reason 8). That's not to say Eleven won't eventually, too. He probably will, ( ... )

biggles1025 September 4 2011, 03:40:32 UTC

give Eleven a chance

I'm trying. I really am. I've been trying for a season-and-slightly-more-than-a-half now, but...he's just not doing it for me. Yes I agree that David Tennant was a very tough act to follow, and you're right about Peter Davison following Tom Baker too. But in my opinion Peter hit his stride right away and before I even got to the end of his first season, I completely and utterly loved his portrayal of the Doctor. It's been more than one season now and I still can't get into Matt's portrayal. Now, in all fairness, Moffat's writing is a lot of the problem for me because I really really dislike what he's been coming up with lately. I think I'd like Matt better if he had better stories to work with. (For example, I thought he was pretty good in "The Doctor's Wife," and he wasn't too bad in tonight's episode either.)

meowbooks September 4 2011, 06:21:13 UTC

I think one of the differences between RTD and Moffat's eras is the pacing. I miss having episodes with one off adventures and a bit of fun and time to absorb the information that's thrown at us. I'm definitely enjoying Moffat's run, but it feels like a jerky roller-coaster at times. We have the episodes like "Let's Kill Hitler" jam-packed with ideas and shenanigans followed by the creepy, thriller vibe of "Night Terrors." It's a bit like River's hair--it just doesn't stop. It's been chock-filled with ideas, but I would've liked time on screen for the characters to think. Rory and the 2000 years? We had a couple of lines at the beginning of this season. And are Amy and Rory really alright with just leaving River after seeing her take her first steps to becoming the River they've know ( ... )

meowbooks September 4 2011, 06:53:02 UTC

Apparently, "Night Terrors" was switched with "The Black Spot" in episode airing order...so that explains why the Melody issue wasn't raised, but it still would've been jarring if after seeing Mels/River we dove into piratey-silliness...

biggles1025 September 4 2011, 23:16:34 UTC

Yes the pacing in Moffat's eps is definitely a problem for me. I've never been a fan of having five million things thrown my way at once. Moffat just puts way too much stuff in period, and way too much timey-wimey stuff to boot. I'm not a fan of too much timey-wimey. I'm also not a fan of River in any way, shape, or form, so the excess of her lately is also killing my like for Eleven's episodes.

Oh yes, Five's great. But then all the Classic Doctors are great in their own ways, really. Even Tom Baker, who is my least favourite of all of them, has his moments.