To some degree, all the previous Doctors have been loathe to depart, but many realized that they had to let go and move on. I understand that Eccleston's leaving was especially mixed, because he did so based on waking up one morning, while he still had the job, and realizing that he was *always* going to be thought of as the Doctor, no matter what he did, and was afraid of the typecasting. He later learned that such isn't really true, per se. Previous actors have gone on to a measure of success, especially Tom Baker as the narrator in the series "Little Britain".
And I was half-expecting a TARDIS redesign. When the new series began, a lot of old-school DW fans (myself included, I freely admit) weren't fans of the TARDIS layout. On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > Wow! The David Tenant "death" was very poignant, as that Doctor didn't want > to go. (And that's a clever angle seeing as the actor himself was ready to > go). Have other Doctors been so upset at leaving? Eccleston's Doctor was > very sad, but resigned. If that's the case, I wonder how they'll handle > Smith's demise when his time comes? Will he freak out knowing only one > incarnation is left? > > By the way, i read that Tenant's rather energetic reincarnation cycle, in > which much of the Tardis' insides were destroyed, was done so the show > runners could redesign and update the look of the Tardis. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxt...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 3:30:50 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Samurai" on History Channel Tonight > > > > This'll be the Eleventh, and there's a built-in limit of twelve per batch. > The Time Lords can grant a new set to a TIme Lord, but, after chucking the > guys who *own* regenerations into the Void, he isn't likely to be on the > list. > > On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net > > wrote: > >> The aliens from "Blink" will be revisited with the new Doctor, I read. By >> the way, is this new Doctor the eleventh or twelfth Doctor? Isn't there >> supposed to be a built-in reincarnation limit? >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxt...@gmail.com> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6:54:35 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Samurai" on History Channel Tonight >> >> >> >> My bad. Wasn't "The End of Time" that aired, but another favorite, >> "Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead", another one with a ramped-up >> scare factor (made me pay attention to shadows a bit more afterward, just as >> "Blink" did it for statues). And... what can I say? I'm a Whovian. >> >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net >> > wrote: >> >>> Forgot about "Dr. Who", but isn't that the end of Tenant's tenure? I've >>> already seen that. I'm sure "Samura" will be rerun several times over the >>> next few days. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxt...@gmail.com> >>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:43:45 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Samurai" on History Channel Tonight >>> >>> >>> >>> Serious crisis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>> >>> This is up against "The End of Time". What's a Raging Whovian to >>> do??????????????????? >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Keith Johnson < >>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Premieres at 8 pm EST tonight... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ************************************* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://primetimetv.suite101.com/article.cfm/samurai-on-history-channel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mark Dacascos is a master of martial arts. He is also the Chairman on *Iron >>>> Chef of America* and appeared on *Dancing with the Stars*. He proudly >>>> proclaims he is one-quarter Japanese, and both his parents are martial arts >>>> instructors. >>>> >>>> Samurai culture has always interested him. “They were always calm and >>>> relaxed right before they drew their swords and fought,” he stated. >>>> The Samurai >>>> >>>> *Samurai* on History Channel is a two-hour film which documents >>>> Dacascos’ journey to Japan to retrace the footsteps of the most famous >>>> samurai of all, Miyamoto Musashi. Originally the samurai’s job was to serve >>>> the emperor, much the same way the legendary Knights of the Round Table >>>> were >>>> meant to serve King Arthur. The life of the Samurai changed when the >>>> country >>>> was in transition from one Shogun to another. >>>> >>>> Musashi was born in 1584. Today he is the prime example in Japan of how >>>> to live and work. His philosophies that he wrote down in his final years of >>>> life in his book *The Book of Five Rings*, is what guides many Japanese >>>> businesses today. It is a guide to enlightenment. >>>> >>>> Samurai were also the inspiration for the Kamikaze pilots during World >>>> War II. “Being a samurai means being a killing machine,” and the WWII >>>> pilots >>>> took this to heart when they intentionally crashed their planes into boats >>>> in order to kill their enemy. >>>> >>>> >>>> Read more at Suite101: *Samurai on History Channel: Tracing the Roots >>>> of the Famous >>>> Warriors*<http://primetimetv.suite101.com/article.cfm/samurai-on-history-channel#ixzz0iMIpNA1k> >>>> * >>>> http://primetimetv.suite101.com/article.cfm/samurai-on-history-channel#ixzz0iMIpNA1k >>>> *<http://primetimetv.suite101.com/article.cfm/samurai-on-history-channel#ixzz0iMIpNA1k> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
