Interesting. The bulk of the fan and critical response I've heard so far (admittedly I haven't been doing a lot of research) has said just the opposite: that he's good, kind of retro, and the writing's good. I'm intrigued at seeing it tonight, then.
Did you like Eccleston or Tenant's Doctor better? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Street" <streetfor...@gmail.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 3:46:45 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] New Dr. Who Premieres Saturday on BBC America! I saw the first episode a few weeks ago and it wasn't really that good. I don't really like the new Dr. at all. He's a bit boring. I liked Eccleston and Tenant right off from their appearances but Matt has grown on my yet. I also think the quality of the quality of the writing has gone down. On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:19 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > wrote: Holy crap, i almost overlooked this! For some reason I thought the new Doctor wasn't premiering until June, but it's airing tomorrow night?! I listened to a "Slice of SciFi" podcast recently about it. The crew there had already seen the first ep, "The Eleventh Hour". Doubters all, they really like the new Doctor. The fear was that he was too young and would be too boyish and goofy. However, they were surprised to discover that this new Doctor is more professorial, more fastidious than Tenant or Eccleston's portrayals. They saw he looks young, but actually acts old, and reminds them of a throwback to a couple of the earlier incarnations. I think at least one of them was an older guy who was a combination of crotchety, deadly serious? (Martin would know). Should be interesting... ***************************************************************************** http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/doctor-who/index.jsp Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide Original Air Date: April 17, 2010 SYNOPSIS Just in time for the U.S. premiere of Doctor Who, journey into the Doctor Who universe with BBC AMERICA's original program, Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide. The program is an original, all-access look inside the world's biggest, most successful sci-fi television program. Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide premieres Saturday, April 17th at 8 pm/7c on BBC AMERICA, followed by the series premiere of the new Doctor Who at 9pm/8c. Episode 1 - The Eleventh Hour Written by: Steven Moffat Directed by: Adam Smith Original Air Date: April 17, 2010 SYNOPSIS The Doctor has regenerated into a brand new man, but danger strikes before he can even recover. With the TARDIS wrecked, and the sonic screwdriver destroyed, the new Doctor has just twenty minutes to save the whole world - and only Amy Pond to help him. -- Get Social and Follow Me: Join me on Facebook http://facebook.com/mikestreet Follow me on Twitter Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/streetforce1 Join the Harlem NY Community http://www.facebook.com/harlemny and at http://HarlemSocial.com
