Mike, the advance reviews I've had from other groups who've viewed him already say that he (Smith) comes across as an incredibly old soul, despite his appearance.
On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Mike Street <streetfor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > You could tell the Tenant really enjoyed playing the Dr. and it made it fun > to watch. Eccleston was cool but I hated the outfit he wore during his > season as the Dr. I think Tenant really made the character his own and to me > he really stands out amongst all the other Dr. he's beaten Tom Baker several > times in BBC polls for most popular Dr. And it's something about Matt Smith > that comes across as really doofy when I watch him. So he;s going to have to > grow on me cause I love David Tenant the moment he stepped on screen at the > end of season 1 > > On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> >> >> I think most people have felt the new Doctor will have to win them over. >> What was it about Tenant's Doctor you liked better? I think I tend to lean >> a bit toward Eccleston. He was darker, edgier, a bit more dangerous, than >> Tenant. I believe he's the incarnation that came directly from the Time War? >> He had a wounded, bitter edge about him that I found interesting. But I >> really liked Tenant too. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Augustus Augustus" <jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 5:32:02 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] New Dr. Who Premieres Saturday on BBC America! >> >> >> >> I liked Tenants Doctor better. I have been looking at the previews of the >> new doctor that is coming up 2nite, and I can tell that he is going 2 have 2 >> grown on me. Just something about his features that look odd. He could >> also use a haircut. I will also miss Martha Jones...............I think she >> was the best companion of them all. At least she was SMART. Had a quick >> mind. Sexy as all outside too! >> >> Fate. >> >> --- On *Sat, 4/17/10, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net> >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] New Dr. Who Premieres Saturday on BBC America! >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 4:47 PM >> >> >> >> 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" <streetforce1@ gmail.com> >> To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.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 <KeithBJohnson@ >> comcast.net <http://mc/compose?to=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.bbcameri ca.com/shows/ doctor-who/ >>> index.jsp<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. 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