I was hoping if I didn't mention it, it would go away. The elephant in the room if ever there was one.^ Coming to a time-travel show near you soon.... Mr James Corden.
...(because he's really fat).
I was hoping if I didn't mention it, it would go away. The elephant in the room if ever there was one.^ Coming to a time-travel show near you soon.... Mr James Corden.
From now on, whenever someone says 'gravitas' they get -100 points.gravitas
Re the age thing I've said it before and I'll say it again. Tennant was cast too young, he didn't fit into the role for about a year. Smith on the other hand is younger yet seems much older. I find the Twilight allusions literally hilarious. Amy is young...er actually an awful lot of Doctor companions have been young/younger. Susan, Zoe, Jo, Sarah Jane, Ace, Rose, Martha....that puts that to bed I think. As for Smith... well I'm sure all those girls/women who love Twilight for it's brooding strong muscley boys are wetting themselves over the bowlegged, oddly dressed bumbling old man in a young body we have from Smith. Smith in real life might appeal, but Smith as the Doctor? I doubt it.If they were going for the Twilight crowd they'd have dressed him how he was dressed in the original promo shots all in black.
Now this doesn't mean the BBC weren't trying to skew the casting young. Moffat said when he got the original list that there were too many young actors on it for his liking, but I think anyone who imagines Smith was hired because he was young...well, lets be honest I bet there were handsomer men on offer (and he is handsome from certain angles but not from others) It's hard to imagine how anyone could have topped him in the audition process, and to me at least its clear to see why Moffat and co chose him.
Personally I think he has gravitas. Maybe not as much as Eccleston, but probably more than Tennant had in his first season.
Apples and oranges for me. Eleventh Hour had to introduce a new Doctor. Rose has to introduce the entire franchise. So, it's hard to compare given both needed different narrative things. But, if I were forced, I'd say Rose means more to me (cause, like the Captain said, Eccleston is the daddy), even though The Eleventh Hour was a better story.Rose vs. The Eleventh Hour
EotW, only because I just didn't "get" The Beast Below. Smith was tops, though, as ever.The End of the World vs. The Beast Below
The former Gatiss versus the latter.The Unquiet Dead vs. Victory of the Daleks
Angels, naturally. And I am hoping I misunderstood Shazam!'s response to this one......you like Slitheen better?Slitheen 2 parter vs Angels 2 parter
"I watched it happen.....I made it happen!"Dalek vs. Vampires of Venice
The Long Game. I guess I just don't care enough about Rory and Amy's relationship.The Long Game vs Amy's Choice
Father's Day. No question.Father's Day vs. The Hungry Earth
From now on, whenever someone says 'gravitas' they get -100 points.
Smith has loads of gravitas.
Heh, FTL = For the lose. The Slitheen were/are terrible.And I am hoping I misunderstood Shazam!'s response to this one......you like Slitheen better?![]()
Oh and James Corden is a good actor when his ego is under control - see The History Boys.
I'm hopeful about that episode.
Hopefully, but i have a feeling Corden is going to be the Peter Kay of season 5.![]()
You say that like it's any betterHopefully, but i have a feeling Corden is going to be the Peter Kay of season 5.![]()
I'm trying to be optamistic...maybe he'll be Cath Tate rather than Peter Kay?
Sigh...predictable.
For the majority of people Catherine Tate was great.
I have to say, there are times in the latest series when I'm quite tempted to discount it, especially with this Crack business erasing huge great chunks of past continuity, including stuff that was important to the plots of previous stories. I believe I've already mentioned that by erasing the Dalek invasion of Earth in The Stolen Earth/Journey's End, Donna could never have become the Doctor-Donna, as the chain of events that led to that happening never took place. And if objects and people eaten by the Cracks subsequently never exist, then Davros never existed.
It's not the first time I've done it, and the last times were during the RTD era, but I've just turned off 15 mins into Cold Blood. I'll be back next week, but I thought this week and Hungry Earth were poor.
Then you miss a great last 30 mins, especially last 5 minutes.
Then you miss a great last 30 mins, especially last 5 minutes.
It's only great if one believes that it won't be undone in two or three episodes time...
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