I thought series 5 was the best who to date.
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I thought series 5 was the best who to date.
Me too. I'm not sure how much I'll enjoy RTDs years when I watch them again.
I didn't see any change in the quality of Doctor Who at all; if I hadn't been told things had changed behind the scenes, it never would have occurred to me.
I know its a family show but I think RTD went a bit too silly at times.
And I know I will get shot down in flames for saying this but was I never a big fan of Eccleston.
I'm loading my gun with incendiary bullets as we speak... 
They're both very different writers though, and on the whole I prefer Moffat by a large margin. That said S5 did feel like it was missing something, but by the same token it didn't ever annoy me as much as some aspects of RTD's Who did. At times it seemed to miss the epic bombast that RTD brought, but it also (thankfully!) lacked the depths of silliness/2D characters going "innit" and the need to throw everything plus the kitchen sink in.
Moffat is by far the better writer but RTD is probably the better showman, if that makes any sense at all!
They're both very different writers though, and on the whole I prefer Moffat by a large margin. That said S5 did feel like it was missing something, but by the same token it didn't ever annoy me as much as some aspects of RTD's Who did. At times it seemed to miss the epic bombast that RTD brought, but it also (thankfully!) lacked the depths of silliness/2D characters going "innit" and the need to throw everything plus the kitchen sink in.
Moffat is by far the better writer but RTD is probably the better showman, if that makes any sense at all!
perfect sense
Must say I have enjoyed talking about who more in this thread than in the who forum.
And I've caught up too.
Thoroughly enjoyable series! Some funny lines buried in it. like Holmes asking Watson (with walking stick) where he was injured, and Watson replying, "Left shoulder". While I didn't think Gatiss was Moriarty, I didn't think of Mycroft. And another funny line at the end:
Mycroft:He's always been so resentful. You could imagine the Christmas dinners.
Watson: Yes (pause) No. God, no!
Hope this show rolls on for years!
Thoroughly enjoyable series! Some funny lines buried in it. like Holmes asking Watson (with walking stick) where he was injured, and Watson replying, "Left shoulder". While I didn't think Gatiss was Moriarty, I didn't think of Mycroft. And another funny line at the end:
Mycroft:He's always been so resentful. You could imagine the Christmas dinners.
Watson: Yes (pause) No. God, no!
Hope this show rolls on for years!
I always took that as a subtle dig at Doyle for Watson's wound moving through out the books.
YUP!!! That came to my mind so fast, we laughed at it.
Saw it last night. Loved it. Can't wait for more!
This was one of the most enjoyable installments of TV I've seen in some time. Vibrant characters, plenty of humor, an intelligent update, a decent mystery and good action. What struck me was how they managed to instill enough human frailty into Holmes' legendary infallibility (as least as far as deduction is concerned). I thought Watson was handled excellently as well -- he's more than a mere second-fiddle, a distinct danger when crafting a Holmes story.
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
Not a bad show, overall. Not Sherlock Holmes, but decent quality. I liked the gimmick of the pop-ups for the cell phones, but they seem to have forgotten it about halfway through.
That is actually from A Study in Scarlet
It can't be a good adaptation of "A Study in Scarlet" without a healthy dose of anti-Mormon propaganda! 
IMO, season 5 has been the best so far. RTD annoyed me much, much, much more than Moffat has, and on a regular basis.