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Post by Moose on Mar 26, 2014 18:44:52 GMT
Fresh from a Time War which did not, in fact, exist in the previous series', Ecclestone's Doctor oozes rage, sarcasm and impatience. Strangely enough, unlike COlin Baker's Doctor who was also on the abrasive side, I feel that it works. Ecclestone has none of the sensitivity of the two Doctors who follow him and yet he has a likeable, engaging side. The dynamic between him and Rose worked particularly well I felt.
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Post by Alvamiga on Mar 27, 2014 0:40:33 GMT
I liked Christopher Ecclestone and I think he could have carried on well (had he not left). The Americans have this sorted and lock people into contracts before starting on anything so the main characters can't bail after one series.  I also very much like Paul McGann, but the episode he did was unfortunately terribly implemented. |
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Post by kaylee on Mar 27, 2014 6:32:28 GMT
I liked Christopher Ecclestone as well and the fact that he seemed a little tougher than the doctors that followed him.
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Post by miisa on Mar 27, 2014 8:13:02 GMT
I never properly warmed to him, ut likely because he had such a short run.
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Post by tangent on Mar 27, 2014 10:04:23 GMT
Maybe it was the delight of the relaunch that persuaded me but I thought Christopher Ecclestone was excellent and sadly missed. I wish he had stayed for two periods.
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Post by Moose on Mar 27, 2014 18:46:17 GMT
Yeah I never understood why he left after just one. Did he think, perhaps that it was not going to be a success? If so then he made a big mistake I think. He had some wonderful episodes - Family of Blood, for instance, is in my all time top five - but there wasn't time to totally get to know him before he left. Loved the interplay between him and Jack. Loved Jack, for that matter  |
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Post by Alvamiga on Mar 27, 2014 20:13:37 GMT
From what I heard, the work schedule was much harder than he had anticipated and he couldn't keep up with it, which is why they were able to change the ending of the series while it was still in production to move onto someone else.
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Post by Moose on Mar 27, 2014 20:37:11 GMT
Hmm weird .. I mean, you'd think that being a professional actor he would have understood at the outset that there was going to be a demanding workload.
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Post by Alvamiga on Mar 27, 2014 20:48:54 GMT
Yeah, ubt I think there's demanding and then there's DEMANDING!  |
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Post by kye on Mar 27, 2014 21:39:31 GMT
I'll have to go back and watch those episodes. It's been awhile.
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Post by Moose on Mar 27, 2014 23:01:51 GMT
We should have a mutual watch |
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Post by kye on Mar 28, 2014 0:38:23 GMT
Watched Rose. I think I'll skip the end of the world one.I think I saw that not too long ago. On to The Unquiet Dead.
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Post by Moose on Mar 28, 2014 18:25:17 GMT
The Unquiet Dead one is excellent. I tend to like the historical ones better than the futuristic ones.
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Post by kye on Mar 28, 2014 21:11:30 GMT
I noticed in the Unquiet Dead, the young psychic girl in one of her clairvoyant moments mentioned Bad Wolf. I had missed that before.
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Post by Moose on Mar 30, 2014 1:30:41 GMT
It's a recurrent theme all the way through that season. There are times when there is graffiti in the background - once even on the TARDIS itself - spelling Bad Wolf.
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Post by Alvamiga on Mar 30, 2014 9:07:07 GMT
I hated the whole Bad Wolf thing! Wayyyy to convoluted for my liking!  |
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