Dr Who: Ten and the Specials (and a tribute vid)

[tari_roo]

I'm ... yeah...

Fire and Ice and Rage, like a storm in the heart of a sun. Ancient and Forever. And he's wonderful.

And I don't want him to go either :(

Ten/Tennant - I salute you


I liked The Next Doctor and Planet of the Dead. More Planet of the Dead - because it was Lara Croft on Tatooine, and well... kinda cool. I even liked Lee Evans, and that's saying something.

But the Waters of Mars? Erm... the basis of so many sci fi shows and movies is: explorers/colonists go to new places and meet alien race who is either going to kill them on purpose or accident. Its sci fi cliche, but I tend to like those stories. Dr Who cliche is the Dr stumbling on people in a crisis and only managing to save a few. So, when you have sci fi cliche meet Dr Who cliche, you should give us something truly spectacular. I am also beginning suspect that the TARDIS has it in for the Dr. She's always dropping him in the middle of truly horrib scenario's. If I had written that special, the Dr would have walked away and not gone back to the base. I didn't like the melodrama at the end.

And then 'The End of Time.'

Yeah, I have very little that is good to say about these specials. The good was: Bernard Cribbins and Donna. Actual whump for the Doctor - yeah, I liked the 'worst rescue eva!' and the alien cacti with the shimmers were hilarious. The rest... yeah... no.


I am really going to miss Ten. I am ridiculously excited about more Eleven episodes but I'm going to miss Tennant's hair, acting ability and laugh. I'm not going to miss his tongue though. :)

Comments

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

I was yet on my way to become a real Who/DT fan when the two final episodes aired. I liked the bits you liked as well, but overall as a story it really sucked. Too much, too big, too much of everything.

And just in case you don't know those yet, I am dropping off two links to videos they did for their official wrap party. They just turned up in the internet last October, and I really, really like them, as they are hilarious:

The ballad of Russel and Julie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giaMRyn47Xg

500 miles cast and crew special:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s4Czla6tXc

[tari-roo.livejournal.com]

Ooooo, I've seen the 500 Miles crew one!! Loved it. I think I've seen the Ballad ... will confirm... yes, seen it! But thanks awfully

Whew, glad i'm not the only one with the too big, too much thing. As I said, I'm going to miss Ten, but not Russel Davies all that much.

Moffat has done a great job so far (in season 5). Season 6 - i have mixed feelings about. Holding thumbs on 7!!