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OMG, what did they do to Dr. Who?

POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 19:22
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HAKEN

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:27 AM

Seriously, I don't even know where to begin with this.

KWICKO

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:38 AM

Doctor Who?

Mike

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- Oscar Wilde

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:14 AM

Didn't they already have a great one??

I.. I just don't understand...

The laughing Chrisisall

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:20 AM

He died.

Radiation poisoning.

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PEULSAR5

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:24 AM

I'm hoping for the best with the show, but I agree it's a silly promo. It's close enough to Spring for a real one.

ECGORDON

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 2:14 AM

I recall a lot of people weren't too keen on David Tennant taking over four years ago, but I think that worked out okay. I'll wait to form an opinion of Matt Smith once I've seen a few episodes.

PACHELBEL

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 6:55 AM

I just started watching Season 1 --- the rebooted Season 1, I don't even know what to call it, there have been so many. Anyway, I started watching it because I love Torchwood, and I was curious when Capt. Jack shows up. I'm enjoying it. It's fun, kinda goofy.

It seems they change the 2 main characters every season. Why is that?

LWAVES

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:00 AM

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Originally posted by pachelbel:
It seems they change the 2 main characters every season. Why is that?

It was a shock when Eccleston decided to leave and some people thought the new version of Doctor Who would be over before it really started. But then came Tennant who took it to greater glories and proved the naysayers wrong and stayed for several seasons.
As for Eccleston leaving he gave one of the reasons for going is that he didn't want to get typecast, which I can believe, but I also think he wasn't prepared for the attention and fuss that the role got. Tennant has often spoken of this.

As for the companions they changed on a seasonal basis in the original shows as well. It's just that some would overlap with other companions as some of the time the Doctor travelled with more than one companion for a long period of time. But then equally you get companions like Sarah Jane who stayed a long while with two Doctors.
It's hard to say as there have been many variations.

As for the trailer it is pretty pathetic. Just showing you who we can expect to see rather than actual clips to give us a hint of what Matt Smith will be like.
Still I have hopes, they've changed the Doctor plenty of times before and only really failed twice in my opinion, Colin Baker and Paul McGann, and even then I think that's because nobody was ready for a darker, meaner Doctor with Baker and McGanns movie version was just too Americanised IMO.

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

EVILDINOSAUR

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:51 PM

That is a very odd trailer, but I'll withhold judgement until I've seen an actual episode.

"Haha, mine is an evil laugh."

JAKE7

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:08 PM

My main issue with the new Doctor so far is that he seems just waaaaay too young and seems too much of the "new vampire" look to me.

Makes me feel like it's going to be a teeny-bopper version of Doctor Who. Ugh.

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