Archive for the ‘doctor who’ Category

I’ve very happy that he’s been checking out the the revised Dr. Who series including the new season with Matt Smith this year. I totally approve both of him checking it out and the series in general.

I haven’t talked much about the Matt Smith episodes because there is a three week gap between England’s broadcasts (which I have watched using a proxy server) checked out the new season of Dr. Who that I think has been absolutely fantastic.

Matt Smith soars in the role. He reminds me of the best parts of Jon Pertwee & Tom Baker only younger. The Eleventh Hour ranks as one of the best re-generation episodes of the entire series. You have to go to Castrovalva to find one as good.

There has only been one episode (this week’s Vincent and the Doctor) that I would consider mediocre and one episode that was pretty much good but had a poor resolution (Vampire’s of Venice) but other than that is is really first rate.

He is also spending some time with the wife in Baltimore. It is unfortunately just as cheap to go to Baltimore to watch the Red Sox than it is to go to Fenway and pay the prices there.

Ah the joys of being a Red Sox fan.

…the reason why I enjoyed this episode so much, I mean in addition to the fact that Matt Smith makes a simply wonderful Doctor who unlike the 9th and 10th is not constantly tortured in the way he looks at things.

What made the episode special is the Doctor dealing with young Amelia Pond.

After these scenes with young Amelia the Doctor is getting ready to leave

With glee she runs to her room, packs a bag and waits for his return.

Since 1963 little kids have dreamed of having the doctor land in their yard and visit them. They have imagined that the doctor would take them away in the TARDIS to see all of time and space. Millions upon millions of Britons and people from the Commonwealth have dreamt those dreams.

And in that moment watching that scene they smiled and ever so briefly imagined that they were kids again and it was them sitting waiting to go.

I must admit I imagined it too.

My review through the Amazon Vine program of the Book The Science of Doctor Who due to be released May 27th 2010 is available at Amazon.com here.

I actually got this book in the middle of lent and only finished it recently. It really wasn’t worth waiting months for.

My Review of the Big Finish Doctor Who Adventure # 127 Castle of Fear Staring Peter Davidson as the 5th doctor and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa is available at Amazon.com here.