tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post3209185443920248755..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Discovering Doctor Who: Season 2Nikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-7178608552375300012011-08-09T13:26:59.293-04:002011-08-09T13:26:59.293-04:00You can delete this comment - it just didn't g...You can delete this comment - it just didn't give me the option of subscribing to comments when I left the previous one.James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-59009068014336834002011-08-09T13:26:06.418-04:002011-08-09T13:26:06.418-04:00Nikki, I guess it exposes me as a science geek tha...Nikki, I guess it exposes me as a science geek that I didn't even notice that when I watched it. <br /><br />It has been great to have you share your first contact with Doctor Who. My son started the same way you did (he's much too young to have had contact with the pre-hiatus show) but he has now started watching classic Who. Do you think that you might do the same?James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-72401794397263713832011-08-08T19:57:58.781-04:002011-08-08T19:57:58.781-04:00Just decided to watch this show that all my on-lin...Just decided to watch this show that all my on-line friends constantly talk about, and I"m so glad I did. I, too, just finished S2 and starting S3. Loved Eccleston and now love Tennant. I will miss Rose, the ending on the beach was so touching. Look forward to more updates on the series!mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159992386642158559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-20036243238343168102011-08-06T18:03:16.089-04:002011-08-06T18:03:16.089-04:00So happy to see that you are enjoying Doctor Who! ...So happy to see that you are enjoying Doctor Who! All these comments are bringing back great memories of some of my favourite DW episodes that I haven't seen for years. I really need a rewatch... <br /><br />I knew you would love David Tennant- to be honest I don't understand how anyone can not like him ;)<br />I was so so lucky to see him in Much Ado About Nothing with Catherine Tate last week which was amazing. He is an incredibly gifted actor. <br /><br />Looking forward to your comments on season three and eventually the Matt Smith era.EvaHartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-17906119799413724722011-08-05T12:29:31.688-04:002011-08-05T12:29:31.688-04:00I started watching Doctor Who with the Eccleston s...I started watching Doctor Who with the Eccleston series as well, and I enjoyed it but David Tennant made me love Doctor Who. And Rose and The Doctor being separated at the end of S2 made me bawl.<br /><br />I'm loving the Matt Smith seasons just as much, which was a relief. I was so disappointed when Tennant ended his run but Matt Smith is awesome as The Doctor and I love Amy & Rory.JavaChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816858010039395389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-75926104333816471502011-08-04T22:34:05.367-04:002011-08-04T22:34:05.367-04:00This makes me want to go rewatch the earlier seaso...This makes me want to go rewatch the earlier seasons. Oh David Tennant :) And I really like Rose - don't know if I can pick a favorite companion - I've enjoyed them all in different ways, thought I liked Martha better on Torchwood.<br /><br />so much fun seeing your responses to the show!Rebecca T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-26130059800157712502011-08-04T12:43:50.444-04:002011-08-04T12:43:50.444-04:00My favorite from this series was The Girl in the F...My favorite from this series was The Girl in the Fireplace.<br /><br />Of 9, 10 and 11, Tennant as 10 is still my favorite, I guess because he was more emo than the rest. I thought he portrayed that lonliness very well - and the angst and guilt of what happens to his companions and others who become involved with him. I always thought the rest of his craziness was just to cover that deep sadness he always felt. <br /><br />I haven't quite seen that same emotion with Smith (although there was one episode where he got it just right - he finally brought me to tears - but I can't put my finger on which one it was now), although he grows on me more with each episode.<br /><br />I did love Eccleston, but he was gone before I could get too attached.<br /><br />As far as companions...I have a hard time rating them, except that I know Martha is my least favorite. Each had their place, does that make sense? What I like best about them is that they are never the same. Each companion brings something new and different. Guess you can say the same about the Doctors...<br /><br />Quarks - I watch Merlin too, with my youngest daughter as it is a great family show. However, I am getting annoyed at the continual buffoonery of Merlin - and how Arthur continues to think he is an idiot - the joke has gotten old. Season 3 also missed some of the emotional punch from Season 2 (Merlin's lost love, and meeting and losing his Dad). My understanding from ComicCon interviews is that series 4 grows up a bit and gets a little darker - I am looking forward to that. Luckily my daughter is old enough to handle it.EsDeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-6947724564972787482011-08-04T11:25:39.515-04:002011-08-04T11:25:39.515-04:00I just started Season 2 - can't wait to read y...I just started Season 2 - can't wait to read your post once we get through. Between rewatching Buffy, watching Angel, keeping up with Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, reading The Hunger Games.... jeez, how do I get anything done?JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219841452322761803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-5657651077898909662011-08-04T11:18:10.861-04:002011-08-04T11:18:10.861-04:00David Tennant is my doctor, probably because he wa...David Tennant is my doctor, probably because he was my first doctor, and I think for a lot of people that ends up being the case. <br /><br />FYI Love and Monsters is called a Doctor-lite episode, and what they would do is film two episodes over the same time period so they could fit in a Christmas special. Therefore one episode would have only a little of the doctor/companion in it. You'll see that again in seasons 3 and 4.<br /><br />In Doomsday another funny line is where the Cybermen are trying to get the Daleks to identify themselves, and the Dalek says, "Daleks do not identify themselves," and the Cyberman replies, "You have just identified yourself."<br /><br />I am not a Rose fan at all, and sometimes I can't tell whether I dislike the character or the actor. Billie Piper, while not really a bad actor, is terrible at enunciating, and if I don't have captions available, I have no clue what she's saying. As for Rose, she has an ability (that the Doctor sometimes lacks) to feel compassion for the individual. The Doctor is usually focused on saving everyone, but Rose can get right down to helping one person e.g. the girl in the Gelth episode, the scared maid in Tooth and Claw. But at times Rose can be really selfish. She doesn't care about how Jackie and Mickey feel about her going away and being in danger, she doesn't care that she would be separated from her mother forever, and she doesn't care if two universes are destroyed, just as long as she can be with the Doctor.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-33271066839847927062011-08-04T08:36:36.089-04:002011-08-04T08:36:36.089-04:00It's been ages since I watched watched Season ...It's been ages since I watched watched Season 2, not since it was first shown in 2006, so my memory of it isn't that great. I do remember that David Tennant is a fantastic Doctor, and my favourite of the three 'new' Doctors. I never watched the original, so that those are all I can judge.<br /><br />This was quite a good season of 'Doctor Who' from what I can recall. I almost always prefer the episodes in the present or the future, and very few of this season was in the far distant past. <br /><br />When I first watched 'School Reunion' (I keep wanting to call it 'School Hard' now) I didn't really know Anthony Head, and I had never watched 'Buffy', but looking back now there seems to be various 'similarities' in this episode. It's set in a Secondary School, stars Anthony Head, and the monsters are very bat-like, which can't help but bring to mind vampires (if not the like the ones in 'Buffy').<br /><br />Speaking of 'Buffy', I read somewhere that 'Love and Monsters' was partly inspired by 'The Zeppo', in that they both follow a character other than the titular character and see the adventures which go on even when the Doctor or Buffy are not around.<br /><br />I don't mind Rose. She's not my favourite companion, but I don't dislike her. As said in the post, she fulfils the role of a proxy for the viewer, which is most of the time the main purpose of the companion. It's similar to the role of Dr Watson in Sherlock Holmes: somebody for the Doctor or Sherlock to explain his thought process to, as the actual character does it all in his head.<br /><br />I enjoy Doctor Who. It's probably one of the best sci-fi/fantasy shows we have in the UK. Another one which I like is 'Merlin', which I haven't seen since I started watching 'Buffy' and which also stars Anthony Head in a main role, so I shall no doubt be extremely confused as to why Giles is ruling Camelot when it returns in the Autumn.Quarksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-92183857151051496162011-08-04T08:21:39.286-04:002011-08-04T08:21:39.286-04:00Sorry, Nikki. The children's show thing is a t...Sorry, Nikki. The children's show thing is a touchy subject with the fans.<br /><br />There's a lot of political satire and such in the series from the beginning. And it was done by the BBC drama department, not the children's department. Suitable for children works.Colleen/redeem147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-73383782495880575032011-08-04T04:45:06.419-04:002011-08-04T04:45:06.419-04:00It's great reading first impressions like thes...It's great reading first impressions like these.<br /><br />David Tennant was fantastic, wasn't he?<br /><br />Here's a post I wrote about my favourite things from <a href="http://davewrotethis.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-missed-year-was-it-good.html" rel="nofollow">2006</a>, including David Tennant's first season.<br /><br />Dave<br /><a href="http://davewrotethis.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Dave Wrote This</a>Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131223022620329561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-44772264424475743182011-08-04T01:11:49.830-04:002011-08-04T01:11:49.830-04:00There was a lot of flack about the 'horrible&#...There was a lot of flack about the 'horrible' child actor, the 'awful' voice she does and the 'unbelievable' scribble monster.<br />It's nice to hear that not all fans dislike 'Fear Her'. :)<br /><br />(vw: sidisco--How Spanish speakers accept a dance at a nightclub.)Christina Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-37991338993181176952011-08-04T00:01:59.195-04:002011-08-04T00:01:59.195-04:00Christina: It's funny, as I was watching Fear ...Christina: It's funny, as I was watching Fear Her I was thinking, "I bet a lot of fans didn't like this episode." ;) But there was just something about it that I really liked. I liked it more than Love and Monsters, for sure, but I thought both of them were enjoyable.Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-66624085217568105242011-08-04T00:01:11.259-04:002011-08-04T00:01:11.259-04:00I always have to watch my exact wording on here, d...I always have to watch my exact wording on here, don't I? ;) <br /><br />Colleen: When I said children's show, I meant a show that is suitable for children. I'm not thinking the Classic Series was Barney. ;) Yes, I know it wasn't a children's show per se, but I was simply going by the enormous response I had the last time when people were telling me, "Oh, you can TOTALLY let your kids watch it, it's a show for children!" That's what I meant by that. Not that it would be played on Treehouse. <br /><br />James: Yes, I know many people have a basic concept of a black hole, but go back and watch the episode and you'll see that Rose not only says, "It's a black hole," but then she goes on to define what a black hole is as if she'd memorized Stephen Hawking's book. It seemed a tad out of character for her. I wasn't suggesting she was stupid, but I've never seen her so scientifically inclined.Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-40037579024289492642011-08-03T22:28:49.871-04:002011-08-03T22:28:49.871-04:00Why wouldn't Rose know what a black hole is? E...Why wouldn't Rose know what a black hole is? Even people who don't read science books would have at least heard of them, right? I mean, she is supposed to be from our time period, since the London Eye already exists.James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-84924766528769082342011-08-03T22:24:22.808-04:002011-08-03T22:24:22.808-04:00That guy from "EastEnders" is Ash. Also ...That guy from "EastEnders" is Ash. Also from EE, Gita (remember Sanjay & Gita?) appears somewhere in S4.<br /><br />The way I look at it, how could anyone not love Rose Tyler, especially after a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvkjthzlyV8" rel="nofollow">scene like this</a> from "Doomsday"? If I was a Time Lord, that would rip both of my hearts out.<br /><br />I think that Eccleston, Tennant, and Smith have all represented The Doctor very well. Perhaps because he's the current DW, I really lean toward MS as my fave, though. I thought his 1st season was brilliant. <br /><br />I soooooo hope that the Eleventh will cross paths with Rose someday.Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-3730923132458167842011-08-03T20:36:50.943-04:002011-08-03T20:36:50.943-04:00I love David Tennant. Watching him say good-bye is...I love David Tennant. Watching him say good-bye is one of the saddest moments on TV. I cried a lot. Probably not as much as I wept through the LOST finale, but still... a lot. He will always be my favourite Doctor, though I am quite fond of Matt Smith now. He's pretty awesome.<br /><br />I loved reading this and remembering all the old episodes. That was awesome when Rose was trying to get Queen Victoria to say she wasn't amused!<br /><br />So who's your favourite companion? Is it Donna Noble?Erin {pughs' news}https://www.blogger.com/profile/03261798020134673516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-9136352440233832032011-08-03T20:13:27.421-04:002011-08-03T20:13:27.421-04:00I've been watching Doctor Who since 1965 - and...I've been watching Doctor Who since 1965 - and David is my favourite too. :)<br /><br /><i>This really isn’t the children’s show the Classic Series is. </i><br /><br />Didn't watch it, did you? ;)<br /><br />It was never a children's show. It was a show the whole family could watch. BTW, my three-year-old grandson loves Doctor Who.<br /><br />He has good taste.<br /><br />I'm so glad you're enjoying it!Colleen/redeem147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-33559593877793883402011-08-03T20:11:53.520-04:002011-08-03T20:11:53.520-04:00I truly love watching you fall in love with my fav...I truly love watching you fall in love with my favourite show. It's like I'm seeing it through new eyes. :)<br /><br />Be hinest...did you bawl as hard as I did (and STILL do!) when Rose is on one side of the wall and the Doctor is on the other side, with their faces pressed so close, yet so far apart? *sigh*<br /><br />I knew Tennant would quickly win you over. I love Eccelston, but Tennant IS the Doctor. <br /><br />I'm SO surprised you liked 'Fear Her'! That and 'Love and Monsters' are the two WHO episodes that are probably the most disliked.<br />Me, I'm not a fan of either episode.<br /><br />Looking forward to the series 4 and 5 posts!Christina Bnoreply@blogger.com