Great Moments from the Beeb

[flemmings]

I'm spamming my own lj, aren't I? Never mind. Some kind person gave me a permanent account and I must show my gratitude.

Meanwhile: Why bother watching Classic Dr Who when F_W will give me all the Classic Who moments?

Yes, I *will* talk about Daisan no Teikoku one of these years, but now I'm going back to... reading Daisan no Teikoku. It's more addictive than anything I've read since Karin, though not *quite* in the same vein as Karin's multi-threaded all-singing all-dancing Daoist Chinese Broadway musical. I just can't quite analyze the charm of it yet. Four more volumes to see if it gets any clearer.

Comments

[cesmith.livejournal.com]

I don't think that the old fans (I've been watching for over 27 years) are against the new fans (Though I do think that newer fans tend to over-think what is essentially just a tv show. Remember, even in the UK staying on the air is all about RATINGS, all the better if a show is actually GOOD!). I doubt that any new fan felt any more excited than I did when I sat down to watch the first new episode in over 5 years (and since it is considered canon, I count the movie, even though *grumbles under her breath* it was a terrible waste of a regeneration), and loved both the newest Dr. and Rose from the very beginning. However, since we've seen so many different versions of the Doctor we tend to take him as a whole and we realize that no one is irreplaceable, companion or Dr.. I cried just as much when Adric died as when Rose was lost to the Doctor forever. The Doctor will grieve for a while and miss her, but remember, she IS alive and physically well and with people that love her. With time he will be able to move on. After all, he has more worlds to explore and planet conquerors to foil.

And if David Tennant decides to leave the show after his year hiatus starting after season 4, we will be getting used to yet another actor portraying The Doctor.