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poliphilo ([personal profile] poliphilo) wrote2006-04-30 03:03 pm
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Dr Who: School Reunion.

I was tearing up at the end. The Doctor has an inner life and we were glimpsing it.

He's also a bit of a bastard; He loves 'em and leaves 'em. One of the great things about the Doctor- from Hartnell on- is that he's never been blandly heroic.

This was the best episode of the second season (thus far).

I still feel the episodes are too short. The bad guys aren't given long enough to establish themselves.

Tony Head's performance made me want to see him as Count Dracula. What a fine actor he is! "Pitch perfect" said the director.

I'm getting accustomed to David Tennant.

I feel like Rose does about Mickey: does he really have to come along?

[identity profile] currawong.livejournal.com 2006-05-01 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
We haven't had the latest Doctor yet, but I can't wait. I thought the first series of the Doctor revival was a cracker.

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2006-05-01 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
There's something special about Dr Who.

The Star Trek franchise has long since lost its pep, but Dr Who keeps getting these re-energising jump starts.

[identity profile] currawong.livejournal.com 2006-05-01 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
There were a surprising number of socio-political jabs in that last series... the days of shaky cardboard sets are certainly long gone.

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2006-05-01 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
Series II, episode II contains some delightful digs at the Royal Family

[identity profile] currawong.livejournal.com 2006-05-01 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Goody!

There was recently screened here a so called documentary in which the talentless, ludicrous and jaw-droppingly sycophantic Rolf Harris blathered on to Her Maj and we, the viewers as he painted her portrait, ( a pseudo impessionist mess). It was called "Rolf Meets The Queen", or some such original title.

The next day, the very clever & funny satirical comedy team here, called "the Chasers" screened another doco called "Christo meets the Queen" in which Her Maj, the throne and even a corgi were neatly, tightly wrapped in white paper despite their frantic struggles. It was a real antidote.