amredthelector: (11th doctor)
amredthelector ([personal profile] amredthelector) wrote2010-07-11 03:58 pm
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Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)

Um, well, we aren't really in a season right now, except for some of the cable channels, being summer and all. And I didn't watch anything new last season - I didn't have a tv, so I don't even know if there were any new shows. So I guess I'll talk about my favorite show that was returning this past season.

And that was Doctor freaking Who.

How can I even BEGIN to describe how much I loved that season? Just. Wow. Everything about it, from the characters to the plot to the new look I just loved. Matt Smith, especially. He still hasn't taken the place of 'Favorite Doctor' in my heart that Eccleston currently occupies, but man was he fantastic. I'm going to put myself at risk of being torn apart by fangirls/boys saying this, but I think he's a far better Doctor then Tennant was. While David was a good Doctor, he wasn't quite right, I think. He was too human - he fell in love with Rose, he could blend in with humans too easily... he just wasn't alien enough in my opinion. But Matt... from the very first moment I saw the first promo image of him in his costume, he felt like the Doctor to me. He's so strange and non-human. I love that Matt gives him such an old feel, almost grandfatherly, despite being the youngest actor to play the character.

And the story for this season... holy crap. I'll avoid spoilers, but I'll just say it was awesome. Again, going to get torn apart by the fans, but I highly prefer Moffat's writing to Davies'. While it was fun trying to pick up on the codewords during RTD's seasons, when it finally got down to the finale episode, it always felt like there wasn't enough build up. But The Moff, on the other hand, gave the season a structured feeling, so that even though there were stand alone episodes, they all had a part in the plot and lead up to something grand and amazing.

This season was great, and left me desperately wanting to see more (aaaand maybe RP a certain character >.>), which is why I can safely say it was my favorite show this season.
ext_80109: (DW: Amy: passionately curious)

[identity profile] be-themoon.livejournal.com 2010-07-22 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I can see that we are going to be fast friends! as I agree with every opinion on Doctor Who you just stated, I'm pretty sure. Maaaybe not on liking Eccleston more than Smith - they are so close! I CAN'T DECIDE.

[identity profile] amredthelector.livejournal.com 2010-07-22 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Nine was my first Doctor, and he was so awesome that I had to keep watching the series. So he's still my favorite, though Eleven is getting really, reeeally close. If he had kept the fez, he might just have been my favorite XD