Dr Who: The Girl In The Fireplace

[grad]

Amazing episode! Tennent is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better than Eccleston. The second season is kicking the first seasons' ass!

[PeterB]

grad, I haven't seen it yet, but... so far, I have to say I'm not too impressed with Tennant. I guess I'm just weird in this, because most people seems to like him better (especially the ladies, who fancy him). Eccleston really grew on me, as the first season went on-- especially liked his relationship with Rose, which seemed to develop into something multifaceted and deep; whereas Tennant seems to lack depth.

[NewtonMP2100]

Tennant is the cat's pajamas!

[chas_m]

I really haven't seen enough Tennant to make up my mind, but I'll remain loyal to Eccles for a while yet.

Xmas Invasion was just terrific stuff, New Earth a bit of a letdown, and Tooth & Claw didn't really have enough stuff for the Doctor to do for me to judge.

I haven't yet watched "School Reunion" but I suspect this will be where Tennant is made or broken.

Me, I'm just glad the show is a) a hit and b) so damn good!!

[grad]

I wouldn't judge the Tennant in "School Reunion"........ (Spoilers Below)





































... it was a poor script (ala "New Earth"), and the fued between MJ and Rose was so cheesy, I cringed.

[GeneL]

Sophomoric drivel!

The stories are so absurdly written that I watch out of morbid fascination. In some ways it kind of reminds me of "Sky Captain…" that bland turkey from a few years ago.

I've watched and enjoyed this long on-going series since it first came to the US, but I have seen it lose its specialness along the way

At one time the SciFi channel was home to some impressive series, but now it suffers from being owned and run by "network bean counters."

I grew up as a child reading great SciFi authors like Heinlein, Asimov, Pohl and Sturgeon in the the late '40s but, sadly, I cannot often find anything on TV or in the movies that comes even close to the inspired work that drew me to the genre.

Farscape was probably the closest thing to "real" science fiction that we've gotten from the SciFi channel for a long time and I'm not encouraged to expect any improvement.

"Stargate" was a favorite of mine for a long time, but it too has become dull. Its sense of humor was a key ingredient that made it enjoyable, but that kind of shading has been lost now, as well.

As I always say, "that's just my opinion, I could be wrong."

GeneL

[PeterB]

Oooooh, I just saw it, I thought it was bloody brilliant!

However, I just heard (word on the iMDB message boards) that Sophia Myles, who played Mme. de Pompadour, and David Tennant, are seeing each other. I wonder what effect that will have on the series, as historically such things have not been good...

[chas_m]

PeterB Wrote:
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> However, I just heard (word on the iMDB message
> boards) that Sophia Myles, who played Mme. de
> Pompadour, and David Tennant, are seeing each
> other.

This was happening BEFORE he got the part. Nothing to worry about.