Doctor Who
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valoscope first told me she was going to watch every single Doctor Who episode, I admit I laughed. It wasn't humanly possible...at least not without a time machine, but it got me to thinking just because SOME of the episodes are lost, doesn't mean I should just ignore ALL of them. Then, Barnes & Nobles had the first few episodes in a boxed set on sale for twenty bucks a couple of months ago. You can't beat that.
Some of it is definitely the same and some is very different. I felt so modern and childish because I had a HARD time keeping up with the cavemen plotline. I never was quite sure who I was supposed to root for or if I was meant to like any of them other than the Doctor and Susan.
The Doctor is kind of grumpy at times which was a little strange. In the newer seasons, this was attributed to the whole time war thing, but this predates that so I'm not sure if it's just that body or he's so tired of his own race that he's hiding out on Earth or he's missing his family. We still don't know why Susan is with her grandfather, whether there was already a family tragedy or she's completed her schooling so road-trip with grandpa!
Also, I have a pet-peeve now for BBC dvds. When I bought Coupling, it was awesome because when I pressed "PLAY ALL", it played ALL of it! However, with this dvd set and The Sarah Jane Adventures, it plays...the first episode and then...REPEATS THE FIRST EPISODE! Not cool, please fix for further box sets, like The Sarah Jane Adventures series three.
valoscope first told me she was going to watch every single Doctor Who episode, I admit I laughed. It wasn't humanly possible...at least not without a time machine, but it got me to thinking just because SOME of the episodes are lost, doesn't mean I should just ignore ALL of them. Then, Barnes & Nobles had the first few episodes in a boxed set on sale for twenty bucks a couple of months ago. You can't beat that.Some of it is definitely the same and some is very different. I felt so modern and childish because I had a HARD time keeping up with the cavemen plotline. I never was quite sure who I was supposed to root for or if I was meant to like any of them other than the Doctor and Susan.
The Doctor is kind of grumpy at times which was a little strange. In the newer seasons, this was attributed to the whole time war thing, but this predates that so I'm not sure if it's just that body or he's so tired of his own race that he's hiding out on Earth or he's missing his family. We still don't know why Susan is with her grandfather, whether there was already a family tragedy or she's completed her schooling so road-trip with grandpa!
Also, I have a pet-peeve now for BBC dvds. When I bought Coupling, it was awesome because when I pressed "PLAY ALL", it played ALL of it! However, with this dvd set and The Sarah Jane Adventures, it plays...the first episode and then...REPEATS THE FIRST EPISODE! Not cool, please fix for further box sets, like The Sarah Jane Adventures series three.
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Date: 2010-07-11 06:01 pm (UTC)I'm not sure you're actually supposed to like the Doctor in An Unearthly Child, heh. I do really like Barbara and Ian though. And Susan. :)
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Date: 2010-07-15 05:04 am (UTC)Yay for classic!Who! I really enjoy "An Unearthly Child." The First Doctor can be very grumpy, but I love him despite (because of?) it. He hadn't warmed up to humans yet. It's like Nine and his "stupid apes" comments, only more often. :) I like the idea hinted at in some episodes, like "Time Crash," that the Doctor started off grumpy and self-important, "like you do when you're young," and that he has mellowed as he's aged. Well, mostly. ;)
Bummer about the DVD. :(