Comments on: The Doctor is In… and Out! http://bluemoonrising.com/television/the-doctor-is-in-and-out Fantasy Art and Entertainment Reviews Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:32:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark http://bluemoonrising.com/television/the-doctor-is-in-and-out/comment-page-1#comment-3 Mark Sat, 13 May 2006 01:49:40 +0000 http://www.bluemoonrising.com/?p=78#comment-3 Eccelston's doctor brings the style of Jon Pertwee, the menace of Colin Baker, and a certain sense of Patrick Troughton. The biggest problem that I think faces the new series (both series 1 and 2) is addressing new fans while placating the older ones. Granted, Eccelston did indeed set the bar, but he's done that in such work as 'Elizabeth' and most notably to me in '28 Day Later'. I think that his tenor was a necessity to restart the franchise, but the episodes run the gambit. I think that 'Dalek' is clearly the best, with some of the middle episodes waning in their ability to keep the momentum towards a concise storytelling arc. Eccelston, we hardly knew ye. Eccelston’s doctor brings the style of Jon Pertwee, the menace of Colin Baker, and a certain sense of Patrick Troughton. The biggest problem that I think faces the new series (both series 1 and 2) is addressing new fans while placating the older ones.

Granted, Eccelston did indeed set the bar, but he’s done that in such work as ‘Elizabeth’ and most notably to me in ’28 Day Later’. I think that his tenor was a necessity to restart the franchise, but the episodes run the gambit. I think that ‘Dalek’ is clearly the best, with some of the middle episodes waning in their ability to keep the momentum towards a concise storytelling arc.

Eccelston, we hardly knew ye.

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