I completely agree with everything you stated. It used to annoy the hell out of me that the previous seasons never mentioned the other infinite rooms in the TARDIS. At least we finally get some mentioned. The console is a bit annoying to me also. Although, I have found myself trying to ignore everything used on it.
-- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > As a long(ish) term fan of Doctor Who I have to say that Matt Smith is > awesome in the lead role, bringing a mercurial twist to the character > in the wake of David Tennant's very popular 'manic' Doctor. Karen > Gillan is a stunningly attractive, feisty companion - although I'm not > convinced yet that her character, Amy Pond, is particular three- > dimensional. > > Overall, though, I'm less than impressed by this season so far. Too > many sitcom writers, not enough sci-fi writers for a start (and still > too many stories set on and around Earth - the only alien planet > they've been to was an obvious quarry pit), and despite the powerful > central performances from Smith and Gillan, the series just isn't > clicking with me. The two-part stories have been the stand-outs of the > season and I have high hopes for the season finale (another two- > parter), but my unwavering faith in all things Who is being sorely > tested this year. > > I'm also not particularly enamored of the TARDIS interior redesign, > while I love the fact that more reference is being made to the 'other > rooms' (in the RTD era it was simply the console room and the > wardrobe... no mention was even made of bedrooms, although the Doctor > obviously had his scooter parked somewhere - The Idiot's Lantern) and > we now get more of a sense of 'size', I think the actual console > design is very shoddy and, frankly, silly with its typewriter and bath > taps etc > > On Jun 10, 5:58 am, Shag <[email protected]> wrote: >> Watched "Vincent and the Doctor" tonight (10th episode of the >> season). Great stuff! Really enjoyed it! Once it airs on BBC >> America, let us know your thoughts. >> >> The Irredeemable >> Shaghttp://firestormfan.comhttp://onceuponageek.comhttp://twitter.com/onceuponageek >> >> On Jun 3, 11:32 am, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > So, we are about halfway through the new season (at least by BBC >> America's >> > schedule) with a new Doctor and there has not been a whole lot of >> > discussion here about it. >> > Personally, I've been let down. Don't get me wrong, I actually like >> Matt >> > Smith's Doctor, a lot. However, and maybe I had high expectations with >> > Davies no longer at the helm, I haven't found a really good episode >> yet >> > this season. Most of them have been sort of bland, in my opinion. I >> think >> > the only episode I have found as my favorite this season was The Beast >> > Below. Victory of the Daleks was sort of okay but I thought the last >> 10 >> > minutes was pretty bad. The Time of the Angels was really good but the >> > second part, Flesh and Stone, was a bit of a disappointment. >> > What say you? >> >> > -- >> > Have a Better One, >> > Edward Crosbyhttp://www.edwardcrosby.com >> > ----- >> > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." >> > Merlin Mann > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
