I loved The Beast Below. Those Smilers, oh God! It was a massive episode, it had action, moments of tenderness, funny remarks, everything! I am loving Matt way more than I ever thought I ever could. I keep watching David as the Doctor , 'cause for me he IS the Doctor. I know it sounds strange, but it's as if Matt was the Doctor previous to David . Strange, I know. I love, love, love Karen Gillan. That girl is talented as hell! The both of 'em have some great chemistry on screen, and that is really, really great. Right, so, next up is Victory of the Daleks. 8:25pm, I think - that late! Anyway, I am truly enjoying S5 so far. I've also been very enthusiastic about Matt... and I'm not afraid to speak my mind, that lad is brilliant and is a fine Doctor! I hope Matt stays for at least one more year. That's up to him, of course, but yeah. I am also glad the press has mellowed towards Moffat... They wrote lousy things about S5 when David was still the Doctor. And some reporters, in order to review Matt, kind of diss David, in a way, and that's so wrong. And are always trying to compare them. For God's sake, they're so different. Matt is such a clumsy Doctor, and so funny! Whenever he says 'Geronimo' I just shout at the telly and say the same thing!
I was the one who wrote all of these... I wasn't sure if that was implicit. :P
(posted to an unofficial forum dedicated to Jamie Cullum) I am very, very impressed. As a Whovian, I'm used to regenerations, although this was my first 'proper' one, given that I was drawn to the show 2 and a half years ago. Anyway, I was very impressed with Matt's acting. I had already seen him in 'Shadow in the North' and 'Ruby in the Smoke' with Billie Piper, but I was not expecting him to be THAT good. Karen's acting was amazing as well, although I have to confess that the plot did have a few holes and was a bit thin... but I suppose it was all a mean to introduce the new Doctor. David Tennant is, without a doubt, my Doctor, but I'm not afraid to tell the world that I am going to love Eleven.
'The Eleventh Hour' was fantastic. Although the plot was a bit story thin, it worked out pretty well. I love Karen's character, Amy , although she does have a strange job! I can see why he is kissing the Doctor in the trailer. Anyway, the start was hilarious. The Doctor is still recovering, he is still 'cooking', eh? He's still very much like Ten... and I can't complain! I was slightly disappointed that there was no 'bigger on the inside' remark, but Amy's goggly eyes pretty much said it all. And the new TARDIS is just amazing... Some might not agree, but I'm in love with it. Now, where is that library and that swimming pool?
(posted to Facebook) Fish fingers and custard?? Fantastic! ♥
Hey guys, It has been a long, long time... I'm sorry for my absence. Anyway, I am in love with Season 5, and Matt is a great Doctor! What do you think of Eleven? Comment!
"It must be three times the size of Tennant’s, on multiple levels with staircases in between. Less grubby than its predecessor, with a transparent plastic floor on the main level, its walls are resplendent with polished copper and its central column features a blown glass decoration that could be straight from Tales of the Unexpected.
There are old car seats and downstairs – downstairs! – a swing. ??
With a nod to Paul McGann’s Tardis, the central column features an old TV screen on an extendable trellis. It also has a 1980s-style computer keyboard, and a His-Master’s-Voice style trumpet speaker."
Online market research site OnePoll have recently ran a poll on who is the best doctor on the screen, and The Doctor came out on top. The Time Lord beat off opposition from other well known doctors such as Doctor Watson, Doctor Dolittle, and Dr Emmett Brown (Back to the Future).
The Top Ten Screen Doctors: 1. The Doctor - Doctor Who - It was about TIME! :D 2. Doc Brown - Back to the Future 3. Doctor Kennedy - Neighbours 4. Doctor Evil - Austin Powers 5. Spock - Star Trek - Spock. Spock?? 6. Ross Geller - Friends 7. Doctor Dolittle - Doctor Dolittle 8. Perry Cox - Scrubs - Ahah, good old Doctor Perry. :P 9. Douglas Ross - E.R. 10. Doctor Watson - Sherlock Holmes
I will comment this news item. The red remarks were written by me. :)
When Matt Smith was the age at which most children hide behind a cushion watching Doctor Who, he was on a football pitch. No Daleks. No Zygons. No Tardis. Because Matt ate, lived and breathed football. And he was very good at the game. - And you can tell by the looks of him playing football. If you're up-to-date with the series shooting, you may have noticed some pictures of Matt playing football. I wonder if the Moff wrote that episode specifically for Matt... it looks like that's the case. So good, in fact, that Leicester City signed him to their youth training scheme as a centre back. Then, at 16, injury struck, and ended his football career. ‘I was devastated,’ he says.
‘There are those times you remember yourself crying and that was one of them. All I’d invested in was being a footballer. It was everything - my whole identity.’ - That must have been a real turning point in his life. It gives me warm feelings towards Matt. Poor lad.
Now, 11 years later, Matt has a new obsession - he is the latest in a long line of actors who have had the good fortune of taking on the role of Doctor Who. - Yeepee. Obsession and Doctor Who. Could that be any more perfect? In fact, he is the 11th, and youngest, actor to play the Time Lord. ‘Drama was just something I did at school until I was injured,’ he says. ‘But then it twisted and transpired me onto a new path.’ Now Matt eats, lives and breathes time travel. - Pretty much as I do. No mad partying. No shenanigans. It turns out that an egg and cress sandwich and an episode of MasterChef is about as riotous as his life gets.
‘My life is my work,’ he says. ‘The evenings are spent learning lines and, because there’s such a huge amount, that’s it, really. But I don’t mind. I’m happier when I’m working intensely. I find it rewarding.' - I am so glad he is giving DW his best shot. Then again, I didn't expect anything less of him. ‘The Doctor is the cleverest man in the universe. He’s the most infinite man I’ve ever played. When I was researching him, I read a lot about Einstein. I thought, if there were to be someone on the planet who had a brain near the size of the Doctor’s, it’s probably him. At the moment, this is a great source of joy.’ - Indeed, but I'm sure all Whovians are thinking, 'the Doctor's is much bigger!' Crikey, what about fun? ‘I go for a pint with my mates, but I don’t want to spend my life getting drunk. There’s no time for that.’ I tell him I’d read somewhere he was head-over-heels in love with a girl from Brazil. ‘She’s no longer my girlfriend,’ he says. ‘Work is my girlfriend at the moment. I suppose any extreme artistic personality has an intense relationship with work. That’s the joy, that’s the gift.’ - It may sound harsh, but it is the truth. I too find work much rewarding and consider it to be the closest to a relationship that I have atm. Matt was encouraged to act by an inspirational teacher at Northampton School For Boys, who put his name down for the school play, an adaptation of the classic courtroom movie Twelve Angry Men without his knowledge. He appeared as Juror Number 10, but when the teacher signed him up for a drama festival he failed to turn up. ‘Mr Hardingham was convinced I had what it took to be an actor and kept pushing me,’ says Matt. ‘But I didn’t turn up for the festival because I was a footballer and thought drama was a bit ridiculous. Then I got the injury.’ - That's a bit like that lad from 'Glee', innit?
He went on to study drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia and, by his third year, had an agent. He was cast in the play Fresh Kills at London’s Royal Court Theatre before he’d even graduated, and then in The History Boys at the National Theatre. Before landing the part of the Doctor, he had a lead role in the BBC’s Party Animals, in which he played a parliamentary researcher. - Ooh, I haven't seen that one. Must watch it!
Widely regarded as one of the up-and-coming actors of his generation, I wonder if he hesitated when he was offered the part of the Doctor. Does he worry about trapping his career in a Tardis? ‘I suppose, in my head, I want to think I had reservations, but I didn’t - not for a second,’ he says. - Every 'Doctor' goes through that. Look at Eccleston! ‘How can you? It’s been the best part on British TV for 30-odd years. He’s a brilliant man and I get to play him every day.’ - Now we're all proud. :)
Howdy, fellas. I'm sorry I've been out of the picture for a while. I've been really busy. Anyway, I'm super excited about the new series of Doctor Who - I have been following all the reports on shooting available on the Internet. I'm so excited.
It’s been a long time coming and much rumoured but at the BBC has officially given The Sarah Jane Adventures a renewal order. However, in a surprising move the corporation hasn’t ordered just one new season but two! A fourth and fifth season of the CBBC spin-off from Doctor Who has been ordered by the BBC – both seasons will comprise of 12 episodes. Season Four will air later this year, probably around the Autumn time, while Season Five will air next year.
A fourth season of The Sarah Jane Adventures was considered likely after its rating winning performance last year for its third season – two episodes featured David Tennant in his role of The Doctor. The BBC began a search for a new producer for the spin-off late last year prompting many to believe that the corporation had renewed the series. Russell T Davies will remain as Executive Producer on both new seasons of the CBBC drama despite stepping down as show-runner on Doctor Who. Nikki Wilson will join Davies as an executive producer while Brian Minchin has joined as a new producer.
The fourth season will begin production in Cardiff later this month and will see Elisabeth Sladen, Daniel Anthony, Anji Mohindra and Tommy Knight all reprise their respective roles. It was announced earlier this week that The Sarah Jane Adventures had been nominated for a Royal Television Society award.
