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? was it shown????
EDIT - oh ok, anyway i will repost my comments here
I do like my 'doctor's' have a sense, vibe or air of being alien. That's what i got from Tom Baker and Eccleston and that what i get from Matt Smith, so feel good
Tennant was a rubbish doctor, some good stories, but as a doctor, he was crap, he always gave the impression that he was more worried about how 'cool' he looked on screen more than anything else
Tennant was a rubbish doctor, some good stories, but as a doctor, he was crap, he always gave the impression that he was more worried about how 'cool' he looked on screen more than anything else
It's a bit early for kneejerk revisionism, isn't it? Tennant was fine, sometimes excellent, and has defined Doctor Who for a great many kids. There were many problems with his portrayal, which have a great deal to do with RTD's 'vision' and the writing in general, but they equally did some truly great things with the character which opened up completely new ideas as to who 'The Doctor' actually is.
The new production will undoubtedly be superior, and I've been looking forward to it since Moffat and Smith's roles were announced, but to suggest that Tennant's (and indeed RTD's) contributions were consistently "crap" is just inane.
The preview screening used the season 4 intro and music (just with Matt and Karens names in the swoosh). They said the new intro is being kept secret for the Saturday showing :(
Summerisle
31-03-2010, 13:48
Some more pics (http://www.radiotimes.com/content/features/galleries/doctor-who-exclusive-look-inside-the-new-tardis/01/) of the new TARDIS interior.
The preview screening used the season 4 intro and music (just with Matt and Karens names in the swoosh). They said the new intro is being kept secret for the Saturday showing :(
Slight techno beat and male voice choir.
(As I said in t'other thread).
Harold1066
01-04-2010, 20:24
Radio 4 has had a couple of Dr who related programmes over the last week on their frontrow programme.
One is an interview with Steven Moffat, the other is about Delia Derbyshire.
These only have a few days left on them to listen to.
Linky (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/programmes/subjects/VGVmL3N1YmplY3QvZG9jdG9yIHdobw)
Also tomorrow at 11.00 on radio 4; The Doctor And Douglas (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rp3dw)
Jon Culshaw travels back in time to look at the man who changed Doctor Who forever: Douglas Adams.
Matt Smith is on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Zane Lowe tomorrow morning.
MovieMax
02-04-2010, 02:33
Have seen quite a few Matt Smith interviews, and in my opinion, he comes across quite well. Any one who can answer the same questions over and over ( and keep smiling ), surely deserves a medal.
scoobyood
03-04-2010, 18:27
Errr.... simply. Fan ******* Tastic.
To say this is an improvement over RTD is an understatement. David who?
DuncanSWardle
03-04-2010, 18:28
Brilliant
Loved it
More Redheads in Police Uniforms too
Aw, I thought I was going to go first. *awesome*
Loved it ! Cant wait till next week ;)
Reverend Scapegoat
03-04-2010, 18:29
Interesting choice of stock footage in the flashback hologram, there ;)
marc_angelus
03-04-2010, 18:30
really good start :) thought it had just the right mix of action and laughs, and glad Amy commented about him looking stupid in his new outfit. Don't really want to start listing negatives but i guess the cgi monster was pretty bad..
Well...there was definitely some good bits and Amy Pond is fantastic, but overall the episode was a bit...erm...of a nothing. It's hard to believe Moffat wrote it.
Matt was pretty good. I'm liking his 'mad' Doctor.
The opening theme and titles were TERRIBLE. The vortex looked horrible. I don't know what they were thinking.
Crikey, that was good. Think I might have watch it again now :D
I agree with the cgi though. Pretty dodgy.
A good start, Matt seems to be less excitable than Tennett was but retains a lot of the same characteristics. I didn't like the new titles or music, that will take some getting used to.
Initial thoughts.
-Murray Gold has absolutely butchered the theme tune.
-No seriously it sounds awful!
-Was a bit worried with the OMGWACKY! beginning, but thankfully it improved tenfold when it got to the present.
-Even on the strength of 40 minutes Matt Smith is lot more likeable than Tennant/Eccleston (lumping them together because let's face it they both played the Doctor in same bipolar stylee, Matt Smith did to a certain extent here but to nowhere near that level of obnoxiousness).
-Karen Gillan running around in shorty short skirt.:n0rty:
-New Tardis looks great on screen.
-Is it me or have the CGI special effects become significantly worse? That snake thing looked embarrassing.
-Why didn't they use that time vortex effect from the trailer it looked a lot better than what we got in the opening titles.
-Cock off Murray Gold.
blimey its quiet in here. I was holding on for a look at the new look tardis.
Not overly keen on the new blue but the short glimpse we got of it internally it look good.
At the start I wasn't keen om smith but by the end I was converted. More troughton than tennant was at the moment.
No complaints about pond either.
can anyone confirm what the name of the village was
in the time it took to write this it got busy. I really didn't mind the new titles and theme. a change is as good as a rest. But yes the floating eye was rubbish
marc_angelus
03-04-2010, 18:34
-Cock off Murray Gold.
:lol: it was a bit strange, i thought they'd decided not to use the Doctor Who theme tune until it kicked in about half way through.
Off to a bad start with a truly dire new theme tune but once Amy showed up, hair down & mini-skirt up, I was sold. Jury out with the new Doctor, seemed to be trying too hard at being zany. Story was fine but not up to Moffat's usual standards. Also too much loud Tom & Jerry music during the "comedy" moments.
Overall it was entertaining & a welcome relief from your usual RTD rubbish. :thumbs:
fivebyfive
03-04-2010, 18:36
a good start (the beginning was a bit ott) and Amy is cute :luv:
the cgi was naff on the snake but you expect it on bbc budget
Loved it. Perfect early evening Saturday viewing for me.
Can't wait to see how it pans out.
Loved it. Thought it was excellent TV entertainment. Some of the funny bits were actually funny instead of the humour seeming forced. I wasn't expecting much from the new Doctor Who but obviously this was a lot better than I was expecting. Suddenly Doctor Who has become essential viewing again. I hope it coninutes at this quality, if so it could be as good as the Christopher Eccleston Doctor Who again.
The snake thing was awful, but it made up for it by being creepy when it was in human form. Can I go first at spotting all the homages? I noticed Hammer House of Horror, Hitchhikers Guide, Time Bandits and, er, Independence Day.
The eyeball spaceships were pretty **** as well.
thescrounger
03-04-2010, 18:37
I thought that was ******* awesome. Doctor Who is finally back, it took five years but we got there in the end.
I didn't like the theme when I heard it, but I've played it back a couple of times and I really quite like it now. Also Smith is going to be much more to my liking than Tennant.
My kids and myself loved this! It was certainly not a story about Prisoner Zero but more of an introduction of the new Doctor and Assistant.
To me there seemed to be a lot of jibes about the last Doctor's character, such as the "Cravings, oh that's new!" and the bit about it should be the monsters who run. :lol:
And oh my word, what a huge spoilerific bit at the end. :eek:
Exactly what Doctor Who needs :thumbs:
Really really enjoyed it. Thought Matt Smith was great, looks like he'll be a great Doctor and it took me a while to warm to both Eccleston and Tennant. But Smith looks like he has "his" Doctor nailed right from the start. Although we'll gave to see how well he does in the quieter less frantic epsiodes.
Obviously not as brilliant as Moffat previous episodes plotwise, but its rather unfair to compare them really. A series openner is a very different beast to a standalone episode or a mid series 2 parter.
definatly too much spoilerific stuff at the end, but lets be honest its not 24 or lost.
I did laugh at the get a girlfriend, its your bedroom, delete you history bit.
but maybe thats me
Mandrill
03-04-2010, 18:44
Really enjoyed this and I have only been a casual viewer for a few years now I lost interest when Ecceleston left.The music during it I liked, the theme less so.
The cgi was dodgy but the effects in the trailer looked alot better.
.....and patrick moore. more patrick moore vs the doctor please
degeneration
03-04-2010, 18:45
To quote my OH.
The middle bit of the TARDIS looks like a cock.
and
He'll do.
Amy, Amy, Amy. :luv:
.....and patrick moore. more patrick moore vs the doctor please
RTD wouldn't have included that bit because he'd be worried Heat readers would go "Who?"
KennyVader
03-04-2010, 18:47
Not much of a story but as a vehicle to introduce the new doctor and assistant it was really good.
Matt Smith - really not as bad as we feared he would be :thumbs:
Karen Gillan was great, and the little girl they had playing the young version was so well cast, looked just like her. Loved the shot across her bedroom with all the drawings and models of her "raggedy doctor" at the end :D. Guessed that tomorrow was going to be her wedding day the moment she said "can you get me back before tomorrow morning", I suppose we're meant to expect it to be that nurse bloke that she's marrying but it probably isn't, it'll probably turn out to be someone out of Torchwood or something.
Like the new Tardis interior, even that had some homages to the original with a few hexagonal lights on the entrance area walls :thumbs:
Only :mad: point is the flipping music! Why Oh Why, when they've refreshed virtually every other aspect, have they kept that tosser on to do his heavy handed tunes and overpower all the scenes he's allowed near the mixing desk? Terrible. Take a look at Lost for how good TV drama background music can be. And as for his butchery of the theme tune, FFS. Such a shame they did not refresh the musical side along with everything else :(
At last a Doctor I can enjoy with the kids.
A lot of reliance onf coincidence in the story, but good dialogue and Matt Smith looks like a winner.
Good start.
dco_chris
03-04-2010, 18:48
I'd got pretty bored of Who while RTD was in charge but I really enjoyed this. Hopefully this bodes well for the season as a whole.
well a generally awful episode and hopefully he will drop the whacky zany dr soon! and fingers crossed the guy who does the music gets run over by a bus soon as its soooo overbearing on most scenes. But there were flashes of what could be greatness there so looking forward to the rest of the series. Not too sure whats goin on with the Daleks with Union Jack badges :)
Amy needs a damn good seeing too, hopefully more skimpy outfits to come, harking back to the leela days of rubber monsters for the kids and plenty of norks for the adults :)
Really enjoyed it. Felt like an RTD episode but with a coherent story.
Seemed to be setting up a nice arc plot too.
Amy needs a damn good seeing too, hopefully more skimpy outfits to come, harking back to the leela days of rubber monsters for the kids and plenty of norks for the adults :)
/Insert gag about big snake behind Amy.
fivebyfive
03-04-2010, 18:51
Karen Gillan was great, and the little girl they had playing the young version was so well cast, looked just like her.
had dr who confidential in the background and it mentions its Karen's cousin
you say that but i'm ok with these but;
she's a kissagram
the whole get a girlfriend, delete your browser stuff
was there more ?
was that an effort to at least hit the early teens as well as the pre and tens
or am i ready too much into it
Loved it - absolutely fantastic!
:thumbs:
Spooky_uk
03-04-2010, 18:54
An excellent start. Matt is great, Amy is :luv::n0rty: despite being Ginger ;)
Like the new Tardis, much more to it than the previous one.
As a story for introducing a new just about everything it did the job, was never going to Blink etc..
Extended Trailer was :clap::thumbs::notworthy at the end. Lots to look forward to there.
Only (major) downside - WTF have he done to the Theme Tune. That was terrible, gonna have to mute it next week.
can anyone confirm what the name of the village was
Leadworth apparently.
Very promising opener - what a great Doctor this young chap is, warmed to him from the off. Gorgeous assistant, nice and feisty and, unlike Rose, doesn't have someone else's teeth in her mouth - loved it when she dropped the 'police' vernacular and gave the Doctor both barrels in her real accent.
I got shivers during the extended trailer, those army-green daleks - what a brilliant image that is.
well a generally awful episode and hopefully he will drop the whacky zany dr soon! [...]
Amy needs a damn good seeing too, hopefully more skimpy outfits to come, harking back to the leela days of rubber monsters for the kids and plenty of norks for the adults :)
I'm sorry but this really annoys me.
So you wont be happy unless we have **** rubber outfits or the basset monster because you think thats better than what has been produced by the new who from season 1 (and i'm no RTD fan). get your norks elsewhere online its a kids show that at least moffet is making a bit older
Its early days but initially its looking good
Leadworth apparently.
I thought they said knebworth. I can confirm its not. there was no bloody great builders yard in the middle of it
Ah wouldn't be a Doctor Who thread without someone taking another poster's criticism as if they'd called their Mum a slag.
Good times.
Ah wouldn't be a Doctor Who thread without someone taking another poster's criticism as if they'd called their Mum a slag.
Good times.
are you calling my mum a slag !!! i'll need photo's
RTD wouldn't have included that bit because he'd be worried Heat readers would go "Who?"
Clearly, Heat readers are what he worried about, that stopped him including Richard Dawkins....oh wait, it didn't....
MrSynner
03-04-2010, 19:09
Absolutely LOVED it. Smith nailed the role right from the off, with just the right amount of humour - 'The steerings a bit off' :lol: and cockiness. I think this Doctor is gonna be one of the best.
Amy is seriously cute, particularly in that skirt - but can't see it staying long - was obvious the actress was uncomfortable with it, could see her adjusting it repeatedly in the background.
New TARDIS interior was very nice, took the RTD era look to its logical conclusion. Loved the idea of the computer being replaced with an old 50's TV and a typewriter.
Also liked the bit where the Doctor thought the aliens disguise was a bit rubbish, only to be told it was disguised as HIM!
Anyone else notice that the hospital looked VERY like the hospital from Spearhead from Space? And that the Doctor got his new outfit the same way that the third and eighth Doctor did before him - nicking it from a medical doctor? Nice homage, I thought.
I thought they said knebworth. I can confirm its not. there was no bloody great builders yard in the middle of it
It was Leadworth as they confirmed it on Confidential on BBC 3 but it was filmed at a village in Wales.
Echo everyone's positive comments, thought it was excellent and entertaining and thought Smith did an excellent job and looking forward to a more zany/unpredictable character behaviour in the future.
Only thing I didn't like was the theme tune but the rest of the music especially through the chase at the end and extended credits was excellent.
scoobyood
03-04-2010, 19:26
Aside from the CG, any else think this show looked really nice? It doesn't look like it's been lit by some one who works on Eastenders. Plus the camera equipment has had upgrade to a Red camera or something of that calibre. Ashes to Ashes looked just as good yesterday. Blu-Ray's should look great.
Spooky_uk
03-04-2010, 19:28
just need a HD version of that trailer now :thumbs:
Been trying to think of the best line, and for me it was this...
"No TARDIS, No Screwdriver and 2minutes to spare. Who da man!"
dvds2000
03-04-2010, 19:29
Just to say the same as almost everything else, very very good, except the cgi and music.
Was it just me or were there references throughout to older moffat episodes? Like girl in the fireplace for example?
Been trying to think of the best line, and for me it was this...
"No TARDIS, No Screwdriver and 2minutes to spare. Who da man!"
That only worked because he realised it made him look like cock immediately after saying it.:lol:
It was Leadworth as they confirmed it on Confidential on BBC 3 but it was filmed at a village in Wales.
One village, one city. But not the one usually used ;)
scoobyood
03-04-2010, 19:32
Been trying to think of the best line, and for me it was this...
"No TARDIS, No Screwdriver and 2minutes to spare. Who da man!"
Best line was "20 minutes to save the world and I've got a post office, and it's shut"
The Tardis central column looked like a but plug, and the theme tune has been raped by it!
The Tardis central column looked like a but plug!
What's that then? Looked like a giant glass dildo to me!
What's that then? Looked like a giant glass dildo to me!
Either Or!
It was Leadworth as they confirmed it on Confidential on BBC 3 but it was filmed at a village in Wales.
Wikipedia to the rescue!
"Some scenes based in the fictional village of Leadworth were filmed on the Cathedral Green, Llandaff, Cardiff, on 7 October"
What's that then?
A dildo you put in the wrong hole.
magneticman
03-04-2010, 19:49
i know it's been mentioned a hundred times, but my gosh the new theme tune sucks balls.
Smith is really good I think, and I think teh show is filmed in a much better camera or whatever..
Gillian is so... :nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts: oh my :eek:
Thought the whole thing was really great. Some of the lines genuinely made me laugh out loud. "Get a girlfriend Jeff." :lol:
I thought Matt Smith was superb, zany without making me want to pull my hair out like Tennant used to. Amy is really rather lovely as well.
Aside from the CG, any else think this show looked really nice? It doesn't look like it's been lit by some one who works on Eastenders. Plus the camera equipment has had upgrade to a Red camera or something of that calibre. Ashes to Ashes looked just as good yesterday. Blu-Ray's should look great.
One of the first things that hit me was that it "looks" better, no idea if it is camera, lighting or just better direction. Mucho better all round.
MaleStrom
03-04-2010, 20:02
Am loving the new companion, though feel she's a tad too young! Not sure what to make of the new Dr yet though, as I find him rather annoying in a way that Tennant never was.
A quick google brings up this rather enticing picture! :luv:
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii182/Malestrom69/karengillan.png
LooneyJetman
03-04-2010, 20:15
Thought the episode was very good. Like many others I didn't like the theme tune, the previous two versions from the new series at least contained elements of the original, but the lead sound on the theme was very twee.
I thought the theme tune was good myself :shrug:
Although the music during the episode was :gag:
Other than that though - what everyone else said. Absolutely brilliant.
The new Doctor looked so young yet played so old. he was fantastic in the role already - like he was channelling Tennant with all the stupid mannerisms removed. Good to see Moffatt recognising there was a Doctor before RTD took over, showing us the old Doctors.
Companion was great as well.
And with such an amazing team of writers on board, including the creator and writer of Being Human, this could be fantastic.
Looked stunning in HD too.
Brilliant :) I can't wait for the rest now.
Hopefully Murray Gold will tone it down as the series progresses, but other than that and the obvious cut in FX budget I loved it...
I wonder if the FX budget for the episode was cut due to the fact that it was a longer ep than usual as some of the effects in the trailer looked far better.
just watched it again and was trying to remember some omens:
I have two, where he goes "not yet" at the duck pond and the serpent before it disappears referring to the "silence"
any thoughts
magneticman
03-04-2010, 20:46
Prisoner 0 mentioned something about the crack across the universe and the silence will fall, blah blah blah..
Reminds me of how RTD was dropping subtle (not) hints about badwolf or w/e it was in the last season. Hope this turns out to be better, and I have hope as the preview for the forthcoming episode looked pretty fantastic.
I'm, not the biggest Doctor Who but this quite good, Still quite a lot of running and shouting tho and it didn't seem that far removed from a David Tennant Doctor Who episode (but one of the good ones) ... Only problem I have really is why is the Doctor dress like a bit of a **** ?
the thing with no name
03-04-2010, 20:54
was worried about Mr Smith from the last Tennant episode, but he did very very well
will be tuning in for more
Sfx and theme = awful. Rest = top notch.
Enjoyed it, was a bit uncertain when he got the part but so far so good. Bit 'mad' but hopefully he will settle down a bit as things go on. I know they want to stamp a new identity on the show but changing the sonic screwdriver suggests to my mind that they had one eye on merchandising opportunities. Also not exactly over the moon with the continued 'i'm the Doctor. Fear me' vibe that has been building for the last few years
Thought that she was good as the companion, not just because she's attractive - they seemed to have decent chemistry and the character was likeable. The twist for what tomorrow was all about was weak, as soon as the words were out of her mouth i guessed what the reason was.
Loved it - Matt Smith was spot on... didn't like the theme music or the new titles though but the rest got a big thumbs up from me. So many good points but the main one is the show is on great hands with Moffat in charge. Coming soon clips looked great too.
Roll on next week.
PaulieC79
03-04-2010, 21:13
Plot was a bit weak, but the episode was there to change the guard and introduce the new Doctor and companion and in that it did an excellent job. Certainly seemed to be toned down compared to the last few years, better direction, acting and slightly more subtle. I actually thought the in episode music was more toned down than normal, but still not great. SFX were poor and the titles, dear me, terrible. Matt and Karen certainly seem to have a good chemistry and I'm already used to Matt as the Doctor and enjoyed his portrayal, so that only bodes well for the future. Gotta expect a bit of zaniness post-regeneration!
Spooksta
03-04-2010, 21:20
Poor story but like the new Doc and side kick :luv:
Was that a crack showing on the Tardis Oscilloscope?
Slight techno beat and male voice choir.
(As I said in t'other thread).
:thumbs:
:thumbs:
You failed to mention it being terrible... :p
sleepy67
03-04-2010, 22:14
What happened at the very end, did the Doctor return back to the Amelia cos they went back to her and I'm sure I heard the materialisation effect?
Wendelius
03-04-2010, 22:40
We (my 3 boys and I) just finished watching the first episode.
Before the episode, the twins (11) weren't too sure they wanted to watch it. Quentin (8) was up for it. All of them have only ever known Tennant as the Doctor and have refused to watch the first series with Eccleston because he wasn't Tennant.
However, by the end of the episode, 2 out of 3 kids said they flat out preferred the new Doctor, while one of the twins was still fonder of Tennant. As for me, I agree that the new Doctor is a brand new Doctor and, as such, doesn't stand in Tennant's shadow. Tennant could be really intense, sometimes scary and I, for one, loved his acting. So he remains a great Doctor for me. The new Doctor is a mad man with a box. And while he might not be as scary (yet?), he does crazy up there with the best.
Also, he was basically discovering himself this episode. And this led to some truly hilarious scenes; followed by scenes that sent the kids hiding under the covers. What more can you ask from Who?
And I know some have criticised the music in the episode, but it's actually one of the things that made the kids scared. So, for a family show, I think it did its job very well.
No argument from me on the new theme tune being not very good though. :oh-hum:
The Doctor has regenerated. Long Live the Doctor. :thumbs:
Wendelius
Vulcan101
03-04-2010, 22:52
When the Doctor looked at the radio/ociliscope towards the end, the wave form was the same as the crack in Amy's wall.
I thought it was excellent and he sortefd out the problem without a Sonic Screwdriver. To my mind it looks pretty good, and Amy is HOT!!!!
Been trying to think of the best line, and for me it was this...
"No TARDIS, No Screwdriver and 2minutes to spare. Who da man!"
Best line was "20 minutes to save the world and I've got a post office, and it's shut"
Mine was "oh and my fav, faster than light travel with two diagrams.......and a joke"
Great bit was throwning the bread out the door asking it not to darken it's doorstep again :lol: :notworthy he's totally alien, i love it!!
Oh, and i completely loved the quick swing round the park as the doctor is thinking of what he missed. :notworthy:
No RTD cheeseyness, There was alot of running but somehow it didn't annoy me. No shoehorning of a gay character, even the music is dialed from 11 to 10
Oh and of course, i would do unspeakable things to amy :n0rty:
marc_angelus
03-04-2010, 23:27
Oh, and i completely loved the quick swing round the park as the doctor is thinking of what he missed. :notworthy:
yeah i liked that, quite a unique technique, i wonder if we'll see that on other occasions.
Think the lack of sonic screwdriver was definitely in response to all the complaints about it's overuse under RTD
TO be honest this ep reminded me of the old Who, the one I watched and loved as a child... the later episodes of Tennant's era were just becoming unwatchable in my opinion.
I hope it keeps to the standard set from now on, I haven't enjoyed Doctor Who as much for a long long time.
So it worth watching Doctor Who Confidential then? In the Tennent era all it was is back slapping which got very annoying
scoobyood
03-04-2010, 23:56
Not a lot of backslapping in confidential. More a set tour to be honest.
Well the opening was bad, the theme music was dreadful, the spitting stuff out was horrid but from then on it was really good.
Meeting Amy when she was young then again when she was older was done well. She really is lovely - much nicer than the last ginger.
But this assumes you can hear my opinion behind the OVER-LOUD MUSIC.
Spooky_uk
04-04-2010, 00:53
yeah i liked that, quite a unique technique, i wonder if we'll see that on other occasions.
Still photography :thumbs:
What happened at the very end, did the Doctor return back to the Amelia cos they went back to her and I'm sure I heard the materialisation effect?
I was also wondering about this since he said that he visited the moon for a test spin. But if he had taken Amelia with him, then why did she not recall it? Or is he using the alternative-dimension excuse with this? :shrug:
The other thing is before the comment about not using the TARDIS and Screwdriver, there is about 2 or 3 words which are very muffled. I tried listening to this a few times and cannot work it out. Anyone else notice this, or perhaps it was a bad sky save? :help:
scoobyood
04-04-2010, 02:23
I was also wondering about this since he said that he visited the moon for a test spin. But if he had taken Amelia with him, then why did she not recall it? Or is he using the alternative-dimension excuse with this? :shrug:
:
Nothing that complicated. She was just dreaming, she was imagining herself as that child sitting wait on her suitcase... because of the sound of the tardis coming back. It's symbolic enit.
SithLordSi
04-04-2010, 02:52
Well I could find very, very little to criticise about that!
Smart writing, assured direction, sublime acting, great chemistry between The Doctor and Amy, top-notch production design, generally great post-production. I can forgive the moments of slightly dodgy CGI because they weren't that bad and the episode didn't rely on them to tell the story. I'll take a nicely animated but poorly composited alien snake over a billion identical crappy CG Toclafane! I'm going to defend the opening titles and Murray Gold, because I think they're being unfairly maligned. It may look more cartoony than the old title sequence but I thought the TARDIS careening through the time vortex - which resembled a lightning storm in space - was tremendous fun, and it looked less cheap than before. Gold's new arrangement of the theme seems fitting once the weirdness disperses, but I particularly enjoyed his scoring of the episode. When the motif from the trailers kicked in (starting with The Doctor choosing his outfit, ending at the end of the episode) I got serious chills and they didn't stop. Great stuff!
I have to admit a certain amount of apprehension before watching it, but within 5 minutes I was hooked.
I always loved Steven Moffat stories, and this one was no exception, but the whole feel of the show was tighter and neater than with virtually anything RTD produced over the last 2 seasons. I think he is going to be superb as the new main man at the helm.
Matt Smith and Karen Gillan were excellent together, and instantly formed a great partnership (apart from being beaten up with a cricket bat :lol:). I have high hopes for them as a team, and can't wait for next week.
It's great to have the Doctor back on our screens on a regular basis. Maybe the year off actually did the series the world of good in the end.
Very impressed.
Grandmaster
04-04-2010, 05:16
Made the "specials" look less than ordinary. Good to have the show back. It's almost like it's regenerated itself back into something decent again - just a shame that the music is tired and out of ideas just as Russell Davies was at the end of his reign.
I hope that Moffat continues to credit the audience with a bit of intelligence as opposed to treating us all like the lowest common denominator as Davies was wont to do.
gjkendall
04-04-2010, 06:57
Very good start to the series.
Initially found the Doctor a tad annoying (the food gags, and the walking into the tree)...but within the space of an hour I have warmed to his portrayal.
Music was again too loud!
Looking forward to the rest now...
I hope that Moffat continues to credit the audience with a bit of intelligence as opposed to treating us all like the lowest common denominator as Davies was wont to do.
Absolutley, RTD treated the audiance as Sun reading, Eastenders watching bunch of chavs :razz:
Relative Dimension episode review is up:
http://www.relativedimensions.com/Content/170/the-eleventh-hour.html
These episode reviews are going to be come a key feature of the Cult @ The Digital Fix site, so feedback on them would be very much appreciated. Feel free to comment over there using your DVD Forums login.
The music really is infuriating, since there's so much good stuff vying for attention with the crap. The new theme arrangement has a lot going for it - the electronic 'bed' is quite strange and interesting, and reminiscent of David Arnold's version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DDKKx0J4uo), but there are still great swathes of that tired old orchestral nonsense braying over the top of it, so the net result is unwelcomely similar to the last one.
As for the scoring, once the zany crash and food sequences were out of the way, there was some really lovely stuff - there's a clear attempt being made to give the new Doctor/production a different 'voice'. Hopefully the quality control can be ramped up for the rest of the series...
Anyway, besides the music that episode really was marvellous - Doctor Who done properly by people with a clear sensitivity for the material. Can't wait for the rest.
AdamBrunt
04-04-2010, 09:10
Loved the shot across her bedroom with all the drawings and models of her "raggedy doctor" at the end :D. Guessed that tomorrow was going to be her wedding day the moment she said "can you get me back before tomorrow morning", I suppose we're meant to expect it to be that nurse bloke that she's marrying but it probably isn't, it'll probably turn out to be someone out of Torchwood or something.
Accordig to the (p)review in yesterday's Times, the wedding dress is for her 'planned'/'hoped for' wedding to ..... the Doctor
As for the episode itself ... as others have said, the new theme is awful, the beginning was awful (the bit with him hanging onto the TARDIS as it flew over London) but the rest was very good considering it was mainly an 'intro to the new characters' episode.
Well as first Doctor's stories go I thought it was very good, especially as not only did it have to introduce the new Doctor but companion (and her family and friends) as well. Also took me back to my favourite era of the show with the 3rd Doctor; world wide Alien threat but homed into a small English village, and companion running around in a mini skirt.
Once again the Mof managed to involve childhood fears/scares with the 'what is behind that crack' and 'not quite seeing something out the corner of your eye', to go along with monsters under your bed, ticking in a quiet room, and what do statues do if you dont look at them?
As others have said the opening credits will take a lot of getting used too, and sort of which they did something totally new rather than an update of the RTD ones.
This years running arc will be 'prisoner 0 warnings' ("Silence is falling, Doctor") , but also worth remembering the Nans (Amy's aunt) throw away line to the Doctor of "your face looks familiar" and remembering how wibble wobble the time line can be and also the Duck pond without Ducks being mentioned and then not resolved made me wonder if this will also lead into something else at a latter date; maybe the Silurian/Sea Devil ones?
Part of me also wonders if there was more to the fate of Amy's parents than meets the eye and we might find out more latter.
Also its not the last we will see of young Amy .
Really like the extended trailer (was in HD on BBCHD spooky) and has left me a lot to look forward to.
According to the (p)review in yesterday's Times, the wedding dress is for her 'planned'/'hoped for' wedding to ..... the Doctor
Think that might be a chase of 2+2=6, as looking at the episode guide in the Radio Times the wedding to be (if it happens) will be with Rory
Here are ten tiny teasers about the Moffat-penned second episode, 'The Beast Below' from Digispy. Nothing really spoilery in there, but spoiler just in case:
1. It's set more than a millennium into the future, at a time when the Earth has been abandoned and the UK is a floating spaceship known as Starship Britain.
2. That apparently makes Amelia Amy... ooh, 1306 years old.
3. The Smiles are creatures that live in arcade machine boxes, similar to the Zoltar fortune teller from BIG. Except you should try to avoid interacting with these.
4. Amy is presented with three options, Matrix-style. She chooses the second, then the third.
5. "Protesters and citizens of limited ***** are *** ** *** *****."
6. There's an homage to Katy Brand's "********** Queen". But this one is merely "the bloody Queen".
7. Amy: "You look *****." The Doctor: "No, you look **** ****."
8. Amy wears her nightie throughout the episode - and it gets wet.
9. He may appear to be fun and kooky, but this Doctor can get angry. REALLY angry.
10. Episode two directly segues into episode three when The Doctor gets a call from an old pal.
Unofficial overnight figures show The Eleventh Hour was watched by 7.7 million viewers on BBC One with another 0.3 million watching on BBC HD, giving a total audience of 8.0 million viewers.
The programme has a share of 36.8% of the total viewing audience.
The programme was the most watched on British television on Saturday night, beating second placed Casualty by nearly 2.5 million viewers.
With one day to go, Doctor Who is the 8th highest programme of the week in a top ten which, apart from Doctor Who, consists entirely of the soaps EastEnders and Coronation Street which makes it the 3rd highest show of the week.
Final figures will be released in about 10 days time.
I would expect these to go up a fair bit then (when recordings are taken into account) and also might get a few more more extra viewers on various repeats (although these wont count to the overall figure for the Saturday night showing).
The real test will be next weeks to see if it has done enough (it did for me!) to get people tuning in next week.
Spooky_uk
04-04-2010, 09:48
Really like the extended trailer (was in HD on BBCHD spooky) and has left me a lot to look forward to.
Yep was watching in HD :thumbs: Meant to access online to watch a few more times :D
Looks like most people had the same opinion as me...hated the pre credits, hated the opening music, loved the rest!
I did find myself wishing they could have taken a risk and just had the entire episode with The Doctor and young Amy in the creepy house.
mikef
8. Amy wears her nightie throughout the episode - and it gets wet.
:clap:
:suspect:
fivebyfive
04-04-2010, 10:41
I like the monster in human form and how it forgot to speak through the right person and then had those teeth. More interesting than RTD's "bigger and more cgi the better" method
This years running arc will be 'prisoner 0 warnings' ("Silence is falling, Doctor") , but also worth remembering the Nans (Amy's aunt) throw away line to the Doctor of "your face looks familiar" and remembering how wibble wobble the time line can be...
I thought the references to the Doctor being recognised was because of the obsession Amy had with him, such as the drawings and dolls shown at the end. Plus the reference about him being the bloke in the cartoons and roll-play from one of the other characters :lol:
AdamBrunt
04-04-2010, 10:57
I thought the references to the Doctor being recognised was because of the obsession Amy had with him, such as the drawings and dolls shown at the end. Plus the reference about him being the bloke in the cartoons and roll-play from one of the other characters :lol:
That's what I thought too - especially since Amy kept telling them to shut up whenever someone mentioned it.
but also worth remembering the Nans (Amy's aunt)
What makes you think Annette Crosbie's character is Amy's aunt?
PaulieC79
04-04-2010, 11:08
How do iPlayer watches tie into the ratings? I watched virtually all my BBC on it and it's obviously going to be a big delivery method for the future as well.
Jedibitch
04-04-2010, 11:16
Really worked for me, i might be alone but i thought the new theme was class. Visuals were a little naff mind but you expect that. Music in the show seemed slightly less harsh as well.
Whole episode just has a more 'intelligent' thought out feel so fingers crossed for the rest. Also it looked beautiful in HD.
thescrounger
04-04-2010, 11:28
Full uninterrupted version of the excellent new theme:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/episodes/b00rs6t7/videos/p00765br
KennyVader
04-04-2010, 11:35
If by excellent you mean utter mess
thescrounger
04-04-2010, 11:48
No, I mean excellent. Because it is.
The only unfortunate things was the inside of the time rotor which looked like a novelty glass dildo, and Matt Smith certainly seemed excited to see it.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w95/doctornew/dildooooooh.jpg
Really enjoyed that. Sat there with a big grin on my face for most of it.
The little girl was excellent. Hope she turns up again in the future. The 'wacky' music at the beginning was incredibly annoying, but that was the only bit of score that felt OTT in the whole show to me. The rest of it seemed appropriate to what was going on at the time. Didn't have a problem with the new theme tune either.
Welcome back Doc! :D
Anyone know if Moffat will be doing audio commentary podcasts for this series like Davies did?
Sprout Crumble
04-04-2010, 12:20
Not bad. Mind at ease over Smith is a good start. New Tardis interior bloody pathetic though.
New Tardis interior bloody pathetic though.
I like the new TARDIS interior but for all the talk of it being twice the size, I actually thought it looked smaller on screen to the last incarnation.
mamboboy
04-04-2010, 12:39
I think I've only watched one Dr. Who episode prior to yesterdays and enjoyed it for the most part - lost interest during the last quarter though.
...But that Amy bird will definitely keep me watching...
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I thought it was just as crap as pre-Smith Who to be honest. But at least his new partner is a drop dead stunning bit of stuff, in a mini skirt no less. They can keep that up.
And the continued murder attempts on the theme tune have finally been successful and reduced it to a godawful mess. With Smith apparently intent on some good retro clothing, can't we have a retro theme back...?
SithLordSi
04-04-2010, 13:13
Full uninterrupted version of the excellent new theme:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/episodes/b00rs6t7/videos/p00765br
If by excellent you mean utter mess
No, I mean excellent. Because it is.
I totally agree. It's a less bombastic, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach than the previous take on the theme. It's slightly sparser and more retro. The new synths are reminiscent of The X-Files, and the percussion ticks along in a way which emphasises the classic Who bassline. Overall it's a bit spookier.
MP3 of the new theme (http://apolicebox.co.cc/theme.mp3)
However, I can understand that there will be a period of adjustment. I am sure that many people will come to love it, in time.
[QUOTE=SithLordSi;9022428MP3 of the new theme (http://apolicebox.co.cc/theme.mp3)
[/QUOTE]
Thank you so much for this. :clap:
I've been trying all morning to make an mp3 off my DVD recording but, for some reason, DVD Audio Extractor won't play ball with my rewritable discs! :shrug:
The theme has grown on me now and on second watch, the background music once the titles were out of the way was actually not bad at all. It's as if the opening was a last goodbye to the over-the-top old Who and after the credits it was all new Who - the last time we see the 'old' TARDIS also was the last time we had the bombastic old music.
scoobyood
04-04-2010, 14:19
As I said in my review (hint to read review :p ), I think it was the lightning sound effects that made the music sound crap in the opening credits, you can't hear it properly and the EQ is totally off. The music sounds fine in the closing credits, if you can hear that over the idiot on the voice over. There are cool new electronic noises and all-sorts in there.
I totally agree. It's a less bombastic, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach than the previous take on the theme. It's slightly sparser and more retro. The new synths are reminiscent of The X-Files, and the percussion ticks along in a way which emphasises the classic Who bassline. Overall it's a bit spookier.
MP3 of the new theme (http://apolicebox.co.cc/theme.mp3)
However, I can understand that there will be a period of adjustment. I am sure that many people will come to love it, in time.
Thank you!:)
Grandmaster
04-04-2010, 14:30
The theme has grown on me now and on second watch, the background music once the titles were out of the way was actually not bad at all. It's as if the opening was a last goodbye to the over-the-top old Who and after the credits it was all new Who - the last time we see the 'old' TARDIS also was the last time we had the bombastic old music.
Well, Gold still wheeled out his old Tom and Jerry schtick when the Doctor was larking about with Amelia so I fear he hasn't got it all out of this system yet.
thescrounger
04-04-2010, 15:49
Well, Gold still wheeled out his old Tom and Jerry schtick when the Doctor was larking about with Amelia so I fear he hasn't got it all out of this system yet.
To be fair, the music fit the sequence.
andybhoy
04-04-2010, 15:53
Loved the episode from the first exchange with amelia. Was sd on the doctor by the time he spat out the yoghurt. First new who i've really enjoyed in 2 years. Can't wait to see how it goes next time!
MP3 of the new theme (http://apolicebox.co.cc/theme.mp3)Yes, thanks for this :thumbs:.
It reminds me of the Paul McGann TV movie version.
Liked the episode, and Matt Smith, very much. Looks like we're in for some great fun over the next few months (and years hopefully).
Smith is so good that I don't think his age is a problem, which was my only real fear for this series.
So, going back to the awful CGI, has it actually had its budget cut then or is it just a result of the move to HD?
On the upside the lighting now looks much less like a CBBC production.
Cade Foster
04-04-2010, 17:30
Well i did not like Smiths Doctor the first time I saw him but he has definately grown on me, I was never that much fan of Tennants doctor as he was too over the top with his acting so see him as a improvement.
As others said not keen on the theme.
Amy looks like she will be the best assistant(or best looking) the doctor has had since the reincarnation, It is just a shame its a family show as would like to have seen her in her other outfits :n0rty:, And she looks like a decent actress after the rubbish we have have had before.
So its a :thumbs: from me.
Jedibitch
04-04-2010, 17:38
So, going back to the awful CGI, has it actually had its budget cut then or is it just a result of the move to HD?
On the upside the lighting now looks much less like a CBBC production.
Looking at the end trailer i think they may have spunked a lot on 3/4 episodes and the others had the work experience lad on it.
SithLordSi
04-04-2010, 17:51
So, going back to the awful CGI, has it actually had its budget cut then or is it just a result of the move to HD?
On the upside the lighting now looks much less like a CBBC production.
I thought it was acceptable enough, with the exception of the snake which was a bit rubbish. Again, it was animated well enough but the compositing was off. The lighting didn't seem to match. I'm guessing that The Mill are stretched thin with all the upcoming episodes. Their top priority was probably creating all the CGI for the many trailers, which may have limited the time/budget for episode one. They'll have had longer to work on the later episodes, so they should look better, but overall the budget cuts are going to be noticed occasionally.
As has already been mentioned, I'd rather they splurged their budget on things like the photography, actors and sets. CGI will date, no matter what.
fivebyfive
04-04-2010, 18:09
jurassic park cgi looks ok and the films are getting on a bit now
bad cgi is the modern equivalent to cardboard sets and blue peter props
Grandmaster
04-04-2010, 18:09
I totally agree. It's a less bombastic, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach than the previous take on the theme. It's slightly sparser and more retro. The new synths are reminiscent of The X-Files, and the percussion ticks along in a way which emphasises the classic Who bassline. Overall it's a bit spookier.
MP3 of the new theme (http://apolicebox.co.cc/theme.mp3)
However, I can understand that there will be a period of adjustment. I am sure that many people will come to love it, in time.
Ugh. Horrible. :| Murray Gold at his worst backed by what sounds like something reminiscent of a Casio keyboard preset and inappropriate orchestral blasts. I didn't mind his original take on the theme but he's just made it worse and worse with each revision. /facepalm
cliff homewood
04-04-2010, 18:29
I enjoyed it, but do think the Doctor hanging out of the TARDIS flying into London bit crap and wonder whether its a metaphor for the TARDIS wreck of the old Who. The TARDIS then goes onto chuck all the rubbish out and regenerate itself, time will tell.
The strange bit is when at the end the TARDIS starts appearing for the young Amy again, so you assume he's gone back to rectify his mistake, but then its back with the older Amy again, as pointed out on Gallifreybase looks like he's laid loads of tracks down like this for future stories, the duck pond for instance.
SithLordSi
04-04-2010, 18:33
I enjoyed it, but do think the Doctor hanging out of the TARDIS flying into London bit crap and wonder whether its a metaphor for the TARDIS wreck of the old Who. The TARDIS then goes onto chuck all the rubbish out and regenerate itself, time will tell.
The strange bit is when at the end the TARDIS starts appearing for the young Amy again, so you assume he's gone back to rectify his mistake, but then its back with the older Amy again, as pointed out on Gallifreybase looks like he's laid loads of tracks down like this for future stories, the duck pond for instance.
I assumed that when we saw young Amy and heard the TARDIS, it was Amy's recurring dream that she's had for the last 12 years. Then it came true.
So, going back to the awful CGI, has it actually had its budget cut then or is it just a result of the move to HD?
On the upside the lighting now looks much less like a CBBC production.
The snake was disapointing. For a monster that 'you can only see out of the corner of your eye', the pity is, they didnt need to show it at all and it would still have worked. It might, however, have been just a little bit too creepy.
I think the way prisoner zero tauted him about how he doesn't know why the cracks in time are happening are going to bite his behind.
The use of the TARDIS itself causing it? Like that ST:TNG episode where too much warp speed was tearing up space?
I think the way prisoner zero tauted him about how he doesn't know why the cracks in time are happening are going to bite his behind.
The use of the TARDIS itself causing it? Like that ST:TNG episode where too much warp speed was tearing up space?
I think the title of the episode is a clue...
Grandmaster
04-04-2010, 18:43
I enjoyed it, but do think the Doctor hanging out of the TARDIS flying into London bit crap and wonder whether its a metaphor for the TARDIS wreck of the old Who. The TARDIS then goes onto chuck all the rubbish out and regenerate itself, time will tell.
Bearing in mind that Moffat was a fan of the Davies era, a key contributor to it, plus a mate of his as well, I think you're stretching a bit there. A more positive message of regeneration and renewal though, why not?
One thing I noticed about the extended trailer though...
There was a LOT of River Song in it
A small little point I did enjoy was the Doctor opening the TARDIS doors by snapping his fingers. Not trying it out as Tennant did at the end of Silence in the Library but just instinctively doing it.
Makes you wonder what else of River Song's description of the Doctor will make it into Matt Smith's portrayal. It also makes you wonder whether how long the River Song arc has been plotted out because you got the impression from Silence in the Library that she knew several Doctors, not just one or two.
hookbeak
04-04-2010, 20:07
I enjoyed it, but do think the Doctor hanging out of the TARDIS flying into London bit crap and wonder whether its a metaphor for the TARDIS wreck of the old Who. The TARDIS then goes onto chuck all the rubbish out and regenerate itself, time will tell.
Is this the same Who that was a critical, commercial and financial powerhouse that consistently scored amongst the BBC's highest ever AI ratings, generated it's biggest viewing figures outside of soaps in many many years and made them a complete fortune by being sold to 50 countries worldwide ?
People who didn't like new who much seem to think they were the majority, but viewing figures and the overall popularity of the show definately indicate otherwise - by a very, very great margin. I get that people didn't like it, but most of the people actually watching it did.
I thought the episode was fantastic however, a show like this absolutely needs new blood every couple of years and as much as i loved Seasons 1-4 and the specials, it was obvious that RTD had written himself out on it.
Plus, there is no other show on TV where so much emphasis seems to placed on the bloody theme tune! I didn't think much of it on first listen, but it's only a bit of intro music!
MP3 of the new theme.
I hated the title music, so I thought I would grab this to find the reason I did not like it. And, well, I really like this. :D
Maybe, as someone already mentioned, that it was because it had too many sound effects thrown ontop of it in the title sequence. :shrug:
-edited update- Just kicked the mrs off the tv and played it back, and it is defo the sound affects that make it sound rubbish.
MovieMax
04-04-2010, 20:09
Just finished watching and I must say I enjoyed it, although not a fan of the new opening music. I don’t see why they insist on changing it, after all Coronation Street has had virtually the same opening music for fifty years and in my opinion there is nothing wrong in that. Why change something just because they can, I would like it returned to a theme akin to the original music.
KennyVader
04-04-2010, 20:13
Is this the same Who that was a critical, commercial and financial powerhouse that consistently scored amongst the BBC's highest ever AI ratings, generated it's biggest viewing figures outside of soaps in many many years and made them a complete fortune by being sold to 50 countries worldwide ?
And just think how much fatter again the bank balances would have been if the RTD series HADN'T been a tardis-wreck! Income (and ratings) would have been off the scale of this universe :D
mamboboy
04-04-2010, 20:18
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2236/capturexg.png
:luv::luv::luv:
And just think how much fatter again the bank balances would have been if the RTD series HADN'T been a tardis-wreck! Income (and ratings) would have been off the scale of this universe :D
Shall be interesting to see next weeks viewing figures to make a nice comparison. Then we can start drawing viewing figure graphs based on amount of episodes directed and written. Also could break it down futher into "Bad CGI/Good CGI" and female bum shots.
boonspoon
04-04-2010, 20:18
For those who know of the phenomenom of "Peodo-Bear" then you'll be happy to see that he made it into last night's episode...
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8012/doctorwho20055x01theele.jpg
WeaselFierce
04-04-2010, 20:21
Very promising start to the series. Nice mix of fun, adventure and creepiness (I'd love that giant TV eyeball as a screensaver!). Given it's hit and miss nature in the past I've not exactly gone out of my way to catch Dr Who when it's on but I'm quite looking forward to seeing how this new season pans out.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8602698.stm
8.4 million viewers apparently, not bad.
All our household really enjoyed this. Tennant had started to annoy me by the end so I'm extremely relieved that Matt Smith was so good.
Karen Gillan was lovely and will hopefully be a role model for less fake tan/boobs and blonde hair :D
cliff homewood
04-04-2010, 21:23
Oops I opened a can of worms with my tongue in cheek comment! Yep I know moffats a RTD fan and I like some of his stuff myself, there's been a lot of good stuff, but RTDs plotting flamboyances have been getting worse as the series went on. For me every season was worse than the one that went before. But they all had their gems. The other thing I've got to say about it is I thought it was blinking scary for something that went out at 6.20pm.
Off topic, but has Karen Gillan ever appeared in idents for (Channel) Five? I was looking at an old DVD recording today (from 2008) and there was a woman who looked a lot like her riding a bike in one of their idents.
AndyWilson
04-04-2010, 21:48
Really liked it, but now I just need to know why, in an on-set piece in Confidential, Ms Gillan was wrapped in a dressing gown?
Presumably from some Russ Meyer inspired future episode?
KennyVader
04-04-2010, 22:22
She was in her dressing gown when he came back the second time (14 yrs later) and he showed her the inside of the tardis, no?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8602698.stm
8.4 million viewers apparently, not bad.
I have also returned to Doctor Who also after refusing to watch it while Tate was in it.
Ghost Dog
04-04-2010, 23:00
I know they want to stamp a new identity on the show but changing the sonic screwdriver suggests to my mind that they had one eye on merchandising opportunities.
Was this not also a Star Wars reference?
So is it possible that the Tardis itself caused the crack when it was malfunctioning?
Sfx and theme = awful. Rest = top notch.
Spot on!:thumbs:
Loved the episode as a whole though, equal parts fun, tension, whacky, and menace. Throw in some great dialogue and it was light years ahead of that last RTD two-part kak fest. Was worried about Matt Smith as the doctor but he fits like a glove.
scoobyood
05-04-2010, 00:02
So is it possible that the Tardis itself caused the crack when it was malfunctioning?
The alien snake thing said as much near the end. The Doctors face dropped when it said it
I have also returned to Doctor Who also after refusing to watch it while Tate was in it.
then IMHO you missed an excellent series.. and Catherine was one of the best assistants I've seen in who over the years..
DanWilde1966
05-04-2010, 05:38
Hmmm. "The Eleventh Hour" IMO demonstrates more irritating scripting from this Who team. This stuff really does outdo the bogus "science" of the original series. When in doubt, just make some old cock up! I rather like Karen Gillan though, even though her actual acting is rather wooden and incessantly wide-eyed.
Bogus science? Do you mean the writing of the computer virus on a mobile phone then uploading it to every clock in the world in a few seconds? That can happen, I'm sure.
Summerisle
05-04-2010, 08:18
just watched it again and was trying to remember some omens:
I have two, where he goes "not yet" at the duck pond and the serpent before it disappears referring to the "silence"
any thoughts
Okay, I've skipped six pages of comments but Matt Smith said on Richard Bacons Radio 5 show last week that there are something like four things set up in the first episode which feed through to be resolved in the series two-part finale.
Considering it's Moffat's team's first first episode it was pretty good, not faultless but a big step up from something like the Waters of Mars. The photography, now on HD, and the direction were a lot better and I really felt the emotion when camera dollied toward Amy when she thought the Doctor and had gone and left her a second time.
The photography, now on HD, and the direction were a lot better and I really felt the emotion when camera dollied toward Amy when she thought the Doctor and had gone and left her a second time.
The production design, costumes, photography were all great I thought. It looked a lot more professional than RTD's era (except those fx).
So is it possible that the Tardis itself caused the crack when it was malfunctioning?
Didn't someone here post here ages ago that one of the arcs this season was...
(possible spoiler for the season)
..that the Doctor would start finding bits of the TARDIS in different time periods, leading him to believe that at some point in the future the TARDIS would be destroyed.
Maybe the crack is the first step?
then IMHO you missed an excellent series.. and Catherine was one of the best assistants I've seen in who over the years..
I'm sorry but we're going to really agree to disagree on that one! :eek:
Radiohead
05-04-2010, 09:57
Whether or not it was the Russell T Davies scripts I'm not sure, but I really didn't like the Tennant Dr. It wasn't the actor, but I found a lot of the stories just really didn't work for me.
My daughter is almost 7 so it's now time for her to hide behind the sofa so we settled down to watch the new Dr on Saturday, without high hopes here.
I really enjoyed it though. I found Smith very watchable and the production and writing seemed to have taken a step up. Much more pacey. Karen Gillan was excellent and very sexy (bonus for the Dad's watching!).
We'll tune in again for sure.
George vader
05-04-2010, 11:03
God bless the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1263583/Dr-Ooooh-How-Time-Lords-saucy-short-skirted-new-companion-sent-viewers-orbit.html) :lol:
I'm not a massive fan of the show but I enjoyed this, pretty much a low key intro to the new characters, picture looked great in HD :notworthy
(as did Karen :luv: )
God bless the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1263583/Dr-Ooooh-How-Time-Lords-saucy-short-skirted-new-companion-sent-viewers-orbit.html) :lol:
I guess they really had to try and find something wrong. I say, bring on more saucyness!
Big fuss about nothing, although she hasn't got great legs so it was a bit pointless, but whatever works.
I'm in it for the writing, and SM has a good track record, plus Smith's delivery has already outshone Tennant's gurning cretin routine.
fivebyfive
05-04-2010, 11:24
I feel sorry for Tennant as he was fan before joining and got stuck with some awful rubbish to work with
It seemed a great episode to me, exactly what Doctor Who should be: a sci-fi show that can be enjoyed by all ages and which didn't provide any faceplam moments for adults with bad plotting or ridiculous ideas. It's like the difference between the original Star Wars and the Special Edition version for me.
I didn't really take to the theme but I felt the more electronic feel was more in keeping with the old style of the show from my childhood so I'll see how I feel the more I hear it.
As to dodgy CGI it looked exactly as good as it has done the last five years to me. What previous episodes are people thinking of that had great CGI that put this one to shame? Maybe it's because I don't watch in HD.
davey1970
05-04-2010, 12:09
i was hoping this would be quite good and was surprised to find it was.
i found the last series mostly unwatchable. (should say I'm not a fan but loved Dr. Who as a kid, Tom Baker, etc...).
This one started quite irritating but then settled into its stride - I'm hoping Smith's jumping around and acting like a hyperactive child was largely a remnant of the previous Dr. which will fade a bit, as in other respects he was really good.
What singled it out I thought was you kind of felt the bit about him leaving her actually had some dramatic weight and that made me actually give a damn - I haven't encountered that at all in previous episodes.
It's just the stupid volume of music now that is still driving me mad - but as the producer said on points of view, they have no intention at all in altering it.
An article I read the other day mentioned that part of the problem is that it's always saving earth or the universe, and there should be room for small stories that don't involve the possible extinction of mankind - I don't know if that was the case on the last series, but hope they take note as it seems valid to me - the stakes are so high that if they happen every week they become meaningless.
ps - great programme on radio 4 last week called sculptress of sound about the woman who did the original theme at the radibphonic workshop - not on iplayer atm but might be worth looking for a torrent - was great.
ps - great programme on radio 4 last week called sculptress of sound about the woman who did the original theme at the radibphonic workshop - not on iplayer atm but might be worth looking for a torrent - was great.
Many thanks for this. Just found it via Google. :thumbs:
Mr Majestik
05-04-2010, 12:49
So when are the action figuers of the new assistant in her police outfit available...?
scoobyood
05-04-2010, 13:15
So when are the action figuers of the new assistant in her police outfit available...?
Why, what are you going to do with it? :suspect:
The amount of old men whose only contribution to the discussion is to perv over Karen is pretty funny :lol:
Grandmaster
05-04-2010, 14:44
Amy seems to be a bit unhinged by being left hanging by the Doctor (twice). I wonder how/if this is going to play out through the series.
I think the comment level is arounf 80% ;)
Didn't someone here post here ages ago that one of the arcs this season was...
(possible spoiler for the season)
..that the Doctor would start finding bits of the TARDIS in different time periods, leading him to believe that at some point in the future the TARDIS would be destroyed.
Maybe the crack is the first step?
And the Doctor did say at the end (possible spoiler for the season)
That the swimming pool had disappeared. (or may have been the library)
God bless the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1263583/Dr-Ooooh-How-Time-Lords-saucy-short-skirted-new-companion-sent-viewers-orbit.html) :lol:
I'm not a massive fan of the show but I enjoyed this, pretty much a low key intro to the new characters, picture looked great in HD :notworthy
(as did Karen :luv: )
the daily mail are really stupid. Does anyone even read them anymore..
- (I'm not wanting an answer).
If they hadn't been brain dead then they would have already seen it previously reported on the Internet (I read it somewhere but can't remember where) that the BBC had wanted to dress Amy in the normal non-sexual baggy clothes that they always do for assistants. But that it had been the actress who had insisted on wearing short skirts to accentuate her long legs. (she is very tall for an assistant).
So far from the BBC sexing it up.. but of course the truth wouldn't have sold any copies would it.
I do wish that sometimes we could have these brain dead reporters / editors sitting in a chair in the middle of a room and we could tell them just what we thought of them.
Just watched it and bloody hell, an episode of nu-who that didn't make me cringe! Been a while, those Tennant/Davies specials were just pounding the nails down weren't they.
Maybe the bar was just set ridiculously low at this point but I really enjoyed that!
i was hoping this would be quite good and was surprised to find it was.
i found the last series mostly unwatchable. (should say I'm not a fan but loved Dr. Who as a kid, Tom Baker, etc...).
This one started quite irritating but then settled into its stride - I'm hoping Smith's jumping around and acting like a hyperactive child was largely a remnant of the previous Dr. which will fade a bit, as in other respects he was really good.
What singled it out I thought was you kind of felt the bit about him leaving her actually had some dramatic weight and that made me actually give a damn - I haven't encountered that at all in previous episodes.
It's just the stupid volume of music now that is still driving me mad - but as the producer said on points of view, they have no intention at all in altering it.
An article I read the other day mentioned that part of the problem is that it's always saving earth or the universe, and there should be room for small stories that don't involve the possible extinction of mankind - I don't know if that was the case on the last series, but hope they take note as it seems valid to me - the stakes are so high that if they happen every week they become meaningless.
ps - great programme on radio 4 last week called sculptress of sound about the woman who did the original theme at the radibphonic workshop - not on iplayer atm but might be worth looking for a torrent - was great.
I agree with most of that.
Tate was especially awful in the last series and disguted many viewers.
thescrounger
05-04-2010, 20:08
Thinking of nut jobs, I wonder if we'll ever see the Master back again.
mnementh
05-04-2010, 20:33
Trailer for next ep
http://www.sfx.co.uk/2010/04/05/the-beast-below-trailer/
thescrounger
05-04-2010, 20:50
Looks good.
Thinking of nut jobs, I wonder if we'll ever see the Master back again.
If he does come back I'd rather see a return to the evil scheming genius of old with a well plotted and thought out plan rather than the screaming nut job weve seen lately.
And hopefully a different actor, Simms is a good actor overall but unsuitable for the role
thescrounger
05-04-2010, 22:09
It's a shame we only got 10 minutes of Jacobi.
Just watched it and loved it. I actually liked Tennant and although the RTD era Who was very hit and miss at times I was dreading the new guy because he was too young.
How wrong I was - I thought he nailed it right from the get-go. I was on-side with him fom the line where he said "Why, did you call a policeman?" The line was delivered just slightly oddly and a bit sinister in a way that I thought captured the Doctor just right.
The new assistant's great too. Everyone keeps mentioning the short skirt, but I'd like to give honorable mention to the seams :notworthy
Good chemistry between them.
And like someone said earlier - there were several occasions where I genuinely laughed, not just smiled or groaned.
Reverend Scapegoat
06-04-2010, 00:02
I'd like to give honorable mention to the seams
Good chemistry between them.
:|
LoL
avid fan
06-04-2010, 07:23
I thought it was great – barring the first 10 minutes, I was smiling ear to ear until the end of the show, which has probably only happened in the 'Human Nature' episode since the relaunch of Who.
General comments:
- Theme tune. Oh dear:(. How do you screw up the best theme tune ever composed??? The previous incarnation was certainly bombastic, but it made hairs on my neck stick up every time (anone got the mp3 of that:help:???), it was like getting onto a rollercoaster and filled you with great expectations for the episode ahead (on the whole, generally all ruined by RTD mind..). The latest theme had the opposite effect – disappointment which the subsequent episode had to lift me from.
-Thought overall cast was great – seems like they can all actually act!!:suspect:
-Sexy sidekick – I pray she keeps the miniskirt (and the seamed tights…:n0rty::notworthy)
-CGI baddie was dire. However, the shot of the bloke with the dog who started barking (the man, not the dog) was inspired – seemed almost David Lynchian – and had much greater impact. Would have been more effective to not have bothered even showing the monster at the start (and saving some ££’s for CGI later in the series)
-Enjoyed new doctor. Again, the boy can act (or at least it seemed that way, in comparison to the overacting combined with generally poor scripts of the David Tennant era). Only part that went on a bit too long was the food tasting, and even one bit of that made me laugh.
-The series teaser/spoiler looked great – then I saw the black hole of TV talent that is JAMES CORDEN:mad:…
-Thought they might have blown all the good work with the ‘Who da Man!’ comment, but more than made up for it by the subsequent statement:clap:
mr starface
06-04-2010, 07:33
Enjoyed this more than I thought as had a bad feeling about the new Doctor. Ended up very impressed with his take on it and looking forward to the new series.
The new theme tune wasnt great but cant understand all the talk about it, its only a theme tune after all.
New assistant looks very nice but again cant understand the fuss, if you want to watch something for a bit of nice flesh there is plenty of hardcore porn freely available (so I hear).
CGI on the monster snake thing was a but dissapointing, hopefully the effects will pick up from here on in.
The new theme tune wasnt great but cant understand all the talk about it, its only a theme tune after all.
Details are important (including apostrophes).
mr starface
06-04-2010, 07:48
Details are important (including apostrophes).
To some maybe but people can take details just a tad beyond the norm :suspect:
And for the punctuation police, insert these as needed:
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probably nothing, but does anyone think the logo on the laptop has any relevance?
In each shot, on the back and front of the computer, it had 'Myth' stamped on it, with the 'Y' being in the shape of those Jewish candle-holders.
overall, really enjoyed this episode.
And for the punctuation police, insert these as needed:
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That's your job!
I loved this episode. I have been looking forward to Moffat taking control since it was first announced, but had started to worry that he couldn't live up to my expectations. In particular, I didn't have high hopes for this first episode, as there's so much exposition to be done, and loose ends to tie up. I was very impressed though! Good pacing, real drama, a genuine story with only minor deus ex which didn't really detract from it, excellent acting ... I now can't wait for the subsequent episodes!
just watched it again and was trying to remember some omens:
I have two, where he goes "not yet" at the duck pond and the serpent before it disappears referring to the "silence"
any thoughts
According to old who lore isn't this his last generation ? or have I miscounted. Wondering wether thats going to come into play.
Someone else mentioned the myth logo in the laptop and the scope thing in the tardis. There's obviously something there
According to old who lore isn't this his last generation ? or have I miscounted. Wondering wether thats going to come into play.
No, I think he gets 12 regenerations so 2 more to go yet....
Summerisle
06-04-2010, 12:31
the daily mail are really stupid. Does anyone even read them anymore..
- (I'm not wanting an answer).
So far from the BBC sexing it up.. but of course the truth wouldn't have sold any copies would it.
I do wish that sometimes we could have these brain dead reporters / editors sitting in a chair in the middle of a room and we could tell them just what we thought of them.
But classic DM they use sexy pictures to illustrate, and thus tease any old duffers reading, their condemnatory articles!
It's a shame we only got 10 minutes of Jacobi.
Yes Simm was pretty dire. The one thing you can say for these old thesps like Jacobi, Julian Glover, etc. is that they can make any old boiler plate sound like it came from the quill of Shakespeare.
Trailer for next ep
http://www.sfx.co.uk/2010/04/05/the-...below-trailer/
Looks good and a classic SF idea, this time the floating cities similar to those in James Blish's Cities in Flight stories.
Grandmaster
06-04-2010, 13:05
According to old who lore isn't this his last generation ? or have I miscounted. Wondering wether thats going to come into play.
13 potential Doctors according to "old Who lore" and we've had 11 of them, though there's a strong argument that Tennant burned off one of his regenerations in creating his doppleganger and the "DoctorDonna" during the Journey's End debacle.
That said there's plenty of throwaway dialogue in the Davies era that he's basically immortal now any way.
chopperwilson
06-04-2010, 15:05
13 potential Doctors according to "old Who lore" and we've had 11 of them, though there's a strong argument that Tennant burned off one of his regenerations in creating his doppleganger and the "DoctorDonna" during the Journey's End debacle.
That said there's plenty of throwaway dialogue in the Davies era that he's basically immortal now any way.
Wasn't there also the issue of the mind battle in the Brain of Morbius when it seemed to show more than the previous three doctors :dork:
Didnt Romana use up nearly all of her 11 in Destiny of the Daleks first five minutes? :dork:
I think they will continue to make Doctor Who as long as people want to watch it regardless of how many incarnations of the Doctor it involves. The real Doctor Who geeks who would get into a flap over how many Doctors there should be aren't exactly the group who will give up watching it out of protest are they. ;)
thescrounger
06-04-2010, 17:08
That said there's plenty of throwaway dialogue in the Davies era that he's basically immortal now any way.
And The Master managed to regenerate again as well.
It's a shame we only got 10 minutes of Jacobi.
It was a pretty uneven 10 minutes. His stuff before he remembered who he was was fine but after that it went wildly between sinister and pure ridiculous panto. :|
thescrounger
07-04-2010, 00:21
No, that was Simm.
Spooky_uk
07-04-2010, 00:56
This is possibly the first who thread since the "rebirth" to be virtually all positive :eek: (theme tune not withstanding of course)
SithLordSi
07-04-2010, 01:17
This is possibly the first who thread since the "rebirth" to be virtually all positive :eek: (theme tune not withstanding of course)
And even the theme tune has its fans. I think once most people are used to it, they will look back and feel that they overreacted when they first heard it.
Grandmaster
07-04-2010, 07:50
This is possibly the first who thread since the "rebirth" to be virtually all positive :eek: (theme tune not withstanding of course)
No, the response is usually uniformly positive when there's a genuine quality there. Go back and read the threads for Dalek, Father's Day, Human Nature, Blink, Girl in the Fireplace, etc etc. (see also Torchwood: Children of Earth).
This is possibly the first who thread since the "rebirth" to be virtually all positive :eek: (theme tune not withstanding of course)
Not just this thread - the TV reviews I've read have all been positive. I bet RTD is at home burning effigies of Moffat now the Emperors New Clothes have been exposed. His first two seasons (Eccleston and Tennant season 1) were strong, but he lost his way a bit after that and the specials were a real let down. This first episode showed up how tired the Christmas stories were. He couldn't edit himself, and the whole production felt too smug and chummy to try and edit him. I'm still waiting to see what those rich family (Naismith?) were all about - cipher characters thrown in to fill in between his set pieces.
Everything (CGI apart) looked better too - like the whole production had been lifted. Fresh ideas from direction, fresh look and feel. I read an interview where Moffat described Doctor Who as 'a fairytale' and for me that's the best description I've heard. Last weeks episode finally felt like it.
As far as regenerations are concerned, wasn't the Master out of them and then given another sequence as a reward by the Time Lords?
Surely they'd just drop this in if it's still successful?
After all, they only invented regeneration in the first place because Hartnell was getting too doddery and they needed a replacement actor to keep things going.
No, that was Simm.
Simm was mostly bad (barring a few quieter moments spread over all his episodes) but Jacobi's "You can call me Master" bit was just painful.
thescrounger
08-04-2010, 08:40
Simm was mostly bad (barring a few quieter moments spread over all his episodes) but Jacobi's "You can call me Master" bit was just painful.
No it wasn't.
You haven't even quoted the line correctly either.
Jacobi's performance as The Master was universally praised as being the finest since Delgado. I'm not sure what you were watching.
No it wasn't.
You haven't even quoted the line correctly either.
Jacobi's performance as The Master was universally praised as being the finest since Delgado. I'm not sure what you were watching.
I'm not quoting it correctly because I watched it when it came out which was 2-3 years ago now, I guess. I was watching the episode you saw. It wasn't a good moment, that's all. I found his portrayal generally to be too hammy and just don't feel this 'Jacobi great; Simm awful' notion is entirely fair or accurate. If Jacobi had been given more time he'd have been directed to take the role the same way.
thescrounger
08-04-2010, 12:28
It's possible you're confusing Jacobi's performance as Professor Yana with his performance of The Master.
pburnage
08-04-2010, 23:08
We sat down and watched it at the weekend- all really enjoyed the eposide with the youngest preferring Matt Smiths doctor and the eldest David Tennant. Of course they are both wrong as Tom Baker is the only right Doctor but :thumbs: from us !
Also great to see a sexy red head on television- must try to persuade the wife to try the police outfit as possible sci fi/ Dr Who fancy dress costume ;)
thescrounger
09-04-2010, 11:21
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KennyVader
09-04-2010, 12:29
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Blimey. The number of saddos that have made similar Fish Custard videos that are linked from that video is, well, sad.
I agree with most of that.
Tate was especially awful in the last series and disguted many viewers.
really? - kindly link to some online source that backs up this statement.
I've never seen any comments suggesting that 'many viewers' were disgusted by Catherine's performance.
really? - kindly link to some online source that backs up this statement.
I've never seen any comments suggesting that 'many viewers' were disgusted by Catherine's performance.
At the risk of rehashing old ground you can add me to the hated Tate list. Not quite disgusted and I'm not sure I add up to 'many'.
sharp_circle
10-04-2010, 01:33
At the risk of rehashing old ground you can add me to the hated Tate list. Not quite disgusted and I'm not sure I add up to 'many'.
me too, she was incredibley awful
Well, I liked her.
Yep, me too. I thought she was a refreshing change to the pining angst of Rose and Martha.
I couldn't stand her sit-com though, and I grant you that Donna was annoying in TRB but by series 4 the character had been toned down.
I didn't.....add me to the "many".
Anyway, I'm liking the new doc and assistant. Loving the look and feel of the new production. This has jumped to another level since the Russell Davies era I reckon.
The best thing about this episode was Caitlin Blackwood as the young Amelia........absolutely briiliant. I hope she keeps going with the acting and that this isn't a one-off for her.
cliff homewood
10-04-2010, 08:25
and me to the many, an over the top actor who seems only capable of doing caricatures and not characters.
How longs this going to take!
Tate was the best companion of the RTD era.
Tate was the best companion of the RTD era.
I agree, especially as there was none of this "I am in love with the doctor" nonsense with her.
fivebyfive
10-04-2010, 09:51
problem was all the companions were poorly written and freema can't act. Sally sparrow (while not a real companion) was better as a character but thats not surprising ;)
I didn't like how Donna was so "balshy" and as for "Dr Donna idea" :gag:
Add me to the Tate Hate list. She only does OTT.
Spooksta
10-04-2010, 12:36
Add me to the Tate Hate list. She only does OTT.
+1
Tennant was always OTT so they made a nice pair. Glad their gone :thumbs:
but....."Girl in the fire place" was Tennants finest hour. Top 5 best Who episodes ever
I just hope there are some cracking stories for the new blood to chew on. New Dr has loads of potential. Not so sure about the ginger bird yet but she looks nice :)
Finally watched all of this earlier and to be honest, it's pretty much the same "aimed at 5 year olds" as the previous incarnation. i.e jokey Doctor, sonic screwdriver, idiot characters, silly aliens etc.
Bit too Men In Black what with the alien ship, "one galactic week" etc
Just wish they would have longer stories rather than pretty much self contained one episodes stories with a tiny bit of an arc running through them on occasion.
As for the new assistant, far better than Catherine Tate, although pretty much anything would be. She's quite delightful and a decent female character so far.
Tate was the best companion of the RTD era.
I agree. And I think similar in style to Sophie Aldred when she a companion (I still remember her going ape on a dalek with a baseball bat..)
:clap:
Put me on the 'Donna = better than Rose and Martha' list.
Final figures for The Eleventh Hour have today been published by BARB and give Matt Smith's debut story an final rating of 10.08 million viewers.
This total is over two million higher than the initial overnight figure of 8 million which implies a large number of viewers time shifted the programme by recording it and watching it later in the week.
On BBC One the story had 9.59 million watching, enough to make the story the second most watched on the channel for the week and the fourth most watched on all British television. However an additional 494,000 people watched the simulcast on BBC HD, giving the story a total audience 10.08 million and making it the third most watched overall. It was only beaten by two episodes of Coronation Street. The programme got nearly 4 million more viewers than any other programme on Saturday.
The Eleventh Hour has the eighth highest rating since the series returned in 2005. If the HD figure is included it is the first episode in the programme's history to be the third most watched of the week. Only twelve out of 757 episodes have ever made the top five. It is the third highest premier story with only Tom Baker and Christopher Eccleston's first stories rating higher.
The episode has also spent most of the week in the top ten list of iPlayer requests, with nearly a million downloads so far.
Also reported on SFX (http://www.sfx.co.uk/2010/04/13/final-viewing-figures-add-2-million-to-%E2%80%9Celeventh-hour%E2%80%9D/)"
The final viewing figures for Matt Smith’s first adventure as the Doctor – which include people who recorded the episode to view later – have added over two million to the overnight figure, meaning that “The Eleventh Hour” was watched by 10.08 million.
That is a massive time shift, reflecting how much viewing habits have changed in the past five years. “Rose” the first episode of New Who, had an overnight figure of 9.9 million and a final viewing figure of 10.8 million, an increase of less than a million. This timeshifted figure for “The Eleventh Hour” also means that it’s the most-watched Doctor Who season premiere since “Rose” and the eighth most watched episode of Doctor Who since the show returned in 2005.
9.59 million watched on BBC1, making it the second most watched show on the channel for the week and the fourth most watched show on any channel. An additional 494,000 watched on or recorded the show from BBC HD, making “The Eleventh Hour” the third most TV of the week, beaten only by two episodes of Coronation Street.
Most Watched New Who Episodes
(by final viewing figures, including HD figures where relevant)
1 Voyage Of The Damned – 13.31 million
2 The Next Doctor – 13.10 million
3 The End Of Time Part Two – 12.18 million
4 The End Of Time Part One – 11.91 million
5 Rose – 10.81 million
6 Journey’s End – 10.57 million
7 The Waters Of Mars – 10.32 million
8 The Eleventh Hour – 10.08 million
9 The Christmas Invasion – 9.84 milllion
10 Planet Of The Dead – 9.74 million
From GB:
Doctor Who on BBC America has broken records for the channel with 1.2 million viewers watching the series premier, The Eleventh Hour last Saturday evening.
The programme also gave the channel its best Live + Same Day audience in the 25-54 age group and ranked BBC America number 2 among all ad-supported cable networks in its time period for this age group. The rating is higher than that achieved by the SyFy channel in this age group for the season premiers of Series 1-4.
Doctor Who is also currently the Number 1 TV series in the US and Canadian iTunes store.
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