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Old 06-05-2010, 21:00
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Tenannt had flashes of Tom Baker. It's inevitable that certain mannerisms will recall certain Doctors, intentionally or otherwise.
He does, and a bit of five and two. And even times a tinsy winsey bit of seven, especailly with last bits of family of Blood....but maybe that was done on purpose considering who the story was originally for


Like I said...was it on this thread, can't remember now, I watched Classic series after becoming a fan of the Tenth Doctor...and in them I would see flashes of Ten....so in the end...as someone said, they are one and the same..and yet different, what a fantastic character! And what a fantastic show to give us all these different chioces!
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Old 06-05-2010, 21:03
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Old 06-05-2010, 21:05
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aww thats quite sweet the way you presented that.

I don't mind old Sly though, he got a raw deal in the decent stories stakes, but there was always something enjoyable about his take on the role.
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Old 06-05-2010, 21:06
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No it's not missing the point, it is plain bad acting pure and simple. And to say some lines are written not to be heard sounds absurd! Moffat's obviously wasted his time writing them in the first place then.
But the so called quick talking/mumbling is part of the Eleventh Doctor's style...even the fourth Doctor mumbles at times, and the second Doctor...I have found myself putting on subtitles for them, but not always (same for Matt) doesn't mean they were acting badly. Even DT spoke really fast at times....that is part of the Doctor's character at times.
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Old 06-05-2010, 21:10
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aww thats quite sweet the way you presented that.

I don't mind old Sly though, he got a raw deal in the decent stories stakes, but there was always something enjoyable about his take on the role.
I think your probably right.

Colin Baker is amazing in BF and all the other Doctor Who stuff he does so maybe in time McCoy will follow suit.

Tennant under BF will be an interesting prospect. If it happens.
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Old 06-05-2010, 21:12
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I think your probably right.

Colin Baker is amazing in BF and all the other Doctor Who stuff he does so maybe in time McCoy will follow suit.

Tennant under BF will be an interesting prospect. If it happens.
Yeah, I didn't care for CB in the show, but he has done some fab work for BF.

As for DT, I think there might be a bit of a wait tbh, I think he will initially want to focus on other stuff, I'd say several years at least.
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Old 06-05-2010, 21:13
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I think he's good in the role. He gives an excellent performance, and he seems more adept at conveying
the "eccentric" side of the character-something that
Eccleston and Tennant, for all their excellent
acting, never seemed comfortable with.
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Old 06-05-2010, 21:21
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To answer the OP's question, I have been pleasantly surprised by Matt Smith.


I'm enjoying his Doctor a lot
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Old 06-05-2010, 21:25
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No it's not missing the point, it is plain bad acting pure and simple. And to say some lines are written not to be heard sounds absurd! Moffat's obviously wasted his time writing them in the first place then.
I can understand him just fine.
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Old 06-05-2010, 22:02
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Isn't it great that by and large, after all these years most people still rate TB as either the best or close to the top.

All other Doctors have their brief moments of being most popular whilst they're in the role but it always seems to be the case that on reflection most agree that Tom was the one who was probably born for the role.

I wonder if he is aware just how fond people are of him?

Oh - in answer to the thread question - Matt is very good indeed. He has 'presence' and is quirky. Long may he reign.
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Old 06-05-2010, 23:50
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I think Matt is great, admittidly I was a bit dubious when I first heard he was the new doctor, but I think thats only cause I hadn't really seen him in anything, and he did look a bit like DT as well (in that interview for Confidential anyway).

But as soon as I seen him in The Eleventh Hour I loved him right away, alot quicker than I did David, but to be fair in David's first epi he didn't get to do much, but I had warmed to him by the end of the christmas episode, whereas with Matt is was right away.

I can understand him fully when he talks as well. I don't even think he mumbles?? he has difficulty saying a few words, like terrestrial (I noticed that in the Eleventh Hour when he was trying to alert the Atraxi to Prisoner Zero, he struggles saying that) for example, but doesn't everyone?

And I'm in the camp that thinks he's good looking.. , I don't see the fuss in Brad Pitt (etc) either, I'd have Matt, David or Chris over him anyday.. (and Matt's top of my list the minute out of them three lol)
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Old 07-05-2010, 09:25
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Oh for goodness sake, of course it's not bad acting. And while you are intended to get the general gist of what is being said, the way it is written in that scatter gun style is devised with the intention of people being left struggling to keep up with him, and thus not necessarily hearing every single word he says.

If they wanted to make every word clear to you they would have him speak slower. It wouldn't be hard to do. It's not like MS himself speaks that fast you know.

Anyone that doesn't think it is deliberate is just looking for something to nitpick over, quite frankly.
Script Meeting:

"Well Stephen, how do we explain how the Doctor defeated the Weeping Angels this time"

"We don't. We just get Matt to talk really fast so no one knows what he says and everyone will just accept it".

Frankly, your assertion that someone who doesn't agree with your (bizarre) views must be nitpicking is pathetic.
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Old 07-05-2010, 09:44
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I think Matt is great, admittidly I was a bit dubious when I first heard he was the new doctor, but I think thats only cause I hadn't really seen him in anything, and he did look a bit like DT as well (in that interview for Confidential anyway).

But as soon as I seen him in The Eleventh Hour I loved him right away, alot quicker than I did David, but to be fair in David's first epi he didn't get to do much, but I had warmed to him by the end of the christmas episode, whereas with Matt is was right away.

I can understand him fully when he talks as well. I don't even think he mumbles?? he has difficulty saying a few words, like terrestrial (I noticed that in the Eleventh Hour when he was trying to alert the Atraxi to Prisoner Zero, he struggles saying that) for example, but doesn't everyone?

And I'm in the camp that thinks he's good looking.. , I don't see the fuss in Brad Pitt (etc) either, I'd have Matt, David or Chris over him anyday.. (and Matt's top of my list the minute out of them three lol)
Yes let's start a club.

Script Meeting:

"Well Stephen, how do we explain how the Doctor defeated the Weeping Angels this time"

"We don't. We just get Matt to talk really fast so no one knows what he says and everyone will just accept it".

Frankly, your assertion that someone who doesn't agree with your (bizarre) views must be nitpicking is pathetic.
Some people cannot understand him and some people can understand him. I think it's probably subjective, and down to the individual (I don't have a problem with Matt, but I have problems with some other actors so I know where you are coming from). It's a shame if you can't understand him, but maybe he will slow down later on in the series.
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Old 07-05-2010, 09:49
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Why should he? He's perfectly intelligible as it is. Same with the people who seem to be having issues with Amy's accent-it's as though for some people, if they aren't speaking estuary English they're talking Martian! It's bizarre.
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Old 07-05-2010, 09:53
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Why should he? He's perfectly intelligible as it is. Same with the people who seem to be having issues with Amy's accent-it's as though for some people, if they aren't speaking estuary English they're talking Martian! It's bizarre.
Agreed. At times they may be speaking a little faster than others (especially MS ) but the Doctor has previously had such an approach and I don't recall it causing such furore before. As for accents, did Jamie need subtitles? Did Tegan?
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Old 07-05-2010, 09:57
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Agreed. At times they may be speaking a little faster than others (especially MS ) but the Doctor has previously had such an approach and I don't recall it causing such furore before. As for accents, did Jamie need subtitles? Did Tegan?
Exactly! Or Sylvester's Scots accent, for that matter.
Admittedly, what Tegan really needed was a 'mute' button, but that's beside the point.
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Old 07-05-2010, 09:58
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Why should he? He's perfectly intelligible as it is. Same with the people who seem to be having issues with Amy's accent-it's as though for some people, if they aren't speaking estuary English they're talking Martian! It's bizarre.
Whilst I agree with you in essence (for instance I was surprised that people did not understand Amy; and I don't have an issue with Matt's speaking style either), I still think that people are allowed to voice their opinion. IMO he is perfectly intelligible as well, but the emphasis is on IMO, other people might disagree with that
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Old 07-05-2010, 09:59
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Agreed. At times they may be speaking a little faster than others (especially MS ) but the Doctor has previously had such an approach and I don't recall it causing such furore before. As for accents, did Jamie need subtitles? Did Tegan?
I think the difference was that we didn't have the internet to share all our different opinions at that time.

Anyway, I still wish they would have let David use his Scottish accent anyway..
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:04
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I think the difference was that we didn't have the internet to share all our different opinions at that time.

Anyway, I still wish they would have let David use his Scottish accent anyway..
I agree. His mo0cknery accent was deeply irritating, and it isn't as though the Doctor hasn't had a Scots accent before.
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:06
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I agree. His mo0cknery accent was deeply irritating, and it isn't as though the Doctor hasn't had a Scots accent before.
Yes it did annoy me as well, and not only because of my location. It was just that everything seemed to be very London and South East centred, and the only actor who wasn't from the South East had to adopt a South East accent.
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:08
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Exactly! Or Sylvester's Scots accent, for that matter.
Admittedly, what Tegan really needed was a 'mute' button, but that's beside the point.
I LIKED Sylvester's accent

And I don't feel like rating the doctors at the moment. My default position is that the Doctor I am currently watching is my favourite
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:15
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I LIKED Sylvester's accent

And I don't feel like rating the doctors at the moment. My default position is that the Doctor I am currently watching is my favourite
So by this token, my favourite at the moment is Tom Baker (started watching the warrior gate yesterday, on blinkbox).

I loved Sylvester's accent, but of course he was my first doctor.
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:17
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So by this token, my favourite at the moment is Tom Baker (started watching the warrior gate yesterday, on blinkbox).

I loved Sylvester's accent, but of course he was my first doctor.
Yep, and tomorrow night it will be Matt
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:17
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Did Sylvester have an accent?

I've seen him talk on other things and he sounded the same so whatever accent he had I don't think it was affected.



I am also somewhat surprised to hear people complain about Matt Smith talking too fast. It seems to me that while he does that sometime (all Doctors do) its slightly less prevalent in Moffat stories.
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:17
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So by this token, my favourite at the moment is Tom Baker (started watching the warrior gate yesterday, on blinkbox).

I loved Sylvester's accent, but of course he was my first doctor.
Warrior's Gate is a terrific story, the scenes in the white void are incredibly eerie.
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